Plus I knew that Bill Macy would also be showing his ass, so I wasn’t worried! On a serious note, if you’re going to show real people, you need to show their entire lives. When they told me about the nudity and the sexuality, I’ve always been hesitant to do it in the past, but this is a classy group of people. I’m really going to do this thing.” My lack of vanity in the audition hopefully showed that it was very important to me to portray the character in a real way, as this raw person. I was living in the West Village at the time of my audition, and it was raining, and I remember thinking, “I should take a cab.” Then I thought, “No screw it - Fiona wouldn’t take a cab. I had to fight for this role, because I definitely wasn’t an obvious choice. TVLINE: When you were up for this role, did you try to negotiate away the nudity or the intensity of the sex scenes? Maybe the humor, because British humor is so specific? But it seems to translate pretty well, as you see in shows that have successfully made the jump, like The Office. I’ve never seen the original version, so I’m not sure. What do you think was the hardest part about adapting it for the U.S. TVLINE: Shameless is based on a British series. It will make people laugh and think - which are both good things. The bottom line is that the show, even though it is a bit of a farce, is timely. John Wells likes to say, “They’re not blue collar they’re no collar,” and I really like that. I mean, when was the last time a TV show went there? Good Times? TVLINE: One of the things I like about Shameless is that the Gallaghers are barely making ends meet. TVLINE: Aww - it’s like you all found each other. Heels: Stephen Amell and Kelli Berglund Talk Crystal’s Big Win, Building the Women’s Division in Season 2
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