It has been quite an incredible past few years for actress, Denise Boutté who has quickly risen to stardom, having starred in Tyler Perry’s hit film, Why Did I Get Married? in 2007 and is currently on Tyler Perry’s award-winning TBS series, Meet The Browns . The Louisiana native has appeared on many TV shows and in many films, including Boston Legal, Everybody Hates Chris, Girlfriends, Days of Our Lives, Extreme Movie, and Sister’s Keeper. But that’s not all, as she has her own television series in the works! She reveals all in the new interview below.

Starting off with Meet the Browns…can you tell me what your favorite and least fave characteristics are about your character, Sasha?
Oh boy! Okay hmm… My favorite is that she is a wonderful example for a lot of women because she is trying to find the balance between career, kids, and marriage. So I think of a lot of the viewers see a little bit of themselves in my character in the fact that I deal with very serious issues and also get to have some fun. The thing that I don’t like quite as much was that, well really in the beginning she was written as really insecure. But since then, she has become a little more sure of herself and she stands her ground so I like the fact that this has changed.

What would you like to see happen for your character next season?
You know what, I think that now that Sasha has found a friend that is her polar opposite Renee (Terri Vaughn), I’d like to see what they deal with as girlfriends, that people can relate to. A lot of people watch our show in order to get a handle on how to handle certain situations. A lot of parents have told me that they use the show as a way to open up dialogue with their children. So it’s amazing and such a privilege to participate in a show that helps people. So I hope that relationship evolves and I suspect that the family will be expanding. There is just so much opportunity, so much stuff to play around with. Our writing team is so strong now and they really cater to what our strengths are so it will be an amazing ride.

You have appeared in so many hit shows, including Girlfriends and Days of Our Lives. What show would you go back to whether it is on or off the air?
I am missing Girlfriends. I think everyone who was a fan of that show was quite disappointed in the fact that there were a lot of story lines that were left hanging. I always thought about a Girlfriends movie, like a Sex and the City movie…that would be so cool, especially to tie up the loose ends. As for Days of Our Lives, I actually enjoy daytime. Some people think that the pace is crazy fast but on Meet the Browns for instance, we shoot like a daytime series. We will shoot an entire episode in a day. We don’t even actually call it a table read because we are actually up on our feet blocking and so on…whereas in Hollywood it takes 5 days. I think this is an amazing training ground for me. But each experience is unique and film and tv are very different, but I love them both for different reasons. Now that I have done a comedy, I love it so much and I am thinking “what is the next romantic comedy?” I noticed that there is no one like me that is leading a romantic comedy. Jennifer Lopez released The Back Up Plan recently but it’s usually Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, and Kate Hudson. There is no one like us necessarily doing the romantic comedy and I want to be that girl.

Would you write the romantic comedy if it doesn’t come your way?
You know what, that is an interesting question because back in the day, my manager, who is still my manager now, told me to make sure that I knew how to create my own opportunities. At that time, I didn’t exactly know what that meant and how to do it but no more than a month later, I spoke to my cousin, Frank and then started doing research. From there, I created a one hour cop drama and started talking to people who had experience pitching. I was able to assemble an amazing writing team and we started handing out a script and the response has been amazing. One network wants us to modify a few things and then we should be on our way. You know, being at Tyler Perry Studios…he is a motivator, he is an innovator and when you are in the studio…those ideologies start to sink in and you really become empowered. So that has given me a lot of confidence in pursuing my own ventures. It is very important to keep your mind actively working and that was what I was focused on and continue to be focused on. It has taken years to come into fruition but it has been worth it. It is good to keep your wheels turning and stay passionate about what you have now and what you will have in the future. That’s what Tyler encourages. You know, if Tyler were to look at my resume beforehand, there’s chance he may not have taken a chance on me. But he’s not that person. When he sees that a person has something, he gives them the opportunity to shine and do with it as you wish and sooner or later fly out of the coup. He sets the foundation and gives you the tools that you need to do that.

I am looking forward to seeing your Pilot on TV hopefully next season.
Thank you. You know just getting the call was fascinating. Anyone in the business knows that is a huge step. If you can get someone to read something, let alone come back and say that they want to adapt the script for their network is great. I know how to write the hell of a treatment but creative writing was a very challenging process, but definitely well worth it.

Meet The Browns airs Wednesday nights on TBS.