1 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:04,479 Speaker 1: And that's what you really missed with Jenna. 2 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 2: And Kevin an iHeartRadio podcast. 3 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to you, and that's what you really miss podcasts. 4 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 3: This is an extra special, very special episode. 5 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 2: I'm Jenna, I am Kevin, and today we are joined 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 2: by the Beast herself, the one and only Dot Marie Jones. 7 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 2: I mean, I I want to cry every time I 8 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 2: just see Dot because she's an angel, Oh my gosh, 9 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 2: there's nothing like it, and gives the best hugs and 10 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 2: her family are just the most wonderful kind people, and 11 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: I feel so lucky that we get to talk to 12 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,279 Speaker 2: her today in the middle of her She's a busy day, 13 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 2: she's on a drive drive. 14 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 3: She texted us two hours ago and was like, I'm 15 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 3: going to pull on the Silo road to talk to 16 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 3: you guys, and that's exactly what she did. So Dot 17 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 3: Marie Jones everyone, Hello, Dot. 18 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 4: My baby, how are you so good? 19 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 2: My face hurts already just from looking at me, smiling 20 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 2: so hard. 21 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: It's good to see you. 22 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 2: You've got damn ray sunshine baby. Thank you for stopping. 23 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 2: Dot isn't a car right now driving home and has 24 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 2: pulled over safely, not currently driving, and because that's how 25 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 2: important we are to her. She pulled over to talk 26 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 2: to us. 27 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 5: She did love Oh honey, I do anything for you too, No, 28 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 5: we do anything for you baby. 29 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: Well, welcome. 30 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 3: It's good to see you see this podcast so that 31 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 3: we can see our friends. 32 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 4: I love it. How have you been, I've been good. 33 00:01:59,160 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 6: Yeah. 34 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 5: We just were and Marrow Bay for two days with 35 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 5: Bridget's aunt and uncle. Or drove out from Kentucky. So 36 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 5: now we're all caravan and back to our house for 37 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:09,679 Speaker 5: the night. 38 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 2: Oh nice, so sweet. 39 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: Well we all hold you up for too. 40 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 4: Long Thenney, It's okay. They're good. 41 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 2: Dot. You know, we look up everybody's like bios to 42 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 2: see like what everybody with the official like, we know you, 43 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 2: we know you emotionally. Yes, you don't need a bio. 44 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 2: But then when you read it in black and white, 45 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 2: it's like, oh, no big deal. Dot was nominated for 46 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 2: three Emmys three years in a row. And it's just 47 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 2: it's when you see that, you're like, that's damn right. 48 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 2: She was like, are you kidding me? Because I think 49 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 2: we forget all the craziness that we all experience together 50 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 2: and the love we all have for each other. Right, 51 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 2: you also just casually get nominated for Emmys back to 52 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:52,839 Speaker 2: back to back. 53 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: Casually. 54 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 4: Casually. That's right. 55 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 1: So you did. 56 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 3: You did the pilot that Ryan had talked about. We 57 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 3: got to see pretty Handsome with sweet John Roth, and 58 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 3: it was wonderful. It's such a fantastic pilot and I 59 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 3: wish more people could have seen it. 60 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: Was that the first time that you worked with Ryan. 61 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 5: No, I had actually done a few nip tug and 62 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 5: then I did the pilot, and then of course ran 63 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 5: into Brad and told him to write me. 64 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 4: Something for real? 65 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: Is that how it happened. 66 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 4: That is a true story. 67 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 5: I ran into him at a grocery store and I 68 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 5: hadn't seen him since we did the pilot. 69 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 4: A pretty handsome and so when you do it? 70 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 5: He said, We're just wrapping up the first season of Glee, 71 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 5: and I'm like, come on, man, write me something. 72 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 4: I want to work with you guys again. He said, 73 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 4: do you sing? 74 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 5: And I was like, shit, I'm no Mariah Carey, but 75 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 5: I can carry a tune. 76 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: You're like, yes, yes, I sing, Yes, sure, it's. 77 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 4: Just shower count. 78 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: Yes it does. 79 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 2: There's a lot of singing and locker room showers in Glee. 80 00:03:58,360 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 2: So yeah, that's right. 81 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 4: Amen, and on camera and off camera. Right. 82 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: Wait, so then they called you and they said we 83 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: have something for you. How did it happen? 