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Flare reads with… Megan Mullally

Book Club interview with Megan Mullally who played wise-cracking Karen on Will & Grace for eight sidesplitting seasons

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Flare reads with… Megan Mullally


Recent work: Played wise-cracking Karen on Will & Grace for eight sidesplitting seasons

Up next: Launching her very own daytime talk show, the Megan Mullally Show on NBC

What is your all-time favourite novel?
“Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov.”

What book would you most like to see made into a film or television show?
“I guess I’d have to say Passing Strange by Sally Mcleod, seeing as how I’ve optioned it to produce as a movie! The novel touches on themes such as the pressure in our society to live up to unreasonable physical standards, race issues, class distinctions, and how all of these things affect our relationships with each other – all in the context of a compelling story with great characters.”

What would your life be without books?
“I probably wouldn’t be an actress – I’ve always felt that I learned how to act by reading great novels, trying to thoroughly imagine each scene as I went along.”

When and where do you find the time to read?  
“On the plane and on vacation. And when I’m lucky, at night before I go to sleep.”

Is there any book character that is similar to you?
“Nothing comes to mind.”

What book did you love as a child?
“The Giant Golden Book of Elves and Fairies” (Simon and Schuster, 1951)

What book is currently on your night-stand?
 “Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald.”

What book did you last read?
 “Hard Times, by Charles Dickens.”