Jenny Slate
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Podcast Appearances
Yeah, I liked her courage. I liked her instant boil anger because I don't express anger in the same way. And I really needed that moment to be able to be loud and unapologetic. I loved that about the character. Oh, I love that.
Yeah, I liked her courage. I liked her instant boil anger because I don't express anger in the same way. And I really needed that moment to be able to be loud and unapologetic. I loved that about the character. Oh, I love that.
Oh, my gosh. It's the same for me. That's about seeing you, not seeing myself. I'm not like, oh, there she is.
Oh, my gosh. It's the same for me. That's about seeing you, not seeing myself. I'm not like, oh, there she is.
Let the magic begin. I've found her. There me is. Oh my gosh.
Let the magic begin. I've found her. There me is. Oh my gosh.
Well, I'd had a conversation with my agents and I was saying, I just love acting. But if I could choose, I wouldn't do anything unless it gave me a certain feeling about going full wingspan is what I kept saying. Oh. Like, let me extend as wide as I can and like see how far I can go.
Well, I'd had a conversation with my agents and I was saying, I just love acting. But if I could choose, I wouldn't do anything unless it gave me a certain feeling about going full wingspan is what I kept saying. Oh. Like, let me extend as wide as I can and like see how far I can go.
Well, like two days later, they were like, we think this is what you're talking about. It's called Dying for Sex. And I read the first two scripts that night. And it wasn't just that I loved the role of Nikki. It was that I loved their relationship. I loved the way that the story was patterned and what was important to tell.
Well, like two days later, they were like, we think this is what you're talking about. It's called Dying for Sex. And I read the first two scripts that night. And it wasn't just that I loved the role of Nikki. It was that I loved their relationship. I loved the way that the story was patterned and what was important to tell.
It was a feeling of like, of course so many actors could play this role because it's written with such a spirit in it that it can be done by many people. But I know that for me, I could fully extend myself into this and go to places I've never been if I could only be given the chance.
It was a feeling of like, of course so many actors could play this role because it's written with such a spirit in it that it can be done by many people. But I know that for me, I could fully extend myself into this and go to places I've never been if I could only be given the chance.
There were many things. I think the intimacy that Nikki is capable of with Molly, um, but not necessarily with other people was a really interesting thing to get into. I also was interested in like, wow, this is a person who. gets her heart broken while also discovering the strength of it. At the end of the story, I was like, I want to see that.
There were many things. I think the intimacy that Nikki is capable of with Molly, um, but not necessarily with other people was a really interesting thing to get into. I also was interested in like, wow, this is a person who. gets her heart broken while also discovering the strength of it. At the end of the story, I was like, I want to see that.
I want to see this person have to risk her heart, know that they are going into what they're going into, these two women, and throw that all down and not throw herself and life away. And she comes close in our series. There are many people that say to Nikki, like, you don't have good boundaries. And... Yeah, I liked her courage.
I want to see this person have to risk her heart, know that they are going into what they're going into, these two women, and throw that all down and not throw herself and life away. And she comes close in our series. There are many people that say to Nikki, like, you don't have good boundaries. And... Yeah, I liked her courage.
I liked her instant boil anger because I don't express anger in the same way. And I really needed that moment to be able to be loud and unapologetic and feeling right without being self-righteous. I loved that about the character of that. Yeah.
I liked her instant boil anger because I don't express anger in the same way. And I really needed that moment to be able to be loud and unapologetic and feeling right without being self-righteous. I loved that about the character of that. Yeah.
Yeah, I believe so. I think that I asked you that when I first met you.
Yeah, I believe so. I think that I asked you that when I first met you.