Kim Dickens Interview: Fear The Walking Dead

The Fear is Here

With Fear The Walking Dead beginning its broadcast tomorrow, 23 August, here’s the first in a series of chats with the cast and crew from the series. First up is Kim Dickens (Madison Clark in the show)

Kim Dickens, Madison Clark

How did you come to be involved in Fear the Walking Dead?
KIM DICKENS: I went in for the audition not knowing anything about The Walking Dead. I knew the popularity but I hadn’t got to watch the series. So I got a call back and I asked what should I watch to prepare for this, and the producers got back to me and said, “Nothing. Don’t watch The Walking Dead”.

Do you think watching The Walking Dead would be beneficial for your character?
KD: I don’t want my character to have an idea of what this apocalyptic world looks like. I don’t want me, myself to have an idea in my head that gets in the way. I’m waiting a little while before I watch the series because I don’t want to have fan knowledge of the show.

Madison is the greatest character I’ve ever worked on! I feel fortunate to have played really interesting characters in my career because there are so many layers to play in any given moment. And the action is great, too – physically demanding and really great fun.

What’s it like to work on something so secretive?
KD:It’s scary! I’ve said things before and woken up in the middle of the night thinking about it. It’s hard but it’s exciting.