Talking about her indelible accordion serenade scene, Hendricks says that the producers originally wanted her to play the piano, but once she revealed her mad accordion skillz, they ran with it. Hendricks mentioned that she picked up the quirky instrument after being randomly given it by a friend but she "stared at it for 6 months before finally calling around to find lessons, which aren't that easy to find. You'd think they'd be on every corner!"
She also mentions that, much like me and every other Mad Men fan I know, she can't really bring herself to call Joan by her married name: "I remember at the first season three table read, we have nametags with our characters on them so guest stars know who we play, and mine said Joan Harris. When time came to introduce ourselves I said, "Hi I'm Christina Hendricks and I play Joan H-H-H ... I couldn't bring myself to say it. So I just said Joan [laughs]."
She also revealed that she would love to work on a movie "where I had to learn kung-fu for three months." Holy God above me, but I beseech You to make this happen. A movie where Christina Hendricks kicks butt and takes names might almost be too much to bear. The line for the official petition for Hendricks to play Wonder Woman starts behind me.
ยท Christina Hendricks: Joan is back where she belongs this season [NYP]