Seth Rogen Remembers Catherine O’Hara

How did you experience that loss? Did How did you experience that loss? Did you have any particular memories of you have any particular memories of you have any particular memories of working with her? Any good Catherine working with her? Any good Catherine working with her? Any good Catherine O'Hara stories? O'Hara stories? O'Hara stories? >> Oh, I mean, so many. Like when we >> Oh, I mean, so many. Like when we >> Oh, I mean, so many. Like when we first conceived of the show, like first conceived of the show, like first conceived of the show, like she was the one that we wanted on it she was the one that we wanted on it she was the one that we wanted on it more than anybody. Like and and and to more than anybody. Like and and and to more than anybody. Like and and and to me and Evan, she was like a god to us, me and Evan, she was like a god to us, me and Evan, she was like a god to us, especially as Canadians. Like I mean, especially as Canadians. Like I mean, especially as Canadians. Like I mean, I'm not joking. Like Home Alone is the I'm not joking. Like Home Alone is the I'm not joking. Like Home Alone is the movie that made me want to make movies. movie that made me want to make movies. movie that made me want to make movies. And like and and her being in it and and And like and and her being in it and and And like and and her being in it and and then I as we got older, we just became then I as we got older, we just became then I as we got older, we just became obsessed with like Christopher Guest obsessed with like Christopher Guest obsessed with like Christopher Guest films and Waiting for Guffman and and films and Waiting for Guffman and and films and Waiting for Guffman and and things like that and and and Beetlejuice things like that and and and Beetlejuice things like that and and and Beetlejuice was one of my favorite movies ever was one of my favorite movies ever was one of my favorite movies ever growing up. So growing up. So growing up. So it really like it really like it really like pushed us to want to do right by her and pushed us to want to do right by her and pushed us to want to do right by her and to want to make the show to want to make the show to want to make the show like live up to her standards and what like live up to her standards and what like live up to her standards and what we felt she deserved to be. we felt she deserved to be. we felt she deserved to be. >> and she and she plays your sort of >> and she and she plays your sort of >> and she and she plays your sort of mentor in this. mentor in this. mentor in this. >> Yeah, and she plays my mentor and kind >> Yeah, and she plays my mentor and kind >> Yeah, and she plays my mentor and kind of a maternal figure to me, which she of a maternal figure to me, which she of a maternal figure to me, which she sort of was at times as we were making sort of was at times as we were making sort of was at times as we were making the show and would would would send us the show and would would would send us the show and would would would send us notes on the scenes, would completely notes on the scenes, would completely notes on the scenes, would completely rewrite the scenes. I would say in the rewrite the scenes. I would say in the rewrite the scenes. I would say in the most Canadian way ever, she would send most Canadian way ever, she would send most Canadian way ever, she would send me and Evan an email being like, "Here's me and Evan an email being like, "Here's me and Evan an email being like, "Here's some thoughts." And then would be a some thoughts." And then would be a some thoughts." And then would be a completely rewritten version of the completely rewritten version of the completely rewritten version of the scene and we'd be like, "Take it or scene and we'd be like, "Take it or scene and we'd be like, "Take it or leave it." And it was like such a funny leave it." And it was like such a funny leave it." And it was like such a funny Canadian way of being like, "This is Canadian way of being like, "This is Canadian way of being like, "This is better. You should do this." But never better. You should do this." But never better. You should do this." But never said with those words, you know? And said with those words, you know? And said with those words, you know? And then it was just incredibly sad. We just then it was just incredibly sad. We just then it was just incredibly sad. We just started to hear she was sick and we'd started to hear she was sick and we'd started to hear she was sick and we'd see her and she would hear she wasn't see her and she would hear she wasn't see her and she would hear she wasn't doing well and as we were

doing well and as we were doing well and as we were kind of nearing the second season kind of nearing the second season kind of nearing the second season you know, it was we would just talk to you know, it was we would just talk to you know, it was we would just talk to her and it was she would clear her her and it was she would clear her her and it was she would clear her health was not great, but she really health was not great, but she really health was not great, but she really wanted to come back and intended to come wanted to come back and intended to come wanted to come back and intended to come back and and I think it was a real like back and and I think it was a real like back and and I think it was a real like goal for her to come back um goal for her to come back um goal for her to come back um and keep doing the show and I think she and keep doing the show and I think she and keep doing the show and I think she was really looking forward to coming was really looking forward to coming was really looking forward to coming back and doing the show. back and doing the show. back and doing the show. And and honestly in the back of our And and honestly in the back of our And and honestly in the back of our heads we were like heads we were like heads we were like we hope she can but I don't we don't we hope she can but I don't we don't we hope she can but I don't we don't know if she will be able to and so it is know if she will be able to and so it is know if she will be able to and so it is this kind of very sad thing we're like this kind of very sad thing we're like this kind of very sad thing we're like kind of creatively you're kind of making kind of creatively you're kind of making kind of creatively you're kind of making like in the back of your head these like in the back of your head these like in the back of your head these contingency plans but you kind of don't contingency plans but you kind of don't contingency plans but you kind of don't want to think about it but your brain is want to think about it but your brain is want to think about it but your brain is kind of kind of kind of you're telling you one thing and you're you're telling you one thing and you're you're telling you one thing and you're trying not to believe it in some ways trying not to believe it in some ways trying not to believe it in some ways you know um you know um you know um Yeah and then we heard she passed away Yeah and then we heard she passed away Yeah and then we heard she passed away one morning and it was the first week of one morning and it was the first week of one morning and it was the first week of shooting the show and it was shooting the show and it was shooting the show and it was really really sad and really really sad and really really sad and and and we were all together the whole and and we were all together the whole and and we were all together the whole crew and everyone loved her very much crew and everyone loved her very much crew and everyone loved her very much and the cast and and the cast and and the cast and we kind of didn't know what to do and we kind of didn't know what to do and we kind of didn't know what to do and and we just kept shooting and we were and we just kept shooting and we were and we just kept shooting and we were like I think the idea of like making like I think the idea of like making like I think the idea of like making each other laugh and being together felt felt preferable to anything else we could preferable to anything else we could preferable to anything else we could have done that day you know.

have done that day you know. have done that day you know. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> I'm sorry.