20 years after their nationwide tabloid romance, a couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
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00:00 Okay, settle.
00:02 [ Laughter ]
00:04 Kimmy, yeah.
00:06 [ Clears throat ]
00:07 Uh, how do you choose your roles?
00:11 Hmm.
00:13 I want to find a character
00:17 that's difficult to understand.
00:20 Why are they like this?
00:22 Were they born or were they made?
00:24 I thought you were taller.
00:26 You look taller on television,
00:28 but we're basically the same size.
00:30 Thank you for doing this.
00:32 Well, I want you to tell the story right, don't I?
00:35 They're sweet, aren't they?
00:37 We've been together for almost 24 years now.
00:40 It's hard to trust them.
00:42 You're gonna represent things as they were.
00:45 What would make a 36-year-old woman
00:48 have an affair with a 7th grader?
00:51 ♪♪♪♪♪
00:55 Mmm, so good.
00:58 What's your relationship like with your kids?
01:01 How is that relevant?
01:02 You heard the actress playing my mother?
01:04 Look me in the eye and tell me how selfish you are.
01:08 You're different than me.
01:10 You're a modern woman.
01:12 [ Coughs ]
01:13 Why would you want to play someone
01:15 who you think is a bad person?
01:16 It's the more gray areas that are interesting.
01:19 [ Sighs ]
01:20 Insecure people are very dangerous.
01:24 I have an idea of what sneaking around with you
01:27 must have felt like.
01:28 I probably shouldn't have said that.
01:30 No worries.
01:32 [ Breathing heavily ]
01:35 ♪♪♪♪
01:38 What were your expectations?
01:40 That my children would love me
01:42 and my life would be perfect.
01:44 [ Sobs ]
01:45 You're a little naive.
01:47 I am naive.
01:49 I always have been.
01:52 ♪♪♪♪
01:58 you