Mariska Hargitay
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
The day that I feel like I became an adult was the day that I confronted my father when I saw the picture of Nelson.
And I drove up to my father's house, where he was literally building me a house.
How's that for a metaphor?
He was actually building me a house.
And I just started going after him and going, why didn't you tell me?
How could you not tell me?
You lied to me.
You lied to me.
And because my dad used to talk about the facts, just the facts.
He was really into the facts.
And the way he denied it and the way he said, what are you talking about?
You look exactly like my grandfather.
You're my daughter.
You're my daughter.
And in this moment, I went, I have to take care of you.
And he couldn't.
I don't want to say handle it.
That feels wrong.
He couldn't, like this was the new reality.
This is where we were.