Lucas was thrilled at the idea of getting to work with Sex and the City creator Darren Star on Emily in Paris. "I adore Sex and the City, honestly. I watched it so many times over and over," he said in a previous interview with Glamour. "I learned so much about things you should or shouldn't do — in bed or elsewhere — thanks to that show. That's why I felt pressure the first time I auditioned for Darren, because he's so iconic to me."