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Laverne Cox Spills on OITNB Cast's Special Bond: We Have ''a Lot of Love and Respect'' for Each Other

"I am in awe of every single actor on the show," she gushed to E! News

By Alyssa Toomey Oct 21, 2014 8:14 PMTags
Watch: Laverne Cox Spills on Jon Hamm and His Sexy Ways

Perhaps those who were most surprised by wild success of the hit Nexflix series Orange Is the New Black were the actors and actresses cast on the show. 

The series, which centers on a women's prison and deals with hard-hitting themes such as sexuality, gender equality and the treatment of inmmates, has received critical acclaim. The surprising success of the show, however, is part of what makes the cast members so close and so well grounded, and they all seem to share an unbreakable bond. 

"I think the closeness that we have among the cast of Orange Is the New Black really comes out of a lot of love and respect that we have for each other," Laverne Cox exclusively dished to E! news while promoting her MTV documentary The T Word, which aired Friday. 

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"I am in awe of every single actor on the show," she continued, gushing over her co-stars. "Everyone's so talented and I learn so much watching everyone work. I think we're all just really excited to be involved in a project that we believe in so much. Writing that is so unbelievably stellar and changeling and funny and smart…it's a dream come true." 

Like Laverne, some of her fellow co-stars found their big break through the series while other's have been working for years in Tinseltown. 

"From the folks like Danielle Brooks, who just graduated from Julliard and this is like her second acting job, to Kate Mulgrew, who is veteran. From the whole spectrum of actresses, we are just so grateful to be involved in such an amazing project and we understand that this is a once in a lifetime kind of job," she said. 

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The 30-year-old Emmy nominee, who made history when she became the first openly transgender actor to receive a nomination, also dished on her most surreal celeb encounter as she continues to adjust to her rapid rise to fame. 

So, who was she crushing on at this year's Emmys bash? Jon Hamm

"He was absolutely just a perfect gentleman and charming and amazing and really sexy," she said of the Mad Men star, while also admitting that Hamm "can't help but ooze sexuality and hotness." 

We certainly won't argue with that. Watch the clip to hear more about Laverne's run-in with Jon Hamm and find out the topic the two bonded over!