This has been quite a year for Tatiana Maslany. The Canadian actress became one of the most notable breakout actors on TV thanks to her acclaimed performance -- excuse me, performances -- in BBC America's Orphan Back, as Sarah, Cosima, Alison and the many other clones she plays.
Last week, I spoke to Maslany on the set of Parks and Recreation, where she was filming a two-episode stint as a new love interest for Tom (Aziz Ansari). I’ll have more from that conversation in a few weeks pertaining to Parks and Rec, when her episodes begin to air. But we also spoke about Orphan Black, the response it’s received and where it could go in the future…
IGN TV: The reaction to Orphan Black has been so huge, both fan-wise and also in the industry. The people on Parks and Rec wanting you to come on made sense to me. When you meet people in the industry -- actors, writers, producers -- are you feeling that love for the show?
Tatiana Maslany: Yeah, and that’s really kind of shocking to me. I feel like, yeah, there are audiences, but I forget that other actors might be watching the show, you know, people I look up to or whatever. Like, Rashida [Jones] came up to me and was like, “I’m a huge fan of the show.” I was just like, “Guuuuh!” It’s so insane, because I think she’s amazing. So yeah, that’s really exciting.
IGN: I was thinking about how this is the third time I’ve talked to you this year. The first time, the show hadn’t premiered yet. It’s only been a few months, but it’s been a crazy few months.
Maslany: Isn’t that crazy, that that was, like, this year? Whoa, that’s nuts! I can’t actually process that this has been one year, because it’s been so insane. Weird... Super weird. [Laughs]
IGN: So you are a few weeks away from shooting Orphan Black again. Have you seen any scripts yet?
Maslany: No. I mean, I’ve seen little breakdowns and ideas, but nothing concrete yet. So I’m completely in the dark and just can’t wait to get into it.
IGN: It seems like with that show they could literally throw anything at you.
Maslany: I just trust them so implicitly. Whatever they want me to do, I’m just like, “Yes, I’m up for it.” It’s such an insanely amazing job. It’s so unique, and I’m so lucky to have it that I’m just like, “Just whatever you guys want to do, let’s just go for it.” So whatever characters come up, if there are other clones or whatever -- which I’m sure there will be; I don’t know what they could be -- I’m so up for it.
IGN: We were just meeting Rachel when Season 1 ended. Are you intrigued to explore more of her?
Maslany: Absolutely, yeah, because I got her for maybe two scenes, but she’s so starkly different from all the rest and has a completely different upbringing, a completely different life. It’s neat to be on the other side of things, where she’s not caught in the chaos of it. She’s sort of controlling it, in a way. It’s really exciting.
Tatians Maslany as Alison in Orphan Black.
IGN: It’s funny with this show because they could easily kill one of the clones off, but they’re not writing you off the show. But, on the flip side, people become so attached to each of the clones you’re playing. Are you nervous about the day when they tell you, “Oh, it’s time to take out blank”?
Maslany: Yeah, oh yeah. I’m super protective of them too, because I love playing them. I don’t want to lose any of them. I care about them deeply. Yeah, I know. Even the illness with Cosima was freaking me out, and Helena dying was ridiculously sad. Yeah, you kind of have to grieve them. They’re also all up for grabs, which is sort of scary, because I can be playing the rest of them. It’s not like I’m contracted and they’re like, “Well, we can’t kill her off.” It’s like, we could kill off six of the characters, and I’d still be on the show. So I don’t know.
IGN: It’s a credit to your performance, and I know a lot of people say this, but it’s easy to tune out that it’s one actress in the scene playing three roles sometimes. For you, though, those have got to be incredibly difficult days. Is there a part of you going, “Oh man, I have to go back into that,” or are you just in the zone, that you just know that it’s a very integral part of the job?
Maslany: Totally, and obviously I think getting back into it is going to be a bit clunky and awkward, because it is kind of a skill set that you sort of acquire over doing it for four months solid. It becomes kind of a muscle that you work out. So I think it’s going to be awkward initially, but I love those scenes. They’re so fun to nail if we can nail them technically, because the camera and everything nails it so much. When it works, it’s really fulfilling and really rewarding, but they are ridiculous days. They’re 17-hour days, I don’t know what I’m going to do. [Laughs] I was telling somebody before that it’s like my body’s forgotten what it’s like. It’s like giving birth - you’re body actually forgets, because you need to procreate again, you know what I mean? If you remembered the pain, you wouldn’t do it, but I think a part of my body is forgetting the intensity of it. But it’s going to be great. It’ll be super fun.
Continue to Page 2 for more with Tatiana Maslany.
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