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—  aileen spiro’s interview with jimmy fallon, aired 12/15/16

jimmy:  you look great, welcome back!

aileen: thank you so much, jimmy! you’re looking amazing yourself, i love what you’ve done with the hair! [she smiled brightly] i’m so excited to be back.

jimmy:  let’s just talk about you now, how are things?

aileen: things are great, the show has been going amazing, i just moved into my own place about month ago, and overall things are just looking up. that’s all a girl can ask for, right?

jimmy:  that all sounds good, anyway, let’s see what else… the holidays are coming up, have any plans? any plans for the holidays?

aileen: same old holiday plans anyone would have [audience laughs] i’m going to visit my dad and step-mom, keep things simple. open gifts, bake cookies, stay away from cameras. i’m hoping i can have a normal holiday.

jimmy: and now… i mean i’m pretty sure we all know what we came to hear right? [audience cheers] greekcraft! is there anything you can tell us about the upcoming season?

aileen: i can only tell you as much as they tell me, but unfortunately i’ve got to bite my tongue this time! [she laughs] i’m all about spoilers, but i promise it’s all worth the wait. this season is going to be a roller coaster, the best way to find out is to tune in!

jimmy: well now, tell us what exactly your purpose is on set. kind of a super short… day-in-the-life thing. [audience laughs]

aileen: my job is just like any other actresses, learn lines, practice lines, perform lines, channel my inner witch [audience laughs] no but really, i usually get there around 9am with coffee, if it’s a good day, and then the process starts. usually we’re thrown straight into costume, then hair and makeup, moving onto a cast and crew meeting, and either dress rehearsal or actual filming. 

jimmy: and does claire…you know. does she ever get the guy? that’s what we all wanna know!

aileen: well i can’t just out my own character like that, now can i? [she laughs] all i can tell you is to tune in, i promise your questions will soon be answered! the writers did an amazing job this season, you guys won’t be disappointed.

jimmy:  alright, well let’s go back to you. how did you… get to the place you are today? i’m sure there’s some people out there with the same dreams, could they achieve the same?

aileen: of course they could, i don’t want to sound cliche, but anythings possible. my life was nothing special before i started doing film, but one day i took a leap of faith and got lucky. i started out doing commercials in high school, nothing special. from there my dad saw that this was what i really wanted and got behind me one-hundred percent, he was booking me commercials and small appearances on tv right and left. i’m so thankful that i had him during the whole process, he really made my dreams possible. from there i was doing small work in and out until i had the audition for greekcraft, to be quite honest i had no idea that i was audition for the lead [she laughs] but here i am! so everything ended up working out. my advice is to just go for it, you never know what could happen.

jimmy:  we’ve noticed online that security isn’t very tight around the set these days, isn’t that kind of a risk?

aileen: honestly it sounds like one, but i’m sure they’ve got everything under control. the people up high don’t really mess around when it comes to that stuff.

jimmy: and how is… you know. you know who. give us a little update?

aileen: i’m as single as ever, just waiting around for mr. right to come scoop me off my feet. what’s new? [audience laughs]

jimmy:  well thank you for coming out tonight! and everyone don’t forget to catch greekcraft at 8/7 central on wednesday.

aileen: it was my pleasure, thank you for having me!