[blows nose]
- Glamour. Luxury.
When I think of Debbie Ryan, I think of three words.
Ladylike.
[upbeat synth music]
So, I just did a bunch of interviews,
several rounds of press and phoners.
I'm getting a quick touch-up from my gorgeous team.
This is Misha,
and Sunny.
I am gonna change, pop on a fun lip,
and then head on over to have an experience with you guys.
[gentle bluesy music]
Debbie that my grandma knows,
and Debbie that people on set know,
and Debbie that met the President, Obama,
It's all the same Debbie.
Mrs. Michelle Obama had her pick
of any Disney show to be on,
and she chose to be on our show.
And Jessie is a show that I developed,
and was a producer of, and directed some episodes,
and so I got to really invite her in to our world,
and it was unbelievable.
You know that she's just a class act,
but she was above and beyond.
She was so cool, so fun, so educated.
I mean, this is not a thing she does.
She's doing improv on multi-camera shows and she crushed it.
She was so fun, and really prepared,
more than a lot of the actors that we bring on.
She came over to me and my mom, and she was like,
"Thank you so much for having me,
"and welcoming me and us into your home.
"I'd like to extend an invite for you and your family
"to come to my home, if you'd like to come."
And I was like,
"Your home?
"I know what-
"You're talking about The White House.
"I know, no, I know.
"Yeah, no yeah I would go.
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So, I was here for press.
And I've just wrapped all that up as of this morning,
so now, it's a Friday afternoon,
and I'm gonna go have some experiences.
I'm very curious by nature.
I lived in Germany when I was younger,
and traveled around a lot,
and something that has always been interesting to me
is trying a new thing.
I've wanted to do pottery for a long time,
so I'm gonna try my hand at it.
[upbeat synth music]
[gasps] These puzzle pieces.
That's so cute, I love puzzles.
I think I'm gonna try and make something like this.
Unless they suggest that I start with a bowl,
I like the idea of this or maybe even this polka-dotty guy.
[whispers] I'm gonna nail it.
[upbeat trumpet music]
Take my rings off, or am I good?
- Yeah, I would recommend taking your rings off
if you can.
- Do you have a bowl here?
That's a joke. 'Cause-
- [laughs] You can put it right in here.
- Okay.
Wow. It's a short dress-
- I know. [laughs] - For that.
- This is why she wears the modesty short, you guys.
- This is- - Just pull it.
- Let me ask you a question.
- What do you need? - [Female Voice] A towel, or-
- Can I ride sidesaddle? [laughs]
What if I do this?
- Yeah, we can try that out and see how it goes.
- Okay. - Oh, these are really small.
- Oh.
- 'Cause now that you're covered-
- Oh yeah, it should be even? - You can go in the center.
- Okay. - Yeah, that's perfect.
- Great.
- [laughs] I love your outfit right now.
- Thank you so much.
- [laughs] Okay. - Fashion.
- You guys, this is Mia.
Mia is going to teach me how to throw a bowl.
Throw some clay.
- Yes, we're gonna throw some clay for sure.
- Throw some clay.
We've already learned a very important
and valuable first lesson, which is:
don't throw in a dress.
[Mia laughs]
[slapping clay] - Yeah, great.
And you're gonna push down with this part of your hand
on the top. - On the top.
Whoa, look at this little guy [mumbles].
Oh, that's too fast.
[Mia laughs] That's too fast.
- It's okay. - Splashy splash.
- So, the next step, do you remember what it is?
- Is it called digging the hole?
What's it called? - Yeah, dropping the hole.
[both laugh] - Sorry.
Four,
three,
two,
one.
- Okay, that's awesome. - Is it taller?
- So, you kind of made a bowl.
So slowly take your hands off of it.
So your hands were like, "We're making a bowl today."
- Yes.
- Your mind knew.
This is much better than most people's first piece looks,
I just want you to know.
- All right, you're not just saying that
because there's a camera here? - I'm not just saying that.
Sponge, do you have your sponge still?
- I got my sponge.
- Awesome.
Where's your belly button?
Yeah, that's great.
- "That's great," she said.
- All right- - I'm doing it.
- then when you're ready-
- So the key, while it's spinning,
is to hold your hands as still as possible
to create symmetry.
To create an evenness.
- Exactly.
[wheel whirring] I'll go get one really quick.
- [Female Voice] How do you feel about your creation so far?
- Well, unfortunately, comparison is the thief of joy,
and it makes me wanna make this bowl.
This looks like I just made my first bowl,
in a dress. - Yeah, yes.
- That looks like, I would buy that.
[Mia laughs] [soft synth music]
[Mia laughs] This is fun, actually,
this is like... I get it.
[soft bluesy music]
Is it thick enough at the bottom?
- We're gonna find out.
