Lindsay Lohan Talks “Georgia Rule”

0:00 This is my funny.

0:02 How are you doing?

0:03 Good.

0:03 I heard you hurt yourself.

0:04 A little bit.

0:05 Yeah.

0:05 Just a tiny bit.

0:06 I'm sorry.

0:07 It's Yeah, I'm sorry, too.

0:08 But, you know, show must go on, as they say.

0:11 idea to bring a hospital bed in.

0:12 So, yes.

0:14 Well, you can push it back if you're if you're not comfy.

0:16 Frankie can help you with anything you need.

0:18 I'm afraid to move it.

0:19 All right.

0:20 But, if you need anything, Frankie's really good at that.

0:22 All right.

0:22 So, let me say I saw the movie Georgia Rule, and I thought it was fantastic.

0:26 And it goes in You I mean,

0:28 you're I just think you're terrific anyway in everything you do.

0:31 But, you go You have so many different things

0:33 to play cuz the movie goes in so many different directions.

0:35 Yeah, it was it was one of one of my favorite roles that I've ever done.

0:39 Tell Tell people about the movie.

0:41 It's It's so hard to not give it away by describing it.

0:44 But, um it's basically kind of It's about

0:45 this girl Um that scene was pretty self-explanatory.

0:48 Um They You can't say what Jane said to you next.

0:51 No, I can't.

0:52 She She swears at me next.

0:55 Um she tells me Can I like to say it?

0:58 She tells me to go So.

1:00 Yeah.

1:00 And this is her grandmother.

1:02 She's staying with her grandmother.

1:03 Yeah, I get I get um sent off to live

1:05 with her because I'm somewhat rebellious for for understandable reasons.

1:09 Um my character Um she was abused and molested by her stepfather,

1:13 so she's um She goes there, and the whole movie you kind of don't know if she's

1:17 lying or telling the truth just because she's kind of I mean,

1:21 she's young and she's a troublemaker.

1:23 Yeah.

1:23 See, now you just gave the whole thing away.

1:25 I couldn't not.

1:26 I mean Cuz it's really hard cuz you don't

1:28 know for a while if it's the truth or not.

1:30 It's really It It's It's really good.

1:32 And it's Jane Fonda and Felicity Huffman, who are both brilliant.

1:35 And that must be fun to work with people like that.

1:36 That's Oh, yeah.

1:38 I mean, amazing.

1:39 I know there was a lot of like controversy around the film when I was doing it.

1:42 Yeah, there was something that came out, I guess.

1:43 Some You want to set the record hospital, and I'm sitting in a hospital bed.

1:47 [laughter] You were in the hospital then?

1:48 Yeah.

1:48 Really?

1:49 Yeah.

1:49 So, do you want to set the record straight cuz I I guess there

1:51 was a a letter that was released of something about your behavior on the set.

1:55 a letter because I was late um the night that I was sick.

1:58 Mhm.

1:59 Um the next day, and I couldn't go to set.

2:00 I couldn't go to work.

2:01 Um I had really bad asthma attack.

2:03 So, I bronchial asthma.

2:04 Um so they they sent this letter out,

2:07 and they made it a big deal and a bigger deal than it was.

2:09 And everything's fine now.

2:10 Everyone's friends.

2:11 Yeah.

2:12 So, it was You all cuz that would be hard to to work with these I mean,

2:14 these are two strong women that you're working with.

2:16 That would be hard to work on that set and have you know, friction.

2:21 [laughter] No, they were great.

2:22 And Felicity's fantastic, and Jane's amazing.

2:24 So.

2:24 Yeah.

2:25 All right.

2:25 So, let's talk about in People magazine,

2:27 there's a picture of you with your doll

2:29 with uh and uh there's your doll next to you.

2:35 [laughter] Who's Which is which?

2:36 It's hard to see.

2:37 Um how do you feel about that?

2:39 Here's your doll right here.

2:41 Uh how do you feel about this doll?

2:44 That doll came out a really long time ago.

2:46 The picture of me on there is from Mean Girls.

2:49 Really?

2:50 Yeah.

2:50 So, they copied the wrong you.

2:52 Well, my hair was red then.

2:55 Yeah.

2:55 So, and and Do you Do you play with this often?

2:58 All the time.

2:59 All the time.

2:59 Now, now there's not Obviously,

3:02 it's an old version of you cuz there's no tattoos on it.

3:05 That's true.

3:06 Now you wouldn't see them anyway.

3:07 Oh, really?

3:08 Cuz mine are kind of somewhat hidden.

3:10 They're hidden?

3:11 Kind of I mean, this one's white.

3:12 I don't know if you can see it.

3:13 It's so It's white.

3:14 Is that a new one?

3:15 It says breathe.

3:16 No, this one I've had for a while.

3:18 It's my favorite one.

3:19 So, it's white ink, and it's breathe because I forget to breathe sometimes.

3:22 Yeah.

3:23 Calm myself.

3:24 Hence the asthma, too.

3:26 [laughter] Well, no wonder how you have asthma.

3:29 Exactly.

3:30 Yeah, right.

3:32 [laughter] And I heard you just got a new puppy.

3:33 Is that right?

3:34 Or I did.

3:35 do you have now?

3:36 I bought two.

3:37 Yeah.

3:37 What do you have?

3:37 Um my mom My mom has them right now.

