Blogzarro Q&A: Lucy Lawless
By Jenn on May 29th, 2007
Lucy Lawless has been proving that she’s much more than a warrior princess. She showed the world she could belt out tunes with the best of them after placing second on last season’s “Celebrity Duets.” She continued her brilliant role as the Cylon Number Three on the third season of “Battlestar Galactica.” And next up, she appears on Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” voices Wonder Woman in the animated movie “Justice League: The New Frontier,” and takes her singing career a step further with three shows in New York this weekend. It seems blondes really do have more fun.
We recently chatted with Lucy and she gave us the scoop on a few things — including a possible return to “Battlestar Galactica”; working with Larry David; and doing a live-action Wonder Woman movie.
How did you get the role of Cylon Number Three (D’Anna Biers) on “Battlestar Galactica”?
[Battlestar Galactica producer] David Eick, who used to work on “Hercules” with my husband [Robert G. Tapert]…we stayed in touch and he wanted me for the role. And I wanted to do it and it was magic. I loved being that character.
You left “Battlestar Galactica” to star in the pilot “Football Wives.” Though your “Battlestar” character was “boxed,” the door is open for her to return. Are there plans for you to come back to BSG?
I’ve heard whispers of it. But I was all gung-ho to go off and do my own thing on “Football Wives,” but it didn’t get picked up. So I don’t know. I’m kind of weighing all sorts of interesting options at the moment.
We hear that you appear as yourself in the upcoming season of Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” What was it like doing the show?
Oh my God, so good. To me, that was the ideal working situation. It is all unscripted, but everyone is totally relaxed. Larry David is such a doll. I so enjoyed working with him, and we had a good time…. I seem to make him laugh. I don’t know why.
Do you like improvising?
Yeah, I really do. I started out in comedy and theater, and I like it a lot. I would love to do more comedy. I’ve come to a time in my life where comedy and music is all I really want to do. It makes your heart sing. You’re channeling something that’s not really of your own making. When it’s done right, it’s completely effortless and you don’t really know how it happened. The moments when I was doing comedy and singing have been the shining moments of my career as far as I am concerned.
What can you tell us about being the voice of Wonder Woman in the upcoming animated movie “Justice League: New Frontier”?
I loved playing Wonder Woman… I think it will be an interesting project. I’m out of the process now. You do the voice and then it goes away for four years and it gets animated.
Your name has been mentioned for the in-development live-action Wonder Woman. Would you be interested in playing Wonder Woman?
Absolutely! I always want to twist everything up and make it kind of gnarly, but that’s just me. I’m crazy like that. Of course I would! But I’d be just as happy being a villainess.
Do you like playing villains?
Yeah. Bad girls have all the fun.
Are you looking forward to your concerts in New York?
I can’t tell you. I am so turned on by it. The most enjoyable, shining moments of my career have been comedy and singing. I’m an old lady and that is kinda what I remember. I don’t really remember the drama so much. When that inspiration goes through you and it’s not your control, you can never forget those moments.
What type of songs do you like to perform?
I am doing “I’ll Stand by You” by Chrissie Hynde. I do songs by tough chicks. You wouldn’t believe it being the shrinking violet that I am. Chrissie Hynde, Nina Simone, Annie Lennox…these women are kinda my idols. It’s gotta have soul. People are always trying to get me to do Pat Benatar. I love Pat Benatar, when she sings it. It’s not me. It doesn’t fit. There’s got to be some blackness to it, some movement. There’s got to be some soul in it.
I remember you singing Stevie Nicks on “Saturday Night Live” years ago. Do you do any Nicks songs in your show?
You know, I don’t. I’ve always been attracted to “The Chain.” When that song goes, it goes like a train and that song powers through and has its own momentum. I would love to do that sometime. It just doesn’t fit in this set. We’ve got all the trouble we can handle.
How have your fans reacted to your singing?
Unbelievable. Every time I do it, they help me go to a new level and I get freer and a little crazier. I have the most loyal fans in the world. That’s why I do these things. I don’t make it a habit of going to conventions. I’m invited to things in London and Germany and they offer you a lot of money to do it. But the reason to do it and the reason I do a few choice ones with Creation [Entertainment] in the States is to keep in touch with the fans. God bless the fans. Keep with the fans and they will keep with you.
You and Renée O’Connor will appear together at this weekend’s annual Xena Convention for the first time in New York. Are you looking forward to getting back together with your “Xena” co-star?