84 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 5: Oh, like I told I told Brad, I said, I 85 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 5: said tell Ryan because I'll tell him. And I said okay, 86 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 5: And like literally like two or three months, my at 87 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 5: that time agent called me and said that they asked 88 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 5: my availability starting in July that they were writing me something. 89 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 1: Wow. 90 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:30,799 Speaker 4: So and I actually signed. 91 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 5: It was just I mean not just but it was 92 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 5: a guest star of my first four seasons on the show. 93 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 5: But it was parentheses, like where it said the role 94 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 5: of when I signed my first contract because I didn't 95 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 5: have Beast's name yet. 96 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 4: It was just they were writing this character. So I'm like, hell, yeah, man, 97 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 4: wow wow. 98 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 2: Respect and being loyal to their word, you know, right. 99 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 2: I mean, we live in a town where people say 100 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 2: a lot of things. Sure, it's nice to actually come through, 101 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 2: but I think it's if anyone you and see how 102 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 2: talented you are and how sweet you are, it's like, 103 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:03,799 Speaker 2: of course they would. 104 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 4: Kevin, I still don't know what I'm doing do any 105 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 4: of us? 106 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 2: Do you know? So we're we're about a third of 107 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 2: the way through season two, watching season two and all 108 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 2: I think about is our first week together. You and 109 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 2: I spent a lot of time together because I was 110 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 2: joining the football team. You were new, and being on 111 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 2: the football team was new to me, and Chord was new, 112 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 2: and Chord to us was the funniest thing in my 113 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 2: entire world. And you and I I just remember out 114 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,239 Speaker 2: late on those on the football field and he would 115 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 2: say some wild shit and you and I would find 116 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 2: each other from across the field and burst out laughing 117 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 2: and run to each other and like, wait, did we 118 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 2: just did he? Just? Who is this person. 119 00:05:58,760 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 7: Is? 120 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 4: Gary Busey? Oh my god? 121 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 1: I love It's very good. 122 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 2: It was so good. I felt like I would then 123 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 2: go back and could report to the rest of the 124 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 2: Glee kids, like, Yo, this Chord can do all these impressions. 125 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 2: But also Dot is incredible. You got to hang out 126 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 2: with Dot. It was the best I because you know, 127 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 2: we were around the same people all the time. We're 128 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 2: in the Glee club every day. And for me to 129 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 2: do anything else and then have it be with you, 130 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 2: I don't know why we were together. I felt like 131 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:41,280 Speaker 2: a lot those first few years of season two we 132 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 2: were and I just clung to you. You know, you 133 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:46,600 Speaker 2: can feel it when somebody's good people. 134 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, it was. 135 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 5: Yeah, between you and Corey, it was like and then 136 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 5: Cordo Chord came on, When night came on, it was like, 137 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 5: it's like a dream. 138 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:00,479 Speaker 4: And then just getting to be around the other kids, 139 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 4: because I mean. 140 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 5: Like Jenna and I finally got to do things with 141 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 5: them over time, and it was so much fun, so 142 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 5: much fun. 143 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 3: I remember the first time you came, you got to 144 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 3: sit in the choir room and the boys perform that 145 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 3: number for you, stopping the Name of Love. It was 146 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:31,119 Speaker 3: it was really fun to just have another like cool, 147 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 3: cool adult that everybody loved. 148 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: And you know, we got to but we didn't. 149 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 3: Really get to like work together a ton, but I 150 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 3: remember they're just so the memories are so vivid in 151 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 3: my mind, Like the when we did shake it Out 152 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 3: for you. 153 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 5: I was just gonna say that I still hear that 154 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 5: song and it makes me cry. 155 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, that was that was unbelievable. 156 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, well you had a lot of acting to do 157 00:07:58,200 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: and that. 158 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 4: Yeah it's crazy. 159 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, was this your first time? Also, like working with Jane. 160 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 4: I have a funny Jane story. I don't even know 161 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 4: if you guys know this. 162 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 5: Jane and I We had actually met a couple times 163 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 5: at a party prior to at someone's house before this, 164 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 5: but I was like so excited to like work with Jane. 165 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 4: And so my first episode season two. 166 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 5: Were riding to the set and we're on the back 167 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:35,319 Speaker 5: of the the golf cart. Yes, we're on the back 168 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 5: of the golf cart, facing backwards, and we're just sitting 169 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 5: next to each other and I said something. 