**The Art of Portraying Darlene Alderson**

When it comes to playing complex and dynamic characters like Darlene Alderson, it's essential to understand what draws actors to such roles. For Rami Malek, who plays the iconic role of Elliot Alderson, his journey into playing Darlene was sparked by reading the pilot script. Despite having only a few lines in the initial episode, Malek felt an instant connection with the character and knew he had to be a part of the show. He recalls that after reading the pilot, he said, "I don't care who I play, I just want to be a part of this and this story." This sentiment reflects the passion and dedication required to bring such intricate characters to life.

**The Cast's Bonding Experience**

One of the most remarkable aspects of Mr. Robot is its tight-knit cast dynamic. Malek, along with his co-stars Christian Slater, Porsha Ramy, and others, have formed a strong bond that transcends their professional relationship. They often joke around on set, making light of even the most serious scenes. This camaraderie has been attributed to the show's dark yet engaging subject matter, which allows for an environment where characters can be vulnerable and genuine with one another. Malek notes, "We're like family... We really are." This sense of trust and rapport enables the actors to create a more authentic performance, as they feel comfortable with each other's company.

**The Dark Side of Technology**

As fans of Mr. Robot, it's no surprise that Rami Malek has adopted habits inspired by his character. He admits to being extremely cautious about sharing personal information online, citing his experience with the show as a reason for this newfound paranoia. Before joining the cast, Malek recalls not leaving his computer open, and even now, he finds himself closing others' laptops if they leave them unattended due to an OCD-like behavior. This attention to detail reflects Darlene's analytical mind and the show's exploration of the dark side of technology.

**Mobile Gaming: A Lesson in Blind Trust**

Malek's love for mobile gaming, particularly Pokémon Go, has become a humorous aspect of his personality. When asked about his experience with the game, he expressed amazement at how people willingly hand over their personal information to participate. He tweets about the issue, highlighting the dangers of blindly trusting others and surrendering one's data without caution. This commentary reflects Darlene's skeptical nature and Elliot's struggles with trust in his relationships. Malek ponders, "How would F Society or Don hack or use Pokémon go to accomplish their mission?" His musings serve as a thought-provoking commentary on the ease with which technology can be manipulated.

**Emotional Resonance**

Malek's favorite scene from Season 2 is that of Elliot discovering he is Mr. Robot, an emotionally charged moment that resonated deeply with him. He notes that this scene connected on multiple levels, both as an actor and personally. Similarly, his co-star Christian Slater recalls a pivotal scene in Season 1 where the hacking sequence takes place, followed by the shocking revelation that Mr. Robot is Elliot's father. Slater finds this scene to be particularly emotional due to the complex emotions it evokes.

**The Power of Human Connection**

For Rami Malek and the cast of Mr. Robot, there's no greater joy than seeing their characters connect on an emotional level. When asked about his favorite scene between Darlene and Elliott, he conveys that these moments are what truly impact him as an actor. Their relationship is a testament to the power of human connection, even in the darkest of times. As Malek notes, "Anything between those two characters... means the most." This sentiment underscores the show's exploration of complex relationships and the resilience of the human spirit.

