Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Oh, come on. Do you remember that? No, I don't remember that. No, I remember the movie, and I remember your incredible parody.

Oh, come on. Do you remember that? No, I don't remember that. No, I remember the movie, and I remember your incredible parody.

Well, maybe there's something about being in show business. Well, maybe there's something. Actually, I want to ask you this question. Do you think there's anything about making people laugh and laughing yourself? I think so. I do, too. I wanted to ask you this. Can you describe what it feels like to you to get a laugh, Carol? What is that feeling?

Well, maybe there's something about being in show business. Well, maybe there's something. Actually, I want to ask you this question. Do you think there's anything about making people laugh and laughing yourself? I think so. I do, too. I wanted to ask you this. Can you describe what it feels like to you to get a laugh, Carol? What is that feeling?

You know, I'm jumping all over the place, but it seems to me I made a list somewhere in this. I have paper. I'm surrounded by papers because I had the great pleasure of studying up on Carol Burnett, which is hardly an assignment. And many kindnesses have been bestowed upon you, or let us say you have been open to receive them.

You know, I'm jumping all over the place, but it seems to me I made a list somewhere in this. I have paper. I'm surrounded by papers because I had the great pleasure of studying up on Carol Burnett, which is hardly an assignment. And many kindnesses have been bestowed upon you, or let us say you have been open to receive them.

And I'm very struck by that, looking at your life, starting from your nanny, whom I can tell I would have loved her. But I think about your nanny and going to see all these wonderful movies that you saw. Right. Do you mind telling the story about Joel McRae? Because my mother... I loved Joel McRae, the most handsome man ever.

And I'm very struck by that, looking at your life, starting from your nanny, whom I can tell I would have loved her. But I think about your nanny and going to see all these wonderful movies that you saw. Right. Do you mind telling the story about Joel McRae? Because my mother... I loved Joel McRae, the most handsome man ever.

Yes.

Yes.

It's starting to happen.

It's starting to happen.

Did she ever find anybody good that you met?

Did she ever find anybody good that you met?

Oh, gosh. I just think that is so charming. Yeah. Lucky you to have her. Did you—I'm sure she did. Did you always know you'd make it, Carol? Did she think you would, and did you always know it? Did you feel it in your bones?

Oh, gosh. I just think that is so charming. Yeah. Lucky you to have her. Did you—I'm sure she did. Did you always know you'd make it, Carol? Did she think you would, and did you always know it? Did you feel it in your bones?

But then when things started to click, did you have a feeling of, what's the word I'm looking, well, ambition?

But then when things started to click, did you have a feeling of, what's the word I'm looking, well, ambition?

I ask that question because I've asked a couple of other women that I've spoken to on this podcast about that word ambition because— Well, you have to have the fire in the belly. You do have to have fire in the belly. But sometimes when they say, oh, that woman is ambitious— Oh, well, that could sound terrible.

I ask that question because I've asked a couple of other women that I've spoken to on this podcast about that word ambition because— Well, you have to have the fire in the belly. You do have to have fire in the belly. But sometimes when they say, oh, that woman is ambitious— Oh, well, that could sound terrible.