>>> AMANDA SEYFRIED IS ANOTHER
NOMINEE THIS YEAR.
THEY BEGAN RIDING THE BUS BACK
AND FORTH BETWEEN HER HOMETOWN
OF ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, AND
NEW YORK CITY.
HER FIRST MOVIE WAS THE 2004
CLASSIC "MEAN GIRLS" WHERE SHE
PLAYED KAREN.
SINCE THEN, SHE HAS STARRED IN
HITS RANGING FROM "MAMA MIA" AND
"LES MIS" TO "TED II."
NOW SHE'S NOMINATED FOR HER
PERFORMANCE IN "MANK."
AMANDA AND I GOT TOGETHER THIS
WEEK OVER ZOOM FOR A SUNDAY
SITDOWN FROM HER BARN.
YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE AWARD FROM
OUR CREW FOR MOST TECHNICALLY
ADEPT ACTRESS.
YOU SET UP YOUR CAMERAS, THE
LIGHTS, AUDIO.
>> THANKS.
I'M GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE.
I'M VERY IMPRESSED.
>> Re
.
>> AMANDA SEYFRIED SHINES ON
SCREEN.
SHE'S HAPPIEST FAR FROM THE
BRIGHT LIGHTS OF HOLLYWOOD ON
HER FARM IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.
THE FACT THAT YOU LIVE WHERE YOU
LIVE, SO FAR REMOVED FROM THE
BUSINESS WHERE YOU WORK, WAS
THAT SOMETHING CONSCIOUS FOR
YOU?
>> YES.
IT WAS VERY CONSCIOUS.
I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO LIVE ON
A FORM.
I NEED TO FEEL GROUNDED
SOMEWHERE THAT I CAN TRUST WILL
ALWAYS BE THERE.
WE KEEP GETTING MORE ANIMALS.
AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE SPACE FOR
THEM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIND
OURSELVES WITH ANOTHER GOAT.
>> ARE YOU OUT THERE TENDING TO
THE ANIMALS?
>> YEP.
I WAS DOING ONE OR TWO OF THE
FEEDS.
AT LEAST I KNOW WHAT KIND OF HAY
THEY LIKE, THEY DON'T LIKE.
THE ONLY THING I HAVEN'T DONE IS
I HAVE NOT PICKED UP THE FEED
FROM THE FEED STORE EVER.
THE BAGS ARE HEAVY.
>> SHE JOINED US FROM THE BARN
TO TALK ABOUT HER ROLE IN THE
MOVIE "MANK" WHERE SHE PLAYS
MARION DAVEYS, A 1930s FILM STAR
AND THE MISTRESS OF WILLIAM
RANDOLPH HURST.
>> I GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO
RESIGN THE LEGACY OF THIS
INCREDIBLE WOMAN.
>> I'M BEING BURNED AT THE
STAKE.
>> NOMINATED FOR TEN OSCARS,
IT'S DIRECTED BY ACCLAIMED
FILMMAKER DAVID FINCHER.
>> WHEN HE TALKS, CREATES,
PEOPLE LISTEN.
THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT HE IS
DOING NEXT.
IT HAS QUITE AN IMPACT.
I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE MY FIRST
THOUGHT WAS, I DIDN'T KNOW HE
KNEW WHO I WAS.
THAT WAS A HUGE TURNING POINT
FOR ME.
GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY AND PUT
ME IN A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WERE
GOING TO PAY ATTENTION IN A WAY
THEY HAVEN'T.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR
AN OSCAR.
>> IT HASN'T REALLY HIT ME YET.
>> CALL ME MAC.
>> IT'S A RECOGNITION.
AN ACHIEVEMENT I DIDN'T SET OUT
TO EXPECT.
I WAS NEVER DESPERATE FOR IT.
I WAS SLEEPING WHEN MY MOM CAME
DOWN AND TOLD ME -- MY MOM LIVES
WITH US.
SHE TOLD ME I GOT THE
NOMINATION.
>> WAS IT SCREAMING MOM OR WAS
SHE POISED?
>> YOU GOT IT!
I WOKE UP AND I WAS LIKE -- SO.
I'M GOING TO CELEBRATE.
I'M GOING TO THE OSCARS AS A
NOMINEE.
>> SEYFRIED'S ROAD TO THE OSCARS
BEGAN IN ALLENTOWN,
PENNSYLVANIA.
HER FATHER WAS A FPHARMACIST.
