Greta Lee on Good Hang with Amy Poehler

Hello everyone. Welcome to another

episode of Good Hang. Very excited to

talk to my buddy today, Greta Lee. Greta

is an incredible actress. You may have

seen her film Past Lives. You may have

seen her in The Morning Show. She's been

in Girls and Broad City and and Russian

Doll and she's so talented and beautiful

and wonderful. And we're going to talk

about a lot of fun things. We're going

to talk about um being a waitress. We're

gonna talk about uh how to drown on

camera. We're gonna talk about all the

fun we had making Russian doll together.

And uh she's also gonna explain her new

part in Toy Story 5 in which she plays

the villain. And that villain is an

iPad. Um but uh before we get into

talking to Greta, we're going to speak

to somebody who knows her, who wants to

speak well behind her back, and uh give

me a question to ask her, and that is

celebrity chef Allison Roman. Allison

Roman, an author, a a podcaster, kind of

a a food expert, hostess with the

mostess. And Allison is going to join

us. I believe she has a cat that's also

going to join as well. So, let's hear

from Allison and get a question. Hi,

Allison.

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>> Hi.

>> Oh my god. Amy.

>> Hi.

>> Hi. It's so nice to meet you.

>> I can't tell you how nice it is to meet

you.

>> Is this your personal kitchen?

>> It is. Yeah. I live here.

>> This big guy is here.

This is Leonard.

He's just such a big guy.

>> Leonard. Yeah. and he loves to be in the

mix.

>> Well, first of all, we're going to talk

about Greta today, the great Greta Lee.

>> Of course.

>> Um, but I do want to talk to you about

First Bloom, which is your brick

andmortar store that you open in a

Catskills and you're opening perhaps

other places.

>> Perhaps. Um, yeah, I started a little

grocery store in 2023. We opened um sort

of like a

and I didn't I didn't really have like a

full plan. I was like, I'm gonna open a

grocery store and that was it. And then

I did and I was like, okay, well, now

what? Um, but it went really well and I

love doing it and yeah, we're gonna open

one in Brooklyn later this year.

>> I listen to podcasts while I grocery

shop or listen to music because I like

the I don't really want to I don't want

to chat.

>> No, I don't want to chat. Although I do

and part of I mean, I guess it makes

sense because I did open a grocery

store, but you know, like the like the

co-ops. I don't know. LA doesn't really

have

>> This is very This is very Brooklyn.

Yeah,

>> I don't [ __ ] with the co-ops. It's so

stressful to me.

>> Who is the time?

>> Exactly. It's my worst nightmare to walk

into a place and people are already

disappointed about my participation.

>> Oh, yeah.

>> Like, hey, nice to see you.

It's been a while.

>> So, that said, I did determine that like

I thought if there was a job that I

would would do at a co-op, which doesn't

exist, but like I would stand in the

aisles and effectively like tell people

what to do. Like if people were like,

"What do I do with like red lentils?"

I'd be like, "Oh, well, I here here are

some great things." And then I just

stand there. I don't have to do anything

else.

>> That's really smart. You'd just be like,

you'd be like the cruise director. Like,

let's talk about ramps.

>> Yeah. What are you really going to do

with those? Let's be honest with with

ourselves. Are they going to rot in the

fridge? You going to throw them away?

You are. You're going to compost them.

But like the number of times I'm in a

butcher shop and I hear like a person,

most often a man who doesn't know what

they're doing and they ask the butcher

and the butcher like gives them kind of

vague advice. I sometimes pipe up and

I'm like, "Oh, you don't want to grill

that. That's going to be a nightmare."

Or, you know, like sometimes I actually

like to sear it briefly, you know, like

and I'd say eight times out of 10 they

are so uninterested in what I have to

say. Like they're like, "Thanks."

>> Like I'm just a lady in the butcher

shop.

>> Thanks, lady.

Yeah. And I'm like, some people would

kill for this.

>> You're like, "Babe, I this is I'm a

professional." Also, it's like it's

you're like a doctor on an airplane and

they're like, "Is there a doctor on

board?" And it's like, "I

guess I got to I guess I got to go save

a life."

>> Yeah. Exactly. And imagine imagine

having a medical issue and the doctor

comes over and the people are like,

"We're good." You know, that's sort of

what it feels like to me. I'm like being

robust with the bookshare.

Okay. So, speaking of Brooklyn, I feel

like that is where maybe you met Greta.

>> It is where I met Greta.

>> Yeah.

>> Didn't you work together at a

restaurant?

>> So, we did. And I think like I was

working at Milk Bar at the time, which

was like

>> that we shared a kitchen with Sonbar,

which is where Greta worked. And but we

were like in the basement. We were very

separate. It was like Milkbar people and

Sbar people did not necessarily

co-mingle. Um, and so I knew of her. I

think I saw her like the hot person that

worked at Sonbar.

>> Yeah. Like the most beautiful person in

the world.

>> Exactly. You're like, who's this hot

cool person that's so welldressed and

seems fun. Like I can't be friends with

them. I was talking to somebody about

this the other day like how hard it is

to be welldressed now because of the

homogeneous culture and everybody sees

everything and but she so manages to

like carry through. I mean, her style is

the envy of every person with a with,

you know, awareness of the internet that

has like seen all of her appearances

over the last few years, but like she's

always had it. She's always had

individuality that like really comes

through.

>> Let's talk well behind her back. What do

you love about her?

>> Um, I love that she is one of the

hardest working and also kindest people

that I've ever met. And I also, and this

isn't really like, you know, a virtue,

but she is hilarious. She's so funny and

so funny. So funny and like has a great

sense of humor and is just like such a

bright light in the world and no matter

where she goes and like how she shows up

like just existing, she is as fabulous

as you might think she is if you've

never met her. And I have seen it with

like with her kids and her family and

her friends and with like a random

server at a restaurant and with

basically any human on the planet. She's

just like exceedingly kind and generous

but and like hospitable. She has like a

real like hospitality vibe around her

and I feel like she was always the

person hosting. She was always the

person inviting people over. It was like

the more the marrier energy every time.

Um and that is such a rare personality

trait I think.

>> Yeah. I mean you you are a great example

of this but it does feel like host so

much of hosting is the vibe you give off

when you're hosting.

>> Yeah. So, I love hosting. However, I'll

just say that I realized that at times I

was a little bit of a stressy host.

>> But you feel like you've outgrown that?

Like you you've moved on into a

different era.

>> I've worked on it. I've worked on it.

>> Well, you also you realize that like no

one has a good time when you're stressed

out. Like everyone actually has a bad

time.

>> I know. But like we all know these

things, but you know when you're you're

when something comes out of your mouth

and you're like, "Oh, [ __ ] I said that

out loud." Like

>> Yeah. I I still do it. I'll be like,

"Oh, it's fine." No, it's totally fine.

Like, it's not fine. It's not fine at

all.

>> Totally. Or like, um, you can eat that,

but um, we're not not yet. You know,

like whatever stupid [ __ ] you say.

>> No. And then there's like the apology

part where it's like, well, this was

supposed to, but I didn't have the and

it's like I even have to check myself

and because I'm so good at giving people

advice to not do that, and then I do

that and I'm like, well, I'm a bad

student of myself. Like, I have to like

practice what I preach here. Um, but

yeah, it's very hard. But I'm really

happy to hear that you're on the other

side of that or at least on your

journey.

>> I'm working on it with professionals day

and night. Day and night.

>> Okay. So, we always start our episodes

with a question for our guest. Do you

have a question that you think Greta

would like to answer or I should ask

her?

