Although, if anyone could use a drink, it’s the characters these women play.
Back at the bar, the women grab their drinks and prepare to treat themselves.
I like playing the one who’s not all there all the time.
I was like, “This is going to be fun!
I’ve been crying for so many years!”
It’s about that absurdity.
So I guess it’s worth all the headaches?RETTA:We’re hoping.HENDRICKS:Yes.
Another draw of this show, I’m sure, was the empowerment factor.
“HENDRICKS:I know which film you’re talking about.
[Laughs]WHITMAN:But you know what I’m saying?
I feel lucky that we’re just people and we’re uneven and messy and fed up.
It’s a whole different set of issues and circumstances.
Who would you call if you had to bury a body?RETTA:My friend Rosa.
She would plan it.WHITMAN:I would need multiple people.
He’d be on watch.
I think you both would help.
Don’t have me on site.
I’m the worst.
I will fing pee my pants.WHITMAN:I got it.
Anytime I would forget to buy groceries he’d be like, “And what about the dead body?
So, what’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?RETTA:I know mine.
Stealing a crossword puzzle book, but I was young.HENDRICKS:That’s the worst thing you’ve done?
My godmother made me take it back.WHITMAN:I stole something once accidentally.
And I was horrified.HENDRICKS:I’ve just stolen sh.
I never took it back.
In high school I stole a pair of sunglasses, I stole a CD once.
I remember seeing her face fall and I truly was like, “I’m a bad person!
Was the chemistry you three share always this natural?
So when Christina said it, I was like, “Yeah, let’s go to your place!
“HENDRICKS:Everyone was totally game.
There was no coaxing anyone.WHITMAN:No, I was begging for it.
I was going with her whether she wanted it or not.
Super-French because it was without pants.
I was like, “I just got this gig and I’ve lost my sister already!
I was like, “Well, then she couldn’t have left.
“WHITMAN:I stole sweatpants from Christina, that’s why.HENDRICKS:But now the pants are missing.
We can’t find the pants.WHITMAN:Yeah, and they were good pants.
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