Kathy Bates: I’m naturally a grumpy person
Kathy Bates admits she’s naturally grumpy person. The actress says she can relate to her role in new TV show Harry’s Law — in which she plays a cynical, world-weary patent lawyer — because she has similar characteristics.
“I identify with where she is in life,” Kathy Bates said. “That’s one of the big reasons I wanted to play her. She has lived a certain amount of her life. She’s a bit disillusioned. She’s a bit crabby. She’s had it with people, and I can identify with that. I think maybe you can, too.
“Not to be flip, but I can be a naturally grumpy person. And adjusting to the long hours on the set helped that right along.
“If someone asked me to play somebody who was really bright and optimistic, I think I’d freak out. I just never wanted to play that kind of bubbly, ‘up,’ happy person. I think if you look back through my IMDb file, you’ll see there are a lot of dark characters in there. I guess I’m just more comfortable on the dark side.”