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Beloved ‘Bones' Star's Anxiety Attacks Almost Led to Season 1 Firing
Beloved 'Bones' Star's Anxiety Attacks Almost Led to Season 1 Firing originally appeared on Parade. The first season of Bones wasn't a walk in the park for leading lady Emily Deschanel. In fact, the actress, who portrayed Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan, found herself late to set and forgetting lines during filming. 'We were working insane hours, longer than just a normal series,' Emily, 48, explained during the July 8 episode of the 'Fail Better with David Duchovny' podcast. 'You're working 14- to 16-hour days, and then I had to memorize the lines. So I'd be staying up late night, memorizing lines. I would joke that I would go home and just cry in a bathtub every night because I was just so overwhelmed.' Emily also shared that her ADHD and dyslexia diagnoses contributed to her struggles on the job. It got so bad that she would often arrive at work on 'no sleep' and tried her best to 'remember the lines that I had memorized the night before and then I had them in my head and couldn't remember them.' One day, the California native was tardy for her call time after being stuck in traffic due to an accident she was not involved in. Emily's delay warranted a visit from the Fox series' creator, Hart Hanson. Emily reflected on the 'unusual' encounter in her trailer and shared how the studio's 'concerns' turned into a pivotal moment in her role on the show. 'They said that I was late and unprepared. And that to me — I get emotional just thinking about it now because it was probably shame [that I was feeling],' Emily continued during the podcast episode. 'I mean, I was a wreck … I took it so hard, and I was such a fragile person at the time. I got hardened up doing that show for so long. I was not sleeping, I was so stressed out. I was already, I'm an emotional person, so I was just beside myself.' Despite Emily's rocky start, the actress starred in the 12-season run of Bones, which aired between 2005 and 2017. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Beloved 'Bones' Star's Anxiety Attacks Almost Led to Season 1 Firing first appeared on Parade on Jul 13, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
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‘Bones' Star Emily Deschanel Was a ‘Wreck' After Being Reprimanded in Season 1 For Being ‘Late and Unprepared': ‘We Were Working Insane Hours'
Emily Deschanel's run on 'Bones' almost ended in Season 1 instead of Season 12. In a recent interview on David Duchovny's 'Fail Better' podcast, Deschanel recalled struggling to keep up during the first season of 'Bones,' considering the demanding shooting hours and the copious amounts of dialogue she needed to memorize. More from Variety 'Bones' Reunion, Henry Winkler Acting Class Set for TV Academy's Televerse Festival Next Month 'Bones' Creator on Potential Revival: 'Every Once in a While, We Are All Nostalgic Enough to Think Maybe We Should Do It Again' 'Bones' Reunion WGA Picket Draws Crowd at Fox and Spurs Nostalgia for Procedural TV: 'We Worked 46 Weeks a Year' 'We were working insane hours, longer than just a normal series,' Deschanel said. 'You're working 14- to 16-hour days, and then I had to memorize the lines. So I'd be staying up late night memorizing lines. I would joke that I would go home and just cry in a bathtub every night because I was just so overwhelmed.' She added, 'I'd come to set and I would be trying to remember the lines that…I got no sleep and trying to remember the lines that I had memorized the night before and then I had them in my head and couldn't remember them.' At the peak of the anxiety, an accident in Deschanel's commute caused her to arrive 30 minutes late to set. The incident resulted in a stern talking to from series creator Hart Hanson. 'Hart knocked on my trailer door, which was not a usual thing, he wasn't knocking on my door often,' she remembered. 'He took me aside and says, 'The studio has concerns about your work.' They said that I was late and unprepared. That to me — I get emotional just thinking about it now because it was probably shame.' 'I mean, I was a wreck. I took it so hard,' she added. 'I was such a fragile person at the time. I got hardened up doing that show for so long. I was not sleeping, I was so stressed out. I was already, I'm an emotional person, so I was just beside myself.' Deschanel said that afterward, she made sure to always be on time. And luckily, the day after the conversation, she learned the show had been picked up for additional episodes. Hanson also helped his lead actress going forward, getting her a bigger trailer and more time to run lines. 