Until she got her latest TV gig on FX’s “American Horror Story: Freak Show,” versatile actress Angela Bassett never had to address a certain question about one of her characters. But in a recent interview with TV reporters, she answered that one, along with a number of others — including what it’s like to wear a third breast during a long day of shooting.

To read an edited transcript of the interview — and to find out that one question, along with Bassett’s answer to it — please click here to read our report by TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin.

Angela Bassett as Desiree Dupree on “American Horror Story: Freak Show”