Julia Louis-Dreyfus talks about her new film, the deeply felt loss of her co-star James Gandolfini and how her Seinfeld role rewrote the rules on how women behave on TV.
The sweet, sixtysomething couple in pastel leisurewear are curious about the room next to theirs in this Santa Monica beachfront hotel. There have been a lot of comings and goings all day. “So much activity!” the woman chuckles to me while her husband approaches the studio publicist who is loitering alongside us in the hallway. “So - who ya got in there?” he asks conspiratorially. “Julia Louis-Dreyfus,” the publicist smiles.