Collider: I had so much fun with this episode, A Decent Proposal.
Its a romantic comedy/action adventure movie.
JUSTIN HARTLEY: Yeah, we had a lot of fun.
How did this all come about?
Who came to you with the idea?
What did they say?
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What was your reaction to doing all of this?
HARTLEY: My wife Sofia [Pernas] and I went to dinner.
Sofia is friends with Dean Georgaris, who is an executive producer onQuantum Leap.
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She worked with him before, on a project calledThe Brave.
Thats how they met, and they stayed in touch.
Dean and his wife invited Sofia and I to dinner, and we were all sitting there talking.
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I remember the original.
I love Scott Bakula.
I remember watching it and just absolutely loving the show.
I was like, Well, that sounds great.
I got to work with her, which was wonderful.
I havent worked with her in forever.
I got to hang out with her and be onQuantum Leap.
It was the best of every world that you could imagine.
Thats when I get nervous.
But then, I just remember that people are gonna say whatever they say.
You take the good with the bad.
In recent times, people have been very, very kind to me, so Ive been very lucky.
But thats when I get nervous.
That lends itself to comedy.
Its a different time.
It was 40 years ago, and people talked differently and thought about things differently and dressed differently.
I thought we could have a lot of fun with that.
Its a fun era.
We had a blast with it.
Im glad you enjoyed it.
I love the little details on this show.
HARTLEY: Yeah, and she says, What is this?
HARTLEY: It can be tough.
I think that a lot of it is the writing.
[Raymond Lee] is trying to be this woman that hes never met.
And then, theres some really serious stuff going on.
You have a maniac shooting people, dressed in all pink.
We had a lot of fun.
Sofia and I laugh all the time about the show.
It was a blast.
I wish we could have done more.
Its so interesting because this is a show where every episode is essentially a pilot.
Theres a new cast, a new setting, and a whole new world each time.
How did that affect the vibe on set?
Did it even really feel like a guest spot?
Does it feel like youre making your own little mini-movie?
HARTLEY: It does, yeah.
It really is a series of mini-movies, or one-offs.
What was it like to prep for and do all the physical and stunt work for this?
What did you most enjoy about the stunts that you actually got to do?
Were there any challenges with pulling that off in, in such a limited time?
HARTLEY: Its good to have a good stunt double, for sure.
I enjoy that stuff, honestly.
Jumping into new characters is always fun, or it should be, anyway.
Theyve got a great group of people over there.
Everyone has got a really great attitude.
Its fun to be part of something brand new.
Its got its own brand.
Have you found yourself putting a lot more thought into the things that you want to do?
Now, for me, its all about the character and all about the people that Im working with.
Im at a point in my life where I have a really great family around me.
My daughter is doing great.
My wife is a lovely, wonderful human being.
I love being at home with her.
Its a labor of love.
This one was fun.
I got to work with my wife, and we had an absolute blast.
Hopefully, we made some people laugh.
Hopefully, we helped a little bit.
It was just so nice of them to have us.
They were so wonderful to us and treated us like gold.
We wish them the best over there.
Its a fun show and a great group of people.
Is there another show that youd love to do a guest spot on?
HARTLEY: Of course,Successionwould be a blast.
I would love to do that show.
That would be fun.
That would be the opposite ofThis is Us.
you could be outrageous on that show.
Quantum Leapairs on Monday nights on NBC.
