. >> i went to putney. >> rose: oh putney yes. >> to the putney school which i -- >> it taught you to be a human. >> i thought i had that before. but it perfected it for me. i mean there is something about-- . >> rose: people were getting up at 4:30 in the morning and shofling maneuver. >> maneuver. thank you for finding that word for me. actually, in my-- i think about my kids. my daughter is going to be doing a semester at a place called the mountain school next fall which is a little putney esq. and both of my kids have to do outward bound. >> rose: are they both girls. >> i have a 16-year-old girl almost 16 on friday. >> rose: let's give her a big party. >> no. >> rose: you know why 16 was so great? >> why. >> rose: in north carolina it's when you got your driver's license. >> oh listen we're going at 8:00 in the morning. it's the greatest feeling in the world am i don't care what her first class is i hope it's a free but i'm taking her to the dmv and getting herr permit first thing. done you remember that feeling when you-- oh and you could borrow your dad's car with a full tank

a friend of mine said, 'oh, i'm going to a school called the putney school in vermont.' was like, wait, i could go and be independent. and be exploring my own life. so i applied for and got in to the putney school. without either of my parents knowing. emily: you applied to a boarding school without your parents knowing? reid: yes. yes. because it was kind of the independent streak, which i encountered a little early. emily: what kid were you in high school? did you fit into one of the boxes anywhere? reid: no, actually, i was a pretty strange individual. [laughter] so like, for example, i usually would have one or two friends in most of the different cliques. like i had a friend or two out of the jocks, a friend or two in the artists, or a friend or two -- it was all very individual. i did have, much younger -- i was part of a fantasy role-playing group. emily: what is that? reid: so, dungeons & dragons. emily: ok. reid: so, when i was -- and actually, the way i got into dungeons & dragons was my dad, when i was nine, hired a babysitter for me who introduced me to dunge

tea leoni: i went to putney. it taught me to be a human. it perfected it for me.harlie: getting up at 4:30 a.m. and shoveling the newer -- manure. tea leoni: thank you for finding that word for me. my daughter is going to be doing a semester next fall. both of my kids have to do it before they leave. i have a 16-year-old girl. charlie: you know why 16 was so great? north carolina is when you got your drivers license. tea leoni: we are going at 8:00 in the morning. i am taking her to the dmv and getting her her permit first thing. don't you remember that feeling? and you could borrow your dad's car with a full tank of gas? charlie: what else are you going to do? tea leoni: we are doing a family thing on the day and we're getting her a funny cake. charlie: she is so close to her father? tea leoni: he's here and in new york. it david is very busy. he is writing books and making albums. he is busy but based out of new york. we live six blocks from each other. >> did you say, perfect? just for me? tea leoni: living on a horse farm. charlie: tea leoni: you can imagine t