170 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 4: She didn't answer me, and I'm like, don't tell me, 171 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,199 Speaker 4: she's going to be like this, you know, I'm thinking, 172 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 4: oh shit. 173 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 5: So then I said something else and she didn't even 174 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 5: acknowledge that, say anything, and I'm like, son of a bitch, 175 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 5: what And then all of a sudden, Jane, you know, Jane, 176 00:08:58,080 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 5: she goes, did you say something? 177 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 4: I'm so sorry. I'm totally deaf in this here. 178 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 2: She just didn't hear me, and. 179 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 8: I said, oh, thank god, I thought you were being 180 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 8: a total bitch. 181 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 4: And we just died laughing. 182 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 8: And so she was so cute because then when we 183 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 8: worked together, she I walked in a few times and 184 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 8: she was changing our chairs so that I was on 185 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 8: her right side. 186 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:27,359 Speaker 1: She'd always do that, she'd like come to my other side. 187 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 4: I love her so much. Oh my god, it was 188 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 4: so damn funny. 189 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:36,719 Speaker 2: Oh god, you had so many scenes with her, did 190 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 2: you ever break because. 191 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 5: Oh god, yeah, that's what we're supposed to do. That 192 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 5: was the funnest part. Oh yeah, some of our stuff. 193 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 7: It was just you couldn't help it, I know, especially 194 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:54,920 Speaker 7: in the teacher's lounge when I had to eat three 195 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 7: thousand pounds of rotisserie chicken. 196 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 1: Oh my god, God, the chicken for real. 197 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 5: Well, there was this one episode where they wanted me 198 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 5: to just keep shoving it in my face and talk 199 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,960 Speaker 5: as I'm doing it, and I like spit like chicken, 200 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:14,199 Speaker 5: and that made us laugh. 201 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 4: And then. 202 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 5: I just kept oh my god, And so I'm talking 203 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 5: with my mouth full, and I'm like, oh my god, 204 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 5: because they wanted me to get the lines out with 205 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 5: steal my mouthful. 206 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 4: But I kept like spitting food across the table. 207 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 3: And then once you start doing it, you gotta do 208 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 3: it for every take like that exactly. 209 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 4: Oh my god. 210 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:46,079 Speaker 5: Yes, And they kept bringing in cut up chicken to 211 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 5: stick in the place on this chicken where I'd taken 212 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 5: it from. 213 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 2: It was funny. We've talked to a couple of people 214 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 2: who were not in nearly as many episodes as you. 215 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 2: But they were in a lot and they were guest 216 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 2: stars for the first bit, and they were saying, how 217 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 2: you know, you could just sort of be left not 218 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 2: knowing when you're coming back what your storyline was going 219 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 2: to be, and then all of a sudden you show 220 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 2: up and you're in an episode out of nowhere? 221 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:14,719 Speaker 4: Right, What was I mean? 222 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 2: You were in almost fifty episodes you were. 223 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:19,319 Speaker 4: Yeah, I was in forty some Yeah? 224 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,959 Speaker 2: Did you Was that like that for you? Or because 225 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 2: you were such I think as a regular character, you 226 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 2: were there all the time. Like once you were in, 227 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 2: you were in, did you Yeah? But did it feel 228 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 2: like that or no? 229 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 5: From year to episode or season to season. Rather, I 230 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 5: didn't know how many I was going to do. Like 231 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 5: the first season, I think they guaranteed me six guest 232 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 5: star spots and I ended up doing like eleven, right, yeah, 233 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 5: and then each year it was the same thing until 234 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 5: the last season they made me irregular. 235 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 8: Wow. 236 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,679 Speaker 4: Yeah, But as far as episodes, I didn't know what 237 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 4: I was doing. I mean, Ryan, God. 238 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 5: Bless him, called me in when I had to do 239 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 5: the domestic violence episode. That one was a tough one, 240 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 5: and he called me in and he just asked me 241 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 5: if I was okay with it and if I would 242 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 5: be okay with it, and I'm like, absolutely I would. 