Lea Michele on Finding Her Glee in 'Scream Queens':
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After seven seasons on “Glee,” Lea Michele has taken on a decidedly different role in “Scream Queens,” as the glamour-challenged, neckbrace-wearing Hester who desperately just wants to fit in. No singing required!
How did you get cast?
Ryan called me in October when we were starting the final season of “Glee,” and he said I love you and I want us to keep working together and it will help the sad “Glee” transition so we never have to say goodbye. All he said was “Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, neckbrace.” And I said, “I’m in.” I had no idea what was. I was so excited. I had to keep it quiet for a really long time. I thought it was maybe another season of “American Horror Story” that he was asking me to be a part of. It wasn’t until it was announced online that he told me that it was “Scream Queens.” More than anything, it’s giving me the opportunity to play someone other than Rachel Berry.
Talk about your character. She certainly doesn’t look like Rachel Berry.
Having no hair and no makeup and getting to show more of my physical comedy has been really fun. We were in such a rhythm at “Glee” – to jump into another character came easily to me. When I read the script I thought this was so insane, some of the things I have to say, some of things that I’m doing. I’ve had the most fun getting to play around with who Hester is. I get to do the weirdest things. And they let me have fun. Whenever I think I’ve done something or I’ve gone too far – it’s too weird, too crazy – they’re like, it’s good. I’m basing her on the craziest characters I’ve seen. I grew up watching women like Molly Shannon and Cheri Oteri and Gilda Radner — a lot of these comedic actresses who use their physical comedy. Molly Shannon as superstar playing Mary Catherine Gallagher flying backward, Kristin Wiig playing Gilly — that’s what I’m drawing on playing Hester.
Do you mind not singing or performing?
I’m working on music outside the show. I’m enjoying the break from that. I’m enjoying getting to focus on being an actor. I love to sing. I’ll always sing. I’ll always have that performing side. I’m actually happy to have that separate right now from my acting because it allows me to focus on each thing with more attention and give each thing more care. I think it’s good for people to see me not singing for a minute. And it is a lot of work. Thinking back to “Glee,” I can’t believe we did that. Now just doing a regular show, it’s a lot easier.
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