One can't sit down with and think about anything other than the fact that you're in the company of comedic brilliance. The multiple Emmy winner gives the most nuanced, exquisitely complicated performance as Sheldon Cooper on each week, so it should come as no surprise that he takes every interview as seriously and thoughtfully as he does his work on-screen. At an intimate gathering on the set of The Big Bang Theory yesterday to announce the 20 UCLA undergrads who were selected for The Big Bang Theory Scholarship Endowment to support students in need of financial aid who are pursuing higher education in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics , Parsons spoke with Glamour about what it was like to make out with in , how he approached his , and what he thinks of Leonard and Sheldon's new living arrangement. And, on a personal note, he extended his thanks to Glamour readers for being such loyal viewers of the show and for being just as excited about season nine as you were for season two. Very early on working on this show, I began working a lot with Kaley on a lot of different scenes because Penny and Sheldon had a lot of scenes together, and it was a very easy relationship to be a part of on-camera. Obviously, as different as she and I are—certainly as different as the characters are—that may not seem like the most logical thing to say, but as performers, she and I work very easily together. It's always awkward to a degree, but this was shockingly easy. We had so much fun. And it was so much fun to do it live in front of the audience. I kept thinking, 'When a moment like that is going on, they're going to know it's coming and start laughing before we do it. It was dead silence, and the vibe in the room was, It was exactly what it should have been and then BAM, we were making out! The only point of contention was whether to sing it in falsetto, which. Freddy Mercury sang it in his normal register, but there was something about the energy of the falsetto that matched more of his energy than me singing in the regular voice. I don't know how long we get to keep that living situation... They haven't said anything to me. I have great faith in them though. They've done so many things with these characters that have been seemingly out of line with what was expected, but they always handle it in an organic way that is based in where the show has actually gone to and come from. Even some of the relationship stuff between Sheldon and Amy would have been unthinkable in season three or season four, but by season six or season seven, it had gotten there, so I have a very 'never say never' attitude. We also caught up with , who is about to embark on a huge story line arc for Amy. Without giving too much away, the Emmy nominee teased that we will revisit that shocking plot point from the season eight finale, when it was revealed that Sheldon had an engagement ring for Amy. I mean, once you know your schooling is paid for, you can focus on studying, and that's everything. Lorre revealed that a few years ago, he and the producers and executives at CBS and Warner Bros. And more scholars will be added every year. No pressure, but we expect you to change the world—all we can do is make you laugh. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast.
