WEBVTT - One on One: Rusty Schwimmer

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<v Speaker 1>I am all in, Kiss you, I am all in

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<v Speaker 1>with Scott Patterson and I Heart Radio podcast. Hey Everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>Scott Patterson, I'm all in podcast UH one eleven productions,

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<v Speaker 1>I Heart Radio. We have a very very very special

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<v Speaker 1>guest today in Rusty Schwimmer. She appeared in Gilmore Girls

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<v Speaker 1>for only two episodes of Complete Waste. Should have been

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<v Speaker 1>so many more, but at least we had her for

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<v Speaker 1>two as Suki's midwife Bruce. She first appeared in the

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<v Speaker 1>season four episode seven, The Festival of Living Art, and

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<v Speaker 1>her last appearance UH was season four episode eight, Died Jerk.

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<v Speaker 1>She is a very very versatile actress. She's appeared in

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<v Speaker 1>both dramas and comedies. After starting out in Chicago, Stay

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<v Speaker 1>Age love Chicago actors, love them, you love them. You

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<v Speaker 1>guys get beat up in New York a lot, but

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<v Speaker 1>you don't deserve it. You don't deserve it. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I remember, I remember when Malkovich marched in there with

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<v Speaker 1>burn this and they just beat him up, man, And

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<v Speaker 1>it was such such a great performance, you know, such

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<v Speaker 1>a it was, wasn't it such a stunning performance? Um Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>Chicago stage. You ventured to Hollywood, where you landed roles

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<v Speaker 1>in various television series. In the early nineties, you appeared

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<v Speaker 1>in films as such as Little Princess, Twister. You were

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<v Speaker 1>in Twister, Wow, great film, Perfect Storm and other great film, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>Runaway Jury, North Country, The informant Um and The Sessions.

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<v Speaker 1>But most recently, Russy has appeared on The Righteous Gemstones,

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<v Speaker 1>which we're gonna get into a little bit, Chicago, mad

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<v Speaker 1>better call Saul Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday special. You

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<v Speaker 1>were in that, yes, sir, okay, So you know what

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's tell us a little bit about that. That's fantastic. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>a gentleman by the name of Seawan. There you go.

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<v Speaker 1>Who was who? We became friends? I think actually in

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<v Speaker 1>um he and I have a bunch of friends, including

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<v Speaker 1>all of his brothers, and one of them is called

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<v Speaker 1>James Gunn. And James Gunn likes to hire his friends

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<v Speaker 1>whenever he can, so before he left the franchise of

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<v Speaker 1>Guardians of the Galaxy, he wanted to have all of

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<v Speaker 1>his friends and his relatives in the franchise. And so

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<v Speaker 1>he called me up and said, hey, you want to play?

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<v Speaker 1>And I said, oh sure, why not. I'll cancel my massage.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be right over. That's funny. That's really great, really

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<v Speaker 1>really great. Um anyway, so let's get started. Let me

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<v Speaker 1>let's start off with how did you get the role? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I had a really really um auditioned for Suki way back,

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<v Speaker 1>and and then also uh rose Abdu's part also Gypsy. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they loved you. They they they had to have you.

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<v Speaker 1>They loved what you did in the room. Did do

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<v Speaker 1>you remember the Suki audition and it weren't really really

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<v Speaker 1>well for you, and you're disappointed that you didn't get it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit. But then you know, when you see

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<v Speaker 1>Melissa do it, you think, wow, well there it is,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. So um So that's how it started. And

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<v Speaker 1>then I just kept kind of coming in and doing

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<v Speaker 1>my thing, and this one just felt more like I

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<v Speaker 1>could do it just because of the uh huh, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know why, uh something about it because you're all

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<v Speaker 1>such fast talkers and on screen, I'm not a fast talker,

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<v Speaker 1>and I thought, oh my gosh, I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>I can do this, and the fact that mostly I'm

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<v Speaker 1>hired for my reactions. I think that Bruce was probably

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<v Speaker 1>the best role for me on that um so it

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<v Speaker 1>was offered to you didn't have to come in and read.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh no, no, no, I had to come So you

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<v Speaker 1>had to come in and fight for it. Good and

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<v Speaker 1>glad you got it. Glad you got it? Um, thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it was hysterical you would play. Look, you

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<v Speaker 1>had plenty of television experience from before alimbeel picket fence

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<v Speaker 1>as you are. Well you talking about a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>you touched on our PREVILEW what was it like joining

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<v Speaker 1>our cast? Well, the thing that I remember probably the most,

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<v Speaker 1>besides goofing around with Melissa Um, was at the table read.

