Sarah Goldberg Enjoys the Unlikeable Aspects of Sally in HBO’s Barry

Sarah Goldberg sat down with us to talk about the latest season of HBO’s Barry.  From the very beginning of season one she felt it necessary that Sally be allowed to be complex and to not always make the right choices.  She’s enjoyed the reverence of people finding a character unlikeable for her narcissism in a show alongside characters who are killing other people because of the commentary this creates.  In working with Bill Hader on the show there has always been an open communication and ‘best idea wins’ approach to how they land on choices in scenes which has led to part of what she loves about working on the series.

Watch the full conversation below.

Q&A on the HBO series Barry with actor Sarah Goldberg. Moderated by Mara Webster, In Creative Company.

Disillusioned at the thought of taking down another "mark," depressed, low-level hit man Barry Berkman seeks a way out. When the Midwesterner reluctantly travels to Los Angeles to execute a hit on an actor who is bedding a mobster's wife, little does Barry know that the City of Angels may be his sanctuary. He follows his target into acting class and ends up instantly drawn to the community of eager hopefuls, especially dedicated student Sally, who becomes the object of his affection. While Barry wants to start a new life as an actor, his handler, Fuches, has other ideas, and the hit man's criminal past won't let him walk away so easily.