While Glee is on a long midseason hiatus, the cast and crew are hard at work with new episodes, set to debut on April 13th. Recently, I spoke to one of the show’s stars, Dianna Agron, who plays the pregnant, former cheerleader Quinn Fabray. Fabray spoke about what’s to come on the show, including the return of Kristin Chenoweth and Joss Whedon directing an upcoming episode.

Question: So last we saw, all the secrets were all out. Can you talk at all about when we pick up what’s going on for you guys?

Dianna Agron: Quinn’s still pregnant and moving toward having that baby, and she is focusing on other things. She’s not down on herself; she’s not focused on feeling sorry for me, myself and I. It’s about moving past it in a healthy and strong way and being present in high school and these newfound friends. You’re really seeing all these characters who we’ve nicely set up who they are in these first thirteen [episodes], and so we get to come back and play. People know who these people are, so let’s show them more and let’s really get into it. And that’s what we’re doing, and it’s so fun. I think everyone will be really, really happy with where things are.

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Simply put, our life sucks without Glee. Which is why, in an effort to help fans keep holding on until the show’s much anticipated April 13 return as we at thetvaddict.com, in lieu of uploading a killer shower rendition of ‘Can’t Help Fight This Feeling,’ which let’s face it nobody needs to see” will be spending the next few Wednesdays sharing interviews with some of your favorite stars from the show. First up, Dianna Agron, who was kind enough to take some time at the recent Television Critics Association Press Tour to talk about what’s in store for Quinn when Glee finally returns in 68 days, 7 hours, and 43 minutes. But who’s counting?

The TV Addict: When we last saw left Quinn, the identity of her babydaddy’s father was finally out in the open. What can you tell us about what happens when we return?
Dianna Agron: While Quinn is still very much pregnant and moving towards having that baby, she’s not down on herself and not in any way feeling sorry for herself. Quinn’s all about moving past the drama in a healthy and strong way and being present in high school with these new found friends. If the first thirteen episode were all about setting up who these characters were, the rest of the season is about saying, “Let’s just have some fun with this.” I’ve read the first three episodes and they’re so delicious, amazing and I think that everybody will be really really happy where all the characters are headed.

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Dianna Agron always knew she wanted to be in showbiz. The San Francisco native even scrapped college plans to move to Los Angeles and chase down her dream. But when she faced her potential big break—a starring role on Fox’s musical sensation, Glee—she almost didn’t get out of the car to attend the audition. “I was nervous out of my mind,” recalls the 23-year-old. “I was sitting in the parking lot thinking, Are you going to do this or are you going to walk away?”

She took a deep breath, walked in, and nailed it, nabbing the role of the pseudo-virtuous cheerleader Quinn Fabray. Since that day, Dianna has written and sold a screenplay, and performed the National Anthem at game three of the World Series. Listen in as this positive-thinking powerhouse offers advice on how to conquer fear, pick yourself up after setbacks, and grab on to your goals.

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Quinn’s got herself a bit of a problem: pregnant and lying about the father. Are you worried about the fan reaction?
DA: You know, we will see. Yes, there is a stereotype with these characters and it wouldn’t be fair if [those stereotypes] didn’t exist a little bit. But [co-creator] Ryan Murphy has a way of taking everything and turning it upside down. That’s the great thing about this show and these characters: nobody is one note, which is amazing.

Rachel obviously has some strong feelings for Finn (Cory Monteith). And she’s quite the little detective. Now that Quinn and Puck are in glee club, will she be the one to first discover that Finn’s not the baby daddy?
LM: Anything is possible. I think she really cares a lot about Finn, obviously, but [she also cares] about Quinn more than you realize. The journey our characters take, separately and together, I think is really great.

Will the kiss that Rachel shared with Finn impact that budding friendship she’s forming with Quinn?
LM: Isn’t that so great that Ryan Murphy didn’t make you wait [for their kiss]? It’s was like, let’s just throw [them together]. We’ll see. I think it’s safe to say that the love triangle between Finn, Quinn and Rachel is very active throughout the first 13 episodes.

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The funny and charming new series Glee got a very unusual launch this past spring, when FOX aired the pilot as a stand-alone episode after American Idol – months before the show would fully debut in the fall. And the experiment seems to have paid off, as the version of “Don’t Stop Believin’” performed by the cast in the show’s pilot hit number 1 on iTunes on the heels of the pilot airing.

More recently, the cast have embarked on a mall tour, which has put them in direct contact with the newfound fans that single episode has given them, going into Wednesday night’s debut of the second episode. When that tour hit Los Angeles, and a local Hot Topic — on an incredibly hot day, that had myself and fellow journalists, Glee cast members and fans alike sweating up a storm — I stopped by and chatted with two of the show’s stars: Lea Michele, who plays the music obsessed, unpopular Rachel and Dianna Agron, who plays a conniving cheerleader named Quinn who is happy to torment Rachel.

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There’s nothing like a little Glee to completely change your life.

Just ask Cory Monteith, the Calgary-born, Victoria-raised cast member of one of the most promising network shows this fall.

The series, about a misfit group of high school students and teachers involved in a singing, dancing, glee-club band, officially launches next Wednesday on Fox and Global after a sneak preview in May, which was rebroadcast earlier this week.

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HitFix: Sorry, but we’re not going to believe you if you say you were a loser in high school.
Dianna Agron: I definitely wasn’t cool in high school. I really wasn’t. I did belong to many of the clubs and was in leadership on yearbook and did the musical theater route, so I had friends in all areas, but I certainly did not know what to wear, did not know how to do my hair, all those things.

HitFix: What do you think Glee gets about high school that maybe other shows don’t?
DA: I think that it shows that regardless of who you are and what group you belong to, that there are so many emotions behind each person in high school. Sometimes with teens, writers or directors, anybody, short-changes them and makes them be simple, simple individuals, you’re either the jock or the popular kid or the nerd. They don’t show those shades. Everybody has those shades to them. This show, it really expands upon vulnerability and excitement and anger all the experiences that you probably actually go through in high school.

HitFix: And you didn’t actually ever do cheerleading?
DA: No. I’ve been dancing since I was three, ballet and jazz and hip-hop eventually, but I didn’t have time. It wasn’t even something that I had time to think about wanting to do.

HitFix: And do you have a newfound respect for the craft now?
DA: I do, because I slightly hurt myself during the pilot, coming down from one of the stunts. It’s better now. I didn’t tear something in my knee, but I strained it. Knees are very sensitive, I’ve learned. It’s crazy, because I’ve been dancing since I was three on my toes and all these things. And you should never say this, but I’ve never injured myself ever. I’d seen gnarly injuries with dance and all these things. You shouldn’t say that, though, because every day is an opportunity to fall, hurt yourself, so that was my experience.

Glee premieres on Tuesday, May 19 on FOX and will return to FOX in the fall.

Source: HitFlix.com