Vanity Fair Interview w/ Harry
Burning Question: How is Mike going to get rid of his rolling menace Artie once and for all?
The crossroads really happen in the Valentine’s Day episode. Artie has a girl right now, he’s got Brittany. So it’s more-not a love triangle, but a . . . love square. But we know that special place Tina holds for him. On Valentine’s Day you’ll get to see how they express the love they have, and get past it.
Secondary Question: Is there going to be more dancing in the second half of the season? Specifically, more of you dancing?
Yes. The Valentine’s Day episode, you’re going to see some smooth moves to . . . maybe some Michael [Jackson]. And the Super Bowl episode with “Thriller” is very dance heavy. And not just me-everyone’s participating, whether they like it or not. Even Cory [Monteith] is dancing-he’s been getting things really fast lately. Now the one that’s getting what we call New Booty is Chord [Overstreet.] He didn’t come from a dance background, so we give him crap when he’s not able to pick up moves at lightning speed.
Fantasy Plotline for Mike:
What if Mike went to school to pick up a book he forgot, and the janitor’s there and it ends up being Christopher Walken, and he tells Mike that the only way he gets through his job is by taking these pills, and Mike takes some, and everything turns into a fantasy world, where mops and brooms start flying around, and we’re flying and dancing all around the whole school. Christopher Walken fascinates me. He’s got a musical background and he’s a great dancer-Pennies from Heaven, Hairspray-and he plays these characters that are so offbeat, and so memorable. He could teach me a couple things.
Ryan announces a Barry Manilow-themed episode, and you get to pick your own song. What do you pick?
I can’t say that I’m so familiar with his work. Even though I know the difference, I keep getting him mixed up with Tom Jones. I always go back to “It’s Not Unusual.” [Starts singing] It’s not unusual to be loved by anyone… But I know that’s totally not him.
There are also similar size interviews with Max Adler/Karofsky, HeMo/Brittany, and Kevin McHale/Artie which can be read here.