Condola Rashad's NFL Star Father Intimidated A Few Boyfriends

>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) MY NEXT GUEST IS A TWO-TIME
TONY-NOMINATED ACTRESS WHO STARS IN SHOWTIME'S "BILLIONS."
>> YOU HAVE NO HISTORY OF INVESTING IN SECURITIES.
>> BUT ON APRIL 8th YOU INVESTED YOUR ENTIRE SAVINGS,
$117,000, IN INTERNATIONAL POTASH STOCK TWO DAYS AHEAD OF A
MERGER AT THE CAUSED SHARES TO RISE.
ARE YOU SOME KIND OF POTASH EXPERT?
>> NO.
JUST A POTASH ENTHUSIAST?
WHAT?
I'M SORRY.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ON THE CORPORATE JET
OF THE BANK THAT FINANCET THE MERGER.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME CONDOLA RASHAD!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A VERY IMPRESSIVE CV, TWO-TIME TONY
NOMINEE.
YOU ARE JEWEL YET VERSUS ORLANDO BLOOM'S ROMEO.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: HE'S ON THE MARKET AGAIN.
DID YOU SEE HIS BUTT ON THE PADDLE BOARD?
OPEN BROADWAY?
>> NO.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: I HAVE.
LOVELY.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY LOVELY.
CHECK IT OUT.
IT'S ONLINE.
YOU'RE BACK FOR SEASON 2 OF BILLIONS.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
>> Stephen: I HAD PAUL GIAMATTI ON HERE.
>> YES, I SAW THAT.
>> Stephen: AND I WAS SAYING, I CAN'T WATCH THE SHOW WITH MY
KIDS BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT THE S&M RELATIONSHIP.
CAN I WATCH YOUR SCENES WITH MY FAMILY?
>> YES.
KATE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF A POTTY MOUTH, BUT BEYOND THAT --
>> Stephen: THAT'S ACTUALLY GOOD FOR THEM.
THAT TOUGHENS THEM UP.
>> GREAT.
>> Stephen: NOW, I'M NOT SURPRISED YOU'RE IF SHOW
BUSINESS BECAUSE YOUR MOM AND DAD ARE BOTH IN THE BUSINESS.
>> YEP.
>> Stephen: YOUR MOM, OF COURSE, IS FA LISSIA -- FELICIA
RASHAD.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) DID YOU KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO
BE IN SHOW BUSINESS?
>> YES, MY MOTHER TOOK ME EVERYWHERE, NOT ONLY TO EVENTS,
BUT I WAS BACKSTAGE WITH HER, I WAS IN THE REHEARSAL ROOM WITH
HER.
I NEVER FELT SEPARATED FROM WHO SHE WAS AS AN ARTIST.
SHE INCORPORATED ME INTO THAT.
WHEN SHE WAS OFF DOING PLAYS, SHE WOULD DO PLAYS IN ATLANTA
OFTEN, AND SHE GAVE ME THE ASSIGNMENT OF BEING HER
ASSISTANT.
SO I WAS IN CHARGE OF WAKING HER UP FROM HER NAP, FOR TELLING HER
WHEN IT WAS TIME TO DO HER VOCAL WARMUP, GETTING HER TEA READY.
I WOULD SIT IN THE AUDIENCE AND TAKE NOTES.
I BROUGHT THEM TO HER.
I WOULD SAY, THAT LINE AT THE END, YOU DROPPED OFF.
I NEED MORE.
>> Stephen: YOU TOUGH ON YOUR MOM?
>> TOTALLY.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.
>> I'VE GOT TO PUSH HER TO BE YOUR BEST.
>> Stephen: TID YOU GO TO WORK WITH YOUR DAD EVER?
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: WHICH WAS MORE FUN?
>> IT'S HARD BECAUSE BOTH FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.
GOING TO WORK WITH MY DAD WAS FUN BECAUSE I GOT TO EAT A LOT
OF CANDY.
