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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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Young Hollywood

What's going on guys? Hang with me right now. I have Kelsey from Yellowstone. Kelsey, how are you?

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills

I'm good, thank you.

Young Hollywood

Good. I love your blue sweater. It matches our mic.

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills

Thank you. It does actually. Yeah, very Young Hollywood appropriate. You definitely are.

Young Hollywood

Well, thanks for hanging out with us today.

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills

Yeah, thank you. This is a nice setup.

Young Hollywood

Well, congratulations on the show.

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills

Thanks.

Young Hollywood

What can you tell the Young Hollywood fans about it who haven't seen it yet?

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills

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.

Young Hollywood

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.

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills

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.

Young Hollywood

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?

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills

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.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Well, you get to film in some pretty cool locations. Did you actually film in Montana?

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills

We do. Yeah, we shoot um in Park City, Utah, kind of around Utah and Montana. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Wow. What's that like?

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills

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.

Young Hollywood

That's fun though.

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills

Just really sweet. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

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?

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills

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.

Young Hollywood

That's so fun. If you could have anyone guest star on your show, who would it be and why?

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills

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.

Young Hollywood

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?

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills

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.

Young Hollywood

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?

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills

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.

Young Hollywood

Okay. What do you like?

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills

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.

Young Hollywood

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?

Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille Spills

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.

Young Hollywood

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

FAQ

Who does Kelsey Asbille play in Yellowstone?+
Kelsey Asbille plays Monica Dutton, the daughter-in-law of Kevin Costner's character, in Yellowstone.
Where is Yellowstone filmed?+
Yellowstone is filmed on location in Park City, Utah, and around Montana.
Who created Yellowstone?+
Taylor Sheridan, with whom Kelsey Asbille previously worked on the film Wind River, is an incredible writer and is involved with Yellowstone.
What is it like working with Kevin Costner on Yellowstone?+
Kelsey Asbille describes Kevin Costner as a 'sweetie' and a professional, noting that he is a team leader on set.
What kind of show is Yellowstone?+
Yellowstone is a dramatic show that explores the modern-day American West, focusing on a ranching family and the politics surrounding their land.

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