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<v Speaker 1>I was petrified, absolutely petrified. An intimidating room, isn't it?

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<v Speaker 1>Incredibly And I'm not happy anyway about those table reads

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<v Speaker 1>because there's always that fake laughter from the writers and

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<v Speaker 1>you always know which writers said which line and rowe

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<v Speaker 1>which line because they laugh the hardest. And Um, afterwards

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<v Speaker 1>you came up to me and said, great job, great job.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'll never forget because I thought, oh, bless his

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<v Speaker 1>heart that he said that. Now I can feel so

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<v Speaker 1>much better and not be fired before we even start felling.

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<v Speaker 1>Just to add a little context that let me interject

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<v Speaker 1>these rooms that that you won't it, I mean even

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<v Speaker 1>for us. It was scary because you know, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if you imagine walking into a conference room at

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<v Speaker 1>the c I A or the Pentagon or the war Room.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, these are these are really expensive tables, that

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<v Speaker 1>really large tables. Everything is just set out with name

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<v Speaker 1>cards and the whole thing and bottle of water and

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<v Speaker 1>pens and your scripted and then there's then there's another

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<v Speaker 1>layer of chairs behind the table. So it's like that's

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<v Speaker 1>where the executives and the writers and and and the

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<v Speaker 1>head of departments sit, and it's very very intense. It's

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<v Speaker 1>very intimidating. You really want to put on a good

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<v Speaker 1>performance because really, even though they said you have the

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<v Speaker 1>job and you are there and you have a signed contract,

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<v Speaker 1>that's still an audition that is not you don't have

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<v Speaker 1>it secured because if you blow that table read, they

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<v Speaker 1>will recast. Yeah, it's it's over, man. So you got

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<v Speaker 1>to deliver in that table read. And so you've got

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<v Speaker 1>to be good enough to deliver the goods and the

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<v Speaker 1>table read so that the writers don't go to to

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<v Speaker 1>Amy and say, you know that these are great lines

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<v Speaker 1>that actor really wontched it. You know we should. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so so good on your family Um, so was the

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<v Speaker 1>original plan to have you on for two episodes that or?

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<v Speaker 1>I think so, I'm pretty sure it us for two episodes,

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<v Speaker 1>which was always fun because being a guest at somebody's party,

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<v Speaker 1>which is what a guest star is. Um, you would

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<v Speaker 1>like to you know, come back and be at the

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<v Speaker 1>party a little bit longer. Um because sometimes, as as

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<v Speaker 1>it was with Gilmore girls, you worked so fast that

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<v Speaker 1>it would be one day and then you're out. And

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<v Speaker 1>so I had two lovely days on the Warner Brothers

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<v Speaker 1>lot with you guys, and everybody was lovely and um,

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<v Speaker 1>but you work so fast, so fast that usually you

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<v Speaker 1>have a you know, a wardrobe fitting beforehand. But Brenda,

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<v Speaker 1>the costume designer, said I'll just come in before we

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<v Speaker 1>got it taken care of. And I was out of

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<v Speaker 1>my mind with that thought. Um. But she was amazing

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<v Speaker 1>and everybody was amazing. But yeah, you guys worked fast.

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<v Speaker 1>We had a lot of scenes to do every day,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, so we had to get to him, man,

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<v Speaker 1>we had to get to him. So so you were

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<v Speaker 1>doing your scenes with Melissa McCarthy and Nick Offerman, who

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<v Speaker 1>was also a guest star as well in your first episode.

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<v Speaker 1>Was he I think so and Nick. Nick and I

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<v Speaker 1>were friends before that, and so when we found out

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<v Speaker 1>that we were cast together, we lost our minds because

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<v Speaker 1>we thought, oh my gosh, we're gonna be able to

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<v Speaker 1>play it again. And Nick and Melissa and I are

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<v Speaker 1>from around the same area, is that right? Yeah? So

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<v Speaker 1>while we were off screen, we were talking to Chicago

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<v Speaker 1>doing the Chicago Now. One day the wind stopped blowing.

