> ‘Glee’ Star Dianna Agron Talks Quinn’s Thanksgiving Return, Kitty and Catfights With Santana (Q&A)
Dianna Agron is the best friend we all wish we had. She’s loves cat gifs, Yoshi and is full of sound advice and sisterly wisdom. The star of FOX’s Glee even loves video games, especially ones that can fit in her purse.
Although the newly-minted Nintendo ambassador admits she hasn’t decorated her shiny red Nintendo 3DS just yet, she wouldn’t be opposed to adding a few stickers, preferably ones with cats on them.
Needless to say, this Glee starlet has come a long way since Quinn Fabray. Not only is she the creator the artistic site You, Me and Charlie, but the actress also has an indie film with Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer – titled Malavita – coming out next year. But don’t worry Gleeks: Agron is making her triumphant return to McKinley just in time for Thanksgiving.
Celebuzz recently chatted with Agron on everything from Glee and Malavita to her BFF Taylor Swift.
Celebuzz: Quinn is returning to Lima for Thanksgiving. What has she been up to at Yale?
Dianna Agron: School stuff! [Laughs] She’s been a little mischievous. She’s in a whole new ballpark, but at the same time, she’s grown into this new woman. She thinks she’s very sophisticated now. You’ll hear a little speech that she gives about her recent endeavors at school. It’s quite comical. Her extra-curricular activities are very interesting.CB: Has she found herself a Yalie to shack up with?
DA: In some ways, you could say that. I don’t want to elaborate too much, but you’ll see. It’s pretty great, especially for Quinn. It’s like every season she’s someone new.CB: Right! The Madonna of Glee, really. If only she could find a way to get rid of her ironic tattoo of Ryan Seacrest.
DA: I know. I think we’ll never see that ever again.CB: There are some pretty great Quinn and Santana (Naya Rivera) moments coming up. Ryan Murphy recently joked on Twitter that he wants a spinoff for you two. What can you tell us about their reunion?
DA: Naya is one of my best friends, so it’s funny because the things that we do on the show are not necessarily the best friend behavior that you would want to have in your life. We have quite an interesting confrontation in this episode coming up. I’m not going to say exactly what, but I will say I nominated for really going for it. There was a lot of hesitation, but in the end, it will be really funny. There was some agression that was taken out. I’m not going to say whether it was verbal or physical, but let’s just say the stunt coordinator was on set. Think back to the fight in the hallway if you remember that episode.CB: Of course! So it’s going to be Part 2?
DA: Yes! Exactly.CB: So there was hestation on Naya’s part, but you were all for going hard?
DA: Well, you do things within safety limitations [laughs]. But I think if you trust and love somebody enough, like I love Naya, it make things a little bit easier to go a little bit further. It’s a great scene. The moment reminds me very much of Season 1. There’s a lot of emotion.CB: You and Naya must be BFFs because all you do is tweet her cat photos.
DA: Yeah, I do. It started a long time ago. It’s not a new obsession by any means. It’s been an ongoing obsession. Sometimes, it’s the littlest things that bring you the most joy.CB: A lot of fans love the Quinn and Rachel (Lea Michele) friendship. Will there be any moments between the two in the future?
DA: I have no idea! I don’t really know what’s coming up for Quinn and Rachel. I’ve been much more unknowing this season, which is fun, but it’s also so very different. I’d love for them to have a few scenes. They’re both maturing, and I think it could be powerful to see how far they’ve come.CB: Maybe Quinn could come to New York?
DA: Of course! Because that means that I get to go to New York — or the fake New York on Paramount, one of the two [laughs]. But that would be so fun. We had a great time when we were in New York filming the end of the second season.CB: There’s been a lot of talk about a potential storyline with Kitty (Becca Tobin), who’s been dubbed “The New Quinn.” What can you tell us about their relationship?
DA: It’s funny because we’re pretty much the same age in real life, but Becca is so sweet. Kitty completely looks up to Quinn. She has pictures of me in her locker and things like that. It’s the passing of the torch. She really looked up to Quinn in high school, and so when Quinn comes back, she gives Kitty a pep talk. I definitely had quite a few girls who I looked up to in high school, and I would have loved if they came back and offered me advice. Who wouldn’t?CB: A lot of fans and critics seem to agree that this season has recaptured some of the magic from Season 1. Do you agree?
DA: For sure! It was really cool to meet everyone in the new cast. They’re all so wonderful and so eager to be on set. There’s definitely a renewed excitement this season, and we’re all noticing it. They brought a fresh air to the show. The possibilities with this cast are endless. It’s been really great.CB: You recently wrapped Malavita with Robert De Niro and Michelle Pheiffer. What was that experience like?
DA: I’m so incredibly lucky to work with such amazing people. Getting to work with the likes of Robert De Niro and [director] Luc Besson was a dream. I’ve been a fan of Luc’s work for a very long time.It’s a very dark comedy and an action movie rolled into one. Robert plays my dad and Michelle plays my mom, and Tommy Lee Jones plays the FBI agent that’s keeping our family in the Witness Protection Program. And then there’s John D’Leo, who plays my cutie little brother. We basically wind up in Normandy, and you see us try to assimilate into this very French town, and we just fail epically. It’s a funny twist of events.
CB: Now, your BFF Taylor Swift gave you a shout out in the liner notes of Red. That’s pretty cool, right?
