Alexis Bledel

The Handmaid's Tale' takes place in the near future, a dystopian future, and is based on the book by Margaret Atwood. It takes place in what was formerly part of the United States at a period of time when society has been taken over by a totalitarian theocracy. It's about the women who live in subjugation. ”

I've been trying to find out what my wheelhouse is as an actor. 'Gilmore' was my first job, so only from there did I have a chance to really experiment and see how far I could stretch; I went maybe a little too far in certain directions. ”

I'm still a shy person. I've learned to put that aside on certain occasions. I have to. It's part of my job. ”

A story isn't interesting unless a character has real challenges to deal with. ”

Ofglen is a little different than the other Handmaids because she has a really rebellious spirit and she has the hope that she could escape. ”

It's really wonderful to play characters as different from each other as I can. ”

I figured out that I was interested in acting while at NYU. ”

Give me a hot drink, and I'm happy. Hot cider, hot chocolate, coffee... I like all winter beverages! ”

For some unknown reason, bad-boys draw you in despite the fact that they are jerks. ”

I did one year at NYU, and I'd love to go back there someday. ”