Are You A Charlotte? - We Interrupt This Program: Adam Scott

Episode Date: October 24, 2025

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first interest rate cut. Impact politics, change businesses. This is a really stunning development for the AI world and how you think about your bottom line. Listen to the big take from Bloomberg News every weekday afternoon on the IHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hi, I'm Kristen Davis, and I want to know, are you a Charlotte? Hey, everybody. Welcome back to Are You a Charlotte? We have a have a special little episode with Adam Scott because we just love him so much and we couldn't stop talking to him. So here's a little extra more time with the lovely Adam Scott. That was interesting that you said you and your daughter don't watch that kind of thing,

like awards shows. Are you just like, because I, at a certain point, I stopped reading entertainment press altogether. I think that's wise. Like five years ago. Yeah. Because I was like, this never makes me feel good, nor is it like super interesting. True. So what am I doing? Yeah. And I kind of just phased it out. And so I, but it was for my own like mental.

Definitely. It's like eight years ago. Yeah. And now I'm not as kind of strict about it or whatever. But I think it's good to, to if you're in entertainment, sometimes it's good to, it's good to, So what's behind that for you? I mean, for me, I think a couple things. Like when I had watched a lot of craziness go on,

like when Sarah Jessica got pregnant, they, meaning the paparazzi and or at that time, there was no limits on what the magazines were buying and printing, right? So they tortured her. I mean, it was so insane. Like followed her around. Like followed her, chased her, almost ran her off the road. Like insanity.

Like when they brought James their first child home, I went to see him and they were in their brownstone in the village. Everyone knew where she lived. We had this one particular crazy paparazzi who I don't want to say his name, but you probably know him. Who would, they would sometimes have a battle between the two of them because the paparazzi would stay with us for the entire day, right? Like 18 hours or whatever. Just hang out. Yeah. Just eat our craft services and, you know, we'd have to say like, could you please get out of the shot?

Sure. You know, like that. And after a while, sometimes we'd get tired, you know. And if Sarah was tired or we were trying to learn our lines, the other things. thing is that like we would be practicing our lines or whatever and if we frowned they'd put a picture and be like Kristen and Sarah are fighting or whatever insanity right like you just get so sick of it so sometimes Sarah would hold her sides up sure right that would make him mad so he would turn to the crowd who's watching and tell her address what I know I know I was messed up it was messed up

so I was always nicer to him because I was scared you know what I mean so when I went to see James right right well I remember when they had their first kid. James, James. I remember seeing on the news, them on their front state being like, here he is.

It was in front of the hospital. It was in front of the same person. Just like showing them. I know, like a loyal baby. Right. Like leave us alone. And they thought that was going to work. And they didn't.

She was exhausted. And they had to prance themselves out there and they thought, okay, now the price tag will go from his head, right? Yeah. No. So I go over there to see the baby. Yeah.

They're up on the top floor of their brownstone. When you would look down, they couldn't drive down the street because it was just like maybe 100 paparazzi. Then they rented an apartment in the building across from them to photograph through the windows. Wait. Meaning the paparazzi rented. That's how much money they were making.

So they could photograph, oh my God. Right? So I watched all that. That's insane. Any questions, go ahead. Now, is that because of social media has a certain, fervor died down as far as that stuff goes because those photos don't have the value they used to. And also because like Jennifer Garner and Kristen Bell and Dax went and fought and like went to

the magazines and said you guys have to stop buying them. You know? Yeah. That made a huge difference. And that was when, that was after I had adopted my first child. But my whole visual sense of like what that was like my whole goal in my career, I don't know if this is smart, but my goal was to be, like, moderately famous, you know what I'm trying to say? Like, not even moderately famous, but, like, moderately successful. And with that comes the moderate fame, right? Yeah. But not to be, you know, like, I didn't ever want to be alone.

Yeah. Up close was crazy. And that was that, like, late 90s early odds was sort of the peak of that insanity. It certainly was. It certainly was. And Sarah was right smack in the middle of it. And it was scary. So it scared me a lot.

So I thought, like on a certain level, I thought, like when I first adopted my child, I kept her, you know, hidden in the house for quite some time. Yeah. Like we would walk her at like five in the morning. Yeah, you have to stroll the baby, right? We'd be up at five in the morning. Yeah. In the dark, you know, I was really, really paranoid because I knew that once they found out

that then my life would be stressful, right? And it was. I lived at the end of a cul-de-sac at the time, and they would just line the street. And we would peek out because someone leaked it, right? So they, my publicist calls, and they're like, they're going to leak it. So we better tell them and try to get the price down, right? So you went through all the nonsense, exactly. And I had a nanny, you know, baby nurse with me, and we'd stocked up on food.

