Jack Falahee, Connor Walsh on How to Get Away With Murder

I'd like to say I'm the most different. I'm not as much of a sociopath as Connor is. But I relate to him on how much he wants to excel, to be the best. We share that drive.

The show's success depends on the law students being a little bit scared of Annalise. Do you guys keep your distance from Viola Davis at work?

Oh, no. I know people always say this, but the whole cast really does love each other and get along well. Viola is a leader on set, and she's very maternal to us younger actors. It's pretty much the opposite of how she is on-screen.

What have you learned from her?

I've seen Viola onstage, and when I watch her do multiple takes on-set, it's like she's doing these little rehearsals and building on top of each one. It's taught me that even though TV is recorded, we can make it like a live performance.

You're now part of Shondaland, which is basically the coolest table in the cafeteria that is the TV business. What's in like to be in that club?

It's like a little family. I'm really good friends with Kelly McCreary from Grey's Anatomy. And Scandal shoots on the same lot as us. When my mom visited, she was more excited to meet the Scandal cast than she was to see me.

Speaking of shooting—I've always wondered, did you guys shoot all the flash-forwards in the woods, which we see at the beginning of each episode, at the same time?

No, we shot the woods scenes as they're written in each episode—not all together. The early stuff is in the woods around Philly, where we shot the pilot. We shot the rest in some parks in and around L.A., which were designed to match the Philadelphia woods.