Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum - Aimee Garcia

Episode Date: February 5, 2019

Aimee Garcia (Dexter, Lucifer, George Lopez) discusses how she almost died when she was four years old, going to school with mostly boys, and her work on Impastor, Rush Hour, and Lucifer. Aimee opens up about her think, laugh, cum philosophy, the horror movie she’s writing, and how she likes to wake up and run around her house naked listening to Sam Cooke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Yes, we are talking. And you're a big boy and you're doing this all by yourself. Yeah, you're teaching me. Couldn't make it today. And I had to figure this computer shit out, which wasn't fun, Rob. I'll be honest with you. You did it, though. Well, I'm doing it.

You had to walk me through it, but there's a lot of variables. It wasn't like, hey, press record and press send, which would have been easier. Well, and it would have been a lot easier if you know how to use a computer. Well, I can use a computer. I'm just not... Just not well. Well, I'm not tech savvy. So, hey, we've got a great episode of the day.

First, I want to thank you and say this again. If you're liking the episodes, these free episodes, all I ask is you subscribe. Right, Rob? It's important for people to just press the subscribe button. It's free. And if you want to write a review, it really helps out, too. That's not much to ask for us. So I appreciate everybody listening.

and yeah our guy who gets our sponsors and stuff David who's amazing says hey you know just let everybody know to subscribe because I think people listen so if you're out there that really helps Rob I agree thank you thank you Rob thank you for agreeing we appreciate you guys out there another great show today my good friend Amy Garcia Lucifer George Lopez yeah she's been on a lot of stuff that's what I was getting at but she's a she's a remarkable girl Got a great story, very open, very open. You're going to really enjoy this and a good story. So let's get inside of Amy Garcia.

It's my point of view. You're listening to Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum. Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum was not recorded in front of a live studio audience. You know, you sit down here and I say, all right, put your cans on and you grab your boobs well when you say cans to me you know that's what you think of boobs are the first thing that comes to mind for you for me not me not me no for me just to clarify but i told you i went to a high school with um 800 boys and 100 girls all the juniors seniors did you get hit on every day uh i don't know you just become like one of the guys i guess

You seem like you were a late bloomer, though. Oh, 100%. Yeah, like you were just very focused. You weren't really into boys early on. You weren't letting any guy get in your pants for quite a while. Is that true? Affirmative. Were you religious?

Well. Your family? Family religious. I mean, I'm Latino, you know, so we're very Catholic, no sex before marriage. Yeah, Latinos believe in God no matter what. Yeah. No matter what happens. God's still there.

God is a really big, yeah, he's a really big deal. So, yeah, I thought I would like, I don't know, I thought the world would turn upside down if I had sex before marriage. I think to this day, my parents, like even if I have a boyfriend, we have to stay in different bedrooms when I go home to Chicago. Are you serious? I'm serious. How are your cans? Are they comfortable? They're good.

No, your headphones, your headphones. That's what we call cans. One more time. Well, I'm not in the radio biz. I mean, I don't know. Amy Garcia, thank you for allowing me to be inside of you today. it's my pleasure did you meet rob my producer rob i did hi hi rob's a lovely man he uh he helps me keep things together he seems on it i'm 17 years older than him he's 29 with a kid 30 and uh 30 yeah

i could be his father actually am i your father son uh i don't did you and my mom i mean we could see if you were latin you could definitely be his father that'd be like a no brain what are you saying I'm just saying we have them young. Yeah, we have them young. They're like family. There's nothing wrong with that. Yeah. Amelia is everything. familias.

I like how you have to use the, right. So how old were you were to virginized if you don't want me asking? Oh, gee. We're getting all Howard Stern here. Well, I mean, you know what? I know you, so it's not like a weird question. And we just talked about, you just talked, yeah, you just grabbed yourself. So I'm going to go with 20.

Rob? 17. 22 Oh Pretty good guess But you made up for it You're a monogamous Like in a relationship girl

You are like Right That's what I know Kind of Well not anymore Well no I'm saying For the most part You like to be in relationships

You're passionate I mean I just I like to be single And then I'm like not I'm like single for like two seconds And then all of a sudden Are those two seconds already up? No no no

No Oh, my God, because you just got single. I just got single. I'm in total bachelor mode. Yeah, you can't just, like, jump into something now. No, no, no. No, I'm having fun. I'm like, I'm writing a comic book, which I haven't even told you about, which is really fun.

And I'm writing a horror movie for screen gems. Are you kidding me? No. I already have one written. You can just hand the screen gems. Oh, really? That's your name on it. Oh, there we go.

There we go. Done and done. But yeah, no, I've literally been so focused. Well, another one. You're another person that's just always busy. Do you have to keep busy? Do you have to always be doing something or it will drive you crazy? Okay, so this is crazy.

Last night I had a very vivid dream. Today, I literally had it this morning. And I don't like to fly, but I've gotten better and better. This is kind of a downer, guys. I'm sorry, but I was on the plane. And just answer your question of why I live each life, Carpidium. A. I almost died when I was four. how um i had pneumonia and i was in the hospital for 21 days okay and i couldn't breathe on my own so i had

tubes up my nose and i remember even at four being like shit man tomorrow is not guaranteed rob give me the iPad i need to put the AC on it's it's i'm gonna need this for this one over there i got a cool shit down is it getting steamy in here yeah well it's not steamy it's just like it could go in so many directions that i got to be prepared i got to have i got to be cooled off here you got to keep those armpits from getting sweaty no you know but i get it there's a I'm Mexican sitting on the couch. I touched my hands. Did you say Mexican because your mom was from Hidalgo, Mexico, and your dad's Puerto Rican?

Yeah. Yeah, somebody reads their research. Someone did their work. I don't even read shit. That's not true. He can't read, though. His assistant reads to him. Yeah, well, that I believe.

Yeah, thanks for having to be. But, no, I honestly, I think I worked hard because I think I might not make it to the next day. So today, this morning, I jumped out, was on a plane, and it was super vivid. and the plane started making these really funky sounds. Alarm started going off. And the plane was literally going down. And the flight attendant opened the door. And I was like, whoa, is everything okay?

And literally the flight attendant looks at me. And she's like, no, it's not. And she opens the emergency exit, jumps out. And then I look out the window and I see a bunch of other passengers floating. And I was like, oh, fuck this. I am not, I'm like, not today, saying not today. I literally move up to the middle of the plane. They're like, guys, brace for impact, something you never want to hear when you're on a plane.

How many edibles? How many edibles did you have before you went to bed? You did. You had edibles. No, none, I swear. And then literally, I was like next to my mom. I put on my seatbelt and I knew I wasn't going to die. I'm like, no, this plane's going down, but I'm not going to die.