And we were going to, like, how long can we hole up? You know what I mean? And then eventually they figured out that I could see them. So they moved down the street, and I thought they were gone. Yeah. So I left. I did not take Jemma with me, the baby. I had shit to do at this point, right?

So I leave the house and I'm on the phone with my publicist. you know, and I'm like, I think I'm okay, I think I'm okay. And as I get, I lived up in the hills, as I get down the hill, I realize, no, there's like eight cars trailing me, which is luckily not my normal life, you know, thank God, right? It's so crazy to think about it, because you guys were such a cultural phenomenon for such a, such a long period of time, like, that's, those are the repercussions of that. Exactly. It's what happens.

It's true. It's true. It's true. It's true. It's one of the repercussions. Yeah. It was insane. It was, it always scares me, you know, to be chased.

Like, it's weird. I don't like it. It's weird to have strangers, you know, to any of that is weird. Like eventually, eventually, like, and I would get out and I would joke with them. They followed me for the entire day. And I didn't have her with me. And I was like, guys, I don't have the baby. You can go.

You know what I mean? But they didn't go. I think they thought I was just going to find her somewhere. or she was going to show up. So, like, going to the grocery store. Right. I was at the grocery store. They would just be sitting there, you know, and then be like, how is it to be a new mom, Kristen?

I'd be like, it's great. Please go. You know, I mean, you know, it's a weird thing. And I think, I do think there's cynicism in the world about this thinking that we all did want this. Right. You know, because of reality TV and all that. But that didn't exist when we were trying to get work.

No. It was not part of the equation. No. But we are obviously very rewarded. as well. So I don't mean to complain. But it was scary. No, no.

But I think that was a very, it was also a very specific time. Time. And you guys were in a very specific circumstance because you were on this particular show that struck a particular chord. Right. Everyone was fascinated with everything you guys were doing.

It's true. And I mean, in a way, that's amazing. And I did have a friend who was on a different show. I don't feel like I should name him, but he was on a different show that had that level and they followed him around

and everything. and then the show ended and I remember him saying to me and not that they stopped following him because then he got married and had kids and they went through that but he did say after a few years he said you know the thing that's important to remember

is that this is a moment in time and it's not going to go on forever and that's you don't feel that when you're being chased but you do have to go like this is a moment in time you know what I mean it's not going to go on forever

and they're not going to hurt me you have to like have a whole talk with yourself and of course obviously they didn't hurt me and some other are nicer than others and did you Did you have a good therapist? Because I would, no, I'm serious. Like, I would imagine it was fucking crazy.

I did have a good therapist for a long time. And then once I adopted my daughter, then like you don't have time for your own therapy. Yeah, that's true. But not to say that I didn't need it. You know what I mean? In the heat of battle, your squad relies on you. Don't let them down.

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Like, let's not let it kind of come in as much. And I think I was much more into, I didn't really read reviews so much. Like, people would just tell me about them usually, you know, because you can't really get away from them. But, like, I would watch E.T. or whatever, you know, stuff like that. Yeah. Because Michael Patrick used to call it Our News, right? Like, it was Our News Show, you know.

which is now like all the social media is entertainment news. But back then I used to watch stuff like that. And I do think there was a part of me where I was like, I don't want my child to know me as that. Yeah. I just want to have our own bubble as much as we can, you know? And I tried to like for a long time, like sometimes, you know, people would come up to us and say, you know how people talk to you like they know you.

And then they'd walk away. And I just try to be really, if my daughter and now I have a son too, if they were there, I would just try to like make it as brief. as possible and keep going. And Gemma would always be like, do you know her? Yeah. They'd be like, no, baby, I don't know her.

No, no. And they'd be, oh. And then one time, this is, this was one of those light bulb moments for her. We were, I had an apartment in New York still. The show was done. I was there promoting like a Christmas movie or something. It was Thanksgiving.

Our apartment was on Central Park West where they would prepare the floats. For Thanksgiving. Yeah, for the parade, which is really cool. But we were trying to fly to my moms on Thanksgiving. and the streets were closed, right? So we had to, like, kind of run through the crowd to get to our car. And all the police were there, right,

with the barricades, whatever. And all the police were like, hey, you know, the New York police were like so nice, you know. And so they said, let's take your picture. And I was like, sure, sure, because it's the police, right? And Gemma was just standing there, like, what is going on? Like, why is the police? Why did the cops love my mom?

Right. It was really weird. And then my other really funny moment, a similar age. like probably seven, eight, right? We were on a plane going somewhere, and we're in those first class with the big screen. Yeah.

She's sitting next to me, and there's a lady in front watching one of our things. And she leans over and she's like, Mom, that lady on the screen looks like you. Yeah. I was like, yes, you know, it is.

It is me. It is me. She's like, oh, what are you doing? And I was like, oh my God, what am I doing? What am I about to do? Like, oh, Which episode is this? Yeah, like, what's happening? What's happening?

