>> DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON HAS REVEALED TODAY HE'S WORKING ON
ANOTHER VIDEO GAME MOVIE. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH "MEN'S
JOURNAL," THE 39-YEAR-OLD FORMER PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER REVEALED
THAT HE IS SET TO STAR IN ANOTHER VIDEO GAME ADAPTATION.
THE ROCK SAYS, "I CAN'T TELL YOU WHICH GAME IN PARTICULAR WE'RE
DOING, BUT THERE WILL BE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THIS YEAR.
WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING ONE OF THE BIGGEST, MOST BAD -ASS
GAMES TO THE SCREEN, ONE THAT I'VE PLAYED FOR YEARS."
>> ME AND YOU, ONE ON ONE. I WILL BEAT YOUR ASS LIKE A
CHEROKEE DRUM. ( BUZZER )
>> I'M GOING TO KNOCK YOUR TOOTH SO FAR DOWN YOUR THROAT, YOU'RE
GOING TO STICK A TOOTHBRUSH RIGHT UP YOUR ASS TO BRUSH IT.
>> DO YOU LIKE APPLES? >> NO.
( BUZZER ) HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES?
>> THAT WOULDST BE GREAT, BUT NOT WITHOUT AMBITION, BUT
WITHOUT THE ILLNESS SHOULD ATTEND IT.
( GRUNTING ) >> FORTUNE FAVORS THE BRAVE.
>> YES-YES-YES-YES-YES-YES.
>> ANNOUNCER: IT'S "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT."
TONIGHT: MARLEE MATLIN AND MACKENZIE
DAVIS.
FEATURING JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN.
AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE
ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
LOOK AT THAT! THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BEAUTIFUL. SIR, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> Jon: AAAAHHHH! >> Stephen: PLEASE HAVE A
SEAT, EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW."
I AM YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT. AND I JUST WANT TO START OFF BY
SAYING A HAPPY FRIDAY TO YOU ALL, IN HERE AND OUT THERE.
I'M THRILLED YOU COULD JOIN US HERE AT THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, THE BIG CITY OF DREAMS.
I HOPE YOU'RE ALL READY FOR THIS WEEKEND, BECAUSE A MAJOR WINTER
STORM IS SET TO SLAM THE NORTHEAST TOMORROW, DROPPING UP
TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW, WHICH YOU WON'T NOTICE, BECAUSE IT'S
HAPPENING OUTSIDE. BUT SOUTHERN FLORIDA SAW OUR
WINTER STORM AND SAID "HOLD MY BEER AND DON'T TOUCH MY
METH" BECAUSE, RECENTLY, A WEATHER WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR
RAINING REPTILES AS IGUANAS START FALLING FROM SKY IN
FLORIDA. THAT'S RIGHT!
FROM THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT YOU "SHARKNADO" IT'S "LIZARD
BLIZZARD." ( APPLAUSE )
WEATHER SYSTEM UP HERE IS CAUSING TEMPERATURES IN FLORIDA
TO PLUMMET, AND IGUANAS OFTEN SLEEP IN TREES DURING COLDER
WEATHER CONDITIONS, SO THEY CAN END UP FALLING FROM BRANCHES
WHEN THEY ENTER A DORMANT STATE AND POTENTIALLY LAND ON
UNSUSPECTING PASSERSBY. OF COURSE THEY'RE UNSUSPECTING.
THERE'S A WORD FOR PEOPLE WHO WALK AROUND AND EXPECT TO BE
PUMMELED BY FALLING IGUANAS. AND THAT WORD IS "INSANE."
BY THE WAY, DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THE IGUANAS.
AS ONE FLORIDA METEOROLOGIST EXPLAINED, "THEY ARE NOT DEAD.
DON'T APPROACH. ONCE THE SUN IS OUT, THEY WILL
MOVE." SO, SAME RULES APPLY TO FROZEN
IGUANAS AS APPLY TO GRANDMA IN HER EASY CHAIR: DON'T TOUCH HER,
SHE'LL WAKE UP WHEN THE SUN HITS HER.
( APPLAUSE ) ALSO IN FLORIDA.
THERE'S BAD NEWS FOR ANYBODY
HEAVILY INVESTED IN #2 PENCILS. THE COLLEGE BOARD JUST
ANNOUNCED THE S.A.T. WILL GO COMPLETELY DIGITAL BY 2024.
I GOT TO SAY, AS A PERSON WHO TOOK THE S.A.T. ON PAPER IN THE
80s, THAT MAWKS ME FEEL OLD. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.
I MEAN, THAT MAKES ME MEAL "ANTEDILUVIAN."
( APPLAUSE ) COLLEGE BOARD SAID, "THE DIGITAL
S.A.T. WILL BE EASIER TO TAKE, EASIER TO GIVE, AND MORE
RELEVANT." YES, BEING RELEVANT IS KEY.
IT EXPLAINS THIS SAMPLE QUESTION: "WEST ELM CALEB CAN
SHOOT AT LEAST 12 TIKTOKS PER HOUR, UNLESS A KAREN CALLS A
MANAGER ON HIM. IF HE WERE TO ALSO SPEND THREE
HOURS TWITCH-STREAMING A "BREATH OF THE WILD" SPEED -RUN, WHO IS
PETE DAVIDSON'S CURRENT GIRLFRIEND?"
( LAUGHTER ) THE ANSWER-- THE ANSWER--
THE ANSWER IS "D," ALL OF THE ABOVE.
FANS OF SPORT AND/OR SPANGLY SPANDEX OUTFITS HAVE SOMETHING
TO LOOK FORWARD TO, BECAUSE WE ARE JUST ONE WEEK AWAY FROM
THE OPENING OF THE 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS GAMES.
