ONE OF THE STARS OF "VEEP" TALKS ABOUT AN ANIMATED SERIES ON
NETFLIX CALLED "ARCHIBALD’S BIG
THING."
THING." >> YOU WROTE A CHILDREN’S BOOK
AND NOW IT’S A SHOW.
>> NOW IT’S A SHOW.
>> I WROTE THE BOOK YEARS AGO
WHEN I WAS DOING "ARRESTED
DEVELOPMENT."
DEVELOPMENT." I WAS ON THIS GREAT SHOW, GREAT
CAST AND STILL LOOKING TO MY
NEXT THING.
NEXT THING. IT SCARED ME BECAUSE I GOT MY
DREAM AND IT DIDN’T SATISFY ME.
A LARGE PART IS I HADN’T BEEN
PRESENT FOR MOST OF MY LIFE.
I SAY PRACTICING BECAUSE I THINK
IT’S A DISCIPLINE.
BUT REALLY TRYING TO FIND
MOMENTS OF CONTENTMENT AND
SIMPLICITY IN THE EVERY DAY.
>> IT’S HARD, REALLY HARD
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR LIFE IS
PROJECT TO PROJECT.
>> I’M SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT TIME
IN MY LIFE WHEN I HAD THAT
MOMENT BECAUSE IT REALLY SCARED
ME.
ME. I WENT AND HAD LOTS OF THERAPY
AFTER THAT.
AFTER THAT. THAT’S WHERE "ARCHIBALD" CAME
FROM.
FROM. >> THIS IS YOUR NEXT BIG THING
OUT OF "VEEP," MAYBE ONE OF THE
LEAST CHILD FRIENDLY SHOWS.
>> I THINK IT’S ALL HITTING US
THAT WE’RE NOT COMING BACK FOR
SEASON EIGHT.
SEASON EIGHT. WE’RE LIKE, OH, THAT DID HAPPEN.
>> THE LOSS FOR ME IN THIS
POLITICAL CLIMATE, WE CAN STILL
LIFE, EVEN AT THE DARK MOMENTS,
THEY’RE STILL SO HILARIOUS.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. I’M GLAD YOU SAID THAT BECAUSE I
HAVE A GUILT SOMETIMES FOR
LAUGHING AT THE NEWS.
"VEEP" WAS A NICE OUTLET FOR
PEOPLE TO LAUGH AT THE POLITICAL
STUFF THAT MAYBE THEY COULDN’T
LAUGH AT.
LAUGH AT. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK "VEEP"
LEAVES IN COMEDYHISTORY?
>> ALL THIS IS MIXED WITH FUNNY
AND JOKES AND ALL THIS KIND OF
STUFF.
STUFF. SELENA, THROUGHOUT HER LIFE SHE
SEWED BITTERNESS, BACKSTABBING,
NARCISSIST AND SHE REAPED A LIFE
OF SADNESS AND ISOLATION.
THAT WAS HER OUTCOME.
IF YOU SEW THOSE SEEDS, SPEND
YOUR WHOLE LIFE TRYING TO GET
AHEAD, THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF,
BACKSTABBING, ALL THAT STUFF,
YOU WILL END UP BEING SAD AND
LONELY.
LONELY. THAT’S JUST A FACT.
YOU HAVE THE CHOICE.
THAT’S A BIG TAKEAWAY FROM THE
SHOW.
SHOW. >> WHO DO YOU FEEL MORE KINSHIP
WITH, WHO IS MORE LIKE YOU OR
MAYBE DIFFERENT?
MAYBE DIFFERENT? >> GARY AND BUSTER BOTH HAVE
LIKE AN ANXIETY LINE.
I’VE STRUGGLED WITH ANXIETY IN
MY LIFE.
MY LIFE. YOU PULL OUT THOSE PARTS IN
YOURSELF WITH THESE CHARACTERS.
BUT STILL FULL OF JOY AND
OPTIMISM AND ALSO A PART OF ME
WANTING TO SEE THE BEST IN
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. I’M HOPING TO BE MY
ASPIRATION -- WORKING TOWARDS
ARCHIBALD.
ARCHIBALD. I WOULD SAY I’M CLOSER TO GARY.
THAT’S PARALYSIS MOST OF THE
TIME.
TIME. BARELY GET TO THE PARM SEE.
>> GARY FUNCTIONS.
>> HE’S A PEOPLE PLEASER.
I CAN SEE THAT.
>> I LIKE GLASSES.
>> GLASSES MAKE ME LOOK --
>> I AGREE.
>> I’M EDGING MORE TOWARDS
ARCHIBALD.
ARCHIBALD. I WANT TO GET THERE.
HE SEES THE BEST IN EVERYONE AND
THE BEST IN EVERY SITUATION.
I FEEL LIKE WE’RE LIVING IN A
WORLD WHERE EVERYONE SEES THE
WORST IN EACH OTHER.
I THINK IT’S FUN TO SEE HIM IN
DIFFERENT SITUATIONS AND HOW HIS
ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOR REALLY
ENHANCES THOSE SITUATIONS.
IT’S ALSO MORE TO SEE KIND OF
THE SIBLINGS IN HIS LIFE AND
DIFFERENT CHARACTERS FROM TOWN
THAT ARE INSPIRED BY HIM AND HE
LEARNS FROM.
LEARNS FROM. ARCHIBALD’S SISTER IS NAMED LOY,
FLAEMD AFTER MY DAUGHTER.
THAT’S REALLY FUN TO KIND OF
HAVE THAT IN THE SHOW.
WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER, WHEN I DID
THE BOOK, SHE HELPED DESIGN HER
OUTFITS.
OUTFITS. SHE SAID I WANT ARGYLE SOCKS AND
I WANT HER TO HAVE PIGTAILS.
SHE’S NOW 13, SO TOTALLY