New Girl Exclusive: Hannah Simone Says Jess' Landlord is "Weird and Crazy"

Hannah Simone plays the best friend of Jess, played by Zooey Deschanel, on New Girl. Hannah's character Cece has a thing for Schmidt, and Cece seems to have "terrible taste in men." However, Hannah  likes "weird funny guys." In part 2 of our exclusive interview, Hannah revealed her New Year's resolution, her relationship status, where she was working before joining New Girl, and more!

POTP: Do you have any New Year’s resolutions? Anything you want to conquer this year?

Hannah: I spent New Year's Eve with my family and someone just said ‘I want to make sure that everyday that I’m as happy as I can be.’ That’s really good, I think that’s a good one.

POTP: Do you have a boyfriend?

Hannah: [Laughs] I promised myself that I’m not ever going to say a word because I think once you open the door to your personal life, you can’t then uninvite people. You have to kind of know what you’re getting yourself into, so I don’t talk about it.

POTP: If you were your character, who would you date?

Hannah: I think Cece has this shine for Schmidt because they’re both hot messes and they’re cute!

POTP: Would you date one of your co-stars in real life?

Hannah: I don’t know! It’s so funny. Now that I know the actors and they’re like brothers it would be so hard for me to say someone. Oh! But there’s an episode where the landlord shows up, maybe I’d date the landlord.

POTP: Is the landlord cute?

Hannah: The landlord is a very weird funny man! And I like weird funny guys, so maybe I’d date the weird funny landlord [laughs].

POTP: Do you consider yourself funny at all, or is playing Cece a challenge for you?

Hannah: I think this show is so real. It’s not like it’s just ‘joke joke joke!’

POTP: That’s true.

Hannah: It’s like, you get to be this authentic real character and now we’re gonna create an insane situation around you that’s just awkward and funny and you just react how you react. The writers are so great at that, at creating these scenarios that are awkward and are funny to watch.

POTP: Is Cece going to have boyfriends? You said there are a few guys.

Hannah: Cece has terrible taste in men and I think those terrible men will continue to surface through the show, which is really funny cause they hire these super nice guys who are actors and they have to be such idiots to me! Which is really funny.

POTP: Do you hope to transition into film or are you just riding this out a little bit?

Hannah: I never could have predicted that this would be what my life is, so I’m so grateful for it, so any other blessings that come my way it’s just gravy at this point.

POTP: How happy are your parents?

Hannah: SO happy! They’re so proud! I used to work at the United Nations and they were equally as happy and proud. I think as long as you feel happy and fulfilled and inspired, it’s all they could hope for.

If you'd like to catch up on our one-on-one with Hannah Simone, check out Poponthepop.com's exclusive interview with Hannah Simone Part 1. New Girl airs Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. on Fox.