Glenn Close, one of the world's most acclaimed actresses, settled down for an exclusive interview in something of a coup for AOL TV.

Find out about her role as the hard-faced Patty Hewes in the hit series Damages, her life as a New Yorker, and who she'd like to see running the free world...

So we're here to talk about Damages.
Yes. Exciting.

It's a brilliant series.
Thank you - so where are you up to? I don't want to give too much away.

I've seen the first three episodes - I'm really annoyed I've not seen any more.
Oh, I'm glad you're enjoying it!

So, Damages came about, I believe, from your stint on The Shield. I read that you enjoyed that so much that you asked for something similar for you to take on. How does it differ from film work?
Well, I've done TV my whole career so it wasn't the first time. Doing The Shield was actually the first time I did a whole season. I love FX, I loved the writers and the crew so it was just a great experience. And I love the pace of television, it's very challenging, and you have great writing and you don't have to wait around for days just to do a scene. It's just a great experience. So I said to them after The Shield, "if you ever want to do anything in New York" - because I knew I couldn't ship out to California. A year or so went by and then I got a call and they pitched me this idea. I thought it sounded great - and they handed me that incredible pilot, which is better than most of the movie scripts you get sent.

It's sharp and witty and it gets you - did you pick up on that straight away?
Oh yeah. It's so important, even in drama - if it doesn't have a sense of wit it gets lost.