AND I'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE LATEST IN MY GOLD MEDAL -WORTHY SEGMENT
"WINTER IS COMING: THE ROAD TO THE OLYMPICS."
BROUGHT TO YOU BY CBS: THE OFFICIAL NETWORK OF NOT AIRING
THE OLYMPICS. ( LAUGHTER )
WE'RE NOT DOING IT. NO!
REFUSE! THIS YEAR, THE OLYMPICS ARE
BEING HELD IN BEIJING, CHINA, A COUNTRY WITH A HISTORY OF
CRACKING DOWN ON BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS.
IN RESPONSE, THE U.S. HAS ALREADY ANNOUNCED THAT WE WILL
NOT SEND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO THE GAMES.
THAT'S TOO BAD. TREASURY SECRETARY JANET YELLEN
REALLY SHREDS ON THE HALF -PIPE. ( LAUGHTER )
OLYMPICS. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME MIXED
SIGNALS ON THE SUBJECT OF ATHLETES MIXING, BECAUSE BEIJING
OLYMPICS ORGANIZERS ARE MAKING CONDOMS AVAILABLE, BUT ATHLETES
ARE INSTRUCTED TO MINIMIZE PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS SUCH AS
HUGS, HIGH-FIVES, AND HANDSHAKES.
WAIT, THEY'RE GIVING OUT CONDOMS BUT SAYING YOU CAN'T HIGH-FIVE?
COME ON! THAT'S THE BEST PART OF HAVING
SEX! YOU KNOW, GREAT JOB!
TEAM WORK! WHAT ARE ATHLETES SUPPOSED TO DO
WHAT ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO DO? >> Jon: I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO DO AFTERWARDS, LAY THERE NOT
HIGH-FIVING? A FIST BUMP IS SO IMPERSONAL,
AND THUMB WRESTLING JUST TAKES TOO LONG.
IT'S NOT EXACTLY CLEAR WHEN ATHLETES WILL GET THIS
PROTECTION, THOUGH. ORGANIZERS SAID, "ALL
OLYMPIC-RELATED UNITS WILL PROVIDE APPROPRIATE QUANTITIES
OF CONDOMS FOR FREE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME."
FIRST OF ALL, LET'S ACKNOWLEDGE THAT "OLYMPIC -RELATED UNIT" IS A
PRETTY GREAT EUPHEMISM FOR PENIS.
( LAUGHTER ) PROVIDED "AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME"? WHO DETERMINES THAT TIME?
"AND THE CONDOM HANDOFF IS COMPLETE, AND THEY'RE MOVING
FROM THE TRIPLE LUTZ TO REVERSE COWGIRL, CAN THEY STICK
THE LANDING? AND THEY DID IT!
AMAZING DISMOUNT! AMAZING."
BUT DON'T WORRY ABOUT BEIJING'S FAMOUS SMOG PROBLEM, BECAUSE
BEHIND THE SCENES, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS WORKING HARD TO
CONTROL THE WEATHER, YES, BECAUSE
"WEATHER CONTROL MACHINE" IS SOMETHING YOU ALWAYS ASSOCIATE
WITH THE GOOD GUYS. THEY'RE GOING TO HOLD THE
OPENING CEREMONIES IN A REMOTE VOLCANO LAIR, WITH A PERFORMANCE
OF SYNCHRONIZED HENCHMEN IN THE SHARK MOAT.
THESE WEATHER MACHINES WILL HELP FIX A SMALL PROBLEM FOR THE
EVENTS HELD ON SNOW-- THERE'S NO SNOW.
THESE GAMES WILL BE THE FIRST TO USE 100% ARTIFICIAL SNOW BY
DEPLOYING MORE THAN 100 SNOW GENERATORS AND 300 SNOW -MAKING
GUNS AND 49 MILLION GALLONS OF CHEMICALLY-TREATED WATER.
PERFECT FOR ANYBODY WHO'S PEERED INTO THE DEEP-BLUE SLOSHING
CONTENTS OF A GREYHOUND TOILET AND SAID, "I WISH I COULD DO
SPORTS ON THAT!" ( LAUGHTER )
OH, WAIT, WHAT'S THAT? WHAT IS-- WHAT IS-- WHAT IS--
WHAT IS THAT SOUND I'M NOT HEARING IN MY FAKE EARPIECE
IN MY DEAF EAR. THAT WE'VE GOT AN UPDATE ON A
RECENT STORY, WHEN WE TOLD YOU ABOUT ANTI-VAX LEADER AND CLUB
OWNER AUDITIONING STRIPPERS ON ZOOM, CHRIS KEY.
AS WE DISCUSSED, KEY IS A POPULAR FIGURE AMONG FAR -RIGHT
ONLINE COMMUNITIES WHO HAS A HISTORY OF MAKING DISCREDITED
MEDICAL CLAIMS, INCLUDING URGING HIS FOLLOWERS TO DRINK THEIR OWN
URINE IN ORDER TO FIGHT COVID, ADDING, "I DRINK MY OWN URINE!"
WELL, AT LEAST HE PUTS HIS URINE WHERE HIS MOUTH IS.
( LAUGHTER ) IT'S HIS JOB TO CONDUCT A
CITIZEN'S ARREST OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS, AND TO DO SO, HE'S
GOING ON A CROSS-COUNTRY ROAD TRIP.
"OKAY, EVERYBODY, WE'VE GOT A REST STOP COMING UP.
DOES ANYONE NEED TO USE THE BATHROOM OR GET A DRINK?
'CAUSE I DON'T NEED EITHER." BUT...
♪ ♪ ♪ IT'S A THINKER.
THE TRICK GETS EVEN-- ( APPLAUSE ).
JOKES. THANK YOU, THOUGH.