243 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 5: And he said of all the characters, he thought that 244 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 5: mine could handle it. So I mean that meant a lot. Yeah, 245 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 5: but then yeah, but then go from that to the 246 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 5: final season six with the transitioning, that was heavy, right. Yeah? 247 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 2: Did he call you for that too? 248 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 7: Uh uh? 249 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 5: He's he at the hundredth episode party that we had, 250 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 5: he said, I have big plans for your character next 251 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 5: year and me to do that and drop it, but 252 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 5: me not knowing, I didn't know at that time. I 253 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 5: was coming back and I said, I, you know how 254 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 5: like you blurt something ount and you're like oh, And 255 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 5: I just said, well, I got nothing to lose, I said. 256 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 5: He goes, I have big plans for your character next 257 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 5: season and I just said it better be series regular. Yeah, 258 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 5: and he goes, what And I said, you heard me, 259 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 5: it better be a series regular. 260 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 4: And he was so cute. He goes, well, if that's 261 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 4: what you want, then that's what it'll do. 262 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 6: What wo? 263 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 4: But you know, you never know? I mean, god, they 264 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 4: have so many people. 265 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 5: And then they came back and gave me that. But 266 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 5: the transitioning thing. No, that was his big plans, and 267 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 5: I didn't know it until I got the script. 268 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 2: Wow wow, wow, wow wow. How did you approach that? 269 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 2: How did that feel for you? To tell me? 270 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 5: That's a huge That was the first time I played 271 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 5: a trans character. And Alexandria Billings who was in Transparent 272 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 5: and she's fabulous Broadway actress and played my wife, and 273 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 5: so Alexander and I that was the first time we 274 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 5: had met and worked together, and I just love her 275 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 5: so much, and she was so available because I told her, 276 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:54,560 Speaker 5: I said, I'll play any character, but I will never 277 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 5: disrespect who I'm playing, right, And so my thing was 278 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 5: his Planet trans character. I asked her everything. She said, 279 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:04,439 Speaker 5: ask me anything you want. I said, I just want 280 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 5: to do it justice. And that's exactly what I wanted 281 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 5: to do in season six is you know yeah, yeah. 282 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 2: They couldn't have given that storyline to a better person. YEA, yeah, baby, 283 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 2: you can handle that emotional like depth and the care 284 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 2: for doing something like that. 285 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 5: Kevin, I never cried more in my life when when 286 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 5: they had And a lot of people don't know this 287 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 5: is that there were two hundred the quiet when I 288 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 5: come in and sing with Alex, who was amazing and right, 289 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 5: and you. 290 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 4: Know, I just got chill bumps. And there was the 291 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 4: two hundred choir members. 292 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 5: Not everybody knows that every single one of them were 293 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 5: trans men and women. 294 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 2: Wow, wow, Yeah. 295 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 4: And I was a mess. 296 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 5: I would I drove home and I think the whole 297 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 5: way home I bawled. 298 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 4: And I got home and I. 299 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 5: Was just crying. And Bridget was like, what's wrong? And 300 00:14:56,680 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 5: I said I couldn't even to try and explain. It 301 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 5: was overwhelming, you know, experience. 302 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, it really was. 303 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 5: It really was, because I mean that could have easily 304 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 5: gone a different direction, you. 305 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 3: Know, had Yeah, you had some heavy ship, like in 306 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 3: all of the seasons, like your your stuff was not 307 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 3: just like being some fun football coach, which was also 308 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 3: really fun to watch you do. 309 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: But but then you got. 310 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 3: To sing too, which Ryan obviously asked if you or 311 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 3: Brad asked if you could do. 312 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: I think your first solo is Julie, right, That actually. 313 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 5: Was my only solo, and I didn't know it until 314 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 5: until I got the script. I didn't know until and 315 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 5: I'm like, wait a second, what, But it was it 316 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 5: was amazing. 317 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 4: It was so much. 318 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 3: Fun, so you had fun with it. Were you nervous? 319 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 3: Were you nervous going in the recording studio? Like, what 320 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 3: was that for you? 321 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 5: Well, the boys at the recording studio, you guys know, 322 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 5: they're just amazing and so patient. 323 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 4: I'll go with patient for me, same God bless him. 324 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 4: And so. 325 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 5: When I went to the recording studio, they just made 326 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 5: it so much fun. And and you know me, I'm 327 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 5: a big five year old, so I just had a blast. 328 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: Hm hmmm. 329 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 2: What an iconic song like you got that's like one 330 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 2: of the greatest songs of all time, right, You're just 331 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:30,119 Speaker 2: like coming in hot with like, yeah, oh my god. 332 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 4: It was. 333 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 5: And somehow word got back to me that actually Dolly 334 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 5: Parton liked it. 335 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 4: So the fact that, yeah, that somebody in the recording. 