Susan Kelechi Watson in Good Housekeeping March 2019
This Is Us: Susan Kelechi Watson on How Beth Is Finding Her Identity Apart From Randall
![On Beth and Randall's "rocky" future: "They're trying to work out where they want to be as individuals, and it's creating friction. I've heard many women — friends included — who have said once they became mothers, they lost themselves, and how important it is for a woman to know who she is without the other titles. Those titles are beautiful things, but it's not the definition of who Beth is, so I love her feeling uncomfortable, and on her own search."
On Beth's story in seasons three and four: "This season Beth has become undone in ways we haven't seen before, and that will continue. We'll have an episode about where she came from. It's been wonderful to learn about the dreams she had, who she wanted to become — and how far from that she is."
On filming with all her castmates: "The craziest times are when we're all filming. I feel for those directors! It's hard to wrangle us, because we get along so well and it's like, 'Heyyyy, we get to talk!' It can get a little chaotic. You have Chris Sullivan and Justin [Hartley] and Sterling all cracking jokes. And Justin has the quickest wit — you just go, 'How did you come up with that so fast?"](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/Ppl9hc-PezbFQ29V_Zo24nyTn8k/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2019/02/12/775/n/1922283/4f413b52f6a68947_GH_March_19-Susan_Kelechi_Watson_1/i/Beth-Randall-rocky-future-re-trying-work-out.jpg "On Beth and Randall's \"rocky\" future: \"They're trying to work out where they want to be as individuals, and it's creating friction. I've heard many women — friends included — who have said once they became mothers, they lost themselves, and how important it is for a woman to know who she is without the other titles. Those titles are beautiful things, but it's not the definition of who Beth is, so I love her feeling uncomfortable, and on her own search.\"
On Beth's story in seasons three and four: \"This season Beth has become undone in ways we haven't seen before, and that will continue. We'll have an episode about where she came from. It's been wonderful to learn about the dreams she had, who she wanted to become — and how far from that she is.\"
On filming with all her castmates: \"The craziest times are when we're all filming. I feel for those directors! It's hard to wrangle us, because we get along so well and it's like, 'Heyyyy, we get to talk!' It can get a little chaotic. You have Chris Sullivan and Justin [Hartley] and Sterling all cracking jokes. And Justin has the quickest wit — you just go, 'How did you come up with that so fast?\"")
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