>>> SHE IS A GOLDEN GLOBE, EMMY,
AND TONY-WINNING ACTRESS, AND
I’VE GOT TO TELL YOU, JENNA, I
DON’T THINK SHE NEEDS ANY
INTRODUCTION AT ALL.
>> SHE DOESN’T, BUT WE ARE GOING
TO DO IT ANYWAY.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GLENN
CLOSE, WHO HAS SPENT THE LAST
FEW MONTHS AT HER HOME IN
MONTANA.
AND WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU
WITH US TODAY, GLENN
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I AM WONDERFUL!
IT’S GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> WELL, IT’S GREAT TO SEE YOU
I THINK IT’S SO COOL, NUMBER
ONE, THAT YOU’RE IN MONTANA, AND
TWO, THAT YOU’RE FINDING
YOURSELF SO CLOSE, MAYBE FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN YOUR LIFE SINCE
CHILDHOOD, TO BE AROUND YOUR
FAMILY, LIVING NEAR THEM.
>> THAT’S TRUE
MY WHOLE ADULT WORKING LIFE, AND
THEN BECAUSE WE HAD A LITTLE BIT
OF A STRANGE CHILDHOOD EVEN
BEFORE THAT, I WAS THE ONE EAST
COAST HOLDOUT.
AND I WAS ALWAYS WORKING, AND WE
WOULD GET TOGETHER OCCASIONALLY.
BUT NOW, MY SISTER JESSIE’S
RIGHT ACROSS THE YARD, AND MY
OTHER SISTER AND MY BROTHER ARE,
YOU KNOW, ELSEWHERE IN TOWN, BUT
WE’RE ALL HERE TOGETHER.
I LOVE IT.
>> LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR OTHER
LOVE, AND THAT IS YOUR CITY.
THAT IS NEW YORK CITY.
AND THE ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION A
LITTLE BIT AGO DID A BEAUTIFUL
KIND OF TRIBUTE TO THIS CITY AND
WHAT IT MEANS TO EVERYONE DURING
THIS MOMENT IN TIME.
AND I CAN’T HELP BUT THINK ABOUT
WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU, BECAUSE
WHEN YOU DESCRIBE NEW YORK,
GLENN, YOU DESCRIBE IT AS A
LIVING, BREATHING BEING.
>> IT IS, BECAUSE NEW YORK IS
PEOPLE AND IT’S ONE OF THE MOST
DIVERSE CITIES ON THE PLANET,
AND I’VE BEEN THERE SINCE ’74,
WHEN I CAME TO AUDITION AND TO
START MY CAREER.
AND SO, IT HAS SUPPORTED ME AND
COMFORTED ME IN TIMES WHEN, YOU
KNOW, ALL THE REJECTIONS
AND YOU JUST REALLY FELT THAT
IT’S TRUE!
IF YOU COULD MAKE IT IN NEW
YORK, YOU CAN MAKE IT ANYWHERE
MY NEW YORK, THE NEW YORK THAT I
KNOW, IS ABOUT THE SUPPORT OF
ONE PERSON TO THE OTHER.
IT’S ABOUT INCLUSIVENESS
IT’S ABOUT COMMUNITY
AND THAT IS WHAT I THINK MAKES
IT A GREAT CITY AND WILL MAKE IT
EVEN STRONGER AFTER WE GET
THROUGH WHAT WE’RE ALL GOING
THROUGH NOW.
>> YOU HAVE SO MANY WONDERFUL
CAUSES THAT YOU CHAMPION, BUT
ONE OF THEM IS ONE OF MENTAL
HEALTH AWARENESS
AND I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT IN
YOUR OWN FAMILY THAT, YOU KNOW,
YOU DIDN’T EVEN REALIZE UNTIL
YOU WERE MUCH OLDER THAT YOU
REALIZED THAT MEMBERS OF YOUR
OWN FAMILY WERE SUFFERING FROM
MENTAL ILLNESS
AND DURING THIS TIME, EVERYONE’S
KIND OF HOLD UP AND ALONE, IT’S
MAGNIFIED.
>> YES, IT IS.
AND I THINK PEOPLE, WE NEED TO
BE VIGILANT WITH EACH OTHER.
JESSIE, WHO LIVES WITH BIPOLAR
DISORDER, AS I SAID, IS RIGHT
ACROSS THE YARD.