BUT THE TRIP GETS EVEN DUMBER, BECAUSE KEY CLAIMS THAT DESPITE
OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, HE DOESN'T NEED A DRIVER'S LICENSE
BECAUSE, "I TRAVEL. YOU ONLY 'DRIVE' IF YOU ARE
COMMITTING COMMERCE." WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
COMMERCE, BUT HE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE COMMITTED
SOMEWHERE. SPEAKING OF QUACKS, TV CHARLATAN
AND MYSTERIOUS WIDOWER PUTTING THE MOVES ON YOUR RICH MOM,
DOCTOR OZ. THE DOC IS RUNNING FOR THE
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR SENATE IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND HE'S BEEN
TRYING TO DRUM UP G.O.P. SUPPORT, AND IT IS NOT GOING
WELL. IN A RECENT STRAW POLL OF STATE
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE MEMBERS, HE RECEIVED JUST ONE VOTE OUT OF
MORE THAN 100 CAST. AND THEN THIS WEEKEND, HE
UNDERPERFORMED EXPECTATIONS AGAIN, FINISHING THIRD IN ONE
STRAW POLL AND FOURTH IN ANOTHER.
SO, THE GUY WHO PEDDLED FAKE WEIGHT-LOSS PRODUCTS LIKE GREEN
COFFEE BEAN EXTRACT AND HOT PEPPER JELLY HAS FINALLY FOUND A
PRODUCT SO FRAUDULENT EVEN HE CAN'T SELL IT: HIM.
( LAUGHTER ) WHY-- WHY-- BEAUTIFUL VIEW.
WHY IS DOCTOR OZ LOSING SO BADLY?
EXPERTS SAY IT MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH HIS
TENUOUS CONNECTION TO PENNSYLVANIA, ADDING THAT HE WAS
A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF NEW JERSEY, AND VOTED THERE AS
RECENTLY AS 2020. WELL, THAT EXPLAINS HIS CAMPAIGN
SLOGAN: "DR. OZ FOR NEW JERSEY-- I MEAN, PENNSYLVANIA!"
( LAUGHTER ) DR. OZ, I SEE YOUR PROBLEM AND
I THINK I CAN HELP, WITH DR. STEPHEN T. COLBERT'S
RASPBERRY-TURMERICKETONE MIRACLE POLL-BOOST SUPPLEMENT.
IT MAKES YOU MORE LIKABLE AND ELECTABLE, WHILE REDUCING BELLY
FAT. ALL FOR ONE LOW PAYMENT OF, GIVE
ME ALL YOUR MONEY. NOW, I WILL WARN YOU, THIS IS
THE PILL. ( LAUGHTER )
IT'S BIG. BUT, DR. OZ, YOU CAN STICK IT UP
YOUR ASS. ( LAUGHTER )
TONIGHT. MY GUESTS ARE MARLEE MATLIN AND
"STATION ELEVEN" STAR, MACKENZIE DAVIS.
BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, "MEANWHILE!"
♪ ♪ ♪
STAY HUMAN, EVERYBODY. THERE YOU GO.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Jon: HAPPY FRIDAY!
>> Stephen: HAPPY FRIDAY, EVERYBODY.
JON, YOU KNOW, THE WORD IS, THERE'S STILL A CHANCE WE'RE
GOING TO GET DUMPED ON, RIGHT, TOMORROW.
TOMORROW BEING SATURDAY, WHEN THE STORM IS SUPPOSED TO BE
HERE. WHAT'S IT CALLED A BOMB CYCLONE?
I'M FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, I THINK TWICE IN MY CHILDHOOD THERE WAS
SNOW. >> Jon: OH, MY GOODNESS.
>> Stephen: IT TOOK A LITTLE ADJUSTING FROM ME.
YOU'RE FROM NEW ORLEANS. DID YOU HAVE ANY-- HOW DO YOU DO
IN SNOW, BY THE WAY? >> Jon: I LOVE TO LOOK AT IT.
I DON'T LIKE TO BE IN IT. WE DIDN'T HAVE SNOW GROWING UP.
>> Stephen: NEVER, NOT A FLAKE?
>> Jon: NOT A SINGLE ONE. THE FIRST TIME I SAW SNOW WAS
WHEN I CAME TO NEW YORK CITY AND I DIDN'T HAVE A WINTER COAT.
>> Stephen: HOW OLD WERE YOU? >> Jon: I WAS 17.
THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I SAW SNOW IN MY LIFE.
>> Stephen: THERE'S NO PREPARING ANYBODY FOR IT.
