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Julia Louis-Dreyfus on doing death, truth-telling in comedy and getting wiser (from On with Kara Swisher)

2024/12/24
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus: 我制作播客的初衷是出于好奇,想听听老年女性的声音,而不是出于对播客的渴望。我选择播客这种媒介是因为它能进行轻松深入的对话,与面对观众的谈话不同。我不拍摄播客视频是为了让受访女性感到更放松自在。我选择采访对象和话题的依据是她们自身的生活经历。与这些70岁以上的女性的对话使我更加激进。伊莎贝尔·阿连德身上最让我印象深刻的是她对生活的完全喜悦。这些对话让我反思,并促使我更多地分享自己,尽管我以前是一个非常私密的人。我会和90岁的母亲分享播客内容,因为她非常聪明、好奇,并且一直是我的挚爱。解决问题和应对生活挑战的关键在于人际关系的建立,而现在社会中的隔离感是具有破坏性的。我曾因为孤独而与超市收银员进行深入交谈,意识到每个人都有着有趣的人生。 我扮演的三个标志性电视角色之间的一个共同点是深刻的挫败感。我认为喜剧演员现在比以往任何时候都更有趣,因为有太多值得讽刺的东西。喜剧的风险性和真实性是它如此令人享受的原因。《宋飞正传》经久不衰是因为它探讨的是普遍的人性。我喜欢担任自己作品的制片人,因为它能让我更好地掌控作品。我更喜欢按项目合作,而不是拥有一个大型的制作公司。我参与政治活动,主要关注地方选举和州议会选举。我的“回声”是我的两个儿子,我希望他们成为善良的人和好公民。如果我写回忆录,书名将会是“书名是什么? ” Kara Swisher: (提问和引导) Isabel Allende: 我这个年纪最好的部分是不用取悦任何人,只需要取悦自己爱的人。

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus discusses her podcast "Wiser Than Me," which interviews women over 70. The podcast was born out of a desire to hear from older women and has become very popular. She shares how the intimate conversations have radicalized her.
  • Podcast "Wiser Than Me" interviews women over 70
  • Inspired by Jane Fonda documentary
  • Focuses on in-depth conversations, exploring themes of loss, ambition, and aging
  • Radicalized by the wisdom and experiences shared by the women interviewed

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Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus is most famous for her comedic TV characters Elaine Benes in Seinfeld and Selina Meyer in Veep. But in recent years, she's been showing her dramatic chops, including in her latest film, Tuesday, in which she takes on grief, denial and death. She's also been winning awards as the host of her podcast Wiser Than Me. In this episode from On with Kara Swisher, Kara and Julia discuss how in-depth conversations with iconic older women have radicalized her, her concerns about the commercialization of art films and why she thinks comedy is risky — but still very much possible.

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