Is It You? With Bridget Moynahan aka Natasha

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Are You A Charlotte?

Episode: "Is It You? With Bridget Moynahan aka Natasha"

Date: October 6, 2025
Host: Kristin Davis
Guest: Bridget Moynahan (Natasha from Sex and the City)

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Overview

In this episode, Kristin Davis (Charlotte from Sex and the City) is joined by Bridget Moynahan, who played the much-discussed Natasha. Together, they dive deep into untold behind-the-scenes stories, personal reflections from their time on Sex and the City, and broader themes of female experience, growth, and perspective—both as actresses and as the characters they brought to life. The conversation is candid, heartfelt, and full of insider insights, especially for longtime fans of the show.

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Main Discussion & Key Insights

Bridget’s Confessions: Not Your Typical Actor

• Bridget Admits She Doesn't Watch Herself—Or the Show
  • Bridget reveals she hasn’t watched most of Sex and the City and rarely revisits her own work, including Coyote Ugly.
  • Quote: “I’ve never watched the full seasons of Sex and the City and nobody knows that.” (03:57)
  • She explains feeling self-critical watching herself and prefers to focus on the work in the moment rather than on playback.
  • Kristin shares this is more common among actors than fans might think, breaking the myth that actors love rewatching their own performances.

Landing the Roles: Right Place, Right Time

• Parallel Audition Stories
  • Bridget discusses getting cast for both Coyote Ugly and Sex and the City around the same days, humorously reflecting on non-stop dance auditions.
  • Quote: “I had to dance multiple days, dancing in front of directors and producers. To Prince.” (05:44)
  • Bridget was confident in her dancing (despite no formal training) and recalls the unique energy she brought—distinguishing her from classically trained dancers.

First Experiences on “Sex and the City”

• Jumping In: Feeling Like "Bambi"

  • Bridget likens joining the show to suddenly leaping into a fast-paced double-dutch jump rope contest.
  • Kristin praises her ability to immediately embody the poised, confident Natasha, even with just one line in her first scene.
  • Quote: “You were so present...so beautifully cast. You have such power and resonance.” (08:14)

• Audition Process and Early Uncertainty

  • Bridget waited an hour for her turn, had one line (“Nice to meet you”), and almost left due to other obligations—her agent convinced her to stay.
  • She confirms Natasha was originally slated for a very minor part; the character expanded due to Bridget’s screen presence.

Character Dynamics: Natasha’s Impact & Viewer Reaction

• Being the ‘Other Woman’—and the Fan Backlash

  • Bridget shares that fans sometimes blamed her personally for being “in the way” of the beloved Big-and-Carrie relationship.
    • Quote: “No, she was having an affair with my husband. Let’s break this down!” (24:17)
  • She points out the double standards in how viewers processed the affair storyline, and recalls defending Natasha’s innocence to fans.

• Natasha as a Character

  • Kristin discusses the unique pain of seeing Natasha with Big: her confidence, coolness, and collected demeanor sharply contrasted with Carrie’s messier emotionality—creating a “gut-punch” for viewers.
    • Quote: “You have one line, but the way you are with him...it’s like a punch to the gut for her and all of us.” (09:00)
  • They discuss how, in the narrative, Natasha and Carrie are mirror opposites—both “perfect” for Big in different ways.

Personal Reflections & Emotional Honesty

• Kristin’s Guilt About Early On-Set Dynamics

  • Kristin confesses she feels bad for not reaching out to Bridget when she first joined the set, realizing later she had internalized Charlotte’s worldview and subconscious biases about Natasha/Bridget.
    • Quote: “Normally I’d try to proactively be friendly...but because you were the nemesis I was quiet. I feel bad about that.” (17:17)
  • Bridget reassures her and mentions their later, friendlier encounters in LA gyms years afterward.

• Growth, Distance, and Reunion

  • They discuss how returning for And Just Like That was “a nice reunion,” and reflect on how time and maturity reshaped their approach to work and each other.
    • Quote: “Time and distance and...growth. Getting to play the same characters, but with growth within the characters.” (19:07)

The Unpredictability of Acting Careers

• Breaking Into Acting and ‘Coyote Ugly’

  • Bridget describes being unaware of Hollywood’s power players early on, treating each audition as equal due to her obliviousness—something that helped her performance nerves.
    • Quote: “You can’t ever know what’s going to be a hit or not.” (30:17)

• On Momentum and Not Over-Analyzing

  • Bridget is open about not analyzing her career—embracing each opportunity as it came, rather than fixating on outcomes or “success.”
  • She notes working with A-listers like Ben Affleck, Al Pacino, and Colin Farrell, staying grounded and lucky.

Industry Evolution: Auditions, Social Media, and Self-Perception

• Changing Audition Processes

  • Both discuss the evolution from intimidating in-person auditions to the current era of self-tapes, and share their preferences (Bridget likes live auditions).
  • Bridget points out that she avoids watching her performances to prevent over-focusing on her appearance—a response shaped by her modeling background.

• Modern Fame and Social Media

  • They empathize with younger stars like Sydney Sweeney, who face immense online scrutiny and a lack of privacy that the previous generations were somewhat spared (though paparazzi were already intense).
    • Quote: “Social media is a whole business now, really...for us, the idea of just inviting people into your house to film you—that’s weird.” (48:22)

Behind the Scenes: Expanding Roles and Unplanned Success

• Why Natasha Became Such a Big Part

  • Reiterated by Kristin: Natasha was planned as a brief character, but Bridget’s presence changed that, drawing more from the writers.
    • Quote: “I think you showed up and everyone was like—she’s perfect.” (38:40)
  • Bridget recalls Chris Noth (“Big”) often forgetting she was his on-screen wife during fleeting shooting schedules.

• Missed and Realized Opportunities

  • Kristin shares Natasha was supposed to reappear in a third movie that never happened, but the writers remained eager to give Natasha closure—a wish somewhat granted in And Just Like That.

Expanding Beyond Acting

• Transition to Directing

  • Bridget narrates her pathway into directing on Blue Bloods, revitalizing her engagement with the industry and appreciating the new challenge.
    • Quote: “I like being on that side of the camera...it really revived my interest in the business.” (52:50)
  • She finds acting and directing simultaneously to be a unique challenge, requiring self-reliance and trust in collaborators.

