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‘One Day’ Star Ambika Mod on How the Netflix Series Differs From the 2011 Film and Almost Turning Down the Role: ‘I Just Didn’t See Myself as Emma’
'One Day' star Ambika Mod talks playing Emma Morley in Netflix's adaptation of David Nicholls' beloved book.
Her first major TV project, AMC’s dark comedy-drama “This Is Going to Hurt” — based on Adam Kay’s brutally insightful memoir about working for the U.K.’s beleaguered National Health Service — had just come out, sparking both critical acclaim and widespread debate. “Literally one night I was lying in bed, my eyes snapped open and I was like, ‘I’ve made a terrible mistake.’” Thankfully, this lightbulb moment came just in time: a week before casting director Rachel Sheridan, who had been chasing Mod’s agent, was recalling potentials. Although she still admits to finding her largely limelight-shunning personality “at odds with so much about this industry,” starring in two major back-to-back series has helped Mod — much like Morley as her story in Nicholls’ book progresses — grow in confidence.
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