00:00Like how does a mouse chew through a wall like one bite at a time? I'm not bragging
00:04This is an embarrassing thing. Well, hello. Oh my gosh. You're gonna get me going. The hazel-eyed ADHD quirky
00:10girl
00:13Very well, I know very exciting. We're so happy for them
00:20I'm not annoyed you are. You've got your Oscar on the masterpiece already, but does the Oscars ever die out?
00:25You know, do you cut the noise a little bit? Because everyone's saying it about this one. Thank you. Listen
00:30We're so grateful that people are responding to this film. We all loved it so much. We loved making it
00:35I I think Jesse is just an extraordinary talent really really and so
00:40So we're just happy that people are are laughing and really enjoying the film
00:43And it's all about glitz and glam on the red carpet behind the scenes people like me work so hard
00:47What message have you got for someone that hasn't achieved what they want to achieve yet?
00:50I think persistence really matters, you know
00:52I think knowing what you want and taking a step toward it every day
00:55I mean, I really do think that little by little I always say you get somewhere like like how does
01:00a mouse chew through a wall like one bite at a time?
01:03Oh, I think you're a good mouse
01:04Thank you
01:07Nice
01:072011 in the Bastards
01:10Look how far you've come
01:11Wait, that was your first interview?
01:13Yeah, with you
01:13Oh my god
01:14It was a full circle moment, eh?
01:16Yeah, have you been have you had the same ups and downs as me?
01:20Very much so they're still freezing cold
01:22Okay
01:22So you've been Oscar nominated for writing, acting and now you're directing musicals
01:27Are you always wanting to push yourself and prove yourself?
01:29You know, why this?
01:32Yes, I mean there's two things one is I know this world of community theater better than any other world
01:36So in a way, it's not like a big stretch to write about because I just know this world
01:40So on the other hand, yes, I'm constantly trying to challenge myself because I just work better that way
01:46I think a lot of people in the arts have that same feeling like I start getting stale if I
01:51do the same thing, you know
01:52You're doing pretty well
01:53In fact, you're doing incredibly well
01:54This film is unbelievable
01:55Oh, thank you
01:56You must feel like it's a baby out there
02:00That's an intimidating feeling because when you work on a movie you're working for like three years with all people
02:06who like it, you know
02:07And then they start playing it for people and some people don't like it and it's just a strange phenomenon
02:10of like
02:11Oh, I forgot I forgot this is for other people too
02:14And so it's weird
02:15This is like maybe my favorite thing I'll ever make because it has everything I like about it
02:20Everything I like in entertainment
02:22It's absurdly funny and also tragic and has music
02:28It's like my favorite thing so I feel a little bit almost worried and paralyzed
02:32No, no, I feel good about that
02:34What I'm saying is I feel paralyzed for the next one because I put everything in that I like
02:37Have a little break, go to the countryside, put your phone on
02:41Everybody tells me stuff like that
02:43I don't know why
02:45Yeah, they tell me chocolate and they also say the countryside thing and they mention the phone
02:49Yeah
02:51It's a weird thing to constantly get told
02:53And what about any song you can put in your daily life?
02:56Any song from musical?
02:57What are you whacking in on the old soundtrack?
02:59Wait, what do you mean?
03:00Like a song from another person?
03:02Yes
03:03Okay, Stephen Sondheim's Someone in a Tree
03:05It's kind of an obscure song but he said it was his favorite
03:08And it's my favorite
03:09And it's from the show Pacific Overtures
03:11And I think I just lost the audience
03:13What about what song you know off my heart from any musical?
03:17Is there any that you actually know word for word?
03:20Yeah, I know I saw Jesus Christ Superstar last night
03:22I know every single word of that show
03:23That's this is
03:24This is not a
03:26I'm not bragging
03:27This is an embarrassing thing
03:28But I know the every word to many many musicals
03:32Yeah
03:32Do you want to speak with it in the theater though?
03:34Sings it along and talks along with the line?
03:36Yesterday during Jesus Christ Superstar
03:38I started mouthing it and I caught myself
03:40But I was just at such fun rhythm
03:41You know from Mr. Tim Rice
03:43And yeah
03:44And no, no, no, no
03:45Luckily I think I annoyed the person to my right
03:47But the person to my left was fine
03:48I would actually love to sit next to you in the theater
03:50No, you won't
03:51Okay, thank you
03:52And what about the fact that you know
03:54This is not the Oscar prize
03:56Does that ever get
03:57Do you want to lock that away and shut that off
03:59Or do you embrace it?
04:00How does it work?
