Playing a serial killer after a career as nice guys, Gleeson stretched himself for the FX series opposite Steve Carell— but also felt compelled to do something beyond your typical criminal mastermind. The Irish actor talks to David Canfield about what he's looking for at this point in his career, and figuring out what he had in common with a killer. Sign up to receive texts from us at Subtext. For a transcript of this episode, please follow this link. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices