'This Is Us' Star Susan Kelechi Watson on Her Character's Transitional Phase | 2018 People's Choice Awards - video Dailymotion

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Susan Kelechi Watson talks about her character, Beth Pearson, and her current trials and tribulations on the NBC drama, 'This Is Us' at the 2018 People's Choice Awards.

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00:00You're presenting tonight. What award are you presenting?

00:03I am presenting Best Action Hero.

00:05Amazing. And This Is Us is nominated for several awards.

00:08What would it mean to win a People's Choice Award?

00:10Oh my gosh, it just means so much because we so appreciate our fans

00:13and everyone's always so great about supporting us.

00:16So, People's Choice Awards, we've won one before and we are very excited.

00:20So, we'll see what happens this year.

00:22Now, your character right now on This Is Us, Beth,

00:24she's going through kind of a transitional period.

00:26She lost her job. How hard do you think it was for her to admit to Randall

00:29that she's not okay right now?

00:31Not easy. She's used to being the one who is kind of strong for the family.

00:36And let's face it, in the past few years, he's the one going through all this stuff

00:40and having all the drama.

00:42So, now it's time for her to, in the midst of everything that's happening with him,

00:46speak up for herself.

00:48Which I think reminds a lot of women that self-care is very important

00:52and that we can't just keep giving and giving and not taking care of ourselves.

00:56So, I think it's a chord that is struck in a lot of women that they identify with.

01:00Definitely. We saw that this last episode, too, with Deja and with the girls,

01:03when Beth kind of blew up with the girls.

01:05What was shooting that scene like?

01:06And then shooting the scene where, you know, you guys had that conversation

01:09and it all came together.

01:10I mean, for me as an actress, I hated having to tell them to shut up, shut up, shut up.

01:14But I had to think about all the mothers out there that juggle so much, you know.

01:20And I think about my mother and days where she had off days.

01:24And we just thought maybe, you know, we maybe misunderstood her

01:28because we just think that they're supposed to just be there for us, you know.

01:31So, it just reminded me that we're human, you know.

01:34We're not just one thing. We're not just a mom. We're not just a wife.

01:37But we're also, you know, our own individual selves.

01:41And we have to be mindful of that.

01:43Definitely. And with all the wildfires going on in California right now,

01:47has anyone close to you been affected?

01:49You know what? I feel like everyone's close to me in some way.

01:52I'm like, it's the humanity of it all. Do you know what I mean?

01:54To know that people are in pain and that people are dealing with such tremendous loss.

01:59It really breaks me in a way that it's hard to explain.

02:04So, you know, my prayers really are active prayers and hoping that things happen.

02:10And that if there's any way I can contribute to that, it's what I'm looking for.

02:14But also that people just remain safe, you know.

02:17And that the fires come to an end very soon, yeah.

02:20Thank you so much for talking to us.

'This Is Us' Star Susan Kelechi Watson on Her Character's Transitional Phase | 2018 People's Choice Awards

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