Scandal's Tony Goldwyn Reveals What Is 'Critically Important' to Filming Intimate Scenes for Film & TV

Tony Goldwyn is a fan fave actor who has worked with so many amazing leading ladies over the years.

But many fans recognize him from his role as President Fitzgerald Grant in ABC’s hit drama Scandal, where he played Kerry Washington‘s love interest. Fans are still enamored with the on-screen chemistry the pair had!

On the “How We Role” podcast with host Robert Peterpaul, Tony was asked about filming intimate scenes.

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Tony shared about what makes a good intimate moment on camera, “The components that are critically important is what story is being told in this intimate scene. Be very sensitive and respectful of your scene partner because the most important thing is to develop that there’s trust between you and your scene partner.”

He then mentioned that there are now intimacy coordinators and he hasn’t really had experience working with them.

He continued, “The question is always what story are we telling here with this?…what am I comfortable with? What am I not comfortable with? So that everyone’s telling the same story…just to make sure mainly that you develop trust and communication with your scene partner and make sure that it’s a very safe space. Because that’s ultimately so that you can feel free. Even sometimes it’s very technical.”

“I’ve done a lot of it…and it’s elegant, but it’s also a beautiful opportunity. You know, intimacy is whether it’s sex or not, we’re in the business of intimacy. Whether it’s physical intimacy or not, it’s all the same thing. You know what mean? So we want to have that vulnerability and openness in any scene we’re doing. So if we’re taking off our clothes or doing it, it’s just as more sensitive, I guess,” he added.