Gabriel Macht says he apologizes “profusely” to Fits followers who resolve to go to legislation college due to the present.
The actor, who performed assured, high-powered legal professional Harvey Specter on the hit sequence for 9 seasons from 2011 to 2019, not too long ago shared with Individuals Journal his response to individuals who informed him they’re pursuing their very own legislation diploma due to his character.
“There are such a lot of children which have gone to legislation college due to the present — as a result of they suppose it’s fast-moving, there’s household, there’s loyalties, it’s cool, it’s slick. Persons are witty. There’s a number of drama, all this type of stuff,” Macht defined. “When folks come as much as me, they usually’re like, ‘I went to legislation college due to you,’ I all the time apologize profusely.”
“‘I’m sorry,’” the actor mentioned he tells followers following these interactions. “In case you wish to learn, that’s nice since you’re going to take a seat with a e book, like this, for hours.”
Fits follows Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), a superb faculty dropout on the run from a drug deal gone dangerous, who finds himself working with Harvey Specter, certainly one of New York Metropolis’s greatest legal professionals. The Aaron Korsh-created sequence additionally starred Meghan Markle, Sarah Rafferty, Rick Hoffman and Gina Torres.
In the summertime of 2023, Fits had a resurgence in recognition after it started streaming on Netflix (along with Peacock), breaking streaming data for a number of weeks.
Macht mentioned he loves seeing that followers have “created this complete new vitality round it,” including, “I don’t know if it was Netflix, or if it was TikTok, or [if] the celebrities aligned in a roundabout way, and it completely blew up.”
The renewed curiosity within the sequence additionally led Korsh to develop a spinoff, Fits: LA, which premieres on NBC Feb. 23. The present stars Stephen Amell and Bryan Greenberg.
Macht added of the spinoff, “[I’m] excited for them to take the ball and run with it.”