YOU BOTH HAVE BEEN SPENDING LOTS
OF TIME TOGETHER. >> IT'S TRUE. >> James: WHEN YOU MADE THE
MOVIE, SINCE MAKING THE MOVIE. MELISSA, WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST
IMPRESSION OF ELISABETH ELISABET >> WHAT I GEARED MYSELF UP FOR
FOR QUITE A WHILE BECAUSE I'M SURE LIKE EVERYONE I'M A PRETTY
WEIRD FAN OF ELISABETH, I HAVE EVERYTHING SHE'S EVER DONE, SO I
WAS, LIKE, IT'S GOING TO BE INTENSE. IT'S GOING TO BE INTENSE, I'M
GOING TO TRY NOT MAKE A FOOL OF MYSELF, I'M GOING TO KEEP UP,
GOING TO BE SUPER PREPARED, AND I DID HAVE AN IMAGE OF HER
WALKING INTO A ROOM AND BEING LIKE I AM ELISABETH MOSS! JUST, LIKE, FLAMES AND CHAUCER
BOOKS AND WEIRD FACTS, AND I'M, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THAT! SHE'S NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL. SHE'S GREAT AND YOU'RE NOT
WEIRD. ( LAUGHTER )
IT'S REALLY FUN. WE GOT ALONG RIGHT AWAY AND
SHE'S A GREAT ENABLER AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS TO ME. >> James: WHEN WAS THE MOMENT
YOU KNEW YOU WOULD BE FRIENDS? >> VERY CLEAR. SITTING IN A BAR. A FAKE BAR. SITTING IN A FAKE BAR AND SHE
SHOWED ME SOMETHING SHE WANTED TO BUY ONLINE. YOU MIND IF I TELL? >> I'M PROUD OF IT. T WAS A GIANT FIBER GLASS
YELLOW OR GOLD HORSE. >> James: BECAUSE YOU'RE INTO
BIG ANIMALS IN THE GARDEN. >> THAT PUTS A WEIRD SPIN ON IT. >> James: YOU HAVE HUGE
GORILLAS IN YOUR GARDEN AND THINGS LIKE THAT? >> WELL, WHEN YOU SAY IT LIKE
THAT, YES. WHEN YOU SAY IT CREEPY, IT'S
GOING TO BE CREEPY, BUT -- >> IT'S LIFE-SIZE. SIZE. I SAID, DO YOU THINK I SHOULD
GET THIS? AND I LOOKED AT IT AND SAID YES. AND LITERALLY MY EYES WENT TO
HEART AND I WAS, LIKE, YOU'RE EVERYTHING I'VE EVER WANTED YOU
TO BE. SHE'S LIKE, GET THAT HORSE! AND CURRENTLY THAT HORSE IS IN
MY BACKYARD. >> James: WHERE DO YOU FIND
THESE HORSES? >> ON ETSY. >> James: WHERE? ON ETSY. I SPEND -- THERE'S A VERY
CHALLENGING PART OF -- LIKE IF I'M UP AT, LIKE, FROM 4:00 TO
6:00 A.M., IT'S JUST LIKE THERE'S A WIND TUNNEL IN MY
LIVING ROOM OF DO I NEED NEW CANISTERS FROM THE '70s? YES! ( LAUGHTER )
>> James: I DON'T REALLY KNOW -- SEE, IS THIS A PART OF
YOUR LIFE? >> YES, BUT MAINLY BECAUSE OF
MISSA. >> OH, WELCOME! I'M OBSESSED WITH HER
OBSESSION AND ENABLING HER BUYING THINGS ON ETSY. I WILL SAY YES TO ANYTHING. >> James: ARE YOU THINKING
THIS IS SOME SORT OF ADDICTION? AN ETSY --
>> YEAH, LIKE EXERCISING. >> James: EXACTLY. I LOVE THAT. >> EXACTLY. I GO ON ETSY TOO MUCH. >> James: MELISSA, YOU GOT
YOUR BIG BREAK ON THE GILMORE GIRLS. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> YES. >> James: AND WHEN YOU FIRST
STARTED ON THAT SHOW, WHAT WAS IT LIKE MEETING FANS OF THE
SHOW? >> WELL, IT WAS REALLY NICE
BECAUSE THAT'S THE FIRST TIME -- I MEAN, I HAD DONE SO MANY OFF,
OFF, OFF, OFF, OFF-BROADWAY PLAYS, REALLY IT WAS, LIKE,
SEVEN OF MY FRIENDS I'D PAID TO BE THERE. SO IT'S KIND OF AMAZING TO DO A