>> Jon: IT'S MAGICAL AND IT'S COLD BUT YOU GET TIRED OF IT
REAL QUICK. >> Stephen: JON, OSCAR WINNER
MARLEE MATLIN IS HERE, AND MACKENZIE DAVIS, FROM "STATION
ELEVEN" IS HERE. >> Jon: "STATION ELEVEN,"
THAT'S RIGHT. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
CLIP, CLIP, EVERYBODY. FOLKS, IF YOU WATCH THE SHOW,
AND I HOPE YOU DO, I SPEND A LOT OF TIME RIGHT OVER THERE,
TIRELESSLY STUDYING THE LINEAGE OF THE DAY'S MOST IMPORTANT
THOROUGHBRED STORIES AND HOLSTEINER HEADLINES, WORKING
WITH THE BEST TRAINERS MONEY CAN BUY TO REAR THEIR COMEDY
OFFSPRING WITH A HAND THAT IS STERN, YET GENTLE, INTO THE
TRIPLE-CROWN-WINNING EQUINE SPECIMEN THAT IS MY NIGHTLY
MONOLOGUE. BUT SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES, FOLKS
I BREAK INTO AN UNINCORPORATED VETERINARY GENETICS LAB AND GRAB
WHATEVER TEST TUBES I CAN FIND. THEN, UNDER A GROW LIGHT I GOT
FROM A DISCARDED CHIA PET, I MIX THE PILFERED D.N.A. OF A HORSE
AD WHATEVER WAS IN A TUBE LABELED "KEITH-COLON-EXTRA,"
SLURRYING THE CONCOCTION WITH CAFFEINE PILLS AND A MICROWAVED
REDBULL, I SCREAM-SING A PRAYER TO JANUS, INITIATOR OF HUMAN
LIFE AND GOD OF TRANSFORMATION AS A HALF HORSE, HALF MAN-FREAK,
SEIZES TO LIFE BEFORE ME IN THE HEINOUS COLLECTION OF LOOSE
ANIMAL PARTS AND CORRUPTED MAN TISSUE THAT IS MY SEGMENT:
>> MEANWHILE! ( APPLAUSE )
WORTH IT EVERY TIME. THE TRIP IS WORTH IT EVERY TIME
FOR THIS GOLDEN TREASURE. MEANWHILE, AS THE PANDEMIC
CONTINUES TO DRIVE UP COSTS, WE'RE GETTING WORD THAT
"OSCAR MAYER HOT DOGS AND VELVEETA CHEESE WILL GET MORE
EXPENSIVE." GOOD LORD.
IF THIS CONTINUES, IT MIGHT EVENTUALLY RAISE THE PRICE OF
FOOD. ( LAUGHTER )
MEANWHILE, IN AN AMAZING NEW BREAKTHROUGH, A "FROG'S MISSING
LEG WAS REGROWN WITH A CHEMICAL COCKTAIL" THAT WAS APPLIED TO
"CLAWED FROGS." YOU REALIZE WHAT THIS MEANS:
CLEARLY, THEY HAVE CREATED FROG WOLVERINE, SO NOW THEY CAN
FINALLY ASSEMBLE A TEAM OF FROG X-MEN TO BAND TOGETHER AT THEIR
SECRET POND IN UPSTATE NEW YORK AND, AT LAST, BRING THE FIGHT TO
THEIR NEMESIS, FROG-NETO. I LOVE SCIENCE.
I JUST LOVE SCIENCE. MEANWHILE, IN BREAKING JUICE
NEWS, "SIMPLY" BRAND LEMONADE IS BECOMING A BOOZY BEVERAGE.
CONGRATS TO THE TEAM BEHIND THE RECIPE: EVERY SINGLE HIGH SCHOOL
JUNIOR. ( LAUGHTER )
MEANWHILE, THIS ONE'S FOR ALL MY SEXY MULTICELLED ORGANISMS OUT
THERE. AFTER DIGGING AROUND IN THE
SIBERIAN PERMAFROST, "A 24,000-YEAR-OLD ANIMAL HAS BEEN
FOUND ALIVE, WELL, AND READY TO REPRODUCE."
SCIENTISTS WERE ALERTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT WHEN THE ORGANISM
CHANGED ITS FACEBOOK STATUS TO, "OUT OF THE GROUND AND LOOKIN'
TO POUND!" ( LAUGHTER )
THE ORGANISM HAD BEEN FROZEN IN THE GROUND FOR ALMOST 25,000
YEARS BUT WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO ALIVE AND MOVING.
TAKE A LOOK. IT'S A DELLOID ROTIFER, A
SPECIES WHICH STILL EXISTS TODAY-- ALTHOUGH, TODAY THEY ARE
MUCH BIGGER AND SEEN MOSTLY OUTSIDE CAR DEALERSHIPS.
MEANWHILE, DUE TO OMICRON, "WHITE CASTLE HAS CANCELLED
THEIR ANNUAL TRADITION OF 'FINE DINING' ON VALENTINE'S DAY."
NORMALLY, AT WHITE CASTLE, "FINE DINING" IS GETTING THROUGH LUNCH
WITHOUT WITNESSING RATS BETTING ON A RACCOON FIGHT.
BUT THIS VALENTINE'S, THE RESTAURANT WILL PIVOT, CHANGING
GEARS TO "A TO-GO CELEBRATION, OFFERING A VERY PINK LOVE CUBE
MEAL BOX, WHICH INCLUDES EIGHT CHEESE SLIDERS, TWO SMALL SOFT
DRINKS, AND A CHOICE OF TWO SHAREABLE SIDES."
COST OF THE MEAL: ABOUT $15. BUT THE LOOK ON THAT SPECIAL
SOMEONE'S FACE AS THEY DECIDE TO LEAVE YOU?
PRICELESS. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH OSCAR
WINNER MARLEE MATLIN. ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE ) GUEST THIS FRIDAY NIGHT IS AN
ACADEMY-AWARD WINNING ACTRESS AND AUTHOR YOU'VE SEEN IN
"CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD," "THE L WORD" AND "THE WEST WING."
SHE NOW STARS IN THE FILM, "CODA."
>> OH, HERE WE GO!
SHE WON THE YANKEE MISS PAGGENT.
>> STEPHEN: PLEASE WELCOME
MARLEE MATLIN! ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> HI, THERE. >> Stephen: WELCOME, WELCOME
TO YOU. WELCOME TO YOUR INTERPRETER
JACK, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: IT'S SO NICE TO FINALLY INTERVIEW YOU.
>> IT'S ABOUT TIME. I HAVE BEEN WAITING AND WAITING
AND WAITING AND WAITING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: WELL, IT'S OUR PLEASURE.
THIS YEAR IS THE 35th ANNIVERSARY OF YOU WINNING YOUR
OSCAR FOR "CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD."
THERE YOU ARE. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: YOU WERE NOT ONLY THE FIRST DEAF ACTOR TO WIN AN
OSCAR, BUT ALSO THE YOUNGEST, AT AGE 21.
