Of course, it’s only natural after working so closely and extensively for all of these years that the cast members of a show like “Chicago Fire” are close. Still, to hear it from David Eigenberg, close is an understatement for this crew. “We’re all like family. It’s been nearly 10 years that we’ve been working on the show, and we’ve developed a friendship over the years.”
All the same, Eigenberg did mention that he has become especially close with Joe Minoso, citing the similarities in their pasts as a primary reason for this. Eigenberg mentioned that he relates well to Minoso because of their “common history,” and that it positively impacts their work together on “Chicago Fire.” “They wrote some really nice stuff for us and I was glad that they stepped into our current times a little bit, showing what’s good in this life and what’s destructive,” Eigenberg said.
Eigenberg was careful to explain his wording as well, saying that he doesn’t subscribe to typical takes on morality. “I don’t like the word ‘bad’ — there’s good and there’s destructive,” he explained. “On this show, all the characters lean towards trying to survive the destruction and find the good, and I appreciate that deeply.”