We crash land and like whoever was in the plane survived. and I went up to the pilots and I'm like, thanks, man. And then I woke up. So I'm just saying, I think I have this, I think in a past life, I must have died really young. And so that's why in this life, I'm like, I got to get shit done. Do you have a death wish? No, but do you have like people, you know, when I was younger, I never thought I'd get past high school. I thought I was going to die.

Something was going to happen. I just didn't feel like I belonged on the earth. It was weird, this weird feeling. And then I was like, I'm not going to make it through college. And then somehow I'm still sticking around. Did you ever have that feeling? Well, I had that feeling that that happened in a previous life. Like my dad's Buddhist, so he believes in reincarnation.

Do you? I kind of do when I hear like Mozart playing incredible like concertos at like six. I'm like, that's got to be some inherited talent right there. I think so. I think sometimes you see like four-year-olds and I'm like, God damn it, you are an old soul. You're spiritual, aren't you? I don't know if I'm spiritual. I guess I believe in just being, leaving the world better than you.

you found it because you were born. Even if it's in a small way. Like, open the door for someone. You don't have to, like, write checks to charities and you don't, I mean, that's all great. Nothing is wrong with that. I'm just saying, like, help how you can. You know what I mean? Like, if you're not going to finish your dinner, wrap up half of it and give it to a homeless guy.

Every night? Not every night. What if it's a frozen pizza? Oh. I have been rejected by a homeless guy, like, gave him a juice, a green, a really healthy green juice with, like, celery and ginger. And he looks at me. what the hell is this?

Yeah. We're giving a basketball player of football. I know. Why would you do that? Well, yeah, he didn't take it. So I was like, oh, come on. But it's okay if you want to, like, write a check to a charity instead of going down and helping out for a day, right? Of course.

Are they equal or are they? Yeah, they're all equal. It's just like how much you can. Sometimes I feel bad if I give money, but I don't help out. Like, it's a lazy thing to do. But I'm just saying a lot of people don't have, like, disposable income. You know, it's like rough out there. Like, some people have, like, three kids and four kids and they're, that's hard out there for a job.

You know what I mean? So I'm just saying if you don't have, you know, money, you're single, you got, you got no kids, you got no wife being like, hey, Rosenbaum, right? Send me to take me to. Have you ever thought about that? Like, what's wrong with Rosenbaum? That should be my next podcast. What's wrong with Rosenbaum? No.

Actually, that could have been the title of this one instead of inside of you. What's wrong with Rosenbaum? No. We changed the title? Because I think it's more fitting. You're moie, moie, moie must charming. You hear that a moy, moy, moy, moy, moy. Yeah, mass charming

A lot of charm Yeah, a lot of charm Yeah, a lot of charm Yeah, okay The first time I met You remember how we met? I remember Well, dive in, baby

Tell me how it happened Well, you had this show called Imposter Imposter Impaster, oh, geez And I remember them being like Hey, so Michael wants to meet you for the show And it's for TV land

Well, first of all, I saw, like I said, she's perfect for this part to play my love interest. You know, she's phenomenal. She's a good actress, but she's off for only. And, you know, I don't think you wanted to, you weren't sure you're going to do it. And you sat with us and you met with us and you left. And I raced out to your car and I just sat with you and talked to you. Do you remember?

That's right. And we drove around in the parking lot and listened to my grandmother's message. You did. Michael, what are you doing? You know that that's what got me. Was it? Yeah. You knew exactly.

You're like, you know what? I know how I'm going to, I'm going to finish this deal right here. I'm going to get this one on board. As soon as I heard your grandma's voice I'm like game over And I got you to do it And what's crazy is like this happened to me So we shot the pilot

You were fantastic Seriously you tested great I loved you The crew loved you The producers loved you And they're like Wait a minute He's never coming back

So Then they're like Okay well we're not gonna use her anymore Because I never go home I leave you and it's over And you were supposed to be The series arc They wanted you to be in the whole series

But then they're like, then they thought, like, you know, it doesn't make sense for him to go back. And I think it was just, I was, I was, I was horrified. I know. I think you were like, you were so sweet. You were like more horrified. Then you were like, you're going to be fine, you know. And I was like, I was like, you're so sweet. Like, you were so upset.

But I did feel bad because I got you to do it. And I really was like, I felt like obligated, like sort of, what's the word? I just felt like, I was looking out for you. I wanted you to be a part of this. And all of a sudden, and I was just like, and I remember, calling you and I almost cried I was like god I know you were so but like that's the biz you I mean how many times but they didn't recast you it wasn't like that it was just like they weren't using that part totally totally and I think like the next day Warner brothers was like hey do you

want to do rush hour you know like yeah you got rush shower the next day I mean it was like then right after that like hey what you do lucifer like it was great like I actually really credit that because I was doing a lot of drama up with like Dexter and trauma and then and then And then that show really reminded me how much I love comedy, and it kind of switched the narrative for me, which I love. And since that show, I've been doing so much more comedy. Like, even on Dexter, she was pretty lighthearted. And then in Lucifer, I'm, like, definitely silly and goofy and funny.

So thank you for that. Kind of a badass, right? Yeah, she's kind of a badass, you know, sees ghosts, sees angels. What is this? So you're in, what season? Fourth season. Fourth season. I have so much fun on that show

And it almost got canceled, right? We did get canceled You got canceled We were on Fox We got canceled And then our incredible fan base Which I constantly call Our Little Angels

Because we have the best fan base In the world I will challenge any other show Even Supernatural I love Smallville You guys have a pretty fervent fan base too Yeah but yeah you do have a big audience

We do we just Not like they just are very invested And passionate And literally they tweeted save Lucifer 8.5 million times and Netflix was like whoa whoa whoa what's over there and then they picked us up for a season I would say 95% because of our fans are you going to do another season you think I think so I mean we just wrapped the third episode and Netflix just saw the first one and loved it people love the show it's just such a fun silly show um Warner Brothers at Warner Brothers I know so Fox doesn't have anything to do with it anymore. Nothing. It's Warner Brothers, Vertigo, Bruckheimer. Are they embarrassed by it? We were kind of the, we were the show that like since the beginning they're like really, dude, a crime-solving devil. Come on. No one thought it would go to series. No one thought it would go a second season. No one thought it would go a third season. But we were literally, I love being the underdog. I feel like I'm, I've kind of been an underdog my whole life in a way. So I love being part of things that are underdog and kind of grassroot. literally every year people are like god damn that show yeah crime solving devil who would have

thought like we have a song it goes crime solving devil it makes sense don't overthink it well i don't know if i could do that rob do you want to try that no no no no no i'm okay were your parents are we supported with all this stuff they were they were because your dad was an actor right didn't your dad get into stuff oh god no he wishes i thought your dad got into like acting and stuff no my dad had one line once on a show on something I was doing he forgot it every time

they'd be like action and he'd be like I forgot my line He couldn't do it He couldn't do it He's a total ham He I wish he was here He started acting commercials

As a child That was me That was you Yeah So I can't read Is what you're saying I mean So your dad had nothing to do

With acting Nothing This will be edited Oh my God No idea They have no idea about, I'm the first person in my family. They still call them interviews.