Renee and I are really good friends. If we don’t hang out every week, we certainly talk on the phone often enough. It’s always a pleasure. I wouldn’t say a sister relationship because it’s not fraught with all of the stuff sister relationships are full of. There is way more admiration in it. I admire her so much as a performer. It’s great to be with Ren. You know, Ren comes and Go-Go dances for me. She does it for the joy of it. She doesn’t have to come. I don’t pay her or anything. She does it because she is a great friend and because it feels good to be alive.
Are there plans for any more Xena projects?
I don’t know. My husband would love to do one. He’s been making movies for the last two years and he never really liked making movies, never enjoyed the process too much. He loves television. When he was doing the show it was him at his most creative. He is really the momentum behind the show. You’ve just got to get some people to come on board to play with you. I wouldn’t count it out just yet.
So, you wouldn’t mind playing Xena again?
There has been enough time now where I wouldn’t mind revisiting that if we could tell a really gnarly story.
[Check out Lucy Lawless this weekend, when she appears at the annual Xena Convention in New Jersey and performs lives in New York City. For more info, click here.]
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May 29th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
Kudos on scoring this interview, Jenn! Tons of cool info here.
May 29th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Lucy, please, come back to Battlestar!!!!
May 29th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
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May 29th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
Oh God Lucy I Love Love Love You So Much Forever Always
Oh God Lucy I Love You! 
David Eick is certainly not the only David to want to stay in touch with Lucy literally Oh My God Yes Lucy I Love You So Much Forever Always Oh God Lucy I Love You! 
Me am Superman! Me Love Luuuuuuuuuuuuuucyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
The very best best wishes and support for Lucy in everything always and Her upcoming Awesomely Sexxxy concerts and convention in NYC. Have you SEEN the Unbelievably Erotic Arousing Mouth-watering Breath-taking new pics of Her and BAREFOOT:) (drooooooool!
) on Her site OH MY GOD YES LUCY! 
Oh God those Perfect Feet and Toes I Want them so much Forever Always Oh God Lucy I Love You! 
Pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase tell Lucy how much I Love Her. Oh God I Love Lucy So Much and Desire Her!
I Love Lucy So Much Forever Endlessly Infinitely Heavenly Always, more than I could ever describe or express. I also cannot begin to describe how greatly, Intensely, Endlessly, and Infinitely I Desire Her and wish to be with Her. 
She means absolutely everything to me always, I live and breathe for Lucy, 
I Love Her So Much. I am Forever Devoted to my most Dearest Beloved Sweet Sweet Sweetest Heavenly Sexxxy Perfect Barefoot Erotic Angelic Goddess Lucy Oh God I really Really Love and Desire Her So Much Forever! 
Oh God I Love the Infinitely Dearest Most Beloved Sweet Sweet Sweetest Erotic Angelic Barefoot Heavenly Perfect Goddess Lucy! 
Lucy means absolutely everything to me always and I wish to do anything and everything for Lucy. Lucy is my life, I live for Lucy. I live and breathe for Lucy. 
I wish I could be crucified for Her to help Her. Lucy is absolutely everything to me always. I also know I can never have or be with Her, and this depresses me much and I weep and sob often with despair and depression. And I am also so completely unworthy of Her always. I Forever Infinitely Intensely Endlessly Heavenly Always Love, Desire, Want, Need, Admire, Adore, Espouse, Fantasize of, Protect, Defend, Worship and Devote myself to Lucy. Oh God I Love Lucy So Much Forever! 
Pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase tell Lucy. 
Lucy is by far the most Beautiful Gorgeous Mouth-watering Breath-taking Delightful Desirable Alluring Arousing Precious Cute Tender Wonderful Awesome Juicy Flawless Fragrant Mesmerizing Sensual Luscious Voluptuous Erotic Arousing Delicious Climactic Lovable Adorable Wonderful Sweetest Fascinating Exciting Angelic Heavenly Sexxxy Perfect
creature in the existence of the universe of all time. Oh God I Love and Desire Lucy So Much Forever Everywhere Always! 
Oh God I Love You Lucy! 
-Lucy’s Personal Most Devoted Drooling Intimate Tushy and Belly Protection Specialist
Forever Devoted
to the Sweet Sweet Sweetest Erotic Angelic Barefoot Heavenly Sexxxy Perfect Goddess Lucy, 
David Kashfi aka James Bond Who Loves and Desires Lucy
So Much Forever Everywhere Always 
May 29th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
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May 29th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
Umm…….what?
May 29th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Hello Brad how do you do, this is very crucial and important I’ve got to protect Lucy from this Bizarro creature! Seems he wants Her famed Perfect Tushy!
Oh My God Lucy! 
