>>> JANE LYNCH IS USED TO TAKING ON ROLES THAT MAKE US SMILE.
LIKE WHEN SHE BECAME A HOUSEHOLD NAME ON THE HIT COMEDY "GLEE."
JANE ADDED A COUPLE MORE EMMYS TO HER RESUME AS THE HOST OF
"HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT." >> NOW, SHE'S TAKING ON A
SERIOUS ROLE ON "MANHUNT UNABOMBER."
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THE
CONSEQUENCES HERE. WHAT HAPPENED AT WACO, MY
DECISIONS THERE WILL HAUNT ME FOR THE REST OF MY NATURAL LIFE.
AND I CAN SAY FROM EXPERIENCE THAT EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT
WHEN THE CAMERA'S POINTED AT YOU.
>> YEAH. BUT I WOULD RATHER RESPECT THE
MAN I SEE IN THE MIRROR THAN THE MAN I SEE ON TV.
>> OKAY. LET'S DO IT.
YOU HAVE THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE D.O.J.
>> WHAT AN INCREDIBLE PROJECT. SHE HAS 90 BILLION PROJECTS.
THIS ONE WAS WORTH IT, RIGHT? >> THIS WAS AN AMAZING THING.
I WAS FAN OF JANET RENO WHEN SHE WAS ATTORNEY GENERAL.
SHE HELD THE JOB LONGEST OF ANYBODY.
AND SHE WAS A REALLY INDEPENDENT FORCE OUT THERE FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. AND SHE HAD A LOT OF REALLY BIG
CASES ON HER DESK. AT THE SAME TIME, WACO.
SHE MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES. SHE OWNED UP TO ALL OF THEM.
THIS WAS A HUGE GAMBLE, PRINTING TED KACZYNSKI'S MANIFESTO IN THE
NEWSPAPER, WHICH IS AKIN TO NEGOTIATING WITH A TERRORIST.
>> SO, WHEN YOU GOT THIS ROLE, DID YOU HAVE A PAUSE?
YOU'RE PLAYING SOMEBODY THAT YOU ADMIRED FOR SO LONG.
>> I DIDN'T PAUSE. BUT DEFINITELY, THAT WAS A
CONSIDERATION OF SOMETHING THAT I FEARED.
WHEN SOMEBODY SO FAMILIAR TO THE WORLD, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS
THE GAMBLE, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU FALL ON YOUR FACE.
I TRIED TO GET RID OF THE FEARS IMMEDIATELY AND WORK ON IT.
>> WHAT RESEARCH DID YOU DO FOR THIS ROLE?
>> I KNOW THE CASE. I WAS ALIVE AND THINKING AS AN
ADULT IN THE '90s. I GOT AHOLD OF A MAN WHO WAS HER
ASSISTANT AND BECAME ONE OF HER BEST FRIENDS.
AND HE WAS INVALUABLE. HE FILLED IN THE PERSONALITY
TRAITS FOR ME. AND THE GOODNESS OF THE HEART
AND HER HUGE SENSE OF HUMOR. YOU KNOW, JUST STRICT ADHERENCE
TO FOLLOWING THE FACTS. >> GOOD STUFF.
CONGRATULATIONS IS IN ORDER. DOES IT EVER SINK IN?
YOU WERE NOMINATED FOR AN EMMY. NOMINATED NINE TIMES AND WON
THREE. >> I DID NOT KNOW THAT.
>> YOU DON'T COUNT. >> YOU DON'T SIT AT HOME AND
COUNT? >> I'M THRILLED FOR THIS
PARTICULAR -- ALL OF THEM ARE GREAT.
BUT THIS IS FOR A EBB WEB SERIES I DID WITH FRIENDS CALLED
"DROPPING THE SOAP." A SOAP OPERA.
>> AND YOU PERFORMED WITH THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?
>> TO SHOW UP AND, I PRACTICED WITH MY PIANO PLAYER.
AND YOU HAVE A WORLD-RENOWNED
SYMPATHY BEHIND YOU. >> DID YOU CRY?
>> I DID. BUT THE REHEARSAL WAS AMAZING.
I DID EVERYTHING FROM COLE PORTER TO JAMES BROWN.
>> YEAH? >> SINGING.
>> I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WERE PLAYINPLAYING THE PIANO.
>> NO. BRAD ELLIS DOES THAT.
>> SHE PROBABLY COULD. >> I COULD IF I WANTED TO.
>> I DON'T HAVE TIME. I HAVE 90 BILLION PROJECTS.
>> AND PERFECT TEETH. >> I WAS REMARKING ON
EVERYBODY'S TEETH. YOU INCLUDED ME IN THAT GROUP.
THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE IN THERE.
DO YOU SLEEP? >> I DO.
THE THING ABOUT IT IS, I HAVE A LOT OF FREE TIME.
>> NO. >> I DO.
>> THE NAT GEO SHOW. >> THIS PROS PROBABLY TOOK A CO
MONTHS? >> NOT FOR ME.
I WAS THERE FOR THREE DAYS. >> WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT, WHAT
WOULD JANE LYNCH DO? >> BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION
STUFF, THEY SHOOT THE SAME LOCATION IN THE SAME DAYS.
>> I'M GOING TO START MARKING THINGS BY WHAT JANE LYNCH WOULD
DO. >> WWWJLD.
>> I LOVE IT. >> RUBBER BRACELETS?
>> I'M GOING THE MAKE SOME. "MANHUNT UNABOMBER" AUGUST 1st
ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL. >>> DO YOU DO WEATHER?
>> NO. I DID WEATHER ON THE NAT GE