I'm like, guys, they're called auditions. And they're like, Jess, have fun at your inter-Jew, you know? That's your inter-Jew? Yeah. Why do they have to bring Jews into it? Oh, my God, they're always bringing Jews into it. They're like, I loved you so much. You are my regalo del Selo, which means my gift from up above.

Like, that's when my mom calls me. Really? Because I think I, I literally think that me dying, almost dying at four really, like, messed them up as parents. And they're like, oh, my God, this is our little. nugget. Did you cry at Coco? I cried my face off. Cried my face off.

I was on a first date, too. It wasn't pretty. I know, but that's sweet, too. You know, that don't think boys don't cry. Boys cry. Boys cry. I don't want to see an ugly boy cry on date, date one? No.

Did you have a second date? I think I did, yeah. See? Oh. It's okay. Because I wanted to watch it again and not cry and prove it to her. Rob, do you cry in movies? It depends on the movie.

When's the last movie you cried? Um, it might have been Coco. or Manchester by the sea. Do you watch with your child or was you too young? Now, Calvin loves Coco. Calvin loves Coco. I've seen it like nine times now. I'm glad no one dies and Coco violently.

It's not like Lion King. I feel like you to prepare your kid and be like, look, the dad doesn't make it. You know, like I remember I watched Bambi as a kid and I had a fit. Like when the mom gets shot, spoiler alert. I literally had a tantrum and my parents kind of laughed at me. I remember I had to leave the theater because I could not fathom that someone

would die, especially a mom, would get shot by hunters. Like, that is some dark shit for a five-year-old. I threw a hissy fit in the car. Now, you have brothers and sisters? Only child. Really? So, I mean, Jesus, man, that had to be like, I mean, we were spoiled? We pretty spoiled. I mean, you're an only child, too. No, I'm not. But being that you are, I'm not, I was sort of the middle kid and I kind of got shit on. But doesn't the middle kid always get? get shit on? Yeah, I guess. Yeah. You were spoiled, right? So you almost died at four, and then from there on, you could do anything you want.

Your parents were pretty much... Yeah, from then on, they're like, fuck. Yeah, I'm a total... But I'm also a tomboy, because I was like the son my dad never had. So, like, I know how to change a tire. You could change a tire. I can change a tire. Change oil? I can change oil. I can, like... Can you mow the lawn? I can mow the lawn. I'm a gardener. I'm my own gardener. Like, literally I can change the oil. Oh, yeah. I'm literally busting out Spanish. Like, like, I know, I know I'm

And I'm like, I'm like, Jorge, I putte de la manguera here, like, totally busting out, like, me and the friggin. There was actually a huge tree that was pronounced dead by the city in front of my place. And it was a two-year waiting list. I got some tecates. I literally rolled out there, hung out with the guy from the city who was, you know, Latino, talked to them in Spanish for 45 minutes. I'm like, look, I know there's a two-year waiting list, but can you just, like, hook a sister up? I'm like, you know. And literally within the week, that tree was.

was gone. And then he was knocking on your door. Hello, Amy? No, no. I was like, look, they're not going to listen to me. You have all the power in the world. And he was like, gis, I do. And it was true.

Was your father tough on guys that wanted to go out with you? Oh, yeah. My dad, like, if a guy was over and we were watching a movie, my dad would pretend he had an office downstairs and just all of a sudden, like, do work. And, like, not leave. So a guy would never kiss you. No, never. I was literally, like,

I think I was like 16 years old. Your first tongue kiss was at 16? No, my first tongue kiss was seventh grade with like the first love of my life. What was his name? Alan. Alan what? Tudik? No, I can't. I'm still friends with him and I just saw him.

So I have to keep his identity. You just saw him and it was your first kiss. I just saw him in Amsterdam. Yeah. Did you kiss him again? Maybe. You, wait a minute. You tongue kissed Alan for the first time.

tongue kiss of your life back in Illinois, Chicago? At 11 years old. So you're tonguing this kid at 11. Fast forward five years to what you are now, your age. And you made out with him in Amsterdam. Affirmative. Was it the same feeling? You know, it was really cool. Did you do one of these things? You look like the kind of person after you kiss somebody and you like it.

I know this sounds weird, but I have a feeling you just go, hmm. You make you comment on it. You're one of those commenters. Like, wow, what was that? Or like, that was good. Are you one of those commenters? You are! I don't know.

You know if you are. If you can remember a seven-year-old tongue kiss, you can remember if you react to shit. Rosenbaum, I'm in it. Okay, I don't, I don't judge myself externally. Like, I'm in the moment. I sometimes say if something is good, I go, how about that? That was pretty good. What's like your line?

Like, do you have a line? I don't have a line, but I'll go. If it's a really good kiss and I'm like, it's almost like a punch in the face. It's like, wow, that was, that was great. You're a great kisser. I like to tell people if they're a great kisser. It doesn't happen all the time. Yeah.

God, now anyone out there who you kiss next and you don't say that to you, they're going to be like, fuck, I'm a shitty kisser. No, but it just doesn't happen all the time. Most people are, you know, okay. But sometimes you get the frog kisses or the little. Like, not prudish, but you're like me. Like your body's your temple. I like fresh breath.

I'll tell you that right now. You got to have fresh breath I don't care everybody out there listen to me I don't care what it is You don't want to date floss your teeth Brush your tongue Scope it out Or Listerine it out

And you know what And it's good Have you had a bad experience You have had some bad breath girls And I'm sure you know So that's like major deal breaker Deal breaker I went out with this girl She was beautiful she was kind

She was smart she was like a nurse And I kissed her And I was like oh man Honestly almost like It just didn't It wasn't good I don't want to get graphic. Yeah.

But like, you know, what an ass would have tasted like. Oh, God. And then so I went out with her again. Oh, Jesus. I don't want to sound like a dick, but I'm just going to be honest. I went out with her again, and I said, it can't be the same way. And again. And I even said, God, she's so cool.

