Dreama Walker: There’s Some ‘Bitch’ In Everyone

Sometimes (OK, a lot) I will develop an obsession with a certain supporting character, or below the title actor, that leads me to obsess over all their projects. It happened with Krysten Ritter on Veronica Mars, Liza Lapira on Dollhouse and Dreama Walker on The Good Wife. So the fact that all three of those women now star on ABC’s Don’t Trust The B—- in Apt. 23 is more exciting than getting your full security deposit back!

In celebration of tonight’s premiere, I caught up with Dreama — who plays NYC newbie June — to talk all about this brave, daring and dirty new series. In addition to finding out why June would ever continue to live with Chloe (the titular bitch, played by Krysten), I discovered her worst real-life roommate situation and why working with James Van Der Beek has validated her longtime crush.

Insider.com: First of all, can I just tell you how much I was obsessed with your character Becca on The Good Wife? I’m not-so-secretly hoping you get to reprise that role at some point.
Dreama Walker: Oh my god, thank you – I don’t hear that very much! It’s funny, I feel like with Apt 23, I jumped 10 years … to playing my age [laughs]. It would be kind of funny to go back to playing 17 again with Becca.

Insider: In addition to playing your age, what else about the Apt 23 pilot script attracted you?
Dreama: I just really loved how quirky it was. I like a little bit more of the intellectual, character-driven humor and that’s what this show had. I thought you got to know these characters so well in 22-minutes. I loved the sensibilities of the script and couldn’t wait to see what was next – so I just had to be part of it.

Continue reading the interview at the source