-Amanda, it is so lovely to see you again.
Thank you so much for being here.
-Thank you so much for having me.
-It must be -- I think it's a strange time for all of us.
It must be a little weird to be talking about a television show
you made before any of this started happening.
-It is very weird and awkward,
and maybe we should talk about other things.
-Yes. But I will say that I know a lot of people
that are running out of great television to watch,
and so I do think it's important that you know
that you're also providing a service.
-Thank you very much for saying that.
-Is it your -- Your sister is a doctor,
and her husband, as well, in Philadelphia right now.
Have you been -- You must be fairly impressed
with what they're pulling off.
-Yes. I have been -- First, I was very worried
in the beginning, when they were both --
You know, they both go through -- They're on service
for certain weeks and then at home for certain weeks.
And, at first, I was very nervous,
but then I always have to remember
that they do really know exactly what they're doing.
My brother-in-law is actually infectious diseases.
He's an infectious-diseases doctor and pediatrician.
So he's really -- Usually, he's researching poop,
but now he's being...
Yeah, microbiome research, but now he's being inundated
with COVID calls, especially from us.
-You know things are bad when you're upset
to be pulled away from your poop research.
-Yes. Exactly.
-The last time you were on the show,
we talked about the fact that your three children
are not particularly impressed
with your career as an actor.
And, yet, you do want to take some time today
to say that you have been incredibly impressed
with their teachers through this
incredible time we're living through.
-Yeah. I mean, I feel like there's been
a vacuum in terms of presidential leadership.
And I guess I felt like, from day one, when we were --
David and I were sort of discussing whether Frankie,
my 13-year-old, was old enough to watch
the full video of George Floyd.
And by the time we had made our decision
and came to her and sat down, she was like,
"Oh, yeah, I already watched it in my core class."
And her teachers were taking -- were filling that vacuum.
And then my sister and I have been sending
back-and-forth letters from heads of school
that are very moving and inspiring.
And, in fact, my sister sent me a note
from my nephew's head of school, who was requiring
school-wide homework for everyone to watch
the Trevor Noah video.
So we watched that as a family.
And, yeah, I think they've just taken that role of leadership,
and it's been incredibly comforting
and inspiring and a huge relief.
-Yeah, it is very nice to know your children
are in safe hands, and we feel very lucky, as well,
as parents through this time.
-And also in addressing it,
you know, instead of sort of side-stepping it.
It seems like they -- You know, we were sort of --
We were so -- I think we were overly cautious,
and they were like, you know, "Discuss, discuss, discuss."
And I feel like one of the things
in the Trevor Noah video, the sort of --
the essay that he did, was talking about how,
you know, it took George Floyd, the George Floyd video
and the fact that he was actually murdered
in broad daylight and it was filmed
and it was in public,
for us to start discussing systemic racism.
And I feel like both my kids' schools
and my nephew and nieces' schools in Philadelphia
have just been -- They're just going right into it,
right into the conversation.
-Yeah, a lot of friends of mine who have slightly older kids
have also spoken about that.
It was a really powerful, really moving video by Trevor
that also, I think, spoke about the social contract, in a way,
that I don't feel like people
have spoken about that eloquently.
So I also --
-Yeah, I thought it was really important
that he was saying that, you know,
people in positions of privilege and power, including Trump,
can't dictate the terms of the protest.
That's, you know, antithetical to the idea of protests.
We're actually protesting the status quo.
We're trying to upend the current hierarchies
in which we're entrenched in -- in which we're entrenched.
You can cut that out.
-I do want to talk about --
This is Season 2 of "Dirty John."
It was based on a true story.
You're playing a real person, Betty Broderick.
It does strike me as this must be --
must have been an exhausting character to play,
to some degree, because of how emotionally taxing it is,
knowing that it was a real story,
knowing both what this woman did
and what she went through that led her to that moment.
When you took it on, did you put a lot of thought into
what you were about to embark on?
-Yeah. I mean, we knew that it was probably going to be
a really intense schedule, and so we did have a little --
We had a family meeting to explain to the kids
that I was going to be pretty much gone
13 hours a day for three months.
And, so, yeah, David stepped in, and, you know,
he did all of the parent-teacher conferences
and soccer uniforms and soccer games.
And anytime there was any griping, I was like,
"Dude, nine years of 'Game of Thrones.'"
-Yes. For anyone who doesn't know...
-It's your turn.
-...your husband was one of the co-creators of
"Game of Thrones," which I imagine, like,
took up some time.
I imagine being behind the camera for that show
took up some time.
-Let's just say there were --
I did several parent-teacher conferences on my own.
So it was about time he took the lead.
-Well, I'm glad that he stepped up and did his part.
-He really did.
-It's always so lovely to see you.
Please give my love to David and your family.
-Thank you. He sends his back to you.
-And I hope to see you in person soon.
-Me too. Be well. -And to you.