• Balancing Career and Family Life

  • Bridget discusses prioritizing her teenage son and taking her first conscious break from non-stop work since high school.
    • Quote: “This is the first time I’ve had a nice, conscious break.” (54:08)

Legacy and Gratitude

• Both reflect on the rarity and luxury of steady, evolving careers in Hollywood. They express gratitude for opportunities in long-running franchises (Sex and the City, Blue Bloods, John Wick).
• Bridget celebrates the ongoing connections—sharing that Blue Bloods spinoff “Boston and Blue” will involve her both as an actor and director.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Bridget on Natasha’s Reception:
  “No, she was having an affair with my husband. Let’s break this down!” (24:17)

• Kristin on Natasha’s Impact:
  “You have one line...but it’s like a punch to the gut for her and for all of us.” (09:00)

• Bridget on Not Watching Herself:
  “I’ve never watched the full seasons of Sex and the City...not even to my priest. Wow. Big, big.” (03:57)

• On the Audition Experience:
  “I was waiting an hour to say: ‘Nice to meet you’...but so worth it.” (11:37)

• On Career Luck:
  “You can’t ever know what’s going to be a hit or not.” (30:17)

• On Social Media:
  “Social media is a whole business now, really...for us, the idea of just inviting people into your house to film you—that’s weird.” (48:22)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 03:57 – Bridget’s surprising confession: never watched entire Sex and the City seasons
• 05:44 – Nabbing Coyote Ugly and Sex and the City roles at the same time
• 08:14–10:01 – Kristin and Bridget discuss Natasha’s first impacts and why she lingered
• 17:17 – Kristin apologizes for being distant on set, realizes she internalized Charlotte’s attitude
• 24:17 – Bridget describes fans blaming her/Natasha, even though Carrie was “the other woman”
• 30:17 – Bridget talks about not knowing which projects will succeed or flop
• 38:40 – Kristin credits Bridget’s presence for expanding Natasha’s role
• 44:10–45:06 – Bridget on shifting from modeling to acting and the whirlwind of early fame
• 48:22 – Actors reflect on today’s social media pressures vs. “old-school” celebrity
• 52:50 – Bridget’s expanding directing career and how it reignited her industry passion
• 54:08 – Taking a break to focus on family and personal time

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Tone & Atmosphere

The episode is intimate, confessional, and at times humorous and nostalgic. Both Kristin and Bridget are open about vulnerability, the quirks of Hollywood, and the real emotions behind playing their famous roles. The conversation maintains warmth, honesty, and camaraderie—a treat for fans seeking genuine insights beyond celebrity surface.

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For Listeners

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be both inside and outside the “Sex and the City” phenomenon, or how actresses process decades of public scrutiny, evolving industry norms, and their own on-screen alter egos, this episode offers rare, refreshing clarity. Whether you’re “a Charlotte” or “a Natasha,” the takeaways about growth, empathy, and unexpected career turns are universal.

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Transcript

[Bridget Moynahan]

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[Kristin Davis]

Hi, I'm Kristen Davis and I want to know, are you a Charlotte? You guys, it's a big day. It's a big day.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Okay.

[Kristin Davis]

Honestly, I didn't know if I was going to be able to talk Bridget into joining us, but I have.

[Bridget Moynahan]

She is here.

[Kristin Davis]

The incredible, the one and the only Bridget Moynihan, who plays Natasha is here with us. And I just found out something incredible, you guys.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I. I did. I admitted something pretty big.

[Kristin Davis]

It's big. Please tell.

[Bridget Moynahan]

It's pretty big, listeners.

[Kristin Davis]

Yes, tell us.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I don't know what's gonna happen if I say this out loud.

[Kristin Davis]

It's gonna be fine. It's gonna be fine.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Like I'm gonna cry. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. This is like nerve wracking amazing.

[Kristin Davis]

It's not.

[Bridget Moynahan]

No, it's gonna say. To say that a. I don't listen to podcasts. I just don't. I don't know why it's okay unless it's news related and even that I've had to pull back.

[Kristin Davis]

Sure.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And I've never watched the full seasons of Sex and the City and nobody knows that. I've never admitted that, not even to my priest. Wow. Big, big.

[Kristin Davis]

I love it so much. I am so fascinated.

[Bridget Moynahan]

It's breaking news.

[Kristin Davis]

I mean, it's breaking news and it's fascinating news. Okay. Because I do think that there is this perception in the world that all of us actors just watch everything that we do and are fine with it and, you know, feel proud and glory in it or whatever. Which is not to say that you don't feel proud and you should feel proud, but it can be hard to watch yourself. Is that why you don't watch yourself or the show?

[Bridget Moynahan]

I think it's two different things. One, I never watch shows that I'm in. I see it for the first time probably, you know, at the premiere or, you know, the first screening. And then I won't really go back.

[Kristin Davis]

Okay.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And I mean, I just watched Coyote Ugly for the first time. Cause I think we had another anniversary and that was the first time I've seen the movie in probably 25 years or whatever the anniversary is. I mean, it was pretty amazing.

[Kristin Davis]

What did you think when you watched.

[Bridget Moynahan]

It, it was a great movie, right? It was a great movie. I read for Coyote Ugly, you did play what role?

[Kristin Davis]

I don't even know what role. Some role where I was like, there is no way they're gonna hire me for this.

[Bridget Moynahan]

It was very crazy audition process. And in fact, it was. I got that right at the same time as I got Sex and the City.

[Kristin Davis]

How incredible.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah, right. At the same time. I honestly think I was auditioning for them almost in the same day or in the same two days. Unbelievable. I mean, that one had multiple auditioning process, you know? Yeah, processes.

[Kristin Davis]

Did you have to dance?

[Bridget Moynahan]

I had to dance multiple days dancing in front of, like, directors and producers. I know.

[Kristin Davis]

Terrifying.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah. To Prince.

[Kristin Davis]

Oh, my gosh. I know. How old were you?

[Bridget Moynahan]

I don't know. Older than most people would have thought, I guess.

[Kristin Davis]

Oh.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Oh, okay.

[Kristin Davis]

Okay. You weren't like, 22 or something?

[Bridget Moynahan]

Well, yeah, yeah, I was like, probably. Yeah, something like that.

[Kristin Davis]

Sure, sure. That's what I would have thought. That's what I thought.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And were you scared to audition for that one? No, because I had this, like, weird confidence of dancing. I used to love to dance, but I was not a dancer. I was just like, prom. Semi proms. Music on in your room, dance. I had no formal training, so a lot of the people that went out for that had a lot more formal training.

[Kristin Davis]

But you felt confident.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

See, that's how when I met you, you seemed supremely confident.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Oh, my gosh. When I went onto the set of Sex and the City, I was like. I always describe it as this, like, double Dutch, you know, jump roping. And then I, who was a Bambi at the time, really had no experience, only had maybe two small independent films under my belt. Jumping into your Sex and the City world, it was like, you better stay on beat, you know?

[Kristin Davis]

And you did.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Well.

