Shirley Manson: Yeah, absolutely, but she's the CEO of a corporation that develops technologies. And as a musician, we're dealing with technology all the time nowadays. So it's not such a stretch.

Shirley Manson: I think you have to bring parts of yourself. How are you going to know a character, unless you reference your own life experience? So, I think there are probably aspects that will come into play, but the character’s quite different from me, that’s for sure. She doesn’t get as easily flustered as I do, and she’s not as talkative as I am.

Shirley Manson: I’m so overwhelmed. I’ve never professionally acted before, so it all seems cool to me. It feels like I’m in the sandbox at the age of six, playing. It all seems cool, for different reasons. Some of the scenes, I’m playing with an ensemble. Some of them are with Richard T. Jones, who I do a lot of scenes with. I think he’s such a great actor that I sit there, thinking, “God, he’s so good,” and then I suddenly realize I’m supposed to be acting.

Crave Online: This was your first audition, and you’ve already landed a role, so that’s a good start to a career, isn’t it?

Shirley Manson: I’ll say. It’s crazy. I can’t believe it’s happened. It just seems so insane. When she found out I’d gotten the role, my little sister said to me, “That’s not fair! You get to be a rock star, and then you get to be a TV star!” It’s funny. I feel lucky.

Shirley Manson: I don’t know. I would like to do more acting. I certainly love the experience of it. It’s exciting and it’s new for me. But I feel like I hopefully will always make music. That’s just been my whole life, since I was 15, so I think I’ll always carry that through. Whether I do that in a public forum or not remains to be seen. I just don’t want to close any doors in my life. I just want to see what happens and roll with it.

Shirley Manson: What I like about L.A. is that it’s easy living, so to speak. It’s not urban, at all. It’s a very soft place to live. Whereas living in the city, where I come from, is much more urban. I like having an edge in my life, in that regard, but I also love being comfortable. I’ve loved living in L.A. I’ve got a lot of friends here. There’s a huge fraternity of musicians here, which is really special. I’ve never had that in my life, except here in L.A., so I’ve got really good feelings about the city, for that reason alone. There are a lot of people here that are friends of mine, who live here. That’s great, and we can all support each other and play together, and that’s really special. But I miss Scotland. I miss the humor, particularly. It’s really self-effacing, quick and brutal, and I miss that verbal sparring with people. Here in L.A., people are a little aloof to really verbally spar. It’s seen as confrontation. I miss that.

Shirley Manson: It was cool. I’ve loved being there. I’ve heard about Comic Con for years, and so, to actually come was really exciting for me. I had a nervous feeling in my stomach when I arrived, but it felt like a gig to me. It just felt like a show. I think it was easier for me than a lot of the other actors, who were much more nervous than me. I love the whole subterranean aspect of Comic Con. I identify with that.

Crave Online: How long until your next album comes out?

Shirley Manson: I don’t know. I’ve recorded a lot of material for Geffen records, and we just recently parted ways because they had a different idea of my musical direction than I did. So it’s a really great time for someone like me. I can develop my own template for when I release new material. So, we shall see, but I have to make it clear, as a lot of fans are up in arms against Warner, I was never signed to Warner. They have to lay off Warner. It has nothing to do with Warner at all.