Virginia Madsen on Scoundrels, Her Most Disappointing '60s Experience and Her Lust For 'Real Men'

That sounds like a really unsatisfying experience, I'm sorry to hear that. I did want to ask you about Smith, though, which I thought was a pretty stylish show but I felt like they wasted your character.

That was unsatisfying to me too because I thought Ray [Liotta] and I were going to be Bonnie and Clyde. We were so cool together! That was such a cool show but I ended up being relegated to the kitchen being the pancake-maker and I was like, "When do I get to get to hold a gun?!" And then they canceled it before I got my gun. I was very bummed out.

You guys had great chemistry.

I sure liked working with Ray. I can't believe they haven't put us in a movie together because we were so good together. He is great to work with.

I watched you on the Late Late Show the other night and couldn't help but notice the chemistry between you and Craig Ferguson. I think that was the first time that he has ever asked anyone to do a sexually charged awkward pause. How hard is it for you to "have chemistry" with a man onscreen?

[Laughs] <span

class="pullquote right">I have really good chemistry with men. It's probably because I'm single.

Is there a kind of actor that you have better chemistry with?

Well, I tend to really get along with very strong, masculine men. I do very well with them because I can stand next to them. I am not intimidated by them. I can do a movie with Harrison Ford and I can face him one-on-one.

Which real man would you like to star opposite in a film?

Russell Crowe. I would like to work him, he is an incredible actor. I'm fortunate because almost everybody on my list I have worked with. You know who I would like to work with again? Billy Bob Thornton. I loved working with him. I have an amazing connection with Billy Bob. We had so much fun, and we also had great chemistry. I like men like that because I grew up with men like that. That feels like home to me and boys... "whatever" with boys. They are entertaining and cute and fun, but I prefer real men.

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