336 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 5: Said that, yeah, Dolly had heard it and liked it, 337 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 5: And so I was like, I'm good, Yeah, I'm. 338 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 2: Good talking out just like that makes sense. Though. I 339 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 2: feel like nothing, none of her catalog or anything is 340 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 2: used without her having personally OKAYDD and listen to me. 341 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 2: I feel like that tracks to me absolutely. 342 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 4: Miley Cyrus version of Joline is unbelievable. 343 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:18,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I love that kid, big fan. When you 344 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 2: got nominated for the first Emmy as someone who has 345 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 2: never been nominated for an Emmy. 346 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 4: What does that feel like, Kevin? 347 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 5: I was found out I was nominated when we landed 348 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 5: in Australia. What that's yeah, because remember we went to Australia, 349 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:39,199 Speaker 5: you and Harry and Ashley and I. 350 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 2: Yes, that's right. 351 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 5: When we landed, I had a text from Max Adler 352 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 5: saying congratulations, babe, You're nominated. And I was like, I 353 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 5: looked at Bridget because Bridge went with me, and I 354 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 5: was like what And I just was like, oh my god, wow. Yeah, 355 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 5: but that's how I found out when it was a 356 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:02,680 Speaker 5: minute ago. That was twenty eleven. That was twelve years ago. 357 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 2: Yeah. 358 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 4: Crazy. 359 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 2: We got right off tour and I went straight to Australia. 360 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 2: I was like, I don't know what I'm doing. 361 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 4: I'm tired, right, And neither did they? 362 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: Oh boy, oh boy? 363 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:25,680 Speaker 2: Oh yeah no, And then you got nominated twelve thirteen. 364 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 1: Does it get old? 365 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 5: It still feels pretend because it's like something I never 366 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 5: in my life. 367 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 4: You know. 368 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:36,160 Speaker 5: I mean, I'm not a spring chicken, but I didn't 369 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 5: start acting till I was twenty seven. So for me, 370 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 5: it's something I never thought was going to be an 371 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:48,199 Speaker 5: option or an opportunity, and to get that nominated into 372 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:51,399 Speaker 5: you know how people say it doesn't matter if you 373 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:53,679 Speaker 5: want to lose the fact that you're nominated it's incredible, 374 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 5: that's totally true. 375 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 4: I mean, yeah, whatever, it'd be nice to win, but 376 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 4: then you just got to do good or and get 377 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:01,120 Speaker 4: something better. 378 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 1: That's right. No, they're not doing gooder in your world. 379 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: There's done the best. 380 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 4: Baby. 381 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:18,879 Speaker 3: The fact that you didn't start acting till twenty seven, 382 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 3: I mean, it feels like you should have been acting 383 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 3: for forever. But it also tracks and makes sense because 384 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 3: you're such an openly available and emotional and vulnerable human 385 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:35,439 Speaker 3: and an angel person that like, it makes sense how 386 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:40,360 Speaker 3: your acting comes through, your personality comes through and your 387 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 3: acting and your you know just again. 388 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:47,679 Speaker 1: Availability of like all of your emotions. But why And 389 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:50,199 Speaker 1: I know you were back in the day doing all 390 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: your cool wrestling and bodybuilding and chuck pudding. 391 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 3: And goods And how did you turn How did you 392 00:19:55,840 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 3: get into the business. 393 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:03,880 Speaker 5: Well, it's crazy because in college I was a shot putter. 394 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 5: That's why I got to go to college because I 395 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 5: got a scholarship and I would have probably never gone 396 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 5: to a four year college had I not i've been 397 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:15,240 Speaker 5: able to, I wouldn't have financially been able to. 398 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:19,360 Speaker 4: But I was competing. 399 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 5: I started competing in I started lifting weights in as 400 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 5: early as eighth grade because I grew from five six 401 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:31,679 Speaker 5: to six to one in seven months. Oh yeah, and 402 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,400 Speaker 5: my back was so screwed up that I just started. 403 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 5: The coach there and my brother's, like one of my 404 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:39,959 Speaker 5: brothers said, you know, you got to start strengthening your 405 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 5: back and all this stuff, because my legs were fine. 406 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 4: It's just the pain was all in my lower back. Right. 