I'm going to give her a third time. Maybe she has a bacterial infection in her mouth. Oh, no. And I kissed her again the third time, and I couldn't do it. I couldn't believe it. Well, you know, my theory is. It just had like this, like almost like she was just. just eating like I don't know what guys and girls are doing these days with these actors like

I had this kale spinach salad shake and I had this turmeric onion loaf grott worst with garlic whatever and it's just like yeah and you know what maybe it's healthier but you know you smell like shit you smell like shit so I'm gonna go have a burger well my my checklist which is expanding but Rob just shook his head but like my three things are think laugh and come so someone who makes you think who's like smart can discuss politics who challenges you intellectually someone who makes you laugh has a good sense of humor and someone who you're you want to bone wait a minute so are you not someone who's easy i don't want to get in the howard stern mode here but it's it spikes my curiosity are you someone that doesn't have easy orgasms oh no yes very oh so that's

that part's easy then that part's easy yeah but then i'm thinking of adding so you got think and laugh I got Think and Laugh, and then I'm thinking, and then I told this to someone. Actually, I told this to the, I went to Amsterdam, I made friends with, I don't know who watches Game of Thrones, but King Joffrey. You made out with Joffrey? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, we became friends. And I told him my theory, his name is Jack. He's actually lovely.

He quit acting. He quit acting, and he's a major dick on the show, but he's actually really lovely. And I started watching the show to support him, and now I'm hooked on the show. But I was like, Jack, what do you think of this theory? And Jack goes, I think you should add character. And I'm like, God, that's a good point. So now I've added, it's TLC square and character. Yeah, you want someone who's like just not a dick.

I never thought of that until just now. You want somebody who's innately a good person. Yeah, yeah. So that's my, now that I've matured, I have added C squared to my TLC. You don't really have a type, do you? Because Allen sounds like a white guy. I don't think Allen's Mexican or Latino. No.

Right? I mean, there's not many Allen's. Right? Right? There's a lot of Alans. Is there a lot of Alans that are Latino? No, maybe not. No, no. No, that's what I'm saying.

Alan sounds like just a white dude. Yeah, I've dated Latino guys. Yeah, I don't discriminate. But you'll date anybody? Well, if, I mean, preferably TLC squared, you know. But yeah, I think. Yeah, I had to think again, think, laugh. Calm character.

Yeah, I already lost the thinking. I'm done with the thinking. I can't even think I can't even remember TLC. But yeah, I mean, you know, I'm not like, oh, I won't date you because you're, whatever. Like, I'm just, like, if you're cool and we get along. I'm going to add character and be to that one, breath. Yeah, see, everyone has their addition. How long have your parents been married?

Forever. I'm going to guess, I'm going to guess, 41 years. Yeah. Is that about right? Exactly. Really? Yeah. That's pretty amazing.

Yeah. Are they still attracted each other? Do they kiss and love? I think so. I mean, they dance. Sometimes it's a little like, uh. Did you ever hear them? No.

No, no, no, no, no. Never once. Never once. They would definitely. Thank God, I didn't either. Rob, did you ever hear your pants going at it? Nope. Never heard your dad pounding, ever.

Oh, God. Thank God, right? Isn't that the worst thing to hear like your mom making noises feeling good and dad like grown in your mom? No, I saw her boobs once and it just disgusted me. Well, you know. That's why you hate boobs now? I mean, they were decent boobs. Oh, geez, Rosenbaum.

No, but I didn't like them. It sounded like you like a little bit. You like you like them? No. They were decent boobs and a smile. In retrospect, out of all the boobs I've seen, I remember. They were top five? No.

My mom was young then. My mom was like, this is 1980. So I was eight. She was, I mean, subtract 40 years from her old face. So that's probably, she was 30s, early 30s. So Game of Thrones of you, Rosembaum. Oh, my God. You guys are purves.

I would never go there. Oh. All right. So your parents are supportive. your dad was a little jokester when you had dates you didn't have sex till late Alan was your first French kiss at 11 you kissed him again recently

Is there any spark between you and Alan I want to know? I mean, you know I don't think there should be right now You just got out of relationship That's what everyone says It's so funny they're like Amy Do not get in a relationship again I will say I'm loving

Chicago and Miami In two places How old is Alan? Oh God, I can't well he's your age so yeah yeah yeah when you're 11 you made out unless you made out with a seven year old or a third 20 year old yeah right yeah so but i'm really enjoying being i you know what i'm enjoying most about being single is just freedom like i think if you kiss someone right now you'd feel guilty for alan no you totally kissed someone else yeah okay okay there you go because if i looked at your face and you thought about it for a second that means i know she's going into allan no i mean i had adore him and he's still a really good friend but I have got to be it's so I mean don't you love being single I mean do I love being single I love freedom I want to wake up to someone I want to be with you're romantic I mean eventually look I went through it I was I mean I did the dance when I was

in my mid 20s early 30s and now for the last 10 years I've been in relationships mostly I I I you know what it is I don't like just getting hooked up and going out and now and it's it never works just you'd like to meet someone you just get along with it's easy they get you you could be yourself you're attracted to them it's just fun and you wake up and go hey you want to go for hike sure hey what are you doing now and say okay you want to come over yeah sure come over for lunch hey let's go do

just somebody to do something with and not like I don't know I can't call this person to do something with because they're going to think that I like them and I don't want to lead them on but they're fun so it's weird it's a weird thing I mean I am one too you're such a hopeless romantic I can hang out with you I mean I'm friends with you

so it wouldn't be weird but I think of this juncture in our life look like you're you're you're not you're not a kid anymore I'm not a kid yeah but you've been in relationships but I've also never done the dance do you want to that's true like a part of me's like who what is like a one night stand I don't never had a one night stand no I don't think I've had a one night stand would mean did you see that person again I'm very like 1953 as far as like I'm a hopeless romantic like I've never like even like stuff I post on like once in a while I post something where I'm not making fun of myself but even when I'm

trying to be sexy at like photo shoots my girlfriends who are part of my team and they'll help me out to be like you look really awkward and I'm like what do you mean they're like you just you need a shot of tequila like you look really awkward when you're trying to be sexy yeah and I'm like oh god like I can't even I wouldn't even know how to like flirt with a guy you know like I wouldn't even know how to like I'm I don't know I don't know maybe I'm naturally flirty but I wouldn't know like I get really red like I was actually talking to this guy and I hope he's not listening to this to this friend of from Australia and we Skyped and he started smiling and he started smiling and he's laughing I still laughing I'm like oh my God get it together Garcia like so what's wrong with

that it's a nice moment don't be so hard on yourself just enjoy things you know you know you know maybe he's thinking you know look he's thinking one of two things that Garcia she laughs easily she's she's funny she's cute she's charming or she's a complete weirdo either way yeah it doesn't matter yeah just be yourself yeah I know I don't know how to be anything but Are you, I mean, you seem pretty normal. I mean, do you go to therapy? No, I've never once. You've never once went to therapy.

