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Natasha Lyonne Says Hustling Is Still the Key to Her Success · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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Speaker 2: Natasha Leone stars in the new show from Ryan Johnson,
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Speaker 2: poker Face, following her own critically acclaimed Netflix Smashit Russian Doll,
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Speaker 2: and Natasha not only started, but also wrote and produced.
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Speaker 2: And you might think that after wearing all those hats
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Speaker 2: and wearing them so effectively, producers would be banging down
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Speaker 2: her doors, but she says that actually isn't the case,
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Speaker 2: and she attributes it in part to Hollywood's perception of
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Speaker 2: female creators not being as responsible for a show success
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Speaker 2: as their male counterparts. But she says she's always managed
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Speaker 2: to find her footing because of a hustler's mentality. She
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Speaker 2: tells Variety, the job is to continue to do the work,
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Speaker 2: to have the talent and back up the talent, and
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Speaker 2: do we have to do to stay inspired and stay
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Speaker 2: connected to the people that you care about, and to
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Speaker 2: keep your head down and just focus on doing the work.
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Speaker 2: I don't know at what point they start giving away
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Speaker 2: the opportunities for free, because it's not exactly like that.
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Speaker 2: It's a lot of work. If you can watch poker
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Speaker 2: Face on Peacock
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Speaker 1: That's direct from Hollywood,