407 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 4: So all of my. 408 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:50,679 Speaker 5: Family had done sports in school, so and plus I 409 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 5: love sports. So I did volleyball, basketball, and track through 410 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 5: high school. And then I got offered several silly but 411 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:02,879 Speaker 5: I got offered like several scholarships for basketball because I 412 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 5: was a good ballplayer back then. 413 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:07,399 Speaker 2: Yeah it must have been quite good, guys. I was 414 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 2: scholarship offers. 415 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:10,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, basketball and track scholarships. 416 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 5: Some universities wanted me for both, like even like West 417 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 5: Point Stanford all them. 418 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 4: But I didn't want to run anymore. I hated running. 419 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:23,479 Speaker 5: I was fast, very fast for my size, but I 420 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 5: just thought I wanted to do well in. 421 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 4: Track and field because shotput was my deal. 422 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 5: And it's funny because at that time, you know, you 423 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 5: set your goals for yourself, and as a kid, you 424 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 5: don't know if they're attainable until you keep either progressing 425 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:46,959 Speaker 5: or declining. Right, And there wasn't women's basketball in the Olympics, 426 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 5: and my goal was I wanted to make the Olympics. 427 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 5: So I stuck to track and field, and I did 428 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 5: go to the Olympic Trials in eighty eight and ninety 429 00:21:56,320 --> 00:22:01,399 Speaker 5: two and I placed seven, six or seventh and eleven, 430 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 5: so only the top four go to the Games. 431 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 4: But still had a blast of the trials. 432 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's not a bad showing. 433 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:13,400 Speaker 5: One of the bodybuilders, I met Shirley Eeson, who I'll 434 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:15,679 Speaker 5: never forget. She and her husband, they lived in Bakersfield 435 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 5: and I was still in Fresno. I was working juvenile 436 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 5: probation after college. And Shirley was a bodybuilder and I 437 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 5: would see her at her shows because I was doing 438 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 5: the deadlifting stuff. And then she got on as an 439 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 5: alternate on American Gladiators, and so one day Shirley she 440 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 5: played sky on American Gladiators, and so Shirley calls me, 441 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 5: she said, Dot, they're putting together a new show and 442 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 5: they're kind of like American Gladiators, but it's going to 443 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:49,640 Speaker 5: be medieval, and they're looking for more big, strong girls. 444 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 5: And I said, what the hell, I have nothing to lose. 445 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 4: So she gave me. 446 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 5: The casting lady at the time was Carol o'larry, who God, 447 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 5: I bless her. I don't know where she's at, but 448 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:04,360 Speaker 5: I'll never forget her, and so I called found out. 449 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 5: All the information went down to LA. The first day 450 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:12,719 Speaker 5: was like physical agility and stuff, which for my size, 451 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:17,639 Speaker 5: I was probably sixty five and at that time I 452 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 5: was still tall because before the authritis said, and I 453 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:23,680 Speaker 5: was still six ' four, and so I was really 454 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 5: good with the physical agility stuff. It went really well, 455 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:29,880 Speaker 5: and they said we'll call you by eight or eight 456 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:33,920 Speaker 5: thirty tonight to come back tomorrow to do a cold read. 457 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:36,640 Speaker 4: And I was like, what the hell's a cold read? 458 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 5: And so I'm like, okay, it's warriors. Are we going 459 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,199 Speaker 5: to be reading in some place cold? That's all I 460 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,719 Speaker 5: could think of. I had no idea what it was. 461 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:50,360 Speaker 4: So they called that night. 462 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 5: They said, well, we'd like you to come in tomorrow 463 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 5: for a cold read, and I said okay, because I 464 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:59,439 Speaker 5: didn't want to sound that naive, but I said, what 465 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:02,439 Speaker 5: would somebody where did that? And they said, well, just 466 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 5: wear your best warrior outfit and I'm like, what the 467 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 5: hell is that? 468 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 6: So I just wore some workout pants that I had 469 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 6: that had like zebra stripes and cut up a I 470 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:15,800 Speaker 6: went and got a sweatshirt, cut it up and wore 471 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 6: like a red tank top under it. 472 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, a very sexy picture, let me tell you, that's. 473 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:22,679 Speaker 2: Right, definitely picturing. 474 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 1: What How did this cold read go? 475 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 4: The cold read it was? 476 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:30,439 Speaker 5: I was so nervous because we did it in I 477 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:33,120 Speaker 5: think it was close to Hollywood Center Studios somewhere over there, 478 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 5: and it was in a big sound stage and I 479 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 5: couldn't see anybody behind this table. 480 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 4: Because of the lights. Oh my god. 481 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 5: And I did a read with Carol O'Leary and they 482 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 5: had me do When I go in, they say, oh, 483 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 5: the sides are on the table over there, and I said, 484 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 5: oh okay, and I'm like they thank god there was 485 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:54,119 Speaker 5: only one stack of papers because that explained to me 486 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 5: what the sides were. 487 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 4: And so I got the. 488 00:24:56,640 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 5: Sides and I memorized it and went in and then 489 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 5: did the cold read and then they had me do improv. 