Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I Would Kick You, Damages, Neighbors) is an Emmy Award-nominated actor. Rose joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being rejected from every drama school she applied to in Australia, not having the confidence to discern between early roles, and whether she identifies as a people pleaser. Rose and Dax talk about playing the straight man in Bridesmaids, getting into a loose comedic rhythm with longtime collaborator Seth Rogan, and her improv baptism by fire making Get Him to the Greek. Rose explains how much she enjoys seeing a comedic actor do a dramatic part, accepting as she gets older that we all need to dance around the apartment more, and throwing herself deeply into her grueling new film If I Had Legs I Would Kick You.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or listen to Armchair Expert early and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard/ now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Wondery Plus subscribers can listen to Armchair Expert early and ad-free right now. Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts. Or you can listen for free wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome, welcome, welcome to Armchair Expert. I'm Dan Shepard and I'm joined by Lily Padman. Hi. Today we have one of my all-time favorite actors.
I've been singing her praises for a long time now.
She's so good.
Because she does this thing that very few people can do, which is perfect comedian, perfect dramatic actor. Yes. Rose Byrne. She's a powerhouse. She is an Emmy-nominated actor and producer, platonic, currently on Apple+, neighbors, insidious, bridesmaids. She has a new movie in theaters now called If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You. It's a great title.
And of course, she's from Australia, which is just endlessly charming. I find that endlessly charming.
As you'll hear, she is reluctant to tall poppy, but we try to get her there.
I think we made a little progress by the end.
We maybe.
And she was not reminiscent at all of that AI that would not count to a million.
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