IGN: You shot the pilot at the very beginning of the year and then there were several months before you began filming the second episode. Everyone assumed the show would be picked up to series, but was it great to actually finally get to jump back into it?
Ming-Na Wen: Well, it was pure torture just waiting and waiting and waiting for months on end. And now that we’re in the thick of it and all this great buzz that we’re getting, it’s just… I’m living the dream, man! This is great. It doesn’t get any better than this, Eric! It really doesn’t.
IGN: As you mentioned, the buzz is huge for this show. Is it all just exciting or does any trepidation come with that?
Ming-Na Wen: It reminds me of the moment right before I have to get onstage for a performance. Those butterflies that you get and the nervousness… It’s that anticipation. That feeling of, “Okay, how are they going to respond?” But now that we’ve been getting so much positive feedback, I just can’t wait for everybody to see it, you know? Because we have a really good show and I am so proud of it and I just want everybody to have that chance to share and be entertained by it.
IGN: When Coulson brings Melinda back, it’s clear something happened that made her stop being a field agent. Now that you’ve filmed a few episodes, have you been learning a bit more about her?
Ming-Na Wen: Oh, absolutely. I don’t think I’ve ever loved a character more, because she’s complex and she’s mysterious, but at the same time, I think she compartmentalized whatever it was that took her out of the field – and now that she’s back in the game, she’s back in the game. There’s definitely going to be opportunities when the audience get to see those small moments or that moment when you really see her become vulnerable. And that’s what’s so great about doing a television show is that we have the luxury of time to explore it. It’s a good novel, a page-turner.
Read full interview at IGN
Ming-Na Wen: Well, it was pure torture just waiting and waiting and waiting for months on end. And now that we’re in the thick of it and all this great buzz that we’re getting, it’s just… I’m living the dream, man! This is great. It doesn’t get any better than this, Eric! It really doesn’t.
IGN: As you mentioned, the buzz is huge for this show. Is it all just exciting or does any trepidation come with that?
Ming-Na Wen: It reminds me of the moment right before I have to get onstage for a performance. Those butterflies that you get and the nervousness… It’s that anticipation. That feeling of, “Okay, how are they going to respond?” But now that we’ve been getting so much positive feedback, I just can’t wait for everybody to see it, you know? Because we have a really good show and I am so proud of it and I just want everybody to have that chance to share and be entertained by it.
IGN: When Coulson brings Melinda back, it’s clear something happened that made her stop being a field agent. Now that you’ve filmed a few episodes, have you been learning a bit more about her?
Ming-Na Wen: Oh, absolutely. I don’t think I’ve ever loved a character more, because she’s complex and she’s mysterious, but at the same time, I think she compartmentalized whatever it was that took her out of the field – and now that she’s back in the game, she’s back in the game. There’s definitely going to be opportunities when the audience get to see those small moments or that moment when you really see her become vulnerable. And that’s what’s so great about doing a television show is that we have the luxury of time to explore it. It’s a good novel, a page-turner.
Read full interview at IGN
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