Yahoo News TWD's Michael Cudlitz opens up on returning to the show
The Walking Dead's Michael Cudlitz has revealed what it was like to return to the show as a director.
The actor played Abraham Ford, who was killed off in the season 7 premiere with the help of a baseball bat, but he made his return to the series to direct Sunday's episode 'Stradivarius'.
Now, speaking to Entertainment Weekly, he's explained what it was like to be back on set in a different capacity.
"It was amazing to be back. The crew welcomed me back with open arms. I do think in a strange way that it was a part of the healing of losing Andy [Andrew Lincoln]," he said.
"It was a comforting feeling, at least that's how I felt, and what was given back to me from the cast and the crew was that it was something that they needed. Having people come back through a show that has so much loss is something that I think that has value.
"There's just been energy that comes with that, with someone who knows the show, knows the cast, knows the stories, knows the characters, that can't be denied.
"It was a really wonderful script, a very character-driven script. I loved that I had a number of characters that we know really well. Then half the episode is also devoted to characters that we're just getting to know right now. I was really excited to be a part of that."
Cudlitz added that the episode is something he's truly "proud" of as a budding director.
"I had a great team around me. It was definitely supported by the camera team, making sure I wasn't doing anything silly, also during the prep period through tremendous amount of assisting and just letting me know that I was not alone," he said.
"I took advantage of all the talent that we had out there. I'm really, really proud of the episode."
The Walking Dead airs on AMC in the US and on FOX and NOW TV in the UK.
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