WELCOME BACK.
THANKS, EVERYBODY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST
GUEST IS AN ACTOR, AUTHOR, AND PRODUCER YOU KNOW FROM "PARKS
AND RECREATION," "INGRID GOES WEST," AND "EMILY THE CRIMINAL."
SHE NOW STARS IN SEASON 2 OF "THE WHITE LOTUS."
>> SO YOU DO PLOIMENT LAW. SO INTERESTING.
WHAT IS THAT EXACTLY? >> WE, YOU KNOW, WE TAKE ON
CLIENTS THAT ARE SUING THEIR EMPLOYERS FOR DISCRIMINATION,
SEXUAL HARASSMENT, WRONGFUL TERMINATION, STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> AMAZING. >> WHAT?
WHAT IS THAT FACE? >> NO, NO, NOTHING, JUST...
I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH A BUNCH OF BOGUS CLAIMS LATELY.
EVERYONE HAS EVEN WHEN THEY HAVE ZERO MERIT AND THEY GET THROWN
OUT IN SUMMARY JUDGMENT, YOU STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THE
DEPOTS AND THE INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.
IT'S A HUGE TIME SUCK, NOT TO MENTION A WASTE OF MONEY.
>> WELL, THEY'RE NOT ALL BOGUS. >> NO.
>> GOD NO. ( BLEEP ), OF COURSING THEY'RE
NOT. NO, OF COURSE THEY'RE NOT.
>> NO, NO, NO, IT'S FINE. >> SORRY.
>> ALL GOOD. >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME BACK
TO "THE LATE SHOW," AUBREY PLAZA! ♪ ♪ ♪<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> >> HELLO.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL YOUR BASIC AUBREY PLAZA
RIGHT THERE. NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO. >> Stephen: IT'S ALWAYS JUST A
PLEASURE, A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU HERE EVERY TIME.
>> I MISS YOU! >> Stephen: HEY,
CONGRATULATIONS. I JUST FOUND OUT YOU JUST GOT
NOMINATED FOR A GOTHAM AWARD FOR "EMILY THE CRIMINAL."
>> I DID. >> Stephen: THAT'S MARVELOUS.
THAT FEELS GOOD, RIGHT? >> YOU KNOW WHAT, IT REALLY DOES
FEEL GOOD. IT'S A REALLY SMALL MOVIE AND IT
JUST-- IT FEELS GOOD WHEN THOSE SMALLER MOVIES, LIKE, BREAK
THROUGH THE NOISE, YOU KNOW. IT'S AWESOME.
>> Stephen: SO YOU'RE STARRING IN THE NEW "THE WHITE LOTUS,"
SEASON TWO OF "THE WHITE LOTUS." CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU. <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
THE CREATOR OF THE SHOW, SAYS THAT HE WROTE THE PART WITH YOU
IN MIND. HE WROTE IT FOR YOU.
IS THIS TRUE? >> HE DID, I THINK.
NORMALLY WHEN PEOPLE SAY THEY WRITE A PART FOR ME, IT'S LIKE
I'M A MURDERER OR I'M A SERIAL KILLER.
>> Stephen: THE DEVIL. >> I'M LIKE A DEVIL.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY. >> LIKE, LITERALLY.
BUT IN THIS SHOW, I'M JUST A LAWYER.
I'M JUST A LAWYER. JUST A NORMAL PERSON, WHICH I
CAN TO AS WELL. <i> ( LAUGHTER ).</i>
JUST WRITTEN A PART JUST FOR YOU BEFORE?
>> UM... >> Stephen: HAVE YOU BEEN TOLD
THAT BEFORE? >> I MEAN, YEAH, KIND OF.
I MEAN "PARKS AND REC," KIND OF. BUT THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.
I WAS A BABY. I WAS A BABY.
KIND OF. BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT.
HE KNOWS THE ME-ME MORE INTIMATELY SO I FEEL LIKE I GOT
TO KIND OF, YEAH, SHOW A KIND OF MORE NONEVIL SIDE OF ME.
WHICH IS NICE. >> Stephen: SURE, IT IS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT. >> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: THESE THINGS TAKE PLACE AT REALLY NICE RESORTS.
THE FIRST "THE WHITE LOTUS." AND I ASSUME THIS IS JUST AS
NICE. A REALLY LOVELY RESORT.
>> OH, YEAH. >> Stephen: DO YOU ACTUALLY
GET TO STAY IN A NICE RESORT WHILE YOU'RE DOING IT?
>> YEAH, WE WERE LIVING IN THE FOUR SEASONS IN SICILY.
>> Stephen: THAT MUST SUCK. >> IT DID NOT SUCK.
WE WERE LIVING THERE FOR MONTHS AND SHOOTING AT THE HOTEL WE
WERE LIVING AT IT AND THERE IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT IT HAS ON
YOU AFTER A WHILE, KIND OF LIKE "THE SHINING" KIND OF VIBE.
>> Stephen: GO ON. >> IT WAS FUN.
>> Stephen: WERE YOU RIDING A TRICYCLE AROUND THE HALLWAYS?
>> YEAH, YEAH. NO, BUT IT'S JUST WEIRD PAUSE
YOU'RE, LIKE LINK IN ONE HOTEL ROOM, AND THEN IT'S TIME TO GO
TO WORK, SO YOU LEAVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM AND WALK DOWN THE HALL AND
GO INTO YOUR OTHER ROOM WHICH IS YOUR DRESSING PROOM AND YOU JUST
CAN'T ESCAPE. YOU CAN'T ESCAPE IT FOR MONTHS.