WHICH IS PRETTY-- YOU LOOK FANTASTIC!
YOU LOOK FANTASTIC! DON'T CHANGE A THING, KID.
SO WHAT WAS IT LIKE-- YOU'RE 21 YEARS OLD.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST BIG MOVIE. YOU HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK.
WERE YOU STAR STRUCK? WHO WERE YOU RUBBING ELBOWS WITH
AT AGE 21 AT THE OSCARS. >> IT'S 35 YEARS AGO SO I SORT
OF HAVE TO REACH BACK INTO MY MEMORY BANK, I REMEMBER BEING
STUNNED. SEEING ALL-- I'M IN THE BUSINESS
FOR THE FIRST TIME-- EVERYONE THAT'S OUT THERE.
I'M JUST A REGULAR GIRL FROM CHICAGO.
I WAS WATCHING TELEVISION AND MOVIES AS A KID GROWING UP,
LOOKING AT ALL THESE MOVIE STARS AND ON OSCAR NIGHT AND I WON AND
I GO TO THIS PLACE CALLED SPAGOS.
IT'S THE PLACE EVERYBODY WENT TO FOR THE AFTERPARTIES AND I WILL
NEVER FORGET THAT I MET ELIZABETH TAILOR.
>> Stephen: WOW. >> I MEAN, LIKE, COME ON,
ELIZABETH TAYLOR. AND I WAS SO IN AWE OF HER, AND
SHE WAS SO SWEET AND LOVELY. AND I STARTED ANALYZING
EVERYTHING ABOUT HER-- HER LIP, HER HAIR.
IT WAS SO PERFECT. IT NEVER MOVED AN INCH.
REALLY, SHE WAS PERFECT. SHE WAS PERFECT.
.>> Stephen: AND YOU, ACTUALLY, AS I SHOWED BEFORE, YOU LOOKED
PRETTY PERFECT YOURSELF THAT NIGHT, VERY BEAUTIFUL.
( APPLAUSE ) THAT'S A SETUP TO THE REST OF
THIS-- >> SOMEONE PAID YOU TO SAY THAT.
>> Stephen: THE THING IS SO MANY PEOPLE ENGAGED IN FUN
ACTIVITIES DURING COVID, YOU DID A PRETTY COOL ONE HERE.
YOU GOT BACK IN TO YOUR DRESS FROM 35 YEARS AGO.
THAT-- THAT'S A RISKY THING TO TRY.
( APPLAUSE ) I MEAN, WE HAD-- I MEAN, I HAD
TO. I MEAN, LISTEN, I WAS-- I PUT IT
ON, I WAS LIKE, IT STILL FITS AFTER FOUR KIDS.
I MEAN, WHY NOT? OKAY, FINE.
I WILL TAKE IT. SO I DID.
IT'S DURING THE PANDEMIC. IT WAS REALLY TOUGH.
I MEAN IT WAS DEVASTATING. I NEEDED A LITTLE HURL TO
LIGHTEN UP THE DAY SO I DECIDED TO PUT IT ON.
>> Stephen: I DEFINITELY STILL FIT INTO THE CLOTHES I HAD WHEN
I WAS 21. I'M NOT JEALOUS AT ALL.
OKAY-- >> I WANT TO SEE A PICTURE.
>> Stephen: WELL, LATER. ( LAUGHTER ).
WAIT. DID HE JUST SIGN?
>> Stephen: DID I? >> YOU SAID "LATER."
>> JACK, WE DON'T NEED YOU JACK. >> Stephen: LATER AND THANK
YOU. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.
>> MY GOODNESS! >> Stephen: THIS?
>> YEAH. >> Stephen: IT WAS VERY
HANDING IN MEETINGS. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO INTERRUPT
YOU GO... ( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: YOU ARE EASILY IMPRESSED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOW, ONE OF YOUR MOST BELOVED ROLES WILL WAS THE POLLSTER JOEY
LUCUS ON "THE WEST WING." LOVED THE PERFORMANCE.
AND I'M A HUGE FAN OF THAT SHOW. I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO
INTERVIEW A TON OF THOSE CAST MEMBERS.
BUT THE THING THEY KNOW IS THAT THEY-- I KNOW THAT THEY PLAYED
TRICKS ON EACH OTHER ALL THE TIME.
ALMOST A CRUEL LEVEL TO EACH OTHER.
I MEAN, A LOT OF PEOPLE DO THAT, BUT THEY WERE FAMOUS FOR IT
PURPOSE YOU A VICTIM OF THAT? OR WERE YOU A PERPETRATOR?
>> NO, I MEAN, BEING ON THE SHOW FOR SEVEN YEARS ON "THE WEST
WING," UNFORTUNATELY, NO ONE PLAYED A PRANK ON ME.
I NEVER GOT A PRANK. >> Stephen: NEVER?
>> NEVER. PUT I FINALLY MET JOSH MELINA,
WHO WAS "THE WEST WING," AND WE NEVER HAD SCENES TOGETHER ON THE
SHOW BUT I KNEW HE PULLED PRANKS ALL THE TIME.
I MET WITH HIM FOR HIS PODCAST. >> Stephen: SURE, THEY DO
PODCASTS WHERE THEY BRING FANS ON THE SHOW.
>> EXACTLY. I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, WHAT?
I WANT TO PLAY A PRANK ON HIM JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT BECAUSE I
NEVER MET HIM. I MET HIM, AND HESMS VERY
NERVOUS, AND I WALKED IN, AND I SAW THESE MICROPHONES HE SET UP.
I SAID I DON'T NEED A MICROPHONE.
I'M DEAF. THAT'S FINE.
