Regardless of the mature subjects on Weeds, former baby actor Alexander Gould mentioned he was well-protected whereas engaged on the present.

At simply 10, Gould performed Shane Botwin, the youngest son of marijuana-dealing suburban mom Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker). Rising up on a present centered on the illicit drug commerce, he was usually uncovered to some fairly grownup subjects. The younger star just lately shared how the Weeds forged and crew protected him and created a protected working atmosphere.

"I used to be actually sheltered on Weeds from quite a lot of the very intense content material," Gould told PEOPLE in an interview. "So I didn't at all times know that that was taking place round me. I used to be very a lot given my strains and given some context, and generally not quite a lot of context, to what was taking place and simply informed that."

He spent his complete adolescence on the present, wrapping when he was 18. Gould referred to as his expertise on Weeds "formative." He added that he was lucky to be taught from "actually spectacular actors" like Parker, Richard Dreyfuss, Albert Brooks, and extra throughout this time.

"These individuals, for the time I used to be on set, turned an in depth circle and liked working with everybody," Gould mentioned.

'Weeds' turns 20! Looking back at the 22 best guest stars who lit up the series Justin Kirk is skeptical about a potential 'Weeds' revival

Earlier than being forged on Weeds, which he famous "broke quite a lot of boundaries," Gould voiced the titular character within the Pixar movie Discovering Nemo.

"I at all times joke about that, as a result of it's humorous," Gould mentioned. "I went from being probably the most family-friendly film of all time, in all probability, to the least family-friendly present, a minimum of at the moment."

Get your every day dose of leisure information, movie star updates, and what to observe with our EW Dispatch publication.

After taking a break from performing after the present ended, Gould is leaping again into the trade and auditioning for brand new roles. He additionally expressed curiosity in beginning a podcast to talk with different baby actors about their experiences in Hollywood.

"I do know baby performing has grow to be extra of a subject, however I believe there's quite a lot of conversations available there and it might actually be superior to have the ability to facilitate these," he mentioned.

Shut