Michelle Monaghan
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You know what this reminds me of? When we did that sketch in school and we were all one person. And Jacqueline, of course, was the face. And we hid behind you and I had my hands and some shoes and I was your feet and... And I was the arms.
You know what this reminds me of? When we did that sketch in school and we were all one person. And Jacqueline, of course, was the face. And we hid behind you and I had my hands and some shoes and I was your feet and... And I was the arms.
That's like, what are you talking about? Like, that's not at all how that happened. And then you're looking at the other one like, are you kidding me? No, it happened this way. And then we're all completely stumped because we don't know what the reality is. And I think that was really a great way that Mike was able to kind of infuse that kind of confusion and that
That's like, what are you talking about? Like, that's not at all how that happened. And then you're looking at the other one like, are you kidding me? No, it happened this way. And then we're all completely stumped because we don't know what the reality is. And I think that was really a great way that Mike was able to kind of infuse that kind of confusion and that
Like you don't know who to kind of even root for at that point. And so there's like some, everyone's bringing a little bit of their baggage. And so the way that Mike uses those conversations, but they're gossiping about one another and one leaves the room and whatever. It's so gooey and juicy and gossipy, but it's sort of that faux, that faux care, right?
Like you don't know who to kind of even root for at that point. And so there's like some, everyone's bringing a little bit of their baggage. And so the way that Mike uses those conversations, but they're gossiping about one another and one leaves the room and whatever. It's so gooey and juicy and gossipy, but it's sort of that faux, that faux care, right?
That faux, like that, that toxic positivity. You're like, oh my gosh, I must love her so much.
That faux, like that, that toxic positivity. You're like, oh my gosh, I must love her so much.
It's so good. I mean, I remember reading those lines, and it was so wild.
It's so good. I mean, I remember reading those lines, and it was so wild.
Actually, that scene, I think, was in our audition. For the show. And I remember, you know, we got three scenes and he asked me to specifically audition for the role of Jacqueline and Leslie for Kate. And then, of course, Carrie for Lori. However, he had a really unique way of auditioning. of auditioning, he had me say a lot of Kate and Lori lines.
Actually, that scene, I think, was in our audition. For the show. And I remember, you know, we got three scenes and he asked me to specifically audition for the role of Jacqueline and Leslie for Kate. And then, of course, Carrie for Lori. However, he had a really unique way of auditioning. of auditioning, he had me say a lot of Kate and Lori lines.
And then he had them actually say a lot of like Jacqueline and Kate lines. And then like, you know, he mixed it all up because he wanted us all to kind of share the same qualities again. Like it was such a unique. And so when we got the role, I was like, we all kind of got the material and we were all like, oh, we're so confused, Mike. We thought...
And then he had them actually say a lot of like Jacqueline and Kate lines. And then like, you know, he mixed it all up because he wanted us all to kind of share the same qualities again. Like it was such a unique. And so when we got the role, I was like, we all kind of got the material and we were all like, oh, we're so confused, Mike. We thought...
We thought, you know, Jacqueline was saying this line. We thought this was a good Kate storyline. And he was like, no, I just wanted to see you all like this.
We thought, you know, Jacqueline was saying this line. We thought this was a good Kate storyline. And he was like, no, I just wanted to see you all like this.
And I was like, oh, my gosh. You know, there's such a method to his madness. That's incredible.
And I was like, oh, my gosh. You know, there's such a method to his madness. That's incredible.
Yeah. His process is so wild. It's so cool.
Yeah. His process is so wild. It's so cool.