Michelle Monaghan teases The White Lotus S3

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00:00To actually have gotten the job was really just such an exciting moment in my career.

00:05I've been doing this for 25 years. It did not feel like work.

00:07There's a lot of lessons to be learned this season.

00:10Michelle, it's great to have you on board the White Lotus.

00:13I feel like every now and again a show comes along that

00:17everyone just wants to be a part of.

00:19Yes.

00:19And the White Lotus is that.

00:21So is it as exciting as I think it would be?

00:24Yes, yes, yes. All of the above, all of the above.

00:27You know, I love it just as much as you do, you know.

00:31And when I got that call to audition, of course, and even just getting the pages,

00:37you know, it was so exciting.

00:38Like, I got to get inside, you know, the White Lotus season three,

00:42you know, even for a quick bit.

00:45And then, you know, to actually have gotten the job

00:49was really just such an exciting moment in my career.

00:51I've been doing this for 25 years, and this is, you know,

00:54this is a show that I, you know, hold in such high regard.

00:57And I've been a huge fan of Mike White for many, many years.

01:01So it was a welcome, welcome treat.

01:04Yeah.

01:05Is it easy to tease the series without giving anything away?

01:09Yeah, I can tease the series a little bit.

01:11Go on, Michelle.

01:11I want to know how it differs from season one and two.

01:13Well, it's a great question.

01:15You know, I think what's interesting about this season,

01:17I think what Mike's done so brilliantly is he's taken Western culture

01:21and he's taken it to Asia.

01:22And so it's Western culture meets the spirituality

01:26and the philosophies of Eastern culture.

01:29And it's the intersection of those two and all the things that how they,

01:32it's kind of like the shiny and the shallow of the Western culture

01:36meets like, you know, the beauty, the beauty of Thailand.

01:42And so there's a lot of lessons to be learned this season.

01:46There's a lot of lessons to be learned and a lot of confrontation,

01:51which we all know very, very well from seasons one and two.

01:56And I think also what makes it a little bit of a departure

01:59is that we see the cast, we see the characters actually go out

02:03and explore Thailand.

02:05We see them sightseeing a lot.

02:07So we see a lot more of the destination as opposed to previous seasons.

02:11And I think as a result, the show feels bigger in scope.

02:15It has a lot more action and the cast itself is bigger as well.

02:19So those are kind of like probably the three biggest things to look forward to.

02:23Good job.

02:24Yeah.

02:26Who were you particularly excited when you heard they were going to be on?

02:30Because Amy Liu is my girl, like I love her.

02:33So if I got the chance to be like spending time with her, but for you, who was it?

02:37Parker Posey.

02:38Oh my God, Parker Posey.

02:39I have loved Parker Posey as long as I've, I've loved my wife.

02:43And I got to live with Parker Posey and she's such a dream.

02:47I love her so much.

02:49She does not disappoint personally or professionally.

02:54I just, I adore her.

02:56I put that woman on a pedestal.

02:57I love her so much.

02:58Oh my God, I love it when people don't disappoint.

03:00Yeah, that was super exciting.

03:02Yeah.

03:03Have you got, because obviously there's like a trio of you, the part that you're playing.

03:08Have you got a girl group like that?

03:09I do have a girl group like that.

03:11I do have a girl group like that.

03:14And they're really fun.

03:15I've got a really fun girl group.

03:17I feel like my face is getting red right now.

03:20We all do.

03:20I have one as well.

03:21I've got a great group for girlfriends, you know, and God bless them.

03:25We have so much fun together.

03:26And it's not quite like this friend group, you know, not quite as heightened as that

03:33and juicy and gossipy.

03:34But we have a beautiful time together.

03:36What's your role within the group?

03:38Because I feel everyone has their role, whether it's the peacekeeper.

03:41Oh, it's so interesting because there is that interesting thing where

03:44they say with like a trio, a group, there's somebody.

03:47What is it called?

03:48It's like someone's the victim, someone's the perpetrator.

03:51And then what's the and then there's the peacekeeper, right?

03:56I mean, I'm obviously going to say I'm the peacekeeper.

03:58I mean, that's me too.

04:00My girlfriend's already right now.

04:01So I'm the peacekeeper.

04:05And also, we always know in the White Lotus, there's going to be something that happens.

04:09Yes.

04:10Because that is how it is.

04:12Of course.

04:12So what are you like in a crisis?

04:14Like, wow, I go pretty calm, I think.

04:21Yeah, I'm pretty calm, cool and collected.

04:24Yeah, I think so.

04:26I think so.

04:26My husband is too, actually.

04:29Yeah.

04:29But thankfully, we've not really been in.

04:31I mean, yeah.

04:32I mean, within reason, right?

04:33Yes.

04:34But I think I'm and I think it's just a testament.

04:38I'm pretty type A.

04:39I'm an Aries.

04:40So I'm an Aries.

04:41Oh, you're an Aries, right?

04:42Yeah, I get it.

04:43So I think it's just, I think it just tracks with me just being an organized person in general.

04:48Yes.

04:49And then as a result, if there are any hiccups along the way, I can roll with it.

04:53Yeah.

04:54Oh, I love that you're an Aries.

04:55Although we apparently clash, don't we, I think?

04:57I don't think so.

04:58Aries and Aries, do they clash?

04:59Well, both of my sister-in-laws are Aries.

05:02And my mom's an Aries.

05:04And we don't, none of us really clash.

05:05Maybe.

05:06We're all Aries.

05:07How weird is that?

05:08Yeah.

05:09Yeah, your birthday will be coming up around soon.

05:12I know, I know.

05:13Happy early birthday.

05:14Yeah, you too.

05:17And what was it like in general for you getting to hang out and live,

05:21like live with a cast and work with a cast?

05:24I mean, it was unlike any other experience I've ever had, of course.

05:29It led to us forming the deepest bonding connections.

05:34You know, we literally lived, ate, breathed, worked, you know, within the hotel.

05:41And we also had this international crew.

05:44I mean, I think we had probably about 100 crew, 200 crew, actually more.

05:50But we had our Thai crew.

05:51And then we had people from all over the world.

05:53So we made so many friends, you know.

05:56It was a really special time.

05:57And we had nights where we would just hang out and watch, we'd drink singhas on the beach

06:02and watch sunsets, you know.

06:03And then we'd have other nights where no one would meet up and we'd all just rest.

06:07And, you know, it was really special.

06:10This doesn't sound like work.

06:11No, it was.

06:12It didn't feel like work.

06:13It did not feel like work.

06:15I'm not going to even try to sugarcoat it.

06:17It did not feel like work.

06:18Yeah, it just sounds divine.

06:20And it's just like, we've only given one episode to watch so far.

06:25And I just got the second one last night.

06:27Did you?

06:27It's so good.

06:28That's why I'm so jealous, because I'm just like, it's just one of those shows where you need more.

06:31I know, and I immediately texted Mike.

06:32I was like, oh my gosh, buddy.

06:34Like, now I just want to see it all, you know.

06:37And of course, we all must just be patient.

06:38But we're so used to binging it, of course.

06:41And I think what HBO does so brilliantly is like, we just, we have to wait for it.

06:45We have to be patient.

06:46Bring it back.

06:46Yeah, hang in there and wait it out.

06:49It's worth it.

06:50Exactly.

06:50All right.

06:51I'm excited to see it with everyone else, I guess.

06:54Yes, me too, you and me both.

06:56And see what happens.

06:57But good luck with it, as always.

06:59And lovely to meet you.

07:00Lovely to meet you.

07:01Thank you, take care.

07:02Yeah, thank you.

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