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How much did you put in your character? Was everything scripted from the beginning or did you get the chance to add your own input?

I believe everything spoken on-screen was sprung from the brilliant collective mind of Joss, Jed and Zach Whedon and Jed’s fiancée Maurissa Tancheroen. They wrote “Horrible” together and seamlessly created what we are enjoying today. I just tried to ground Penny in reality and be natural in the role. Penny is the straight-woman in a fantastic world, and it was such a joy to travel in her footsteps through the script.

I know Joss Whedon has a reputation of offing most of his beloved characters but we were pretty shocked (in a good way) by the ending. It started as a light and funny thing and ended up in a dark place. Were you as shocked as we were about it? What was your first reaction? Do you think he decided to kill Penny because he didn’t get to off Vi in Chosen (Buffy)?

Ha! Vi is the head of the Manhattan Slayers now, don’t you read the comic! You better watch your questions! When I read the script, the moment Penny died I was in tears myself. It was a beautiful arc to enable Dr. Horrible to achieve his “horribleness”. And as an actor a good death scene is the biggest challenge and joy. I love that it was captured on film and I’ll always be proud of it. I think the controversy it started within the fan community was verification of how perfect a choice it was. Without controversy there is no challenge and with no challenge there is no art. That sounded smart, didn’t it, haha!

It pretty much did, yeah. So, what’s the future for Dr. Horrible? Another web series? A movie? World domination?

I don’t know, the word “sequel” has been thrown around by Joss and Co. a lot, but nothing is definite. I’m crossing my fingers, being a part of this phenomenon has been such a joy!

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