>> Yeah, absolutely. I was thinking about

like what people don't know about her,

like what people maybe don't ask her

often or like I wonder how much they get

into like that restaurant part of her

because I have a belief that like once

you're a restaurant person, you're

always a restaurant person and it

teaches you a lot. So I kind of want to

know like how in this iteration of her

life in this career does like what from

restaurant days has she held on to or

like how has working in restaurants made

her a better actor or or you know

multihyen it as it were.

>> Allison I love that question. I also was

a restaurant person and waiter and for

many many years in New York and wanted

to ask just that because I do think it

is incredible training for life. Yeah,

it it's like the work ethic is

unparalleled and I think that like she

has so much of that and maybe that was

pre- restaurants, but I also think if

you have it, you're more inclined to

work at a restaurant. So, it all kind of

ties in together.

>> Um, before we go, I'm going to ask you

for some free advice. Um, like people do

to doctors and to chefs. Um, I love

>> which is uh I feel like my artich chokes

there's I have to take so much off. I

can't even tell you how niche this

question already is specifically to suit

my intro. I have a dried artich choke on

my in a vase right here. I did not This

is just on my counter. Like I'm obsessed

with artichokes.

>> Me too. I I just got back from Italy.

Not to brag and the artich chokes there

were next level. Divine.

>> Incredible. I love I love how it looks.

I'm just starting to work with them. And

it is like it's feel I must must be like

what a gardener feels like when they

have to just like crazy prune a rose

bush. Like it's like I have to cut all

of that away.

>> You're like I'm killing it. There's

nothing left.

>> Cut the top. Cut the now. Cut the stem.

Get all the leaves almost all of the

leaves off. I guess my question I'll

make it is how do you like to prepare

your artichokes these days?

>> Well, forever and always. And and let me

also just say that I too have been to

Italy. Not to brag, not recently, but it

has happened. And the way that they do

artichokes there is so like they're

almost treating them like a trash

vegetable. Like they're so prolific and

like the way that they grow and they

like you see truckloads of them and they

they peel or uh like pair back like the

whole thing

heart and they're like

>> the rest is garbage. They throw it away.

Yeah. And I had never experienced that

until I left the United States,

obviously, because I grew up with

basically a whole steamed artichoke

where you trim the stem, but the stem is

super edible. I love eating the stem.

The stem is basically like a an

extension of the heart. So, it's just as

tender. It's just as edible. It's sweet.

It's delicious. But I just trim the the

leaves just right beyond the thorn.

>> Okay. And you cut the top.

>> And I leave the whole leaf. Yeah. I cut

the top to expose a little rose in the

center. But that's honestly just

aesthetics.

But I like to do it

>> and then I'll season it with salt and

then I'll steam them

>> like you know an inch or two of boiling

water. Artichokes prop them up.

>> Do you take the fuzzy stuff out after

they steam or before?

>> After they steam.

>> I think I learned that. I think I

learned that from you.

>> I do have a video online on on how to

eat an artich choke.

>> Okay. Thank you for confirming my

positive artichoke bias. I can't believe

you have a dried one right in front of

you.

>> I know. Just trim Oh, also I was going

to say trim away like the tiniest leaves

near the outside base of the sound.

>> Of course, I'm not an animal.

>> And then once you steam it, if any of

the like leaves on the outer part are

too tough, just discard them. But like I

don't trim it too far in advance.

>> Okay, I love to hear this. Okay,

listeners, I hope it's getting you

hungry for artichokes. Thank you so

much, Allison. What a pleasure. And I'm

sure Greta will be so happy that we

talked. So, thanks again.

>> I hope so. I love her so much. She's so

wonderful. Bye

>> bye. Bye, Leonard.

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>> Hi. Hi, bud.

>> Oh, I just want to stare at you.

>> Oh my god, Greta. Greta is here and

she's has her arms full of gifts. Okay.

>> Yeah. Okay. So, yeah, I have some

flowers. It's a collection of natives

and non-native natives. People really

care about that here.

>> From your garden.

>> From my garden. Come on. Look at that.

We have some white sage and some, you

know, little lemon verbanana and

>> and you wrapped it in a paper.

>> Paper

>> people. This is a professional wrapping

job with a rubber band and everything.

>> This is gorgeous. Thank you.

>> Okay.

>> What am I put over?

>> There's more. I have this. Okay. What we

also have?

>> It's like I'm worried you don't you

don't have a grocery store. Like you

don't have access to kale. Um

>> this is from your garden.

>> Yeah. And I have these eggplants.

Honestly, you're helping me. I can't eat

this all.

>> Okay, I'm going to say something. I'm

very sorry.

>> What?

>> I don't like eggplant.

>> I knew. I knew it.

>> I'm so

Get them out of here.

>> I knew that was going to happen.

>> I love I love how they look. [ __ ]

>> I They're so funny.

>> I love it as an emoji. Incredible.

>> I know. But as a

>> You don't You don't like the taste?

>> It's too slimy. It's too slimy. No, but

you can learn. You can listen this is

this is the thing now I I know there are

a lot of things you can do

>> with eggplant. Okay. What about kale?

You like kale?

>> Kale. Love kale.

>> Obsessed with kale. This looks like

dinosaur kale.

>> Yeah, dinosaur kale and curly kale.

Okay. This is soup.

>> They're avocados.

>> Incredible avocados for people

listening. They're huge.

>> They're huge. You can't eat them for

like a year.

You like you can't like don't even give

it back.

Just leave it here. Just it's like

decoration. Don't even look at it. Don't

touch it for like at least a year. I'm

going to take that long.

>> Gigantic.

>> That's an or blanco. Excuse me.

>> See? See? It's a It's a cross between a

pomelo and a white grapefruit. They're

delicious.

>> Wow.

>> It's really It's really nice in a like

an alcoholic beverage

>> with This is a Mexican lime.

>> Wow. It's yellow. It's wonderful. And

some of the lemon verbanana. You can put

like flowers in your drink. I live in LA

now. What's happened?

>> Well, hi. Remember me?

>> I know. You're very This is very LA.

>> Look, you have your own kale.

>> Brought her own kale.

>> This is bad.

>> She brought her own kale. I mean, in LA,

you have to have it in your car.

>> Yeah. At all times. This to me is

success that you have a garden and you

bring in your fruit to people. That is,

>> is it?

>> Yeah.

>> Oh gosh,

>> that's success.

>> Thank you.

>> We have done so much stuff together.

>> We have.

>> I was like looking at what we've worked

on together and I want to talk about all

of it. We worked on Broad City. We

worked on a show called Old Soul. We

worked on Sisters, Russian Doll.

>> And I just want to start by saying

here's what I love about you.

>> Not only are you super talented and so

good at so many things, but I feel like

you how I would describe you is you are

a person who takes their work seriously,

but not themselves seriously.

>> Oh. Would you think would you agree that

that's kind of true?

>> Yeah, I do. I agree.

>> Yeah.

>> Next question.

>> Okay.

>> So, how did we first meet?

>> How do we first meet?

>> Cuz I don't remember when we met. I

mean, we met on some project that we

worked on, but what which one did I

audition for you first? I mean, I'm sure

we

>> maybe

that time in New York gets really

confusing to me.

>> Agree. you know, and I feel like I end

up talking about it a lot because, you

know, once you you get in the habit of

telling your story of how you started

and then you're like telling the story

and and then soon you're like, I don't

even

>> this real

>> is this did I am I lying on this

>> cuz it's easier just to say the story

who can do that and then you know I was

on girls and then but it was this really

special really important time for women

>> um and women in comedy And there was

this moment. It was very distinct to cuz

I think I was

>> observing it somewhat from the outside a

little bit because I was coming off of

doing theater and I was like really just

I want to do straight theater.

>> But Abby and Alana and you know you and

Tina and and Maya and everyone on SNL

>> riding the wings of that into Lena and

Schumer and and everyone. It was really

>> it was big. I want to talk about going

back because it's so interesting you

bring up the theater part because in

researching you I did not know that you

before I met you had already been on the

West End.

