I do, yeah.
Also, Birdgirl started in 2005 as a character in an Adult Swim show called “Harvey Birdman.”
I was like, “Great, all right, let’s go.”
It’s really bizarre.
It’s kind of trippy and weird.
There’s a lot of nudity and swearing.
[There’s] a lot of different forms of animation.
We did the first season, and it was exciting to be able to grow …
They grew, the writers.
I just do what the writers tell me.
Going into Season 2 was even more “How much more can we all add to this?”
When we recorded it, I said, “What is pegging?”
I didn’t know what it was.
They told me in the next recording.
They were like, “We used you saying, ‘What is pegging?’
in the script because it was so funny.”
They’re so supportive and funny, and it’s such an enjoyable experience to record.
If we get a Season 3, it might get even weirder.
I don’t know.
It’s a crazy show, and I love it, but it is out there, man!
I have to pause and rewind for these little jokes, and I’m so proud of the show.
It’s weird and fun, and it made me feel like, “Am I high?
I feel a little high right now” but in a positive way.
I feel positive about the world.
I don’t know; I can’t explain it.
Maybe I shouldn’t watch myself.
Maybe I thought I was going crazy because, to some extent, I’m bingeing myself.
That’s a little weird.
That’s actually the process of recording.
I have my script over here on the iPad.
You don’t have to go weird with it.
The weird stuff is happening.
It’s our job to make it real and genuinely dramatically act out this crazy stuff.
In voice acting, where it’s the same person but also not how do you approach that?
I did have to start differentiating between Judy and Birdgirl.
Basically, Judy is a little neurotic and psychotic and really insecure, but also vain.
She’s 33, so I take a stab at pitch my voice up a little bit.
But then Birdgirl is more commanding.
She’s vain, she’s crazy, but she gets the job done.
I tried to make Birdgirl … She’s also more sexual.
She’s more self-actualized and maybe guilty of sexual harassment here and there, whereas Judy is not.
Birdgirl has a little bit more growl, almost like I’m trying to steal a little bit of …
Remember when Christian Bale was Batman?
I’m trying to give a little bit of that to Birdgirl that Judy’s not capable of.
Do you feel you have anything in common with either version of the character?
Insecure, vain, neurotic?
I’m a team player.
I’m an employee.
I don’t ever want to direct.
I don’t want to produce.
I don’t want to be a boss of anything.
I’m a boss in the kitchen.
That’s where I’m a boss, and no one works for me.
I am a little bit of both of them, good and bad.
I’m definitely excitable.
They’re both great.
I love comedy, and I’ve done a lot of sitcoms and comedies.
I had watched the show.
It had been on the air for a year.
You’re like, “Hi, I’m Amy.”
“Hi, I’m Paget.”
But we are going to do it again.
We’re going to start shooting in August.
I’ve said “thrilling” a lot.
My life sounds much more impressive than it is; it’s mostly about trying to cook properly.
But I’m excited about “Criminal Minds.”
Let’s do some more."
That’s really nice.
Deciding to join the cast of an indie horror
You’re also recently in “Hypochondriac.
“What made you want to be part of that project?
That was right in the middle of the pandemic, and it was a script written by Addison Heimann.
This should be made.”
The producer I had done a movie with him.
c’mon read this.”
I thought, “Oh, I don’t want to leave this house.
I’m too scared of COVID.
This better be bad.
They’re not going to pay anything.
It’s a little indie film.
Oh, no.”
And I read it, and it was great.
Zach Villa, who I knew from “American Horror Story,” is a phenomenal actor.
He was the lead in it.
I was like, “I got to do it.”
It’s called “Hypochondriac” again, starring Zach Villa.
That’s coming up too.
It’s upsetting but fascinating.
It’s going to be in theaters on [July] 29.
It’s all very different, across all genres …
I’m all over the place."
Who is in it, or who’s involved that I like?
They’re very disparate, but it’s just, what is good?
What do I want to do?
I’m very fortunate to be in that position.
That’s why you hang in there; you get more choices.
But saving money is very important if you might.
I don’t have to read a script and go, “Oh, this is the worst.
I did plenty of that.
I didn’t know how to do it.
It’s never boring.
It’s never dull, but you are also living by the seat of your pants.
you’ve got the option to go a long time without a job.
It’s a tricky profession, and I’ve been very fortunate.
“Birdgirl” Seasons 1 and 2 are available on HBO Max.
This interview was edited for clarity.
