Sarah Paulson Talks Meeting Monica Lewinsky... and Becoming Linda Tripp!

Sarah Paulson won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Marcia Clark on "American Crime Story." Now, she's gearing up to play another woman caught up in the headlines — she will portray Clinton-era figure Linda Tripp in "Impeachment: American Crime Story."

Sarah was with “Extra” celebrating 100 episodes of the "American Horror Story" franchise, talking about preparing to play the White House employee who became Monica Lewinsky's confidant — and helped to almost take down a president.

"There are going to be some prosthetics involved," she said of her preparations. "I'm going to gain some weight. She was a taller woman than I, so I'm sure there's going to be some large shoes, and the shoulder pads will help create a different physical silhouette for me that I think will be helpful."

As challenging as the physical transformation may be, Paulson said, "The biggest part of the work is going to be all the research, the deep-dive research that I have yet to begin because we don't start shooting until probably early March, when I finish what I'm working on now. I will begin that in earnest." She has already met Monica, who will serve as an EP on the series, saying of her, "She's an incredibly smart, soulful woman, and I feel very excited and honored and grateful that she's going to be a part of our telling."

On a different note, can she believe they are already celebrating 100 episodes of another of her famous projects, "American Horror Story"? She laughed, admitting, "Yes, I can! Having been in, I think I was in 81 of them, Mama's tired, so I can believe it. I can believe it, yeah."