>> No one cares. No one cares about that.

>> I care about that.

>> You do? No. Really?

>> Are you kidding me? First of all,

>> I know you love theater.

>> I don't know how people do it, so I want

to ask you. Okay. Okay.

>> But hold on.

>> Okay.

>> Going back even further.

>> Mhm. Your mom classically classically

trained pianist.

>> Yeah.

>> Your dad doctor.

>> Yeah.

>> What kind of doctor?

>> He is a physical therapist.

>> I need him.

>> Do you?

>> Yeah. Let's go.

>> What do you need? What's wrong?

>> Well, what's wrong?

>> I said I wasn't going to bring it up.

>> My body [ __ ] frozen shoulder is back,

dude.

>> I know.

>> I know.

>> He can help with that.

>> Okay, so I need his number.

>> Yeah, Dr. Lee.

>> And please, nobody call in. Nobody call

in. This isn't even a call-in show.

>> Wait, nobody I don't know. You want him

to call in?

>> Nobody call in. Please don't give me

your advice about frozen shoulder. I

know all of it. I know all of it and I

appreciate it, but I can't. Okay,

>> this we're cutting all this out. We're

going to cut out sweating. Okay. Your

dad is a physical therapist.

>> So, you have a left brain, right brain

household growing up.

>> Yeah. What was What was that? Is that

true?

>> Yeah. I mean, I guess that's what they

say. They're like h I don't know. My

parents are weird. They're so wild.

>> Um,

>> what are they like?

>> They are okay. Well, I just took them to

the Dior show. I saw that.

>> I know. So nice.

>> But here's the thing. You know, they

invited themselves.

>> Like, everyone is talking about what an

incredible daughter I am.

>> Okay. Okay.

>> I got a text from my mom that was a

screen grab of a picture of Lockma. This

is a venue for the show. and she was

like didn't say anything, just a picture

of that and an announcement that said

Dior cruise show will be at the at

Lochma um with the new David Geffin

gallery.

>> And I kind of I just I didn't really

respond right away,

>> which I think made it

>> you just gave it like a heart.

>> Oh yeah, it sent an eggplant emoji.

She's like, I hate it when you do this.

>> Um and and no, she invited herself. She

was like, "So, I'm coming." What time?

Yeah. And And your dad's coming, too.

Because it's not fair. He He's coming,

too. If I'm coming, which is funny cuz I

was like, "I I didn't say you're

coming."

>> Okay. Let's break this down, though,

because do you feel obligated

>> to say you can say no?

>> I could, but No, actually, I can't.

>> Okay.

>> Okay. No. Okay. Because that's the

dynamic

>> a little bit. When it comes to certain

things, I also Okay. I mean, to be fair,

I go to these things and it's it's

exciting, but to go with your parents,

to go with my parents, it is something

special. I mean, they're

>> they've never been to a fashion show

before.

>> What did they think of it?

>> They were amazed.

>> Yeah,

>> they they touched everything. They

wanted everything. They took There were

these blankets that were meant to keep

people warm. They They grabbed all of

them.

>> They want They They have so many now. I

mean, I I They It was incredible. I I

don't know. I think they were cuz

sometimes they get shy. I don't know if

you have this with family or relatives.

If you bring them to

>> I wish my parents were shy.

>> Okay. So, they're not

>> They go right up to like anybody and be

like

>> they'll go to like big fans of yours.

>> Yeah. We want a picture before the

night's over. Like that kind of thing.

>> They're the demanding type.

>> Yes.

>> Yeah. Like a little entitled.

>> My parents were not shy are not shy.

>> Well, my parents my the thing I would

rather that. What makes it even more

confusing is they're they're both it's

like a light switch. They're either like

>> so like cosplaying like some sort of

like silent shy demure

>> thing and and then it'll just switch to

super aggressive, super demanding, you

know, do you know who my daughter is?

Like that kind of stuff.

>> But your parents are first. Are you

first gen?

>> Um they immigrated and had me here. So,

I'm the first person in my family to go

to school in America.

>> Got it. Um,

>> and they immigrated from Korea, met

there, and then they spoke Korean in the

home or mostly English.

>> Korean was my first language.

>> Yeah.

>> I had a really [ __ ] up accent actually

because we moved by kindergarten. I was

in Brooklyn.

>> Mhm.

>> And I had we were living in Canar States

and I had like a Korean Brooklyn accent.

>> What does that sound like?

>> They won't tell me. I want to know. Is

there is there anyone that has that

accent now that

>> I keep pointing back people I'm like

like her like that and no and they're

like no no

>> no and but I went to ESL and I went to

speech therapy and all of that. I'm

dying to know.

>> Oh how funny sound like I want to talk

about language in general cuz a lot of

your work is like circles around that

especially the most beautiful film my

favorite film of the past 5 10 years

past lives which is Sisters. Yeah,

that's right.

>> Yeah.

>> But you're a little kid. You do singing

competitions.

>> Classical singing.

>> Yeah.

>> What's the difference between classical

singing and singing?

>> Um, well, it was like it was opera. It

was

>> Okay, there we go. It was another way to

say opera.

>> Well, yeah, but I I did things like I I

won like the Bach Festival. I I'm like I

was just so What was I doing?

just being smart,

>> doing so many things. But I was so into

it like I and

>> my my siblings, both my siblings can

sing pretty much every Italian Arya

because of me.

>> Like they hate singing at me now. But

that's like I was so

>> You were singing Italian aras at what

age?

>> I mean middle school. I started in

middle school. I was like a conductor of

a a children's choir at one point. Oh my

god.

>> Did they ask you to do it or did you

just

>> No, they didn't ask me to do it. I just

did it. They were like They were like,

"Why is she doing that?"

>> They were like, "Ma'am, you need to

leave. Stop. Stop doing that."

>> I mean, you're a big- time achiever. I

mean, you work really hard and

>> I do. I want to stop. Well, I mean, what

what what is like a throughine in all of

your stuff

>> is that and what I meant in, you know,

the very beginning is like you really

show up and you work really hard, but

there's an ease to when you work there.

There's not a striving vibe about you at

all, Greta. But you are, when you look

at what you've done, like before you

arrived in New York, before you were

getting all those acting parts, you were

winning competitions and you were like

studying theater and in like Broadway

shows. Basically, I had my first job

right out of the gate in New York City

actually was Law and Order SVU. I did

one episode of those.

>> Okay. Pause.

>> Yes. Um

>> Okay. So,

>> Mhm.

>> We love Law and Order at this show.

>> Yes, you do.

>> We've interviewed Marishka, the great

Marisha Harate.

>> Yeah, I did. I did a scene with her.

>> Okay. Okay. Y

>> Now, I tend to sometimes stay a little

bit away from SVU because

>> too sexy.

Well, that's one way to put it.

>> Mishka's too damn sexy

>> because I get worried about like is it

going to be is a girl going to be in the

drawer? Is she hanging from the soul?

It's a lot.

>> What?

>> I was in the incest.

>> I knew it.

>> I knew it. I knew it. I was so afraid to

ask.

>> It was such good residuals. That's so

upsetting. It did so well. Oh god. Wait.

Okay. So, you were

>> That is the thing. I wanted the young

version of me wants to be an SV SBU or

Law and Order. But you Okay. It is a

really big deal. But so imagine though,

that's my first job, right? And and I

call my parents, immigrant parents, and

I'm like, I did it. Oh my gosh. Okay,

it's airing this time. They and and they

>> you didn't tell them what it

>> No, I'm not gonna tell them, but I'm

like OKAY

>> I don't know what I don't know what they

>> What do you remember about shooting that

with Marishka and team? Were you

>> Oh, just I was like terrible. Like, you

know, I the bells are like like the I

had no idea what I was doing.

>> People know that that sometimes when

you're in like a big studio before they

start the scene, they like ring this

giant scary bell

>> like a tornado's coming.

>> Yeah, that's

And instead of ducking and hiding or

running, you're supposed to act.

>> Yeah. And they're like, "Now go cry."

>> Yeah. Exactly.

>> So,

>> did you have to cry?

>> What did I have to do? Oh, no. I had to

I was the roommate of the victim.

>> Okay. That's That's

>> So, I wasn't participating.

>> Thank God.

>> In the incident.

>> Thank God. Great. So, you just were

around. You were like You like I don't

even know.

>> I didn't do it.

>> Kind of. Kind of. Oh man.

>> You were like, I don't know. She was

here last Tuesday night and

>> and then she wasn't.

>> Yeah.

>> All right. Putnham spelling be is the

next big job.

>> Yeah.

>> What is it like to do shows? How did you

I mean, you're a young person at the

time, but what did you do to prep and

get ready?

>> I'm always very curious people that are

on Broadway.

>> Yeah. The um seven shows or eight shows

a week.

>> Um I don't know. I think there were a

lot of things happening cuz I also I had

graduated from Northwestern which was um

>> a Big 10 school like it was an

incredible theater program and all of

that but it was also a Big 10 school.

So, I learned how to like do like a keg

stand and made all kinds of friends from

Shbuen, Wisconsin. And it was very

formative. And I kind of

>> um then was bringing that sort of like,

oh, I'm I'm going to like move to New

York City and become an an artist and

live like a Sex in a City fantasy,

but I had a very intense full-time job.

And you kind of

>> it takes so much discipline. And I think

that, you know, it was hard. I bet

>> I was 21. I was 21, 22 trying to figure

out how to be a responsible,

professional, show up on time.

>> Yeah.

>> You know, every time,

>> right? But you're on the West End. I

want to ask you about Mark Ryland.

>> Yes.

>> I love him. He's an incredible actor.

>> Yes, he is. Yes. That whole experience

was also very unique, very special. We

did a play called Leette. Mhm.

>> Um, it's uh, it was set in 16th century

France and it was inamic pentameter.

>> Oh,

>> my character only spoke in words that

rhymed with blue.

>> Oh dear.

>> Well, you say, "Oh dear."

>> Yeah.

>> Oh dear. Is right.

>> That would definitely be one of those

things that I would show up and I'd be

like, "Oh man, I wish I knew this."

>> No, I think you would be like, "Yes."

>> Really? I mean, I think you would. Okay,

cool. But this is like when I guess in

talking about this I'm like God life is

long. I'm like I wow there's like so

much stuff people have no idea about.

>> Well, you have had an amazing

interesting bunch of jobs. You have you

have toggled between very dramatic and

very comedic which few people can do

well and you have gone back and forth

and back and forth.

>> I don't know why.

>> You're really good at both.

>> Stop being so good at both. Stop being

good at both. I don't know.

>> I mean, I'm always worried that we're

going to lose you because you're so

naturally funny.

>> That

>> you are going to lose me into my garden.

I'm going to go and never come back.

>> You're going to make jokes to the

plants. They're going to get very funny

that Yeah. Um, no. I'm I'm afraid we're

going to lose you to like the drama

world and

>> Oh, you won't.

>> Okay. All right. Whatever. No.

>> Okay. So, then um here's something fun.

Okay.

>> You and I have something in common that

I don't think we ever talked about,

which is that we both worked in

restaurants.

>> Yeah.

>> And I do think there's like a very

specific type of person that works in

restaurants, especially like New Yorky

restaurants.

>> And you're younger than me, but I I

imagine we at the same time in our lives

worked in like kind of like fancy

restaurants in New York.

>> So, we do something on the podcast where

we ask um a friend or someone to speak

well behind your back and give me a

question. We talked to Allison Roman

today.

>> Oh my goodness.

>> Yes.

>> Your Brooklyn buddy.

>> Oh my gosh. Yes.

>> And um she was with her cat Leonard. And

we were talking about she was talking

about so many things that she loves

about you. Your ease as a person and as

a host. Um your incredible style and

like how you don't make anybody feel bad

that you're the prettiest, coolest

person in the room.

you never make us feel bad about it,

which thank you, Greta. Um, and and also

just your work ethic, like how you have

this way of um of uh of

kind of getting things done that feels

like um somebody who used to work in the

restaurant

because you were working with her,

right? Where were you guys working

together?

>> We were working for David Chen at the

Mom Fukugu restaurant.

>> What was that like? That was a hot

restaurant.

>> Crazy. It was so so [ __ ] crazy.

>> Crazy.

>> I just so hard.

>> I so hard. So hard. So so hard. But at

that time in New York though, it's like

what year was that? Um from like 2007,

2008 to I don't know. I mean, I was

there on and off for a good five years,

maybe more. Yeah.

>> Like I'd go do a job, I'd book something

and think like, "Oh, goodbye." I'd have

like a big goodbye.

like I'm never coming back.

>> Yeah. Like see you like oh and like pick

up the tab you know like oh my god my

friends who worked in finance I'd like

book like one one commercial and be like

I got this I got these buddies don't

even worry about and then just come

crawling back. But

>> but that time for food was really

exciting cuz it was like David Chang and

we're friends now. We have kids the same

age and you know we we live really

really close and we have mutual friends

and it's funny reminiscing about that

time collectively because there's just

it's like chefs were rock stars and

being a part of that was really exciting

for all of us.

>> What's it like working at like a

restaurant that is so hot, you know,

that everybody wants to get to? What was

the what was it like?

>> I was so powerful.

>> Yeah.

>> I I was a hostess. I was like basically

encouraged to be mean. So great.

>> Incredible.

>> Yeah. Okay. As a as a past hostess of a

very fancy restaurant.

>> What would you say to people? Never

works.

>> Oh.

>> Do you know what I mean? Like what when

would people get um

>> you know what would they do that you'd

be like absolutely

>> not? The culture was different then.

>> And you would easily tell someone, okay,

it's going to be 4 hours.

That's not even within like a meal a

stretch of a meal time. Like four like

dinner time is over. Like if if you're

starting four hours is crazy. Four

basically seated or four hours to eat.

>> Four hours to get seated wait times to

like to tell someone like

>> and they're like thank you mistress. May

I have another?

>> Yeah. So do I just wait over here or do

I like do you want my phone? I'm like no

go away. That's what that means.

>> Yeah. 4 hours means it's not happening.

>> Yeah. It's not happening. Did you ever

have people try to slip you cash?

>> Yeah.

>> Mhm. And did they ever like try to like

throw like fancy names around like

>> Yes. But that I I think that that

restaurant though I don't know where you

worked that was really discouraged. So

it was helpful. Like that just wouldn't

work.

>> Sure. Um, I mean I I I I feel like when

I was waiting tables, there was there

was definitely a vibe of like a

>> a finance vibe, I guess, is the only way

to say it, where and let's be honest, it

was finance bros who were like, I'm

willing to spend a lot of money here.

Like that was the vibe. Like, uh, I know

you might have a system and

reservations,

>> but I'm very rich.

>> Yes, I know.

>> Like I'm going to have so many oysters.

Yeah.

>> Where did you work?

>> Were you at seafood?

>> I worked at a place called Aqua Grill.

>> Oh my god.

>> Do you remember it?

>> Yeah.

>> Rest in peace.

>> Oh my gosh. You were one of those

[ __ ] Oh, I see it now.

>> Yeah, it was Soho. We were like Soho

gang.

>> Yes. Congratulations. Very like seafood

forward. A lot of voice.

>> Do you have to wear like a pressed

shirt? A button down? Yeah, I had to

wear a button down and um a button down

and I think it was a maroon apron.

