“I said, ‘F you,'” she recalled.
“And they’re like, ‘Absolutely, take it.'”
That was how much the wood was worth.

Debra Messing as Grace Adler in the ‘Will & Grace’ pilot.Credit:Alice S. Hall/NBCU Photo Bank
Because if I hadn’t taken it, they would have used it on another show."
“I said, ‘F you.’
“They backed off,” she deadpanned.

Debra Messing on SiriusXM’s Town Hall with the cast of ‘The Alto Knights’ on March 17.Cindy Ord/Getty
Cindy Ord/Getty
Fellow starsMegan Mullallytook a portrait, andEric McCormacktook a small ceramic dog, per the report.
The Town Hall also included Messing’s costarsRobert De NiroandKathrine Narducci.
Written byGoodfellas’ Nicholas Pileggi, the thriller hit theaters on March 21.