'Bones' Star Tamara Taylor Hates Bugs, Doesn't Mind Fake Corpses

By Denise Warner Posted Apr 15th 2010 05:00PM

Tamara Taylor plays forensic pathologist and queen of the lab Dr. Camille Saroyan on 'Bones,' airing on FOX at 8PM on Thursdays.

Tamara chatted with PopEater and told us that she never watches an episode the night it airs. "I'm kind of superstitious; I never watch the date that it's on. I usually watch a couple of days later," she says.

The actress also dished on Cam's future love interest, her amazing wardrobe, and the grossest thing she's ever had to do on a set that's known for it's ick factor -- considering the show revolves around decomposing bodies. "I'm probably not a big fan of the bug wrangler. When he's around, I'm not usually not very composed. He brings a veritable feast of rats, maggots, cockroaches of all sizes. He's not my favorite guy. The corpses I'm actually pretty good with ... They're believable, but you can always smell the rubber. You're always reminded that they are not real ... When they cue the real bugs, I'm not a big fan."

It's interesting that Cam is the lynch pin of the group, since we didn't see her until season two. In the 100th episode, she's the one who suggested Seeley Booth meet with Temperance Brennan. And the rest is history. She brought the whole team together, long before we even knew her.
Isn't that funny? It's [a] clever way of weaving everyone together.

As for future episodes, Cam is getting a love interest, right?
Yes. Elon Gold is the man. My love interest, it's so typical Cam. It's completely inappropriate and completely the wrong way to go about things. But she sort of lands in a mess – a whole funny, sweet mess. And that's how the love interest is introduced.

It's been a while since Cam has gotten some action. Are you excited?
Oh my gosh, I'm so excited. Usually Cam is sleeping with other people's guys. So it's really sort of nice to have one of my own.

I have to say, I love Cam's outfits these days. She's been getting sexier.
The wardrobe? Are you digging the wardrobe? Based on what's being written, the costume people are so amazing, because they try to work with the writers to develop characters in a different way. I think because there was a conspicuous absence of love in Cam's life, the costumers sexed her up a little bit.

She's putting herself out there.
A little bit. It was an interesting subconscious thing.

One thing that I like about Cam, and it's a testament to you as an actress, is that she comes on in the second season not only as someone who's an ex-girlfriend of Booth's but Brennan's boss, too, which causes some tension. Yet, she's really become a fan favorite, even though it seemed at the beginning that everyone would hate her.
It was tough at first, because I crash landed on the scene as the boss and the ex. I don't think fans were pleased with either one of those things. But thanks to the writers and I think I fell in love with the cast pretty immediately, so there was instant chemistry, and they just softened her and made her nicer for me so that we could keep her around.

Are you guys close as a cast?
Oh yeah. There is so much laughter on the set on any given day.

That must make it easy to go to work.
Yeah, you know, it's a good day if you can pick through a pretend rubber corpse and laugh hysterically, all the while singing. It's a good job.

What's the grossest thing you've ever had to do on set?
I'm probably not a big fan of the bug wrangler. When he's around, I'm not usually not very composed. He brings a veritable feast of rats, maggots, cockroaches of all sizes. He's not my favorite guy. The corpses I'm actually pretty good with ... They're believable, but you can always smell the rubber. You're always reminded that they are not real, which I'm good with. When they cue the real bugs, I'm not a big fan.

The spiders that made Cam freak out in 'The Dentist in the Ditch' were CGI, right?
I've got to tell you, thank God they were not real, because life imitates art, I have major arachnophobia. It's funny that it landed on Cam because I so do not like spiders. I like them from a far, I like them when they're outside and not on me.

Yes, when they are killing mosquitoes.
Oh yeah. They do great work, we love them.

So are you done filming for the season?
We're done!

What are you doing with your vacation?
Right now, I brought you with me on a hike. I'm sitting in the most amazing park. Birds flying over head and I'm being eaten by flies it seems. I'm going to try to take a trip. I don't know whether it's going to be a European vacation. But there's usually one travel adventure on a hiatus that I like to try to get into with my husband. So that's definite. Settling into my home, which I sort of haven't landed into yet. I'm excited about that. Actually, reading, which is one of my favorite things to do – Emily and I both joke that aside from scripts and the odd magazine, there's not much of an opportunity to read during the season.

Is there anything that you're looking forward to reading?
I just finished 'The Outliers' and I'm diving into 'Geek Love.'

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Friday 16 April

By Wayne

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I watch the show all the time and try not to miss any. I think the show is just great. It has a little mixture of everything in it. As for Cam, she is just absolutely hot and has the sexy appeal that when you watch her you can't take your eyes off her. Hope the show never ends.:)

By DUDE

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Get rid of Camille Saroyan !! Bring back Dr. Goodman!!!

By DRBMCAC

I agree with Dude. Dr. Goodman was much better!

By Jimbo

I, personally, love Cam's character. She added that extra tension between Booth and Bones that keeps this series alive. She knows both of them and can play them against each other. Great dynamics! She deserves a squeeze of her own!

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"Thank You DRBMCAC" I'm glad to see i'm not the only one.

Saturday 17 April

By cindi

I love Bones havent missed a show yet and hope i never do, it's a great show intesting and funny and romantic all in one..

By TODD N MARY

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Love the show, Cam has spiced things up a bit. However,Booth and Bones better get it together and get over themselves. Only so long you can play the sexual tension thing, and have it not get old. FYI the seasons first episode was okay, but a bit of a let down. Hope later on they turn it around. Kudos to the writers, though. This show is always a great mix, and makes you think at the same time. Even short term characters, like the janitor at Brennan's school was well developed by the end of the episode. The chemistry with Booth and Bones is VERY realistic (Makes one wonder???)

By BrokeDog

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Besides being a GREAT actress and being "just plain HOT", Tam/Cam fits perfectly with the rest of the cast! The whole ensemble works great together (maybe better than any other ensemble, ever), and they ALWAYS leave me wanting more!
Let's hurry up and get Hodgins and Angela back together ... and hurry up and get Bones and Booth together. Both couples BELONG together!

By nat

I love the show and I love cam and all the cast but I miss zack

Tuesday 20 April

By bones :)

I love Cam. I think her character added something very special to the show. This show has the best cast I have ever seen

LOVE BONES BEST SHOW EVER

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