Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills on Working with Kevin Costner

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills on Working with Kevin Costner
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Kelsey Asbille discusses her role as Monica Dutton in "Yellowstone" and the experience of working on the show. She shares insights into the family dynamics on the ranch and clarifies the professional relationship with Kevin Costner. Asbille also talks about filming in scenic locations and maintaining a light atmosphere on set despite heavy topics.
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Paramount Network's "Yellowstone" explores all the drama of the modern-day American West, and Kelsey Asbille's Monica Dutton is in the middle of it all! Young Hollywood catches up with the actress at Viacom Press Day to learn more about the show and her character, as well as what it's like to work with Oscar-nominated actor Kevin Costner, who plays the patriarch of the ranching family. She also tells about her experience filming the show on location in Utah and Montana and how the cast & crew manage to keep the tone light on set despite the heavy subject matter. Plus, she comes up with a fun little drinking game you can play while watching the show -- 21 & over only, though, please!
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What's going on guys? Hang with me right now. I have Kelsey from Yellowstone. Kelsey, how are you?
I'm good, thank you.
Good. I love your blue sweater. It matches our mic.
Thank you. It does actually. Yeah, very Young Hollywood appropriate. You definitely are.
Well, thanks for hanging out with us today.
Yeah, thank you. This is a nice setup.
Well, congratulations on the show.
Thanks.
What can you tell the Young Hollywood fans about it who haven't seen it yet?
Well, watch season one. Kevin Costner plays the the patriarch of this ranching family in Montana. And, you know, he's he's got a crazy family. And um they're kind of dealing with each other as well as the politics that happen, you know, um on the land. And I play um uh Kevin's daughter-in-law, um married to his youngest son who um we all have a difficult relationship on set.
Okay. I mean, not on set, on in character. I was going to ask you what the dynamic was on set with Kevin Costner. That's going to be a headline. That's not good.
He's a sweetie. And he's you know, such a professional and such a team leader. Our cast is wild. I'm learning something every day.
I love that. What inspired you to kind of jump on this project? Did anything like from the script or like just knowing the cast like what kind of got you excited about this?
It's really, you know, Taylor Sheridan. I'd worked with him on Wind River, film I did a couple years ago and he had asked me to audition for this and I he's just an incredible writer. Um, and I love, you know, his his stories of of of the American West as it is now. Um yeah, and it was it was it was a treat. I was I was in for sure.
Yeah. Well, you get to film in some pretty cool locations. Did you actually film in Montana?
We do. Yeah, we shoot um in Park City, Utah, kind of around Utah and Montana. Yeah.
Wow. What's that like?
It's it's amazing. I mean, I live in uh I live in New York, so it's a a great balance. Yeah, exactly. Um it's it's a great balance and it's um yeah, I mean even in Montana, we kind of live in cabins on next to each other.
That's fun though.
Just really sweet. Yeah.
Cool. And it is kind of more of like a a serious show like kind of dramatic and stuff like that, but I want to know like were there any fun moments for you guys with like the cast where we were there some moments where you broke and started laughing or anything like that?
Always. Yeah. I mean, yeah, it is, you know, it is funny because it it is a tough shoot and um and we're dealing with very heavy topics. But we have a great time. Um and we're all really close. Um I'm trying to think of something funny, but no, we but we I mean, I break all the time. That's so specific and weird. That's weird. I'm I'm very professional.
That's so fun. If you could have anyone guest star on your show, who would it be and why?
You know, I always like I like listening to the to the fans and they were saying Robert Duvall to play the grandfather. Kevin's dad.
Ooh. Which is going to happen? You'd be sick. You're so cool. What are three things that you think the Young Hollywood fans need to binge your show?
That what do they need to binge my show? So like, I would probably be wine. Red wine is always a good one for me.
Oh yeah. Yeah, do a drinking game with it. Okay. Um Are there any major like phrases or things that happen a lot in the show where it's like, if that happens, you take a shot?
I I feel like it's like anytime Kelly Riley's character just clapped back, you should just drink. And you will get wasted. Um, yeah. So yeah, why not wine and I mean I'm I'm a junk food queen, so.
Okay. What do you like?
Extra cheddar Goldfish. Those are so good though. That's so specific and weird. That's weird. But yeah, I mean, I mean, I'm open to all junk food.
Fair enough. Oh, is there anything else that you want the Young Hollywood fans to know about the show, why they should watch it and watch you?
Well, I think they've learned enough about me, but I but no, honestly, um, yeah, it's it's it's been such an incredible project to work on and and these actors, you know, give so much to their roles and and, you know, we just hope that you really like it and enjoy it. It's a crazy show.
You guys heard it here first. Watch her, Yellowstone. Thank you so much, Kelsey, for hanging out. Congratulations.
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PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Kelsey Asbille
Actress starring in Yellowstone
- Kevin Costner
Plays the patriarch in Yellowstone
- Taylor Sheridan
Writer and director, worked with Kelsey on Wind River
- Robert Duvall
Suggested by fans for a guest role
- Kelly Reilly
Her character is part of a drinking game
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