>> Oh, wow.

>> Remember maroon was really big.

>> Yes, I do.

>> So, Allison's question, sorry. So, let

me get back to Allison. So, Allison's

question uh was a really good one I

thought which was like

>> what have you held on to

>> um from your restaurant days? Like how

how does it help you as an actor? Does

it do you think about any of that? Like

is there any connection to what you do

now? I think like you know the

expression being in the weeds,

>> what that can feel like and and and like

the crush of it and how exhausting it

is. And

>> I feel like that part that I don't know

that kind of like like multitasking,

extreme multitasking what we do.

>> Yeah.

>> I was I was like thinking about like

something I shot where I I was drowning.

>> Oh my gosh. Acting.

>> I know. Acting is so weird. So weird.

Why do we do it?

>> I don't know. I hate it.

>> I hate it, too.

>> So, why did you have to drown? Is this

recent?

>> Yeah. Well, is it?

>> Mhm.

>> Okay. So, you were drowning story.

>> It's in that spoiler alert.

>> But did you know, Amy, that acting like

you're drowning for something is just

drowning?

>> I I can't.

>> Did you know that?

>> This is why you shouldn't do this.

>> No. Don't do it.

>> There's no reason. Don't do it. It's not

any any even getting in water.

Absolutely not.

>> No swimming, nothing.

>> No.

>> So, yeah. Right. They're like, "Okay, so

do the fake drowning."

>> It's like, "Okay, I guess it's the

swallowing water.

>> You have to choke and you have to and

and when it's really good, they don't

know if it's if you're acting or if

you're

>> dying.

How are they going to know that?" And

they tell you things like, "Well, you

give them the sing signal like hand

signal." It's like, but if you're dying,

how are you going to give the signal?

>> Yeah, you can't give them the signal cuz

it really breaks the mood.

>> It doesn't It breaks the mood. And also,

you want to be good. So, in if you're

like, well, turns out maybe you don't,

but um but if you are successful enough

at the drown, then you it's impossible

to distinguish between real and not, you

know.

>> Well, this goes under a thing I like to

say. Don't be good at things you don't

want to do.

>> Right.

>> So, if you're good at the drown, you're

gonna get asked to do it again. Go. So,

be careful

>> because if if that scene is

>> there was a lot of it.

>> Yeah. And they're going to be like, get

let's get Greta. She's good. She's good.

Go.

>> You have to get scuba certified. Oh my

god. No scuba. No scuba. People should

not scuba.

>> Sorry. I have a lot of hot takes today,

but scuba absolutely not.

Okay. You have two boys and I'm the

mother of two boys

>> and they are how old?

>> Okay, let's see. Apollo is nine now and

Raph just turned seven.

>> So, having a seven and nineyear-old,

those are kind of delicious times for

boys.

>> What's it like being the mom of boys?

>> I'm obsessed with them.

>> Yeah.

>> Oh god.

>> Yeah. I love them so much.

>> Yeah.

>> It's so annoying.

>> Yeah.

>> They're your little husbands.

>> They They're my little husbands.

>> Oh, yeah. Okay.

>> They're better. That's too weird, right?

>> Yeah. It's

>> They're your best friends. They're your

best friends/son husbands.

>> No, let's get it right. How have you

changed from being like Because you're a

mom now. What's

>> Everything's changed. Everything's

changed. Um, I god

>> I'm also a boy mom and I think that is

specific and never like thought about

that one way or the other. And I look at

other moms who are not boy moms and I'm

like "Oh

>> okay. Let's talk about it cuz I also am

a boy mom."

>> Wait, how old are yours now?

>> My guys are getting old. They're like

15, almost 16 and 17.

>> No.

>> Yeah, they're

>> Oh, no. 15 and 17.

>> They're like Yes, I know. They're like

driving and out in the world and

>> Oh god.

>> I know. And almost voting and

um but you're I want to talk about it

because you know there's a joke about

boy mom but there is something very

interesting about

>> wait what's a joke about boy mom? Well,

the joke is kind of that boy moms are

are I guess like a little more worn down

because

>> you know it not all boys of course but

and not all people kids that identify as

male but in general you have to play a

lot. There's a lot of play.

>> Why do you think I'm so tan? You're just

always outside playing.

>> I'm just outside. I'm like running on

the bicycle. I am I am like I'm doing

stuff with the boys.

>> I know. You're like It's always like

camp. It's like let's go run them out.

>> Yeah, let's go every day. Just you got

to run them like dogs.

>> You do. And and um

>> uh Yeah, cuz and I'm also talking about

how much I want them to be outside and

how much I want them to be in their

bodies. And so what does that mean? I

have to be outside. Like I want them to

play soccer. I'm playing soccer. Like I

want them to I'm I'm doing all of it.

>> Do you like doing it?

>> Are you an athletic person?

>> Yeah. Yeah, I do like it.

>> Yeah. Did you play sports and like what

was your sport?

>> I did. I was like I this I'm such an

actor. I was always like good enough.

I'm really good at faking it.

>> Oh my god. Me too. You know what I mean?

I was good with chatter.

>> Yeah.

>> Like I didn't really quite have the

athletic thing, but I was I was really

good at Yeah. Same.

>> Yeah.

>> Same. And but sometimes I get it wrong

and the kids are like, "What are you

do?" Like, "What?

>> Are you fast? Do you run?"

>> Yeah.

>> Knew it. Incredible.

>> I know. But again, had to do that for a

movie.

>> Oh god. That's right. I don't don't run.

Don't worry. Nobody's going to ask me to

run for a movie.

>> It is so hard.

>> So, so hard. It is so hard.

>> It's bad for you. It's actually bad for

you.

>> I absolutely agree.

>> Yeah. I had to run in something where

>> What did you have to run in

>> for Tron? I had to pretend that I was

gonna be killed if I didn't run for my

life. Okay. So, if you think about that

movie and you think about like the end,

like no, I'm going to say like

>> half of that movie my character is

running for her life. And I'm not like

>> you just have to sprint. There's no way

to train for that. And my character

isn't a marathon runner, so it doesn't

justify me. Like it's just like me in

this state then suddenly running like I

don't know like 13 miles like in one you

know a night shoot where I'm just

>> what

>> I broke. Yeah.

>> Again I was like why

>> you ran 13 miles?

>> I measured and yeah with I forgot how

many takes we did where this one Yeah.

This is a shot where I was like running

along the length of a pier and they had

to bring in the we shut down production

because the next day I I took one step

and I couldn't I couldn't walk.

>> Of Yeah, of course. Cuz you you

basically ran a half marathon without

any training. Yeah.

>> Yeah. I mean I train I trained I trained

but I didn't train in the right way.

>> I mean I didn't know how like I didn't

know how. But I remember doing um Blades

of Glory, this ice skating movie, and

the we had an incredible like ice

dancing coach who like

>> was in the Olympics and she would just

be teaching me. And I was like, I'm not

going to be able to do this.

>> Like I I am an actor. I will try my

best, but there's I can't learn how to

be an ice dancer. I I don't if you gave

me years

>> if you gave me all the money in the

world like we're going to have to we're

going to work have to work around this.

>> So you would just tell her this and then

what what would she say?

>> Really good coaches you know they just

are like they like yeah but you got this

>> right? No.

>> And I'm like I do not have this.

And to your point about the chatter, I

would we would have our like workouts,

>> which I dreaded. Um, even though she was

so wonderful. And I would I learned I

was like, "Oh, you know what? If I get a

little coffee in her and ask her a

couple questions, I can burn some of

this time cuz we only had an hour. So I

would buy her a coffee and we'd sit and

I remember she would sit in front of the

clock and we'd be right behind her and

I'd be like, "What is going on with your

daughter?"

