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The star of Raising the Bar on cougars, good kissers, and more...
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In TNT’s Raising the Bar, your character has a relationship with your younger sexy co-star, Jonathan Scarfe. Have you ever dated a younger man? |  |
I have! For a little while—he was ten years younger. But that was silly. I was in New York in the 80s when we were all crazy. It was ill-advised! | |
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Nowadays, they call that a cougar! | |
I just heard that expression! Which I didn’t realize was such a real thing! | |
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But hypothetically, if you weren’t married, would you want a younger man?! | |
I would be so worried it would be, you know, like he was coming home from college expecting you to do the laundry! I think there’s something really wonderful about dating people your own age. You have the same aches and pains. You like the same music. I mean, technology scares the hell out of me! I wouldn’t want a guy who was too proficient with his BlackBerry — I don’t like all of that! I don’t know — I think I’m turning into my Polish grandmother or something! | |
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Does your husband, West Wing actor Bradley Whitford, have a comment about your boy toy on the show?! | |
He is actually doing a play in New York right now, playing a fellow in Paris who is engaged to three airline stewardesses! So he’s making out with three different women! Which is why he doesn’t mind what I am doing! And I’m happy he’s away—I get the bed all to myself! And Jonathan more than makes up for those stewardesses! He’s a really good kisser! | |
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Would you ever want to act in something with your hubby? | |
No! No—we did a play once. I played his mother and his psychiatrist. We couldn’t stop laughing at each other. We had a good time, but we realized it wouldn’t work—we were too busy laughing at each other the whole time! | |
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What do you think is the secret to a great relationship? | |
I guess you give each other a lot of room. You know, just because you’re married, you don’t always want the same thing. Going away to do a play for six months is something wild horses couldn’t have dragged me to do. But it’s really important to him. So, you kind of choose your battles. | |
Contributing entertainment editor Susan L. Hornik is based in Los Angeles.
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How would you feel about your date using a Groupon (or some other discount deal) to pay for your date? |
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14% |
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Mortified that the other person seems so cheap |
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35% |
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I really don’t care one way or the other |
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52% |
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Totally support it… after all, dating is expensive! |
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