Lea Michele Talks Playing a Geek on New Series SCREAM QUEENS

In a new interview with Variety, GLEE's Lea Michele talks about making the transition from the FOX musical dramedy to Ryan Murphy's newest series in which she portrays neckbrace-wearing geek, Hester.

On her casting: "Ryan called me in October when we were starting the final season of "Glee," and he said I love you and I want us to keep working together and it will help the sad "Glee" transition so we never have to say goodbye. All he said was "Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, neckbrace." And I said, "I'm in." I had no idea what it was. I was so excited."

On showing more physical comedy than on GLEE: "Having no hair and no makeup and getting to show more of my physical comedy has been really fun. We were in such a rhythm at "Glee" - to jump into another character came easily to me. When I read the script I thought this was so insane, some of the things I have to say, some of things that I'm doing. I've had the most fun getting to play around with who Hester is. I get to do the weirdest things. And they let me have fun."

On not singing or performing this time around: "I'm working on music outside the show. I'm enjoying the break from that. I'm enjoying getting to focus on being an actor. I love to sing. I'll always sing. I'll always have that performing side. I'm actually happy to have that separate right now from my acting because it allows me to focus on each thing with more attention and give each thing more care. I think it's good for people to see me not singing for a minute."

On being a horror movie fan: "I would win a competition of horror film knowledge. My perfect Saturday night is a pizza and a horror film with my boyfriend and my cat. Now it's ruined for me, though. I watch horror films and a girl is screaming and running through the woods, and I'm like, "I feel you. You're exhausted, you don't want to be screaming anymore. Your trailer's right around the corner, your cell phone is in your pocket. You could escape if you wanted to." It broke the third wall for me."

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