Interview: Naya Rivera: Bring It On, Bitch!
As Santana, Glee’s resident mean girl, Naya Rivera loosens her tight Cheerios ponytail to talk gay bars, drag queen inspiration, and the bisexual future of Brittana.
Earlier this season Santana said, “Sex is not dating,” to which Brittany replied, “If it were, Santana and I would be dating.” You told Maxim that you asked your director, Brad Falchuk, “Are we doing this because she doesn't know what sex means, or did we in fact hook up?” Brad apparently answered, “Oh, no, you hooked up!” What was going through your mind?
Well, my initial reaction was that it was hysterical. I was laughing because I thought it was just another stupid thing that Brittany says. It’s kind of like a joke that the writers play, but the fans actually really love it. I think it’s awesome.
Santana and Brittany have been doing a lot of pinky-holding in recent episodes. Are the writers still joking around, or is this Brittana flirtation actually going somewhere?
We definitely always hint at it, but I don’t know what will happen with that. Maybe they’ll fall in love. I do think they’re soul mates. Brittany just gets Santana, even though a lot of people don’t like her. The guys are crappy, so maybe Santana should just be with Brittany.
Could Santana be bisexual?
There’s always a chance on this show. Everything’s always twisting and turning, and you never know what the writers and Ryan Murphy are going to do next.
Santana once told Finn, “You buy us dinner, and we make out in front of you. It’s, like, the best deal ever.” Now a lot of people are hoping for Brittana make-out session.
I know. That would be nuts, but I don’t know if we can do that because it’s such a family show. If it does happen, I’m up for it. I’m really up for anything, so maybe I’ll make their dreams come true.
You and Heather Morris, who plays Brittany, are close in real life. When did you two become BFFs?
We were friends from the beginning. I remember not knowing who the third cheerleader was going to be and not knowing if she was going to be cool, but we hung out the first day I met her. We live close to each other, so now we hang out all the time. It’s nice that I’ve found a friend out of work. The chemistry that we have on-screen has stemmed from our real-life friendship. Half the stuff we do is us just joking around or ad libs like the pinky thing. Brad told us to do the pinky thing one time, but now we try to fit it in other scenes. That kind of stuff really makes our scenes better.
Source, with a spoilerish comment about 1x21 on page 3
(Thanks backitup_baby!)
Earlier this season Santana said, “Sex is not dating,” to which Brittany replied, “If it were, Santana and I would be dating.” You told Maxim that you asked your director, Brad Falchuk, “Are we doing this because she doesn't know what sex means, or did we in fact hook up?” Brad apparently answered, “Oh, no, you hooked up!” What was going through your mind?
Well, my initial reaction was that it was hysterical. I was laughing because I thought it was just another stupid thing that Brittany says. It’s kind of like a joke that the writers play, but the fans actually really love it. I think it’s awesome.
Santana and Brittany have been doing a lot of pinky-holding in recent episodes. Are the writers still joking around, or is this Brittana flirtation actually going somewhere?
We definitely always hint at it, but I don’t know what will happen with that. Maybe they’ll fall in love. I do think they’re soul mates. Brittany just gets Santana, even though a lot of people don’t like her. The guys are crappy, so maybe Santana should just be with Brittany.
Could Santana be bisexual?
There’s always a chance on this show. Everything’s always twisting and turning, and you never know what the writers and Ryan Murphy are going to do next.
Santana once told Finn, “You buy us dinner, and we make out in front of you. It’s, like, the best deal ever.” Now a lot of people are hoping for Brittana make-out session.
I know. That would be nuts, but I don’t know if we can do that because it’s such a family show. If it does happen, I’m up for it. I’m really up for anything, so maybe I’ll make their dreams come true.
You and Heather Morris, who plays Brittany, are close in real life. When did you two become BFFs?
We were friends from the beginning. I remember not knowing who the third cheerleader was going to be and not knowing if she was going to be cool, but we hung out the first day I met her. We live close to each other, so now we hang out all the time. It’s nice that I’ve found a friend out of work. The chemistry that we have on-screen has stemmed from our real-life friendship. Half the stuff we do is us just joking around or ad libs like the pinky thing. Brad told us to do the pinky thing one time, but now we try to fit it in other scenes. That kind of stuff really makes our scenes better.
Source, with a spoilerish comment about 1x21 on page 3
(Thanks backitup_baby!)