[Kristin Davis]

You really did. You really did. This is the thing that I think, and this is what the joy of looking back is, you know, after all this time. Because I have my memories, right. And they're, of course, filtered through whatever was going on with me at the time and that day and whatever. But when you look back, I mean, you have one line in the first episode. Yeah, but you are so present, first of all, you're so beautifully cast. But second of all, you're so present. And you. I've read your interviews where, you know, I had to look back at what you've said, what you've been on record saying, whatever. And you said, no one told me the plan. I don't know if the plan was formed, and I don't know either. I wish I'd had time to call Michael Patrick, but he's working on a different show right now. But it didn't, I think, what happened, because this was the time when we were starting to trust ourselves and our writers were starting to trust themselves. I don't know if the plan was what it was. I think you showed up and you were so incredible that the plan became the plan.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Wow. Okay. Yeah. Thank you.

[Kristin Davis]

Because you were like, first of all, the way you looked, incredible. But second of all, you're first.

[Bridget Moynahan]

It's funny because when I see myself in that first scene, that's not what I see. I see like, oh, my God, can you not smile so much? Like, I don't know what Chris was saying to me, but I don't know, was it really that funny? I'm not sure. But I was such a big smile.

[Kristin Davis]

Right.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And then you have Carrie, you, Sarah Jessica Parker, coming up and looking the way she looks.

[Kristin Davis]

And it's quite something.

[Bridget Moynahan]

It was quite something. Yeah. I mean, how good was that outfit?

[Kristin Davis]

Oh, my God. Incredible. And now they're still, like, all the youngsters are trying to. Trying to recreate it.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

And it's funny because at the time, right, me, I'm Southern and, you know, I'm conservative Charlotte. And I remember thinking, like, what is she wearing? Oh, my God. And those are the amazing ones now, you know. And also, she looked. I mean, she could go known wrong. But this is what was so great about you and your casting and your vibe. Like, it's really a vibe thing. You have one line. So it's not really about the line, but the way that you are with him, the way that you look with him, the fact that you're so obviously charmed by him, like, you don't even need lines. It's like a punch to the gut for her and for all of us because we're with her. Right. And you have, you know, like a. You're so much the opposite of her in terms of. I feel like you're equally amazing in the opposite, opposite way. You know, you're cool, whereas she's hot and complicated. You're cool and collected and confident.

[Bridget Moynahan]

It was like Big had his perfect woman in Two women. Yeah. Like, you know what I mean? Yes. Getting everything he needed, but from two different people.

[Kristin Davis]

I agree totally. And also two totally polar opposites, which then makes you think about him. I'm thinking about Big. I don't know if my Listeners are sick of it yet. But, like, for me, and I've told them this before, when I started, I would just see things as Charlotte saw them. I wasn't complicated enough to think, like, what do I think about this script as Kristen? And then, oh, but I'm gonna play Charlotte. I was just in it, you know? And also, we were going so fast back in the day, remember? The hours were so insane. I mean, I don't know how much you remember, but.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Well, I wasn't there all the time. Right. I would kind of like drop in and drop out and. Yeah, so.

[Kristin Davis]

But I mean, we were all night.

[Bridget Moynahan]

You guys were working all night. And that was again, my first audition because I'm a very on time person, which means half an hour early. Me too. I'm always early. And so I was at the audition early, obviously. And I had other auditions that day. So I had. I was like, I'm gonna get in and out on this. And then they were running late and running late and running late. And I'm calling my agents. I'm like, guys, I have to go to the other one. And they're like, stay for this. You need to stay for this. I'm like, you can't be late for the next one. And I was really like, I don't wanna be late.

[Kristin Davis]

I get it.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And then I was feeling like, why are you late? I get so mad. And it was one line. It was nice to meet you.

[Kristin Davis]

Right.

[Bridget Moynahan]

That was the one audition line that I was waiting an hour to say.

[Kristin Davis]

But worth it.

[Bridget Moynahan]

But obviously so worth it.

[Kristin Davis]

But then. So what do you remember? Like, how did it unfold for you? So you get hired for the one episode, Theoretically, right? Like just one.

[Bridget Moynahan]

One. Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

And then what happened next? Do you remember?

[Bridget Moynahan]

No, of course not. It was just like every. Oh, and then they want you back. But it was just.

[Kristin Davis]

It was casual. Kind of like it was a casual.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And are you available?

[Kristin Davis]

Sure.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Great. And that was it. But I do think, I don't know how many episodes I actually was in.

[Kristin Davis]

Someone should find that out.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I don't think it was many, but because she was spoken about so much. Yeah, she's a much bigger character than whatever appeared on air.

[Kristin Davis]

100%. I saw that you had said that in an interview and I thought that this is very, very true. But I also think that you don't give yourself enough credit because when you are there, you have such a power and a resonance. You know, if it had been someone with less, like, kind of presence and groundedness. You have a very Grounded on screen presence, which I think has proven true in your very long and amazing career. 14 seasons of Blue Blood, like, it's incredible, right? Because you're very, very grounded, intelligent, present, and in such a beautiful woman. That's very powerful. I don't know if, you know, I'm.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Gonna hang out with you more often.

[Kristin Davis]

Definitely hang out with you more often. It's my job to analyze these things. And this is what I see. So. And I think at the time. And this is. This is what I remember and feel really horribly guilty about because I was so in it, you know, And I was, obviously, Charlotte is like this fiercely loyal friend. That's one of her big things. And believes in love, but also believed in big. And Carrie, you know, I was very pro big. Charlotte was very pro big for Carrie. Right.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Until you weren't.

[Kristin Davis]

Exactly. And then I really, really wasn't.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Which I did see that episode recently, and I was like, how many friends do that?

[Kristin Davis]

Oh, which one are you talking about?

[Bridget Moynahan]

How many friends say, what are you doing? This is horrible. You should not be having an affair.

[Kristin Davis]

Right?

[Bridget Moynahan]

Thank God you're the other woman. How would you like it if this was happening to you? Like, you really. You let her have it. You gave her the flip side of things.

[Kristin Davis]

Thank God. Thank God Charlotte does have a moral compass that is gonna be, you know, in action when things get to the nitty gritty, right? Like, she might be kind of vague and hopeful, and then all of a sudden, if you're there, she's like, you know, I believe in marriage and what are you doing? Which, thank God. But I mean. I mean, there's so much to talk to you about, but one of the things. I just wanna confess this thing to you. So at the time that you came, right. First of all, let me say this. You know, you're referring to all these auditions. I was in New York before I got the show, but right when I got out of college, and I would audition like 12 times a day or whatever. And I did that in LA as well. Just bam, bam, bam. Some would be commercial, some would be guest star, all the indie. All different things, Right. Which I assume you were also in the mix. I am 99% sure I sat in waiting rooms with you.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I'm sure we did, but we didn't even know, right?

