Ashley Judd 'Blessed' to Return in 'Dolphin Tale 2'
The actor talks about the film's message and what it means to her.

G: And it takes hour for Ashley Judd back with us this morning. She is starring in Dolphin Tale 2, bing you back her role, turn to be inspiring team saved a hurt dolphin named Winter. Here she is speaking with the daughter of Winter's doctor after they learn the dared orphan sick again.
A: What if someday I came to work and the place was empty.
Just room after room, no patients, such a bore, doctors and nurses sitting around because everybody in town was fine.
No need for surgery, no sick people.
No one is here, honey, because they want to be, they are here because they need to be. I assure you no one stays one minute longer than they have to..
Talk to your dad. You kids take us by surprise. You grow up so stinging fast.
G: How true is that? So great to get Ashley Judd here now, welcome back.
A: Thank you, good morning.
G: You said you feel blessed to have this role again.
A: Oh, so blessed absolutely.
G: What grabs you about it.
A: So many things, initially what reach mind is the fact that as humans we sometimes do foolish and selfish things that hurt animals. But we also have such compassion and engenuity that we can help rehabilitate them and ideally restore them to their native habitats. In Winter's case she wouldn't be able to survive in the wild because she doesn't have a tail. And the fact is she is willing to live with this processes and is clearly an very content animal and has such grace that she has become an inspiration to people all over the world. It's pretty joyful to be a part of that.
G: The challenge this time around is Winter cannot live alone.
A: Precisely.
G: His mother dies, so we made a new dolphin Hope.
A: Yes, Dolphins just like humans are meant to be in community. And she would not survive on her own. She would literally die from grief. So the name Hope has so much meaning. Winter has hope. You know obviously the season winter has hope because spring comes. Winter the dolphin has hope and we all have hope. And that is the credit to Charles Martin Smith, the director of this film.
G: And you know, one of the twitter questions we got. Robin Duken tweet to know. Was it difficult to train dolphins and the actress so you can shew together? That's the big part of its job.
A: Okay, Winter is a camera hog. There is no difficulty. If anything is like hello, this is too like in this movie. She loves being the center of attention.
G: Hey such a great cast for ** , all back together again.
A: And these beautiful children. So lovely. Love working with Nathan and Cozy.
G: Tell us about the clear water marine aquarium,there, you know this is where this the reabilitation has happened? What's the first movie and now the second meant for that?
A: Well it's meant that we as audience members and animal lovers have helped increase the number of animals safen able to help and return to the wild. You know CMA is the real deal. It was jsut this little kind of somewhat crony mama and papa operation at the begining. And now they've increased facilities, and they've got the capacity to expand theire science and I just love being associate. I'm glad they tolerate me. I am like in the way when I go there. Being able to see what goes on behind the scenes is fan's fascinating too , because they just have whiteboards full of the names of the animals for their helping. You know the movie isn't about dose animals but their work is very extensive.
G: They are doing great work and it's a great movie. Asheley Judd thanks very much.
A: Thank you Goerge, a pleasure