3:39 So, there's like five puppies in the house.

3:41 A Jack Russell terrier and a Yorkie.

3:44 It's Dakota and Brooklyn.

3:45 Boy and a girl.

3:46 That is cute.

3:48 Yeah.

3:48 I miss them.

3:49 I haven't seen them in a few weeks cuz I've been in New York.

3:51 So, you got to miss the whole puppy thing.

3:52 You didn't have to train them or anything.

3:53 You just Mom has them, and she's taking care of them.

3:57 [laughter] For right now.

3:58 Yeah.

3:59 Sorry, Mom.

3:59 She's at home going, "Yeah." Exactly.

4:01 My sister's in love with them.

4:03 So, it's kind of you know, I'm letting her have it for a little bit.

4:05 Yeah, but I guess you miss them.

4:06 You're gone so much.

4:07 You're working so much.

4:08 All right.

4:09 Uh we're going to take a break.

4:10 We're going to come back.

4:10 You're You're going to be turning 21 soon, right?

4:13 Mhm.

4:13 In the summer?

4:15 July 2nd.

4:16 So, we'll talk about, you know, what we're going to do to celebrate.

4:18 We'll be right back.

4:22 [applause] Where did you get that?

4:24 I was I was I did not know that was coming up.

4:27 Why didn't we show [cheering and applause] it?

4:28 Can we put that picture back on where it turned into braids?

4:32 Is that necessary?

4:33 How old How old were you when you did that commercial?

4:36 It was my I remember I was in art class when I found out that I got it.

4:39 And um one of the little boys got in like a lot of trouble with Bill Cosby.

4:42 Like he got really mad at him because the kid was not listening.

4:45 Really?

4:46 Um yeah, I was I think it was like nine.

4:48 your first commercial?

4:49 Uh no, my first was Duncan Hines.

4:51 That was my second.

4:51 Wow.

4:52 Yeah.

4:53 God, that's amazing.

4:54 sick on cake batter cuz I kept eating it.

4:56 You had You're not supposed to You're supposed to spit it out after you do.

4:58 Yeah.

4:58 Yeah.

4:59 But, I liked it.

5:02 [laughter] So, uh you

5:03 That was so like almost mortifying.

5:05 I haven't seen that in a very long time.

5:12 So, So, you're you're going to be 21, and that's a huge birthday.

5:15 What are you going to do?

5:17 I'm going to milk it because it's a big birthday,

5:19 and it's I think it's been a long time coming

5:21 for some of my friends that have clubs out in LA.

5:23 Uh-huh.

5:24 Um they don't have to worry about getting into trouble.

5:25 Right.

5:26 Um because I'm underage.

5:28 Uh-huh.

5:29 Um I'm going to go I think I'm doing a party in Vegas,

5:31 which makes sense cuz I've never been able to go out there.

5:34 Um I really just haven't gambled there.

5:36 I mean, I've I've like hung out

5:38 with friends that have been there, but not gamble.

5:40 Yeah, no.

5:40 It's I mean, it's completely illegal.

5:42 Right.

5:42 So, now you can finally go and gamble.

5:44 Yeah.

5:45 And Do you want to Do you want to gamble?

5:47 No.

5:47 Do you like to gamble?

5:48 No.

5:48 Do you play poker?

5:49 Not really.

5:50 No.

5:51 But, you just want to have a party in Vegas?

5:53 We'll go.

5:53 I'll You know, I'll I'll learn when I'm there more.

5:55 Yeah.

5:56 Yeah.

5:56 All right.

5:56 So, uh you'll call me and tell me when that is.

5:59 That's the Vegas one.

6:00 That's on my birthday, July 2nd.

6:01 And then then what else you going to do to milk it?

6:03 Um and then I'm doing a dinner in Malibu.

6:07 I don't know.

6:07 I'm going to be with my friends and stuff and just see what happens.

6:09 My family.

6:10 Bunch of stuff.

6:11 Get them out here.

6:12 All right.

6:12 And let's talk about American Idol.

6:13 You and I are big fans.

6:15 I saw you the other night when you did it.

6:16 It was amazing.

6:17 I was crying a lot.

6:18 It was I know it was a very touching night.

6:20 Who Who do you think is going to win?

6:22 I don't know.

6:23 I like Melinda, and I like Chris.

6:25 Um Melinda's got a great voice, and Chris I just think it's cool,

6:27 and he's, you know, it's different for someone like him to win.

6:31 Yeah.

6:30 I Well, I it's tough.

6:31 I think it's it's getting down to some They're all good.

6:34 It's hard cuz I always end up liking everyone, and then I feel bad.

6:37 But, um everyone kind of is winning in a way.

6:39 Yeah.

6:40 No, they're all going to be fine.

6:41 They're all going to do Whatever happens,

6:42 they're all going to have a career, I think.

6:44 All right.

6:45 So, uh the the fifth graders, you and I we're going to be on the same teams,

6:49 and we're going to compete and see if

6:51 against you and I against the fifth graders.

6:54 I'm really nervous about that.

6:55 Yeah.

6:56 So am I.

6:57 And and I'm on pills.

6:59 So.

7:01 All right.

7:01 Georgia Rule hits theaters on Friday, May 11th.

7:04 You will love the movie.

7:05 And uh we're going to look at our Wednesday's

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