[Kristin Davis]

No. It's insane to think about. Right? And so for me, I. I was like, oh, there's that beautiful woman, and she's so tall, and she's gonna get it. Like, that's how I felt. You Know what I mean? Like. Cause it would just be all models.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah. Remember those days?

[Kristin Davis]

Yes. Yes.

[Bridget Moynahan]

For the hair commercial.

[Kristin Davis]

Yes. All of it. Yeah, all of it. And then sometimes at the commercial auditions, they'd make you go in there and dance. Do you remember this phase?

[Bridget Moynahan]

I don't. I. Oof. I just. I. Maybe. I mean, but you felt so many things.

[Kristin Davis]

You felt confident dancing.

[Bridget Moynahan]

It's a weird. Auditioning's weird, Awful. I think it's gotten weirder, though, over the years.

[Kristin Davis]

I mean, now it's on tape. You do it at your house. It's bizarre. I know. I feel like I would have been better at that than in person. In person, I would just shut down.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I prefer going into the audition. You do into the audition with people and casting directors who have read the script and have better lighting and who can work with you. I mean, casting directors are amazing. That's true.

[Kristin Davis]

That's true.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And we don't get to see.

[Kristin Davis]

I guess I don't even understand what's happening now. I don't even get it. I don't even get.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Which is why we're here in this dark room.

[Kristin Davis]

Exactly. Exactly. Exactly. But luckily, we have a whole career that we can talk about.

[Bridget Moynahan]

That's right.

[Kristin Davis]

So it's all good. It's all good. Okay, so I wanna go back to this thing that I have to confess to you. So you came and I remember, you know, we read the scripts, right. And we're like, you know, oh, no, he's gonna come with this girl. And I mean, we hear facts about you. He met you in Paris. Your character, Natasha, he met you in Paris. You know, in. In our mind, in the sex and city world of. Of the characters, he's gone to Paris and she's trying to move on. She thinks he's still in Paris. Right. Which is why it's such a shock.

[Bridget Moynahan]

At the party. Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

At the party in the Hamptons. The rodeo party in the Hamptons Bazaar.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

And, you know, all of us are just, like, horrified. And I remember at some point, and I don't think it would have been this episode. Cause I think we filmed that party in Far Rockaway. Do you remember this somewhere?

[Bridget Moynahan]

I remember I was in the trailer for a really long time because it was a long day. There was so much going on. Yes. And then I had to go out into this massive party. Yes. It was scary for me.

[Kristin Davis]

I'm sorry. How could it not be scary for you? Yes. And this is what I want to say. Normally, what I would do for guest star people, which were usually men. I would go and try to kind of proactively be friendly because it is such a scary situation, but. Because you were, like, the nemesis. Yes. I just think I was quiet, that nobody was talking to me. I feel really bad about that, Bridget.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Oh, it's okay now. I know.

[Kristin Davis]

But I feel really bad because, like, we were all youngish, you know what I mean? And, like, you were new, and I just feel bad.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Oh, don't worry.

[Kristin Davis]

Okay.

[Bridget Moynahan]

But then. But then we would run into each other at the gym all the time. And that's true.

[Kristin Davis]

In la.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Oh, my God. In la.

[Kristin Davis]

That was much later. And that was so nice to me.

[Bridget Moynahan]

She was not nice to me at the rodeo party. Well, I'm glad that I had a.

[Kristin Davis]

Chance because by then we weren't in our characters anymore and I could just be, like a normal person. Thank God. Yeah. But I have always felt really guilty about it because I didn't even really realize how much I had internalized Charlotte's worldview, You know what I'm saying? Like, I was more forgiving of things. I don't even wanna get into it, but, like, the, you know, people who played parts would do or whatever that Charlotte loved, You know what I'm saying? And then I was less forgiving, you know, if you were somebody that I felt like was, you know, threatening my friend or whatever. And it's, like, so silly, really. And I feel bad.

[Bridget Moynahan]

No, but it's so interesting, the things that we look back on. And I have to say, since then, like, when I came back for. And just like that, it was such a nice reunion. Right. You know, it was so, so nice to see you.

[Kristin Davis]

I mean, time and distance and getting to kind of immaturity. Yeah. Maturity and growth and, you know, getting to play the same characters, but yet having that growth within the characters. Even though we're still kind of supporting Carrie and her insane ideas of that episode. But that's also what I love. Like, Carrie is a flawed character, as all of us were, where flawed characters are flawed characters because people are flawed and complicated. AG's new Fall 2025 collection, from Canvas to Cloth, is inspired by artists and their studios. As someone who plays a character deeply rooted in the art world, it truly feels like something Charlotte would love. The collection blends creativity with wearability, from soft knits and suedes to new denim silhouettes like the Boyfriend Fit for women, it's relaxed, effortless, and so chic. And it's not just for women. AG has great pieces for men, too. Perfect for dressing the whole family. The Fall 2025 collection is available now at AG jeans.com and use code Kristin15 for 15% off your next order. I'm going to be using my own discount, you guys. I'm so excited.

[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Josh Clark]

Hi there, this is Josh Clark from the Stuff youf Should Know podcast. If you've been thinking, man alive, I could go for some good true crime podcast episodes, then have we got good news for you. Stuff youf Should Know just released a playlist of 12 of our best true crime episodes of all time. There's a shootout in broad daylight, people using axes in really terrible ways, disappearances, legendary heists, the whole nine yards. So check out the Stuff youf Should Know True crime Playlist on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Kristin Davis]

All I know is what I've been.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Told and that to Half Truth is a whole lie.

[Maggie Freeling]

For almost a decade, the murder of an 18 year old girl from a small town in Graves County, Kentucky went unsolved until a local homemaker, a journalist and a handful of girls came forward with a story.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I'm telling you, we know Quincy killed her.

[Maggie Freeling]

We know a story that law enforcement used to convict six people and that got the citizen investigator on national tv.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Through sheer persistence and nerve, this Kentucky housewife helped give justice to Jessica Curran.

[Maggie Freeling]

My name is Maggie Freeling. I'm a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist producer and I wouldn't be here if the truth were that easy to find.

[Kristin Davis]

I did not know her and I did not kill her or rape or burn or any of that other stuff that y' all said.

[Bridget Moynahan]

They literally made me say that I.

[Kristin Davis]

Took a match and struck and threw it on her.

[Bridget Moynahan]

They made me say that I poured.

[Kristin Davis]

Gas on her.

[Maggie Freeling]

From lava for good. This is Graves County, a show about just how far our legal system will go in order to find someone to blame.

