Ted Danson admits filming love scenes with strangers makes him feel guilty and wrong

Ted Danson is opening up about the not-so-glamorous side of on-screen romance.Danson and his wife, Mary Steenburgen, appear together in Season 2 of “A Man on the Inside,” and during an appearance on the “Today” show, they were asked whether being together for over three decades makes it easier or harder to play love interests on screen.“Easier for me because I’m not crazy about love scenes with strangers — actors,” Danson said. The host quickly quipped it was a “good answer sitting next to your wife,” but Danson insisted he wasn’t playing it safe.“No, but it’s also true.You feel guilty and awkward and it’s wrong,” he said.While Danson doubled down on how uncomfortable he feels about intimate scenes, Steenburgen couldn’t resist teasing him. “See, I don’t — I don’t, but anyway,” Steenburgen said, grinning.Danson covered his ears and joked, “Is she going to talk about it?”Still, he said, their bond makes the work easier, not harder.“But I have total permission, because she knows I love her and we’re husband and wife, to fall madly in love with her on camera,” Danson added.The Hollywood power couple also revealed the surprising truth about acting out romance onscreen together.“It’s an interesting challenge because it’s the opposite.

Usually you would go, ‘Hi, nice to meet you,’ then you’re doing some sort of romantic scene with the person you just met,” Steenburgen explained.  Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.Please provide a valid email.

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“In our case, we had to unlearn everything about each other and see each other for the first time,” she said.The pair also shared the ritual they use before cameras roll — a nod to legendary acting teacher Sanford Meisner.“Yes, normally you just say ‘break a leg,’ but we both studied...