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Melora Hardin has only kind memories of his time on A small house on the prairie Set up work with the director of the series Michael Landon.
“Michael Landon caused everyone to feel safe,” Hardin said, 57 years old Fox News Digital In an interview published on Saturday, March 15, he added that she has long worked in the showbusiness “For a long time”.
“He trusted us in us and we believed him,” she said about Landon’s relationship with other children “Prairie”. “He protects us.” And I think it was one of the most important lessons I learned soon (in Hollywood) – surround yourself with people who feel safe. ”
The office alum was audited for the series when she was only 9 years old and returned when she was 13 to portray A character named Belinda, classmate Matthew LabyorteauxAlbert Ingalls. According to Hardin, Landon, who directed the series and also played as Patriarch Charles “Pa” Ingalls, “so warm” and “worked great with children”. (Landon, who died in 1991, also a powerful powerful series and wrote several episodes.)
“I have always said that acting and filming movies and television are one of the biggest team sports in the area.” And I believe that Michael Landon was my first example, ”Hardin continued. “I immediately learned from him.” And it was just amazing to be around people who made you feel safe to be in front of a fool, fail before. As an artist, especially the young one, it felt good when he did not feel constantly judged or questioned. ”
She added: “It is about cooperation with big collaborators and intoleration and – sticks. He had no and – sticks on the scene. And I think it’s very important. If you feel safe, you can do a great job. “She explained,” He really knew how to feel comfortable. He would let us do our thing. He was not a interference director. He was very happy. ”
Hardin told Outlet that until now in her career she had “worked with people who weren’t as nice” as Landon, and noted, “I would do a movie or something many times, and I would be the only (child) in the room. I would be the only one in the class with the teacher set. ”
But while working on Little House on Prairie, Hardin said that child actors “had a school on the scene, and it was just fun to have other children at school and work with you.”
She added: “It was so happy to have other children when you have to be in the classroom and then work with them. That was joyful. We would also play games. It was a really fun way to be a child, to be a child actor. It was definitely a peak. ”
The original small house in the TV series Prairie, based on Laura Ingalls WilderBooks of the same name, took place from 1974 to 1984. The series also played Melissa Gilbert, Karen Grass and Melissa Sue Anderson Like the rest of the Ingalls pioneers family.
“He had a long -time relationship with his crew and surrounded people he really trust,” Hardin said. “So it was smooth.” He was just joyful. I never felt he was emphasized. Maybe he was (worked behind the scenes), but I never felt it as a child. He seemed to have a great time … They seemed to have smiled like a young child in my world. ”