Greta Gerwig | Issa Rae

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

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4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Greta Gerwig's directorial debut, 'Lady Bird,' received high praise, much of which happened to come from her mother (Original Air Date: November 16th, 2017). 'Insecure' star and showrunner Issa Rae used to be afraid of upsetting people in the industry. Then she got a piece of helpful advice: 'Don't be afraid to be a bitch' (Original Air Date: July 17th, 2017). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If the late show's hot show wins, see them call them.
0:09.0	Welcome back.
0:10.0	My next guest tonight is an actor and a screenwriter known
0:15.0	for Frances Ha in 20th Century Women.
0:18.0	She's now making her directorial debut with Lady Bird.
0:22.0	I want to go where culture is.
0:24.0	Like New York or at least Connecticut or New Hampshire
0:27.0	where writers live in the woods.
0:30.0	Mom.
0:31.0	You can't even pass your driver's seat.
0:32.0	Because you wouldn't let me practice that.
0:34.0	The way that you work or the way that you don't work.
0:36.0	You're not even worth state tuition, Christine.
0:38.0	My name is Lady Bird.
0:39.0	Well, actually, it's not.
0:41.0	And it's ridiculous.
0:42.0	Call me Lady Bird like you said you would.
0:44.0	You should just go to city college.
0:45.0	You know, with your work ethic, just go to city college
0:47.0	and then to jail and then back to city college.
0:49.0	And then maybe you'd learn to pull yourself up
0:51.0	and not expect everybody to do everything.
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