Calista Flockhart Says She Was ‘Stammering’ and a ‘Hot Mess’ When She Met Martin Short (Exclusive)

Calista Flockhart admits she may have lost her cool when she first met Martin Short.

“I had a chance to spend some time with Martin and a few other friends. And I was completely blown away,” the 59-year-old actress tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “He’s wonderful and talented and I adore him from afar.”

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

“I stutter. I tell stupid jokes. I’m like an idiot. And then I go home and think for three days,” he explains. “I’m a bit shy at first. So I was a mess inside. I’m sure he went home and said, ‘Oh my God.’ ”

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Flockhart, who stars in the new FX series Feud: Capote vs. Swanshe spoke more with the magazine for One Last Thing:

Last injury I cut my finger cutting an avocado. It wasn’t fun. A day later, blood was still gushing out, so they persuaded me to go to the emergency room, but it was around Christmas, so there was a three-hour wait. I left and never came back.

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The latest obsession Finding the perfect pour over coffee. I use a cup with a porcelain filter and a paper filter and 203° water. You make the country flourish — that’s the whole point. It took me a while to find the right one [bean]so I gave the rejections to my husband [Harrison Ford]. They will drink almost anything.

The last thing I do before bed is to cuddle and kiss my three dogs. Everyone is sleeping on the bed. As they should. We adopted dogs when my son was little. They are simply the best.

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Last time I felt like a child We were building and decorating a gingerbread house. It’s still sitting on the side table. I’m pretty sure someone ate candy off of it, but I won’t name names.

Feud: Capote vs. Swans airs on FX Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. and airs on Hulu.

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