jenna fischerJenna Fischer is best known as Pam, the beloved character on "The Office," offering a dose of sanity in a crazy workplace filled with over-the-top characters. In the movie "A Little Help," which opens Friday, Fischer branches out. She smokes, she drinks, she lies. In other words, she is not Pam. While Fischer has appeared in other movies, this is her most ambitious role yet. She spoke recently about playing a different kind of role and why she's comfortable on TV. Question: This role helps, but do you worry about being typecast as a Pam-type sweet character? Answer: I feel like I've been really lucky. I feel like I have a pretty diverse career so far. I feel like I've had a chance to kind of break out and do things that are a little different. Some of the comedies I've done, they're much broader than "The Office
: "Blades of Glory" and stuff, and "Walk Hard," that was a sexier role than you might expect when you think of maybe Pam as being the archetype or something. Q: But as they say, if you died tomorrow, "She played Pam in 'The Office' " would be in the first line of your obit. A: I would be happy with that. When I was wanting to be an actress when I was growing up in St. Louis, what I wanted to do was be on a television show. I wanted to be in an ensemble comedy, and I wanted to play what I felt like was a defining role for that time. My hero was Shelley Long on "Cheers." I wanted to be Diane Chambers. I wanted to have a role that everyone would always remember on an ensemble comedy, and I feel like I achieved my goal with "The Office." I only feel great about everything. All the other opportunities that I've been afforded as a result are gravy to me. Also, I'm an actress. I like to play different things. My background is in theater. So while my ultimate career goal was to get to play a role like Pam in a show like "The Office," I also want to continue acting and doing different things. I feel like I'm kind of getting to live my dream. Q: Steve Carell has left the show, and "The Office" can't go on forever. Will that eventually free you up for more roles?
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