And she like, "Okay, well, we have to

get to work." But anyway, and she would

cuz I was like, "Please don't put me on

the ice."

>> Anyway,

>> yeah.

>> Did you train? But you now run on your

own in life. Okay, good.

>> Thank God.

>> God, don't run again.

>> No,

>> don't ever run again.

>> It's really bad for you. Don't do it.

>> Um, okay. When I met you, you had done a

bunch of TV. Like you said, you were on

Rod City, you were on Girls, you were

doing um a bunch of different things.

And we worked together on a show called

Old Soul with Natasha Leon, a pilot that

did not get picked up and was

>> the a basic idea was Natasha was kind of

the youngest person in a group of very

old people. And we gathered these

incredible actors. Fred Willard, Richard

Benjamin, um, Ellen Buren, Mara Gibbs,

um, Rita Moreno, and it was a crazy

cast.

>> Shot, not picked up.

>> Yeah. Insane.

>> Insane.

>> What do you remember about that? Do you

have any memories of that time?

>> I remember Rita Mareno told me I was on

my phone too much.

>> So funny. Really wasn't. I still think

about it's like one of those things that

you just can't you're I can't let go of

that because I'm like

>> I was barely and I'm I'm not on social

media now. Like I'm very I I don't

consider myself to be addicted.

>> I'm not. I wasn't.

>> Well, but she told me I was.

>> It's funny. I'm having a memory that I

did a movie with um uh Charles Groden, a

movie called The X, and he said, "You're

always on your phone."

>> And I put my phone down. Like I remember

being like,

>> "Thank you for that feedback." But

>> Rita,

>> Rita gave it to you. Yeah,

>> she did. Um, but she also she I think

she had just written a book or I don't

know, she was

>> giving a lot of sort of like

>> Yeah.

>> life advice and sort of her take on

things and it was so fun. It was fun to

hang out with that crew.

>> I remember it feeling like such a sure

thing.

>> I know.

>> I know, right?

>> Okay. And then we worked together on

Sisters.

>> Yes.

>> Which is a movie uh for people. Paul

Lapel wrote it. Me and Tina were in it.

It was a crazy talented cast. None of

whom worked enough in my opinion. It was

like weeks and weeks. Why? What? How?

Makes no sense. What What was happening?

>> I don't know. It was just like you and

Kate McKinnon and um Bobby Moahan just

like at craft service just like

>> just there waiting so long for so long

because that sinkhole remember there was

that that sound stage we had to be

>> indoors the the house like all the

plants were dying they were decomposing

we do you remember we had to build a

sinkhole that's right it it didn't there

for so they built us

>> uh Uh, not you guys, but they built like

Bobby, Kate, um, um, who else? John

Glazer. These little plywood cabins,

>> like little boxes to live in.

>> They were like dog houses

>> to sit in.

>> To sit. I don't know what they wanted us

to do in them, but that's what we had.

And we were in the box.

>> Get in the box.

>> Get in the box.

>> And we would just wait.

>> Why were we there for so long? That

movie took so long.

>> It did. And and also I can remember cuz

everybody on the John Leguismo there

were a lot of like very talented people

on the movie, John Cena and um like

Baron holds so many people but I can

remember and and when you're smart

enough to be working for a long time

there's definitely a feeling when you

walk into something and you're like okay

we're going to be shooting at like a

sinkhole for two weeks where you start

to angle like you're like do I do you

think my character is here? It needs to

be

>> like I wonder if she's already

the sisters. Like you you are a sister

and you're like I could she have left

the party? I feel like she's gone.

>> And there was a couple moments where

like camera was shooting this way and

whoever was in the background was like

>> oh my god Samantha B was in the I was

like I was like I'm going to be in the

background of this shot for the next two

weeks.

>> Oh but so I apologize.

>> Thank you. Thank you. I came here to

accept this apology. Now I have it. But

it's so nice though thinking about I

feel like that doesn't happen anymore.

>> I know.

>> No one would say yes to that anymore.

>> Be like you actually can't.

>> Everyone be like no that we we have

fought our unions have fought for you to

not do that anymore. Our unions have

fought against the wooden boxes. Um, no,

but I I remember that time when we got

to improvise together and I feel like

that scene that we got to do do together

is really funny and I but I but I'm

curious if you think it still holds up.

>> Yeah,

>> it does.

>> Yeah, it does.

>> I think it does, too. Why? Because it's

tricky territory. So, there's a scene in

the film where Greta's character is

playing like who you what you first

think is like this kind of submissive,

quiet, but like secretly angry

>> nail technician.

>> Nail technician who you think cannot

speak English very well and is just kind

of like dealing with these ridiculous

women. And my character is doing that

like gross kind of liberal thing where

she's trying to connect like tell me

about you, you know, and how do you

pronounce your name and all that stuff?

let me save you like very white savior

[ __ ] and we are doing it back and

forth

>> and but it does it does walk a little

bit of a line and it is the bigger

question for me about like in your

career I'm sure you've had to decide

over and over again do I want to play a

character that could seem stereotypical

do I want to do I want to speak Korean

in this part do I wanna like like what

has that been like for you to have to

try to figure that out everybody has to

kind of figure out how they're going to

>> exploit what they naturally know how to

do at the beginning of their career, but

it's not always based on their

ethnicity. So, like how do you how do

you juggle that or manage that or have

you

>> It's annoying.

>> It's annoying to navigate. But you with

that that was an easy decision for me

because and I and I understand the kind

of the conversation around it and what

was tricky to navigate. Um

>> but it's just it's people like I

>> I have so much love for Hwan because

like I know that chick. I know her. I

know her so deep and I some of my

funniest experiences

um at nail salons I was mora I you know

it was it's switched and

>> you I think that scene also works

because you know status is inverted and

>> and I think that it's

>> easy to assume and I think it's easy to

assume if you are not in a marginalized

position to um assume like oh no like

this is this is hurtful or this is

but I think when you're looking at

people and for me in that moment it she

is in total control.

>> Yeah.

>> It's so funny like and I've been in that

situation at the nail.

>> That's the thing about comedy. It's

tricky, right? It's like if it's funny

>> Yeah.

>> then there's something that's striking

the right chord, but you can't always

figure out what it is. And

>> and it's not funny unless it's true. And

there's something about that that was

very true.

>> And I felt like what we were doing and

and what the opportunity was was a

chance to play something that rang very

true for me. And I could see I knew it

was going to be funny. I knew she was

going to be funny and there were many

opportunities for her

>> to come alive and like Yeah. be a

person.

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah. And then you play someone

completely different in Russian Doll.

you play this like

>> beautiful kind of like sweet birthday

>> uh let's get ready to party like the the

version of like who you want to have

greet you at the door like the ultimate

hostess

>> and also just this kind of like lost but

free spirit like so aspirational this

this woman

>> what was your experience like on Russian

Doll is it like to say a line over and

over again and like for that line to

become so iconic and like also to be on

a show that was such a hit.

>> Yeah.

>> How wild was that? I mean,

>> well, you know, that first I said no.

>> Yeah.

>> I was like, there's no way. I I was I

just felt like I don't know how to do

this. I don't know how

>> Do you remember why you said no?

>> Yeah. It was like I I don't know how to

say the same line again and again.

>> I asked you. I said, "Can we just shoot

it once and you can reuse that?"

>> Right.

>> And you said no.

>> Right.

So, for people you don't know, um I

produced Russian Doll along with Natasha

and Leslie Hedland and we were and we

were

>> talking about Greta's character

specifically being like this reset. You

are the reset. You're kind of home for

that character. You really are a safe

person.

>> You play even though you play this

twinkly sparkly like

>> um adventure crazy lady, you are safe.

>> Yes. and they're with the chicken and

it's like Yeah.

