Truth be told, John Cho and I went on our On A Date a few months ago. We talked about everything and anything, and as I was working late one Friday night putting the final touches on this piece, word came down from ABC that Selfie (the sitcom starring Cho and Karen Gillan) was canceled. "You've got to be kidding me," I thought. Cho, who I caught up with last week as he was trudging through the snow at Sundance, echoed my sentiment: "I was surprised because I felt very strongly about its quality—not that that has a correlation to whether a show survives. I just thought it was such a good show. In the grand scheme of things, I guess that's how the world works, but I'm sad about it. The upside is that I got to work with an exceptional group of people. I even had dinner with Karen Gillan a couple of nights ago, in fact."

On the positive side, aside from starring in two films that premiered at Sundance (Zipper and Grandma), he also makes his debut on The Mindy Project tonight—a role that Mindy Kaling wrote with John in mind. So how did it all come together? What's next? And what is it like to go on a date with John Cho? Read on!

Glamour: Well, selfishly I now get to go on technically two dates with you, so this works in my favor. But let's talk about tonight's episode of The Mindy Project. When I spoke to Mindy, she told me she was quite jealous we went on a date.

John Cho: Oh wow, I love it! I happen to think Mindy is tremendous. I'm so thrilled to do that show. I've been following her for a long time, and she's a hero of mine.

Glamour: How did the role come about?

John: She wrote a nice letter, and I said "Absolutely." I'm real easy! I play a drug dealer. I thought that seemed appropriate given my past acting credits. [Laughs] It seems funny to me.

Glamour: She said there's a chance that your character might come back for additional episodes. Would you be up for it?

John: Sure. I actually really liked the people on that set. It seemed like a good vibe there, so I would love to. When Mindy Kaling asks, I try my best to say yes.