By Zach Van Norman - @TheZachVan

Lee Arenberg has had a long, colorful career in Hollywood. From Tales from the Crypt to Star Trek, Pirates of the Caribbean to Once Upon A Time, his roles have ran the gauntlet in terms of scope. And while he plays Grumpy on ABC's hit fairy tale show, in actuality he is a funny, easy-going man with a love of his craft and his fans. He shared many interesting insights during our recent conversation, all of which are revealed below in our exclusive interview!

By Ashley Benson - @MitigatedText

Ashley: Are you surprised at the response fans have had to the character of Zelena?

Rebecca: I was worried. I was nervous.  When I first joined the show I talked to Adam and Eddy and they were like “Get ready for hate! Get ready for hate-tweets” and I was like *crying noises* “I’m a really nice person!” I was really nervous   that but the outpouring of love was just a real shock and a delight, because I love the show, I love the fans and interacting with them and I’m really into connecting with my fans, being a part of it with them, and enjoying it with them on social media. So it was great that I didn’t have to block a million people to protect my heart.  Everybody’s been really kind and supportive.

Ashley: A lot of fans really want Zelena back, if she were to come back, what do you think her next step would be?

Rebecca: I would definitely want to sees some progression for her in terms of retribution . . . peace. And also, Regina doesn’t have any real family in Storybrooke and I think it would be amazing if the two of them could make up and join forces. Lana brought up at the Fairy Tales convention that we did in Paris that there was this line in that great scene we did together in the jail cell.  That as she was leaving, she turned back and looked at me and said, “It’s nice to have family in town.”  It was a really cool moment and they cut it out. That made me think that would have been lovely if the two of them could have reconciled and joined forces, because I’ve got an amazing relationship with my sister. She’s my best friend so I would have liked that for them.