While Eric Dane didn't mind the sexuality attached to his Grey's Anatomy character, he was itching to show his range once his time playing Dr. Mark Sloan on the hit ABC show came to an end. "I love that character; I just didn't want to play that guy for the rest of my life," Dane told Glamour in an August 2019 interview. The actor continued, explaining, "It's counterintuitive to what any actor wants to do with their career."
According to Dane, who is one of many Grey's Anatomy actors who are worth a lot, the darkness of Euphoria immediately sparked his interest, as portraying Cal Jacobs on the HBO drama would provide an opportunity to further shed his McSteamy skin while also tapping into some of his real-life experiences.
"I understand what it's like to lead a double life," Dane told Glamour. He continued, revealing, "I've certainly had my struggles with alcoholism, drug addiction, mental health, and I know what it's like to have to put up a facade and have an external experience not match the internal experience." Added the actor, "I felt like that was my strongest asset in trying to articulate what [Cal's] going through."
