Ann Dowd ('The Handmaid's Tale,' 'The Leftovers'): ' I have never been more deeply affected'

Ann Dowd ('The Handmaid's Tale' and 'The Leftovers') chats with Gold Derby editor Rob Licuria, saying: ' I have never been more deeply affected by an experience.' After two seasons as the mysterious and menacing Patti Levin on the HBO supernatural drama, fans were thrilled when co-creators Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta brought her back for a final curtain call in the penultimate episode of the season, "The Most Powerful Man in the World (And His Identical Twin Brother)." Her ongoing show "The Handmaid's Tale" is based on the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood, and stars Elisabeth Moss as an enslaved 'handmaid' forced to give birth for the barren ruling class in a near-future dystopia where the authoritarian theocracy of Gilead has usurped and replaced America as we know it.

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[starsourcer]

Oh my goodness! What an incredible interview! I cried during that story she shared while having the panic attack and what happened after. What a wonderful woman! I loved her anyway and now I know why! Thank you so much for sharing this! xo

[andrewcunning]

She's so underrated and fantastic! She deserves both nominations this year.

[greenbean]

Fabulous interview. I love listening to her talk as her answers have so much depth.

[EkaterinaPorSuerte]

I adore her! Such a wise and interesting woman

[JennySieck]

So lovely to hear her talk about trusting and following her intuition.

[alined]

I really wanted my English to be better so I could say how much Ann Dowd ia a phenomenal actress. I watched her scene in 2x8 of The Leftovers so many times. The TV is full of great performances, but as Ann Dowd are few. #lovefrombrazil

[ecrouse]

I love how such a sweet and amazing woman can play such a terrifyingly character.

[jessyc]

Aunt Lydia scares the ever loving $%#@ outta me, so she definitely nailed that role!

[AndreUtrecht]

Wonderful woman.... Nice interview/talk

[Cinna]

Holy shit this interview was so cathartic.

[mountainmama]

That's weird, I had the same experience. The voice told me when I was 40. I was 28. Then I happened to see too astrologers by happenstance. The both said the same thing. Sounded like an eternity. But it happened. For me it was love & financial security. I got the same voice about being a mother. It didn't happen until I was 43, but since the other things had worked out, I had faith. The world was telling me it was too late, but it wasn't. I'm glad that got her through, like it did for me. The Leftovers was the most profound show to me in at least a decade. Lost was fun, but Leftovers was profound. Grief, something greater than humans impacting us, fear of the unknown, the music, the dialogue, Patti. Thanks for this video.

[maorsragovich]

Yeah, as if she was in high-school in 1985+ lol

[laracroftvideos]

This particular interviewer has such anti-Trump bias/agenda it really puts me off anything he’s in. Kindly keep your own opinions to yourself. You were supposed to talk about the TV show and Ann’s performance, why make it all about Trump and the election? SMH. I get it, you don’t like him. Cool. But you need to get over it