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Sunday nights third season finale, Finna, leaves the characters, especially Desna, in a precarious place.
Perhaps even more devastating, Quiet Ann sets the casino on fire, leaving Benedict Liu to die inside.
And I said, Thats what I want to be, Grandma.
I want to be black and fabulous and on TV.
What has it been like transitioning into more dramatic roles?Well, I like them both.
Maybe you’re free to do this work.
And now I get it so much so that people forgot I can do comedy!
This season onClaws, you also directed an episode.
This ended up being my entrance, but Ive always wanted to do it.
How long can you run around in skintight jumpsuits, you know?
I wanted to see to it I had another skill set in the bag.
You cant just stay in one particular lane.
I was like, You know what?
I want towrite a book.
Oh, I want to bea dancing star.
Do I know how to ballroom dance?
No, but Im going to try it!
Oh,a TV-show host, that sounds like fun, let me try it!
And then you see it and its a totally different vibe to what you shot.
Its like they took my baby apart and stitched it back together.
To me, it felt richer and fuller.
It felt like a 90s video.
How exactly was it different than what you shot?It was just a different visual presentation.
Whereas I felt like my version told more of a story, that version was more like clips.
It goes back to creative license, you know?
I was thinking, Why do I need choices if I know what I want?
Because the choices are not just for you.
They are for the other people who have to come behind you and do an edit.
It was like, You caused this.
You are the linchpin in all of it.
It was a reckoning of being honest with yourself.
Desna also gets called out as being selfish.
Do you agree with Ann about that?I think power corrupts.
Let me lean in a little harder.
Desnas decisions have really affected her friendships, especially with Ann.
Do you think that relationship can be mended going forward?Theyve been througha lottogether.
I would like to think so.
Desnas constantly saying, Im sorry, Im sorry, Im sorry, but will it ever be enough?
Can you be sorry enough?
I mean, this womans wife was killed.
One of the most memorable aspects ofClawsis, of course, the costuming.
How does costuming affect your performance and how you approach a character?Im a visual person.
If I dont see it, I cant connect to it.
It felt so false to me, especially at her genesis.
I was like, Absolutely not.
Theres a Walmart down the street.
Go get me some denim shorts.
And what is this hair doing?
She doesnt have time to do highlights!
Her hair just needs to be out, untamed, and free.
So the look is everything.
And our costume designer Dolores Ybarra is amazing.
Do you have a favorite costume from this season?The leopard-on-leopard-on-leopard.
It was all leopard, all the things, and that was really fun.
Its hard to pick just one!
you might tell Desna gets confidence from how she dresses.I feel like she dresses like a strip-mall superhero.
I like that!If a strip mall had a superhero, her clothing would be the costume.
It was like a grab-and-go, everything is super-matchy-matchy.
That was a conscious choice.
Denim dress, denim shoes, denim bag lets go.
I dont even have to question whether or not it matches.
So self-love is the beginning of it, and self-care is how you act on what you feel.
Thats a beautiful way of putting it.
Youve done a lot in your career, including your recent Emmy nomination forWhen They See Us.
What are you hungry to do next?Next stop on the journey is probably to produce a feature.
I want to do a comedy feature.
