Lee Pace has been nothing if not the man of the press these past few months. In addition to traveling the world promoting PUSHING DAISIES, Lee has also been on the interview circuit talking about his new movie THE FALL. In this interview with Metromix, Lee touches on the network’s involvement in the show and the type of movie roles he isn’t interested in pursuing.

You mentioned the failure of “Wonderfalls” earlier. Did you feel like it was an uphill battle against the network while making the show?
We were all trying to do our best on it, but everyone knew that there was a fight with Fox, that Fox did not like the lesbian storyline. We were also on the same year “The O.C.” premiered. We would do a whole episode, and then the cast would ask [the network], “Is there anything we can do differently?” And they were like, “No, you’re great!” But you know that there were probably ten executives on the set of “The O.C.” debating whether or not Mischa Barton should wear espadrilles.

So has “Pushing Daisies” been a more positive TV experience?
Look, [the network execs] still have opinions. I think the idea of the show really works, and it makes people feel good, and the executives have got really great ideas. Everyone’s pitching in and trying to let it be as good as it can be, and part of that is making it maybe a little less weird. It doesn’t have to be so bizarre that it turns people off. I mean, it’s a pie maker who touches dead things back to life! It’s a weird idea already, so any way we can make it palatable is good, I think.

Has the show led to an increase in the leading roles you’ve been offered?
Yeah, when there was a break [due to the WGA strike], there was a lot of interesting stuff. But the parts that you want, you still have to fight for. I think that’s true for every actor. You start getting parts [because you’re] perceived a certain way. Ned is so adorable, he’s like this sickeningly adorable character. I love doing it with “Pushing Daisies,” but the kind of romantic comedies that came my way [as a result of playing Ned]… I was reading them and I’d be like, “no one is going to want to watch this movie! I will slit my wrists if I have to try to pull something like that off!”

What are you working on next? Are you still shooting “Daisies”?
No, we’re done right now. We only did the nine episodes, and then we ran out of scripts. We’re back to work in June. So I’ve been promoting “Pushing Daisies” all over the world. I went to London, and Australia, and South America, and Central America. I’m gonna go to Mexico next week. And that’s been really fun. But I have nothing planned right now, just the show.

Have you had time to look around every place you’ve visited on the promotional tour?
They give you a couple days off, to go look at stuff. So I brought my dad to Australia, and we went fishing. And I had a great time in Brazil.

Oh yeah? Care to elaborate?
What happens in Brazil, stays in Brazil!

(Read the full interview here)

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