-Our next guest is a talented actress you know
from shows like "Dirty John" and "Little Birds"
and films such as "Palmer" and "The Dark Knight Rises."
She stars in the award-winning series "Ted Lasso,"
which is available in its entirety on Apple TV+.
Let's take a look.
-Next picture of me will not be this perfect.
I am gonna be mid-sneeze face, like -- [ Gasps ]
[ Exhales sharply ] Guess what the headline will be.
-"Gesundheit"?
-"Jamie's tart breaks Tartt's heart."
-Did you just come up with that?
-Yeah. -Everyone would read that.
-Of course they would!
I mean, you have no idea the power of rhyming
in this goddamn country! -Yeah.
-Ooh, "Lasso makes passo and creates team fiasco."
-Whoa! Keeley's got bars.
-Please welcome to the show Juno Temple.
How are you, Juno? -Hi! I'm good!
I'm so excited to be virtually with you.
-I am equally excited to be virtually with you.
This is a show that brought so many people joy
at a time when they needed it so much.
Was it as joyous to make as it was to watch?
-Genuinely.
And continues to be throughout shooting season two, as well.
It's actually -- I don't know.
Playing Keeley throughout this past six months
has just been a true injection of joy.
And what an amazing thing
that the show has touched people the way it has.
Because, yeah, it has been a roller coaster of heaven
to make it, to be honest with you.
-Is it true that when Jason Sudeikis
first reached out to you about the part,
you thought that he had made a mistake?
-Yes, I did.
Yeah, I got a text message from him
saying that there was a pilot
that I might be interested in reading,
and I genuinely thought
that he potentially had texted the wrong actress
because I'm definitely not known for my comedic roles.
I tend to play much more dramatic roles
where women are really going through a lot
and trying to figure out what's happening
in their future whilst dealing with their past,
all that kind of stuff.
So, yeah, luckily, he did text me on purpose.
And that was an embarrassing conversation
that I didn't have to go through.
But an amazing one.
Because I'm still kind of shocked
that he even thought of me for this role at all.
And I'm very grateful for it.
-I've heard from a lot of friends of mine
that they love the show because they can watch it
with their whole family.
I know that your friends, your family watch it,
and this hasn't been the case with all of your work
that it is friendly for the people you know.
-No, this is very true. I have two younger brothers --
one who's four years younger than me
and one that's ten years younger than me --
and, you know, they definitely don't rush
to tell their best friends when their sister is playing
the lesbian werewolf who has to masturbate in bed
and kick out a werewolf... you know?
Or,you know, just taking my clothes off a lot,
to which I'm very okay with,
but definitely don't need to put my brothers
through that experience or their friends.
And I've had slightly awkward moments, you know,
saying hi to some of my brothers' friends,
and they were kind of, "Oh, hi. It's nice to see you.
How you doing?
Yeah, uh, liked your new job, movie, fi-- uh, thing.
Well done." [ Laughs ]
-"Yeah, it's nice to see you. For the first time ever!"
[ Laughter ]
This is something that's interesting about your brothers.
So, I'm a father now. I got two kids.
I feel like your dad is living my nightmare,
which is he roots for the football club Arsenal,
and yet your brothers root for Chelsea.
Is he so depressed by this or has he come to terms with it?
-You know what? Actually, you would think it would be
World War III in the house
when there are matches of those two teams against each other,
but they're also very artistic people.
So there is this sense of calm normally in my house.
We're listening to a lot of great music, dance a lot.
Yeah, I grew up with a very kind of liberal household.
But then there is this sort of inner hooligan that comes out
that only football can really draw out of anybody.
And so for me, rather than me paying attention
to the battle going on between them,
I'm like, "Who are these strangers in my household?!"
[ Laughs ]
But I will say that when Arsenal is playing somebody else,
my brothers will root for Arsenal with my father,
and then vice versa with Chelsea.
So, for example, when Chelsea won a couple of weekends ago,
which both my brothers were at Stamford Bridge
in tears overjoyed with that result,
my dad was incredibly happy for them.
-I think that speaks to a very strong family unit
you have, that you can celebrate.
-Yes. -If my brother,
or should I say, if my kids root for a different team,
I will not feel any joy for them, only misery.
-Who's your team?
-Well, West Ham is my football club, so...
-[ Gasps ] Yuck!
-Yeah. See?
-That is tough...my friend.
[ Laughter ]
-Look. You think I'm happy about it?
[ Laughter ]
-Well, I'm actually slightly silenced for a minute with that.
-That's all right.
You know what? I'll let you just digest that.
-I'm going to reminisce from that from you.
I'm over it. It's cool.
-So I want to ask. "Little Birds."
This new project you have. Sort of the opposite of "Ted Lasso."
Tell us a bit about that.
-Yeah, it's definitely a completely different world.
We're going back in time to the 1950s
and set in Tangier in Morocco in the 1950s.
And it's loosely inspired by Anais Nin's "little birds."
So it's all actually kind of exploring erotica.
And I think people will really get a model sometimes
and think that sort of sex appeal
and being sexy and eroticism are the same thing,
but I think they're very different actually.
I think sexiness is something
that you're normally quite aware of.
You're aware of creating it, of doing it,
whereas eroticism is about stuff that goes on internally
that people normally get a little bit uncomfortable
talking about or a lot uncomfortable talking about.
And that's something that I loved about the book
initially, "Little Birds." I read when I was really young,
And then this project when it came into my universe.
And the director that made it, Stacie Passon,
and how great she was about exploring all of that,
especially, you know, being completely unafraid
to ask questions about all of our feelings about [Stammers]
Eroticism. Whoa. Sorry bout that.
-And, so, is this one for your brother and his friends
or is this one maybe --
-There is a little bit of nipple in this one.
So it comes with a warning, for sure.
Actually. You know what?
Any time my nipples are in it, they're actually painted.
So one time, they're blue, and one time,
they're kind of pale blue and glittery,
so that might mean that's okay.
-Yeah, I think that's certainly right on the line.
-Thanks. -Yeah.
-Sort of like bra in a weird way.
-Well, I'm very excited that everyone can see that soon,
and I'm equally excited that "Ted Lasso"
is coming back for season two.
Delightful talking to you. Thanks so much for being here.
-Thank you so much for having me.
-"Little Birds" airs Sundays on Starz.
And the second season of "Ted Lasso" premieres
July 23rd on Apple TV+.