In an interview with Daily Actor, Kim Coates revealed that, sometimes, he felt Kurt Sutter took a Tig scene too far. This was true in “Sons of Anarchy” Season 2, when he and Gemma Teller Morrow (Katey Sagal) share a steamy moment together. After she’s sexually assaulted by the League of American Nationalists, she fears that her husband Clay won’t look at her the same and turns to an intoxicated Tig.
“When I banged her against the wall and she comes onto me, I said [to Sutter], ‘I’m not doing it, I’m not doing it, I’m not doing that scene. Clay’s my best buddy, I mean, he’s the president, that would never happen,'” Coates explained. However, Sutter convinced him that it was the right move for Tig, who is able to demonstrate restraint and remorse. He breaks away from Gemma and races to clear his conscience to Opie about the true fate of his wife.
From the beginning, Sutter convinced the actor to trust him regarding Tig. In “Sons of Anarchy: The Official Collector’s Edition,” Coates recalled how, after being passed over for the roles of Clay and Bobby Munson (Mark Boone Junior), he was called back to discuss a newly-created character. At first, Coates didn’t think it was a good fit, fearing that Tig was a one-note bad guy.
“And Kurt said – and I will never forget it – he said, ‘But that’s why I want you. Tig is going to be tough. Yeah, he’s going to be twisted. He’s going to be weird, but he’s going to be loyal. He’s going to laugh. He’s going to cry. He’s going to be funny. He’s going to be all the things we want in an actor. And that’s why we want you,'” Coates said.
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