[Kristin Davis]

America, y' all better wake the hell up. Bad things happens to good people and small towns.

[Maggie Freeling]

Listen to Graves county in the Bone Valley. Feed on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts, and to binge the entire season ad free, subscribe to Lava for Good plus on Apple Podcasts.

[Jay Shetty]

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[Madonna]

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[Jay Shetty]

Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Kristin Davis]

One of the things I wanted to ask you about, because I have seen over the years that you've commented that people, meaning fans, at times, would give you a hard time. You, Bridget, a hard time for playing Natasha, even though you did nothing wrong.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Right? You mean, like, because they all love Big and Carrie together, and somehow I was in the way.

[Kristin Davis]

But that's so unfair. Like, what would they say to you? What did you say? How did you feel?

[Bridget Moynahan]

I think I actually said out loud sometimes, like, no, she was having an affair with my husband. Let's break this down. Good for you. And I don't know how you watch those episodes where she's sneaking. I mean, sneaking to the hotel rooms.

[Kristin Davis]

I mean, it's extreme. It's so extreme.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And not feel like, what are you doing? I know. Especially when the hotel rooms got worse.

[Kristin Davis]

I know. Yes.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Like, it was, like, super swanky and then, like, kind of suspect. Yes. No, I'm just saying you didn't. He didn't root for her to stay on that path.

[Kristin Davis]

I mean, how could you? I remember, though, and this, again, is me being Charlotte. Obviously, Charlotte didn't really know at the time, but, like, we were pro Big and her. Like, it's bizarre and interesting. But then I also read an interview where you say something to the effect of, you know, big was in love with her, meaning Carrie.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Mm.

[Kristin Davis]

And I mean, it is so complicated. Right? But this is how life is, right? People are complicated and messy, and obviously they have a whole messy thing for so long. It's messy for so long that I also think, as a friend, like, why wasn't I. Like, this is messy for so long.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I think you were.

[Kristin Davis]

I guess I did. At times. At times. But then I think also when you see your friend who just can't move on or can't get out of that cycle or whatever it is. What do you do? What do you do? Right.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

You don't wanna.

[Bridget Moynahan]

You have to, I guess, support, right?

[Kristin Davis]

I think you do. I think you do. And you have to try to be there for them as they're going through.

[Bridget Moynahan]

It or whatever it is.

[Kristin Davis]

But I also have this other personal memory I wanna share with you. I was in an elevator with you.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yes.

[Kristin Davis]

At some point.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yes.

[Kristin Davis]

In between the films. And just like that. And I knew that there had been. So at one point we wanted to do a third movie.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yes.

[Kristin Davis]

And in that third movie Natasha was in it. Yes. Did I tell you that?

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yes.

[Kristin Davis]

Okay. Cause I know I wanted to and I couldn't remember if I had the nerve to spit it out.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I wonder, did you tell me and then I ended up never getting the call or did you tell me you were.

[Kristin Davis]

Cause we were supposed to do it and then it wasn't gonna happen. And then there was no third movie. But I felt so bad.

[Bridget Moynahan]

But then they put me in and.

[Kristin Davis]

Just said that and just said that. But I think I didn't know that was coming, obviously. Right. Because we're just. We take so many turns in this 30 year long journey. But I. Cause I saw you and I thought to myself, because in my mind also by that point having some space from being in it, I realized, oh, poor Natasha really suffered and has had no like kind of closure and like credit paid, you know. But that's what this scene was gonna be, which you kind of got in and just like that. But it was a bit different in the movie. That didn't happen. And I just wanted you to know that you have been our collective writers minds in terms of wanting you to have that.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah, that would have been fun. I know, but it was still fun.

[Kristin Davis]

It was fun when it happened and it happened in a different way. But thank God it happened because it was kind of left in such a weird way, you know, what do you think?

[Bridget Moynahan]

But it was so sweet when Michael Patrick King called. He's like, I want to pitch something to you and just let me know if you would be open to it. And I'm like, yes. I would be like, I don't know what you could just say, I just want you sitting at a table. And I would have been, yeah, that's so nice. I would have brought him coffee on set. It doesn't matter. Like, just to be part of the world again was just an honor.

[Kristin Davis]

I'm so glad. I'm so Glad you felt that. I think for us, we felt guilty that we hadn't, like, kind of done you justice, you know, You, Natasha. And so I think that's why he felt like you might not, you know, want to, but we really, really wanted you to. And we're so happy that you did.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Thanks.

[Kristin Davis]

We're so happy that you did. Okay, let's go back in time again, because I'd love to hear about, like, the things that people remember or don't or whatever. So you go on two auditions, you end up getting Coyote Ugly and Sex and the City.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

Of course. You have no way of knowing that Sex and the City will go on to be this big, massive thing.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Right.

[Kristin Davis]

But Coyote Ugly, I think everyone thought was gonna be a big thing.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Well, that was also another. Another moment of me, like, not knowing what I was getting into. And that was the Jerry Bruckheimer world. I had no idea who. I live under a rock. Let's just call it Richard.

[Kristin Davis]

I really do so respect it.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I don't pay attention to things that I don't need to pay attention to, so. And I guess I should have paid attention to who Jerry Bruckheimer was, but pretty big deal. He's a pretty big deal. And I was a new young actor, and I don't think I understood the machine that he was and how he makes careers and he's a major. He just makes hits. Right.

[Kristin Davis]

It really does.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And I think the nice thing about not really knowing that is that you're just treating each audition as it all means the same. Right. It's all an exploration of a character, and you're just going out. There's no pressure. There's no. Like, one's better than the other.

[Kristin Davis]

Right. You don't know the pressure.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah. And you can't ever rely on that. How many times have you done a pilot that you think, oh, of course. It's got these actors, these producers, this network behind it, and then it actually never goes anywhere. You know, people have whole careers doing that.

[Kristin Davis]

Absolutely.

[Bridget Moynahan]

So you can't ever know what's gonna be a hit or not.

[Kristin Davis]

No, no, no.

[Bridget Moynahan]

So, yeah, Coyote, Cody Oakley.

[Kristin Davis]

I remember that was like, everyone wanted that job.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I didn't know that, but I remember seeing the billboard on that building on Sunset Boulevard when you're heading, I believe. And it's right on Sunset, before La Cienega. And it's huge. Huge. And all of us were on it. I was like, oh, okay.

[Kristin Davis]

That's when you.

[Bridget Moynahan]

That's kind of what. When I figured out that that Was gonna be bigger than what I. You know. Cause we were just in it. We were just, you know.

[Kristin Davis]

But that's beautiful.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Learning to dance and learning to bartend and just working out with Jurgen.

