Being talked about may be devastating to some, but actress Darby Stanchfield admits wearing fake nails might have been the greater challenge... greater even than playing mother to the boss's kid.

Q: Was it tough to play someone intensely gossiped about?

A: It wasn't hard. It creates really good drama and interesting storylines. From a personal standpoint, playing someone judged negatively by her friends is not difficult. It made it really interesting to come to work to tell that story. It's really phenomenal how art can reflect life and I was able to draw on situations from my own life in which I've made choices and have been judged very negatively for them.

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He's not just the oldest son of the show's creator. Marten Weiner is also one of the actors in the cast. The 11-year-old performer talked with AMCtv.com about his feelings about his character and working with his dad.

Q: What do you think of your character?

A: He's a little bit weird but he's different than me. It's not like I don't understand his problems, but it's not like I would have those problems.

Q: What's weird?

A: Some of the stuff that he did like walking into the women's bathroom. That was not like me at all. I thought that was kind of weird, but it's not like it's impossible. 

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