I don't normally do this, like I don't normally just, I'm not normally myself on camera. Funny you should mention that because I'm not normally someone else. Okay, so for me it's super uncomfortable. I'm gonna do the intro. Okay. Good morning Hank, it's Tuesday. I am joined by Isabella Merced, the star of Turtles All the Way Down. She plays Aiza, she's brilliant. I'm with John and he is an amazing writer, but also he's an actor. Today is the day that we're filling my cameo and it's so physically uncomfortable. How does acting work? Acting is a weird thing to be into because you can't just do it whenever. You can't like singing, you can just start singing. Right. As someone goes, oh you're singing, singing a song. Oh you act, act something, you can't just do that. You're very, very good. You were just her for me. And now like when I think of her I think of you as her. That's such as like an awesome thing to hear as an actor because that's just so reassuring and that's all we look for. Like literally we're in this career path because we need reassurance for people and like affirmation. And it's true for writers as well actually. Yeah, so it's like amazing to hear that from the person who created it. I'm curious about that because I wondered what you envisioned in your head. Like what did Aiza have a face for you? For me. That's a great question, not really. No, she was just using the wig on. I know, I know. That's a little, that's a little too close, it's too good. I also kind of like copied you. Right. I kind of copied the way you talk in a way. When we filmed probably like the most difficult scene in the whole movie, which was in my opinion the climax of the movie with the hand sanitizer, I don't even remember doing that. Like I just blacked out in that moment. I can't remember. It was the weirdest thing. It was painful. I just wanted to like stop it and like turn all the lights on and make sure everyone was okay. I was really... As the papa in you. You were the one who was with the knoth for that. Probably the dad in me, but also I think I can feel empathy for Aiza that I struggled to feel for myself. When I'm really sick a lot of times I struggle to show myself that same kind of compassion. It's so true. Yeah, I've learned that from this for sure that I need to give myself a break. That was intense so now I have to think about questions I want to ask you. Lighthearted ones? Oh yeah. Okay. I've got a lighthearted one. Okay. What's your favorite color? Oh, I think sage green. Sage green. Yeah. And who's your favorite member of the rock band, The Beatles? Oh no. I watched your video with the... Don't do me. You can't even catch me with this one. All right, well we're not going to... The Beatles thing isn't going to play. Wait, what's your favorite color? Green. Green. It's my whole identity. Is it actually your favorite color? It's a great... I mean that's a great question. It's a predetermined thing. I don't. I don't know. You don't. There's some really deep blues I like. Almost like a sky when the sky is almost... The sky when the sun is... Yes. On the far the end of the sky. I have a new favorite color. I have dad who's been in therapy since the age of 13. Energy is so like... Anytime my kids are talking to me about feelings, I'm always like lean in. I wonder when I'm a parent, I'm always going to want them to share things. But I also don't want to look too desperate. Oh, that's so true. How do you do that? How do you do that? I don't know. Because I come across as super desperate. And they can sense it. Yes. Like they sense it in the back of the way. And they go back. What's your favorite animal? Humans. What about you? I like dogs because I think I can... Oh, your dog is the best. I can place a bed on dogs. I love your dog. I take it back. My favorite species of animal is your dog. Spong one. Bella has to get back to work. So we are... And also I guess I have to get back to work. Oh, you're going to... Yeah. Hank, I'll see you on Friday.