Author: Emma Loggins
Date: 2009-02-09

Interview:
We had the pleasure of speaking with Gabrielle Anwar recently about her role as Fiona on USA Network's Burn Notice. Here's what she had to say:

Happy Birthday!

G. Anwar: Thank you very much.

You're very welcome. I was wondering, what's the status of Fiona and Michael's relationship? Will we see them becoming a couple again?

G. Anwar: That depends how one would define a couple. Are you talking in the Bill Clinton instance?

Like a traditional relationship, like boyfriend/girlfriend.

G. Anwar: I don't think either of them has a traditional bone in their body, so I think perhaps not in that respect.

If Michael and Fiona wouldn't have a traditional relationship, what would a Michael/Fiona relationship be like?

G. Anwar: Dangerous.

I also love the on-screen chemistry with Fiona and Sam. I was wondering, what's the best part of doing scenes with Bruce Campbell?

G. Anwar: The hysterical laughter that it is inevitable. I think I may have cracked plenty of neatly executed make-up applications on my cheeks from the kind of laughter that goes alongside with working with Bruce.

The show features some pretty strong female roles and now that Carla's in the fold how does that change Fiona for you?

G. Anwar: I think that Fiona is as threatened as Fiona can get. I don't think it's about necessarily how attractive physically a woman is. I think it's how much a monopoly she might have on Michael Westen's mind and livelihood and thinking. So I think she is perhaps threatened by Carla more so than anybody else she would be threatened by.

We have learned lots about Michael's life and his past and quite a bit about Sam's life and Sam's past. We know very little about Fiona's past. I'd like you to talk about whether or not Fiona has girlfriends. Does she go for lunch, shopping? What's her apartment like? Does she have a life outside guns?

G. Anwar: Very funny. I don't think Fiona's the type of gal who takes lunches with her BFF. I don't even think she gets her nails done. I think that any attempt at being aesthetically feminine goes to the wayside when handling all these black market weapons. I think that perhaps she doesn't really settle anywhere. So as far as an apartment is concerned, I'm not sure she has many trinkets other than her snowglobes. She's not your average woman, let's face it.

Well that's clear.

G. Anwar: You think?

Definitely. So then are we going to learn more about Fiona's background beyond the fact that she's a former IRA agent - well, maybe not even former? Are we going to learn more about Fiona?

G. Anwar: I don't know. I'd like to because of her narcissistic connection...but it's really not up to me. I have my own secret fantasies of who she is and where she came from and where she's going. But unfortunately that life hasn't connected to mine.