Mad Men's Jon Hamm Doesn't Want A Huge Audience

Mad Men's breakout stars Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss grace the cover of the October L.A. Confidential, less that a week after their runaway hit show snagged the Emmy for Best Drama for the second year in a row.

One of Mad Men's proudest accomplishments is not only appealing to the older generation who is more familiar with the era, but also to a younger crowd who yearns to learn of it.

“…for most of the people on the show there is a  vicarious thrill to looking at these people who were glamorous and put together and have this really sexy way of being in the world," says Hamm. "And a part of that is smoking and drinking and having sex and all that stuff, which throughout the 80s was demonized in many ways.”

While Hamm is enjoying his meteoric rise to fame, he is hesitant to hope the show grows into a ratings juggernaut.

“We’re fortunate in a lot of ways that Mad Men is not watched by 15 million people a week, because there would be an expectation to appeal to a much broader section of the demographic, and I think the character would have to make different choices to be appealing to that demographic. We are fortunate in that – on our show- we can stay true to the character and his very difficult choices.”

Elisabeth Moss is also experiencing a whirlwind of attention not only with praise for her portrayal of Peggy Olsen, but also because she's soon to tie the knot with Saturday Night Live favorite Fred Armisen.

“I think we’ve decided (we’ll get married) this fall.  It’s not that far off, and it’s fun planning a wedding – nothing but an amazing experience for us," says Moss. "We agree on everything, so that’s good.  It’s going to be a really fun special day, and I can’t wait.  We both can’t wait.”

The October issue of L.A. Confidential hits newsstands October 2nd!