Never once. Do you, do you have any hang-ups? You mean like emotional baggage? Yeah. Well, I'm sure I do. I mean, do you get anxiety? Do you get depression? Do you deal with all that stuff?

You know, I feel like as the daughter of immigrants that grew up really poor without indoor plumbing and no hot water, you know, my dad would always have to, my dad would always tell me, like, when he went to, to the bathroom, he would literally have to go outside and just was scared as a little kid that he would fall in with all the shit, like literally. And I was like, God, that is a, you know. So I guess I just, I mean, yeah, I get sad. Were you poor to as a child? No, I started out really poor. Yeah. And then my parents, like, American dreamed it and just busted their ass and, like, made it, you know? And so I guess I, I've been heartbroken. I've definitely been sad. But I would say my serotonin and dopamine levels are quite high. Hi. Hi. You're usually happy.

I am. I am. I'm very... I guess I see the beauty. It's from my dad. Like, my dad is... I wish he was here. He's flying in tonight, but he's a big kid. Like, he loves Disneyland. I would have to have him on here. Oh, my God. He loves Star Wars. He literally has the Star Wars jacket that he wears. It says, like, may the Force be with you nonstop? You get along. Look at those Star Wars pictures.

I know, I know. He's just... There's Linobe and George Lucas. There's the Star Wars, 1977 for the Mass Theater. I actually might bring him tomorrow. I don't know what you're doing tomorrow, but like, he's here. He's just crashing. I love to meet him. He's literally coming for three days. And he is such a big kid. And he loves to dance. I have tons of Star Wars toys upstairs. Really? He would love it. So I feel like that was a big influence in my life. Like my dad has a huge heart. My dad's like you treat the president like you treat the plumber. And my dad's like you know, even if the house burns down, we have each other family. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. You drink the president like the plumber? Like just treat everyone with respect. You know what I mean? And so yeah, I guess I'm pretty. happy and pretty grateful and I have great friends. I have a beautiful family. Do you ever yell? Do you

ever get mad? Do you ever say that's not there? No, fuck this. I'm going home. You guys are Yes. I do get feisty when it comes to people treating other people with disrespect. That really gets me. Have you snapped at someone? I have. I have. On the set of Lucifer? No. Well, once there was a director, I won't say their name, who came in and was treating. And I think of our crew as like a team like we're part of this team what did he say well he was just treating them really really nasty and I was like I and I was like you don't talk to my team that way you said that I was like you know and they're like Amy you're going to get fired I'm like fire me that was one time where I got really feisty the second time I got really feisty I was on a plane coming from Mexico and I was sitting

economy class because I was like using miles and I was sitting way in the back with these two women who didn't speak English and we were flying from Mexico to Chicago or Mexico to LA I guess and I made friends. I was at the Admiral's Club and this guy came up to me and he's like to start a conversation. And then I'm like, okay, cool, nice to meet you. We ended up being on the same plane. He was sitting in first. And I was like, hey, you know, if you really want the real party, 27D, you know. And so he was, he laughed. And then I went back to sit in my seat. And then midway through the flight, he comes up. And he's like, hey, starts talking. And the flight at time was like, you have to go back to first. And he's like, okay, and said to the woman next to me, can you, do

want to go in first class and I'll sit here so I can talk to her and they're like that's not allowed and he's like well why don't you come to first and talk to me and I was like okay I go up to first shooting the shit hanging out cute guy whatever and then the flight attendants in the back were like she's got to come back to her seat they were just like total dead they were just mean they were just mean so I go back I was fine I go back and all the sudden the flight attendant from first brings me a piece of cake from the guy and they're like he's like she's like hey this is from the guy in first class, here's some cake. And I was trying to keep it tight at the moment.

This guy's really trying to get some. He was really sweet, you know, and so I didn't want the cake. I gave it to the woman next to me. The flight attendant who was being like such a jerk the whole time was like, what is that? What are you doing? I'm like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. I just handed her a piece of cake. Like, you know, it was a gift for me from first and I just gave her the cake.

And then she's like, you can't have that. It's a liability. You can't have cutlery back here. And I'm like, wait a second. There's no reason to talk to her that way, you know? and your number one job as a flight attendant is security and your number two is service. She comes back, totally rude.

I go, you know what? I'm going to report you. I take a picture. She goes, World War III on the plane, Rosenbaum. All of the side. You're yelling? No, no, no. Just the flight attendants are like,

are like, I can't believe you took a picture. And I'm like, well, you're treating her with disrespect. You know, just because they don't speak English, that's no way to talk to them. And I'm like, oh, you got in a fight with the wrong dog. Like, that's where I get feisty. So you turned into like, like FU mode

I turn into FU mode and then they're like you know what TSA is going to meet you when we land this plane I go have them meet me when we land this plane she's like you better you better race that picture

I go you better apologize to her so what did you do so the the cool flight attendant from first class was like what's going on here and I said well you know she was really rude to these women

treated them like they had done something wrong when all they did was except a piece of cake Did TSA meet you off the plane they did they did take you aside. So they took me aside.

I explained everything. I erased the picture and I am on global. Why do you need to erase the picture? Because I wanted to just diffuse the situation and I just hate like my pet peeve is when people have a sense of entitlement and treat people that they think are less than them with disrespect. My blood, like right now I'm just getting pissed off. I could tell you like I just.

I'm so pissed. This is what's called sense memory. and Stanislovsky, the famous acting coach, what happens is you go back to a certain place if you want to get angry that you remember and you bring it into your work and that sort of like a sense memory. Yeah, and they just thought...

