Meet Elle’s “smartest, funniest small-screen stars” in their February issue, on stands now! The magazine is honoring four fabulous women in TV in honor of their fourth annual Women in TV issue, each with their own cover. We’ve got a sneak peek right here and you can click here to learn even more about these ladies! Which actress is your favorite?
Four Cover Stars Celebrate Elle’s Women in TV Issue!
Allison Williams on possible future roles: “I want to play a villain. I want to play a romantic heroine. I want to play someone who’s on heroin. There’s nothing I don’t want to do. I want to play a guy at some point. I’ll gain 100 pounds, I’ll cut my hair off, I’ll do whatever. I’m not precious about any of it.”
Amy Poehler on why she’s heading behind the scenes: “I like to do things that challenge me and make me nervous. You learn early as an actor that creating your own material is the only way to have any control. Hollywood is like a bad boyfriend. You can’t stand around and wait to be asked to dance.”
Mindy Kaling on how The Mindy Project was a distraction from her mother’s death: “Any person that’s been in the business knows they’re so lucky to have their show picked up–it happens to such a small fraction of shows. But I was lucky personally, because I needed a distraction so badly from my grief. Still my thoughts flutter toward her in scenes that I’m doing, every night before I go to bed, and every morning when I wake up.”
Zooey Deschanel on growing up in Hollywood: “Definitely none of the kids I grew up with would have ever thought, Zooey will be on television and have her own show. I wasn’t the world’s most popular child, which gave me built-in tenacity. Nothing has ever come easy for me, and I think that’s a really good thing. I learned at an early age that you have to work hard for what you get.”
