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JamesG · 04-05-2010, 01:08 PM

On "The Good Wife", you play a lawyer defending Chris Noth's character.
Can you talk a little bit about your role and what you do on the show?

Yes. I am introduced at a moment of crisis in their apartment. He's under house arrest, so I'm introduced under some duress. Something has happened in the apartment and I come in at the last minute and sort of take over the situation and make it right.

The thing that's fun about it is she's not a "Law & Order" kind of talking head lawyer. The writers have really -- with all the lawyers on that show -- have given them interesting character twists and nuances that you don't normally get when you play those kind of roles.

My character is definitely a little off-kilter. She's definitely got one of those brains that works a million miles a minute, and she gets seduced by the next thought all the time and goes from A-to-Z in a second flat. I've only done the one episode.

It was really fun and I'm longtime pals with Julianna Margulies, so it was fun to do a scene with her because I'm a friend. That made it a lot easier walking on the set as a guest with the responsibility to bring,all of a sudden out of nowhere a full character when you don't know anybody on the set.

That happens a lot when you're a guest, but this time it was nice because I do know her and that made it a lot easier for me.

One of the great things about "The Good Wife" is it has such strong female characters and you don't see that many network shows with a female lead.

You sure don't and that's why I'm so happy that it's doing so well, especially, because it's not a 20-year-old woman, it's somebody with history. It's somebody with a life and children and a past dealing with issues that are very topical.

I just thought it was very exciting that the audience went for it. Not only did they go for it, but Julianna's winning all these awards and it seems to me that it's going to stay.

Also, the show tapes in New York and Michael and I live in New York. That's our home base, even though we've both been working on the Pacific side of things. New York is our home base, so it's really fun to watch that show because every episode it's all of our friends that are on the show.

New York keeps losing shows so it's nice that there's one there.

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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,100	AOL Talks To Carrie Preston on her "Good Wife" Character On "The Good Wife", you play a lawyer defending Chris Noth's character. Can you talk a little bit about your role and what you do on the show? Yes. I am introduced at a moment of crisis in their apartment. He's under house arrest, so I'm introduced under some duress. Something has happened in the apartment and I come in at the last minute and sort of take over the situation and make it right. The thing that's fun about it is she's not a "Law & Order" kind of talking head lawyer. The writers have really -- with all the lawyers on that show -- have given them interesting character twists and nuances that you don't normally get when you play those kind of roles. My character is definitely a little off-kilter. She's definitely got one of those brains that works a million miles a minute, and she gets seduced by the next thought all the time and goes from A-to-Z in a second flat. I've only done the one episode. It was really fun and I'm longtime pals with Julianna Margulies, so it was fun to do a scene with her because I'm a friend. That made it a lot easier walking on the set as a guest with the responsibility to bring,all of a sudden out of nowhere a full character when you don't know anybody on the set. That happens a lot when you're a guest, but this time it was nice because I do know her and that made it a lot easier for me. *One of the great things about "The Good Wife" is it has such strong female characters and you don't see that many network shows with a female lead.* You sure don't and that's why I'm so happy that it's doing so well, especially, because it's not a 20-year-old woman, it's somebody with history. It's somebody with a life and children and a past dealing with issues that are very topical. I just thought it was very exciting that the audience went for it. Not only did they go for it, but Julianna's winning all these awards and it seems to me that it's going to stay. Also, the show tapes in New York and Michael and I live in New York. That's our home base, even though we've both been working on the Pacific side of things. New York is our home base, so it's really fun to watch that show because every episode it's all of our friends that are on the show. New York keeps losing shows so it's nice that there's one there. http://insidetv.aol.com/2010/04/05/c...n-3-good-wife/ Attached Images