Messing Got the Job While She Was Drunk
Hayes wasn’t the only one who initially passed on having a starring role on “Will & Grace.” All of the cast members were originally hesitant to accept their parts. In a desperate and determined move, the producers showed up at Debra Messing’s door with a bottle of vodka and pitched her their ideas for the show as they “poured me several shots.” Being a “lightweight,” Messing revealed to New York Daily News that it didn’t take long for her “to be a little giddy” about accepting the role as Grace Adler.