Julia Louis-Dreyfus says there was a ‘ton’ of friction on the “Seinfeld” set: ‘You’re gonna butt heads’

Key Points

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus is looking back at "friction" on the Seinfeld set.

• The Emmy winner, who starred as Elaine, revealed there was "tons" of conflict on set during the hit comedy's run.

• "It's hard to do anything really well and it takes a lot of work and you're gonna butt heads," she said.

Even a show about nothing can be stressful sometimes. 

During a recent visit to the Friends Keep Secrets podcast, Emmy-winning actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus was asked if she ever experienced any "friction" on set while starring as Elaine Benes on the beloved comedy series, Seinfeld . 

"Of course, yes, tons," Louis-Dreyfus replied. "I mean, it's hard to do anything really well and it takes a lot of work and you're gonna butt heads." 

Created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David , Seinfeld followed a group of friends as they lived, worked, and found themselves in bonkers situations in New York City. In addition to Seinfeld and Louis-Dreyfus as Jerry and Elaine, the series rounded out its core four cast with Jason Alexander and Michael Richards respectively playing George and Kramer.

The show, which aired for nine seasons from 1989 until 1998, is widely considered one of the most influential comedies of all time, having spawned multiple iconic moments including: "No soup for you," George's answering machine, Kramer hosting a talk show in his apartment, and Elaine's signature dance. 

Fascinatingly, during the podcast visit, Louis-Dreyfus revealed that she doesn't often rewatch any of the films or movies in which she's starred, including Seinfeld . 

"I don't usually watch it, but you know what's really funny, and it's really sweet? My husband does," she said of Emmy-nominated writer Brad Hall. The two married before Seinfeld ever hit the airwaves.

"Sometimes he'll be laughing and he's just watching bloopers or something of mine," she continued. "And I'm like, 'I can't believe he's watching that.' He loves it." 

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Louis-Dreyfus also recalled an instance in which the show's network, NBC, wanted to hold a major television crossover event that would've seen Seinfeld , Friends , and its other programs all navigating the same New York City blackout. 

"That was the network's idea, that because that was Must-See TV back then, everybody was watching on Thursday nights," she explained to the podcasters. "And so the idea would be all the episodes have a blackout to contend with, and that's lots of fun for the audience."

While the network was excited by the idea, Louis-Dreyfus noted that Seinfeld never participated in an event like that, thanks to its co-creator. "Larry, not in a million years, would go along with anything like that," she teased. 

Listen to Louis-Dreyfus talk Seinfeld in the clip above.

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