Therapuss with Jake Shane - Session 85.5: Interview With A Very Serious Actor

Episode Date: July 27, 2025

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Hey guys, we're back with another episode of Therapus, and today we have Rising Star, serious actor Meg Stalteron. Thank you so much, Jake. Thank you. Oh. Congratulations on everything. Thank you. That means a lot to me.

Do you remember that night? Oh, I'm sorry. We're already going there. I just, I never get to do interviews with such a close friend to me. I know. I know. Sorry, I'm kind of a mess today. It's my day with the kids this year. Oh, it is? Yeah. This year. Yeah, I've been running around with them. They're in the car. Do you lock them in? Well, yeah. I'm not a horrible mother. I have so many things to catch up with you on. First of all. I'm just so excited to be. Sorry, I cut you all. No, that's okay. I heard you were amazing. I heard you were amazing on set. Everyone loved you.

You won't call anyone back. I'm a hard friend to keep. I feel we give ourselves so much to our jobs. Sorry. It's okay. Take your time. We give ourselves away at this job. And I don't have the capacity for every little single.

Oh, hello. You know, we'll go to lunch. Yeah, okay, what are you doing for Christmas? have and a lot of actors don't and that that that that is where we struggle. I mean, you don't get into this business because you're your heart's full. Why'd you get into the business? So how have you been? Oh, I've been good.

I've been good. I've been good. I've been hanging out a lot with Claire Danes. Oh. She told me some stuff about you. What did the shit say? She said that you broke her heart. I hate to call her that, but it's an inside joke.

We did have an affair. You did? What's your next question? Well, I've also been spending a lot of time with the fanning sisters. They are not big fans of you. I don't want to talk about them. You don't? Yeah, especially Dakota.

Why not? I'll say there has been a couple of roles that we both went out for. Oh, okay. And let's just say I'd be acting sooner if I got some of those. Oh, okay. So it's... Yeah. Uptown girls.

Oh. She was living. Why are you bringing up so many people that... I'm like, I'm sorry. Are you interviewing me or you're interviewing L? I'm like, what's going on? Sorry, I'm sorry. Do you got you interview?

No, I'm sorry. Speaking of, got you. I did this because we're friends. I know, I'm sorry, Meg. I know. We are friends. I don't even really have time. I know.

You have no time. Sometimes it's not as easy just to stop by as you think. No, I know. That's what everyone says about you. Are we going to talk about sort of anything about me? Well, you just got cast. I'm like, I feel like, yeah, go ahead. You just got cast in the new horror movie, gotcha.

Yeah. Are you an interviewer or are you my manager telling me what's on the upcoming schedule? I just have so much fun with you. Do you remember at Donny Rone's? Meg. You ate so many of the pieces of pizza with meat. I know. There's so many meat eaters there.

I know. I feel like you ate the ones with the meat until there was only veggie left. I know, but I was, I know. And then, you know, they got mad at me. Yeah. They all got mad. So what was your question? So you have one of the best screams in Hollywood.

Ah! I gotcha! Is that how you got the role for the new gotcha movie? Not really bad. Oh, shit. Okay, sorry. I just read deadlines, so I just assumed. Well, the trailer's done out.

Okay. Well, but they said it was... Deadlines always releasing stuff before we wanted to be released. Is that happened to you before? No. Okay. And how was shooting in London? You enjoyed it?

I didn't like it. Oh, really? Why didn't you like it? nasty. Nasty? Nasty? Yeah. People are nasty there. What would they do to you?

You know, like walking down the street. Grabbing their bags in. Have you been there? A few times. Big, big traveler. Sometimes, you know. You know that people around the scene call you brag a lot. Oh, that's what they call me?

Yeah. What else? What do you say to defend me behind closed? If the shoe fits. Oh, the shoe fits. Yeah. I guess it doesn't. Guess it doesn't.

Not today. What size? are you? Eight and a half. What size are you? I don't want to tell you that. Okay, private. Pervert. Oh, that's okay. So, um, what did Claire say? Claire said that it was really hot and heavy. We can cut this if you want, but she said it was really hot and heavy. I don't want to cut it. Okay. She said you guys went to Capri together. Yeah. And she said you hated it. You just couldn't deal with the Italians, she said. I, let's just say I belong in Ohio. because I have a hard time traveling.

