A Chat With WAITRESS's Cheryl Hines
Cheryl Hines plays "Becky," a waitress and co-worker of Keri Russell in Fox Searchlight's upcoming film WAITRESS, which hits theaters on May 2nd. We asked her a few questions related to pies, TV (Cheryl also stars on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm"), eating, dating, waiting (tables, that is) and movies. See what she had to say below!
Q&A
- What would you name your "life-inspired" pie? (i.e. "Pregnant Miserable Self-Pitying Loser Pie," "I Hate My Husband Pie"): "Life is a Joke Pie"
- Cooking is Jenna's therapeutic hobby; what's yours? "Poker"
- Jenna's talent is pies; your talent is ___. "Poker"
- Do you approve of "pie-ing" someone as a form of protest? "If they deserve it."
THE BOOB TUBE
Which TV show world would you rather be trapped in, "PLEASANTVILLE-style?"
- "The Andy Griffith Show"
- "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
- "Felicity" "I'd choose 'Felicity.'"
- "Firefly"
- "Six Feet Under"
MANGE!
- Favorite dessert? "Keylime Pie"
- Favorite pie? "Cherry Pie"
- Favorite condiment? "Soy Sauce"
- Favorite restaurant? "Tao"
DATING
- Ever been on a cooking date? "For my birthday my husband gave me a cooking class with 8 of my closest friends."
- Ever been on a BAD date? "Yes. Plenty."
- Anyone ever written a poem for you? "Not one that rhymes."
- What's been your best date? "A carriage ride through Versailles with my husband."
SCALE OF 1-10 (10 = highest range)
- How well would you handle waiting on a nasty customer? "10"
- How good a cook are you? "7"
- How good a customer are you? "10+"
- How often do you eat out? "3 times a week"
THE SILVER SCREEN
- One of your favorite movies ever: "GONE WITH THE WIND"
- A movie that made you cry: "ORDINARY PEOPLE"
- The first movie you remember seeing: "CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG"
- A movie that made you bust a gut with laughter: "SOAP DISH"
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