Episode Report Card Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT "Penny is not a diva, but Sherry is"
By Gustave | Season 2 | Episode 25 | Aired on 07.16.2003
What was your favorite outfit? Jim [Lapidus, the costume designer] did a wonderful job on the suit at the end. He wanted to maintain Sherry's poise. We kept the shoes from early on because I liked the height. I didn't want to be too tall for Kiefer, but they weren't because he stands on his own. Comfort was very important. On my hiatus, I was directing The Vagina Monologues. I guess I was working my butt pretty hard because when I got back to the set, I was thinner than Jim had planned on. He had to get different sizes. He didn't know if I was going to level out and go back to that size 3 or 4. He was like, "Oh gosh, Peeenny! You can't do this to me!" I was like, "I'm not doing anything! I'm just working!" That was classic. He's great . He knows my body so well he even worked with the costume designer on DC 9/11. So let's talk about that project. It takes place [during] the terrorist attack, and then ten days later and what our government was doing and how they went about making decisions. It's an ensemble piece. Condi is the only woman around. It's empowering. And I would just like to say that Condoleezza Rice is my hero, and I was going to stop at nothing to get to play her. What's different about playing her as opposed to playing Sherry? Well, first off she's a Republican. [laughs] Actually, there are a lot of similarities. The intellect, the power. Well, the power that she has and that Sherry had. But with Condi you are charmed by her and you really learn to trust her. Because there are no lies thrown at you. No deceptions. She is what she is. And what she is is pretty awesome. She's as straight as they come. Condi does not use her energy to get a personal agenda going. Sherry, on the other hand, it's about her. Condi transcends gender and ethnicity. She could be the first female president. But the thing about 9/11 is that you're able to put aside your politics and see them as human beings. They are our leadership. Either we need to support them or get them out of there. It's a family show in that it kind of says that America is a family and President Bush is the daddy of the family and he's making decisions in the best interest of the family because that's his job. Did you get to meet Condi? There was a luncheon, but I realized I couldn't be in three places at once -- only two. We couldn't work that out and I was really disappointed. So what about an Emmy nomination? Apparently you're on the shortlist.