But I need to tell you that there is something in this business called opening up your heart to people. I was single at the time. And then I was married when I met her. And you had kids? Yeah. And I was single at the time. Then I got married.

Then I met Claire. On set, things happened. It's not something that always happens. Yeah, we had an affair. It's not something that people don't do. Right. So to sit here and say, yeah, I didn't, you know, well, I did. And it ruined my marriage.

And then we got back together. And what'd your kids think of her? Have they met her? Yeah. She comes over all the time. Still? Yeah. So you're still having an affair.

Yeah. Okay. Sometimes. Sometimes. People have little rules about their own marriage. What were your rules? Don't tell. Don't ask, don't tell.

And then tell. And then ask. Ask about it. Okay. Well, do you guys ever think? you'd get married you and Claire Danes? I don't think that she's someone that would do something like that.

You know, as much as as we like to play, I mean, at the end of the day, she always says the same thing. I don't want to break up a marriage again. Like I did the first time with you. So are you married again? I've redone my vows with my husband and what he does behind closed doors,

I don't want to know about it. Well, I think all of Hollywood knows. What the hell do you mean by that? You know what I mean, Meg. Hey, look at me. Don't fuck around with me. Okay, I'm sorry. Okay?

What do you mean by that? You know what I mean. What did Melv do? He's, you know, fucking around Hollywood a bit. Really now? With who? Drew Bairmore? Drew.

I guess the right the first time? Who else? Kelly, Clarkson. Let's talk more about my career, okay? I really don't want to do this today. Okay. We don't have to. We get comfortable.

Okay. Well, who, so you have your kids once a year. Yeah. Do they ever come visit you on set? You know, I really don't want them on set bothering me during work. And, you know, it is weird that me and my husband don't have custody of them, but, you know, things went down. I don't want them to grow up in a home where two of the parents are fighting. So your husband doesn't have a custody of them either?

No. So who has custody? My aunt. Okay. But yeah, I just love acting. I think, you know, sometimes it's hard, I guess, not to take your work home. I've heard you have trouble not being able to, like, not come out of your character anymore. I feel like sometimes it's not a choice.

Oh. Tell me more. When you... I don't want to say you. I don't want to say you, but you're not an actor. Well, you have been in some things. Do you consider yourself an actor? I consider myself a performer of sorts.

So it's sort of like you're putting a hat on. I am the hat. Whoa. And sometimes it is not a choice to get out of the character. Okay, it's not a choice. Right. Do I come, I go home. Yeah, I'm still walking like the character, you know,

and I have to shake it off a bit. I feel like that's something that I feel Demi Morris said. Well, I heard you were up for the substance. I was. But they said you couldn't get out of the character enough. Like when you were going into the audition as the character, you were leaving as the character. Is it true your kids call you by the name of the character

on your once-year custody visit? Well, let's just say they don't call me. I wish they did call me more. In there. That's Hollywood. Yeah, I feel like sometimes, you know, I've never actually told them my real name. So sometimes they probably think my character's name is my name.

Right. But other than that, I mean, yeah, they can call me whatever the hell they want to. Right. And I've told them that. I said, you can call them on me whatever the hell you want to. And that has led to them, Brittany. Right. You know, whatever new character I've made.

Jessica. Yeah. But, yeah, what else were you? Well, I would say, you know. You're such a mess. I know. How long have you been training for, you know? Everyone trains.

How long have I been training for what? Like training, like in acting school. Yeah. You know, I've watched a lot of, ever since I was little, I was watching videos about, like, different shows and stuff. Videos about the shows or the shows? No, like, just like TV shows and movies. And I've just, I remember my teacher's used to call me Little Miss movie, because I was always wanting to watch a movie. or, and so, I mean, and also acting is kind of like, whatever you, you know, right now I'm training.

What are you training for right now? No, I just mean, just human behavior. I mean, I'm watching you. I'm kind of, you try to sit like you a little bit. Right. That, you're playing me now. Yeah. Yeah.

It's just human behavior. So I don't think you're never like really not training to do that. Right. I'm just start crying again. No, don't cry. No, you know what, though? The performance is so powerful. I got it.

