DENNIS MILLER 2/2/2005
Kim Raver stops by CNBC to talk to the always creepy and annoying Dennis Miller.

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Dennis: That's always been a turn-on for me, when women can have somebody killed. You know, the following segment takes place between 9 pm and 10 pm. Let's Take Five with a talented actress, formerly of the series Third Watch and now the daughter to the Secretary of Defense in this season on the mega-hit FOX 24. Kim Raver ladies and gentlemen.
{audience cheers and applauds}
Dennis: What's up you sultry dame.
Kim: Hello. Hello.
Dennis: Nice to be on a hit, isn't it?
Kim: I have to say, it really is. It's just been...
Dennis: Come out from New York, you got a nice gig waiting for you in LA.
Kim: I know, living by the beach.
Dennis: Look at you, all grown up. Now what's the uh, is the hard part coming onto that crew? I mean, they're tight, right? I mean, I know that they've changed some cast in that they have to get a new story, but just the core group of people, they're very tight, right?
Kim: It's pretty intimidating, you know. And, but I think the great part of it is is that the whole cas--- I mean, most of the cast is new. So to be able to walk on there with other people, it's not like you're the new kid on the block. I mean, you are with the--- But, they're great. I mean crew are so unbelievable with what they do. Everyone is really, really good.
Dennis: Well, they gotta have it down 'cause when you're shooting one hour dramas, if you don't have the gig straight, you're gonna go crazy. Everybody's gonna end up dying of exhaustion, right?
Kim: It's pretty unbelievable. I mean, the pace--- I mean, I'm glad I did Third Watch 'cause the pace out there and you're shooting in New York and you're outside on the streets and that pace is unbelievable, so to be able to have this sort of in my back pocket and come out and do this it's been--- it's been great. But Kiefer is so on the ball and he's so good at what he does, so it's kinda---
Dennis: Yeah, I'm proud of Kiefer. The little I know him over the years. I've just crossed his path a few times. I did a movie with his old man when he was, you know, when he was flaming out a little and he's really pulled this whole thing together. I'm happy for Kiefer. He's a good captain of the ship over there, isn't he?
Kim: And he really is. I mean, I think he really sets the bar and people wanna be as good as Kiefer, so people really, you know, they wanna do their job well. Kiefer's there and uh, he's a great captain.
Dennis: Didn't you come right in and have to jump into bed with him or something? Or... have a love scene with him right off the bat...
Kim: It's yeah. I mean, I finished Third Watch on a Thursday, I took the red eye and then I walked--- Well, the first thing was, my first scene I was bound and gagged and thrown into a truck.
Dennis: You sure that wasn't on the red eye?
Kim: That was in New York.
Dennis: But that was your first thing that they told you to do.
Kim: That was my first thing and then the next--- I didn't meet Kiefer that day, and then the next day I came and we kinda shook hands and then we had a love scene so that was really... It's, you know, people don't--- I don't think people realize when you're doing this business that it's, you know, you're just meeting the person and then you're kind of rolling around in a bed.
Man in the audience: Welcome to LA.
Kim: {laughing} Yeah, exactly, it's really true. What they say about LA is true. Did you guys, did you hear that? He said "Welcome to LA."
Dennis: I didn't know that we had Corey Haim in the crowd today. Uh, what? What? Now listen, you're an old veteran, you go way back. When you started, you started on Sesame Street as a kid?
Kim: I did. I mean, I don't consider myself as a child actress, but I started there and it's pretty amazing. I mean, it's a--- It was a three year gig. My mom was a single mom in New York raising me and it kinda put me through private school in New York.
Dennis: Yeah. Was Big Bird shaky or was he cool?
Kim: He's pretty cool. You know it's the same guy? I mean, he's been doing it for 35 years as Big Bird.
Dennis: Wow, I wish I could smell that suit. Uh, now let me ask you this, how--- Tell us about the show this year real quick, your character and you're Bill Devane's daughter right?
Kim: Yeah, I'm Bill Devane's daughter, uh---
Dennis: You guys get kidnapped right off the bat.
Kim: Right off the bat. That was the getting thrown into the truck and going. Um, and uh...
Dennis: How many hours are we into the 24 hour day now?
Kim: We are now six hours in. So this coming Monday will be seven hours in. And it's pretty extraordinary. I mean, it's definitely, you know, the situations that you're put into are amazing and I think that's what's so great about Audrey is, I mean, besides the circumstances that she has to deal with and getting to play that as an actress. But I mean, she's smart, she's well educated, she's you know, working, yes for her dad, but also, you know, she went to Yale and she got there herself and... But she's also complicated and she's not what you think she is and you know, she's married but separated, so she's not perfect and I think...
Dennis: ...that's great, because you know as well as I do, you gotta make a living in this business. And part of it's artistic fulfillment, part of it's you gotta put bread on the table. There are times--- I've played things in movies. I was in a crap vampire hooker movie that I just---
Kim: What?
Dennis: I was in this Bordello of Blood movie. I had to play this detective---
Kim: Oh, I gotta rent that.
Dennis: Yeah, it's great. I remember thinking God I hate this, but I still gotta do it. You know, so it's nice when you have a character you can at least show up to work and not back up to the pay window and go "thank god I like playing this..."
Kim: ...it's just a check, yeah. Exactly. She's really, she's great and I just love the--- You know, I love that she's smart and complicated but yet she's also kinda flawed.
Dennis: And the best thing about the job, since it's 24 you only have to work 24 hours a year, because you actually shoot it in real time as I understand.
Kim: Oh, no. We work ten-and-a-half months.
Dennis: There you go. All right, well listen, we'll watch hours, the next 18 hours we can't wait to see and it was nice to meet you...
Kim: Thank you so much.

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