Emily Deschanel Explains Why She Almost Didn’t Make It Past Season 1 of Bones

Emily Deschanel spent over a decade portraying the brilliant and meticulous forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan on the hit crime procedural Bones. Yet, what many viewers never knew about was her personal battle behind that confident performance: diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia at a young age, Emily often struggled to master the intricate anatomical jargon week after week. Pushing through panic attacks on set and challenging moments with showrunner Hart Hanson, Emily persevered, going on to carry one of television's longest-running dramas. We look back at her career and unpack the very real demands of balancing constant filming with mental health, as well as raising a family, and we get into my experience directing her on Bones. I even toss my notecards aside to try to solve the true mystery of an authentic conversation. 💀Emily Deschanel and Carla Gallo rewatch and revisit episodes of Bones and interview past cast and crew members on Boneheads. Check out their interview with Tamara Taylor:    • Dissecting Cam Saroyan (with Tamara Taylor)   Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://lemonada.lnk.to/Boneheads 🔗 Listen to more episodes: 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5P9SJGo... 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🌐 All platforms: https://lemonada.lnk.to/failbetterYT 📺 Subscribe for new videos every Thursday:    / @failbetterwithdavidduchovny   📬 Join our newsletter for Fail Better news and updates: https://lemonadamedia.com/newsletter/ 📲 Follow Lemonada on social media @lemonadamedia 📲 Follow David on Instagram @davidduchovny For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. 0:00 Intro 1:26 ADHD and Dyslexia 4:28 Technical dialogue 7:01 Her approach vs David Boreanaz’s 9:06 A Marlon Brando experiment 13:27 Reactions to failure 16:39 Parenting / meeting David’s kids on set 18:26 Pic of David and Emily on set 19:59 First season struggles 22:39 David directing a Bones episode 26:25 Character inconsistencies 28:35 Panic attacks and Hart story 32:03 Emily’s dad directed David 32:40 Working through S1 struggles 37:24 Continued anxiety / parenting boys 41:14 Pregnancy during production 43:53 When is success negative? 45:14 Sibling rivalry? 47:02 Stupid questions 49:47 What have you learned from failure? 51:03 Gruesome stuff on Bones 52:03 Empathy vs compassion 54:24 Boneheads re-watch podcast