'Hart helped me find ways to be better, get my job done in terms of learning my lines and remembering them,' Deschanel said. 'A lot of it was having downtime or having some scene that I'm not in, etc. He's just a good one. We were so lucky.' 'Bones' ran for 246 episodes across 12 seasons on Fox from 2005 to 2017. Starring alongside David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, T.J. Thyne and Tamara Taylor, Deschanel played Dr. Temperance Brennan, a genius anthropologist who uses the bones of victims to help the FBI solve homicide cases. Best of Variety Final Emmy Predictions: Talk Series and Scripted Variety - New Blood Looks to Tackle Late Night Staples Oscars 2026: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Roberts, Wagner Moura and More Among Early Contenders to Watch New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week
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Emily Deschanel Recalls Having Panic Attacks During Season 1 Of ‘Bones' & Feeling 'Shame' After Being Reprimanded For Being 'Unprepared'
Emily Deschanel recalled struggling emotionally and professionally while filming the first season of Fox's Bones, to the point where she got a talking-to about her lack of preparedness. In a recent episode of podcast Fail Better with host David Duchovny, who once directed an episode of the police procedural, Deschanel opened up about the pain point and how her diagnosis of ADHD and dyslexia as a child affected her career later on. More from Deadline 2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming Annie Potts Joins Fox Medical Comedy 'Best Medicine' News UK Expands Original IP Ambitions With 14 Projects In Development Based On Its Archive 'We were working insane hours, longer than just a normal series,' Deschanel began. 'You're working 14- to 16-hour days, and then I had to memorize the lines. So I'd be staying up late night memorizing lines. I would joke that I would go home and just cry in a bathtub every night because I was just so overwhelmed.' She continued, 'I'd come to set and I would be trying to remember the lines that — I got no sleep and trying to remember the lines that I had memorized the night before and then I had them in my head and couldn't remember them.' Deschanel said moments like that would result in 'tunnel vision' and feel 'exposing' in front of crew members and other peers who were dependent on her performance to get through shoot days. 'I didn't know I was having panic attacks, but I was basically having panic attacks at the time,' she recalled. And when Deschanel was once 30 minutes late to work because of an accident on her commute, series creator Hart Hanson was forced to deliver a harsh message from his superiors. 'Hart knocked on my trailer door, which was not a usual thing, he wasn't knocking on my door often,' she remembered, chuckling ruefully. 'He took me aside and said, 'The studio has concerns about your work.' They said that I was late and unprepared. And that to me — I get emotional just thinking about it now because it was probably shame [that I was feeling].' Continuing tearfully, she said, 'I mean, I was a wreck … I took it so hard, and I was such a fragile person at the time. I got hardened up doing that show for so long. I was not sleeping, I was so stressed out. I was already, I'm an emotional person, so I was just beside myself.' However, Deschanel said the moment served as a wake-up call of sorts in that she was never late to set again. The following day Bones was also picked up for more episodes, with the eventual tally for the 12-season series comprising 246 episodes from 2005 through 2017. Deschanel added that she was able to get through the long-running series after Hanson offered her practical 'support,' such as by getting someone to run lines with her and a bigger trailer to match costar David Boreanaz's. 'Hart helped me find ways to be better, get my job done in terms of learning my lines and remembering them, and a lot of it was having downtime or having some scene that I'm not in, et cetera. He's just a good one. We were so lucky,' she concluded. Loosely based on the life and novels of forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, a producer on the show, each episode of Bones unpacks an FBI case file surrounding the mystery of human remains, as well as the personal lives of its central characters. The show garnered two Emmy nods throughout its run. Best of Deadline 'The Buccaneers' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 'The Buccaneers' Season 2 Soundtrack: From Griff To Sabrina Carpenter 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