That's what you just did. I felt that anger you had. I was so mad. You know, they were like, oh, these women coming from Mexico and didn't speak, no, of course not. But I was very clear and I was very like, you know, yes, I know we're coming from Mexico and yes, I know they don't speak English,

but that's no way to like, treat I was just pissed and they were very sweet they're like thanks for sticking up for us we're gonna give you 25,000 miles it's another enough miles for another coach flight yeah I was I was really upset they gave you anything um they did give me some some some some mileage and they're like we're so sorry I'm Amy Garcia no and I didn't even I didn't pull that card at all I didn't pull that card I didn't pull that card I just was very like this this was this was oh I want to say maybe like a year and a half ago so then my friends are like you should write an exposition that says let me cake and just like did you ever go out with that guy in first class i didn't i actually because

i was held up at tsa so you never had a chance to talk to him i didn't i just have a problem with authority like i have issues with like people in uniforms i think yeah and and my biggest issue though like i said is just when people treat people with disrespect fucking boils my blood yeah i could see that but i think he did the right thing he stood up for what you thought and yeah um yeah i've seen some things on planes it's uncomfortable you're like what's going on here man well the thing is like look we're all bounded and i say this all the time but it's like we're all bounded by mortality like it doesn't matter how fucking rich you are how famous you are how successful you are how anything you are we're gonna die so to me it's like i always think we're all in the same boat like everybody wants to be seen

that's all i mean think about you brought you a piece of cake and you gave it to the woman next to you who gives a fuck i know why couldn't she of just, here's my question, why can't some people just not pay attention to every, that's just like, that's so OCD, that's micromanaging everything. That's like, hey, I just didn't see that happen. Yeah. Let the woman eat a piece of fucking cake. Yeah, and she's like, it's against rules.

It's just like some people aren't built that way. They're built by rules. They're built by following the rules. Yeah. Which I respect. I don't, you know, not always. No rules, rules can be broken. They could be, you know, it's malleable.

It's not, everything, not everything's black and white, you know. You don't believe in something. Hey, you know what? I understand that, but I'm not going to do it exactly like I'm supposed to. Yeah. You know? Yeah. So I guess that's my motto.

When I'm in the grave, God, this sounds so much. But if I'm in the grave, I just want people to have a huge party and be like, man, she was cool. She opened that door for me that one time. Except that one flight attendant. Except that one flight attendant. I'm glad she's in the ground. Yeah. And then she'll put a piece of cake.

Feisty Latina. Yeah. Do you do your work ethic is pretty good? What do you do? Really good. Because you always have to look. Do you have a lot of lines? I do. I do. I work. I do work really hard. How do you do you, like, record your voice and listen to it? Do you just write the words down?

No. No, no, I just look at it. No, no, I just look at it. And you can learn lines pretty fast. Do you worry about them? Are you always thinking about them? No, no, I don't. I mean, I've been doing this for so long that, like, you know, it's, that's where I'm the most comfortable. Like, once the camera start rolling, for me, that's where, like. You don't get nervous. You don't get butterflies. You don't get You don't get any kind of thing that could take you out of the scene or even fuel you through it? Well, I guess if it's a scene, I haven't, if it's like a really emotional scene maybe or if it's like, but not really, especially for this, I'm so, like, it's just so close to who I am that it's just like fun.

You know what I mean? It's not really. I just get to be, like, I speak cling on on the show. Like, I get to be like a total goofball. So for me, it's right of my alley. Who do you love working with? Oh, everyone. I love Tom.

Did you love working with Trisha Helfer? I love her. She took my baby branch, my dog, my puppy home from Salt Lake City. Flew it on the plane with Jason and Moa's help. And they flew the dog home while I was in Portland. Oh, my God. I love her. She's like classy.

She's Aunt Trish. And I'm going to see her Sunday. And Tom Willing, who was on the show for a year. Yes. You had some scenes with him? Yes. Did you like working with Tom? Love him.

Sweetheart, we're doing a lot of conventions together now. I finally got him to do the signing, so we have a good time. But he loved you. He loved the show. Did he? He really loved the show. Oh, my God. Great show. I totally accosted him on the first day in the makeup trailer. I have no sense of space. I didn't say much. I did mostly

touching. And I was like, hi. Welling. They just told me I'm showing butt in 25 days. I am. They're like, hey, can you call me back? Or my boss calls me. I'm like, I'm like, fuck, I'm either getting fired. Constantly. I'm like, constantly. I'm like, constantly. like so what's going on? She's like, look, so there's a murder that take place in a nudist colony. And you have to be nude? You have to be nude in order to get. And they're like, how do you feel about

being naked? And I'm like, well, like, how naked are we talking? Is it like Dexter naked? Are we talking like Game of Thrones? Have you caught up to that episode? I've caught up to it. It's not Game of Thrones. Naked. It's Austin Powers. Yeah. No, it's Austin Powers. Yeah. Oh, Austin Powers is naked. Yeah. Yeah. So everything will be covered. Nips will be covered. Who-Haw will be covered. But the butt, she's like, I just want to give you a heads up. There may or may not be more like may. Naked Afraid Bud with you and Tom. So just an FYI.

So literally I am squatting when I'm putting gas in the car. Right now, after we finish this interview, I'm going to do some squats. What kind of squats do you do? Do you do air squats? Air squats. I lift up the leg. I mean, do you got anything? Like, I got to keep the ships.

Yeah, there's the clams. You know, you get on your side and you're, imagine your knees. you're touching and you're like clamming so the legs are opening up as they're in a bent position. Okay. If you guys want to go on to Twitter, I could do some. Maybe you can show me that later. No, but you know, I try to work on my butt a little bit. I think people think I have a decent butt.

You seem like you're pretty tight. Well, I think I have a decent butt only because I have back problems, so it makes everything really tight. So it seems like I have a firm butt, but it just because my back's so effing tight. But aren't you pretty, don't you like kickball and hockey and stuff? But, you know, I'm all right. My problem is, like, you know, I've always tried not to be too skinny, so I can't get big, but I get thin. Oh, you can't tell that to girls. No, no, no, no, you haven't let me finish.

I get thin, but there's nothing uglier in girls know this than a skinny guy with a gut and a chubby face. So what happens is I get too skinny and then my gut and then I have a fat face. So what I need to do is kind of balance it out. I work out, getting off the sugar is really helping. Oh, I can't do that. Dude, I'm telling you, I quit coffee and I quit a lot of the sugar. sugars, no sodas, none of that shit. And I'm feeling, I'm feeling about, today I'm tired.

What about drinking? I don't really, I'm not a big drinker. But I don't need to. You don't probably need to drink either. You have a big personality. No, but I enjoy, you know, a wine here and there. What about, like, chocolate? Dark chocolate's good for you.

It's good for the adrenals, I believe. Yeah, but you don't have, like, chocolate chip cookie, like, like urge. Yeah. Ever? You know, I like the kind bars. You know, they don't give them to be free. That doesn't count as dessert. That's like, it's like energy blaster.