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<v Speaker 1>We all fell down. Yeahs right, dish right, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>two three wind guys, you know, and there you go.

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<v Speaker 1>But uh so Nick and I were very, very excited.

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<v Speaker 1>So when we were on we were on set, we

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<v Speaker 1>were like kids in a candy store. It was nuts. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't that wonderful when that happens? Yeah? Right? Yeah. So

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<v Speaker 1>your character Bruce, first of all, the name is hysterical.

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<v Speaker 1>Never cracked a smile during your scenes, and it was

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<v Speaker 1>and it was hilarious the way you just say uh

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<v Speaker 1>huh and you gave orders to everyone around you. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you have a hard time keeping a straight face and

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<v Speaker 1>keeping it so serious? The only time, to be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>that I had a hard time keeping a straight face

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<v Speaker 1>is when I had to look into Nick's eyes, and

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<v Speaker 1>then I was I said, you know, don't don't make

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<v Speaker 1>me laugh, right now, do it right? But for some reason,

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<v Speaker 1>once I was in Bruce for the for the most part,

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<v Speaker 1>I I kind of had that mindset that this was

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<v Speaker 1>a very serious situation, very serious, right. Yeah. And also

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<v Speaker 1>it helps that when my sisters and I used to

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<v Speaker 1>play when we were younger, uh, we always talked about

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<v Speaker 1>how we couldn't break, we could not break, So I

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<v Speaker 1>had some experience with that. I mean, we dream, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>The dream scenario is to work with people that you

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<v Speaker 1>know well and that you love and who can just

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<v Speaker 1>crack you up, you know, just by looking at you.

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<v Speaker 1>But then that comes to bite you back in the

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<v Speaker 1>in the ankles when you have to do a serious

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<v Speaker 1>scene with them, and it's just very difficult to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Very very true, it is, it really is. Um. Have

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<v Speaker 1>you ever come across a woman like Bruce? You know, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>my mother was a nurse and I went to visit

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<v Speaker 1>her one day while she was to her nurse stuff

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<v Speaker 1>and she was Bruce when she was a nurse. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I just went to my mother was kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like tyme daily in a way, you know, super serious,

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<v Speaker 1>and you would just be so scared of her so intimidated,

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<v Speaker 1>and um, so I kind of took a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>from my mom. And yes, I definitely knew some people

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<v Speaker 1>that were humorless because Bruce was humorless any kind of right.

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<v Speaker 1>And and Lauren Graham is all about its all about humor, right, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so perfect. That was just a perfect I mean, you're

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<v Speaker 1>so right. I mean, you put Lauren against Bruce and

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to have like wonderful comedy produced from that. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>how long has it been since you watched back the episode?

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<v Speaker 1>Did watch it back last night? Or to give yourself

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<v Speaker 1>a little refresher or I didn't. I'm horrible, aren't I Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't need to. You remember very well what it

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<v Speaker 1>was like, you know. Yeah, so you didn't need to.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's been a while. So it's been since maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you know, eighteen years or whatever. Okay, I got you,

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<v Speaker 1>it's een. Well you're busy, you got other you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you've got a lot of you know, you've got a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of irons in the fire man, you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>know who's got time. I mean, yeah, yeah, it's true.

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<v Speaker 1>And and in life, you know, life does it to you, right? Yeah? Sure?

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<v Speaker 1>And you know it's like you know, you're still on.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody's still on the hustle man. The business has changed.

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<v Speaker 1>It's hard to get work, even though they're producing more shows.

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<v Speaker 1>It's crazy. Um yeah, yeah, Uh. What do you remember

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<v Speaker 1>about your time on set other than what you've already discussed.

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<v Speaker 1>What I remember, besides joking with Melissa and and and

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Um, I remember panicking that I was not going

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to get my lines out fast enough.

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<v Speaker 1>And before I started, I would say them as fast

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<v Speaker 1>as I could, as fast as I could, as fast

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<v Speaker 1>as I could. And I believe was Chris Long, the

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<v Speaker 1>director on this episode, maybe maybe on your first one,

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<v Speaker 1>on my first one, and then yeah, and so what

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<v Speaker 1>was really tough is they basically would just come up

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<v Speaker 1>to me and say, yeah, faster, yeah, And that's us too,

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<v Speaker 1>every day all day. It's really good. Really go faster.

