Kate French

Kate: (On having any apprehension in playing a lesbian character) Actually I didn't. Girls are close anyway in every day relationships, so I didn't think it would be much of a stretch to play off of it. It just seemed to come rather naturally. It wasn't hard at all. As an actress who has traditionally played in straight roles, how did you prepare yourself so you could develop your character's identity? Well, I actually talked to one of the directors quite a bit about the gay community…who they knew, and stuff like that. They helped me understand so much about the lifestyle. But really, relationships are the same pretty much if you are hetero or gay. There are still problems that exist, and they are the same either way.

Kate: Just being on The L Word was the most fantastic thing ever. I was jumping up and down because I never did anything of that caliber. I mean, working with actresses on The L Word of that caliber…I was just so excited. I called my parents (giggling) and just kept jumping up and down. I was so excited.

Kate: As an actress who has traditionally played in straight roles, how did you prepare yourself so you could develop your character's identity? Well, I actually talked to one of the directors quite a bit about the gay community…who they knew, and stuff like that. They helped me understand so much about the lifestyle. But really, relationships are the same pretty much if you are hetero or gay. There are still problems that exist, and they are the same either way.