Jessica Williams reveals why she was 'a little self-conscious' around 'Shrinking' co-star Harrison Ford

Jessica Williams also spoke about how Harrison Ford never failed to entertain the cast on set
PUBLISHED JAN 13, 2024
Jessica Williams opens up on her experience of working with Harrison Ford for the TV series 'Shrinking' (IMDb, Getty Images)
Jessica Williams opens up on her experience of working with Harrison Ford for the TV series 'Shrinking' (IMDb, Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jessica Williams is recalling her time with Harrison Ford while filming the comedy-drama 'Shrinking.'

The 34-year-old actress, who plays a spunky therapist, drives Ford, 81, her grumpy mentor at a behavioral therapy center to work, says working on the set was a "really nervous" experience.

Jessica Williams says she was a 'little self-conscious' in front of Harrison Ford

Speaking about why she was nervous on the set while around the 'Han Solo' actor, Williams said, "It’s almost like when you don’t care about typing when you’re alone, but all of a sudden somebody’s over your shoulder."

"And you’re like, ‘Oh, how do I type?’ And then you mess up … and you’re like, ‘I promise I type better than this.’"

"So I get a little self-conscious driving in front of Harrison Ford for that reason," she added.


 
 
 
 
 
View this post on Instagram
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Jessica Renee Williams (@msjwilly)


 

The first-time Emmy nominee Williams further shared how Ford never failed to entertain the cast on set.

"He’s a classic joke teller," she said of the actor who is being honored with the Career Achievement Award on Sunday, January 7, at the Critics Choice Awards.

"Like, you know people that will give you a setup, a punch line and tell you a story … It’s just such a cool kind of old-school thing to do," she added.

Jessica Williams reveals why Harrison Ford is not in 'Shrinking' cast's group chat

Despite being part of the star-studded cast of 'Shrinking', Ford finds himself out of the cast's group text chain.

Williams said her 'Shrinking' co-stars have a group chat but the 'Indiana Jones' actor is "definitely not on it.

"You could say it’s a group chat minus one," she told the New York Post,l. "I just don’t think he texts. I don’t think he has to text. I don’t even know if he has a phone," Williams said of Ford.

Inside Jessica Williams' career

Williams, who is nominated for Emmy's Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series  moved to New York City at the age of 22 to work on 'The Daily Show' and was the youngest correspondent the show has ever hired.


 
 
 
 
 
View this post on Instagram
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Jessica Renee Williams (@msjwilly)


 

After spending a decade in New York, she is currently living in California. "Sometimes, when I have anxiety, it’s really hard for me to go underground in a tunnel where there’s starts and stops," Williams said of her life in the Big Apple.

"Also if I was going to be on ‘The Daily Show’ or if I was acting, you actually don’t really want to take the subway because you can get stuck."

"Sometimes productions will be like, ‘Please, for the love of God, do not take the train to set because you literally might just be stuck underground,'" she added.

MORE STORIES

The post Khloe Kardashian liked featured Charlie Kirk speaking with a fan at an event about his devout Christian faith
Sep 13, 2025
Whitney Cummings sparked widespread outrage after posting a controversial tweet about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk
Sep 13, 2025
Prince Harry was spotted entering King Charles’s London residence, months after saying his father had ignored his calls
Sep 11, 2025
Rosie O'Donnell said Ellen DeGeneres’ friendship denial hurt so much she printed T-shirts for her staff reading, 'I don’t know Rosie, we’re not friends'
Sep 10, 2025
A post alleged that Karoline Leavitt called Patti LaBelle 'just a singer,' leading LaBelle to deliver a seven-word response that froze the studio
Sep 10, 2025
Jennifer Lopez feels free channeling emotions into music, but Ben Affleck is embarrassed and sees it as crossing a line, according to the source
Sep 9, 2025
Howard Stern added that he missed last week’s show due to illness, not contract talks, and addressed rumors of being fired from his own show
Sep 9, 2025
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement in August 2025 triggered a wave of pregnancy chatter after an ultrasound photo went viral
Sep 9, 2025
Ed Sheeran, 34, revealed that he was leaving Suffolk with his wife Cherry Seaborn and their two daughters, Lyra and Jupiter
Sep 9, 2025
From Ice Spice’s chaotic corset to Paris Hilton’s flame dress, see the celebs who landed on the worst-dressed list at the 2025 VMAs
Sep 8, 2025