'We're all sapient monkeys'

REFLECTIONS: SEASON 3 OF 'THE WHITE LOTUS' IN THAILAND NOW SHOWING

- Citizen reporter

which I'd never been on before and it kept me awake for 48 hours.

In those 48 hours, the whole season came to me, so after I got better, I came to the producers and said: "I think I just came up with the season and it's in Thailand."

Obviously, Japan is amazing and it would be incredible to shoot there, but it turned out to be such a great decision to shoot in Thailand and very life changing.

I've read a lot of Buddhism in my life for whatever reason, so the idea that Season 3 would be in a Buddhist country, grappling with some of the concepts of the Buddhist religion excited me.

How do you keep The White Lotus feeling fresh each season?

For the show to feel fresh, it needs to either expand or shift or change.