The Risks of Being Unassuming

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In my experience, I have found that a lot of men have been jealous. It's always a risk to put yourself out there. But it is definitely a strong way of communicating. When your mother was 60, she wrote you a letter and she was talking about some things that happened in your family. And you called her and said, what's stopping us? That's how you started therapy with your mom when she was 60. You're like the opposite if the ideal little girl way is to be unassuming. To be funny assumes a lot.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus joins us to dive deep into: going to therapy with her 87-year-old mom, how to love adult kids well, the metaphor that got her through breast cancer, and why we should all be excited about getting older.

About Julia:

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is one of Hollywood’s most influential, iconic actors and producers. She starred in and executive produced HBO’s hit series Veep, she was Elaine Benes in Seinfeld and Christine Campbell in The New Adventures of Old Christine. She has received 11 Emmys with 26 nominations; she broke records for the most Emmys won. She was recently honored with the White House’s National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists who advance the arts in the United States.

On April 11, she released her new podcast, “Wiser Than Me,” a 10-part series of candid, witty conversations with women over 70. And her fantastic new film You Hurt My Feelings is being released in May.

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