Julia Louis-Dreyfus

She was his good friend. Was it Mahalia?

Mahalia Jackson. Mahalia, she was there with him.

Mahalia Jackson. Mahalia, she was there with him.

Is that a story? That is a story. Can you talk about that? At that point, you hadn't heard him give that speech. Can you talk about your personal Rita experience hearing that speech in that moment of time? Can you bring us back to how you felt hearing it?

Is that a story? That is a story. Can you talk about that? At that point, you hadn't heard him give that speech. Can you talk about your personal Rita experience hearing that speech in that moment of time? Can you bring us back to how you felt hearing it?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yes.

Yes.

I mean, come on. With good reason, you thought this. Yeah. And for the listeners, the Hollywood blacklist was a period of time, largely in the late 40s through the 50s, where the government persecuted people they suspected of being communist sympathizers. So given that, what did you learn about bravery during that period of time? Wow.

I mean, come on. With good reason, you thought this. Yeah. And for the listeners, the Hollywood blacklist was a period of time, largely in the late 40s through the 50s, where the government persecuted people they suspected of being communist sympathizers. So given that, what did you learn about bravery during that period of time? Wow.

Oh, interesting.

Oh, interesting.

You know, you've mentioned, actually, that Anita became a role model for you, which I think that's interesting because I've never thought about, like, a character that I played as being a role... Well, of course, I've played a bunch of fuck-ups in my career, but what was it about the character of Anita that you admired?

You know, you've mentioned, actually, that Anita became a role model for you, which I think that's interesting because I've never thought about, like, a character that I played as being a role... Well, of course, I've played a bunch of fuck-ups in my career, but what was it about the character of Anita that you admired?

Hey, did Chita Rivera also try out for it or how did that work?

Hey, did Chita Rivera also try out for it or how did that work?

By the way, just so our listeners know, Cheetah played Anita on Broadway. Oh, she was the original Anita. But anyway, I'm interrupting you. You go ahead. Talk about that. You were auditioning for the role.

By the way, just so our listeners know, Cheetah played Anita on Broadway. Oh, she was the original Anita. But anyway, I'm interrupting you. You go ahead. Talk about that. You were auditioning for the role.

You talk in your book a lot about sexual harassment, which you endured at that party. Oh, that awful Hollywood cocktail party. That awful Hollywood cocktail party in which you were sexually harassed. By the host. By the host.