For Farrell, what he calls his ‘powerful transformation’ into the Penguin wasn’t just about external alterations to his appearance; it was a psychological change.
“There was a particular internal change that happened with such an abundance of external brilliance that was placed upon me,” he said.
Like Farrell, Feliz was taken off guard by the striking difference in Farrell’s appearance for his sinister role.
“You know it’s Colin doing the thing, but then it’s like a magic trick going on because your brain’s telling you that it looks like Oz, but your brain knows that it’s Colin,” Feliz said.
Milioti also found herself impressed by the makeup used in the show.
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“The makeup is so real, there’s not a part of it that looks like someone’s in makeup. It moves, it feels real,” she said.
However, it was her co-star’s connection to the character that Milioti found especially interesting.
“Colin is in such communion with that character,” she said.
On set, Milioti saw Farrell dressed as Oz more than she saw him dressed as his normal self.
“Even if he would still talk, like ‘How was your weekend?’ I was with the visual of Oz cuz I do feel like I know this other person that’s very real to me and very real to him, and real to all of us that were there.” she said.