Nathan Fillion

A Chat With WAITRESS’s Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion plays Dr. Pomatter, a small-town MD who falls hopelessly — and clumsily — in love with his (married) patient, played by Keri Russell. We asked Nathan about everything from pies to TV to dating to movies. See what she had to say below!

And don’t forget: WAITRESS opens in select theaters on May 2nd!

Q&A

* What would you name your "life-inspired" pie? (i.e. "Pregnant Miserable Self-Pitying Loser Pie," "I Hate My Husband Pie"): "Look at Me! I’m on TV! Pie"

* Cooking is Jenna’s therapeutic hobby; what’s yours? "Hiking"

* Jenna’s talent is PIES and your talent is ___. "Life"

* Do you approve of "pie-ing" someone as a form of protest? "No. And I would pie you in protest."

THE BOOB TUBE

Which TV show world would you rather be trapped in, PLEASANTVILLE-style?

* "The Andy Griffith Show"

* "Curb Your Enthuiasm"

* "Felicity"

* "Firefly"

* "Six Feet Under"

"’Curb Your Enthusiasm’ because I would get away with so much."

MANGE!

* Favorite dessert? "Chocolate"

* Favorite pie? "Chocolate"

* Favorite condiment? "Chocolate"

* Favorite restaurant? "Max Brenner’s Chocolate Restaurant"

DATING

* Ever been on a cooking date? "Yes — cookies."

* Ever been on a BAD date? "Only two bad dates."

* Anyone ever written a poem for you? "Yes, it had apricots in it. I much preferred the song someone wrote about me."

* What’s been your best date? "A blind date with a Canadian girl in LA."

SCALE OF 1-10 (10 = highest range)

* How well would you handle waiting on a nasty customer? "6. I would berate them in a comedic fashion so it would be a funny story."

* How good a cook are you? "4"

* How good a customer are you? "9"

* How often do you eat out? "4"

THE SILVER SCREEN

* One of your favorite movies ever: "RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK"

* A movie that made you cry: "DAD"

* The first movie you remember seeing: "Something with Benji in it."

* A movie that made you bust a gut with laughter: "WEDDING CRASHERS"