"Once, an acupuncturist and a chiropractor came to work on my neck at lunch every day," the actor told British GQ

According to the actor, the shooting of Schitt's Creek had a major impact on Dan Levy's physical and mental health.

In an interview with the British GQ magazine's "GQ Heroes", the 38-year-old Levy said that the stress and anxiety he experienced during the sixth season of the CBC series made him wear a neck brace. His neck is so tense that he "cannot move".

"Once, an acupuncturist and a chiropractor came to work on my neck every lunch, so I could actually perform instead, you know, it looks like I need a neck brace," the star Tell the media.

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Levy played the lead role, writer, and presenter at Schitt's Creek, holding several roles. He performed various tasks on the set, from rehearsing and rewriting scenes, making wardrobe decisions, approving budgets, acting, and occasionally directing.

During the six-year filming of the show, Levy said that he had almost no social life and was almost always on the go. He is usually picked up around 5 in the morning, and often until the early hours of the morning.

Levy told British "GQ" that he sometimes "sleeps no more than eight hours a week".

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"Because the more shows we produce, the more proud I am of it. The more I want to create more attractive and dimensional stories, the more we want to expand our world..." the actor explained. 

Before the show's final season premiered in January 2020, Levy told people that he was "nervous" about the fan's thinking.

"I care about the quality of the show. I care about what fans think," he said at the time. "Ending something is such a difficult task, but at the same time, the way the story comes to us is so organic, simple and easy. I think for me, nerves are just to let people see the last chapter and hope to Enjoy it and be moved by it like we shoot and make it."

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Levy later told people, "I think I have never had more tears than filming on the last day of the show."

"I think as an actor and a staff, this experience is so rare, so extraordinary, and has changed lives," the show host said. "Farewell to it and the way it ends, combining our own personal love and deep understanding of these roles. Deep respect, incredible bitterness, is an experience I will never forget and will cherish for the rest of my life."