AND WE HAVE LEARNED AS A FAMILY
WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR
STRESS CAN AFFECT HER MUCH
DEEPLY THAN IT MIGHT OTHERS, AND
YOU JUST HAVE TO BE THERE AND
SUPPORT THEM
AND THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK
IS A SILVER LINING IN THIS TIME
OF STRESS AND GRIEF IS THAT WE
ARE LEARNING LIKE WE ARE RIGHT
NOW TO CONNECT IN WAYS THAT WE
DIDN’T BEFORE.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, MY ORGANIZATION,
BRING CHANGE TO MIND, WE HAVE
NATIONAL ZOOM MEETINGS WITH KIDS
FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WHO
TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE DEALING
WITH, AND YOU KNOW, HAVE A FORUM
THAT’S STIGMA-FREE, WHERE THEY
CAN, YOU KNOW, REALLY HAVE A
SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT
>> SO, IF YOU KNOW THAT
SOMEBODY’S HURTING, IF YOU CAN
SEE THAT -- BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE,
YOU KNOW -- WHAT CAN WE DO
HOW CAN WE REACH OUT TO PEOPLE
I LIKE HOW YOU CALL YOUR
CAMPAIGN THE NO NORMAL
>> YES.
>> BECAUSE I THINK IT’S SO EASY
TO BE LIKE, THIS ISN’T NORMAL!
YOU KNOW
BUT WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN,
NORMAL
>> #NONORMAL
YEAH, I WONDER
WE NEED TO DEFINE WHAT NORMAL
IS
BECAUSE THE HUMAN CONDITION IS
MADE UP OF ALL OF US INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE, EACH ONE OF US IS
DIFFERENT, LIKE SNOWFLAKES, YOU
KNOW
EVERY ONE IS DIFFERENT
IT’S ONE OF THE INCREDIBLE
THINGS ABOUT NATURE.
SO, WE DON’T REALLY FIT INTO
WHATEVER WE’RE TOLD IS NORMAL.
AND I THINK IT’S A WONDERFUL,
FREEING IDEA TO THINK THAT THERE
IS NO NORMAL, THAT WHO YOU ARE
IS UNIQUE AND WONDERFUL AND
VALID.
>> SPEAKING OF UNIQUE AND
WONDERFUL, WHAT IS THAT PAINTING
BEHIND YOU
I’VE BEEN LOOKING AT IT, AND I
CAN’T --
>> OH!
>> WHAT IS THAT?
>> IT’S A BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT OF
MY MOTHER AND HER BROTHER,
JOHNNY, AND THEIR DAUGHTER,
JERRY.
>> WHAT?
>> MY UNCLE JOHNNY WAS KILLED
DURING WORLD WAR II.
AND WE ARE SCOTTISH EXTRACTION,
AND MY GRANDFATHER STARTED THE
ROUNDHILL SCOTTISH GAMES
SO MY UNCLE JOHNNY’S IN FULL
HIGHLAND GEAR.
AND I LOVE THIS PORTRAIT BECAUSE
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL FACE OF YOUNG
CHILDREN COMING OUT OF THE
DARKNESS
>> YES.
>> IT REALLY IS QUITE A PROFOUND
PORTRAIT
YEAH.
>> AND ESPECIALLY RIGHT THERE.
GLENN, WE CANNOT THANK YOU
ENOUGH FOR BEING WITH US
WE ADORE YOU.
>> WE REALLY DO.
THANK YOU.
>> WE WANT GLENN IN OUR STUDIO
THE MINUTE THE DOORS OPEN --
>> YES
>> YOU HAVE TO BE THERE --
>> WELL, THERE’S ALSO THE PIT.
>> OH!
>> BY THE WAY, THERE’S NOTHING
THAT PROVIDES MORE COMFORT THAN
A PET.
>> OH, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE -- IF
EVERY DOG THAT COULD BE FOSTERED
COULD GO INTO A HOME OF SOMEONE
WHO IS ALONE, IT WOULD MAKE A
HUGE DIFFERENCE.
>> IT WOULD.
>> GLENN, THANK YOU AGAIN SO
MUCH
WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU IN
PERSON.
>> OH, THANK YOU
THANK YOU.
LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
>> LOVELY TO SEE YOU
AND WE’LL BE BACK.
>> WE’LL BE BACK RIGHT AFTER THIS
What’d we decide on the flyers again?