No, I mean, maybe I work comfortable on the floor. Oh, that's okay. Do you want me to sit with you? Yeah. Okay. Or you don't have to. Okay. Yeah, but go ahead if you want.

But I feel, I feel like it's so hard for me to even begin to think about, like, okay, they're in the car. Is the AC on? Yeah. And the nanny's in there. But I go, what do they even, what kind of, they think the one role that I have not mastered is playing mother warm warm hands yeah do you think

one day you'll be able to master it no that's okay yeah and you're doing your best you know we're all doing our best I think when you're such a female online people just want to rip you apart

I don't get her she's fat and what do you say to that okay Yeah, because I, I, does it bother me that not everyone likes my performance? Yes. Piss you off. Yeah. Is it upsetting to me when people write me messages?

Yeah. It is. Because as actors, we want to be palatable. Right. You know, otherwise, it's like, what are we doing here if we're not liked by everyone? And how do you feel that you... Go ahead and say that. Ask your question.

I feel like you've been nervous for interviewing me. You're just the biggest star we've ever had. You know, it took a while to agree to this. Biggest, like, fattest? No. Your publicist was being quite difficult. Yeah, he does misbehave a lot. And that's why I like him.

Yeah. That's why I keep him around. You know, that's why I keep him. around because every single person on my team is naughty what do you mean by naughty has been arrested for what i don't ask don't want to know you know what what you do when you're pushing the time i don't want to know i don't want to know right you know what they're doing in their personal time are you able to share with us who your co-star has forgot you to no okay can you give me a hint no he can impel.

Okay. It's a hint. It's not them, though. Yeah. Okay. And have you been practicing your scream? You know what? I, this is so funny about me, I'll tell you.

So I never rehearse anything. Ever. No. And so that way in the scene, I'm surprised. By your own actions. Mostly when I get to set, I'm going, I'm going straight to the snacks. The public got one thing right about me, and that's the Lati. eat because I'm going to the snacks I'm relaxed and that's my that's my that's my mommy time that's

your mommy time yeah so what's now for your kids what was that what's now for my kids yeah what do you mean what's now what are you doing for the rest of the day with them you know you're taking them what's now for my kids that's how you asked me what my plans were for the day yeah okay um we're going to go to a pottery class and I'm going to have them each make a little something for me. I thought your kids were two. Yeah. First of all, they're not all two. How old are they?

I just knew you would be asking such personal questions. Sorry, I'm sorry. No. You're not going to know how old my kids are. Get off. Okay, sorry. I mean, why does it even matter to you? I'm just curious, you know.

I have a nephew. How old is he? Hmm? Three. Okay, that's inappropriate to tell me who is what age. I mean, next is what? You're going to ask me how old I am four to six. No, but I heard that you were born premature.

All right, I'm out of here. You don't tell people when people are born premature. You have, you told, you said, you made it a whole thing. No, you don't tell people that because that's my business, okay? Okay. Sit back down. Hey! Sorry.

Unless you want to ask me. I want to ask you. what was it like being what what what what what what what was it like what was it like what was it like what was it what was it what was it what was it like you know what filming in Scotland forgot yeah yeah which by the way I read in deadline so okay I'm gonna ask you to stop talking about the movie okay okay and I'm gonna stop talking about deadline okay unless this is deadline commercial okay because I love that I love that you know that magazine but I'm not gonna just sit here and just repeat everything because he's just going to just go read it. But yeah. Can you read? So I can read. I saw you do this, that person from Glee. I saw you do that. So I'm not just another, you know, brown-haired girl that you're going to say that to. Yeah, I can read. University. Those are diplomas, and that's a magazine. Right. Diplomas, magazine. Big book. What's your favorite book?

I heard you're a big reader on set, though. I did hear that you like to, like, we'll listen to audiobooks, which is why I asked if you could read, but... My favorite book is Jamie Lee Curtis's book. Really? Yeah. You remind me a lot of her. It's the nice thing you could say.

Because I love her. You guys are close? Yes. They were going to replace Lindsay Lowellan with me if she didn't get her act together. Yep. That's what I heard. And she did. So, good news for her, bad news for me.

Were you upset? Yes. How do you take rejection? I don't take it. What do you mean? I cannot take it. I go into one of those rooms where you destroy the things in the car and I just freak out. I heard.