>> So, you have to do the same line over

and over again cuz the show they start

over and over again and it's kind of

like uh Natasha's character has to

reset. So, how did what what was it like

to do it? Was it like did you get into

it?

>> Well, I said the line I think that way

once and then I realized that was the

way I had to say it every single time.

And I can't say it felt like I had

landed like the perfect way I wanted to

say it. It was already done. Like I was

like, that's that's the one. Okay,

great. Moving on.

>> Let's get her in. Let's get Let's get to

her drowning.

>> Yep. Okay, good. Let's get to the

drowning scene.

>> Start running.

>> Okay, moving on. Yeah. Um, but you know

that

I love acting with Natasha. Yeah,

>> my buddy Tosh.

>> Yeah.

>> And it's been some time, but there is

this thing with her where I feel it it

feels different for me than than other

people that I've acted with. There's

something there's something that happens

when I act with her. And and that was

true for Russian doll too because it's

not I can't say that there I could lie

and tell you that I came up with some

like insane backstory and boarded like

each time we went back but it wasn't it

wasn't that it was just about friendship

and like it's just like a connection

that you have with someone

>> and Natasha over the years I I just like

she's just one of those people that I

had like a very instant connection with

and you just look into those huge

[ __ ] eyes and you are just so locked

in and

>> and it's just it's so nice. Yeah.

>> It's it's I think it's what anchored

that show was the genuine chemistry

between the two of you cuz you worked

together. You really had such great

respect for each other. You worked so

well together.

>> And that show is about like

>> who who is the who are my chosen family?

Who are the people that are going to be

like at my birthday party saving me from

myself? Like who are they going to be?

>> Um, and you can't really fake that. And

you definitely had that.

>> Yeah.

>> Okay. But now I'm moving on to

>> drink.

>> Is it weird that I'm drinking Diet Coke?

Honestly, like I feel like No, I

>> You are the first guest to have a soda

and it isn't a clear glass, which we

probably forced you to do.

>> Yeah. You know what? I'm so tired. I'm

just tired.

>> Now, is that a is that a straight up

Coke or a diet?

>> It's a diet coke. I mean, that's what

was available. Just like you're not

drinking any any judgment here.

>> Sometimes you need a soda like a little

soda.

>> Yeah.

>> Are you a coffee drinker?

>> Yeah.

>> And why are you so tired?

>> Too personal?

>> No. I mean,

>> what's going on with your sleep? Let's

get to it.

>> Oh god. I know, right? Look, I I was

like, I don't want to talk about

pmenopause cuz this is like all

your frozen shoulder.

>> Your frozen which one is frozen

up again. I said to Jenna,

>> I was like I'm not I said I'm like not

going to talk about it cuz it's like it

makes me feel so old and women

>> out there are suffering. You're not old.

You're beautiful. But I am an old old

crone. I'm an old crony witch who can't

lift her arms.

>> I'm trailing behind you.

left

shoulder. Millennials are just getting

old and I'm here to tell you as Gen X.

>> Yeah.

>> Well, first of all, welcome. Like, we

welcome you. Like, coming on the other

side of it is not bad. It's actually

kind of nice to not be young, like

considered young. It's kind of nice,

>> but you have a frozen shoulder,

>> but it's a nightmare for the body. It's

a nightmare for every day. The body.

>> I know. It's happening.

>> I don't know. Well, I like I don't

actually drink soda. I am today.

>> You know what I mean? Like do you

remember?

>> You know the truth that you're like

whatever it takes. Let's try it. Um what

is your sleep uh routine? What do you

like to do? Like how do you talk to me

about your night time routine?

>> My night time. Well, when I'm home,

right, and I'm

>> too much travel.

>> Yeah. Too much travel. What?

>> Yeah. You're traveling for work.

>> Oh, yeah. The travel Yes. Too much like

Oh my god. I was in Korea two week two

weeks ago. Three weeks ago. This is why

you're so tired.

>> But yeah, but what were you doing in

Korea?

>> I was It was a film festival.

>> Well, speaking of Korea, and thank you

for that transition.

>> Past lives.

>> What?

>> Greta.

>> Yes.

>> I believe I may have texted you.

>> I think you did.

>> I I mean, that movie is spectacular.

Your performance in it, everyone's

performance in it. Seline is so

beautifully directed. Yeah,

>> it's just like we were talking about it

earlier today in anticipation of this

and we were just talking about like the

meditative quality of it, the the rhythm

of it, like the music of it.

>> It's like everyone is watching and being

watched at different times. It's this

like beautiful triangle.

>> The actors are so great. You are so good

in it. It It is It must feel so

wonderful to be in such a good movie.

DOES IT?

>> YEAH. It feels so good.

>> It feels so good. Of course.

>> So good.

>> It feels good to be in a good mood.

>> It feels really good.

>> You want it all the time. That's what

you want.

>> I know. Your performance in it is so

beautiful. all the awards and like

>> I know the awards season is long over.

That's been many.

>> Did you win? I don't even know. Did you

win? [ __ ]

>> No, I don't even nominated.

>> Yeah, but you know, no one even knows

that. No one.

>> Yeah, no one knows.

>> 100%. No one ever remembers who won.

>> I could have introduced you as Academy

Award winner. No one would

>> I wouldn't have said I wouldn't have

corrected you.

>> No. No. Um, that's [ __ ] Of course.

Um, your what what does Selene like to

work with? Like,

>> you know, it was her first it was her

first movie.

>> Crazy.

>> I think it was her first time

>> song, the director of past lives.

>> So, was it just collaboration city

there? Were you

>> Yeah, it was its own thing. I'm never

going to have anything like that. Um,

>> I felt like it's I felt like, oh, we're

we're making something that it's going

to be something, you know? You did you

felt it at the time? You could you could

feel that and it felt very uh yeah

extremely collaborative. She'd done a

lot of theater and

>> it was so personal and it was just

everyone was taking such a big risk too.

Like I had no idea if I was going to be

able to act in Korean.

>> Yeah.

>> And and also to I'd never been the

number one in a movie the on the call

sheet ever before.

>> I'd never done drama in that way. Like I

hadn't done realism

>> like okay you you'll understand this. I

I had I realized this this instinct that

I needed to turn off where I would

improvise my face off and I needed to

turn I needed to stop doing that where I

would fill the silence jokes. Can you

imagine past lives with like what'd you

get that Russ like

>> describe it speaking my language she'd

be like she'd be like stop that

like what

>> which is also such an immature response

like what

>> what

>> I'm not doing anything

the whole idea that the camera was going

to stay on my face with Nothing

happening. I It was like I could not

handle it. I could like I would I would

be like cut

>> cut. We got it.

>> Like what do you do?

>> Just long shots just looking out the

window.

>> Yes.

>> For so long.

>> Yes. It's that is Thank you for sharing

that because I so relate. It is like my

hardest thing to just be kind of like

still in the moment.

like you said sit in the kind of like

inbetweeness of it all

>> and that film does that beautifully like

>> you that dreamy quality of the

inbetweeness of everything

>> whatever you had to adjust you adjusted

perfectly because it is so I I recommend

to anybody who has not watched past

lives I mean the it's my favorite kind

of like melancholy nostalgic like kind

of happy sad had love dream

>> and yes it was a side of you that I of

course I knew that you had but I don't

think a lot of people had got to see

which is to your point the kind of like

space

>> given to you and to give into the

project was really amazing.

>> Yeah.

>> I feel like at one point I counted how

many seconds was the long longest number

of seconds that I'd been in one take.

like literally for the frame to for it

to stay on my face for longer than I

think it was like a couple of minutes

>> which was really wild. Um well, you know

what it makes me it leads me to the

question that I like and I want to form

the right question cuz I I it's the idea

of being looked at and watched in

general

>> even though we're in this profession and

you would think we would be comfortable

with it

>> and yet

>> what are we doing? What am I?

