WE'RE BACK WITH THE STAR OF "MAID" ON NETFLIX, ANDIE
MacDOWELL.
AS YOU SAID EARLIER, YOU HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS, ACTUALLY, IN SHOW
BUSINESS, RAINEE AND MARGARET.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AS A MOM, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS AN
EASY BUSINESS.
AND WHAT DID YOU THINK-- WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST REACTION WHEN
THEY SAID, "MOM, WE WANT TO DO WHAT YOU DO?"
>> RIGHT, WELL, IT REALLY KIND OF HAPPENED AS A NATURAL
PROCESS, BECAUSE THEY DANCED AND THEY DID THEATER GROWING UP.
AND ACTUALLY IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A GOOD THEATER TOWN.
>> IT MADE ME-- I WAS REALLY FLATTERED.
I WAS HONORED AND REASSURED I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO MESS THEM
UP AND IT MADE ME FEEL GREAT ABOUT THAT.
I HADN'T SCREWED THEM UP BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T WANT TO DO WHAT I
DO -- >> Stephen: THEY WOULD REJECT
YOU.
>> YEAH,.
>> Stephen: DID YOU LIVE IN ASHEVILLE?
>> I RAISED THEM PRIMARILY IN ASHEVILLE.
>> Stephen: WAS IT IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO INJECT A LITTLE
SOUTHERNNESS INTO YOUR DAUGHTERS?
>> I DO.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT THE SOUTH THAT I FIND DIFFICULT,
BUT I LOVE MANNERS, BEAUTIFUL MANNERS.
AND TRADITION.
AND I WANTED THEM TO KNOW MY FAMILY.
IT WAS A MULTITUDE OF THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT-- AND
THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE SIMPLICITY OF A SMALL TOWN THAT
I REALLY ENJOY.
I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES NOW, AND MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, MARGARET,
THAT I'M IN "MAID" WITH THAT TOOK ME THERE, ENDED UP TAKING
ME THERE.
I'M HAPPY THERE NOW.
I AM HAPPY.
>> Stephen: IT'S HAPPY TO BE WORKING WITH YOUR DAUGHTER, TOO.
>> I'M SO HAPPY TO BE WORKING WITH MY DAUGHTER.
>> Stephen: LET'S TALK ABOUT "MAID."
IT'S ON NET FLIX.
TELL ME ABOUT THE SHOW.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
>> OH, WOW, WELL, MY DAUGHTER IS IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP, AND
SHE HAS THIS CHILD, AND SHE ENDS UP BEING A DOMESTIC WORKER, A
HOUSEKEEPER.
AND IT'S ABOUT THE SYSTEM.
IT'S ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT THE SYSTEM IS.
AND TRYING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND GET OUT OF
AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP, HOW COMPLEX THAT IS.
AND ON TOP OF IT, SHE HAS ME TO DEAL WITH.
I'M BIPOLAR.
AND IT'S JUST A REALLY COMPLICATED LIFE.
AND IT'S-- YOU KNOW, SHE TAKES THIS JOURNEY OF REALLY WANTING
TO GO TO COLLEGE.
SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO COLLEGE ORIGINALLY, AND THEN IT
ALL FELL APART.
>> Stephen: WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CLIP RIGHT HERE.
JIM.
>> I'M FINE.
>> YOU'RE HOMELESS MOM.
YOU'RE LIVING IN YOUR CAR.
>> WILL YOU JUST STOP!
>> NO.
>> PLEASE!
I LOVE MY CAR!
>> YOU'RE HOMELESS, MOM.
>> WOULD YOU PLEASE JUST STOP!
JUST STOP I'M UNDER THE STARS!
I'M INDEPENDENT!
THE POINT IS, HONEY, YOU KNOW, I LIKE BEING A GYPSY.
I LIKE BEING MOBILE OKAY.
YOU KNOW ME, I'M SCRAPPY.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I CAN'T AFFORD TO PUT YOU IN A HOTEL.
I CAN'T BRING YOU TO THE SHELTER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, MOM.
>> I'M NOT YOUR PROBLEM, ALEXANDRA.
>> YES, YOU ARE.
>> NO, YOU'RE NOT.
I'M YOUR MOTHER I AM!
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: THAT'S REALLY LOVELY TO SEE THE TWO OF YOU
TOGETHER.
IT'S A PAINFUL SCENE.
IS THIS THE FIRST TIME YOU HAVE DONE THAT TOGETHER?
>> YES.
IT'S BECAUSE OF HER THAT I GOT THE JOB.
SHE SUGGESTED ME.
>> Stephen: SHE WAS CAST FIRST.
>> SHE WAS CAST FIRST AND ALREADY WORKING AND NEEDED
SOMEBODY TO PLAY PAULA, AND SHE SAID, "I THINK THE PERSON WHO
WOULD BE BEST FOR THIS IS MY MOTHER."
AND I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED, BECAUSE SHE REALLY INDEPENDENT
AND I THOUGHT AWAY WOULD WORK TOGETHER WHEN I WAS REALLY OLD.
>> Stephen: DID YOU RESIST AT ALL?
"NO, I SHOULDN'T DO IT."
>> NO, NO, MY HEART JUST SWELLED THAT SHE WANTED ME TO PLAY THIS
CHARACTER.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GREAT ROLE, TOO.
AND I THINK IT WAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FOR ME.
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE HAD SEEN ME PLAY THIS TYPE OF CHARACTER.
SO -- >> Stephen: I HAVE NEVER SEEN
YOU HOMELESS BEFORE.
WELL, IT WAS LOVELY TO MEET YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: TELL YOUR DAUGHTER TO STOP BY ANY TIME.
>> YOU'LL ENJOY HER.
I HOPE SO.
I KNOW I WILL.
"MAID" IS AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX.
ANDIE MacDOWELL, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY LANA DEL REY.
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