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>>> HELLO
>>> HELLO EVERYBODY. "THE POLITICIAN" IS THE NEW
NETFLIX A SERIES FROM PRODUCER
RYAN MURPHY.
RYAN MURPHY. POLITICS BEGINS EARLY IN THIS
HIGH SCHOOL COMEDY DRAMA.
WE HAVE TWO OF THE BREAKOUT
STARS, RONNIE JONES, AND LAURA
DREYFUS.
DREYFUS.
DREYFUS. IT IS NICE TO MEET BOTH OF YOU.
WITHOUT GIVING TOO MUCH AWAY. I
TRIED THIS MYSELF. WHERE DO I
BEGIN?
BEGIN?
BEGIN? HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE SHOW
AND THE PLOT?
>> I WOULD SAY THAT IT REVOLVES
AROUND PEYTON HOBART.
THIS RICH KID WHO DREAMS OF
BEING PRESIDENT.
BEING PRESIDENT. WE SEE HIS POLITICAL ELECTION
FOCUSING ON HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THEN WHERE WE COME IN, WE
ARE HIS CAMPAIGN ADVISORS AND
OPPONENT. THAT'S A GOOD WAY OF
PUTTING IT.
PUTTING IT. >> THERE ARE LOTS OF LITTLE
CALLBACKS TO HISTORY AND
PRESENT TIME THAT IS
INTERESTING.
INTERESTING. AND IT IS A STYLIZED IN A
REALLY SUPER COOL WAY.
THE HIGH SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE A
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE.
COLLEGE. AND YOU AS ADVISORS ARE VERY
GROWN-UP.
GROWN-UP.
GROWN-UP. IT'S AN INTERESTING TAKE ON THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. YOUR CHARACTER IS SUPER
SERIOUS.
SERIOUS.
SERIOUS. YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT IT AS IF
IT'S A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,
NOT A HIGH SCHOOL ELECTION.
>> I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE
COMEDY LIES.
COMEDY LIES. IT'S YOUNG ADULTS THAT TAKE IT
VERY SERIOUSLY.
VERY SERIOUSLY. >> HONESTLY MY CHARACTER SEES
PEYTON IS GOING TO THE WHITE
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
HOUSE. THEY TREATED AS A STEPPINGSTONE
.
.
. >>
. >> AND
. >> AND YOU ARE GOING TO.
WE HAVE TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT
YOUR CLOSE.
YOUR CLOSE. YOU HAVE THESE AMAZING POWER
SUITS.
SUITS.
SUITS. THE PINK SUIT WAS IS SO COOL.
TELL ME ABOUT THE AESTHETIC AND
STYLE OF THE SHOW?
>> IT'S VERY HEIGHTENED AND I
THINK IT'S REALLY FUN.
IT IS SET IN SANTA BARBARA.
THE COLORS ARE VERY VIBRANT AND
BRIGHT.
BRIGHT.
BRIGHT. THE COSTUME DESIGNER REALLY
CAME UP WITH SOME BRILLIANT
STATICS AESTHETICS FOR WHAT WE
WORE.
WORE.
WORE. THE
WORE. THE GLASSES REALLY MAKE IT.
>> IT IS SUPER FUN .
>> AND YOU'RE WORKING WITH SOME
ICONIC STARS.
ICONIC STARS. I STARTED WATCHING THIS WITHOUT
KNOWING MUCH ABOUT IT.
SO WHEN JESSICA LANGE CAME ON
SCREEN I WAS LIKE WHAT?
AND GWYNETH PALTROW AND SOME
OTHER PEOPLE WE ARE NOT
SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT YET.
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE FOR YOU ?
>> I THINK IT'S AN INTERESTING
POINT.
POINT.
POINT. THAT YOU SAY OH THERE IS A
JESSICA LANGE.
JESSICA LANGE. THE SHOW DOES A GREAT JOB OF
JUST DROPPING PEOPLE IN THERE
WITHOUT YOU NOTICING.
>> THE CHARACTER WAS SO BIG AND
THEN I WAS LIKE WHAT ?
>> IT WAS JUST AS SURREAL.
AND LAURA CAN SPEAK TO WORKING
WITH BETTE MIDLER.
THAT WAS REALLY FUN.
>> SHE HAS NEVER NOT BEEN COOL.
