Jamie-Lynn Sigler Says James Gandolfini Would Be ‘Loving’ The Sopranos' Continued Legacy, But Also ‘Bothered’ by It: ‘He Hated Being Famous’

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PLUS: The actress says her family is "on the other side" amid son’s health scare this summer

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00:00Now it's the sit down with Jamie Lynn Siegler.

00:02Hi, Jamie.

00:03You've had a rollercoaster of a summer, to say the least.

00:06First off, how's everyone doing, including you?

00:09Thank you, thank you for asking.

00:10We're all doing well.

00:11I think we're on the other side of a lot of things.

00:14We've had so much love and so much support

00:18and so much life happen,

00:21but I think that we are stronger and better for it

00:24and brighter days are ahead.

00:28As a mom with multiple kids,

00:29how do you keep your peace of mind?

00:31Any tips for any parents out there?

00:33Ever since we've had Alexa Emergency Assist,

00:36I think the peace of mind that it's given my family

00:40and my children, knowing that you can get quick

00:43and personalized help at any moment,

00:45just by literally saying, Alexa, call for help,

00:48has been a game changer for us.

00:49One of my kids has very, very severe allergies

00:52to certain medications.

00:53So knowing that all of that information

00:55would be given to a first responder,

00:57where we live, contacting all of our emergency contacts

01:01for us if we need, which could include me if I'm not home.

01:04Like I said, given us as a family, a peace of mind,

01:06but also really empowered my kids

01:07that they have the confidence

01:08that they would know what to do.

01:10You've called your MS diagnosis almost a superpower.

01:13What life lessons has MS taught you

01:15that you now find yourself passing down to your boys?

01:18No, life will continue to happen.

01:20The unexpected will continue to happen,

01:22but the things that happen to us don't define us.

01:25They don't mean that life needs to put on hold.

01:28It doesn't mean that you're not capable

01:30of still achieving your dreams.

01:32That sometimes you need to pivot.

01:34Sometimes you need to adjust.

01:36I've allowed my kids to witness that.

01:38In turn, they are more aware.

01:40I think they're more empathetic to other people

01:43and what they're going through.

01:45But they also remind me of my own strength

01:47and what I'm accomplishing and being capable of.

01:50Having my kids support and having them remind me

01:53that I am just like every other mom,

01:56even if I don't feel like I am physically,

02:00has just been really, just really wonderful

02:03and allowed us to have more,

02:06maybe deeper conversations than we would have otherwise.

02:10I'm limited in certain ways,

02:12but I think it's also allowed me

02:14to have a different view of life

02:16that I wouldn't have without it.

02:18We are huge fans of Christina Applegate here at People Mag.

02:21Tell us something that we don't know about her.

02:24Well, I mean, you all know how funny she is.

02:26Oh.

02:27I'm so happy you're okay.

02:28Oh God, maybe the hugging's gonna kill me.

02:30Sorry.

02:31Oh, it's okay.

02:32I love you.

02:33I love you too.

02:33She is the most loving and supportive friend.

02:36I mean, she is there for you for whatever you need.

02:39She has got your back.

02:41She's an awesome friend.

02:45In just a couple of weeks,

02:46it'll be 20 years since the Sopranos won the Emmy

02:49for Outstanding Drama Series for the first time.

02:51You were there in the most gorgeous green gown.

02:54What do you remember about that night?

02:55My God, that was like one of my favorite,

02:57like it was Monique Lulier.

02:59It was like, you know, it was the summer.

03:01I had a tan going on.

03:02It all worked.

03:04But that was an incredibly special night.

03:06Anytime we went to those award shows,

03:08they were always so special.

03:11Not because you were at an award show.

03:13We would all fly to LA together.

03:14We would all be in a hotel together.

03:16We would all ride to the awards in the limos together.

03:19It was really just about us celebrating

03:22what we were doing as a group.

03:24It was our time to celebrate the show,

03:27each other, bond, hang out,

03:30in ways that we just couldn't do

03:31when we were filming back at home.

03:32So to me, I cherished all the Emmys and the Golden Globes

03:36and all of those because it was just,

03:38they were my favorite memories

03:40of us just sort of letting loose and partying

03:42and being able to celebrate what we got to be a part of

03:46in a really, really special way.

03:48Do the constant new waves of Sopranos fans

03:50still surprise you?

03:51What do you think James Gandolfini would make of it?

03:53Oh my God, he'd probably be loving it

03:57and bothered by it all at the same time

03:58because he was such an incredible actor

04:03and the discipline and the respect that he had

04:05for being an actor was just unmatched.

04:10But also he hated being famous.

04:12I could feel his struggle with the fame of it all,

04:16but also loving what he did so much.

04:19There's two Tony Sopranos.

04:21You've never seen the other one.

04:23That's the one I wanna show to you.

04:25Okay, we're gonna put 10 seconds on the clock.

04:27Promote any one of your current projects.

04:29Ready? Go.

04:30Please check me out with my podcast,

04:31Messy with Christina Applegate

04:33and my other podcast, Not Today Pal with Robert Eiler.

04:38Jamie, thank you so much for being here today.

04:40Thank you, you too.

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