this wild, wild world

It does, thats for sure, yes! They did, still a little sad that Beyonce didnt do the show, but from what I saw, all of them did actually kill it, I mean Kendrick was insane, didnt Drake do a surprise performance or something? Gotta love a bit of Drake. Nah its not, please, I love hearing about things like that and love when people actually enjoy themselves 

It was just an amazing experience alltogether. Beyonce, yes, I heard about some issues there - but I guess with being so close to the birth of the twins that would’ve been a little too much. Not that I don’t think she could’ve pulled it off! But it might be safer to not dance around like crazy in the heat of a bloody desert.

For some strange reason people are certain that moms shouldn’t have a life. I think its just stupid to be honest. Thank you for seeing it the same way. You would, that sound great and so does the boardwalk. 

It’s like the second you got a baby, you cease to exist as a person -- it’s all about being a mom now. And I get it, it’s a time-consuming thing and it takes up a massive part of your life, but people seem to forget that there’s still someone behind that ‘mom’ persona. Only two more weeks of tour, and then I’m around for a glass of wine every single day, how does that sound?

Oh? I see… yes, I’m in Atlanta myself right now, working on Avengers again. I can imagine that touring doesn’t exactly get your creative juices going. Yes, that’s the project, and I love it. It’s a great idea.

Oh, that must be great to come back to! I’m still desperately waiting for a Black Widow movie, I have to be honest. Any news on that front?  Well, it depends. Touring can be massively inspiring -- but it’s been a while since I’ve had more than a week at home, and I miss staying in one place.

Hello Royal! I’m Hilarie, and very excited be in this town. Not going to lie, moving the boxes into my house was a nice change up. I think unpacking is better than packing, because then you can throw away everything you thought you were going to need, and now don’t. I have three bags full of clothes I don’t need anymore. Any recommendations on where I could bring them?

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It’s like finally getting a good excuse for a spring cleaning, isn’t it? And you get to part ways with so much baggage and waste that you just kept dragging along -- both physically and psychologically speaking. Hilarie, it’s a pleasure to meet you -- I’m Dan. And from the top of my head I’d say the Womens’ Center is always a good place to start for things like that!

I feel like a completely cliche, overwhelmed mum who needs hours to get her baby to sleep and once the little one is asleep opens a bottle of wine, or at least has a glass. I do feel like thats the kind of thing people usually roll their eyes at or just considers wrong. On another note, since Dusty is going to be with her dad for the next few days…anyone going to have that glass of wine with me? Maybe in public even? And maybe wearing actual jeans? 

I think people just have too much time at their hands and too much judgemental energy. Why is it that just because you have a kid you suddenly cease to exist as an individual human being and are considered as nothing more than ‘mom’? As if that’s the only attribute of importance -- that’s an issue a lot of people seem to not be aware of.  ---But, yes, I’d love to go out for a drink or two. The weather is so nice, I imagine it must be beautiful at the boardwalk in the early evenings.

Exactly! Yes, you would think it would be the opposite considering how geared our society is to social media, wouldn’t you? It’s the same with Internet friends – they aren’t viewed as ‘real’ somehow, or something equally ridiculous. Mhm, although I wasn’t a regular cast member after the original cast graduated. Quinn was too busy being fabulous at Yale.

It really is weird in that way! You can do everything online, yet the only thing you apparently cannot do is form meaningful relationships or friendships -- which is just bullshit, if you ask me. ---Do you miss it sometimes? The show, I mean,a nd the cast? I imagine after working a project for so long, it’d be quite hard to let go.

The line up this year was great, I am honestly disappointed that i didnt really get the chance to see any, but it sounds like you really had an amazing time. Yes, I really had a great start, I am really excited that I got to celebrate with such amazing people around. 

Well, the next Coachella always comes around sooner than you expect it to - you just wait. But yes, they had an amazing line up this year. Lorde absolutely killed it, and so did Lady Gaga.. And Kendrick, oh, god. It really was amazing. ... This is unfair, isn’t it? Me gushing to you about it -- I should shut up.

Where were you anyway? Aww, you’re great. It was great, as was the Charity Band playing yesterday.

We’re still touring at the moment, so I’m barely home, unfortunately. Honestly, as much fun as this tour is, I’ll also be very glad when it’s over and I get to relax a little and maybe tackle writing some new stuff. ---I heard! The Baby Box Project, no? Very great idea, I donated from over here -- thank the internet for PayPal.

Yes! That is exactly true. I mean, I can’t really comment on my use being educated, especially not at the beginning, I was really bad at Twitter. I just didn’t understand it. And, kind of the same with FaceTime, I’ve had a couple of embarrassing moments with that… But yes, as long as it’s for a use that is not malicious, then it can be a really great thing. New projects are my favorite thing about the job; it’s the research, that’s what I love doing most. I love being able to just dive, quite literally, head-first into a topic I would normally never dare to even think about. It’s so wonderful. And, then working with the people you can trust, or have known for years through projects or mutual friends, it’s a lot like high school or college. That’s quite the tour! It’s really a World Tour, that must be so completely exciting! But, I imagine you must miss home too, at some points. That was a fun show to be part of, and I was a fan before I was even part of it, getting to sit in ‘the booth’ was one of the highlights! Yeah, I’m going to assume it’ll be out sometime next year, and I’m a little embarrassed about sharing it, actually. It’s definitely…saucy.

