Get to know Queer as Folk’s Michelle Clunie, who wrote and stars in a new play, US, off-Broadway at Theatre Row.
By Brandon Voss
1. What turns you on, creatively or otherwise?
Michelle Clunie: Working with highly passionate, committed people. That or a man who can cook me dinner.
2. What’s a good tip for someone who wants to be you for Halloween?
Talk to yourself, mutter under your breath, walk around speaking your inner life… without that, my character falls flat.
3. Which celebrity’s hair do you covet most?
Dolly Parton.
4. What would your death-row last meal be?
A box of chocolates from La Maison du Chocolat in Paris and a bottle of Champagne — Krug Rose. I would refuse dinner and go out my way, laughing, glamorous, and drunk on life.
5. What’s your juiciest vice or guiltiest pleasure?
I can only pick one?
6. What extravagant purchase should probably make you feel guiltier?
I just bought a pair of the sexiest shoes for my new show and, well… yeah. They're hot and expensive, just the way I like ‘em.
7. When’s the last time you wanted to slap someone?
I'm not into the slapping thing.
8. What most likely made that stain on your outfit?
Coffee. I mainline it. I'm a good Northwest girl — I like my coffee strong, constant, and all over my dress.
9. Describe your favorite undergarment.
The ones that end up on the floor in a ball by the foot of the bed.
10. What’s a lie you’ve told more than once?
“I hate you.”
BONUS: Where do you see yourself in five minutes?
In bed. Night!
DLNQNT, September 2012.