The Real L Word’s Lauren and Amanda Have Brains and Beauty: The Autostraddle Interview

LAUREN AT A GLANCE

Favorite Animal: Wolf

Favorite Movie: The English Patient

Favorite Lesbian Term:  Scissoring. Scissoring is really “my thing” now, so I guess I have to say that.

Disney Character: Snow White

Best Book You’ve Ever Read: I really love Jane Eyre. I’m so gay. But wait, A Moveable Feast.

Favorite Food: Pizza. During filming I ate so much pizza. I would always order a million pizzas, but they never filmed me eating it.

Hidden Talent: I’m a really good skier.

Favorite Term for Vagina: I don’t like any of them, is there a picture? Oh wait, the vagina symbol. So ({}), I guess.

You Can Only Do One Thing for the Rest of Your Life. What is it?  I really enjoy food. So eat a lot of food.

Amanda: Scissor!

Lauren: No, excuse you. I love food.

Favorite L Word Character: [Skype cuts out]

Kate: Who did you say? Tina?

Lauren: No! Dana!

Amanda: No one likes Tina.

AMANDA AT A GLANCE

Favorite Animal: Tree Frog

Favorite Movie: Gia

Favorite Lesbian Term: Samesies

Kate: What’s samesies?

Amanda: Like, you like samesies. Or, I say I like innies, not outies. Like same sex.

Lauren: That’s not a term.

Amanda: Yes it is!

Kate: Oh, so if you like samesies, you like the same sex.

Amanda: Yeah.

Favorite Disney Character: Sleeping Beauty

Best Book You’ve Ever Read: Atlas Shrugged

Favorite Food: Thai food or Mexican…fish tacos!

Lauren: Oh god…

Hidden Talent: I like building things.

Kate: You built the pod!

Lauren: Call her a carpenter.

Kate: So you’re a toolbelt dyke.

Favorite Term for Vagina: Cuuuuunt? Yeah, cunt for sure.

You Can Only Do One Thing for the Rest of Your Life. What is it? Have sex. Doesn’t everyone say that? What else would you say, juggle?

Lauren: It has to be something enjoyable. What is the most enjoyable thing you can think of?

Amanda: Sex, obviously!

Favorite L Word Character: Carmen

Kate: Yeah, she’s kind of perfect.

Amanda: I know, right?