If you could go back,
ten years ago or whatever,
and do it all again,
would you?
You kidding?
It didn't matter what choices we made.
We would have ended up right here,
on this bed,
sitting next to each other in prison.
-Doomed to be together. -Exactly.
Okay, animals. Back to your cages.
In the beginning,
when Netflix said, you know,
"We'll do a whole season on the air,"
we didn't care where it was.
It was just like full budget, no pilot. We're in.
And Netflix was this new entity.
A lot of the actors in the beginning were saying,
-"We're doing a web series." -Who's gonna find it?
I didn't know it was a real show.
My mom was mad she had to pay seven dollars.
-You're welcome, Netflix. -Know what? You're welcome.
Know what? Just, you're welcome.
See, that's funny.
Where we started season one,
just in terms of the prison industrial complex,
it was the people that we were looking into,
and over time, we've really expanded.
We don't have the answers to how to fix
the prison industrial complex,
or how to solve crime in America, whatever it is,
but we want to start the discussions.
You wanna know what prison is like?
It's hard,
but I got people in there.
I got nobody out here.
Orange
this really great voice for people,
and anything that raises awareness of any kind
is so wonderful to be a part of.
Caputo!
Orange
more involved in the judicial system,
incarceration system, in the immigration system.
It's evolved in a way that,
I don't know, it speaks to the world.
You go anywhere and people stop you
and just relate to somebody in the show.
I'm still trying to figure out why it happened,
why I did what I did.
This show
has absolutely nothing to do with women in prison.
This is a story about people and their lives.
This piece of writing is obscene.
-It's pornographic. -No, it's not just sex.
It's love.
It's two people connecting...
with four other people
and aliens.
The thing that Jenji did from the get-go
was the LGBTQ relationships in the show.
They just were treated as love stories,
like any other love story.
In 2013, there was something
really groundbreaking about Sophia.
Jenji wanted to actually hire a trans person
to play a trans character, it's a really big deal.
Now you want some real advice?
From my second mom or my used-to-be daddy?
From former man to current man.
I thought the show was really shifting
into something greater.
We were talking about real issues
that were happening in America.
And it's not only about Black Lives Matter,
but when it comes to ICE, immigration,
Jenji, she's on it.
She's like, "Okay, let's talk about it."
-Oh, my God. -Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Excuse me. Do not touch the inmate, immigrant.
Nobody does that on television.
Very Jenji Kohan,
and quintessentially
It's a little cold out for a margarita, don't you think?
Who are you?
My name is Alex.
What do you do, Alex?
I work for an international drug cartel.
-Oh, my God. -This is... I can't even.
They put a fish tattoo on for the audition.
-I don't remember that. -I don't either.
I don't remember that at all.
That was Crazy Eyes in the making, right there.
What's your name?
Your last name. We all use last names.
Something wrong with that one.
Feeling some Sapphic vibes coming off you.
Nothing wrong with him.
It is time to get serious, aight?
Come on.
-Aw, look at you. -I also... That might...
You know, with my Irishness,
that might have been a nice little spray tan.
-Which I don't do anymore. -You've really embraced...
the pale these days.
-Never seen that. -I've embraced the pale.
You're my daughter, and I need to make sure
that nothing happens to you in here.
It's like Gloria saying Aleida's lines.
-Yeah. -I know, it's weird.
But it's still Gloria.
Selenis, you look so beautiful.
-Yeah, gorgeous. -I have to lose weight.
Don't my part mean nothing to you?
But I look the same, don't you think?
Oh, exactly. No, 100 percent the same.
And the jacket is identical.
Wait, this is your scene in Caputo's office, isn't it?
Yeah, how do you remember?
I have a crazy memory.
-I look great. -Summertime.
I look like I've been exercising.
-My skin is clear. -Glowing.
I'll be out in a sec, I swear.
I'll wait. There best be some hot water left.
The first scene, as you see, was a shower scene.
I was nervous I had to take off my clothes.
You got them TV titties.
They stand up on their own, all perky and everything.
I went to Juilliard, I went to one of the faculty there,
like, "Should I take this job?
