Julia Louis-Dreyfus

I felt the borrowers all over again anyway but it's about death literally in the form of a talking macaw I believe that's the bird I have not seen a movie like this in I think for some reason the John Malkovich movie was the last one it reminded me of of the feelings I had during it it's obviously a fantasy it's surreal in many ways it feels you know like a Garcia Marquez book or something like that can you talk a little bit what attracted you and the reason for taking it on

I felt the borrowers all over again anyway but it's about death literally in the form of a talking macaw I believe that's the bird I have not seen a movie like this in I think for some reason the John Malkovich movie was the last one it reminded me of of the feelings I had during it it's obviously a fantasy it's surreal in many ways it feels you know like a Garcia Marquez book or something like that can you talk a little bit what attracted you and the reason for taking it on

Of the bird.

Of the bird.

Yeah, it's interesting. It's like in Lord of the Rings. Because he was there. In that conversation you had at the table, it was like the actor is sitting there with you. Correct. That's what I thought. That's what I figured. Amazing, amazing performance, by the way, and disturbing at the same time, but also very funny, but very funny bird.

Yeah, it's interesting. It's like in Lord of the Rings. Because he was there. In that conversation you had at the table, it was like the actor is sitting there with you. Correct. That's what I thought. That's what I figured. Amazing, amazing performance, by the way, and disturbing at the same time, but also very funny, but very funny bird.

But in the movie, a mother and daughter basically having a conversation with death and about death together. You've been through a cancer treatment. You're a parent. I've had a stroke. My dad died. Talk about what you draw to understand about the depths of grief. Because in this case, you're dealing with someone else's death or impending death.

But in the movie, a mother and daughter basically having a conversation with death and about death together. You've been through a cancer treatment. You're a parent. I've had a stroke. My dad died. Talk about what you draw to understand about the depths of grief. Because in this case, you're dealing with someone else's death or impending death.

Yes. Not being there. Not being there. I mean, you know, it's interesting when I heard the description of it, I almost didn't want to watch it because I have kids and the idea of, I just, I, you know what I mean? It's one of those things that I was thinking the other day, right before I watched it, I'm like, Totally. I have so many kids, I've upped my chances of being upset. You know what I mean?

Yes. Not being there. Not being there. I mean, you know, it's interesting when I heard the description of it, I almost didn't want to watch it because I have kids and the idea of, I just, I, you know what I mean? It's one of those things that I was thinking the other day, right before I watched it, I'm like, Totally. I have so many kids, I've upped my chances of being upset. You know what I mean?

Like, I don't know why it popped into my brain, but one of the things, the grief of knowing you're going to lose someone. Now, we know that with older people, but it's harder. Your character Zora tries to avoid her daughter. selling off bits and pieces of their beautiful things.

Like, I don't know why it popped into my brain, but one of the things, the grief of knowing you're going to lose someone. Now, we know that with older people, but it's harder. Your character Zora tries to avoid her daughter. selling off bits and pieces of their beautiful things.

And then you go to the other extreme, which is barbecuing and trying to eat death, literally, being forced by death to confront it. Can you talk a little bit about that, a little more about the parent-child bond? Because your character's at the center of that, and your child is kind of, Zora's really the child in the relationship in a weird way.

And then you go to the other extreme, which is barbecuing and trying to eat death, literally, being forced by death to confront it. Can you talk a little bit about that, a little more about the parent-child bond? Because your character's at the center of that, and your child is kind of, Zora's really the child in the relationship in a weird way.

One of the things that's striking is not knowing the pain her daughter is in, not being aware of the pain until she can hear her as having eaten death. So she has this hearing.

One of the things that's striking is not knowing the pain her daughter is in, not being aware of the pain until she can hear her as having eaten death. So she has this hearing.

Yeah, it's like a death doula in a weird way.

Yeah, it's like a death doula in a weird way.

Well, what's interesting about it is she becomes joyful when she's doing death, right? That night of putting people at rest. The people screaming in the background, and you don't get to see a lot of it except for a couple of scenes, was very funny, even though it wasn't funny. Do you know what I mean? Like, ah! And the bird, bang, bang, bang. I was in hysterics with that.

Well, what's interesting about it is she becomes joyful when she's doing death, right? That night of putting people at rest. The people screaming in the background, and you don't get to see a lot of it except for a couple of scenes, was very funny, even though it wasn't funny. Do you know what I mean? Like, ah! And the bird, bang, bang, bang. I was in hysterics with that.