>> SHE IS THE QUEEN OF COOL.
>> SO LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR
FIRST ON-SCREEN ROLE?
>> HOW DOES THAT WORK?
PICK I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED
WATCHING PEOPLE PERFORM.
AND I USED TO WATCH ALL OF
BETTE DAVIS'S MOVIES.
THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.
>> MAILING IT.
I ALWAYS LOVE TO WATCH PEOPLE
PERFORM.
PERFORM.
PERFORM. AND I DECIDED I'M JUST GOING TO
GIVE IT A SHOT.
>> I AUDITIONED AND THEN I GOT
THE CALL THAT THEY WERE
INTERESTED IN ME READING FOR
THE PART.
THE PART.
THE PART. AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING.
THEY SAID WE LIKE YOU COME IN
FOR A CALL BACK.
I GET THE CALL BACK AND RYAN
MURPHY , AND BRAD FALCHUK WAS
IN THE ROOM .
>> THESE WERE NOT MINOR
HOLLYWOOD PEOPLE.
HOLLYWOOD PEOPLE. WERE YOU A BUNDLE OF NERVES ?
>> I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING
TO VOMIT AT ANY MOMENT.
>> I DID NOT.
IT WAS A SINK OR SWIM.
EVERYONE IS SO SUPPORTIVE.
EVERYONE WAS SO WELCOMING.
WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE .
>> WE SHOWED A CLIP OF THE SHOW
, WE TALKED ABOUT YOUR
CANDIDATE.
CANDIDATE. CAN YOU SET UP THIS CLIP THIS
IS A RIVER AND SKY.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE CLIP.
AS
AS FAR
AS FAR AS
AS FAR AS FORTITUDE TO MAKE SEBASTIAN AN AMAZING
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. .
.
. >>>
. >>> I
. >>> I LOVE THE WAY YOU GUYS ARE
SO SERIOUS THAT THE
WORDS ESCAPE YOUR LIMBS.
YOU LOCK VERY BUTTONED DOWN.
DID YOU MODEL YOUR CHARACTER
AFTER ANYBODY?
AFTER ANYBODY? >> NO, I DIDN'T.
I FELT THE WORLD WAS SO
SPECIFIC AND THE WRITING WAS
SO SPECIFIC, IT FELT VERY
CREATIVE FOR ME TO BE ON
THIS PAGE, AND RYAN WAS A
STICKLER ABOUT US SAYING
EVERYTHING VERY QUICKLY.
THESE KIDS HAVE A LOT TO SAY IN
A SHORT AMOUNT OF
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. THAT WAS FUN TO BE ABLE TO DRY
THAT DRY COMEDY
HUMOR.
HUMOR.
HUMOR. >>
HUMOR. >> I LOVE THAT SO MUCH.
>> ARE EITHER ONE OF YOU
INTERESTED IN POLITICS?
>> I THINK WE HAVE A LARGE
INTEREST IN POLITICS, NOT
NECESSARILY RUNNING FOR
POLITICS.
POLITICS.
POLITICS. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> DOES THAT INFORM THE WAY YOU
PLAY THE CHARACTERS
AT ALL, THE MESSAGES YOU TAKE
OUT OF MATERIAL?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> I THINK IT MAKES US MORE
AWARE OF THE WORLD WE'RE
LIVING IN.
LIVING IN. >> FOR SURE.
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE
AWARE OF THE WORLD
WE'RE IN, AND I THINK, WHEN
WE'RE DOING THE SHOW
THAT KIND OF HAS A COMEDIC TAKE
ON THE CURRENT
EVENTS AND PAST EVENTS, YOU DO
HAVE TO HAVE AN
AWARENESS.
AWARENESS. >> I THINK THAT IT HELPS THE
AUDIENCE AS WELL.
YOU WATCH THE NEWS, BUT
OFTENTIMES, IT'S JON STEWART
OR FICTIONAL CHARACTERS,
WHATEVER THAT MAY HELP YOU
TO COALESCE YOUR THOUGHTS
RATHER THAN IF YOU TAKE IT
STRAIGHT.
STRAIGHT.
STRAIGHT. >> IT'S HARDER.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> THANK YOU, BOTH, VERY MUCH
FOR STOPPING BY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SUCH A GREAT SERIES.
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