At underscore Athelius says if you could either direct and or star on a TV show of your own, what would it be about from fiction to nonfiction about anything? Well, you're writing a horror movie right now for screen gems. Well, I'm writing a horror movie, but honestly, my comic book, really, it's kind of like a Coco meets Buffy. And I would love to do something like that where it's almost like a female Starlord or a female Deadpool or female like Peter Parker. I just feel like in that space

the women are so beautiful and perfect and cool and sexy and I don't know if I'm any of those things so I like to kind of I would just like to be something where tonally it's like a Buffy or like a female star lord

so the TV version of the comic book I'm writing I would love to do Changing channels at Changing Channel 1 if Amy was to appear on well this is you know I can't answer this because this is just a weird question You're not even on supernatural.

If you were to appear on supernatural, I am on supernatural. You are? I did one episode. Okay, so you did one. All right. Who are you? I was a virgin.

So in order to save the world, they needed to sacrifice a virgin. And literally, the boys are like, who's a virgin? And then they look up back to me. And they're like, well, Nancy Fitzgerald. And so. You're Nancy Fitzgerald. On supernatural. Now, do you play like Italians?

Do you play, you play Latin, you play Italian? You play anything. Can you, what have you play? What kind of diverse roles are you playing? I've played Irish. I've played Greek. I've played, um, Hawaii. Well, I mean, Fitzgerald's pretty Irish.

Can you do an Irish accent or sort of a... Ooh, I'm Puerto Rican, so I guess... So, I barely... No, no, no, it's more like a sing-songy, like your sheep stealing hood and bastard. Oh, yeah. You know, my accent, when I tried to do the white accent of the European, And it's so bad that it's, I think, brings joy to people because it is so bad.

Like, this is the only other accident I can do, be like, be like previously on the cabin, Judd the Jock had just frowned the tiki, which was hidden under the tree. What the fuck was that? I don't know. I don't even know what that is. It's your own language. Well, in my mind, it's like Australian meets Kiwi. I don't know. At Jess Lynn 207.

What has been the highlight of? playing Ella and Lucifer. Oh, my God. I think meeting the fans and going to all these Comic-Con's and see- You go to a lot of conventions? Do you sign autographs? I do. That is really, I got to tell you, I love meeting the people that relate to Ella, from like

14-year-old gay guys to like people in wheelchairs to 14-year-old girls who have like these thick glasses like Ella does to like tatted up dudes in their 20s. The fact that like all of these people are like, Ella's my spirit. animal, I got to tell you, tickles me more than anything. Like, these girls will come and dress up like Ella, which I really appreciate because she's a scientist and she's the only Latina scientist on TV right now. So the fact that they're coming to Comic-Con and not dressing up like Harley Quinn or Wonder Woman, but they're dressing up like a forensic scientist with a ponytail

glasses and a forensic jacket and gloves, that really tickles me because they're dressing up like a girl in STEM. Right. You know, so that is the best part. exciting it's neat well it's also nice to see me know these conventions to see that it's like almost like a response you get that response you're seeing people that actually watch the show that actually are fanatics and just uh who embraced it and who are pretty much um making your living because they're the reason i mean when the fans are the reason we uh we exist right totally and like i think one of the most touching experiences was when this 14 year old guy came up to and he's like look i want to tell you that i came out because of ella she's so in her her own lane and so who she is and so unapologetic about being her own self that I was like, you know what? I'm going to come out to my parents. And then he started crying. I started crying. I'm like, oh, you know, we started. Like, that to me is like, or like when these girls come up to you

and they're like, look, I've had some really dark days. And when I don't feel motivated, I look at your Instagram stories and I'm motivated to like go for a walk and I'm motivated to like stay in on a Friday night. And because I'm always Instagramming the fact that I'm going going to movies by myself or like staying home on a Friday night watching Game of Thrones for four hours and maybe that's sad maybe that's cool it's just me and so they're like when you do that and like make staying home on a Friday night just completely normal it makes me feel like I'm not alone do you think you want to have kids oh I don't know man I you're so independent you are just like when I said you know when you were talking about being sing

I've never seen man or a woman their response be just so comfortable and happy with being single like if you ask me like being single I'm like you know if there's a nice freedom you wake up you don't have to you know whatever but with you

I think you've been in one for so long how many years were you in this relationship? Oh long time 10 years no no no I was in God I was in it for a while like 7 8 years and then my last my last guy dated was 7 months and I'm like dude Has he tried to get back?

No, no, no. Any of them ever tried to get back? Yeah. Do you always say no? Once you're done, you're done? Yeah. When you're done, you're done, aren't you? Honestly, I feel like I'm living my best life.

Like, for example, Thursday, which this is actually really cool. I didn't realize that Children's Hospital gives every patient there a new book every day to read. And these kids are so sweet. They're literally playing soccer in the hallway. They're attached up to IVs. And we're reading books. And I thought, this is what I love. I'd love to do this once a week where I'm living.

literally chill in. A lot of them are Latino kids. And I'm just like... Why don't you invite me? I'll go. Oh my God. I would love. They would love it. Wait a minute. They have to read a book every day. Well, they read a book every day, but we'll play games with them. So we'll, like, come up with a story. But it's like, it's shit that I like to do that now that I'm single, like, I can literally go to children's hospital every week. Why can you do that if you had a boyfriend? Well, I can, but, but like, I just... You have the freedom to just go do your thing. I have the freedom to just be like, you know what? Like, I'm going to go with the kids. And they're playing hide and seek. And, you know,

they can't leave. And they love to play. And so for me, it's like, I would rather hang out with the kids of children than go on a date. I would rather, like, watch Game of Thrones by myself Friday night than go on a date. I would rather hang out, be here. And I'm sure I can do it all. But like, I'm writing five different things. You know, I'm also writing a single camera comedy with Lee Eisenberg. I don't even know you were such a big writer and producing. I didn't either, but I got to tell you, like, I mean, I've only been single, like a couple of months. But since then, I'm writing, like I said, the single camera comedy for ABC with Lee Eisenberg, who has won a couple of Emmys for the office. I'm writing the horror movie for screen gems.

I'm writing this comic book with A.J. Lee, who wrote a new year 10th and this is too much. Well, that's what I'm saying. Like, I literally wake up and I'm hanging out with girlfriends. I'm hanging. I mean, and I don't feel like anything in my life is missing. Like Sunday mornings, for example, you talked about that. waking up. I literally wake up Sunday mornings. I bust out Sam Cooke or at a James. I blasted in my house. I open up the window then now I have a view because my my Latino brother cut down

this tree. I'm like I like to run around naked. I will say that. I'm like life is beautiful. Hang on a second. Are you a naked run around her? Kind of. I I would you like to be naked. I do. See, I love to be naked. You and I would be like the Blue Lagoon if we live together. We'd be just like, oh, I don't want to go over their house. Why? Rose and Mama Garcia are always naked. I do. I love being naked.