HER MOTHER AN OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST.
SHE SIGNED WITH A MODELLING
AGENCY IN NEW YORK AS A TEENAGER
AND SOON WAS BALANCING HIGH
SCHOOL WITH REGULAR ROLES ON
SOAP OPERAS.
>> YOU DON'T SCARE ME.
>> NEW YORK BECAME THIS PLACE
WHERE DREAMS WERE MADE.
I GOT FIRED FROM OR LET GO,
WHATEVER THEY SAY, WRITTEN OFF,
SORRY -- I GOT WRITTEN OFF FROM
"ALL MY CHILDREN."
WHAT HAPPENS?
I GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
I GOT "MEAN GIRLS."
>> I'M KIND OF PSYCHIC.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> IT'S LIKE I HAVE ESPN OR
SOMETHING.
>> MY PASSION HELPS ME.
I GOT WORK.
I WORKED HARD AND I GOT WORK.
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>> ANOTHER MASSIVE STEP WAS
"MAMA MIA" WHICH TURNED INTO
THIS PHENOMENON.
THE TWO MOVIES MADE A BILLION
DOLLARS.
>> THAT WAS THE ONLY TIME WHERE
I KNEW WHEN I WAS MAKING IT IT
WAS GOING TO BE A HUGE THING.
THE STAGE SHOW WAS A MOMENT FOR
BROADWAY.
IT WASN'T JUST A MOMENT.
IT STUCK.
IT WAS SO FUN FOR SO MANY PEOPLE
THAT I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE A
THING.
>> ON SCREEN AND OFF, SEYFRIED
EXUDES THE CONFIDENCE OF SOMEONE
WHO HAS SPENT HER LIFE IN THE
PUBLIC EYE.
EVEN NOW, SHE STRUGGLES WITH THE
SPOTLIGHT.
YOU SEEM SO COMFORTABLE WHEREVER
YOU ARE, DOING WHAT YOU DO, SO
EASY IN YOUR OWN SKIN.
YOU HAVE HAD THIS STRUGGLE WITH
ANXIETY, HAVEN'T YOU?
>> YEAH.
IT FEELS LIKE LIFE OR DEATH.
THAT'S WHAT A PANIC ATTACK IS.
YOUR BODY GOES INTO FIGHT OR
FLIGHT.
THE ENDORPHIN RUSH AND THE DUMP
AFTER THE PANIC ATTACK IS SO
EXTRAORDINARY.
YOU FEEL SO RELIEVED.
YOUR BODY IS KIND OF RECOVERED
IN A WAY.
IT'S SO BIZARRE.
IT'S PHYSIOLOGICAL.
IT STARTS IN YOUR HEAD.
>> IT NEVER GOES AWAY, DOES IT?
>> IT NEVER GOES AWAY.
>> ARE YOU ENJOYING BEING AT
HOME AND DOING PRESS AT HOME?
>> THERE'S BENEFITS AND THERE'S
SOME SERIOUS DRAWBACKS.
THEY SQUEEZE IN SO MUCH MORE
WEEK.
THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH
EVERYTHING.
I HAVE MY KIDS OVER IN THE
HOUSE.
YES, YES.
>> COME ON.
>> LOOK AT THAT NICE MAN.
>> HI.
OH, MY GOD, WHAT A CUTE GUY.
COME ON.
>> SEYFRIED HAS TWO YOUNG
CHILDREN WITH HER HUSBAND.
A HOLLYWOOD FAMILY TUCKED AWAY
ON THE FARM.
>> I FOUGHT SO HARD TO IMPRESS
UPON PEOPLE THAT I'M NORMAL,
THAT I DO NOT HAVE SOMEONE
WAKING ME UP WITH BREAKFAST IN
BED.
I'M NOT CHAUFFEURED AROUND.
EVERY TIME I MEET SOMEBODY NEW,
I'M DESPERATE FOR THEM TO
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN TALK TO
ME.
I WANT TO CONNECT LIKE EVERYBODY
ELSE, BECAUSE I AM LIKE
EVERYBODY ELSE.
>> YOU KNOW WHERE YOU CAN REALLY
CONNECT?
WHEN YOU GO DOWN TO THE FEED
STORE AND PICK UP THE BAGS
YOURSELF.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M READY.
>> THE BAGS ARE HEAVY.
OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO AMANDA'S
LITTLE GUY FOR SHARING HIS MOM
WITH US.
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