Carrie Preston Says Arlene is Ridiculous

Carrie Preston is having the time of her life playing the red-headed waitress we both love and are annoyed by, Arlene Fowler. In a recent interview, Carrie said, “What I like about playing her is being able to ground her in some kind of truth while still honoring that humor and that thing that she represents. I love it that I’m responsible for serving up the humor on the show, but what has been wonderful for me is that the writers have also given me more dramatic things to deal with.”

Carrie also stated that Arlene was ‘designed to be ridiculed.’  “Our responsibility as actors is to not judge these characters, but to empathize with them and to figure out why they’re reacting the way they are. The higher the stakes, the more conflict, the more interesting they are to watch.”

Arlene is nothing if not interesting, no?