Jane Lynch Hits on "The 40 Year Old Virgin"

Jane Lynch on Improvising Her Way Through "The 40 Year Old Virgin:" "A lot of it was. Yes, we improvised a lot... I auditioned for this and it was written for a guy and he was just supposed to be this hard ass. And in the audition, I’ve known Steve [Carell] for a long time – we’ve worked together before - so we kind of improvised kind of well together. In the audition I took it to the place where I came on to him and offered myself to him as his very first…sexual experience, let’s call it. So we decided to keep that in the film."

On Auditioning for Roles Written for Men: "Well why not? I audition for guy’s stuff a lot, for authoritarian characters. They’ll say, ‘Oh, throw some women into the mix,’ and every once in a while I’ll get one."

Jane Lynch on Working With Steve Carell: "He’s just a rock-solid improviser so I feel so safe when I’m improvising with him. I’ve known him for a long time and he’s always been a notch above everybody else - and the nicest guy in the room."

On Losing It While Filming: Some of her "The 40 Year Old Virgin" co-stars admitted they occasionally failed to make it through particular scenes without ruining a take because they were laughing. However Lynch prides herself on being able to stay in control and not crack up. Lynch said, "That hasn’t happened yet and I hope it never does. You don’t want to screw it up because you cracked up. But it was hard sometimes because some funny stuff was happening."

Jane Lynch on the "Virgin" DVD: Lynch said she worked on a few scenes specifically for the DVD. "I have a couple of scenes with Seth Rogen that we improvised where we’re just kind of hanging out bored at the store. We’re talking about buying pot and other silly things and they'll end up in the DVD. They’re pretty funny."

Jane Lynch on Her Upcoming Projects: "I’m doing Will Ferrell’s new movie where he plays a NASCAR driver." Lynch said she'll be playing Will Ferrell's mom in the as-of-yet-untitled comedy. And she disclosed she'll be reuniting with Christopher Guest for a movie he'll begin shooting in October.

I had him when I was 15.