- Oh no! Okay.
- [laughs] Oh no! [Debbie laughs]
- This is the point where
it either becomes a bowl, or it becomes a blob again.
- Yes. Just pull straight through.
- [mutters] Straight...
Oh no! - It's okay,
don't worry, keep going.
- I went too hard, it went too hard.
It's not a bowl, it's just a cone.
That is a bummer, we hate to see it.
How to fix the bottom of your piece:
- Yes.
- This is really important for people
who feel like all hope is lost if you've messed up
the first time.
[music swells]
[Mia exclaims] Look at her.
- High five. - Yeah! [giggles]
- We're gonna go look at the colors.
- Cool.
- So you can pick one from the inside,
you can pick one for the outside,
or you can just do it all the same glaze.
- This gray is kind of nice.
This red-brown is nice.
- Yeah, that red-brown is really nice.
- Honey, amber. [chuckles]
Maybe gray on the outside,
and red on the inside, as a little
- Yeah.
- Toasty surprise.
I bet your hands are soft.
- Yeah, they are. [giggles]
- There you go.
I did it.
All right, so I just did my first pottery class.
Wherever I'm at, I like to try and get a good sweat going.
I've heard a lot of great things about this trainer.
I have a session with him, which I am currently late for,
so I'm gonna skate on over.
[skateboard rolls on sidewalk]
Carving it up.
Okay.
All right.
I think this is the place. [sniffs]
[gentle synth music]
So, I'm all here and wrapped up.
I train with one person back in L.A.,
everyone does it a little bit different,
so I'm really looking forward to seeing what Steven does.
This is Steve.
Steve owns Bout Fight Club.
- Yes.
- First rule of Bout Fight Club is...
- To talk about Bout Fight Club.
[both laugh]
- To bring a camera crew into Bout Fight Club.
- Exactly.
Let me get that one, two, and then step in.
One, two. [Debbie hitting punch mitts]
Step in.
One, two.
Step in.
Cross, roll.
Keep me away from you. [Debbie screams]
Hit 'em.
Roll. [both laugh]
If I hit you with a jab,
what are you supposed to do?
- Flip. - I hit you with a cross,
what are you supposed to do?
- Flip. I hit you with a hook,
what are you supposed to do? - Roll.
- And then you hit them with- - Boom, bap bap.
- If the guy come close to you-
- Hold 'em out, hold 'em out. - Keep him away from you.
For distance, then hit him.
If he try to hit you again? [Debbie grunts, punches mitts]
Hit me, roll, hit them low. [Debbie hitting punch mitts]
[both exclaim]
- That's a good combo. - See that? Nice, yeah.
Hit, then I say, block block roll.
[Debbie hitting punch mitts]
Stop them.
Roll. [laughs]
That's pretty sweet.
- Fight me. - [Steve] Bring it.
- Say that again. [both laugh]
- Hold it like a rock.
That's it. [Debbie laughs]
Hit 'em.
[Debbie hitting punch mitts]
[bouncy music]
[Debbie hitting speed bag drowns out speech]
Hit it again just like that.
Try to get it, try to get it. - Having a party.
[both laugh]
- It takes so much practice. - Yeah.
It's so hard.
Cardio was really annoying for me,
and I found a love for it when I realized
that it's the best jet lag cure,
makes your skin really glowy.
- Timing, timing is everything.
Try to speed it up, keep it at one rhythm.
That's it.
You've got past the- I can't teach.
You're a natural.
[both laugh]
Awesome work, champ. - Thank you.
- Right?
- Thanks so much. - So nice working with you.
Yeah. - All right. See ya.
[both laughing]
[quiet bluesy music]
- Okay, I'm all cleaned up from boxing,
but I got a message from the producer of my podcast, Rob.
And I have some intros and outros to do
before we drop this new episode.
When you're doing this in a hotel room,
you've just gotta do whatever you can do.
It's important to always have a candle for vibe.
I didn't bring my mobile stands,
'cause I had a lot of outfits I needed to bring.
Something had to be sacrificed.
What's up guys, it's Debbie.
Thank you guys so much for listening today,
if you really liked the podcast,
be sure to subscribe at There You Are pod on iTunes
or wherever you get your podcasts.
And let me know what you guys want to hear,
'cause my favorite thing is doing this for you.
Thanks for spending a day with me.
It's been hectic, we've run around New York,
it's been glamourous, it's been sweaty, it's been muddy,
and really busy, and a little bit sick.
Skated around New York.
I got some friends in the city,
I've done all of my chores and obligations,
and I'm going out.
See you guys.
[upbeat music]
[sound of skateboard on floor]
Listen, I don't even skateboard,
it was just when I went on tour,
it's just easier than driving, and it's portable.
Anywhere you go, it's faster than walking.
Found it.
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