**Looking Ahead**

As the cast prepares for their Emmy nominations, Rami Malek reflects on the significance of Mr. Robot as a representation of his generation. He acknowledges that it's heartening to see shows like Mr. Robot receiving widespread recognition, paving the way for more stories from within this age group. As he concludes, "It's good for like the millennial generation to like see that a show can like get to the Big Wigs or like the other enies." With Mr. Robot, Rami Malek has cemented his place as an exceptional actor, and his dedication to Darlene Alderson is a testament to the power of complex characters in storytelling.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwe're here with Callie Chen from Mr Robot better known as Darlene of fep society I think we all know who that is how you doing today I'm great how are you I'm doing amazing so we're here at story destru and we're talking about women in Tech how would you feel like Mr Robot has represented what you know about um women women's involvements in Tech and hacking I think overall represented the fact that women are in Tech and are you know can code and do all those things I always say I never the idea of being a woman in the tech World playing a playing a woman in the tech World never crossed my mind as a thing until people started bringing it up all the time about how it feels to do that and to me it's just men and women are in Tech and men and women both can hack and code and do all those things and it was never felt like such a crazy thing like I just said it's people act like it's like unicorn speaking English all of a sudden um so it feels great to be able to represent women in Tech and it seems like this has a very diverse cast like I mean f Society cast had all different races and nationalities how do you when you read the script what Drew you to the character of Darlene like what made you go I got to play her right now well you know I first read the pilot where Darlene only has a few lines in it and they gave me a breakdown of the character but more so than anything after I read the pilot I was like I don't care who I play I just want to be a part of this and of this story and you know and and Darlene also though was such a badass and just reading her description it just felt so in line with so many things about me and my vibe and um just felt like such a perfect F the one thing people love about Mr Robot is how close-knit it feels like with the fans and with the the cast itself what is the cast like what the whole what that environment like I mean it's a very dark show but how is it interacting with other cast members on the show we have so much fun together and you know we really are like family like me Porsha Ramy and Christian um we do so much together especially with all the Press we've been doing um we see each other every month even when we're not filming and it's been we've been very lucky cuz a lot of casts don't like other and so it makes it so much more enjoyable and on set it's surprisingly very light like everyone jokes around and messes around and laughs in between and takes Ramy and I will have will be like about to walk into a scene and just be like cracking each other up and then have to go do this really serious scene and so it's really fun well since I watch Mr Robot I don't leave my phone around anybody ever anymore is this something that you used to do before Mr Robot that you don't ever do has any any you picked up since you been in the show I never leave my computer open um that's become like a big OCD thing if I just see people leaving their laptops open I always close them and I never thought about that before and I read somewhere that you're a big mobile game lover you love you some have you been in the Pokemon go craze yet no oh my God you're not trying to catch every one of them on such no I think this thing is so insane and I actually tweeted about it that how I said how amazed I am that people are so willing to just hand over all of their information to play this game where you're being your GPS location all of your contacts everything in your phone you're giving them access to in order to sign up for this game um and I think it's just I mean such a statement about America these days and just blindly giving everyone all your information so how would F Society or Don hack or use Pokémon go to to accomplish their mission how how would they use that cuz you got a few different things to like manipulate people so how would you use that to get if you could think of something well I know the other day a hacking group like tooked down the app um probably getting like fishing and getting certain people to sign up for it and then hacking the database in order to get um their in their personal information or like log and stuff so before we let you go we got to dat congratulate we got to congratulate you guys on the six Emy nominations you guys got recently oh that's amazing I think this is good for like the millennial generation to like see that a show for us can like get to the Big Wigs or like the other enies what is your favorite scene or some personally your favorite scene from the show and why well I have a favorite scene in season 2 that happens in episode 6 that's all I'll tell you so better watch okay how about season one in the season won my favorite scene in what way like just one weird cuz I I asked core what was his favorite screenshot and he just said that when they showed the hacking happening and like the whole thing going through and like when we found out that Mr Robot was his father that was his favorite scene CU of the emotion behind it like just something that really connected to you on an act an acting level and on a personal level well I think one of the scenes it wasn't even I wasn't even in it but in the finale when you do see all the HS going through and throughout you know the world all the protests happening and things like that it actually made me really emotional because being Darlene I felt so proud of what we did and um it was really cool but I think um I think all the scenes between her and Elliott um mean the most or impact me the most just because of you know it's it's the only real relationship and honest thing that she has in her life that ends up turning out to be not so honest on his end um but I think anything between those two characterswe're here with Callie Chen from Mr Robot better known as Darlene of fep society I think we all know who that is how you doing today I'm great how are you I'm doing amazing so we're here at story destru and we're talking about women in Tech how would you feel like Mr Robot has represented what you know about um women women's involvements in Tech and hacking I think overall represented the fact that women are in Tech and are you know can code and do all those things I always say I never the idea of being a woman in the tech World playing a playing a woman in the tech World never crossed my mind as a thing until people started bringing it up all the time about how it feels to do that and to me it's just men and women are in Tech and men and women both can hack and code and do all those things and it was never felt like such a crazy thing like I just said it's people act like it's like unicorn speaking English all of a sudden um so it feels great to be able to represent women in Tech and it seems like this has a very diverse cast like I mean f Society cast had all different races and nationalities how do you when you read the script what Drew you to the character of Darlene like what made you go I got to play her right now well you know I first read the pilot where Darlene only has a few lines in it and they gave me a breakdown of the character but more so than anything after I read the pilot I was like I don't care who I play I just want to be a part of this and of this story and you know and and Darlene also though was such a badass and just reading her description it just felt so in line with so many things about me and my vibe and um just felt like such a perfect F the one thing people love about Mr Robot is how close-knit it feels like with the fans and with the the cast itself what is the cast like what the whole what that environment like I mean it's a very dark show but how is it interacting with other cast members on the show we have so much fun together and you know we really are like family like me Porsha Ramy and Christian um we do so much together especially with all the Press we've been doing um we see each other every month even when we're not filming and it's been we've been very lucky cuz a lot of casts don't like other and so it makes it so much more enjoyable and on set it's surprisingly very light like everyone jokes around and messes around and laughs in between and takes Ramy and I will have will be like about to walk into a scene and just be like cracking each other up and then have to go do this really serious scene and so it's really fun well since I watch Mr Robot I don't leave my phone around anybody ever anymore is this something that you used to do before Mr Robot that you don't ever do has any any you picked up since you been in the show I never leave my computer open um that's become like a big OCD thing if I just see people leaving their laptops open I always close them and I never thought about that before and I read somewhere that you're a big mobile game lover you love you some have you been in the Pokemon go craze yet no oh my God you're not trying to catch every one of them on such no I think this thing is so insane and I actually tweeted about it that how I said how amazed I am that people are so willing to just hand over all of their information to play this game where you're being your GPS location all of your contacts everything in your phone you're giving them access to in order to sign up for this game um and I think it's just I mean such a statement about America these days and just blindly giving everyone all your information so how would F Society or Don hack or use Pokémon go to to accomplish their mission how how would they use that cuz you got a few different things to like manipulate people so how would you use that to get if you could think of something well I know the other day a hacking group like tooked down the app um probably getting like fishing and getting certain people to sign up for it and then hacking the database in order to get um their in their personal information or like log and stuff so before we let you go we got to dat congratulate we got to congratulate you guys on the six Emy nominations you guys got recently oh that's amazing I think this is good for like the millennial generation to like see that a show for us can like get to the Big Wigs or like the other enies what is your favorite scene or some personally your favorite scene from the show and why well I have a favorite scene in season 2 that happens in episode 6 that's all I'll tell you so better watch okay how about season one in the season won my favorite scene in what way like just one weird cuz I I asked core what was his favorite screenshot and he just said that when they showed the hacking happening and like the whole thing going through and like when we found out that Mr Robot was his father that was his favorite scene CU of the emotion behind it like just something that really connected to you on an act an acting level and on a personal level well I think one of the scenes it wasn't even I wasn't even in it but in the finale when you do see all the HS going through and throughout you know the world all the protests happening and things like that it actually made me really emotional because being Darlene I felt so proud of what we did and um it was really cool but I think um I think all the scenes between her and Elliott um mean the most or impact me the most just because of you know it's it's the only real relationship and honest thing that she has in her life that ends up turning out to be not so honest on his end um but I think anything between those two characters\n"