[Kristin Davis]

I love it. And I mean, did you went to the real place, I assume, and did the research? Because I remember all that. I was sober by that point, so I was like, I'm gonna stay away from that place. But I do feel like somehow I ended up there. Did we film there? Maybe. I don't know.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I'm sure you felt. I'm sure you filmed there, but I think I was going there socially prior to. Yeah, because you were very cool.

[Kristin Davis]

Well, you were.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I just maybe was out later than I should have been.

[Kristin Davis]

Oh, listen.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And I lived in the neighborhood. Yeah. It was right there in the 80s.

[Kristin Davis]

I mean, you're living the life.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

This was the light.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Probably like a diner now. Or a Bubbies.

[Kristin Davis]

Or a store.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Or a store.

[Kristin Davis]

You know what I mean?

[Bridget Moynahan]

Probably like the.

[Kristin Davis]

Right, right. Yeah. Because bubbies moved, which is interesting. Yeah, Bubbies. Yeah, Bubbies with the pie. You guys were going to reminisce now. Okay, so let's go back. You did this short little one episode with us, second season. Then you go off, you do Coyote Ugly, Then you come back, third season.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Okay.

[Kristin Davis]

And did they just. Yes, you did. They would just call you and say, like, are you available?

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

So you were just doing one by one.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah. It was just a day player. Yeah. No, no, no.

[Kristin Davis]

Wow. Yeah. That's insane.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And every time Chris Knoth would be like, hi, nice to meet you. They'd be like, dude, I'm your wife. Chris.

[Kristin Davis]

Oh, my God. That is classic. Wow, wow, wow. Okay.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I love Chris. I mean. And then, like, years later, we bump into each other in California, and he's like. And there's my wife. I'm like, you couldn't remember I was your wife when I was your wife. And now I'm not. And now I'm not your wife.

[Kristin Davis]

That's very Chris. That's a very crisp story. Yes. Chris was, like, weirdly in the moment in weird ways. You know what I'm saying? The thing that occurs to me that I want to talk to you about, I mean, it's funny because we're rewatching this one episode but have one line, which is adorable, but you really do. It is just such a powerfully horrible scene. Really? Like even rewatching it all these years later.

[Bridget Moynahan]

You mean the one.

[Kristin Davis]

No, I'm gonna get to that one. That one also. No, the one where she sees you together for the first time. The Rodeo beach party. I mean, I think. Because we absolutely do not see it coming. Right? Everyone thinks Big's in Paris. We have no idea. She's been trying to move on with all.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And she's flirting with the guy.

[Kristin Davis]

The Doctor. The Doctor who's good on paper, which of course means it's not good in general. No offense. But, you know, everyone knows that. But I think that's pretty clear. But the thing that I also think is so interesting about the episode is it's kind of. Because I'm trying to pretend. Charlotte's trying to pretend that she's in her 20s. There's an innocence about the episode. You know, we're at the beach. It's like younger girls and all kind of people are around, and we don't see it coming at all. You think it's just gonna be kind of like a crazy party episode. You know, Charlotte gets crabs from this guy that she goes out with, which is mortifying and brilliant and mortifying. And then all of a sudden, it ends with this, you know, basically a tragedy for Carrie, which is that she looks over, she sees your goddess young self laughing, as you say. And literally, you could have said nothing. It didn't matter. Just you standing there with him laughing and him laughing with you. Because he seems so different with you.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

Because with Carrie, he's very kind of stern and. Yes. Like, kind of covered and manipulative or whatever. And with you, he just seems kind of relaxed and giggly. Kind of like, who is that? So just the vision. And Sarah plays it so beautifully. Like, you just feel her, you know, her heart just, you know, just. Oh, the awful. And then she tries to kind of like, hey, how are you? What are you doing here? And he says all kinds of stupid things, you know, and then you very politely say, nice to meet you and excuse yourself, because you can see. And this is what I mean about you being just so grounded and good. Like, you can see in your eyes. Oh, no. You also say, carrie, I've heard so much about you. So much about you, which is also so devastating. Like, he's told you about her. Oh, awful. Young, beautiful.

[Bridget Moynahan]

But I do feel like there's a look that Mr. Big. I don't know how to say Mr. Big.

[Kristin Davis]

It's cool you said it.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Mr. Big gives to Carrie when they're alone, and he's like, I was gonna call you. Like, there it was so touching and moving and, like, heartbreaking. A little bit, that.

[Kristin Davis]

Yeah. But also him.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I know. But like, it. You kind of. I don't know.

[Kristin Davis]

I mean, yes, yes, it was. First of all, they're incredible.

[Bridget Moynahan]

It was cold. It wasn't like he wasn't a. He was. He was. Sorry. Well, maybe. I don't know. I felt for him. I felt for him. I did.

[Kristin Davis]

I did not feel for him. Not one. One iota. In my rewatching. I'm sure I did at the time. Right. But in my rewatching, I think, like, what a hole.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Well, yes.

[Kristin Davis]

Like, come on, look at her there. So fantastic. Just devastated, you know, just like wound to the heart. And you. Yeah, you know, so beautiful and cool and calm and poised. You know, you're so poised and polite that you excuse yourself because you can say that there's, you know, unfinished business, something. Something going on. And also, he's told you about her, right? What did he even tell you about her? It's so well written, obviously. The writers are incredible, but so beautifully acted by all three of you in terms of the unspoken moments there, which is to me, why you then became this part, you know? And it reminds me a little bit of Kyle. When we hired Kyle to play my Trey McDougal, he was supposed to. I believe. I have to ask him. I believe he was supposed to do five episodes. And the idea was that he was supposed to be, you know, Charlotte is now like, I'm gonna get married. I'm gonna get married. I'm gonna get married. Like a broken record. And then she meets him in the street and of course he looks like.

[Bridget Moynahan]

He looks a dream.

[Kristin Davis]

A dream. And she's like, oh, my God, I found him. And everything is perfect on the outside, not so perfect in the relationship, but she's still gonna make it work. And the idea originally had been that he would be very annoying, that his character would be very annoying, would be very good looking, but very annoying that no one would want to talk to him. So there's a scene on the boat with Chris, Sarah Jessica, Carrie, Big, Me and Kyle. And I'm supposed to be laughing at all of his jokes. They're supposed to be terrible. And the two of them are supposed to be like, oh, God, he's awful. What are we gonna do? But he was Kyle. He was so charming. He couldn't be not charming.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Do you know what I mean?

[Kristin Davis]

So we just shifted the writing. You know, he was supposed to last five episodes. It was not supposed to work out. And then he was supposed to be gone.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And how long was he on for years.

