“If there was ever one character that could be summed up as being as much of a mess as he is strange, it’s definitely Gabe. The character, who worked so hard that his only true physical release comes from his seven-times-a-year visits to Amsterdam, provided countless cringy moments that had fans at home pressing couch pillows over their faces in embarrassment. And to Woods’ credit, he embraced that quality. "I like having a job that allows me to pay close attention to the strange ways in which people cope with their own … terror and hope and all that stuff,” he explained. “It makes me laugh.”
Another way Woods deals with his character’s faults is to zero in on his own. This applies both to Gabe and any other character that might not fit the societal norm. He told GQ, “How do you deal with the parts of yourself that are so far from who you wish you were? I think there’s something really interesting about that.”
💼 GABE SUSAN LEWIS.