I come down, band practice, I come down. You know, my friend's like, dude, come on. Can you put pants on while we're rehearsing? Yeah. I like, look, there's a freedom, especially being home, you know, you just like to, I like to run around. I do. I mean, once in a while. The puppy's got like these little sharp claws now.

Oh, you don't want that on your junk. No, no, no. No, no. I mean, recently, I might put on, like, a shirt in, like, boy shorts or something, but I really love like I learned I'm starting to learn how to cook you know I have my girlfriend's over so I guess I'm not very lonely and anytime like you know like I just went to six flags with a group of people and Colin Farrell was amongst that group Colin Farrell Colin Farrell and he was lovely and did he hit on you I mean he was lovely I just want to be

like single I'm really loving being sick everyone's like Garcia you're glowing and I'm like Yeah, because I'm free as fuck. I think that is just the perfect way to end a podcast because I'm free as fuck. I'm glowing because I'm free as fuck. You know, you have just a great attitude. It has to be exhausting being you because I know it's exhausting being me. Are you always just full of energy and do you drink a lot of coffee? I don't drink any coffee.

What do you drink in the morning? Water. And what time do you wake up on average? Rosenbaum, by the way, you guys, if you guys could see what I saw, Rosenbaum looked in me with such a face of disappointment and a bit of disgust. Well, I just can't believe that you have this much

energy when you're, um, I mean, look, do you ever just get, do you get tired? You're a human being, right? Um, I guess I do, but like, what do you eat? Whatever. I mean, I don't really, I'm a carnivore. Go ahead. Breakfast. What do you have? I'll tell you what I have. I have two eggs over easy. I make myself a piece of toast, gluten free. I got some bacon, maybe a little bit of fruit, like a little

berries and some water with lemon. Fine. Breakfast on days I'm shooting. They make me a protein shake that they give to all the dudes. It's got like banana, protein powder, like almond milk and peanut butter. Days that I'm not shooting, I'll make myself some eggs. Why can't you eat eggs on the day you're working? Well, because I just wake up and go to work.

And I'm like, oh, I'll just have breakfast I work. Well, I can't eat, but you say you don't eat eggs on the day you work. I'd rather just not make breakfast If I can just have breakfast But you think you just have a certain amount of energy You have a good energy throughout the day Yeah, I do You sleep really well, don't you?

Oh, I sleep like a... When you texted me today, literally Rosenbaum was like, Hey, can you come in at 1230 and it was 11? You're like, no, I just woke up. You slept 10 hours? I slept 10 hours. I had that crazy dream. I haven't, yeah, but the plane

Let's not go back to the dark place. But I'm just saying like, I literally wake up every day and I stretch and I am just like, oh, life is beautiful. I know, but I'm a cheesy hallmark card. I think I might, I might wake up in the morning

and look at you so happy and just go under my breath, just like, oh, fuck you, Garcia. Oh, they all do, like at work. Somebody shut her up. It's true. Like somebody show her something like that happened on CNN.

That's tragic. Get her mood down a little bit. Well, the thing is, because I do think the world is kind of crazy right now and I will literally walk on set And Lauren German has become one of my closest friends. Talk about a beautiful girl on the inside and on the outside. And she's literally like, she's a little curmudgeony.

And she's like, the energy and optimism on set just went up. Is Amy Garcia on stage? Is Amy Garcia on stage? And then literally I'm like, I guess I am like a little puppy dog. Like I love people. I love. There's so much more I can do. Like, I'm nowhere near.

Like, look at Oprah. there's so much more I could give back I want to start like there's so much more shit I could be doing Look at you You want to be this little full no you're not You're a philanthropist You want to give back

You want to give your fellow human beings You want people to be happy You're a you're a light in the sky You're a you're a light in the darkness You're a you're a Rob What is she? I don't know where you're going with this

Well I'm just metaphorically here What I'm saying is you're don't change You're beautiful you're a you're a beautiful on the inside and outside you come from a hardworking family who had nothing you respect that you have a loving family you have a great career you you're talented you have endless energy you give back you want to explore i think it's beautiful thank you i don't even know you you you shut me up but thank you today for allowing me to be inside of you amy it was it was lovely what's your uh instagram

it's my name A-I-M-E-E-Garcia The number four and then Reels R-E-A-L-Z And what about Twitter? Twitter I think is At Amy underscore Garcia

You're in the fourth season of Lucifer You're Ella Yes Hopefully there'll be a five Yes You're single Yes

You're out with Alan in Amsterdam Oh God Colin Farrell hit on you A little bit At the Magic Mountain Six Flugs. Yeah, I think we've talked about just about everything. Rob, do you have anything for her?

Did you enjoy today? Where in Chicago did you grow up? Oh, I started this in the beginning. I grew up, well, I grew up in the city, and then I moved out to a place called Oak Park. I grew up in Hoffman Estates. Oh, no way. Bucktown.

Okay, and I went to Northwestern in Evanston. They actually just asked me to come back and give the commencement speech at my high school. Are you serious? When I was in detention all the time, our detentions were called Jug, Justice Under God. And I was in jug all the time because I would always question religion in my religion class. And they just asked me to come back and give the commencement speech. And I'm kind of freaking out.

Like young minds, that's a lot of pressure. Just be honest. Don't go up there and go, life's awesome. Everything's great. You're going to love it because they're going to be, yeah, just be realistic. Just be yourself. Just be fun. The best thing they do no matter what anybody says, if you go, I don't know, what should I talk about?

What should I say? Whatever you think is right. I will say one of my favorite acting coaches ever, who I honor and treasure to this day, she's always said, your truth is undeniable. And I guess I would love to leave with that. It's like, especially now with like, you know, filters and this and that. Like sometimes I look at pictures in a magazine. I'm like, shit, I don't look like that.

But I just feel like, you know, people are so worried about trying to be someone else. And it's like, just be you, man. I know it sounds so cheesy, like part of a T-shirt that Ella would have. But it is true. Like, your truth is so undeniable that if you do your truth, whatever it is, the good, the bad, and the ugly, then there's no contest. And it'll inspire those around you to be their truth, too. I think we're going to leave it on that. Amy, you're amazing.

Thank you. So are you. Oh, thanks. Let's keep that in there, Rob. I already turn it off. Sorry. Oh, Rosendron. Oh.

Hi, I'm Joe Saul-Chi, host of the stacking Benjamins podcast. Today, we're going to talk about what if you came across $50,000. What would you do? Put it into a tax-advantaged retirement account. The mortgage. That's what we do. Make a down payment on a home. Something.

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