SHOW PEOPLE LIKE. WHAT IS WEIRD IS, ON WARNER
BROTHERS, WHERE WE SHOT IT, ALL THESE TROLLEYS GO AROUND, AND
IT'S, YOU KNOW, 30, 40 PEOPLE ON NEVER-ENDING GOLF CARTS, AND
THERE'S JUST STUFF THAT YOU SHOULD -- NO ONE TELLS YOU --
OH, BY THE WAY, IT'S AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE SO YOU CAN'T HEAR US
COMING -- >> James: YES. -- AND THEY KIND OF CREEP UP
ON YOU, AND I WAS PREGNANT -- I WAS PREGNANT A LOT ON THAT SHOW. I THINK I HAD 16 TO 18 KIDS. >> James: YEAH. FOR THE RECORD, I HAD A
PREGNANCY BELLY ON. >> James: YEAH. AT THE TIME WHEN PEOPLE
SMOKED ON SET, IT WAS BACK IN THE DAY. >> James: SURE. IT WAS, LIKE, '71 AND PEOPLE
WOULD SMOKE AND I SAID, YEAH, I'LL SMOKE, I DON'T USUALLY,
BUT, SURE, I HAVE NO SENSE OF SELF. >> James: SURE. AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT
BIT. YEAH, IT'S NOT GOING TO END
WELL. SO WE WOULD BE, LIKE, ON A BREAK
AND I WAS HAVING A CIGARETTE, AND I WOULD TAKE A DRAG, I WOULD
PUNCH THE PREGNANCY BELLY AND THEN I WOULD GO --
( LAUGHTER ) AND SMOKE WOULD COME OUT AND
PEOPLE WERE LAUGHING AND I DID IT AGAIN, AND THE SECOND TIME I
DID IT, EVERYONE'S LIKE, NO, THAT'S NOT OKAY. AND I WAS, LIKE, THAT'S WEIRD
BECAUSE A MINUTE AGO YOU DID IT. I'LL DO IT AGAIN. BIG INHALE, DOUBLE PUNCH, LOTS
OF SMOKE, AND THEY WERE ALL JUST, LIKE, TURN AROUND, TURN
AROUND... ( LAUGHTER )
AND THERE'S 45 PEOPLE STANDING BEHIND ME ON LIKE A TOUR OF
WARNER BROTHERS AND I WAS, LIKE, NOT A REAL BELLY! I'M NOT LIKELY PREGNANT! THEY WERE, LIKE, NO! PEOPLE WERE POINTING AND SAYING,
NO, THAT'S NOT OKAY! AND I WAS LIKE, DO I LIFT MY
SHIRT AND SHOW THEM? ( LAUGHTER )
AND I GOT CAUGHT. BY THE WAY, I DIDN'T LEARN MY
LESSON AND I DID IT THREE MONTHS LATER AND I GOT CAUGHT AGAIN. ( LAUGHTER )
I THOUGHT IT WAS A FUNNY BIT AND I GOT CAUGHT THE SECOND TIME AND
I'VE NEVER DONE IT SE IT SINCE. >> James: WOW. IT IS A FUNNY BIT, THOUGH. >> NOT FOR A CROWD. >> James: ELISABETH, YOU
WORKED AS ONE OF THE GILMORE GIRLS CO-STARS ALEXIS. WERE YOU A FAN OF THE GILMORE
GIRLS? >> I WAS A BIT LATER. I WATCHED IT DURING SEASONS ONE
AND TWO OF THE HANDMAID'S TALE AS A BIT OF A PALETTE CLEANSER. >> James: YES. I WAS A FRIEND OF ALEXIS, SHE
WAS ON MAD MAN, I KNEW HER OUTSIDE GILMORE GIRLS AND KNEW
HER FROM WORKING ON HANDMAID'S TALE. AND I LOVE HER AND WE GOT ALONG
WELL, I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR HER. I STARTED WATCHING GILMORE
GIRLS, AND I FELT REALLY DIFFERENT AROUND HERE BECAUSE
NOW SHE WAS JUST RORY GILMORE TO ME. >> James: OF COURSE. EVERY TIME I WOULD SEE HER,
WE WOULD BE DOING A SERIOUS SCENE AND TALK ABOUT SERIOUS
STUFF AND INSIDE I WOULD BE JUST, LIKE, RORY GILMORE IS
TALKING TO YOU! I'VE NEVER TOLD HER THIS BECAUSE
I DON'T WANT HER TO BE -- I DON'T KNOW --
>> James: WELL, THIS IS THE PERFECT WAY FOR HER TO FIND OUT. STICK AROUND! MORE OF THESE TWO WHEN WE COME
BACK!