Oh, yeah, I get that. I think in the beginning we all kind of dove into it head first without really knowing what we were doing. The younger generations just grow up with it, so they learn it from scratch without even noticing, it’s fascinating to see, I think. For us, a smart phone is still kind of a new deal, for them? They’ve been alive for as long as they exist.  How do you do your research? I’ve heard a lot of different approaches to that; some people really take it far, and even though I think it’s important to know what you’re in for I sometimes think it gets taken too far.. Like with Jared Leto and his Joker approach, that was borderline scary.  That does sound really fun though! Is there anyone you love coming back to work with? Or someone you’d love to work with again? ----It is, yes! We’ve had a quite big tour way back when Bad Blood was released, but you can’t really compare that to what we’re doing nowadays. It’s huge, and scary, but also a lot of fun. There’s nothing I’d rather do, really. I miss home, a lot, actually, but I have my best friends on the road with me, so that makes it easier.  Oh, I imagine that must’ve been a really exciting thing to do! It’s kind of sad the show ended, really, but I loved how they managed to go from a quite regular sitcom to tackling some more serious issues, like when Marshall and Lily broke up or Marshall’s father died.. Those episodes we’re so heartbreaking, but also amazingly handled.  Oh, dear, that does sound saucy. If it’d make you uncomfortable if I saw it, I would try and refrain.

Yes, that’s definitely good, too. Establishing a connection via text can be a more comforting way to start a relationship. Oh, yes, it’s definitely more complicated for us given what we do. I can’t imagine how the media would react, not that I’m such a high-level celebrity. Oh, well, thank you very much. I can’t believe we were around long enough for a ‘second generation’, we were very lucky.

Exactly. And you can get to know someone on a personal basis without being ‘distracted’ by appearances, in some way -- at least by nothing more than pictures. Oh, I can see it just fine; the headlines would be awful. As if online dating is something shameful or somehow less valid than meeting someone on the street or through mutual friends. You’ve been around for, what, seven seasons? That’s a lot, and the show definitely deserved it with what it meant for a lot of people.

I’ve got a surprising volume of experience when it comes to bein’ on stage in heels, I did a show called Hedwig and the Angry Inch in which the title character wears some seriously lethal boots.

Dan, it’s an absolute pleasure man, likewise.  I’m Darren. I’m a big fan of yours actually, no guilt about it. I’m not ashamed to admit that I bugged Ryan Murphy like crazy to get a Bastille number on the show and we had a hell of a lot of fun shooting it, too.

Oh, dear. That’s good though, isn’t it? That way you’ve got one worry less, that being if you’ll survive wearing those killer heels.

Love, there is not a lot in life that I can imagine being more wicked than that - let’s go do it. There’s gotta be somewhere around here to get a half decent pint, eh? You should take some credit, you’re extremely talented. You can call me anything you want, darling. Do I count as a Brit on the run if all I can bloody think about is how much I miss London on a daily basis? What about you - whats the big, dark secret that led you here?

I’m glad we’re on the same page here. But I’ll give you a fair warning: I’m absolutely useless when it comes to fighting anything or anyone. I could try and distract the gator with my awful dance moves, maybe, but that’s about all I have to offer.  But yes, I’m sure we’re going to find one great bar or the other if we just look hard enough. And if we don’t -- who says we can’t just open a proper british pub ourselves? Would make me feel right at home, and who doesn’t dream of owning a bar?  Well, thank you a lot. We’re all just doing our best up on that stage, so it’s very reassuring to know people actually enjoy it.  Caroline it is, then.  I’d say that still counts. Sometimes you just need a bit of time away to realize what you like about your hometown.  No big, dark secret, I’m afraid. Mostly practical reasons -- we’re on tour in the US currently and it’s good to have a place to come home to that isn’t a flight around half the earth away.

Yes, technology, although it’s not my best friend, is truly an important thing when you’re away from your family and friends. FaceTime and Skype are just some of the best inventions for social networking and communication. I don’t know what I’d really do without them. My schedule for the movie isn’t as demanding as the other cast members’, but I’ll still be away for a little while. Yes, I’ve never worked with the people in this cast, so it’s a treat to be able to network and make new friends, and work with some talented, young, upcoming actors. There’s not so much news about Adele lately, which I think is a good thing. People seemed to have cooled off on commenting on her weight, instead of her talent. Wow, you’re traveling a lot? Which places are you headed to? Yeah, I was part of How I Met Your Mother a few years back, I had a couple of fun scenes with Josh Radnor. But, the scenes with Alex, they’re totally straight. It’s a drama, and a mystery movie, I think.

I think, if one uses technology in an educated and useful way, you can get a lot of good out of it. it’s an amazing way to stay in touch, or to discover and learn new things, but unfortunately it also tends to bring out the worst in some people -- it really is a two-edged sword.  The acting community is such a vast and complicated field, I can imagine it’s great to explore a whole new environment with every new project -- but also very demanding, seeing how fast you have to adjust to new faces around you. I’m lucky that way, getting to work with the same people all year through, that way you can built a base of trust that’s hardly possible if you just work together for a few weeks. But even better if you click with your cast members so well!    Yes, we’ve been on tour for almost half a year now -- through Europe, Russia, now North America. It’s both a blessing and a curse sometimes.  Oh, right, I think I remember! HIMYM all somehow blurs into one big episode for me, it’s been a while since I’ve watched it. That does sound interesting, though. Let me know when you have a release date? I’d love to see it.

I heard and from what my friends who’ve been at Coachella told me you guys were absolutely amazing! Must be great to play the show, I mean it’s already amazing being there as a visitor, must be overwhelming as an artist! Oh a party at sunset which was beautiful and just my family and friends being around. Scar took me for breakfast in New Orleans, all those special little things and gestures!

Ah, thank you! That means a massive lot. I admit that I love being there, be it as a guest or as an artist -- though the artist part of it is so much more stressful. I still got to enjoy some of my favorite bands and singers live after our show though, so that was absolutely wicked.  That really sounds like a perfect day! I’m glad you got to start that new year of your life just about right, then.