What was the greatest thing about working on Queer as Folk?
PP: There were a lot of great parts. I really loved the crew. I got to play Emmett — it was like I got to play the queen. He really became the most interesting character to play. There was a lot to him, and the writers gave me a lot of really good stuff to do. Then they pulled the rug out from under me and I had my heart broken, and it was really satisfying to do creatively sometimes. I really enjoyed it. Being part of a show and the lack of apology in the show — all of that meant a lot to me. AE: What was the worst part about being on Queer as Folk? PP: It was being away from my friends for six to eight months a year. I made great friends with the cast and in the crew and some other people in Toronto, but my friends in Los Angeles I have been friends with for almost 20 years now. They are just incredibly important to me. I have known them since high school [and] some after high school. We are a family, and so that was hard being away from all of them. AE: Do you have any regrets playi
