Shiri Appleby has been acting in Hollywood since the age of 4, and now she has a baby of her own with chef and husband Jon Shook. The L.A. based pair welcomed little Natalie to the world seven months ago, and since then she’s been balancing the act of doting mama and busy actress. Most recently Shiri guest starred as girlfriend of main character Adam on the hit HBO series女孩，并将出现在2014年1月12日播出的第三季。Shiri也是NBC电视剧的客串明星，芝加哥火灾.
Recently, I got a chance to chat with the sweet Ms. Appleby about acting, kvelling, being a new mom, and what it was like to work on the set of女孩.
跟我说说你女儿娜塔莉。
Natalie is almost 7 months. She’s not really into toys; we were just talking about it. She’s more engaged in looking around her and seeing what’s going on. She’s really observant and likes to engage with people. She’s not really crawling, yet.
你和你丈夫是如何分担养育责任的？
乔恩在夜间喂食方面帮了很多忙，因为他是厨师，所以他为我们做饭。但我觉得做父母有点像团队运动，你尽自己的一份力量，直到对方有能力做他们的一方。但是他早上和孩子一起玩，因为我9-5点都不工作，所以压力也不太大。还有我的parents他们真的参与其中，也帮了我们很多忙！
Is there any parenting advice that your parents or grandparents have given you that sticks out as the most valuable?
You know my mom thinks that my girlfriends and I are sort of over-analyzing this whole process of parenting. My mother’s take on it is that we should just be having fun and not making a dissertation on how our children are growing up. Basically, just to worry a bit less and take it day-by-day.
你的犹太背景是什么？犹太教在你成长过程中扮演了怎样的角色？
我父母都是犹太人，我妈妈是犹太人以色列.I was taught Jewish values and was raised保持洁食. 我去了寺庙，Hebrew school我的初吻是在联合犹太青年会（USY）上。
多浪漫啊！你打算和娜塔莉一起保持犹太习俗和传统吗？
是的！我丈夫也是犹太人，我们带娜塔莉去看电影假日服务。不过她不快，我们给她放了一年假。我们让她和其他新生的孩子一起打扮。
你怀孕了吗女孩你拍摄的时候？
是的，我怀孕的头三个月。片场没人知道。
On女孩your character Natalia had a very stereotypical Jewish mother who set you up with your T.V. boyfriend Adam, played by Adam Driver, at an A.A. meeting. Do you relate on any level to that stereotype?
我妈妈肯定跟男人试图陷害我when I was single but I never went on the date. I definitely see a bit of that Jewish mother in my own mother.
How has it been dividing your acting career and being a mother?
I did a movie when Natalie was 2 months old to see how I liked being a working mom and to see if I actually enjoyed the experience or not. I really love it, because I am able to bring her on set with me, and then still work and feel like I have my own identity. And now it’s just abalancingact. We have a really great nanny for Natalie, and with my parents around it makes it easier. We are just doing the best we can. When I’m not at work it’s just her and I all day, so when I’m working I try not to let myself feel too guilty about it. It’s hard though!
I’m only 23 years old, but I can imagine it is difficult!
哦！我喜欢你才23岁。你才15岁！当我单身或没有孩子的时候，女人们会对我抱怨，我会说，“这太烦人了，她们应该克服内疚。”然后一旦我有了孩子，这就像一种化学物质，你甚至无法控制这些感觉。好吧，我告诉你这就像你的整个生活都颠倒了，但这太棒了。
On女孩you filmed a somewhat “rapey” scene where your character, Natalia, engaged in a highly submissive sex scene with her T.V. boyfriend, Adam. What was it like to film such an intense/controversial scene with him?
好，女孩太不可思议了。这绝对是我参加过的最专业的比赛之一。那里的每个人都在发挥最高水平。在那样的场景里拍这样的戏，感觉很安全。当时我没有意识到这会引起如此大的争议，我只是觉得这太疯狂了，因为我要展示我的才华breasts–which I had never done before, so I didn’t realize it would be what it became. My concern was just doing a good job.
你和他有多少关系女孩’view on the modern young female?
For me I thought it was very relatable, especially during my 20s. I found that I was different versions of those girls at different points in my life. All the questioning, over-analyzing, trying to figure out who exactly you are, where you fit in the world and make most sense to yourself–that was my 20s.
莉娜·邓纳姆is an incredible writer. She is able to really convey what she is thinking and feeling, and I really relate to her and admire her. Watching her on set directing is inspiring. She has a really tough job. She writes basically every episode, she directs almost half the season, she stars in every episode, and she keeps her cool the entire time. She’s able to be very collaborative, not walking around like “I’m the boss.” For each actor she wants to make you the best version of yourself, so she’s open to improving and not married to her words. That kind of thing doesn’t happen that often on other sets.
I’ve been doing this my whole life. When you walk on sets like Lena’s, you know it’s special. When you walk into someone’s creative and so unapologetically open environment, you’re just incredibly grateful to be included.
这个季节我们还会看到更多的你吗？
Yes. But I can’t really say! I’m sworn to CIA secrecy. I’m not allowed to say a word, but I’ll be back.
Did your character Natalia and your daughter’s name, Natalie, have anything to do with each other? And if not, how did you decide on the name Natalie?
Isn’t that funny! Nope–no relation. We didn’t know the gender before birth so we were coming up with names for both sexes. We really wanted to give the baby a name that would allow him/her to do anything they wanted to in life. Like, maybe she’ll be the雅虎总裁！,也许她会犹太人第一位女总统t, or a singer. I just wanted to give Natalie a name that felt like we weren’t pigeonholing her. And I’ve always been a big fan of Natalie Wood and娜塔莉·波特曼, and Natalie Shook just sounds like a really nice person!
这是个好名字。
谢谢！乔恩在大肆宣扬疯狂的名字。他扔掉的是漂白剂。漂白剂摇晃着。艾拉是我们的另一个大人物。听起来像个船长。我不知道那是美国总统，艾拉。
漂白剂！？到目前为止，做母亲最好的事情是什么？或是让你大吃一惊的事？
只是不再和你有关了。我不是为了出名而去工作，更像是为了赚足够的钱，如果娜塔莉想去的话，我可以送她上私立学校，然后上大学。你每天的生活方式是不同的。乔恩和我以前是一家人，但现在我们真的是一家人了。我们心中只有一个目标，那就是她。你和父母相处的方式是不同的，因为你更了解他们。看着他们和你的孩子在一起也很疯狂。我妈妈和我比以前更亲近了。这是最好的事情-去拿pregnant!
你的很多朋友现在也有孩子了吗？
是的，我们周围都是婴儿。我们住在医院附近，所以我们每个月都去探望一次生孩子的朋友。真是太棒了。你的朋友有孩子，他们一起玩，我们看着他们长大。你只要确保找到一个好搭档就行了！
你是警察吗苹果beplay?
Yes, yes! But this is the big debate in child-raising right now, this issue about praise. Some don’t think it’s the best idea to praise your child so much because it gives them an inflated sense of self and makes them more focused on receiving the claim than focused on the actual process of doing.
我还在摸索。上周我们第一次在《妈咪和我》中提到这个问题，所以我和其他女人讨论了很多，我和妈妈也谈到了这个问题。我绝对认为这是一个快乐的媒介。孩子们应该像生活中的任何人一样受到表扬。我们都想被告知我们做得很好，我们很特别，在正确的轨道上，但我也觉得你可以过火了。
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