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<v Speaker 1>And you're thinking, I got a moment here, yeah no no,

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<v Speaker 1>no no no, no, no moment. We don't care about

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<v Speaker 1>the moment, just go ahead. Yeah. And I remember that.

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<v Speaker 1>But I also remember I'm such a history fanatic, like

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<v Speaker 1>Hollywood history attic, that I was so excited to be

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<v Speaker 1>on that little street because I knew so many other

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<v Speaker 1>things were being filmed there. I remember that very clearly.

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't the history of Hollywood just fascinating? Fascinating? You probably

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<v Speaker 1>know a heck of a lot more now, I but

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<v Speaker 1>I I delved into it a little bit. I read,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, I read a bunch of books about it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's fascinating how it all began, why it began exactly,

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<v Speaker 1>just fascinating. It really truly is um. And it all

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<v Speaker 1>came about because you know, the Eastern European uh, Jewish

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<v Speaker 1>immigrants were not um ascending into people, yeah, and not

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<v Speaker 1>ascending into the upper rungs of high society in New

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<v Speaker 1>York City. So they created their own royalty. It happens,

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<v Speaker 1>It happens with yes, but what a wonder what a

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<v Speaker 1>wonderful result. We'll go to the West coast. We'll get

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<v Speaker 1>the best market and pr people from you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>guess Lou Wasserman was from Cincinnati or Cleveland. Um. Oh wow,

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<v Speaker 1>you know so much more than I. Oh no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't, I do not, I do not. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>you know more than me? Um? And we'll go, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll go buy some land and build build some buildings

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<v Speaker 1>and make some pictures. Fascinating. Absolutely. Do you get recognized

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<v Speaker 1>a lot for this role? Um? I do, and I

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<v Speaker 1>always know, you know, usually I can tell what a

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<v Speaker 1>person recognizes me from just by their aid or their gender.

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<v Speaker 1>So when I see women between the ages now of

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Queen to about forty, I know it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be either Gilmore Girls or Little Princess one or

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<v Speaker 1>the other. And but you know, if if, if, if, if,

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<v Speaker 1>if a dude around your age comes up to me,

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<v Speaker 1>I know it's not going to be Gilmark. Netflix has

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<v Speaker 1>really changed the game for the show. And here's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna brag a little bit because I'm so proud

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<v Speaker 1>of this to be just a part of it. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Gilmore Girls is the number five streaming show

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<v Speaker 1>every single week on Netflix. I mean, I'm sorry, across

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<v Speaker 1>all platforms and listen to this. They get a total

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<v Speaker 1>Gilmore Girls averages seven hundred sixty million minutes streamed per week.

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<v Speaker 1>That's twenty million episodes per week are consumed by the

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<v Speaker 1>world of Gilmore Girls episodes, oh, every single week. So

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<v Speaker 1>I do these fan conventions from time to time, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, seven year old girls stand in line and

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<v Speaker 1>their parents and there's stays start shaking when and their

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<v Speaker 1>parents say say something, it's Luke, and they just they're

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<v Speaker 1>dressed like Luke and they you know, you know this

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<v Speaker 1>kind and and it's just it's everybody's all. These newer

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<v Speaker 1>generations are discovering the show doesn't matter whole they are. So, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>babies recognize the characters. Babies because the Netflix, because their

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<v Speaker 1>moms and dads are watching them all the time. Yeah. Absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't know why. They're happy. They look at me

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<v Speaker 1>and they their eyes light up and they recognize me.

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<v Speaker 1>It's wild. It's wild. My niece, Uh made a game

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<v Speaker 1>for all my other nieces to play, and it's Gilmore Girls.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a game that he had with Gilmore Girls. And

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<v Speaker 1>I said to her, am I on that, and she

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<v Speaker 1>looked at me guiltily. No, you didn't make the cup.

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<v Speaker 1>You didn't make the cup. Yeah, so, oh, I've heard

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<v Speaker 1>that plenty of times in my life. You didn't make

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<v Speaker 1>a cut. Oh man, Well you know what, what a

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<v Speaker 1>what a great performance, What a great performance. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>So you've worked on The Righteous Gemstones starring John Goodman.

