Not So Wicked

Your book tour is going to Oklahoma. What kind of homecoming do they give you?

I do think they’re giving me a book party, which is really cool. I’ll see a lot of people from my past. My brother teases me and says, “If they could give you a freaking street, they would.” They always say: You can take the girl out of Oklahoma, but you can’t take the Oklahoma out of the girl, and it’s absolutely the truth. I always wonder who’s going to come from high school, and if the girl who wanted to beat me up in eighth grade is going to show up.

Is it fair that ABC is dumping the last three episodes of Pushing Daisies at 10 p.m. on Saturday nights?

The fact they’re airing them means I’m going to give them credit. We worked hard on those last three episodes. There’s been talk with [show creator] Bryan Fuller about making a movie, because when we finished we didn’t know we were done and there are a lot of unanswered questions in those last three episodes. He’s also in the works to do a comic-book series on it. I can’t believe the show is gone. I’m still in a little bit of mourning over it.

How far along in development is the film?

I talked to Bryan and he keeps promising that he’s working on it, but you know how writers are. I’m hoping within the next couple of years you’ll see Olive, Ned, Chuck, and Emerson back at work.

You’re also making an appearance in Fox’s hyped new show Glee about a high-school glee club.

The show is fantastic and I love the role that [Nip/Tuck creator] Ryan Murphy wrote for me. I play a girl that was kind of a big deal in high school for glee, and people thought she would go on and be a big success, and when we find her, let’s just say…she’s not. She gets to go back to school because she never graduated. I get to sing three really awesome songs. The kids were amazing to work with, and a lot of my scenes were with Matthew Morrison, who is such a talent.

Can you manage that role and Skippy Pylon, who’s described as “a cheerful and brilliant attorney who nonetheless exhibits flashes of psychosis” in your new legal drama?

We’re waiting to see what happens with Legally Mad. I can’t really do anything until I know if that gets picked up or not. Of course I have high hopes there too. It’s David E. Kelley and another really great role that he wrote for me. I’ve always wanted to work with him, and I’ve finally got my chance. We’ll just have to wait and see.

And finally—do you ever get mistaken for Amy Sedaris, another blonde with a multifaceted career?

I haven’t actually. That’s so funny! I’ve gotten Cameron Diaz, Kate Bosworth, but I’ll take Amy. I think she’s a lovely girl, and she’s funny! We should go on Saturday Night Live as sisters.

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Kara Cutruzzula is an assistant editor at The Daily Beast.