490 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,239 Speaker 5: So I did that and then I left and they 491 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:10,440 Speaker 5: said we'll let you know. So cut to a couple 492 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 5: of weeks later, I'm getting all right. I was still 493 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 5: sleeping because I didn't have to. I worked at Juvenile Hall, 494 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,880 Speaker 5: so I was sleeping in and the phone rings and 495 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 5: they said, hey, I'd like to speak to Don. 496 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 4: I said, this is done, and I hear it. Oh Hi, 497 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 4: this is Carol. 498 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 5: O'Leary, and you know how like you're a sleep and 499 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 5: you go, oh hi Carol, And I'm like, who the 500 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 5: hell's Carol? And she goes, how would you like to 501 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:37,399 Speaker 5: be a warrior? And I said, oh my god, I 502 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 5: just like I couldn't believe it. So then I wrote 503 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 5: down all the stuff I had to do, and they explained, 504 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 5: you know how you'll do a pilot and if the 505 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:49,680 Speaker 5: pilot sells, you know all that stuff and. 506 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 4: Changed my life. I said, I'm in. 507 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 2: Wow, camp in acting immediately, here's side, here's what a 508 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 2: cold read is, figure out and improv. 509 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,920 Speaker 4: Wow. Wow, No, I just know in my heart of 510 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:06,680 Speaker 4: hearts this is what I'm supposed to be doing. 511 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:07,200 Speaker 1: Wow. 512 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 2: When we watched season two, the it was a scene 513 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 2: with you and Matt and never Been Kissed where you 514 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 2: start crying and m it's one of those things where 515 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 2: the ability and I think to Jenna's point of the 516 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 2: way you're so vulnerable, where you're playing this hard ass 517 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:32,919 Speaker 2: coach right yelling at these boys, and that's what we expect. 518 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 2: That's all the coach is going to be one dimensional. 519 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,680 Speaker 2: This is what we're getting. But you can hire Dot 520 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 2: to play one dimensional character because it's not possible. I 521 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:46,600 Speaker 2: think you we just had Romeian too, and the way 522 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:48,400 Speaker 2: you too, are similar in the way you wear your 523 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 2: heart on your sleeve and are just so open for 524 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:56,400 Speaker 2: everyone all the time, and the way that I think 525 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 2: as a viewer because now when we're watching this, it's 526 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 2: been so long that it's the first time we're watching 527 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 2: it a little less biased or in it as we 528 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:10,679 Speaker 2: were before, and less critical, yes yeah, and more just 529 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 2: in awe of everyone and especially you the way stop 530 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 2: it because you you like, you've had some really intense, 531 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:25,639 Speaker 2: heavy storylines, and the way you seamlessly transitioned to comedy 532 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 2: to drama just tears within a single episode. They were 533 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:34,919 Speaker 2: handing you a grab bag of figure this out, you know, 534 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:39,159 Speaker 2: do this now and right, and you did it so 535 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 2: well every time, and it like, I'm so excited to 536 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 2: keep watching to like see where Beast is going. Yeah, 537 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 2: and even though I know, but I'm just excited to 538 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 2: watch you because I mean, so far wherever we're in 539 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 2: season two, it's every episode you your storyline is more juicy, 540 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 2: and it's just we can see more of you and 541 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 2: it's getting better and better. Damn, You're just good. 542 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 4: I know. You guys are so sweet. You know. It's like. 543 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:14,679 Speaker 5: I've played every cop, biker, chick, coach, lesbian, prisoner cop, 544 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:19,239 Speaker 5: every billy badass that you could handle. And then to 545 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 5: get Beast, who's this tough character but then as vulnerable 546 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:26,880 Speaker 5: as she can be, she can be as strong as 547 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:27,399 Speaker 5: she can be. 548 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 4: And it was like that. 549 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:32,880 Speaker 5: It was it was honestly, it was some days we're 550 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:33,719 Speaker 5: just overwhelming. 551 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 2: It was imagine, if you run into Brad in the 552 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 2: grocery store again, can you. 553 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:43,880 Speaker 1: Just tell them to write some stuff for all three 554 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 1: of us? 555 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:49,600 Speaker 5: Yes, I actually have something all three of us could 556 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 5: actually do. 557 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 1: Let's go, let's go get our friends, let's do it. 558 00:28:56,080 --> 00:29:00,640 Speaker 3: Did you feel like the fame came from or were 559 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 3: you recognizable before? 560 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 5: Like? 561 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:06,840 Speaker 1: What was there a huge contract. 