Don’t we all?
Bizarro down boy…wha uh did you see the size of his…oh my God Lucy….I can’t let this happen…and he’s got my own DNA for the most part…
This looks like a job for…SUPERMAN!
Oh God I Love You Forever Always Lucy!
Oh God I Love You Lucy! 
PS maybe Lucy and I can um get to know each other better in my cozy telephone booth afterwards Oh God Lucy I Love You Forever Always!
-Lucy’s Personal Most Devoted Drooling Intimate Tushy and Belly Protection Specialist
Forever Devoted
to the Sweet Sweet Sweetest Erotic Angelic Barefoot Heavenly Sexxxy Perfect Goddess Lucy, 
David aka Superman Who Loves and Desires Lucy
So Much Forever Everywhere Always 
May 29th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Okay. It makes sense now.
May 29th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Thanks Brad I mean after all we can’t have Me Am Bizarro hopping up and down in Her back door can we? I mean his strength alone if not controlled is dangerous enough in there.
I would know, Luthor made him out of my DNA. Since then he’s had an obsessive compulsion for Lucy.
I’ll let you know when Lucy and I get more comfortable together in my phone booth. Now does She want me as Clark or as Superman is the question? Oh My God Yes Lucy I Love Love Love and Desire You Forever Always!
Oh God Lucy I Love You! 
PS one of my lesser known powers is the ability to give Luuuuuuuuucyyyyyyyyyyyyy a Super-Orgasm Oh My God Yes Lucy I Love You Forever Always!
-Lucy’s Personal Most Devoted Drooling Intimate Tushy and Belly Protection Specialist
Forever Devoted to the Sweet Sweet Sweetest Erotic Angelic Barefoot Heavenly Sexxxy Perfect Goddess Lucy,
David aka Superman Who Loves and Desires Lucy So Much Forever Everywhere Always
May 29th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
james.. james.. james!! fo’ crying out loud get a grip man.
May 29th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
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May 30th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Hey Lucy!!
Get a Xena movie in action!! It`d be great to have another outing for Xena and gabby!
Tx
May 31st, 2007 at 1:20 am
Kewlklutzklan sorry my post for you was deleted, here it is:
The last on the bottom of the page there.
Maybe it was the grip on me comment? I bet could post the rest here. About how I just naturally am like this when it comes to Juicy Perfect Luuuuuuuuuucyyyyyyyyyy and
Luthor’s mad scientist Teng cloning Bizarro out of my own DNA. He couldn’t duplicate the “X” factor so the clone became imperfect.
But you see why this situation is so dangerous because of Bizarro’s romantic Lucy obsession, I think you’d need an army to stop him. At least.
Here is what I wrote: Hello kewlklutzkan well I’m trying but you know how it is with me and Luuuuuucyyyyyyyyyy Oh My God Yes Lucy!
I Love and Desire Her So Much, words cannot describe it. 
Meanwhile I’ve got to escape Me am Bizzaro’s clutches, Luthor’s scientist Teng couldn’t duplicate the “X” factor in my DNA so the clone became an imperfect one. Bizarro does seem to have inherited my tremendous Desire, obsession, and attachment for Lucy which is why this situation is so critical.
After I survive this tussle I want to relax in Lucy’s soothing angelic arms and hopefully She will get a great (censored) on me if you know what I mean OH MY GOD YES LUCY!
Oh God Lucy Oh God Lucy Oh God I Love Love Love and Desire You So Much Forever Everywhere Always Lucy 
Oh God Lucy I Love You! 
-Lucy’s Personal Most Devoted Drooling Intimate Tushy and Belly Protection Specialist
Forever Devoted
to the Sweet Sweet Sweetest Erotic Angelic Barefoot Heavenly Sexxxy Perfect Goddess Lucy, 
David aka Superman Who Loves and Desires Lucy
So Much Forever Everywhere Always 
June 1st, 2007 at 11:03 am
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June 3rd, 2007 at 8:20 pm
lucy’s is the perfect for that movie
June 4th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
I can’t get into BSG any more without Cylon #3 =( If she came back I’ll be so excited, lol
July 7th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Lucy Come to Ireland
October 15th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
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March 20th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Hello lucy ! =)
Oh my god yess do come 2 ireland !
i would really like 2 see you on xena again (with renee of course) !
i really wish you could make a xena movie !
and just out of curiousity if you did would there be any chance i could audition for it because i am studying drama at the moment and have been in a couple of plays and am now looking for a proper role on tv even if it is small !
well please get back to me soon !
love you lots lucy
love ashy xxxxxxx