Julia Louis-Dreyfus

And that makes talking today with the endlessly joyful Isabella Rossellini just about perfect. Hi, I'm Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and this is Wiser Than Me, the podcast where I get schooled by women who are wiser than me.

And that makes talking today with the endlessly joyful Isabella Rossellini just about perfect. Hi, I'm Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and this is Wiser Than Me, the podcast where I get schooled by women who are wiser than me.

If legendary filmmaker Roberto Rossellini and iconic Oscar-winning actress Ingrid Bergman had a child together, you might guess the kid would turn out to be either a brilliant director, a phenomenal actor, or strikingly beautiful. Well, you'd be spot on because our guest today is all three of those things and more.

If legendary filmmaker Roberto Rossellini and iconic Oscar-winning actress Ingrid Bergman had a child together, you might guess the kid would turn out to be either a brilliant director, a phenomenal actor, or strikingly beautiful. Well, you'd be spot on because our guest today is all three of those things and more.

The strikingly beautiful part, her 14-year contract with Lancôme made her the highest paid model of her time. The phenomenal actress part, she starred in classic cult films like David Lynch's Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart, in Marcel the Shell, and her latest, Conclave, in which she is just sensational.

The strikingly beautiful part, her 14-year contract with Lancôme made her the highest paid model of her time. The phenomenal actress part, she starred in classic cult films like David Lynch's Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart, in Marcel the Shell, and her latest, Conclave, in which she is just sensational.

She also steers her own projects, like directing the incredible Green Porno series that became a viral hit. I love it. Diving into the love lives of the animal kingdom, only Isabella could make snail sex both educational and utterly charming.

She also steers her own projects, like directing the incredible Green Porno series that became a viral hit. I love it. Diving into the love lives of the animal kingdom, only Isabella could make snail sex both educational and utterly charming.

She's truly one of a kind, constantly experimenting and pushing boundaries, and always with a fearless authenticity that, even though she's been doing it for decades, is exciting and surprising and even shocking. I just love this. In her 50s, as modeling work and acting roles disappeared, she went back to school to get her master's degree in animal behavior and conservation.

She's truly one of a kind, constantly experimenting and pushing boundaries, and always with a fearless authenticity that, even though she's been doing it for decades, is exciting and surprising and even shocking. I just love this. In her 50s, as modeling work and acting roles disappeared, she went back to school to get her master's degree in animal behavior and conservation.

At her graduation, she addressed her fellow students to say, I am here to tell you that if you ever encounter a dip in your life, pay no attention to the voice inside of you that judges you, that is negative, that fosters further anxiety. Just follow your curiosities. That's great for our show. And when Isabella Rossellini follows her curiosity, she goes big.

At her graduation, she addressed her fellow students to say, I am here to tell you that if you ever encounter a dip in your life, pay no attention to the voice inside of you that judges you, that is negative, that fosters further anxiety. Just follow your curiosities. That's great for our show. And when Isabella Rossellini follows her curiosity, she goes big.

Today, she owns and operates Mama Farm in Long Island with her two children. They have goats, ducks, turkeys, over 150 chickens, and a small flock of rare breeds of sheep named after iconic female artists like Garbo, Callow, and O'Keeffe. Who does that? The woman is living life entirely on her own terms. But the real legacy she's building is through her work in sustainability, community, and art.

Today, she owns and operates Mama Farm in Long Island with her two children. They have goats, ducks, turkeys, over 150 chickens, and a small flock of rare breeds of sheep named after iconic female artists like Garbo, Callow, and O'Keeffe. Who does that? The woman is living life entirely on her own terms. But the real legacy she's building is through her work in sustainability, community, and art.

I am so happy to speak today with a twin sister. Mother, grandmother, creative force, and chicken lover who is absolutely wiser than me, the marvelous Isabella Rossellini. Welcome, Isabella.

I am so happy to speak today with a twin sister. Mother, grandmother, creative force, and chicken lover who is absolutely wiser than me, the marvelous Isabella Rossellini. Welcome, Isabella.

Oh, cry. Thank you. We cry on this show, so go right ahead and weep away is what I have to say. So are you comfortable if I ask your real age?

Oh, cry. Thank you. We cry on this show, so go right ahead and weep away is what I have to say. So are you comfortable if I ask your real age?

And how old do you feel, Isabella?

And how old do you feel, Isabella?