04:01Oh no, it's very exciting
04:02Very nice
04:02I'm so glad
04:03I hope Julianne wins every award
04:05And I think she should
04:06Of course
04:06You know, she's the greatest
04:08In terms of that stuff
04:09I mean, I really think like
04:10I'm lucky to be here in London
04:12I'm lucky to get to go to any award show
04:14And sit in any seat
04:15You know, I really view all of this as like
04:18Unexpected
04:18Because it is, you know
04:20And so I
04:21It keeps me happy
04:23Because I don't have expectations of anything
04:25You know
04:25Have you ever had a project
04:26Where your family's been like
04:27Dad, stop
04:28Just stop
04:29You stop talking about it
04:31Just stop kind of
04:31Do you know what I mean?
04:32You get so obsessed with it
04:33Oh my god, of course, yes
04:35I mean, this movie
04:37I was playing musical theater loudly every day
04:40Before my kid goes to school
04:41And so yeah
04:42I was like
04:42But this is what the movie's about
04:43And they're like
04:43Well, we're not in the movie
04:45So yeah
04:45The next movie they can be in
04:46Yes, I tease it at home
04:48Yes
04:49Yeah
04:50It's great to see you again
04:51Give me a hug
04:51Thanks, Jesse
04:52Cheers, my friend
04:53Nice to see you
04:53Hello, I'm Lucy
04:54Hi, how you doing, Lucy?
04:55I'm good, nice to meet you
04:57Nice to meet you
04:58Thank you very much
04:59It's to match your eyes
05:00So there you go
05:01Thank you very much, you do
05:01So you are in this amazing film
05:03The Oscar bars are so exciting
05:05How about that, right?
05:06Do you
05:06Does that excite you as an actor
05:08Or do you have to kind of get that noise out?
05:10Oh, you know what?
05:11I look at it like
05:11It's unicorns and icing
05:12It's great
05:13We love it
05:14But it's not the cake
05:15The cake is the work
05:16And to be able to make the thing
05:17And be able to make something with Jesse Eisenberg
05:19And Julianne Moore
05:20And Paul Giamatti
05:21That's a dream come true
05:22For a working stiff like me
05:23It's so, so exciting
05:25Yeah
05:25Are you a musical fan?
05:26Can you do your jazz acts?
05:30Absolutely
05:31Oh, I love it
05:32One of my first roles in high school
05:34That got me hooked on acting
05:35Was in Hello, Dolly
05:36And The Pajama Game
05:38Like a lot of kids my age
05:39You know
05:40The Hello, Dolly
05:42Absolutely
05:42Hello, Dolly
05:44Well, hello
05:45Oh my gosh
05:46You're going to get me going
05:46And you two went to school together
05:49Who?
05:50You two
05:50You went to the same school
05:51No, we didn't, did we?
05:54I didn't know that
05:55Oh, we're Penn Staters together
05:56That's right
05:57Oh my God
05:57I totally forgot
05:58Thank you
05:58I'm just like
05:59I don't know
06:00I didn't
06:00Well, she wasn't dressed
06:01Rebecca wasn't dressed like that
06:02When we were on set
06:03I can tell you that
06:06We did go to the same school
06:07Except I went
06:08A thousand years
06:10Before she did
06:11That's why
06:11I'm like
06:11What are you talking about?
06:17It's amazing
06:18She's luminescent
06:19She's one of those
06:20She's a unicorn
06:21I'm sure she doesn't think
06:22About it like that
06:23But she walks in the room
06:24And your head's on a swivel
06:25Going, oh wow
06:27There she is
06:28But the great thing is
06:28She leaves with her eyes
06:30And her heart
06:30She's got such givingness
06:32About her, you know
06:32And as an actor
06:33You want that
06:34And of course
06:34She's Julianne Moore
06:35We're not fooling anybody
06:36She's a movie star
06:38But what she does
06:38Is immediately put you at ease
06:40And she also
06:41Is all about like
06:42How's the scene work?
06:42What's my character want?
06:43Which is a great reminder
06:44Of regardless of how far
06:46You travel up and down the scale
06:47Oh, that's
06:48Yeah, the buzz
06:49All the way
06:50I'm not going to get involved
06:51In that
06:51Although I will vote for her
06:52If I can
06:53And there's no doubt about it
06:54And just quickly
06:55If you could prompt yourself
06:56In any musical
06:57And you are doing
06:58The debut night for it
07:00On the West End
07:01What are you the leading man in?
07:03Oh, I'm going to play
07:04Billy in Chicago
07:06Yes, he is
07:06Come on
07:07All I care about is love
07:10Any producers out there
07:11I am dead serious
07:12I'll be there
07:13Anywhere in the world
07:14I could have just got you
07:15A new job now
07:16I hope so
07:16I'll come back
07:17And give you your commission
07:18My agent
07:18Call her
07:19Amazing
07:20Oh my god
07:20You're so sweet
07:21How is London?
