“It is now in my contract for every show I do,” Isaacs tells EW.

Isaacs now joins the club alongsidehis onscreen son Patrick Schwarzenegger,season 2’sTheo James, and season 1’sSteve Zahn.

“It’ll get easier, hopefully.”

The White Lotus Season 3 Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs, ‘The White Lotus’.Credit:HBO

But there’s some big, old acting coming up."

“He’s been bottling it up for a very long time,” he says.

“I don’t know how I pulled it off,” he says.

The White Lotus Season 3 Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs, ‘The White Lotus’.HBO

“The audience will see whether I did or not.

You’ve got to get there.

I mean, you’ve got to be as real as you’re free to.

Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook, Sam Nivola in The White Lotus Season 3

Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Sam Nivola in ‘The White Lotus’.Fabio Lovino/HBO

And yeah, there was some inner gear changes required.”

Knowing that most of Timothy’s struggle is internal was a big challenge for Isaacs.

“It didn’t feel easy because first of all, I like words.

I like talking,” he says.

The White Lotusseason 3 airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.