Watch: 'Brigitte Quinn's 22 Minutes With' Actress Patina Miller
In this installment of "22 Minutes," 1010 WINS anchor Brigitte Quinn sits down with Tony-award winning actress and singer, Patina Miller.
In this episode, the actress who currently plays Daisy on "Madame Secretary" talks about this exciting time in her life, explains why she tries not to think about ratings and how discusses which is tougher: Working on Broadway vs TV.
BQ: So, what's the deal for Daisy? Is her clock ticking here a little bit?
PM: Her clock is ticking. Like she says she's two years behind on her life plan. Everything was supposed to be right -- she's one of those people who follows through. She has a list, she checks it off and she's just that way. Things have fallen behind for her so she's trying to figure out if this guy is really the one for her. She has places and things she wants to do do with her life.
BQ: When the show started, it got a lot of attention because people said, 'Oh, it's the Hillary Clinton Show, Madame Secretary.' But Tea Leoni's character -- that's not Hillary.
PM: No it's not Hillary. I think what Tea's done is really create a wonderful, wonderful woman that I think we can all look up to and she's just this powerhouse and, um, you know she's taken from a lot of things and Hillary Clinton wasn't the only female secretary of state so she's kinda taken from a lot of things. I think what she's done that's so brilliant is made it her own and it's what she -- her take on what "Madame Secretary" is and it's been so cool to watch her in her process.
BQ: I'm wondering: Is the TV job ... is having a TV series a little bit easier than the rigors of doing a Broadway show?
PM: Yes. It's challenging in a different way but it's certainly easier on the body. You know, eight shows a week is not ... it's not easy. You know, I always say I look at Broadway performers and being on Broadway is, you know we're athletes in a way, because we have to keep our bodies and our minds and our voices and everything together to do it eight times a week ... eight times a week no matter what. It's always -- you're always on the go. And TV, you can kind of sit in your dressing room and, you know, think about your lines, chill out and then you're on and then that presents a whole other challenge of trying to be on, then off, on then off so much ... getting your adrenaline.
In a show, you know it's two hours and a half -- you know where your character is going and you just do that thing everyday and try to bring new energy. In TV, you're finding new things about your character and the people you worked with every script. You know, we don't always film things in order so it presents challenges in some ways but it's all wonderful, it's all what makes me happy.
Watch the full interview above.
About Patina Miller:
Patina Miller is a New York actress who made her Broadway debut in the 2011 hit "Sister Act." She played the nightclub-singer-turned-nun Deloris Van Cartier, for which she received her first Tony nomination. She earned accolades for her performance in "Pippin," for which she received the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical. The show won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical at the "67th Annual Tony Awards."
Miller made her feature film debut in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" and reprised her role as Commander Paylor in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2."
Her television credits include a series regular role on the daytime drama "All My Children."
Miller performed her first solo concert at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts during its 2013-2014 theatrical season. She then made her New York City debut in February 2014 as part of Lincoln Center Theater's "American Songbook" series, which subsequently aired on PBS.
Miller was born and raised in Pageland, S.C., and received a degree in musical theater from Carnegie Mellon University. Currently, she resides in New York City. Her birthday is Nov. 6.
Follow her on Twitter at @patinamiller.
About Brigitte Quinn:
Brigitte anchors mornings at 1010 WINS radio and has worked in broadcasting for more than thirty years. She was a TV anchor at the Fox News Channel, MSNBC and NBC. She holds an MFA in writing from Sarah Lawrence College and a BS from Cornell University. Her first novel, "Anchored" was published in 2015.
Follow Brigitte Quinn @BrigitteQuinn11
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