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>> Stephen: OH, THIS IS THE LIFE!
HEY, EVERYBODY!
WE'RE BACK WITH THE STAR OF "THE MORNING SHOW," JULIANNA
MARGULIES.
WERE YOU AFRAID YOU WERE GOING TO BE STUCK IN THE WAITRESSING
GAME FOR YEARS?
BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND YOU DID THAT FOR YEARS, AND YOU CAN FEEL
LIKE THIS, BECAUSE I DID IT FOR MANY YEARS.
YOU FEEL LIKE, I NEVER WILL GET BEYOND THIS AND ADJUST TO ACTING
FOR A LIVING.
>> YEAH, I HAD STEPS FOR MYSELF.
I THINK YOU MAY HAVE WAITED ON TABLES A LITTLE LONGER THAN I --
>> Stephen: HOW LONG DID YOU WAIT ON TABLES.
>> EVERY SUMMER FROM AGE 18.
>> Stephen: DOESN'T COUNT.
AFTER COLLEGE, I WAITED PROFESSIONALLY AND BARTENDED AND
CHECKED COATS SIX MONTHS BEFORE I GOT MY FIRST MOVIE.
>> Stephen: I -- HATE YOU.
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FIVE YEARS.
I WAITED TABLES FIVE YEARS.
>> DON'T YOU THINK -- I REALLY DO BELIEVE THIS TO BE TRUE --
>> Stephen: YEAH.
-- EVERYONE I WORKED WITH WHO HAS COME FROM SOME SORT OF
SERVICE INDUSTRY, WAITING ON TABLES, HOTEL, ANY KIND OF
SERVICE INDUSTRY, THEY HAVE A WORK ETHIC I UNDERSTAND.
>> Stephen: ALSO, YOU HAVE TO BE PATIENT.
>> OF COURSE.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU CAN'T ANSWER IN KIND IF SOMEONE'S
CRUEL TO YOU.
>> THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
THAT GOT ME IN TROUBLE A COUPLE OF TIMES.
>> Stephen: YOU BARTENDED, THAT WAS A GOOD GIG.
>> SO YOU BARTENDED?
>> Stephen: YEP.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT BARTENDING IS EVERYONE WANTS THEIR DRINK SO
THEY'RE NICE TO YOU.
>> Stephen: RIGHT, THEY WANT TO CATCH YOUR EYE WITH A SMILE.
>> THEY WANT ALCOHOL, AND THEY CAN'T TOUCH YOU BECAUSE A BAR IS
THERE.
WHEN YOU WAITRESS, THEY CAN TOUCH YOU.
WHEN YOU'RE BEHIND A BAR, YOU'RE A GOD.
I WAS A TERRIBLE BARTENDER, I WAS AWFUL.
>> Stephen: ME, TOO.
I WOULD SHAKE THE MARGARITA AND RUN IT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE BAR.
>> Stephen: YOU COULDN'T HEAR THE COMPLAINTS.
>> I WAS GREAT WITH THE GIN AND TONIC.
>> Stephen: IF THE NAME OF THE DRINK IS WITH INSTRUCTIONS,
YOU'RE FINE.
( APPLAUSE ) >> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: BUT THE TIPS ARE GREAT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE DRUNK.
>> THEY'RE DRUNK AND THEY WANT YOU TO KEEP POURING AND IF YOU
BORE A BIG POURER, THE DRUNKER THEY GET, THE MORE MONEY THEY
LEAVE AND THEY STILL CAN'T TOUCH YOU.
>> Stephen: HERE'S MY TRICK, YOU'RE THE PERSON I'M BARTENDING
FOR, YOU'VE ORDERED A DRINK, I'VE GIVEN YOU THE DRINK, YOU
PUT A 20 DOWN, I GIVE YOU YOUR CHANGE, AND YOU MAY GET ANOTHER
DRINK.
I WOULD GO DOWN THE BAR WITH A RAG AND GET TO YOUR THING AND I
COULD GO, SORRY!
I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THIS, IS THIS FOR ME?
I DON'T WANT TO -- AND THEY'D GO, OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, AND
THERE'S LIKE 15 ( BLEEP ) BUCK RIGHT THERE.
THEY'RE DRUNK, THEY DON'T REMEMBER.
( APPLAUSE ) >> IT'S AMAZING.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
YOU'RE ON A GREAT SHOW.
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU YET, I'VE ONLY SEEN THE FIRST EPISODE.
SEASON TWO OF "THE MORNING SHOW."
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP RIGHT HERE.
YOU COME IN, IN EPISODE THREE, I BELIEVE.
>> YEP.
>> Stephen: WHO ARE YOU?
MY NAME IS LAURA PETERSEN, A JOURNALLEST, SORT OF LIKE DIANE
SAWYER AT ABC, SHE HAS HER ONE-HOUR NIGHTLY NEWS SHOW.
IT'S GONE ON FOR SO LONG AND BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL SHE CAN COME
AND GO AS SHE LIKES.
SHE'S THE BIG PRESENCE THEY BRING IN TO INTERVIEW PRESIDENTS
AND CELEBRITIES.
SHE'S BEEN ASKED BY BILLY CRUDUP'S CHARACTER AND SAID CAN
YOU INTERVIEW ALEX AND BRADLEY BECAUSE THEY'RE COMING BACK TO
THE MORNING SHOW?
>> Stephen: REESE WITHERSPOON AND JENNIFER ANISTON.
>> YES.
REESE'S CHARACTER NEVER MET ME, I'M AN ICON TO HER, I'M THE IT
GIRL.
JENNIFER ANISTON AND I HAVE A LONG HISTORY TOGETHER AND YOU
DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT THAT IS AND I DON'T WANT TO GIVE AWAY
THE ENDING BECAUSE I STILL HAVE NINE EPISODES TO GO.
>> Stephen: SURE.
BUT IT'S REALLY FUN, AND IT'S -- >> Stephen: AND THIS IS WHERE
YOU TWO ARE MEETING, YOU AND REESE?
>> I AM ASKED TO GO WITH REESE TO THE IOWA CAUCUSES, AND I SAY
TO COREY, BASICALLY, I'D RATHER HAVE PINS IN MY EYES.
>> Stephen: I HAVE BEEN TO THE IOWA CAUCUSES?
>> HAVE YOU.
>> Stephen: YES.
AS BORING AS THEY SAY.
>> Stephen: WATCH THE CLIP.
OKAY.
THE POINT IS YOU SURPRISE ME IN A GOOD WAY.
>> I DID?
YEAH!
YOU WERE A DINE AMO OUT THERE.
IT'S A SIDE OF YOU I NEVER SAW OF YOU ON TMS.
DO THEY KNOW YOU'RE FUN?
>> I USED TO BE FUN.
THAT'S HOW I GOT PREGNANT WHEN I WAS 15.
>> DOESN'T SOUND MUCH FUN TO ME, PROBABLY JUST A MATTER OF TASTE.
POINT IS, I DON'T THINK THEY'RE USING YOU IN THE RIGHT WAY.
>> REALLY?
YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE WHO STAY ON "THE MORNING SHOW" FOREVER
ARE A KIND OF THE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE.
YOU'RE BIGGER THAN THAT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: LOOK FORWARD TO
IT.
>> IT'S SO LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME >> STEPHEN: SEASON TWO OF "THE
MORNING SHOW" IS STREAMING ON APPLE TV+, WITH NEW
EPISODES EVERY FRIDAY.
JULIANNA MARGULIES EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY
THE BIG DOG, TOBY KEITH.
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