DA: I’m so proud of her! Her album is doing so well, and she’s worked so hard on it, so I couldn’t be happier for her. She’s really doing great, and that album is amazing.CB: So is “22″ your favorite song on the album?
DA: I don’t really know what my favorite song is yet. I’ve been listening to the whole thing in its entirety, and there’s not one song that I skip over. So I guess I love all of the songs.Glee airs Thursdays at 9 PM on FOX. You can get Nintendo’s latest games – Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask — for your 3DS here.
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I just had to post this because of the amount of perfection going on in it
Big Magazine interview with Dianna Agron for Giffoni
“How many times did you happen to meet one of your idols and find out that they are even better than what you thought? That just happened to us of Big Magazine! With who? Dianna Agron, the amazing Quinn Fabray on ‘Glee’!! Yess, exactly: we got to have a close meeting with her at the Giffoni Film Festival!! What else to say: Dianna is an amazing girl, not only more beautiful than on screen but very sweet and a smile that is contagious!
Over 1,500 guys from all over Italy came to see her at Giffoni and she teared up at the sight of such a warm welcome party. We got the chance to talk to her and she gave us some insights not only about herself, but about her character’s future as well” [Intro]
Q:Why do you think Glee is so popular?
A:I believe it’s because of the storylines, that focus on topics easy to relate to, but even because of the dancing numbers and so much music.
Q:Speaking of the ‘Loser’ theme, were you popular in High School?
A:I must confess that I wasn’t popular at all! I was a ‘loser’, even if I sang and danced in several groups. I didn’t pay too much attention to my looks either, always wearing jeans and t-shirts; I had tons of friends but I wasn’t ‘cool’.
Q: Then Glee came around
A: And it changed my life! Not so much time before I started my Glee adventure, I had done more than 30 auditions for a small role in a musical, but they didn’t go that well. I was so down because of that! Then I did one for Glee and I got the part soon after. From that experience, I got that if things matter, they happen even if at first things don’t seem to go the way we’d like.
Q:What do you like the most about this TV Show? Are you and Quinn alike?
A:Well, thanks to movies and TV shows you can act, sing and dance and that made me understand that I can stay somehow young because of this job. Truth been told, there’s not really so much similarity between Glee characters and our real lives, we all have our own personality that is different from who we play on Glee.
Q:Now that you are famous, how do you keep your life private? Mostly because you are quite active on Internet
A:That’s true; soon after I started with Glee, I created a blog to communicate with my fans, where I talk about myself or post pictures about my holidays or daily life. Although, I can still protect my privacy, by not talking about my romantic life or more private things.
Q:This year’s theme for the Festival is Happiness. What is happiness for you?
A:Happiness means being with your friends, your family, throwing parties and painting your face, trying to stay young as much as possible. We should be able to split time between work and fun in a better way; work matters too much in US, whilst here, in Europe, you know how to have fun.
Q:Let’s go back to Glee, Quinn went through pregnancy. Had you been in her place, what would have you done?
A:I honestly don’t know what I would have done, had I been in her shoes; but I think it is good that something like that happened in a TV Show so popular. Quinn’s personality is more extreme than mine and she decided to keep the baby, I admire her for having taken that decision.
Q: Can you anticipate something about the new episodes?
A:I am afraid I can’t anticipate much, but I can say that our producer loves musicals so there will be more contemporary songs. Then, Quinn and Rachel will go back to being friends. I am very curious myself to find out about what’s gonna happen next.
Q:Do you think you might get tired of the show, one day?
A:I don’t think it will ever happen. I want to stay on Glee as long as there will be space for me.
Q:Rumors has it that you are going to be on the big screen soon, is that true?
A:Yes, I am going to Paris to shoot ‘Malavita’, Luc Besson’s new movie and I’ll have the opportunity to work side by side with a legend like Robert De Niro! I can’t wait, I am so excited! And I hope to learn French some more, because I can’t go back home without knowing a single word; my friends would make fun of me!!”
“This is ‘trip over a rock in the street, stumble into a wall and smash your face’-pretty. Has it ever happened when you walk on the street and a dude just takes his eyes off what he’s doing for a second and breaks his nose? Ever happened?”
“No…”
“Never? I bet it’s happened, you haven’t seen it.”
I know it happened, for a fact.
- David Letterman: You're still kind of a kid yourself, you're not that old.
- Keira Knightley: I'm... I'm 23.
- David Letterman: You're 23! Oh, wow! You see this tie right here? This tie is 23.
- David Letterman: What is it like growing up there, in London?
- Keira Knightley: What's it like?
- David Letterman: Yeah.
- Keira Knightley: It's very nice. It's quite cold. Not actually as cold as this studio, but still.
Keira Knightley on David Letterman - 2008
There are so many funny bits in this.
Lea Michele on Late Show with David Letterman
Full on charming. Talking about getting tattoos with her family, and the New Yorker stuff, awww <3 I loved this interview. Lettermen actually let her talk!
“This is ‘trip over a rock in the street, stumble into a wall and smash your face’-pretty. Has it ever happened when you walk on the street and a dude just takes his eyes off what he’s doing for a second and breaks his nose? Ever happened?”
“No…”
“Never? I bet it’s happened, you haven’t seen it.”
I know it happened, for a fact.