562 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:11,400 Speaker 5: You kids had set such a precedent in season one 563 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 5: that it was on fire. I can't even tell you 564 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:18,960 Speaker 5: the response I got because of the audience that you 565 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 5: had all pulled in because I came in in season two, 566 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 5: first episode that it was overwhelming, like the you know, 567 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,880 Speaker 5: back then Facebook was open to everybody, and I had 568 00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:36,880 Speaker 5: like literally thousands of messages from people wow, and it 569 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 5: was like it was ridiculous. 570 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 4: I was like, oh, good god, this is going to 571 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 4: be big. It was already big, yeah. 572 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, but it did get bigger. It just got bigger. 573 00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 2: I mean, you have a huge part in the super 574 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 2: Bowl episode, which is the most episode, the thriller. 575 00:29:53,920 --> 00:30:00,800 Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, the shuffle that was oh right, Oh my god, 576 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 3: that's right. 577 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 1: What is what is the feeling that Glee leaves you with. 578 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 5: So many gifts from you know, jobs being offered, but 579 00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:16,160 Speaker 5: more importantly like you kids, I love you, and I 580 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:21,920 Speaker 5: feel like I've known you my whole life, and and 581 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:25,000 Speaker 5: and like the opportunity to you know, it's like the 582 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:30,480 Speaker 5: jobs I had done prior to Glee obviously nothing even 583 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:37,080 Speaker 5: Emmy nomination worth Wait what am I saying nothing worthy 584 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:39,680 Speaker 5: of an Emmy nomination? Which I mean, I'm not saying 585 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 5: it was bad work, but I'm not. I'm saying it 586 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 5: was something that wasn't as acknowledged as what we did. 587 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:49,720 Speaker 5: And I say we as in all of us on 588 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 5: Glee because it's it changed a lot of lives and 589 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 5: I think. 590 00:30:56,920 --> 00:31:01,520 Speaker 4: Hopefully a lot mostly for the better. Yeah, and just 591 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 4: to be a part of that and to. 592 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 5: I mean, I still will be somewhere and some of 593 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 5: those like this weekend, some of you said, were you 594 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 5: a coach at something something high school? 595 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 4: And I'm like, not there, that's funny. 596 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:21,880 Speaker 5: Oh you don't even know. Were you a coach at 597 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:23,800 Speaker 5: such and such high school? At college? 598 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 4: I don't know? 599 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:30,440 Speaker 2: No, Oh my god. 600 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:32,720 Speaker 1: Well, we feel so lucky. 601 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:36,920 Speaker 3: We're all It was like again, like lightning in a bottle, 602 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 3: but all of us two in a bottle. 603 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 4: You know. 604 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 1: It's so nice to have family forever. 605 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:45,520 Speaker 2: And absolutely, and we love you and I think we 606 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:47,200 Speaker 2: got so lucky to have each other. 607 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 5: Yeah. 608 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:48,840 Speaker 4: Absolutely. 609 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 5: I always say sometimes your chosen family is a hell 610 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:55,120 Speaker 5: of a lot closer than some of your blood family, right. 611 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 2: That's right. 612 00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 3: Well that we love you and we're not from your 613 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 3: drive anymore, but thank you for taking the time. 614 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:03,080 Speaker 1: Literally, bridget in the. 615 00:32:03,120 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 2: Family as well. 616 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 5: I'll tell her Bridget they said they love you. 617 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:13,400 Speaker 2: You too, love you, love you so so much. 618 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:15,440 Speaker 4: All right, give that baby a kiss, Jenna. 619 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:16,760 Speaker 1: I will love you. 620 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:18,400 Speaker 4: I love you kids. 621 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:25,000 Speaker 2: Well, so much. Love. It's all love. Is everyone sick 622 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:26,480 Speaker 2: of us just being obsessed with each other. 623 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:30,440 Speaker 1: Honestly, I'm sick of myself being obsessed with myself. 624 00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:34,320 Speaker 2: Self. Love is important, Jenna, It is important. 625 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 1: You can't love yourself, how the hell you're gonna love 626 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:37,400 Speaker 1: someone else? 627 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:40,760 Speaker 2: The gospel of the gospel. 628 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:47,360 Speaker 3: Well, she's like we said, she's the sweetest and Glee 629 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 3: was so lucky to have coach Beast. 630 00:32:48,880 --> 00:32:51,080 Speaker 2: Yes, and what a life like. Thank you for sharing, 631 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:54,640 Speaker 2: you know, a summary of your life with us, Dot, 632 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:59,760 Speaker 2: because she's got stories upon stories upon stories, and we 633 00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 2: were so lucky. Just get a little taste of that. 634 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:04,480 Speaker 2: Thank you Dot for joining us. Love you, Thank you 635 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:05,480 Speaker 2: everybody for listening. 636 00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:07,440 Speaker 1: And that's what you really miss See you next time. 637 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:11,880 Speaker 2: Thanks for listening, and follow us on Instagram at and 638 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:14,240 Speaker 2: that's what you really miss pod. Make sure to write 639 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:16,560 Speaker 2: us a review and leave us five stars. See you 640 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:16,920 Speaker 2: next time.