Calista Flockhart 2022 for the Los Angeles Times.Photo:Jessica PonsCalista Flockhartadmits she may have lost her cool when she first metMartin Short.“I had an opportunity to spend a little time with Martin and a few other friends. And I was completely starstruck,” the actress, 59, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “He is wonderful and talented, and I’ve adored him just from afar.“Though she tried to keep her composure, Flockhart insists she had an “out-of-body” experience talking to Short.“I’m stammering. I say stupid jokes. I’m like an idiot. And then I go home and ruminate for three days,” she explain. “I’m sort of shy to begin with. So inside I was a hot mess. I’m sure that he went home and said, ‘Oh my Lord.’ “Arturo Holmes/WireImageNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Flockhart, who stars in the new FX seriesFeud: Capote Vs. The Swans, chatted more with the magazine for One Last Thing:Last injuryI cut my finger slicing an avocado. It was not fun. It was still gushing blood a day later, so I got talked into going to urgent care, but it was around Christmas, so it was a three-hour wait. I left and never went back.VALERIE MACON/AFP via GettyLast obsessionFinding the perfect pour-over coffee. I use a cup with a porcelain filter and paper filter and 203° water. You bloom the grounds — it’s a whole thing. It took me a while to find the right [bean], so I gave the rejects to my husband [Harrison Ford]. He’ll drink pretty much anything.Last thing I do before I go to bedI snuggle and kiss my three dogs. They all sleep on the bed. As they should. We fostered dogs when my son was little. They’re just the best.Jc Olivera/Getty ImagesLast time I felt like a kidWe built and decorated a gingerbread house. It’s still sitting on a side table. I’m pretty positive somebody was eating the candy off of it, but I’m not going to name any names.Feud: Capote Vs. The Swansairs on FX on Wednesdays at 10/9c and streams on Hulu.

Calista Flockhart 2022 for the Los Angeles Times.Photo:Jessica Pons

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Calista Flockhartadmits she may have lost her cool when she first metMartin Short.“I had an opportunity to spend a little time with Martin and a few other friends. And I was completely starstruck,” the actress, 59, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “He is wonderful and talented, and I’ve adored him just from afar.“Though she tried to keep her composure, Flockhart insists she had an “out-of-body” experience talking to Short.“I’m stammering. I say stupid jokes. I’m like an idiot. And then I go home and ruminate for three days,” she explain. “I’m sort of shy to begin with. So inside I was a hot mess. I’m sure that he went home and said, ‘Oh my Lord.’ “Arturo Holmes/WireImageNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Flockhart, who stars in the new FX seriesFeud: Capote Vs. The Swans, chatted more with the magazine for One Last Thing:Last injuryI cut my finger slicing an avocado. It was not fun. It was still gushing blood a day later, so I got talked into going to urgent care, but it was around Christmas, so it was a three-hour wait. I left and never went back.VALERIE MACON/AFP via GettyLast obsessionFinding the perfect pour-over coffee. I use a cup with a porcelain filter and paper filter and 203° water. You bloom the grounds — it’s a whole thing. It took me a while to find the right [bean], so I gave the rejects to my husband [Harrison Ford]. He’ll drink pretty much anything.Last thing I do before I go to bedI snuggle and kiss my three dogs. They all sleep on the bed. As they should. We fostered dogs when my son was little. They’re just the best.Jc Olivera/Getty ImagesLast time I felt like a kidWe built and decorated a gingerbread house. It’s still sitting on a side table. I’m pretty positive somebody was eating the candy off of it, but I’m not going to name any names.Feud: Capote Vs. The Swansairs on FX on Wednesdays at 10/9c and streams on Hulu.

Calista Flockhartadmits she may have lost her cool when she first metMartin Short.

“I had an opportunity to spend a little time with Martin and a few other friends. And I was completely starstruck,” the actress, 59, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “He is wonderful and talented, and I’ve adored him just from afar.”

Though she tried to keep her composure, Flockhart insists she had an “out-of-body” experience talking to Short.

“I’m stammering. I say stupid jokes. I’m like an idiot. And then I go home and ruminate for three days,” she explain. “I’m sort of shy to begin with. So inside I was a hot mess. I’m sure that he went home and said, ‘Oh my Lord.’ "

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 23: Calista Flockhart attends FX’s “Feud: Capote VS. The Swans” New York Premiere at Museum of Modern Art on January 23, 2024 in New York City.

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Flockhart, who stars in the new FX seriesFeud: Capote Vs. The Swans, chatted more with the magazine for One Last Thing:

Last injuryI cut my finger slicing an avocado. It was not fun. It was still gushing blood a day later, so I got talked into going to urgent care, but it was around Christmas, so it was a three-hour wait. I left and never went back.

VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty

US actress Calista Flockhart, US actor Greg Germann, Canadian actor Gil Bellows and US actor Peter MacNicol perform a sketch onstage during the 75th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on January 15, 2024.

Last obsessionFinding the perfect pour-over coffee. I use a cup with a porcelain filter and paper filter and 203° water. You bloom the grounds — it’s a whole thing. It took me a while to find the right [bean], so I gave the rejects to my husband [Harrison Ford]. He’ll drink pretty much anything.

Last thing I do before I go to bedI snuggle and kiss my three dogs. They all sleep on the bed. As they should. We fostered dogs when my son was little. They’re just the best.

Jc Olivera/Getty Images

Harrison Ford (L) and Calista Flockhart seen at the Apple TV+ Emmy Awards post ceremony reception

Last time I felt like a kidWe built and decorated a gingerbread house. It’s still sitting on a side table. I’m pretty positive somebody was eating the candy off of it, but I’m not going to name any names.

Feud: Capote Vs. The Swansairs on FX on Wednesdays at 10/9c and streams on Hulu.

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