TVLINE | Was there instant chemistry between you and Billy? Billy on the Street fan. You know, Billy — besides the fact that he’s hysterically funny — is truly one of the brightest people I’ve ever met in my life. He’s brilliantly smart. We can talk about anything and everything. For me, it was instant chemistry. I pretty much foisted my friendship upon him and gave him no choice.
TVLINE | You’ve worked with Ryan Murphy so many times before. Was this really the first time he’s asked you to do Horror Story ? this would be the [project] I’d be involved with. Ryan is a studio. He has 55,000 projects going on at any given moment. I’ve always hoped to work on another one of his projects, and I didn’t know which one that would be, but Horror Story was probably on the bottom of the list of shows I would have guessed. I was really, really surprised. But I’m so happy. I’ve also never been part of a genre show, which is its own special animal.
TVLINE | Was it an experience you’d want to do again?
TVLINE | I mean, you did the first non-supernatural season. They could give you horns the next time we see you again. anything could happen. But if Ryan felt there was a place for me next season, I would be thrilled to come back. We got along unusually well for a cast. We had a really, really good time together. I only had a few scenes with Billie Lourd, but she really is one of my favorite people in the entire world. She’s somebody I think is a true superstar; I don’t think someone that talented and unique comes along very often.
TVLINE | The season must have been a little cathartic, too.
TVLINE | It did a nice job of pointing out the cult-ish practices of both parties.
TVLINE | It actually somehow became more culturally relevant as the season went on. written . And all of a sudden it was becoming part of the national consciousness. That happened over and over throughout the season, really crescendoing with this idea of female rage and women getting to a point where they have had enough of men telling them how they’re going to be. They’re reclaiming their power — or reclaiming their time, as the great Maxine Waters says. I loved watching Ally start as one kind of person, walk right through her fear, then on the other side become incredibly powerful.
TVLINE | While we’re talking about fear, what scared you most while filming the season? day of a shooting, because this is America in 2017.” I remember thinking, “Oh, God, please don’t let there be another incident right before or after this episode airs.” And then Las Vegas happens, and it’s the worst one. I thought they were going to pull the episode, but I ultimately think they made the right choice cutting out some of the more graphic moments.”
TVLINE | It was subtle, but I agree, it was nice of them to tone it down. real gun, but it was a pretty good fake! My heart was pounding and I was really scared. It was a sad end to Meadow’s story
| Speaking of endings, that final shot of Sarah Paulson in the robe… loved it! I remember reading that in the script and thinking it was so brilliant.
TVLINE | Before I realized it was Bebe’s robe, my mind went straight to Coven . Coven — and no one has actually said this to me — might not have been unintentional. It’s a different road, but the same imagery.
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