Julia Louis-Dreyfus

So in 1975, you were 26, and you became the seventh woman to swim around Manhattan.

And then you were becoming famous, and you were sort of a fixture on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

By the way, you were great on Johnny Carson, I got to say.

You had an incredible—

You had such swagger and confidence, and I just loved your whole vibe.

But what was that transition like for you from athlete to sort of public figure?

Did you enjoy that transition?

Yeah.

I'm not getting introvert vibes from you.

No, you don't have to work on it.

No.

Well, you know, to that end— What do you think?

Yes, I agree.

And I have to tell you something that I noticed when you went out there, and it may have been your first actual appearance with him, and you made sort of a—

a wry comment about... What was it?

Something about, I didn't know if I'd actually get a chance to meet you or some such thing.

And he held for the laugh, which he did so brilliantly all the time.

And then before he spoke...

During the laugh, he looked at you and he winked.

And I loved that because he was letting you know that it was cool.