I SAID-- I THREW THE MICROPHONE-- I THREW MY PURSE ON
THE FLOOR AND SAID, "I DON'T NEED A MICROPHONE."
AND I IDEAL AT JACK, I DON'T NEED THIS.
AND HE STOOD THERE WATCHING US FIGHT, LIKE A SEVEN-YEAR- OLD,
READY TO CRY. AND I PLAYED A PRANK ON HIM, AND
HE WAS PISSED OFF, BECAUSE I WAS OFFENDED BY THE MICROPHONE.
JACK SAID WALK OUT, WALK OUT. HE SAID LET'S GO AHEAD WITH THE
INTERVIEW WITHOUT JACK, WITHOUT AN INTERPRETER.
WE DON'T NEED ANY WORRIES ABOUT THAT.
AND HE STARTED TO CRY. HE WAS-- HE WAS MORTIFIED.
AND I SAID, "GOTCHA. KARMA'S A BITCH."
TRUE, TRUE. ( APPLAUSE )
>> IS IT OKAY TO SAY "BITCH" ON TV?
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO SWEAR. >> Stephen: YOU CAN SAY BITCH
ON TV. YOU CAN SAY BITCH ON CBS, RIGHT?
LEAVE IT THERE. DON'T GET ALL WARMED UP ON ME
NOW. THEY'LL BLUR YOUR HANDS.
WOULD THEY? HEY, WOULD THEY BLUR HER HANDS
IF SHE SAID BAD WORDS WITH HER HANDS.
>> WHY DON'T WE FIND OUT. ( BLEEP ).
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BLEEP ) ( BLEEP ).
TWO LEGS. SEE THE LEGS.
THE LEGS. ( LAUGHTER )
LESSER GOD," WHEN THEY WERE PROMOTING THE MOVIE ON
TELEVISION. THE FILM AND THEY SHOWED CLIPS,
THERE'S A SCENE WHERE-- I MEAN, THEY'LL SHOW-- THERE'S A SCENE
WHERE I WAS STANDING AND I SAID ( BLEEP ) YOU AT THE BEACH.
AND THEY KEPT SHOWING THE CLIP ON TV ALL THE TIME, AND I
THOUGHT, FOR A MONTH AS THEY WERE PROMOTING THE MOVIE THEY
SHOWED THE SAME SCENE ON TV OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND FINALLY
SOMEONE CLUD THEM IN ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING ON THE SCREEN.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK, BUT STICK AROUND,
WHEN WE COME BACK, I'LL ASK MARLEE ABOUT HER NEW MOVIE
"CODA." STICK AROUND.
WE'RE BACK WITH THE STAR OF "CODA," MARLEE MATLIN.
NOW YOU'RE STARRING IN THE FILM "CODA."
WHAT IS IT ABOUT? AND WHAT DOES THAT TITLE MEAN?
>> SO CODA STANDS FOR "CHILD OF DEAF ADULT."
WHICH MEANS THAT I'M A MOTHER,s AND ALL MY KIDS ARE
HEARING. SO THEY ARE CODAS.
SO I'M THE DEAF ADULT. AND THE MOVIE-- WHO HAS SEEN IT?
WHO HAS SEEN THE MOVIE, BY THE WAY?
( LIGHT APPLAUSE ) ONE, TWO, THREE...
ANYWAY, SO IT'S ABOUT A FAMILY OF FOUR WHO HAPPEN TO BE DEAF--
WELL, ONE IS NOT DEAF. AND THEY ARE LIVING IN A SMALL
LITTLE TOWN AND GOING ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS FISHING AND
RELYING ON THEIR DAUGHTER WHO IS HEARING TO INTERPRET FOR THEM.
AND THEN ONE DAY, SHE COMES IN AND SAYS, "I HAVE AN INTEREST IN
SOMETHING, AND IT IS SINGING." AND THAT'S NOT PART OF THEIR
LIVES, CLEARLY, AS DEAF PEOPLE. SO THEY ARE SORT OF THROWN FOR A
LOOP. AND THEN IT'S ABOUT THE JOURNEY
THROUGH THE FILM ABOUT HOW THEIR FAMILY CHANGES, AND WHAT THEY
EVENTUALLY... THE ENDING IS GOOD.
I JUST HAVE TO SAY, THE ENDING IS GOOD.
>> Stephen: I KNOW IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU.
THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER IT WOULD BE ALL HEARING
IMPAIRED OR DEAF ACTORS ACTUALLY PLAYING THE PARTS OF THE DEAF
CHARACTERS, AND I KNOW IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU, FOR
THE-- FOR THOSE PARTS TO BE PLAYED BY DEAF ACTORS.
IT MIGHT BE SELF-EVIDENT WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT, BUT I'D LOVE
TO HEAR FROM YOU. WHY IS THAT SUCH AN IMPORTANT
THING TO HAVE DEAF REPRESENTATION IN MOVIES?
>> BEING IN THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS FOR 35 YEARS, AND
HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO LOTS OF WORK, AND I'VE BEEN VERY
FORTUNATE. IT DIDN'T COME EASY.
I HAD TO, YOU KNOW, REACH OUT, GET CREATIVE, GET WORK FOR
MYSELF BECAUSE I'M DEAF. AND NOT EVERYONE WOULD SAY,
GREAT, LET'S PUT HER IN. LET'S HIRE MARLEE.
AND I STRUGGLED AND I GOT MORE AND MORE WORK, AND I HAD TO
HUSTLE. AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO SOUND
LIKE I'M COMPLAINING-- MAYBE A LITTLE BIT.
