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!
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>> 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.
( APPLAUSE )
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.
( LAUGHTER ).
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
( APPLAUSE )
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