Rose Byrne on "Irresistible," "Bridesmaids" and more

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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🗓️ 7 July 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Rose Bryne chooses interesting characters. She was nominated for both an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of "Ellen Parsons"— a ruthless lawyer on the critically-acclaimed law drama "Damages." There's also her role as Helen Harris III in 2011's ensemble comedy Bridesmaids. This year, you can catch her in the political comedy "Irresistible." It's directed by John Stewart and stars Steve Carell. Guest host Jordan Morris chats with Rose about what it was like to work with the former "The Daily Show" host, perfecting the American accent and how Megyn Kelly inspired her role in the film. Plus, she'll tell us what it was like to be in a Star Wars movie!

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:10.3	Coming to you from my house in Los Angeles, it's Bullseye.
0:22.7	I'm Jordan Morris in for Jesse Thorn.
0:25.0	I'm the co-host of Jordan Jesse Go here at MaximumFun and I'm also a comedy writer who
0:29.5	created the sci-fi comedy Fiction Podcast Bubble.
0:33.6	My guest Rose Byrne has been acting for over 25 years.
0:37.0	She was born and raised near Sydney, Australia but quickly made a name for herself in the
0:40.6	States.
0:41.9	She had a breakout role in the FX series Damages, she played Ella Parsons.
0:46.4	She's acted in movies like Knowing and Get Him To The Greek and The Comedy Classic
0:51.0	Bridesmaids.
0:52.4	She played Helen, the filthy rich antagonist to Kristen Wiggs Annie.
0:56.0	It's funny how people change, isn't it?
0:58.8	Yeah.
0:59.8	I mean, I don't know, do people really change?
1:01.8	I think they do.
1:03.2	Yeah, but I mean, they still stay who they are, pretty much.
1:07.1	I think we change all the time.
1:09.4	I think we stay the same, but grow, I guess, a little bit.
1:13.9	I think if you're growing, then you're changing.
1:16.7	But I mean, we're changing from who we are, which we always stay as.
1:20.5	Not really.
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