WELL, WHAT CAN YOU DO? NOW WHEN I HEARD THEY WERE
CASTING OR THE STUDIO WAS THINKING OF PUTTING A HEARING
ACTOR IN THE ROLE WHO HAD A NAME OR BOX OFFICE IN THIS ROLE, AND
I SAID, YOU KNOW, WHAT? ALL THESE YEARS OF DEAF ACTORS
BEING DISMISSED AND PEOPLE PLAYING DEAF, I THOUGHT IT'S
TIME. WE'VE GOT TO STOP.
I CAN'T LET THIS HAPPEN ANY LONGER.
AND I WAS A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS BECAUSE I HAD TO SPEAK UP.
NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF, BUT FOR ALL DEAF ACTORS OUT THERE-- DEAF
DIRECTORS, DEAF WRITERS-- WHOEVER IT IS WHO IS WORKING AND
LOOKING FOR WORK AND AS TALENTED ASANYONE ELSE IN THE BUSINESS.
SO THAT'S WHAT I DID. I PUT MY FOOT DOWN, AND I'M
THRILLED THAT "CODA" MADE A LOT OF NOISE AND WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT
OF RESPECT, AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU CANNOT JUST PUT ON A
COSTUME AND BE DEAF LIKE YOU DO-- AND TAKE IT OFF AT THE END
OF THE DAY. I THINK STUDIOS WHO NOW SEE THE
FILM "CODA," CAN UNDERSTAND, LOOK, DEAF ACTORS ARE GREAT,
FINE. AND NOT TO JUST USE THEM LIKE,
WE'RE PUTTING THEM IN THE BACKGROUND AND CHECK OFF THAT
BOX. HOPEFULLY THEY CAN CONTINUE WHAT
WE DID WITH "CODA" FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.
( APPLAUSE ). THE NICE THING IS, THE NICE
THING IS, IS THAT THE CAST WAS RECENTLY NOMINATED FOR THE SAG
AWARD FOR BEST ENSEMBLE, WHICH IS A LOVELY-- A LOVELY HONOR.
( APPLAUSE ) THAT MEAN?
>> IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME, IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME.
I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. >> Stephen: IT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME BECAUSE THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE
PEERS, WHO ARE VOTING FOR US, AND THEY'RE FRIENDS, AND I THINK
IT'S A BIG DEAL, THE FACT THAT THEY RECOGNIZE US AS DEAF ACTORS
IS JUST-- IT'S A LONG TIME COMING.
IT'S ABOUT TIME. IT'S THAT KIND OF RECOGNITION
THAT WE WANTED. AND, YEAH, HOPEFULLY, WE'LL BE
ABLE TO TAKE HOME A STATUE. ( APPLAUSE )
CHARACTER IN "CODA," JACKIE, IS A MOTHER TO A TEENAGER.
YOU'VE RAISED TEENAGERS. WERE YOU A-- WERE YOU-- I KNOW,
I KNOW. IT'S DIFFICULT.
I'VE RAISED TEENAGERS, TOO. WERE YOU A DIFFICULT TEENAGER?
WERE YOU REBELLIOUS? >> WELL, MY PARENT ARE NO LONGER
ALIVE, BUT THEY'RE UP THERE LAUGHING RIGHT NOW AT YOUR
QUESTION. I MEAN, THEY PUT UP WITH A LOT
FROM ME. THEY ARE, THEY'RE LAUGHING RIGHT
NOW. THERE ARE SO MANY STORIES THAT
HAPPENED TO ME, WHEN MY KIDS ARE OBNOXIOUS-- AND I LOVE MY KIDS.
DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME. I LOVE YOU, KIDS.
I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, ONE TIME, I MEAN, I
WOULD ALWAYS PLAY THE DEAF CARD. THAT'S WHAT I DID.
NO PAGERS, NO CELL PHONES, NOTHING.
SO I WOULD CALL MY DAD WITH TWO MINUTES BEFORE MY CURFEW WAS
SUPPOSED TO END AND SAY, "DAD, I RAN OUT OF GAS, I'LLING HOME
WHENEVER I CAN GET HOME, GOOD-BYE, QUICK."
THEY COULDN'T RESPOND BECAUSE I COULDN'T HEAR THEM.
>> Stephen: IF THEY SAID, "NO, YOU HAVE TO COME HOME NOW," YOU
COULD SAY "I DIDN'T HEAR YOU." >> THAT'S IT, HUNG UP THE PHONE.
I'LL BE HOME LATER, 4:00 IN THE MORNING.
>> Stephen: DID THEY BUY THAT? >> YES AND NO.
EVENTUALLY THEY JUST GAVE UP. I MEAN, I'M THE BABY OF THE
FAMILY, SO I GOT AWAY WITH A LOT OF STUFF.
>> Stephen: MARLEE, TESTIFYING LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU. >> STEPHEN: "CODA" IS AVAILABLE
ON APPLE TV+. MARLEE MATLIN, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH STAR OF "STATION ELEVEN," MACKENZIE
DAVIS.
( APPLAUSE ) EVERYBODY!
MY NEXT GUEST IS AN ACTRESS YOU KNOW FROM "HALT AND CATCH FIRE,"
"BLACK MIRROR," AND "TULLY." YOU CAN CURRENTLY SEE HER IN
"STATION ELEVEN." >> ELIZABETH SAID IF WE STAY
HERE, THEN SHE'LL GIVE US HOUSES.
AND WE GOT BATHROOMS. >> WHAT THEY HAD WAS WE COULD
STAY FOR THE WINTER UNTIL SARAH RECOVERS.
>> AND IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? >> I HAVEN'T HAD A SEWING
MACHINE, EVER. ELIZABETH GOT ME ONE.
>> RIGHT. >> SORRY, WHO THE ( BLEEP ) IS
ELIZABETH? >> ELIZABETH COLTON.
>> SHE WAS A MOVIE STAR FROM BEFORE.
