"This is our best season – by far. This is such a different relationship now," said Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Actor.
The actor noted that the evolution of the narrative allows for a more multidimensional exploration of his character after a decade of adversarial storylines.
"Negan was a great villain, and now he just got more layers.
He will always be this person that walked out of a trailer 11 years ago, but he's more multidimensional.
This year there's such a shift in their relationship that brings out yet another side of him. That's why I want to play him.
It's still new to me, every year. Who would do a series with two enemies who wanted to kill each other?
And yet here we are," said Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Actor.
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Morgan expressed satisfaction with the depth of the new scripts, which allowed the core characters to interact without violence.
"We played as much hate as we could over the last 10 years. Now, we have known each other longer than anyone else alive.
To survive, they need each other, and that was a big revelation. To see Maggie smile was so nice – haven't seen it in 10 years!
To have scenes that have genuine meaning and depth, it was amazing. We got to see new sides of each other.
She didn't even stab me one time!" said Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Actor.
The actor also highlighted his relationship with his character's iconic prop weapon. "Lucille is Lucille.
