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According to “Welcome to the O.C.
“Adam took … liberties with the material,” said casting director Patrick Rush.
He added, “[Brody] was obnoxious.”
While “The O.C.”
marked Brody’s entry into Hollywood stardom, the actor has been notably indifferent when discussing the show.
“It was a different show at the end.
The quality wasn’t the same, and it’s nobody’s fault,” he explained.
Adam Brody didn’t know his lines at ‘The O.C.’
audition
In “Welcome to the O.C.
left a lot to be desired, with Josh Schwartz being unimpressed and hesitant to proceed.
“He was disrespectful of the material,” Rush explained.
Stephanie Savage echoed the sentiment, sharing, “He didn’t say anything as written.
Josh and I were like, ‘Why did you bring that guy back?
He sucks.'”
However, Rush saw Brody’s potential for the role, so he made him learn the lines properly.
Once he was able not to veer off course with his delivery, Brody officially became Seth Cohen.
While we love what happened,Brody ended up hating his role on “The O.C.”
“My interests don’t lie there at all anymore,” he explained.
Despite this, he did rewatch “The O.C.”
In “Welcome to the O.C.
To explain Seth’s lethargic behavior, the writers turned him into an avid weed user, Schwartz explained.
While he doesn’t actively avoid being typecast, he likes gravitating toward more challenging roles.
