Rhea Perlman Talks Playing Danny's Mom on The Mindy Project

Glamour: Maybe I'm in the minority with this, but I wanted to see more of Annette dating Morgan. There was so much comedy there.

Rhea: Ike [Barintoltz] is a big teddy bear. When he comes over and gives you a hug, it's a real hug! He's truly the funniest person I've ever worked with. When we did that date scene, a lot of that wasn't in [the script], and he did it differently each time, and I would have used any and all of them! He's very truly funny.

Glamour: So who would you like Annette to date next?

Rhea: I never thought about who I'd like to see Annette with. She doesn't want to be tied down! She's a single lady and can experiment here, especially now that she's found her voice, and is more familiar with online dating! She'll take a little of this and a little of that.

Glamour: Now that Mindy is expecting, will we see a softer side to Annette now that she's a grandmother-in-waiting?

Rhea: I don't see her softening up to Mindy because she'll be there and give her opinion on everything, but I think Annette really likes Mindy a lot and thinks she's good for Danny. I'm going to give her sh-t, but I give everyone sh-t!

Glamour: I'd imagine you're having a lot of fans approach you now solely because of this role. True?

Rhea: People are always coming over to me, and it's so great with the younger audience. All of my daughter's friends are hooked on the show and always have been. They're like, "Oh my God, your mother!" My daughter will send me all the messages of what her friends say, and even when I had a little movie in Sundance recently, all the press on the press line were asking me about [playing Annette]. So, yeah, it's good for me! [Laughs] I'm thankful for it!

An all-new episode of The Mindy Project airs next Tuesday, March 10, on Fox. If you missed our recent interview with Chris Messina, click here, and stay tuned in the coming weeks for interviews with Mindy, Ike Barinholtz, B.J. Novak, Max Greenfield, and others!

What kind of grandmother do you want Annette to be? Would you have liked to have seen more of her and Morgan together?