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<v Speaker 1>How is that it is? Heaven? I just did another episode? Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know because Sriff Brenda has to come back into

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<v Speaker 1>town once in a while. So uh, once again another

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<v Speaker 1>tough broad. You know, tomte a dish. You know. But

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<v Speaker 1>you're one of those genius, versatile character actors, aren't you.

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<v Speaker 1>You can do anything, you can just do it any

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<v Speaker 1>I can tell you, just do anything. Wow, got playing

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<v Speaker 1>a lawyer with exposition. I'm not good at that, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>But but Righteous gem Stones. That whole cast is amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>That crew is amazing. They're tight, and but they were

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<v Speaker 1>welcoming and lovely and I thought, I'm I'm gonna I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna die. I'm so nervous, and uh, they were all

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<v Speaker 1>so welcoming. And John Goodman watching him work is glorious.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's so hard on himself though, and he could

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<v Speaker 1>have just phoned it in and he refuses to phone

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<v Speaker 1>it in. Amazing to watch. So he's so he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>plumbing the depths he's bringing he's trying to get to

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<v Speaker 1>the gold every take. If he doesn't get it, he

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<v Speaker 1>wants another take, and it's like he wants to talk

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<v Speaker 1>to the director, he wants to just he's not going

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<v Speaker 1>to leave that scene until he's given it his his best.

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<v Speaker 1>That is absolutely coz he's one of those guys he

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<v Speaker 1>just digs in and fights, he fights. And if he's

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<v Speaker 1>not him fighting, right, because because you're not feeling it

0:19:55.359 --> 0:19:57.520
<v Speaker 1>every day, you can't possibly feel it every day, and

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<v Speaker 1>some days it's not going to be there, right, you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta fight and that means you got to fight for

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<v Speaker 1>the time. And you know this as because I'm a

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<v Speaker 1>sports fanatic, um, you know this as a ball player.

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<v Speaker 1>This is something that you just have to keep fighting

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<v Speaker 1>even if you're not feeling it. You know, you know

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna have to pitch that curveball as well as

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<v Speaker 1>you can. But but sometimes it's not working, but you

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<v Speaker 1>still have to keep going. In my case, most most

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<v Speaker 1>of the time it wasn't working. So bringing back bad memories,

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<v Speaker 1>I had to get my next scope because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I throw the curveball, you'd hear the crack of the

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<v Speaker 1>bat and I go like that jerking to watch it

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<v Speaker 1>fly away. So anyway I think I might hold the well,

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<v Speaker 1>let's not go into it. Uh. I want to get

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<v Speaker 1>into the I want to get into the baby. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>we have to talk about the baby. The baby. Now

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<v Speaker 1>we have been bantering back and forth on the podcast

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<v Speaker 1>ever since you appeared on screen, and and we you know,

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<v Speaker 1>part of the discussion goes into is it a fake baby?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it a real baby? What's going on? Is a

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<v Speaker 1>rubber baby? Is in a plastic baby? We think it's

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<v Speaker 1>a rubber baby. What's going on? Tell us the truth?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it sometimes a real baby and then a rubber baby.

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<v Speaker 1>And now I think it was if I am remembering

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<v Speaker 1>correctly in my eighteen years, I believe it was a

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<v Speaker 1>rubber baby the whole time, baby the whole time. I

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<v Speaker 1>was right. I was right, And I was vilified for

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<v Speaker 1>this opinion. I was vilified. I was castigated. Yes, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I was ridiculed. And look, how dare they? Some people

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<v Speaker 1>said it was real. I said, it's not real. You're

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna have a real baby on set. You're not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna it takes hours and hours and hours to film

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<v Speaker 1>a scene, right, they're not gonna do it, especially with

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<v Speaker 1>your with your show. They didn't have time for that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and I truly believe it was a rubber baby. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>pretty sure it was. Was it? Did you remember how

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<v Speaker 1>it felt? Was it cold to the touch? Was it

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<v Speaker 1>sort of rubbery and cold? It was rubbery? Rubbery, rubbery,

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<v Speaker 1>and to the point where it was just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like funky and it was a funky rubber baby. We're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna add funky to the rubber baby. Yeah, it was

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<v Speaker 1>a thinky, funky little rubber baby. Yeah, yeah, sure it was. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, it looks real. It looked real. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>it's amazing. But I you know, I'm usually the baby whisperer.

