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Though he didn’t utter a word, the chance to stand toe-to-toe with public defender Dan Fielding, played by actor John Larroquette, in front of a live studio audience was “unreal,” he told The Times.

Bass mostly avoided eye contact and didn’t utter a word — not even a “no comment.”

There, he sought out Ukrainian friends and learned the language, which he now speaks fluently, refusing to utter a word in his native Russian.

As her character moves from a state of thoughtless confidence to one of informed confusion, she grows quieter; there are scenes in which she can barely utter a word.

There’s also an incarcerated woman convicted of the savage murder of her boyfriend — and unable, or unwilling, to utter a word.