Lindy Booth OF “THE LIBRARIANS” ON TNT

In an episode you directed this season, two characters switch bodies. As an actor, that sounds like it would be fun to interpret a character another actor plays. Is it?

Yeah, I think that’s part of what’s fun about this show in general, is that we do get to interpret these characters in multiple different ways, not just in a body-swap episode. But last season, when we did the alternate reality or the alternate universe when we go into sort of the “Alice in Wonderland” upside-down world, we’re constantly throwing these characters in situations where we get to see different sides of them, and I think the audience really loves seeing different versions of these characters and different aspects of their personalities come out.

Now that you’ve tried your hand at directing, does it make you think differently about your job as an actor?

Yeah, you know for me as an actor, I approached directing as an actor, which really informed the way that I dealt with it. I think directors come at the job from different angles and I definitely came at it as an actor and as someone who loves actors and who loves acting and so the opportunity to work with this amazing cast that I love so much in a different way was really special. And it did change the way that I look at actors and the way I look at myself and the way I look at directors and the way I look at writers. It changed everything about the way I behave on set. It really did. I have such an appreciation for the crew that I work with on this show; they’re so amazing and they were so generous and so supportive of me and it really was like the best feeling to have all of those people behind me.