Tao Okamoto interview with Japan Times

She mentions her time on the Hannibal set as well as Hugh and other cast members.

“With ‘Batman v Superman’ I was always on the outside as I was only on set a couple of days a month, whereas in ‘Hannibal’ I was more directly involved everyday so it was important to build relations with the cast and crew. At first I felt like a stranger who was jumping into a family that already had a lot of success together. It was nerve-wracking, but everybody went out of their way to make me feel at home,” she says.

“I had most of my scenes with Hugh Dancy (Will Graham), who was great. It’s like his show so he makes a big effort to look after everyone. He didn’t even mind me asking lots of questions, even though some of them were probably inane. Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal) was another gentleman, offering to carry heavy props for me. Laurence Fishburne (Jack Crawford) was the same. I thought he might be quite intimidating, but he was super sweet telling me stories about his wife. In one scene he saw I was struggling with the weight of a weapon so he came over and whispered some advice in my ear. He could have said it aloud, but he didn’t want to be showy.

“Everybody was like that. It’s a high-profile cast yet there was no pretentiousness on set at all. I remember Gillian Anderson (Bedelia Du Maurier) struggling with a word, I think it was ‘biggest’ or ‘worst,’ she just couldn’t seem to hit it. Rather than throwing her toys out of the pram, though, she just kept on going, desperately trying to get it right. I thought it was inspiring watching someone who has been at the top of her profession for so long working so earnestly without any airs and graces. In order to improve as an actress I know how important it is to learn from people like that.” / Read Full Interview