And I think it was maybe the first movie. And then I was like, okay, it's going to be fine. Yeah. And then she had met the others, like, socially, right? So she was just like, Mommy's on the screen with her friends. Yeah. You know, which was a great way to go. Yeah.

That's a really nice way to go. Exactly. Mom and her friends just happened to be very popular. Yeah. They happen to get to work together. That's right. How amazing. Yeah.

And then as time goes on, obviously, you're not able to keep that. I remember one time also. Also, this was funny. I have my elephant charity, which I mentioned to you earlier. And one time they asked Gemma at school, you know, everyone was going around saying what their parents did. And she said, my mommy works for the elephants. Oh, that's great. I was like, yeah.

What a great way to think about your mom. Right? Yeah, yeah. I mean, now she knows the truth. But you know what I mean? So I just, I just didn't want. She's 14 now and he's seven. And he didn't really get.

What's his name? His name is Wilson. Wilson. Yes, very hard to name a boy child. That's a cute name. Did you have a hard time naming your, you have a boy. We did, yes. Graham is his name.

Ooh, good. It's a good name. It's a good name. Yeah. We were, we, we had a few contenders but that and I forget why. Well, but where I discovered it came from, I think was maybe Graham Chapman from Monty Python, Graham Parsons, the musician. But we were never quite sure where it came from. They just come.

They just come. It took me weeks to name my child. My mom was really mad at me. Wilson's a good one, though. That's really good. At the beginning, I thought it was after August Wilson. You know how you have these ideas, right? You're like, it's after August Wilson. Well, I don't think so.

He is like a basketball obsessed and he's like, Mommy, my name is on the basketball. And I'm like, yes, it is. Has he seen Castaway? He has not, but I want him to, I think. It's so good if you haven't seen him in a while. I mean, it is so good. It wouldn't hurt his feelings. would it?

No, no, no, no. I mean, it really gets Tom Hanks through, right? Yeah. Right. Oh, no, it's great. Okay, great. Okay, good, good, good. Yeah, no, he has not, he, so he hasn't seen, I mean, he watches.

He's seven, so castaway would be born. But he, when we did the show, the, and just like that, you know, he went, they would come with us in the summer and enjoy, you know, the New York of it all when you're working, which is fun. He was confused, you know, he'd come to work and he knew Michael Patrick by then. And he'd be like, you know, there's all this food and snacks and mommy's friends. And mommy's friends are here. And then when they were promoting it, they put us on the bus.

Yeah. And we're going to school one day. And he said, Mommy, what are you doing? Why are you and your friends on the bus? Yeah. And I was like, well, remember in New York we were working that that's it. Yeah. He was like, oh.

But I mean, I don't. It is so strange. I always thought that the main thing that I felt like I wanted to sort of, when they were little, protect them from was the idea of having to share your parents. Yes. Yes. That, I think. is the thing where it's a little dicey for them. It's like, well, wait a second.

Definitely. You're my dad or you're my mom. And people coming up for a picture or whatever, it's sort of like you're supposed to, you know, like that thing when you were a little. I remember that feeling of not wanting my mom to go and talk to other kids or, you know, whatever it was. Yes.

That's why I try not to, like if they're there, I just try to have a boundary that I don't take pictures with people. I always feel terribly guilty, but I just feel like it's weird. Yeah. You know? When they were little, I did the same thing.

Yeah. Yeah. Not years older. My 14-year-old is now hyper-aware. Like if we're somewhere and there's a group of young women who have figured me out or whatever, she's like, mom, go. That's right. You know, she's like, go.

She's so cutely protected. Does she, because my kids did the same thing. And then they got to the point where, because I always said a note of pictures when they were around. And then they came to a point where they were like, Dad, take a picture. Oh, wow. They want your picture, go. And they were like very, like, they were like my publicist or something.

Like they wanted to see the interaction. They found it interesting. Interesting. Well, with Severance, it must be, because like Parks and Rec and then, and then, but Severance seems like to be like lunatic level fans. Yeah. Don't they? They're, they're very, it's a really dedicated.

The fans. are unbelievably creative. I see the theories. Yeah. But also they create a lot of art online and post it on like Instagram and stuff. The drawings and the videos. Wow.

It's incredible. Yeah. So the fandom around the show has been super interesting. But it's all very intelligent. So it's never gotten to a weird place. Oh, good. It's all really great. It's a really smart.

Well, because the show, I mean, that's the thing that's amazing about the success of the show is that it's like way too smart. Like, you would never look at that show and think like, this is going to be huge. You know, that's right. Right? Yeah. Yeah. It was a big surprise. It's amazing.

It's amazing. It's amazing. Thank you. Yeah. In the heat of battle, your squad relies on you. Don't let them down. Unlock elite gaming tech at Lenovo.com. every match with next level speed,

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