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Lea Delaria Talks 'Orange Is the New Black' and Diversity in Television - Inspirer 4/16/2017 Lea DeLaria Talks 'Orange is the New Black' and Diversity in Television - Inspirer EXCLUSIVES TELEVISION WOMEN IN FILM - INTERVIEWS LEA DELARIA TALKS ‘ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK’ AND DIVERSITY IN TELEVISION http://inspirer.life/home/2016/06/lea-delaria-talks-orange-is-the-new-black-and-diversity-in-television/ 1/16 4/16/2017 Lea DeLaria Talks 'Orange is the New Black' and Diversity in Television - Inspirer by : CARRIE COUROGEN | 10 MONTHS AGO | 17775 VIEWS SHARE Share: 103 Inspirer is celebrating inspirational and inuential women in lm with in- depth interviews. is project will share the stories behind the trailblazers and pioneers who paved the way for females in the arts. Lea DeLaria is having a moment. With a multi-faceted career that spans multiple decades as an actor, comedian, and jazz musician, DeLaria is earning a new set of fans and recognition for her role as Carrie “Big Boo” Black in the Netix series “Orange is the New Black.” The show, and DeLaria, have helped open up conversations about diversity in entertainment, LGBTQ issues, and female-run television. With just days until the anticipated release of OITNB’s fourth season, we spoke to DeLaria about her character, the show’s trailblazing moments, and her role as an LGBTQ activist. Big Boo is a really interesting character, one that has denitely developed over the past few seasons. What initially attracted you to this role and to a Netix show? Because “OITNB” was really one of the rst big shows for them when they weren’t really known for original content. Now, everyone’s itching to be on Netix. A paycheck. [laughs] No matter what actors say, if someone is going to pay you to act, you’re always very happy to get that money — especially if you’re the kind of actor that I am. I come with a lot of baggage, so the parts http://inspirer.life/home/2016/06/lea-delaria-talks-orange-is-the-new-black-and-diversity-in-television/ 2/16 4/16/2017 Lea DeLaria Talks 'Orange is the New Black' and Diversity in Television - Inspirer weren’t always frequent, especially within the connes of show business in general. It’s not a pretty place. Or, well, that’s the way it used to be. It’s dierent now. It’s an incredibly great time to be a woman in our industry. I think half the reason, if not three-quarters of the reason, is because of “OITNB.” I was also completely attracted to working with Jenji Kohan [writer and producer, creator of “OITNB”], who is a genius in this industry. We were all just chomping at the bit to work with Jenji, because she’s everything. What some people don’t know is that there actually was no Big Boo in the show. When they saw me, they basically wrote the part for me. I auditioned for several other roles, and none of them were exactly right. I had kind of a hissy t. I sat in my manager’s oce and said, “If they’re doing a show that takes place in a women’s prison and there isn’t a part for me, I fucking quit. I quit this business.” At the time, I was living in both New York and London, and I did quit. I packed up all my bags and ew to my house in London. By the time I got o the plane, there were, like, 10 messages from my manager saying, “Glad you had your hissy t. Now you gotta come back because they wrote a part for you.” Orange is the New Black - Season 4 | Ofcial Trailer [HD] | Netix http://inspirer.life/home/2016/06/lea-delaria-talks-orange-is-the-new-black-and-diversity-in-television/ 3/16 4/16/2017 Lea DeLaria Talks 'Orange is the New Black' and Diversity in Television - Inspirer Amazing. Yeah. It just got bigger and bigger, for whatever reasons. Some of it is that the genius of Jenji understanding that a part like Big Boo probably ought to be in a show that takes place in a women’s prison. Some of it was that once the writers knew it was me playing the part, they wrote a lot of shit for me, so it just ts me like a little glove. Sometimes I think they sit around and think, “What’s the craziest thing we can think of? Give it to DeLaria — she’ll do anything!” What has been the biggest challenge? There are a couple, but probably the biggest is that I’m actually acting in the show and not just being an asshole and saying things that are funny. [laughs] The fact that Boo is three-dimensional, the fact that she’s real — the biggest challenge is the biggest joy. Boo is a real human. She’s not just a stereotype of what every butch dyke in the world is when they’re presented in the media. That’s my joy, but it’s also my challenge. On stage, I do everything. But in lm and television, it’s all comedic, and when I show up for work, I have to bring my A-game. It’s one of those shows that gets included in the comedy category a lot, but it isn’t always funny. It’s just that it’s very real. Boo’s denitely comedic relief, but she’s real. Especially with her backstory — how could she not be? Oh my God! Who knew I could cry on camera like that? I had no fucking clue! And then when I did it in dierent scenes, I was like, “I had no idea I could do that!” [laughs] http://inspirer.life/home/2016/06/lea-delaria-talks-orange-is-the-new-black-and-diversity-in-television/ 4/16 4/16/2017 Lea DeLaria Talks 'Orange is the New Black' and Diversity in Television - Inspirer Maybe because part of it is because it’s so genuine — how could you not? Yeah, I think that’s part of it. The writing was so perfect and everything. But, I was shocked at my ability to do it when it was shot. I went to catering and Kate Mulgrew was there and Kate was like, “You’re a great actress, Lea. I don’t know why you always doubted yourself. You’re a great actress!” I don’t know, Kate! I’m not asked to cry a lot. I’m generally asked to pleasure myself to orgasm with a screwdriver. You and Pennsatucky started to have a really great, unlikely, friendship on the show. How did that work out? The chemistry is so good between you and Taryn Manning. You have to be very careful on set because the writers on our show don’t miss a thing. If you say something on set, in front of an incredible writer, be careful, because it will end up in the next episode. Taryn and I love each other. We’re really good friends. We used to hang out all the time. They saw us hanging out in each other’s dressing room and being the pals that we were, and one of the writers probably just went “Click! There’s a great idea!” Suddenly, here we are, this unlikely friendship. Everyone talks about it, but it’s because Lea DeLaria and Taryn Manning are really tight friends, and I believe that’s why that camaraderie comes across on screen like that. This camaraderie on the show, with every woman backing each other up, puts out a very strong feminist message. But, it’s not about using feminism as a trendy prop — you guys aren’t a squad — it’s very genuine. Is that something that is important to you when you lm the show, making sure it seems real? From Jenji on down, male and female, I believe that everybody involved in our show is a feminist. The beauty of our show is that Jenji is beyond feminist. She is a person who wants to wield her power for good. Every time she writes a show, the statements she makes in them — she’s literally trying to change the world, totally from a feminist perspective. It’s really http://inspirer.life/home/2016/06/lea-delaria-talks-orange-is-the-new-black-and-diversity-in-television/ 5/16 4/16/2017 Lea DeLaria Talks 'Orange is the New Black' and Diversity in Television - Inspirer amazing. It starts with her saying “I just want to work with people who want to create something interesting, new, unique, and unusual, something that shows women in a light that we’ve all seen ourselves in for so long, but has frustratingly not been show in in the media at all.” She had these goals, and she wanted it to be entertaining and she wanted it to be smart. Here we are, doing all of that. If that isn’t the very denition of feminism, I don’t know what is. It is, 100 percent, and it’s so well-received, I think, because for a very long time, realistic female characters were here and there. Right? Good luck nding them. I’ve been in this industry a very long time. To nd actual women, real females of all races, all shapes, all sizes, all sexual orientations, in this little shbowl together, being portrayed as real and honestly as they could be — that never happens in television. Never. No, and there’s a lot of talk right now about how theater is leading the entertainment industry towards diversity, but TV is really starting to make headway, too.
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