Julia Gets Wise with Glenn Close
12/10/20251 hr 13 min
On this episode of Wiser Than Me, Julia is joined by 78-year-old actress Glenn Close, who reflects on growing up in the Moral Re-Armament cult, her iconic work in Fatal Attraction and the new Knives Out, and the tenacity, talent, and forgiveness that have shaped her life. She also shares the impact of her grandmothers, how becoming one has changed her, and an incredible reveal from the set of The Natural. Meanwhile, Julia and her mother Judy dive into the fiery women in their own family tree.
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First 90 secondsJulia Louis-Dreyfus· Host0:00
Hearing a voice can change everything, so AT&T wants everyone to gift their voice to loved ones this holiday season, because that conversation is a chance to say something they'll hear forever. AT&T, connecting changes everything. (instrumental music) Lemonada. Every actor who's been around for a minute has an audition story, and here is mine. You may have heard part of this story before, but I want you to hear the whole thing. This was a really long time ago, like between SNL and Seinfeld. And I was living in New York, and I got an audition for the movie About Last Night. This was a movie with a lot of heat on it. It was being directed by Ed Zwick and it was based on a play by David Mamet, the pre-eminent American playwright of the day. And it had been adapted by my close Chicago pal, Tim Kazurinsky. And the role that I was auditioning for was Joan, the cynical friend, which is, you know, come on, let's face it, that's like right in my wheelhouse. So, okay, I go to this hotel for the audition, and I'm in the hallway waiting for my turn to go in, and from inside the room, I hear this big laugh, and out comes Demi Moore, who was, like, peak Brat Pack at that moment, and she did this adorable little twirl, and everybody