[Kristin Davis]

Like, I can't even.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I don't know, like, three years. Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

Like, we got married, we tried to have a baby. There's still problems the whole time. But Charlotte is persistent. She's gonna make it work. Do you know what I mean? And he's Kyle. We had to write, leave the part about him being annoying. Do what I mean.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And everybody liked him.

[Kristin Davis]

Yes. We were all collectively completely infatuated with him. How could you not be? I think that's also what happened with you. And I'm gonna go get to the bottom of it with Michael Patrick. But, like, I think you showed up and everybody was like, like the light bulbs just, you know, ba ba, ba, ba, ba ba ba. Like, she's perfect. That's what I think happened.

[Bridget Moynahan]

It was. Well, it was a gift that kept giving.

[Kristin Davis]

I'm so glad.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

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[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Josh Clark]

Hi there, this is Josh Clark from the Stuff youf Should Know podcast. If you've been thinking man alive, I could go for some good true crime podcast episodes then. Have we got good news for you. Stuff youf Should Know just released a playlist of 12 of our best true crime episodes of all time. There's a shootout in broad daylight, people using axes in really terrible ways, disappearances, legendary heists, the whole nine yards. So check out the stuff you should know true crime Playlist on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Kristin Davis]

All I know is what I've been.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Told and that to have truth is a whole lie.

[Maggie Freeling]

For almost a decade, the murder of an 18 year old girl from a small town in Graves County, Kentucky went unsolved until a local homemaker, a journalist and a handful of girls came forward with a story.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I'm telling you, we know Quincy killed her.

[Maggie Freeling]

We know a story that law enforcement used to convict six people and that got the citizen investigator on national tv.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Through sheer persistence and nerve, this Kentucky housewife helped give justice to Jessica Curran.

[Maggie Freeling]

My name is Maggie Freeling. I'm a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist producer and I wouldn't be here if the truth were that easy to find.

[Kristin Davis]

I did not know her and I did not kill her or rape or burn or any of that other stuff that y' all said.

[Bridget Moynahan]

They literally made me say that I.

[Kristin Davis]

Took a match and struck and threw it on her. They made me say that I put or guess on her.

[Maggie Freeling]

From Lava for good. This is Graves County, a show about just how far our legal system will go in order to find someone to blame.

[Kristin Davis]

America, y' all better wake the hell up. Bad things happens to good people and small towns.

[Maggie Freeling]

Listen to Graves county in the Bone Valley, feed on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And to binge the entire season ad free, subscribe to Lava for Good plus on Apple Podcasts.

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[Bridget Moynahan]

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[Kristin Davis]

Now what was that like for you? Like, okay, Coyote Ugly comes out and then you're still coming back on the show. You were doing so many different things. That's how I remember it. What was your experience I don't know.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I think at that time, I had fully just. I had this perception that you couldn't model and be an actress. So I put all the modeling aside and just focused on acting. And so I wasn't really. I mean, you do, you know, shoots for promotional things and everything like that. That's what I mean. But I wasn't really.

[Kristin Davis]

No, you were your actor self on a magazine, you.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Right.

[Kristin Davis]

Not the model self. You were talking and, you know.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah, and talking.

[Kristin Davis]

You know what I'm saying?

[Bridget Moynahan]

You know, talking.

[Kristin Davis]

Yeah.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah. So I think. Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

Was it fun?

[Bridget Moynahan]

I feel like I was doing a lot of. A lot of films at that time.

[Kristin Davis]

I think so, too. I think you were really busy, and I think we were just lucky to be still getting you, you know, I think I was.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I. Yeah, it was a whirlwind. It was a whirlwind. It was like those two projects at the same time, really. Just the momentum went.

[Kristin Davis]

Absolutely. And I love to ask people this because it's not always what you think. Like, did it. Was it what you thought it would be? Did it make you happy? Was it overwhelming? What was it like to have that momentum?

[Bridget Moynahan]

I don't know if I ever thought about what it was. I didn't go, you know.

[Kristin Davis]

Yeah, you didn't analyze it.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I didn't analyze it. I always felt so fortunate to get the projects that I got. And I, you know, I was working with, you know, Ben Affleck and Al Pacino and, like, Colin Farrell and just, like, a lot of good projects that were challenging me in different ways.

[Kristin Davis]

So you were rolling with it.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I was rolling with it. And it was just like, when you step back and think, wow, this happened, like, it is wild. It is totally wild.

[Kristin Davis]

Right. But I think as a.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And I see some of the young, like Sweeney. What's her name?

[Kristin Davis]

Sydney.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Sydney Sweeney. I'm just, like, I'm watching her, and it's just so fantastic, the success that she's having. And at the same time, you just hope that she can maneuver, because when you and I were coming up, it was not what it is now as far as social media and the attention, the paparazzi and the lack of privacy and all that stuff.

[Kristin Davis]

Especially the commentary.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And the commentary. Well, yes, I mean, I would say.

[Kristin Davis]

Like, for some Sarah Jessica, the lack of privacy was a problem, especially when she got pregnant. Like, they, you know, I was so worried about her every single day. They chased her so relentlessly.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I can't imagine. Horrific.

[Kristin Davis]

Horrific. When she's pregnant. That was when I really thought, like, I don't want that. I don't want that. No, I don't want that at all. And she didn't want that. But she didn't have a choice at that point, you know? So I think we had our own version. I think now the thing that's weird and different and problematic is the. There's so much negative input on social media, yet social media is also really important. So it's hard to just totally ignore it, you know, in many ways, I mean, there are people who do, and more power to them, obviously, but. But for her age, for that group, it's a way that they communicate. It's part of their lives. Right. And then to have things go, you know, in the crazy ways that they go. I mean, she does an ad campaign and then people freak out. Right.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Like, I thought it was brilliant.

[Kristin Davis]

Right. And also that's not her idea.

[Bridget Moynahan]

No.

[Kristin Davis]

You know what I mean?

[Bridget Moynahan]

But I do love this generation. Knows how to use it as a tool and embrace it in ways that I. I was just behind on and not comfortable with. I mean, look, we all are.

[Kristin Davis]

It's weird for us, right? Like, I struggle. I struggle myself. I try to do it because I have this podcast and, you know, whatever, and it is like, it is a whole business now, really. But I get young people to help me out because I'm like. I don't know, like, the idea for us in our generation of just inviting people in your house to film you.

[Bridget Moynahan]

That's weird. Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

It's still weird, right?

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

Like, it's a strange thing, but I think if you grew up with it, it's not weird at all. Right. So it is one of those generational issues, obviously. But it is super fascinating to watch. I feel for. For the young people because I feel like we all had a level of, you know, bizarre scrutiny. Obviously, you were in the modeling industry. It's not an easy industry to come. It might have been actually been easier to leave modeling and go to acting. What was your perception?

