[IMG:L]Sopranos’ matriarch Edie Falco leaves behind the murder and mayhem for a little love and romance starting Nov. 15 on 30 Rock. In the upcoming episode “Somebody to Love,” Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) meets C.C., a democratic congresswoman, at a cocktail party honoring Colin Powell and the lovebirds put their political differences aside for an under-the-radar fling.
Here’s what Falco had to say about the juicy new character:
On how she landed the role:
“They asked me to do it. And I had never seen it, so they sent me a bunch of the episodes. I sat alone in my hotel room where I was at the time and laughed my fool head off. You know, it’s very hard to do stuff that’s genuinely funny, and these guys just really totally got it, in my book.”
On her character:
“I play a character, C.C., a congresswoman who meets Jack. We come from different sides of the tracks; I guess you can say it. Jack and C.C. don’t always see eye to eye.”
On working with Alec Baldwin:
“He’s really funny. He’s crazy, crazy funny, and totally gets this type of humor. It’s so much fun. He makes it look so easy, which is a little daunting, but it’s great.”
[IMG:R]On the ensemble cast:
“These actors are really, really funny. They’re really good. Everybody’s really nice. It makes a big difference because you spend a lot of time [with them].”
On doing comedy:
“You see something really good and you want to be a part of it. So whatever the genre is, it sort of didn’t matter as much. It’s great, and the people on it are great, and people like watching it, and so I’m totally game to try to fit into it in whatever way I can.”
On first reading the 30 Rock script:
“I don’t read straight-up comedy like this, not at all. And I didn’t know how one would react to that–as you’re reading alone, and you have to leave a lot to your imagination, and you genuinely find yourself laughing. I don’t know what it must be like to be a writer in general, but to be a comedy writer, it’s got to be something–it’s a very special kind of talent.”
[IMG:L]On giving a show time to grow:
“Well, it’s very important because it takes people a long time to get their footing. Writers, actors, anybody working on an ensemble-type thing, there are going to be some creaks in the beginning. It seems like there’s tremendous potential in just letting things sort of breathe a little bit. It’s tremendously important. And I’m so thrilled that people are finally starting to understand how good this is, and it will get a chance to have more and more people watch it.”
On winning an Emmy:
“I think that you do get a little extra jolt of confidence when you win an Emmy. It makes you realize, maybe we’re not the only ones who think this is kind of good and funny. Perhaps there are people who aren’t involved in it who are also laughing and getting a kick out of it. And that can sort of carry a group of people, and sometimes the work can end up having more confidence and being better. So I think as the show starts to get the momentum and continues along, the quality work they’ve been doing, it’s just going to get better and better.”