I don't wanna start my career like this."
-Titties out. -Titties out. Not a good look.
She was like, "Girl, take the damn job."
How much time they give you, Chapman?
Fifteen months.
Fifteen months, that's not so bad.
I got 34.
I feel like the show opened up a conversation
about women that we're not used to seeing on television.
We find females highly entertaining, and also--
-Or characters entertaining. -Characters, yeah.
These people fell into a category
that was dismissed and needed to be seen.
I actually remember calling my manager
to tell her I wanted no more auditions.
This constant rejection and the hope.
I was a single mom.
I had negative in my account.
So when I see that person,
it was someone who had been in this business for 20 years,
and who always got very close and not being booked.
Look, Piper's been looking for that chicken,
and it's not real. It's like a fairy tale.
Jenji Kohan changed my life...
because she allowed me to play.
I thank you and everything, but...
I've been taking care of myself for a very long time.
When you love something
and get the opportunity to do it, you know,
it gives you this sense of freedom.
That audition changed my life.
I needed a job so bad.
You like pussy, Piper?
Or do you prefer "pipe," as your name suggests?
I was already heartbroken before I started.
"I'm never gonna get this, and I really want it."
That's what they were looking for.
Yeah, for a broken person--
They found one! Yeah!
Often people would come in and audition for one part,
and they just weren't quite right, but--
But we'd fall in love with the face
or with the performance.
Just a great pool of talent
that hadn't been used the way it should be.
Look, this dress cost $3,800.
I was watching my bank account go like this
and the number of auditions going like this.
With Uzo, she had tried out for Janae.
I didn't think it was right,
but I remember calling Jen and saying,
"She's gonna be in the show. I don't know what it is yet,
but tell her she has a job on the show."
-I wrote a poem. Wanna hear? -That's fine. I--
Before I met you,
the sun was like a yellow grape.
You're gonna slide on back in here...
No. How did I get it?
That's a sign that it doesn't matter what happens,
if you're right for the part, you're gonna get it,
and she killed it.
Cindy, right?
-Depends. -I have something hidden
in one of the electrical sockets.
I'd be very grateful if you could retrieve it for me.
Bitch,
if grateful paid the bills, we'd all be Bill Gates.
-So many amazing moments. -Many epic moments.
Many. So many.
One scene that stood out...
The lake was the most beautiful.
Let's just be free for a second.
Everyone has their own moments.
The one that meant the most to me
is when Cindy converts to Judaism.
That day, it took such an effect on me,
and reliving my spiritual walk as a person, as an actor,
and then as a character.
It had so many layers that carried through.
Mazel tov.
-I threw my pie for you. -Yeah.
I will cut you, bitch!
Don't make me cut you!
Take it easy.
I'm not your wife.
I threw my pie for you.
Lesbian request denied.
Warren just informed me
that you'd like to be bunked together.
Lesbian request denied.
The elusive chicken.
Gorgeously written, sublimely executed scene
that resonated for me on every conceivable level.
-There is no chicken. -You're wrong.
-She saw it. -Oh, really?
It was her. I saw it in a dream.
Goodbye.
She came to me,
already dressed in herbs,
and a little top hat,
black, tilted to one side,
and she said, "Soon, Red, we will be together.
Soon, I will be yours."
Real chicken Kiev.
-It was self-defense. -I'm bored. What's the plan?
I am not cutting up a body.
It was middle of summer.
We are in this greenhouse, chopping up a body.
We had sweat just dripping off of us,
blood being squirted up on our face.
It was so much fun.
What was your memorable moment?
When I made out with her was my favorite.
That is still a thing for her.
-I totally forgot about that. -Wow!
No.
-No. -No.
Morello in the bathtub.
-Holy shit, she is crazy. -This girl is crazy.
Can I have one of those?
Get the fuck out of here.
Our cigarette moment.
He's gone.
Fucking piece of shit.
Like all of them.
It's not the worst thing that'll happen to that kid.
One of my favorite scenes
was that conversation when I'm giving up my daughter.
Just a beautiful, complicated, fully emotional scene.
This is my decision.
I want you to have her.