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah, well, I think that I struggled in the modeling because I had maybe opinions.

[Kristin Davis]

Sure.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Other things that I needed to express. And you didn't have that avenue in that and then. But that's part of the reason why I don't watch my material afterwards is. Cause I don't want to get judgmental or nitty gritty on how I'm looking because to me, that's not the point.

[Kristin Davis]

Absolutely.

[Bridget Moynahan]

So I don't wanna go down that route.

[Kristin Davis]

I agree. That's brilliant. Super smart.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And it's Hard for me as a. Because I've started directing over the last four years, and to have to direct yourself is very bizarre because you don't want to be paying attention to your own performance or how you're looking. So you rely on other people. But then you don't have the eye. The same eye. And you would have been maybe adjusting things, whatever. But I have incredible respect for actors who can do it so well, like Bradley Cooper.

[Kristin Davis]

Oh, my gosh.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Like, how. Bow down to that man and his talent.

[Kristin Davis]

I agree totally.

[Bridget Moynahan]

In front of and behind the screen.

[Kristin Davis]

Absolutely.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah. So.

[Kristin Davis]

I know, I know. Affleck.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

Also, how. How did he do it?

[Bridget Moynahan]

You said Affleck.

[Kristin Davis]

He dress Affleck.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I know, but it sounded like the commercial.

[Kristin Davis]

Oh, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry. Ben Affleck.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Ben. Yeah. He does a great job.

[Kristin Davis]

He does a great job. And so when you went to Blue Bloods. So you did. Oh, John Wick. One of my.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Another gift that just kept giving.

[Kristin Davis]

Incredible. And so great. I always love to see you. If I'm on a plane and I've seen everything that's on the plane and John Wick's there, I'll rewatch old John Wick. And I always love to see you. John Wick. So great. So great. Keanu. Oh, God. A dream.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Dreamy. He's on Broadway.

[Kristin Davis]

Beyond. I know. It's incredible. It's incredible. I mean, it's just so great to be a part of our industry for so long. So long.

[Bridget Moynahan]

I went to the last premiere.

[Kristin Davis]

I met you.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Oh, you can talk about him if.

[Kristin Davis]

You want, but I met you.

[Bridget Moynahan]

It was fun that I went to the premiere. And he's like, can you believe we've been doing this for 10 years? I was like, what? 10 years? He's like, yeah. The first time we did this shoot was 10 years ago. I was like, wow, that is incredible. That's incredible. It's a joy, you know, What a joy. And like, for you to be on this show for as long as you have been. And then, you know, I had the blessing of Blue Bloods, as well. So it's just, you know, it is.

[Kristin Davis]

We're so lucky.

[Bridget Moynahan]

We're so lucky.

[Kristin Davis]

We're incredibly lucky. Now, you did 14 seasons of Blue Bloods.

[Bridget Moynahan]

14 seasons, yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

Incredible.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And we did have a lot of the crew from Sex and the City.

[Kristin Davis]

I know.

[Bridget Moynahan]

So, yeah, we took them.

[Kristin Davis]

I know. I'm glad. Because they had a good job. It was good.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

But wonderful, wonderful crew members.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And then.

[Kristin Davis]

So Blue Blood has ended and there's some kind of spinoff something. What's happening?

[Bridget Moynahan]

There's a spinoff called Boston and Blue.

[Kristin Davis]

Got it.

[Bridget Moynahan]

With Donnie.

[Kristin Davis]

Got it, got it.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And yeah. So do you go on there?

[Kristin Davis]

Are you gonna go on there?

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yes. Cool. Yes.

[Kristin Davis]

So that keeps on giving as well.

[Bridget Moynahan]

That keeps on giving. And I'm directing on that as well, so that's great.

[Kristin Davis]

How fun. When did you start directing?

[Bridget Moynahan]

On Blue Bloods? Yeah, on Blue Bloods.

[Kristin Davis]

Do you love it?

[Bridget Moynahan]

I, I definitely enjoy it. I like being on that side of the camera. I like working with actors. I like participating with all the different departments. It really just like revived my interest in the business to be, you know, just getting just to another layer and another layer and another layer. So it's, it was great.

[Kristin Davis]

Does it get boring for you just to be acting now?

[Bridget Moynahan]

Well, I haven't really. I mean, we just finished the show like a year ago.

[Kristin Davis]

Got it.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And I did, you know, a couple projects after that, but I've got a teen, you know, I've got a kid who's graduating from high school soon. So I'm kind of laying, oh my.

[Kristin Davis]

God, you have a lot to do. I'm just in the mom world.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Leaning into that.

[Kristin Davis]

Yes. Incredible. Congratulations.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah, thanks. And then directing on this. So we'll see. We'll see what, you know.

[Kristin Davis]

Yeah.

[Bridget Moynahan]

The business itself has gone through. Oh my God, yes. Metamorphosis. And so it continues. And it continues. But I think, you know, it will be really nice to. I've been working non stop since high school in one career, you know, like incredible after high school. So it's like this is the first time I've had a, like a nice conscious break.

[Kristin Davis]

That's nice.

[Bridget Moynahan]

So it's, it's been nice.

[Kristin Davis]

That's so nice. I think it's so important because you can't really reflect on things if you're just going, going, going, going. But I also think in our jobs, going, going, going is a huge blessing. And you're aware of that. You know, it's a huge blessing.

[Bridget Moynahan]

But, you know, it's. I don't know, I feel like it's been a blessing. But then while you're in the circus of moving from project to project and doing all these things, like your concept of time is oh yeah, that was season three or oh yeah, I was in South Africa on that show. You know, your timetable is chunks of time with the poster in mind. Yeah, yeah, absolutely.

[Kristin Davis]

I do know.

[Bridget Moynahan]

And yeah, so it's hard for me.

[Kristin Davis]

With the podcast to people will say, well, when did this happen in my mind. Everything is reorganized not as reality.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah.

[Kristin Davis]

You know what I'm saying? You don't. I'm not a linear date date person or whatever I'm trying to be because I have to be now. And sometimes I'll see an episode and I'll think, well, I thought that was in season five, but it's in season one. Like, it's wacky, you know what I mean? But I mean, it's kind of fun in a way, too, because I do think one of the joys of what we do is that you're not in one setting at all times. Like a regular job. You know, we have just infinite.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Every day's a new day.

[Kristin Davis]

Right. Interest and change and novelty and, you know, sometimes, occasionally it's difficult. Right. But often it's really a Joy.

[Bridget Moynahan]

Yeah. Yeah, 100%.

[Kristin Davis]

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