Interview With Laurel Holloman

"Think Sideways"

Great interview, thanks. LH rocks. TiBette Forever.

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GREAT interview.

The fighting scene from the end of season 1 is my favorite scene from The L.

I've discussed it with some friends and they are always chocked when I tell this, but it is my favorite scene, for sure. And I always thought it was really hard to shoot, but I've never read any interview or LH and JB talking about this, so it was interesting reading. I was sort of “Yeah, I always knew!”

I don't see it as a rape. Actually, I think a situation like that is only possible when there is real love. That's a really beautiful scene, unique and deep. I wish there were more non-superficial scenes like this one. I’m kinda sick of Shane having sex with every single extra.

And I agree with her when she says “you guys do a really good job”. =]

And, just to ad, am I wrong or quite everyone has or had a crush on Jodie Foster?!

The human mind is like an umbrella: it works better when it opens.

dang.. Thank you afterellen and thank you laurel for such an awesome interview. The fans love you Laurel. The L word is an easy show to be such a great fan to.. WE appreciate you so much! Thanks for your honesty!

BE THE REAL YOU. WEAR THE JEANS (GENES) THAT FIT!

That was such a great interview! She seems so nice and well spoken.

I'm loving her even more now, and i hope Bette and Tina get back together :)

she is a so famous star that we all think she is a genius, maybe someday, we L find her a new success.  so  Laurel . go on with ur true life  and stick to ur destination...

BTW, I also like dating online, Pinkmingle.com is a heaven ...

Great interview!!..i kinda have a different respect for her..she seems so nice!!!!

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I've been on the Tina bus since episode 1. This season, it seems like the bus is finally starting to fill up.

Thanks to Ms. Holloman for the straightforwardness and the positive attitude. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this season will not disappoint from the T/B perspective.

I have always love Tina's character and I think Laurel does a great job portraying her ups and downs. I really hope Tibette will be back together either this or next season. Thank you for the lovely interview!

This was a great interview. I think that Laural Holloman is someone that is so down to earth and just really knows who she is. I really admire her for the risks that she takes. I have always been a tina fan since the first time that I saw her at the sink with the pregnancy test in her hand... and I have liked her ever since. I due have to say that I really hated how small her character became at some points and time, but know I realize that because of those time periods we were able to "see" her grow and try to find herself. I wish Laural the best of luck.

All I have to say to end this is "Who the fuck are Tina's parents"... I mean come on we have met everybody else's parents... time to bring Tina's into the picture... just for a moment... nothing big.. we don't want to take away from Tina and all of her lovelyness.

EM

I love interviews; utterly and completely.  Especially the ones with questions that dig up some thick, full answers that not only answer the question, but give all us desperate [fans] readers those little jewels of information that were always searching for.

This was a fantasy interview, both on LH and AE's part; and I'm hoping I get to see more in the near future!

I really loved this interview, great questions great answers. Laurel seems so nice and is so wellspoken, I loved that she talks about her girl crush/experience!First I didn't like Tina at all, but this season is getting sooo much better. We're gonna get some really hot TiBette scenes that's for sure! Can't wait

I'm not colorblind, I know the world is black & white

I really enjoyed reading that interview, thank you Malinda and Laurel. I found it interesting to hear how Laurel tried to express what Tina what going through with the very limited exposition and screen time she had in seasons 3 and 4. She seems to have a very positive attitude towards everything, which is nice to see.

I also liked reading that Jennifer Beals is a Buffy/Angel fan, that's brilliant!!

I've always loved loved loved the character of Tina and have stated so on many occasions on this site.  I truly admire Laurel, the roles she takes on, the way she gets into the characters and makes them work.  Laurel, I admire your talent and have even more respect and admiration for you now after this candid interview that you've given to AE.  I must agree with you that AE does an excellent job with this site (another thing that I [as well as so many others] do not neglect to state either.  I appreciate your honesty.  I think you're very brave to take on the roles that you do and wish you continued success in your career and life.  I will always be following your career to see what you get into next.

Great interview, thank you AE and LH for sharing.

You guys rock!

Wonderful interview.  I was very pleased to read Laurel open up.  She appears to be very real, honest and self-aware and it feels very genuine.  I also enjoyed that she answered the questions in depth, it was cool to get more than two line answers.

In a way, I was a little surprised to read about the last scene of season one, it seems as though no one really touches on that.   I remember watching it the first time and the only thing I could say was "what the f***!"  I couldn't grasp it.  However, a week prior to season two, I watched the first season again and my reaction was quite different.  I remember the tears rolling down my cheek and I finally grasped the reality of their situation.  Then when Tina is in Alice's apartment and takes the marker to the chart and starts to write Bette's name but finally breaks, I gotta say I thought Laurel was magnificent.  It wasn't just me that had that reaction, my two best friends and their husbands both reacted that way. 

I don't think I really gave up on Tina when she was with Henry, I just didn't really take to the direction she was going in.  It wasn't that she was with Henry but I just felt that she was pretty edgy towards everyone at times.  That threw me off quite a bit.  I didn't feel that the "group" was treating her any differently, well a smidge, but Tina had gotten carried away with paranoia I think.  I felt that Tina was stronger than that, especially during season two when she was handling so much on her own. 

Oh well, I'm not giving up on Tina, in fact I'm really enjoying her this season.  Although, she has to stop talking about Bette during her dates, kind of a buzz kill.  Thanks for the wonderful interview Malinda and Laurel.

"Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from."

This interview was perfectly timed for me. Thanks! I am hoping for another season of TLW, I'm mentally trying to prepare myself for the end :). I have recently gotten another friend hooked on the TLW and she's just on the 2nd season right now. I'm waiting for her to get to the scene between Bette and Tina after the ultrasound because it is personally one of my favorites. It was good to read that Laurel things so much of the scene as well.

Thanks again

Malinda, thanks for a wonderful and insightful interview with Laurel.  She gives very honest, heartfelt responses to your questions.  I appreciate Laurel's interpretation of Tina and all the things she has gone through and the obvious growth of the character.

I still have hopes for Tibette always love the interaction betwee the 2 actresses. 

Laurel is resplendent. I have loved her work from the moment I first saw Randy Dean.

Thank you so much for the insightful interview, and thank you, Laurel, for being so forthright. 

Thank you Laurel, for what you have brought to this series and to us. 

I for one am hoping to see Tibette finally together again this season, if for no other reason than to show that people can be the loves of each others lives, betray and lose each other and still come back together stronger and more appreciative of how intensely they feel for each other. It's painful and traumatic, but it does happen.

The scene where Tina & Henry get together in Bette & Tina's bedroom was so similar to my own experience that I felt emotionally rocked by it, and your acting that whole season was awesome (and I disagree with you - it didn't look to us as though B & T were broken up at that point...).  As painful as those 2 seasons were to witness, I still loved you for the honesty you brought to the screen during that experience.

So, Tibette forever, and we love you for what you have done and do for our community!

Very good interview... Laurel is something.. But, are we going to have more interviews, like ...with Jennifer Beals or Leisha Hailey ?

~~Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.~~

Laurel rocks! Great interview...I certainly won't give up on Tina.

And "that" scene from seson 1 was heartbreaking...yet awesome.

"Hatred is blind, as well as love." - Oscar Wilde 

It was great reading about her perspective on Tina because when the character was upsetting me and doing all sorts of silly things I hoped for was that the L Wod would stop wasting Laurel talent taking the character in a crazy direction. I think they've come around very nicely.

This was a lovely iterview - thanks Malinda!

 Laurel views this website. How sweet is that. I'm happy that Laurel was so honesty during this interview. I'm glad she gave explanation of Tina b/c I was totally lost. I wanted to see Tina get out a smothering relationship and become this mordern day mom. If Tina does get back with Bette, Bette needs to change. She's too powerful. What would be cool if Bette ran into a dominatrix and broke Bette's powerhouse world to where she begs Tina to take her back.

Did I ever say I would play nice?-Miss Ketina

Thanks for the amazing interview Malinda and Laurel! It was great to hear her thoughts on that scene from season one.

"I'm sure one of the reasons that they considered me for L Word maybe was based on the fact that I did Two Girls"

Did anyone else want to take that out of context?

Wow that interview blew me away - I forgot where I was for a whole 5 minutes as I felt like Laurel was talking directly to me!  You could tell that she really took the time to think about the questions and answer in such depth and so honestly.  

What an awesome lady, thanks Malinda.  Also, thanks to Laurel, there's definitely a reason she has the best fans and I'm sure we'll all stick by Tina!

Very nice interview with Laurel, she is an amazing woman and actress.

I have never been a fan of Tina until this season (but I've liked Laurel since Two Girls). Something happened to me with my feelings regarding the Bette and Tina relationship where I now WANT them together. I thought for many seasons that Bette needed to find someone other than Tina but the reality is no one has better chemistry together on the show than Laurel and Jennifer. They make the relationship feel real with the passion, lust, love, and all that comes with it. Bette and Jodi are good but it is obvious that Jennifer and Marlee are best friends off camera. They do not have the same passionate spark that Laurel and Jennifer have on set. For the first time since they have parted I want Tibette!!

Yes, a truly wonderful interview. I even think this is so high up on the list that it gets to compete with the interview with Mandana Jones(!). And that says a lot 'cause that (and this) interview made me forget where I was for a while. Kinda neat, huh? Answers that are fully thought through. And honest it seems. Amazing. Too bad it made me even more sobby about the fact that this might be the last season. That this ground-breaking show actually has an end.

I'm really rooting for Tina and Bette this season. I just love the (Tina's) yearning. And the fact that we've gotten to know relationship-Bette through her relationship with Tina makes Bette's relationship with Jodi feel wrong in some way. You know, 'cause Jodi's not Tina. =)

Okay. Tina + Season 5 = Way attractive.

 That's all. Oh, and great interview.  :)

How refreshing! Kudos to Holloman for her honesty about her character, the dynamics of the show and her own sexuality. I'm sure she'll make a kick-ass mom.

Also: hahaha burying the lead, indeed.

And - true...what about Tina's parents? I never really noticed but you don't really get a sense of her family.  Perhaps that's what she means about Tina being a loner.

Tina, even when she was dreadful in seasons 2&3, seemed to have that glint in her eye ~ that smirk on her face.  Now I know why...cuz that's Laurel Holloman shining through.  She has a natural humor about her, the way she says things.  Dang, as if the woman weren't hot already...my loyalties to Bette are getting challenged!      Great interview ~ love Laurel.

It was her on the Two girls in Love! (yeah..yeah.. I did not know..)I loved it and I was really taken away..=) A very wonderful person she truely is.. =n_n=