I want her to have a shot at something normal.
The moment when we were in court with Taystee,
and it just went quiet.
We the jury
find the defendant, Tasha Jefferson...
And we just watch her receive the news
that she's been found guilty.
She will be spending the rest of her life in prison.
That will really stay with me.
-It was hard. Fuck! -It's okay.
You didn't want to cry, but you did.
I feel like, as a society,
we disconnect ourselves so much
from our problems and things that are going on,
especially when it's not really directly affecting us.
And I think the beauty of the show
is to show you how much it does affect you.
-Come on! -When we lost Poussey...
One of the most poignant moments of the entire series.
That's something that still stands out for me.
In that scene, I just remember...
Dani doing that take after take...
is just remarkable.
It was just real. It wasn't...
There was something that wasn't acting.
It was pretty powerful and very shocking,
but these things happen.
It was so parallel
to stories like Philando Castile or Mike Brown.
Poussey's death, I think, changed the show.
If you were to kind of sum up the seven seasons
about, like, what are we trying to say
with these characters, through this story, it is that,
yeah, life will deal you some blows,
but if you can learn to laugh at it,
then, yeah, you can find happiness.
The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows.
It's a very mean place.
So you wind up in prison
and everybody's up in your face.
I don't care how tough you are.
The world will beat you to your knees.
You lay down with dogs, you wake up with fleas.
Nobody's gonna hit you harder than life.
Not a guard, not a gangster, not even your wife.
I'm gonna open up a booth,
so you can sit and mourn for your lost youth.
I hope you enjoy my original piece.
It was a Taystee delight.
Thank you, and I bid you all a good night.
This is the end, for real.
We made a lot of history with this show,
but that's always a collaborative thing
that would not have happened if not for Jenji's vision.
-Action! -And be careful.
-Promise me, okay? -I promise.
And cut.
We've really created a family here,
and that's really hard to let go.
And we forget that this is a business of gypsies,
and everyone moves on, because, you know, we...
We had a good group.
What I'm gonna miss most about the show...
I know it's the people.
I'm gonna miss that there's just
someone just like you in the show,
in the way that all these characters
go on all these different paths.
The behind-the-scenes silly antics
that we do in the hallway, you know,
or in between takes.
We all didn't know what this was gonna turn into,
and the magic that was created
just purely off trying to tell great stories.
That, I think, is very rare in this business.
So, I'm definitely gonna miss
getting to share it with such unique spirits.
I don't really have
the eloquence that I wish I had,
but I'm gonna write you something.
Most of us had never done this before,
so that growing together experience,
learning together,
that will never be again.
When you go through fire with someone,
you can only get burned once.
This is... Like, you've been with these women,
through thick and thin for seven years,
and that is a long time.
Everything evolves. Nothing stays the same.
So... And we all evolved beautifully, I think.
I'm so proud of this show.
This has been a true gift and an honor
to work with every one of you.
Thank you.
Life imitates art and art imitates life,
and in this show, that's exactly what it is.
It was hard shooting this, just to...
Like, that's who we are.
I cry so ugly.
Thank you.
To the fans of the show,
we feel and see you and hear you,
and your support for us has been immense
and has changed our lives forever.
You've been so supportive and so wonderful
and so loyal,
so thank you so much.
This is the worst idea ever.
We wept the other day
in a way that was not cute.
-It was grown-up weeping. -I think it was a little cute.
This show, because of its content,
because of the people involved,
I have given myself a license to be more and more myself,
and I'm very grateful to the fans.
I'm still figuring out how to be famous.
If you weren't watching, we would not be here.
So, thank you for changing my life.
What a ride. Jenji, thank you. Thank you.
Bye-bye.
So, it comes full circle.
It's the final goodbye.
I don't think I believe in goodbyes.
Once you've met someone,
that impression is with you always.
We'll all be back together again.
We have a soapbox in this show,
and every year we talk about how we want to use it.
To give up that platform
when it reaches such a diverse audience is very hard.
Look, we've been together a really long time.
Let's try to stay in each other's lives
because this is a special group.
Say, "Orange."
Orange!
Namaste.
From my heart.