WE WERE FLIFG THIS REALLY SMALL TOWN IN SICILY.
WE OVERRAN THAT TOWN, THE CAST. IT WAS THE OFF SEASON THERE SO
THEY WERE JUST LIKE-- > Stephen: WERE THEY HAPPY TO
HAVE YOU THERE? WERE THEY WELCOME TO HAVE THE
BUSINESS OR WERE THEY LIKE, "PLEASE GO AWAY."
>> NO I THINK THEY WERE HAPPY TO HAVE US.
IT'S WEIRD WHEN YOU LIVE IN A LITTLE TOWN LIKE THAT FOR TOO
LONG, THINGS KIND OF HAPPEN. YOU INTEGRATE.
I GOT IN A WEIRD FOOD WITH THE LOCAL BAKKER-- LOCAL BASICALLY.
>> Stephen: A FEUD WITH A BAKKER.
GO AHEAD. >> I HAD A LOT OF DAYS OFF --
>> Stephen: IDLE HANDS AND THE DEVIL A WORKSHOP.
>> I GOT OBSESSED WITH THE PISTACHIO COOKIES THIS GUY WAS
MAKING AND I DON'T KNOW WHY IT BUGGED HIM THAT I KEPT COMING
BACK. AND I WAS TELLING EVERYBODY YOU
HAVE TO COME FOR THE PISTACHIO COOKIES.
AND ONE DAY HE STOPPED SELLING THEM.
AND I WAS LIKE, DUDE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU KNOW WE WANT THE COOKIES." AND HE SAID, YOU WANT THE
COOKIES? I'LL BRING YOU 50 COOKIES
TOMORROW," AND HE DID, AND THEY WERE OVERCOOKED.
>> Stephen: HE BURNED THE SPECIAL ODOR.
>> THIS COULD BE I'M CRAZY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY, I MADE IT UP IN
MY HEAD OR SOMETHING, THIS NARRATIVE.
BUT I'M PRETTY SURE IT HAPPENED. AND I GOT REALLY KIND OF-- IT
TURNED INTO KIND OF LIKE A "SEINFELD" EPISODE OR SOMETHING
WHERE I KEPT GOING EVERY DAY AND DEMANDING THESE COOKIES AND
DEMANDING THAT THEY NOT BURN THE COOKIES.
AND AT ONE POINT I ACTUALLY STARTED FILMING AND I DID LIKE A
"20/20" INVESTIGATIVE REPORT KIND OF THING.
>> Stephen: WILL WE EVENTUALLY BE OF GET TO SEE THIS?
>> I HAVE IT ON MY PHONE. I SENT IT TO YOU GUYS BUT THEY
SAID THEY COULDN'T SHOW IT FOR SOME REASON.
IT'S SHOCKING. IT'S SHOCKING, THE INTERVIEW.
I TRIED TO GET HIM ON CAMERA. AND HE SAID, "GET THAT CAMERA
OUT OF HERE." >> Stephen: DO YOU SPEAK
ITALIAN? ( SPEAKING ITALIAN )
IS THERE I WAS THINKING IF YOU DON'T SPEAK ITALIAN, HE COULD
HAVE BEEN SAYING ANYTHING TO YOU.
>> IT WAS ALL ENGLISH. HE HATED ME.
BUT WE MADE UP. WE MADE UP.
>> Stephen: YOU ALSO ARE DOING-- THIS IS A PASSION
PROJECT OF FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, "MEGALOP LIS."
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE PROCESS.
DOES AN AUBREY PLAZA, DO YOU HAVE TO AUDITION FOR FRANCIS
FORD COPPOLA? >> I DEFINITELY AUDITIONED FOR
SURE, FOR SURE. >> Stephen: YOU CALL HIM
"FRANK?" >> I CALL HIM FRANNIE.
NO. ME AND FRANNIE-- WHAT.
NO I HAVEN'T MET NIM PERSON YET. >> Stephen: YOU HAVEN'T MET
HIM. >> I CAN'T GET FIRED BEFORE I
START. PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME SAY
ANYTHING STUPID. >> Stephen: HIS WINE IS
DELICIOUS. >> I KNOW, THE WINE IS GOOD.
I ACTUALLY AUDITIONED FOR HIM ON ZOOM WHEN I WAS IN SICILY.
IN FACT, I WAS STAYING IN THE SAN DOMENICO, WHICH I COULD BE
WRONG, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE HE STAYED THERE WHEN HE SHOT "THE
GODFATHER" AND IN THAT TOWN THERE'S A LITERAL GODFATHER
AMERICA RCH STORE -- >> Stephen: YOU CAN BUY A
HORSE HEAD OR SOMETHING? >> I WENT THERE ALL THE TIME.
I BOUGHT HORSE HEADS, PENCILS, GUNS-- NOT GUN S.
>> Stephen: CANNOLIS. >> SURE, CANNOLIS.
AND THEN, YEAH, SO I WAS ON ZOOM WITH HIM.
AND IT WAS-- IT WAS REALLY WEIRD BECAUSE IT'S, LIKE HIM-- YOU
KNOW, I WAS SO EXCITED TO MEET HIM.
AND HE WAS WEARING A TUXEDO. >> Stephen: HE WORE A TUXEDO
FOR YOUR AUDITION? >> THEN I FOUND OUT HE WAS GOING
TO THE ACADEMY AWARDS THAT DAY. HE WAS ACTUALLY JUST SQUEEZING
ME IN. BUT I SQUEEZED MYSELF RIGHT IN,
TOO, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
QUICK BREAK, AUBREY PLAZA, BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, AUBREY IS
GOING TO SPILL DATE ON HER COSTARS.
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