THERE WAS STUDIO, SO THERE'S JUST CANDY FOR THE CREW.
MY DAD WASN'T AS STRICT WITH WHAT I ATE SO I COULD SNEAK
CANDY ALL THE TIME.
MUCH VEERS TO DO IT AT MY DAD'S WORK.
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT.
NOW, SINCE YOUR DAD, YOU KNOW, WAS A FORMER N.F.L. PLAYER AND A
BIG GUY, DID THAT INTIMIDATE BOYFRIENDS WHEN YOU WERE
YOUNGER?
DID THAT SCARE OFF ANYBODY?
>> IT DIDN'T SCARE OFF ANYBODY.
I THINK EVERYONE KIND OF PLAYED IT COOL, BUT, YEAH, I IMAGINE IT
WAS PRETTY INTIMIDATING.
FOR MY FIANCEÉ NOW, IT WAS PRETT INTIMIDATING.
HE FACETIMEED MY DAD THE DAY BEFORE HE PROPOSED, SO I CAN
IMAGINE THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT -- >> Stephen: DID YOUR DAD KNOW
IT WAS COMING OR DID HE JUST, BLING, BLING, DAUGHTER'S HADN'T
IN MARRIAGE, PLEASE.
>> NO, ESSENTIALLY, WE HAD BEEN TOGETHER FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS,
BUT MY DAD SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH HIM SO I THINK HE KNEW IT
WAS COMING.
>> Stephen: WERE YOU THERE WHEN IT HAPPENED?
HAD HE ALREADY ASKED YOU AND THEN SAID, I HAVE TO CLEAR UT
WITH YOUR DAD?
>> WHAT HAPPENED IS I TURNED 30 IN DECEMBER.
WE PLANNED A HUGE TRIP TO MEXICO.
WE WERE THERE.
I WAS GOING TO SURPRISE EVERYBODY ELSE ON THE TRIP, I
WAS GOING TO TAKE TELL ME ON AN AMAZING BOAT RIDE.
I'M SITTING HERE AT THE EDGE OF THE BOAT LOOKING AT THE OCEAN.
I HEAR "TURN AROUND."
I DID, AND THERE HE WAS.
I REMEMBER AS HE WAS ASKING ME, I WAS LITERALLY AT THE EDGE OF
THE BOAT, ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT IS, BUT, QUICK, PUT IT ON
BECAUSE THIS COULD EASILY TURN INTO A TITANIC SITUATION, WE
DON'T HAVE SCUBA GEAR HERE, GET IT ON THE FINGER BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE TIME.
>> Stephen: THE CHARACTER YOU PLAY ON "BILLIONS," ASSISTANT
D.A. KATE ZACHER, A KIND OF WONKY ROLE.
DID YOU HAVE TO BONE UP ON THE LEGAL ISSUES ON WALL STREET?
>> YES, AND I THINK THE BEST -- BECAUSE YOU CAN DO RESEARCH, AND
IN TERMS OF LOOKING THINGS UP.
OF COURSE, THAT'S HELPFUL, BUT FOR ME IT REALLY HELPS TO HAVE
SOMEONE TALK TO ME ABOUT IT.
LUCKILY, MY SISTER, SHE IS AN ATTORNEY AND SHE WORKS FOR THE
MAYOR IN ATLANTA.
SHE'S MY GO-TO.
WHENEVER I HAVE A QUESTION, I ASK HER.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
MAKE THIS SOUND REAL.
>> BASICALLY.
>> Stephen: DOES SHE GET FRUSTRATED BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE
JOB.
>> TOTALLY, SHE SAYS, WAY TO GET THE JOB I WANTED BUT YOU'RE
PLAYING IT AND I'M THE REAL ONE HERE.
>> Stephen: AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL.
>> TOTALLY FRUSTRATED ABOUT IT.
>> Stephen: AND YOUR JOB PAYS BETTER.
>> STEPHEN: "BILLIONS" AIRS SUNDAYS ON SHOWTIME, AND "A
DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2" OPENS APRIL 27 ON BROADWAY.
CONDOLA RASHAD, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY FLAMING LIPS.

Condola Rashad's NFL Star Father Intimidated A Few Boyfriends

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