>> But you are a fashion like

>> I know. Oh, yeah. I

>> You are

>> a fashion icon, Greta.

>> I don't like

>> You're basically a model.

>> You were You're so You have the best

clothes in the world. You're incredible

at posing.

>> Thanks.

>> And there's something that comes over

you

>> where you like

>> It's acting. It's acting. It's like

character acting. I like I think when

ever since I was really little, I just

wanted to be a male character actor.

Like I wanted to be one of the guys and

I and I think that posing on a red

carpet is not anything like you know

Diro or like

>> but okay I'm going to make a connection

to

>> Dirohu

>> is when I see you being like when when

we're all watching you on the I'm just

talking about like fashion carpet stuff

because it takes a certain like

>> you have to kind of withstand the the

the gaze the the the male gaze usually

but but just the general gaze

that you have this very solid foundation

in that moment that is very Dairoesque

which is it's very baller like you you

have a very like um confident vibe

>> and you know you have great style and

you know what you like to wear. I do.

And I have great people.

>> I have great people working with me.

>> Also, your [ __ ] Calvin Klein ad.

Jesus Christ.

>> Oh god. Running. But you know, and that

running,

>> but the abs, dude.

>> The abs. Oh god. I mean,

>> I don't want to I don't want to

objectify you, but you

>> What?

>> What is going on with your body in my

It's like you're so ripped.

>> I just I

>> It's It was actually rude.

It was actually rude for people. Um,

okay. Okay.

Um, Toy Story 5. Toy Story

>> from Calvin Klein in Toy Story 5.

>> Um, okay. Pixar.

>> Yes.

>> Is this your first time working with

Pixar?

>> Yeah.

>> Can you talk about the character you are

in Toy Story 5? Can we talk about it?

>> I play the villain, the main new

villain.

>> Oh my god. Exciting.

>> I PLAY AN IPAD.

NO, THAT'S RIGHT.

>> I play Her name is Lily Pad.

>> She's an iPad.

>> Oh, wow.

>> Yes. It was just fun. And And the movie

The movie is so good. It really

>> Joan Cusack. Oh my god.

>> Joan Cusack.

>> I love her so much.

>> What Joan does is just I mean, oh my

gosh. I I think I cried six times during

like a like a screening. It was really

embarrassing like with her

>> and and Tim and I was just crying.

>> Oh god, I love a Pixar cry. There's like

nothing like it.

>> This is such a good I think if you like

past lives, you are going to love Toy

Story 5. I'm serious.

>> That's an incredible tagline. I'm

serious. I'm serious.

>> It's really good. It's really

>> I think I might be trying to put

together what you're saying, but that

sounds amazing.

>> Yeah.

>> Oh, wow. Speaking of Joan and things,

people that we love and people who make

us laugh, I always ask my guests, who

are you listening to? What are you

watching? What video, TV show, movie,

what are you reading? Anything that

you're doing right now to like laugh and

enjoy. High low does not have to be

fancy.

>> Yeah. Okay. So, my my um something that

I literally just started watching is my

friend uh is sending me these YouTube

stain removal videos.

>> Okay, let's look at that.

>> Okay. Yeah. So, there's there's one guy.

>> I love stain removal.

>> You love it, too?

>> Yeah, I love it. All right. Here we go.

>> Yeah. So, what should we type in?

>> Um ink stain removal. Ink stain. I mean,

let's start with the, you know, the

toughest ones.

>> Ink stain is the toughest one. Okay,

let's see.

>> Gentle, gentle man. Gentleman's gazette.

>> Okay.

>> The right ways to remove ink stains.

>> Okay. To remove ink stains. All right.

So uh

>> Gentleman's Gazette.

>> Greta's been watching the right way to

remove in ink stains. Here we go again.

I have got to get my commercials

off YouTube. I think actually YouTube

reached out

>> and offered taping and I was like I

don't this just seems too hard. What do

you What do you mean? Like what do you

mean? I got to get a new account. I mean

>> it just seems too much. Okay. Oh, cute.

>> Yeah, right. Okay. So, this is a nice

gent gentleman named Preston.

>> This is a stain removal emergency. go to

this time to see our tips for everyone

else. Enjoy our standard intro.

>> Yeah. Oh, so he tells you if it's an

emergency, skip the intro.

>> And he's going to tell you the first

thing you need to do is make sure you

get it off your hands.

>> I love this guy already.

>> He's treating us like like we're idiots.

But sometimes if you found your way to

this video, then

>> it's nice, isn't it?

>> Really nice.

>> And this is he's this is a condensed

video. Now Preston is pulling out a

fountain pen, which right

>> Oh, you don't use a fountain pen.

>> You only sign your contracts in the

fountain pen. Mhm.

>> Yeah. Yeah. Wait, I know we're finishing

up, but are you gardening now?

>> Are you getting into it?

>> Thanks for asking. I am

>> I'm getting into it. I'm getting into

it. Yeah. Like what's going on? What are

you making? Um what are you what are you

growing? I'm right now I've planted um

uh some lettucees like easy like

lettucees.

>> Lettuce is hard.

>> Is it hard? Lettuce is hard.

>> Lettuce is [ __ ]

>> Lettuce is is the hardest.

>> Look so easy. It's already done.

>> Take it out.

>> Take it out.

>> It's the hardest thing. Rip it out

>> because it it's too hot for lettuce

here.

>> Oh, damn.

>> Because this I'm not gardening here,

honey. I'm gardening on the East Coast.

>> Okay, good. Then you're fine.

>> Here. No way.

Disgusting. Rip out the lettuce here.

No. No. I'm doing this on the east

coast. Okay. But it's still going to be

hot. But

>> you're right. It does burn, doesn't it?

Cuz I

>> And it um bolts. It It flowers because

it's too hot. And then it gets bitter.

>> I like that we're we're ending with

gardening because you're you you love

gardening.

>> I find it very gratifying. And but but

now a lot of actors are doing it, too.

And I'm just like, "Oh, I love it." it.

>> You're an actor.

>> I am.

>> Yeah,

>> I am.

>> We just found out Academy Award-winning

actor.

>> You heard it here first.

>> That's right.

>> Greta Lee.

>> Yep.

>> Love you, Greta.

>> I love you so much.

>> Thank you so much for doing this.

>> Thanks for having me.

>> Of course. Thank you for my beautiful

gifts of bounty.

>> Enjoy it.

>> And my gorgeous my gorgeous produce.

>> Yeah, you can't eat that avocado anytime

soon. I really need to

>> Thank you so much, Grety. you are so

funny and talented and beautiful and

it's just such a pleasure to get to talk

to you and um you know Greta has done so

many things and worked with so many

great people and we talked a little bit

about Joan Kuzzac today. So for this

polar plunge I just want to remind

everybody yet again about the genius

that is Joan Kuzzac. I mean you know her

from 16 candles from Working Girl from

uh School of Rock, High Fidelity

Broadcast News. Do yourself a favor,

open up a bottle of wine and and and

watch broadcast news tonight. Albert

Brooks, Holly Hunter, Joan Kuzzac, just

film and comedy at its best. So, thank

you Joan, thank you Greta. Thank you all

for listening and um see you soon. Bye.

You've been listening to Good Hang. The

executive producers for this show are

Bill Simmons, Jenna Weiss Berman, and

me, Amy Per. The show is produced by The

Ringer and Paperkite. For The Ringer,

production by Jack Wilson, Cat Spalain,

Kaia McMullen, and Aia Xanerys. For

Paperkite, production by Sam Green, Joel

Levelvel, and Jenna Weiss Berman.

Original music by Amy Miles.

really good. Hey