Flailage: Everybody's Gay for Lisa!
Seriously. I didn't think it was possible for me to adore LE more. But she proves to me that I am a presumptuous idiot for assuming that, by giving one of her best House-related interviews EVER. I know everyone and their pet chicken has dorked out over the interview already, but I had to do so too, if only to keep a record of the happy lovely interview for myself in my LJ. *happy sigh*
Much flailing to follow:
Lisa Edelstein Spills Hot House Secrets
TV GUIDE source > my flailing in green!
You couldn't ask for a better foil for the crabby, compelling leading man on House than his boss. Cuddy doesn't take House's nonsense and she knows how to keep him in check - more or less. Plus, the sizzling chemistry between Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein keeps the dialogue fresh enough to warrant a slap on the cheek. Edelstein talked about Cuddy's sex life, her relationship with House and those racy outfits she loves to wear.
TVGuide.com: House has been so busy with his candidates, we haven't gotten as much of Cuddy lately. Will we see more of her soon?
Lisa Edelstein: It's still pretty much focused on the new team, and it just starts becoming more of the regular construction of the episodes after Episode 9 [airing Nov. 27]. But then... everyone went on strike, so we've only got up till Episode 12 in the can, so Cuddy won't be sleeping with House unless we get the writers back. So I'm out there picketing.
OMG. I LOVE HOW LE IS A HOUSE/CUDDY SHIPPER, OMG. With her in our corner, we will so WIN - she makes it sound like H/C sexage is GOING to happen, she just needs to get the writers back to work. How awesome is that?!?
TVGuide.com: It would be quite something if the two of them got it on!
Edelstein: I'm all for Cuddy having sex sometime this season, so honk if you want to see my boobs.
HONK!, says the recently straight me. And yes yes YES to the Cuddy!sex. Especially if it's with House. Lots and lots of it, please. Everywhere.
TVGuide.com: It's been hinted in the past that there's some kind of sordid history between Cuddy and House. Is there?
Edelstein: I would absolutely love it. They don't really tell me anything - they don't want me to get attached to any ideas that might be floating around the writers' room. Yes, there have been ideas tossed around - but I have no idea what actually will or will not happen.
I would absolutely love it too, obviously. I love that LE confirms there've been ideas tossed around - even if we don't know what it is exactly, this means the writers ARE talking H/C backstory and coming up with something we'll eventually learn much more about. And there's nothing more I can ask for than that (aside from actual schtupping, duh).
TVGuide.com: The banter between the two of them is one of the best things about the show.
Edelstein: I think so, too - it's a really complicated, adult relationship. These are people who have very full lives and lots of responsibilities that perhaps conflict with their feelings for each other.
Thank you, Lisa Edelstein. ILU more than ever. She always has such wonderful insight into Cuddy's relationship with House, and this is just so true. A complicated, adult, smart relationship. Our OTP for the WIN.
TVGuide.com: Hugh Laurie seems like a pretty irreverent guy himself - do you two have a similar rapport when the cameras are off?
Edelstein: We are an entire cast and writing crew of smarty-pants. So the conversations that go on when the cameras aren't rolling are hilarious, and usually definitely not for publication. It is a process of great editing down to get that humor on the air without getting sued.
Hee. So much cute. I want to be a fly on the wall of a House set! Preferably Cuddy's office - when House and Cuddy are getting it on. (Dude, I'm SUCH a perv.)
TVGuide.com: Cuddy is not your typical hospital administrator. For one thing, she wears some pretty tight-fitting, low-cut outfits. Which you look great in - but do you think it's inappropriate for her position?
Edelstein: Thank you. She doesn't care what people say - she doesn't care how many fans of the show don't like her outfits. Listen, it's actually not reality. She's a television character, and I'm an actress playing a hospital administrator, and I don't want to be in frumpy clothes. I want to be a hot hospital administrator.
We don't want you in frumpy clothes either, Lisa! And you are the hottest hospital administrator in EVER. See all the people who became lesbians because of this scene:
TVGuide.com: She's fascinating: so strong and authoritative, yet so flawed....
Edelstein: That is what's fun - what's been great about playing this character now for several years is that the complexity becomes more and more real, and she becomes more and more of a real person. It's really exciting.
Awww, Cuddy becoming more of a real person - that's a lovely thought. I'm SO GLAD LE finally got a chance to show the world her talent and has managed to do so on one of the most popular shows in the US. And for so many years!
TVGuide.com: A couple of week ago, House and Cuddy were having one of their pissing matches and he threatened to replace her birth control pills with placebos. Does that mean Cuddy is no longer trying to have a baby?
Edelstein: I asked that question, too! But I didn't get an answer; I think they just liked the line. Somebody said that sometimes when women have a lot of miscarriages, they go on the pill to try to regulate their ovulation.
Okay, seriously, HOW MUCH DO I LOVE LE FOR SAYING THIS? I figured she, if anyone, would catch the fact that Cuddy shouldn't be on birth control if she's trying to conceive. And LE caught it! And she has such a plausible, heartbreaking reason for Cuddy being back on the pill too. Awww. *hugs Cuddy*
TVGuide.com: Cuddy's surrounded by all these handsome, available men. Do you think anything could happen between her and Wilson, or Foreman, or Chase?
Edelstein: And now there's more! There's more for her to choose from. Something's got to happen. But first we have to get the writers back.
Hee - evasive much? LE is clearly in the H/C schtupping camp!
TVGuide.com: The scenes between Chase and Cameron have been pretty intense this season. Has there been any awkwardness on set between Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer since their engagement ended?
Edelstein: They have not had any weirdness on set; they've always been incredibly professional. I never even noticed their love affair on set - I mean, I knew they were having one, but....
TVGuide.com: You had some memorable, smaller roles on shows like SportsNight and The West Wing. How is it having a leading role on such a huge hit show?
Edelstein: It's been an incredible experience. I've loved every second of it and I'm so sad that we're going on strike, because I really love my job. I'm working with a group of people that I couldn't have asked for better. There's no weird drama, there's no crazy egos, there's nothing to complain about. I'm living the dream.
As are we! Again, a million kinds of happy that LE found a regular job, and one opposite Hugh Laurie to boot. Talk about SERENDIPITY.
TVGuide.com: What's your take on the issues that are on the table with the strike?
Edelstein: I'm an artist in this industry, and the problems the writers are facing right now are the exact same problems the directors and actors will have to deal with in June. It's really important we be as supportive as we can; we have to go to work, because we'll get sued if we don't show up, but when I'm not working, I'm on the picket line. No one wants this strike. Probably the studios already know how much they're willing to pay, but they want to make everyone crawl across glass naked for it.
I love Activist!Lisa. She makes me want to grow up to be like her.
And that is all. LE IS MADE OF WIN.