07:22First of all
07:22You have beautiful eyes
07:23Fade star
07:24Like, oh my god
07:27I can't
07:27I've always like
07:28Wonder what it's like
07:29To have just like
07:29Bright light colored eyes
07:31Oh, thank you very much
07:32You look gorgeous
07:32Love your little details
07:33They all match
07:34Thank you
07:35So can you believe
07:35You're at the debut
07:36At the last night
07:37Of the London Film Festival
07:38With Ginny Amor
07:39And you know
07:40This is pretty cool
07:42So cool
07:43Like, oh my god
07:44Sorry, I just saw
07:45Patrick who plays my dad
07:47In the film
07:47He's the best
07:48It's my dad
07:48It's my dad
07:50We went to the same college
07:52Years apart
07:52But yeah
07:53I love that
07:53I want to know then
07:54If you were going to watch a musical
07:57What would you put yourself in
07:58Debut
07:59You know, you could be the lead
08:00I could be the lead
08:01Yes
08:01Oh my god
08:02Well, I want to
08:03I want to
08:03I want to
08:04Put this on camera
08:05Because no one knows this musical
08:07And I would love to do it someday
08:09But I would want to play
08:10The lead role in Violet
08:12That's the name of the musical
08:13Violet and Violet
08:14It's like this old
08:15Bluegrass country musical
08:16From the 90s
08:17And I just would love to be in it someday
08:21And you will be
08:22And I'm going to put this clip out
08:23In 10 years time
08:24When you've won an Oscar for it
08:25Oh my god
08:26Stop
08:27Well, maybe a Tony
08:28Yeah
08:28A Tony
08:30The EGOT
08:31Whatever it's called
08:31The oh my gosh
08:32And what about what
08:34Shamelessly
08:35Which musical do you know
08:36Every word to?
08:37Every single word?
08:38Yeah
08:38Okay, well
08:40Probably Falsettos
08:41By Bill Finn
08:44And gosh
08:45I'm like forgetting
08:46Every musical I've ever seen
08:48What about film?
08:49I don't want to say
08:50Oh, film?
08:51Devil Wears Prada
08:51Devil Wears Prada
08:52It's my favourite movie
08:54I can quote it
08:55Absolutely
08:56It's like the best thing
08:57Maybe we can get you in number three
08:58The film
08:59Oh my god
08:59I would love that
09:00By all means
09:01Move at a glacial pace
09:02You know how that thrills me
09:04Oh, I love that
09:05And we've got to talk about Julianne
09:06How good is she as a mum?
09:07Oh my god
09:08I mean
09:08In the movie?
09:10Well
09:11I think in real life
09:12She's probably an amazing mum
09:13In the movie
09:14She falls in love with theatre
09:16And that becomes like
09:17Her new love
09:18Yeah
09:18Which I think is kind of special
09:19Because we don't see that
09:20In a lot of movies
09:20It has to be like
09:21The mum is
09:22Like her number one duty
09:23Is to be the mum
09:25And I think this is a woman
09:26Who's been doing that
09:26Her whole life
09:27And then she finds herself
09:28Doing a community theatre musical
09:30And it's her new love
09:31Don't you love though
09:32That she's getting her chance?
09:33Yes
09:33Doesn't matter how old you are
09:34Doesn't matter how long it takes
09:35It doesn't
09:36Isn't that lovely?
09:37It's so lovely
09:37And I think that's what theatre does
09:39Is like it doesn't matter
09:40What context
09:41Or what level the theatre is
09:43If you find a piece of yourself in it
09:46No matter what side
09:48You know
09:48Of the table that you're on
09:49Or if you're in the audience
09:50Or on stage
09:52Then that means it's doing its job
09:53And I think
09:54Yeah I do think this is
09:55This movie is like
09:56For the little person
09:57Oh
09:57I really
09:58I think it is
09:59And she does a wonderful job
10:00At embodying that
10:00I love that
10:01Even being the superstar that she is
10:02And the fact that
10:03Jessie wrote it for her
10:04If Jessie's going to write
10:05Something for you
10:05What's it called?
10:06She's his muse
10:07For me?
10:08Yeah
10:08Oh my gosh
10:11I don't know
10:17The hazel-eyed ADHD quirky girl
10:20That's not the name of a movie
10:21That's a good book name
10:22It's a good
10:23We can write the book first
10:24Yes
10:24You know what?
10:26Yeah
10:26I write too
10:27Maybe I can work on that one
10:28It's so bad to meet you
10:29Have a great time in London
10:30Thank you
10:31Wait what was your name again?
10:32Lucy
10:32Lucy
10:32It's so nice to meet you
10:33You too babe
10:34Oh my gosh
10:35Thank you
10:35Thank you
10:35Thank you
