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Alanna Ubachs list of acting credits stretches longer than a CVS receipt.
When youre competing with something like Google or TikTok or Instagram, its a breeding ground for narcissism.
These children are not emotionally mature enough to handle whatever is being put out there about them online.
Theres that saying, Youre only as happy as your saddest, neediest child.
My guess is if you really peel the layers, Suze is probably clinically depressed.
I just dont think she is capable of picking up the phone and going to therapy or rehab.
Shes quite limited, and shes doing the best she can.
Doesnt she say something like that?I think so, yeah.
A lot of stuff is improvised.
Sam will get inspired or Ill get inspired or the other actors will get inspired.
Hed be like, Keep saying that in the next take.
I really liked that.
A lot of times Ill say it off the cuff or Ill improvise it because its funny.
Her name was Linda Morales.
She was the favorite mom.
She was the one you went to when you got pregnant.
She was the one you went to when you were kicked out of school.
No one was afraid of her.
She didnt act as an authority figure.
She acted as a big sister.
Hes like, I think youre a manicurist.
I was like, You know what?
I was going to say the same thing.
Or maybe I run a salon.
I have to be doing okay to support these two girls.
They have a lot of shit in their bedrooms.
Suze reminds me a little bit of Amy Poehlers character inMean Girls: Im a fun mom.Exactly.
Without the comedy and the pink velour, she is that character.
In the comedy, its just like,Oh, these girls make her feel young.
She gets to live her teenage years all over again.
Its probably not the best idea, but its how she operates.
Theres a sequence inepisode fourin which Cassie has a breakdown and throws up in the hot tub.
What was that like to film?
Just be deadweight when youre in there.
She was like, You got it.
Shes such a frickin pro, that girl.
I mean, we must have done ten takes of me pulling her out of the jacuzzi.
She got heavier and heavier for every take.
She would throw up, and it was very watery.
Props had to be like, Lets add more oatmeal to it, make it look chunkier.
Theres a graininess to it.
Its not like HD where you might see any little groove and pore on the persons face.
Rue was trying to cause a ruckus so everyone could start fighting among each other.
She was looking for a way to escape.
We had to figure out how to build into that chaos so it sold it.
For us to all speak on top of each other is usually what happens.
We basically stay on page, but sometimes Sam will discover something while were there on set.
Hes like, You know what?
This needs a button.
Or Say something to Alexa.
Anything to make it so it escalates.
Hes like, Ill get it from a master shot.
You guys say whatever you want.
Do you like working that way?Oh, I do.
He and I speak the same language.
Were both Strasberg actors.
How was the episode with Lexis play shot?
Were you actually watching a performance at any point?It took aboutthree weeks to shoot that.
It was 12 hours a day sitting there, all different angles.
A lot of the background actors were just not coming back.
The two people sitting in front of me, I think, quit after three days.
They couldnt handle sitting there all day long.
Then we had to readjust the camera so they couldnt be seen in other scenes.
It was really complicated.
They all look so tired.
Now this is happening.
Then theyll go on the stage and shoot everyones close-ups.
Its a lot of work.
He was like, Just do your thing.
Im going to keep the camera rolling and get different reactions to whatever youre watching.
That was basically it.
He lets you go a good five, six, seven minutes.
And I heard her say, literally, Thats me!
She was so excited.
It was so funny.
I loved that, and I loved that reaction of my mom.
I said,I have to do that one day.
It turns into mayhem.
A fight breaks out.
I hope I didnt give everything away.
I havent seen my stuff in 13, 14 years.
But do you ever read your first articles or your earliest
My old stuff?Yeah.
Do you ever read it?
Thats one of the biggest reasons I cant watch it: I know I cant change anything.
I think Suze needs a spinoff.Suzes Home.
Im barbecuing and theres a nice shot up to me and I kinda wink at the camera.
[Laughs]
A nice sitcom just about the moms.That would be fantastic.
Even if its just a stand-alone episode you know what, thats a really good idea.
Pass that on.Its so funny.Eric Daneand I did anABC Afterschool Specialwhen we were little kids together.
Which one?I dont really remember.
Weve done so much crap.
But he knocked on my camper, and I answered.
I was like, Dude!
Hes like, Alanna?
He was like, What a cool gig we booked!
I was like, I know!
He was like, Im the crazy gay dad.
Im like, Oh my God, Im the drunk!
Kaley Cuoco is so sweet.
She and I have really good juju.
We worked on a childrens cartoon together years ago calledBrandy & Mr. Whiskers.
I played this boa constrictor and she was a bunny rabbit.
When we ran into each other again, it was for the first season.
I was up for Rosie Perezs role.
I thought,Well, of course.
They got Rosie Perez.
Sure, Ill step aside.
They had remembered me from that so they offered me this role, and its very sweet.
Your characters a flight attendant, right?Yes.
Im out of my fucking mind.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
