'Camping' star Juliette Lewis explains why Jandice constantly seeks Kathryn's approval and similarly 'tries to fix other people'
'Camping' star Juliette Lewis is playing the role of a character who is completely insubordinate, but in reality, Lewis is nothing like her character. The 45-year-old plays the role of the flower child, Jandice, who is an absolute opposite to the uptight, obsessively controlling, Kathryn, played by Jennifer Garner. Jandice, in fact, acts as a foil to Kathryn as the two characters are constantly in a feud of ideologies where Kathryn's grip on the entire group seems to stumble due to Jandice's presence.
As a character, Jandice is a free-spirited woman who lives life to the lees and doesn't mind running naked into the lake for a swim. However, much of it was pretty toned down while working with creators Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner. Speaking with AV/TV Club, Lewis stated, "That was actually Jenni's direction in the first two episodes. She helped me a lot. And she would push me as you can just do it. She would push me, you know where I would...just because I root into honesty and you know people are capable of all kinds of bizarre behavior and you pull from all those kinds of truths and unlike what people might think, I don't like to make people uncomfortable in group settings."