I think, let me talk. Okay. When I'm rejected, I look in the mirror and I go, no, no, no, this is not happening to you. This is not happening to you. This is not happening to you. This is not happening to you. I call my publicist and I say, let's change things. Call them back.

And if that doesn't work, I go into one of those, what are those rooms called? A destroy room. It destroy room and I destroy everything inside and I go home. I order my usual Panera bread and go to sleep. Wake up the next day and I try again. And what's your order from Panera? Three bread bowls. I love a bread bowl.

Yeah. Yeah. If you like one, you're going to love three. How have you been? Oh, you know, I've been fine. I've been dating around. Who are you dating? Just a few people out of the industry

Yeah It's hard to date in our industry It's hard Not really Okay Because Yeah I mean I've never had a problem

My husband is out of the industry now But he was in the industry I mean are we going to say it John Stamos Well I told you earlier it was Mel Me and John aren't together anymore Oh shit sorry That was my first marriage

My second Okay I forgot but me and John remained friends. He's given me a lot of full house memorabilia over the years. Yeah, I would get back together of him if me and Mel didn't work out. But I, yeah, I mean, you know how people are so into John Stamos? Let's just say that they had a right to be.

It was a good time. So what happened? Sorry. I saw him the other day on his motorcycle. Oh, you did? and came out the house and I said what are you doing around my block he said I needed to drop something off and I said well you come in mill's not here and he had this package and you came inside and I said what's in the package and he said you know what's in the package your old panties little dirty and I was like

my husband's going to kill your ass he's going to shoot you in the head three times. And um... Was John scared? Yeah. He still drop him off? He did. So what'd you tell them now?

I did a lie to my husband. I said... Seems to be a theme. I've been cam girling again and I've, these are for the guys I've been talking to. He was cool with it. Sorry. It's okay. You just, look.

You just ground yourself sometimes? That's what I was. doing with John. With John? Hand sliding. And you just, you told Mel nothing. Get those shoes back on. Okay, sorry.

No, I'm kidding. Okay. So who have you been with? You know, I haven't had sex in a while, almost infamously at this rate. How long has it been? Two years. We're going to order lunch? Yeah, what you want?

Well, I heard preemies are often allergic to a bunch. Are you kidding? What are you doing right now? Sorry, I just... Um, But yeah, so. Well, you know what, Meg, I just, I cannot believe that what I did. What'd you do?

Last summer? John. Oh. I cannot believe I did it again. I feel like it's finally hit me that I need to stop. I think maybe you and Mel should file. File for what? The divorce.

That's what I didn't hear. Everyone's talking about it. I just want to say, like, it means so much to me that you had me on here. I mean, people, I just, you've always had a bit of a crush on me. Stop. Well, you really have. I know. And I just think you're such a stud.

And I truly, truly want you to know. You know, if this doesn't work out and that doesn't work out, I'm calling you. And you know what? And for you, I'll always answer. Aw. I love you, Matt. I mean, you've always been super flirty and sexual with. me. I know. Yeah. You've been looking really, really good. Thank you. I've gotten a couple

facelifts. Oh, you have? A couple? Yeah. And I have got my boobies done and to make him look more natural. Does Mel like that or no? Because he's gay. Okay, what? Did you just say? Why did you say he was gay? Because I thought, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. What made you say that my husband was gay? Well, I'm sorry. I thought when I was talking about the rumors that, that, you know, it was. It was like we understood that that's what they were. He wasn't gay when he was eating my ass last night. Oh, he wasn't? So.

I just heard he has a lot of callers. What does that mean? A lot of male callers. You'd even ask one question about my acting. Okay. So, okay. Have you hooked up with Mel? Have you hooked up with my husband?

You tell me right now. If you hooked up with him, now, it was in France. Okay, I didn't know you were. You called me a smoke show when we walked in. Well, you are a smokeshow. Okay, well, thanks. Everyone give it up for everyone.

Yeah, everyone ever give it up for Meg. 50-50 if my zipper's up or down anymore. Take my pants off at home. They come off easy. I'm like, I thought it was four hours I was walking around. Netflix is a joke presents. Nate Bargatsy, Big Dumb Eyes World Tour. A special live taping at Into a Dome.

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