March 26 - April 1, 2023
celebrityq&a
BY JAY BOBBIN
Ginger Gonzaga OF TRUE LIES ON CBS
“General Hospital” celebrates its diamond anniversary
Q: Did you see the movie version of “True Lies” before starting the series? A: I was in a lucky position where I had never seen the film, so even before the pilot, I committed to not watching it because I know Jamie has an iconic performance. The last thing I want to do is an impression of Jamie Lee Curtis. I love her so much, I have so much respect for her, I didn’t want to absorb any of it. When I auditioned for this, I got to literally just take the script for what it is and be like, “Okay, here’s (the character) Helen,” like I would have done at any audition. How can I make this pop? How can I make this a character I want to play? How can I make this super-funny? I got to organically just make it based off of (that). Q: Do you feel that the “True Lies” series stands apart from the movie? A: The DNA of the show is in the film, and there’s so many winks at it. And I think just because of the year it is, it already has that freshness to it. It’s the perfect amount of time between when the film happened and when we made this, because it’s not so close that you’re like, “Oh, I remember the other one.” Society has evolved, the actors are different, so we’re lucky in that way. It really makes it just kind of easy to be this fresh, new thing. Q:
“True Lies” is a very physical show. How did you prepare for that?
A: I like to say that I’m stupidly brave, so I kind of just assume I can do things when that’s not always the case. I’ve learned how to do everything that way ... riding horses, skiing. I had done gymnastics, so I tried to incorporate a little bit of that. I had no idea how much I would need Pilates for this job. You physically have to be strong. I literally need the muscle that comes from that in order to do some of the work. I took a parkour class, and the other students were, like, 14 years old. So it was just me and boys, and I was weirdly trying to show off by dismounting on gymnastics bars and stuff –trying to look cool to my 14-year-old friends.
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Rebecca Herbst is among the stars of “General Hospital” weekdays on ABC.