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<v Speaker 1>I've worked with lots of babies and doggies and stuff

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<v Speaker 1>like that on screen, and I thought, I'm ready for this,

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<v Speaker 1>but I didn't have to be because it was a

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<v Speaker 1>rubber baby and they had no time thinky, funky rubber baby.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh god, oh man, we are. Let me tell you something.

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<v Speaker 1>You have immemorialized yourself in this podcast with that comment.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm telling you, all right, we're gonna a little game

0:23:00.600 --> 0:23:04.040
<v Speaker 1>called rapid fire. Okay, well, I'm gonna I'm gonna fire

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of questions out you gotta and unfortunately you

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<v Speaker 1>still we just faster is better? Okay, Yeah, I know

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's you're back in Gilmoreland. How many coups of

0:23:15.200 --> 0:23:18.840
<v Speaker 1>coffee if you had today? Probably about four? Are you

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<v Speaker 1>team Wow? Are you team Logan? Jess or Dean? Oh

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<v Speaker 1>uh Dean. Um, because he's gentle. He was gentle. Who

0:23:29.640 --> 0:23:35.680
<v Speaker 1>was your favorite Gilmore Girl's character? Um? I you don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to be pressured into saying that actually was Loue. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you it Actually what would you What would you

0:23:42.119 --> 0:23:47.840
<v Speaker 1>order at Luke's Diner? Well, absolutely coffee, and I would

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<v Speaker 1>have to say eggs and bacon. There you go. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>an exit and bacon guy too. Would you rather go

0:23:52.960 --> 0:23:59.600
<v Speaker 1>on the road with Taylor or Michelle? Oh? Michelle, Michelle, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>finish the lyric and where you lead, I will follow

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<v Speaker 1>dot dot dot everywhere, damn it, close, very close. Where

0:24:09.560 --> 0:24:17.480
<v Speaker 1>you lead, I will follow uh Donna, Uh damn it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm bad. I'm so bad. I'm gonna be honest with you.

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<v Speaker 1>Just like full disclosure. I don't watch a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>TV and watch sports. I watch sports. Um, it's anywhere

0:24:30.600 --> 0:24:35.800
<v Speaker 1>that you tell me to which is which is not

0:24:35.880 --> 0:24:38.560
<v Speaker 1>a line I would ever remember because I don't like

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<v Speaker 1>doing things that people tell me to do. It's still

0:24:41.720 --> 0:24:48.240
<v Speaker 1>that way. Jackson's Vegetables or Suki's baked goods, Jackson's Vegetables.

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<v Speaker 1>Would you rather listen to Drella's harp or the Troubadours

0:24:52.119 --> 0:24:57.000
<v Speaker 1>cover songs. Oh gosh, Troubadors cover songs. There you go,

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<v Speaker 1>um children Prep or stars Hollow Hi, Stars Hollow Hi

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<v Speaker 1>go Public School all the way. Um, Rusty, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>so much for joining us. It was a pleasure. Hope

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<v Speaker 1>you come back on and and and that's what you do?

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<v Speaker 1>You have you don't you don't have any more episodes?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you? Thank you? Scott? I don't what a what

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<v Speaker 1>a what a wasted opportunity to bring somebody of your

0:25:24.560 --> 0:25:29.040
<v Speaker 1>skill level? Oh your lovely darn it? All right, So

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<v Speaker 1>that's gonna do it, Rusty. Look, we're gonna stick or

0:25:31.800 --> 0:25:33.960
<v Speaker 1>you're gonna stick around. I'm gonna do the intro with

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<v Speaker 1>you here. I just wanted to get to the interview

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<v Speaker 1>right away. But don't go away, don't click off. And

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for joining us. That's gonna do it. Uh, Rusty Swimmer,

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<v Speaker 1>any relation to David No? But we are friends. Okay, Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>there you go. Um. Yeah, the the the monumental talent

0:25:56.960 --> 0:26:01.760
<v Speaker 1>of Rusty Swimmer graced Our Our Love series for two episodes.

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<v Speaker 1>Should have been twenty, should have been two hundred. For

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<v Speaker 1>god's sake, why not a series regular? Um? But thank

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<v Speaker 1>you so much for joining us and be well, happy holidays,

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<v Speaker 1>all the best. Thank you, you sweet man, thank you,

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