Interview with Alex from September 2010, before the premiere of H50. Especially interesting is this fragment of interview:
What kind of pressure do you feel on you for this show to work, after the other two you’ve been a part of didn’t quite make it, even though they were good shows?
O’LOUGHLIN: For me, as an actor, it’s three and out. What are you going to do? If this one doesn’t work, I think I’m going to go away and look at films or community theater. First of all, I need to preface this answer by saying I cannot explain my gratitude for Nina Tassler and CBS. It’s enormous. I’ve never felt more loved by anybody in a work environment or situation before. That being said, it’s really important to me, personally and professionally, that this show works and that I do more than 13 episodes. My nervousness before I said yes to this show, when it was offered to me, was that I’d be the face of another show that didn’t quite go. I know the shows have been good, but it’s a tricky thing.
Alex O’Loughlin Interview HAWAII FIVE-0 | Collider