Shannon: That was really interesting. I found the whole story of your character so interesting too, in the end, when they say what happened and how he remarried and his kids were taken care of by the grandparents. I really liked that [Elizabeth Olsen’s Candy] was like, “I really want to have an affair with you.” And he’s more passive. You played it so well, Jesse. I had not read the book, so for somebody like me, I was like, “Oh my God, this is so interesting.” My daughter and I loved it. We watched it really fast.
Then [Candy] kept taking those pills. As a matter of fact, this is so funny—I watch Vanderpump Rules. There was a cheating scandal, and I think Andy Cohen said he thinks one of the girls in the cheating scandal might have taken something to make herself calm for the reunion. And so it reminded me of Love & Death because people were wondering why she wasn’t very reactive.
Plemons: Should I watch this show, Vanderpump Rules?
Shannon: Jesse! I think you should watch it with Kirsten. Just watch this season because as far as reality goes, it delivers times 100, and it’s not hard to just catch up. I would say just watch this last season and you will not be disappointed.
Plemons: I got pretty obsessed with Below Deck.
Shannon: People really like that show. Don’t they pay people to go on the boat? You can bring your friends or whatever, right?
Plemons: They must.
Shannon: It’s something like that where they get a fee, almost like reality actors, and they can get their friends. I don’t know. I thought it was something like that, but what do I know?
Molly, this season on The Other Two, your character has had to navigate fame in a particularly intense way. Did you relate to that story line at all? Curious for both of you how you’ve handled being in the public eye, even since the movie you made together.
Shannon: Yes. When I was shooting The Other Two, I fly back and forth all the time, so I know all the airline stewardesses and they’re always like “Ah!” And they’ll sit down and talk to me. Sometimes I have to work and memorize my lines. I’ll be like, Oh my gosh, thank you. Okay, I got to work now.” I try to be friendly. Pat, my character, of course, has alien-level fame, like Oprah-level. But I think that when you go out in public, you have to be the mayor. “Hello!” I happen to be an extrovert, so I don’t mind talking to strangers. But if you’re more of an introvert, which a lot of actors are, it’s interesting, because people really come up to you a lot.
You learn a lot about people and behaviors. It’s almost like a social study. I had a woman come up to me at a party. She came over and I had a glazed over look of—I thought she was a fan. She was like, “You don’t remember me.” That was her intro. And I was like, “Oh God, I’m sorry.” And then it was actually somebody I knew, but I hadn’t seen them for 25 years. I don’t know if you’ve experienced this, Jesse, but people will be like, “I went to school with Jesse. Jesse’s my good friend. Remember me?” And you find out it was like 20 years ago and you might be bigger in their head.
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