Mia Kirshner Interview

2 months ago 11th Jun 15:27

With a book out in October and her role as serial womaniser Jenny Schecter dominating television screens across the UK and US, Mia Kirshner has been a busy lady. FemaleFirst grabbed a few minutes to chat to her about life, lesbians and of course, The L Word.

How would you describe your character Jenny on The L Word, are you anything like her

No way, not a chance - She is extremely complicated, maddening, passionate, difficult, loyal and also completely disloyal, just a contradiction.

What can we expect from the next season of The L Word

Well the UK has just released Season Four on DVD, but the next series (Five) is my favourite season so far as Jenny is the most confident that she's ever been and you can expect a grander, more outlandish and outrageous character.

When The L Word began did you ever think it would be as successful as it has been

No not at all, in fact, I don't think any of the cast members did, you have no idea what the success of the show would be so it's really just been a wonderful time for us all.

Do you think Jenny will ever settle down

No, not a chance, I think she will always be changing and doing the thing which you least expect her to do. She is definitely predictably unpredictable.

You have been voted as one of the most hated characters in the series, do you enjoy playing this kind of role

Great! I think she's a character that inspirers reactions with people which it think is testament to creative writing so yes, I think that a character should be like that.

Jenny is a writer and has released a novel on the show, similarly you are about to release a book in October, can you tell me a little bit about the book itself

First of all, it is just as coincidence and is actually a very special book for me so please don't draw comparisons because it's something I've worked on for seven years.

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