NATE BURLESON:
00:00:31
Hello.
ADRIANA DIAZ:
00:00:31
We're so delighted to have you. Thank you. So tell us about why you want to talk about this and how you were even diagnosed. You were in with a doctor with your daughter, and the doctor's going on about symptoms. And you're thinking what? Yes. Well, as he was going through the checklist with my daughter, all of a sudden, a light bulb went off. And I was like, wait, that's me. Every single thing was me. Because, of course, my daughter is like, you make everything about you-- You were like-- I was like, but for real. And the doctor was like, yeah, you should go talk to your own physician. And so once I did that and got the diagnosis, it's been a journey. It's been a few years now, several years actually. And a whole world opened up in my life in terms of being able to see how it had affected my life up until my late 30s, early 40s, which was when I was diagnosed. What was that transformation? What did knowing what you were struggling with do to change the way that you looked at yourself in the world? Well, I mean, first of all, I was able to get treatment and figure out the best methods for myself. So I use a medication called Calibri that's a nonstimulant once-a-day medication. But also, there are different coping mechanisms, and also just being able to have the language behind it. I think a lot of times, I mean, we know because of medical bias, right, that women are less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD because it presents differently than what we've heard ADHD, the symptoms to be-- hyperactivity, running around in circles. And that was never my experience. While I have a lot of energy and have certainly lived up to my name, I was internalizing so much of my disorganization and not being able to keep things straight. And for many years in my life, I thought that there was just something wrong with me. I would look at other people around me seemingly have a much easier time. I mean, and that goes way back to school and high school and college. So Cupertino,let's talk about Cupertino. Let's talk about Cupertino. It's a CBS legal drama. You've called it your dream role and your dream job. But I'm curious, I've been a fan of yours since Freaks and Geeks. We talked about this. But I want to know how this diagnosis has changed the way you approach the craft of acting.
BUSY PHILIPPS:
00:02:57
Mm. Well, one thing that is common in ADHD is hyper focus. And I see that very clearly with my daughter especially, whenever she has a new hobby or something that she's very interested in. And for me-- there's Birdie, one of my two beautiful kids. And for me, I've always been able to hyper focus on my job, on acting, because it's the thing I love the most in the world. And getting Cupertino-- CBS this fall--
VLADIMIR DUTHIERS:
00:03:25
Yes!
NATE BURLESON:
00:03:26
Talk about it. --it's a new legal drama from the kings who brought us The Good Wifeand The Good Fightand Elsbeth. And it stars Mike Colter and Rachel Keller and me and Renée Elise Goldsberry and Nik Dodani. And we're having a really great time filming it. I've never done a legal procedural. So this has been just the greatest experience. I love it.
NATE BURLESON:
00:03:50
Real quick, are you going to the Knicks parade? I'm going right now. Oh, no way! Yes, I am. I am. I have to change. I'm-- It's chaos out there. You be careful. No, I know, I know. But you know what? I'm just going to get close. It was so fun being in the city on Saturday night for game 5--
VLADIMIR DUTHIERS:
00:04:03
Laser focused, to your point. Yeah, I got to go. Busy Philipps, thank you so much for being here. We appreciate you.
