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New Interview w/ Rob Lowe on Why He Left

posted 9 years ago by BladinRider54
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Rob Lowe tells GQ:

"I left Brothers & Sisters when they ran out of storytelling runway. I mean, there are so many family dinners you can do. I eventually had to go to them and say, 'Look, I don't do spatula work. I don't do scenes with oven mitts. If you're looking for that, you've got the wrong guy. I'm not doing scenes about casseroles. It's not happening.'"

In 2010, when his exit was announced, a source had told E! News that Lowe was departing "Brothers & Sisters" because he felt he was being underutilized in the ABC family series and had asked to leave the show, adding that the move was amicable.

http://www.eonline.com/news/699008/rob-lowe-talks-about-his-brothers-sisters-and-the-west-wing-departures-ahead-of-the-grinder-premiere

[–] vispateresa 9 years ago

I totally agree with him!! I hate movies where the characters eat and cook all the time. Seriously, I guess he did the right thing (although it was a loss for the show).

[–] cmtaylor531 8 years ago

I understand him wanting more for his character but the big chaotic family dinners was Brother and Sisters. It's the reason you fell in love with the show.

[–] Jes' Sayin' (5990) 6 years ago

I quit watching when they ran out of ideas and decided it was time to bring in another kid with a mysterious origin.