In his first interview after leaving "Transparent", Tambor, speaking to "The Hollywood Reporter" in May 2018, continued to deny allegations that he had sexually harassed his former assistant or Trace Lysette on the series, but admitted to having anger issues throughout his life. He also said that while he was on the show he "worried to death" about whether he was portraying his transgender character truthfully, and that the stress sometimes made him "difficult" and "mean". Tambor mentioned one "blowup" he had with "Arrested Development" co-star Jessica Walter during the show's production. On May 23, 2018, Walter said in a "New York Times" cast interview that Tambor had verbally harassed her. "He never crossed the line on our show with any, you know, sexual whatever. Verbally, yes, he harassed me, but he did apologize ... In like almost 60 years of working, I've never had anybody yell at me like that on a set." When asked whether she had reservations about working with Tambor again, Walter said, “Of course not.” “I don’t want to walk around with anger,” she added. “I respect him as an actor. We’ve known each other for years and years and years. Of course, I would work with him again in a heartbeat.”