>> YES, I KNOW WHO SHE WAS. >> WASN'T SHE MARRIED TO ARTHUR
LEANDER?
>> OH... HOLY ( BLEEP ).
>> STEPHEN: PLEASE WELCOME MACKENZIE DAVIS!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: HEY. >> HI.
>> Stephen: WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >> Stephen: NOW, "STATION
ELEVEN" IS-- IT'S ABOUT THE AFTERMATH OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC
IN WHICH 99% OF THE POPULATION IS WIPED OUT AND CIVILIZATION
FALLS. ARE YOU AT ALL SURPRISED...
NOW OF ALL TIMES, PEOPLE JUST LOVE IT.
IT IS-- ( LAUGHTER )
VIEWING. EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT.
AND, ALSO, TALKING ABOUT IT WITH A SENSE OF... WELL, THE BEAUTY
OF IT AND THE HOPE OF IT. AND FOR PEOPLE NOT TO BE AFRAID
TO WATCH IT JUST BECAUSE WE HAPPEN TO BE GOING THROUGH THIS.
>> YEAH. I MEAN, I AM SURPRISED.
WE ALSO RELEASED IT RIGHT AS THE SURGE OF OMICRON CAME REARING
AROUND THE CORNER, SO I DON'T THINK ANY OF US EXPECTED PEOPLE
TO WANT TO TUCK IN WITH IT OVER CHRISTMAS.
BUT IT'S BEEN THIS, LIKE, REALLY LOVELY, JOYFUL THING TO SEE
PEOPLE ATTRACTED TO IT. IT'S A VERY HOPEFUL SHOW.
BUT, YEAH, AS YOU SAID, THE PREMISE IS TOUGH.
>> Stephen: YEAH, YEAH. IT SCARES SOME PEOPLE AWAY.
>> YEAH, YEAH. >> Stephen: LIKE, "I CAN'T
WATCH THAT RIGHT NOW." WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THOSE
PEOPLE? >> I'D SAY JUST WATCH IT ANYWAY,
PLEASE. ( LAUGHTER ).
SELL. >> I'M A COMEDIAN.
IT'S OKAY IF YOU WATCH IT ANYWAY YOU MIGHT LIKE IT.
>> Stephen: YOU GUYS ACTUALLY STARTED SHOOTING THIS, WAS IT
JANUARY OF 2020? >> UH-HUH.
>> Stephen: SO YOU HAD TO-- YOU HAD TO HEAR THE NEWS THAT
THERE WAS ACTUALLY A BURGEONING PANDEMIC GOING ON.
>> YEAH, BUT I MEAN, I THINK EVERYBODY AT THAT TIME WAS LIKE,
WELL, I MEAN, IT'S NOT GOING TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC.
LIKE, HOW WOULD IT GET HERE? THERE'S NO-- WHAT?
IT'S GOING TO FLY? THERE WAS NO --
>> Stephen: WHEN DID IT BECOME CLEAR-- BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAD TO
SHUT DOWN, RIGHT? >> WE WERE NATURALLY SHUTTING
DOWN BECAUSE IT KIND OF TAKES PLACE IN THE WINTER AND SUMMER
SO WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO BACK IN MAY.
THEY FINISHED FILMING, END OF FEBRUARY, WORLD SHUT DOWN, WE
ALSO DID SHUT DOWN. AND THEN WE RESUMED JANUARY THIS
YEAR. -- NO, LAST YEAR.
>> Stephen: 2021, EXACTLY. SO FIRST OF ALL, UNDER STRICT
COVID CONDITIONS. >> YEAH.
>> Stephen: NO DOUBT. WERE YOU SHOOTING THAT HERE OR
UP IN CANADA? >> WE WERE SHO SHOOTING IN TORO.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE SHOOTING IN A PANDEMIC ABOUT
A PANDEMIC? SO--
>> IT WAS A BUMMER. IT WAS, LIKE, REALLY --
>> Stephen: WAS IT LIKE A BONDING FOR YOU GUYS, FOR THE
CAST AND CREW? >> IT WAS.
I MEAN, I THINK WE ALL REALLY WENT THROUGH SOMETHING TOGETHER.
BUT BECAUSE, TO MAKE A SHOW OF THIS SIZE WITH THIS MANY PEOPLE
NOT BEING ABLE TO LEAVE YOUR HOUSE AND GOING AND BEING AROUND
150 PEOPLE EVERY DAY, YOU HAD TO BE REALLY ISOLATED WHEN YOU
WEREN'T AT WORK. IT WAS THIS WEIRD PANTOMIME OF A
WORT VERSION OF ISOLATION THAN THE ONE WE HAD BEEN THROUGH THE
YEAR BEFORE. IT WAS STRANGE.
BUT WE ALL REALLY WENT THROUGH SOMETHING TOGETHER.
AND THEN SUMMER CAME AND IT WAS THIS BIG, ECSTATIC THING, WHERE
WE GOT TO BE OUTSIDE AND TOGETHER AGAIN.
IT WAS REALLY NICE. >> Stephen: COULD YOU CUT
LOOSE IN THE SUMMER? UP IN CANADA, WERE THINGS OPEN?
DID YOU GUYS HAVE A COVID SUMMER LIKE WE DID DOWN HERE?
>> NO, NO, NO. BUT I WATCHED THAT WITH-- WOW--
A SALIVATING MOUTH. >> Stephen: JUST SOUTH OF THE
BORDER. >> JUST SOUTH OF THE BORDER HOT
GIRL SUMMER WAS HAPPENING AND IT WAS STILL COLD CANADIAN WINTER
UP NORTH. >> Stephen: YOUR CHARACTER,
KIRSTIN, IS VERY GOOD WITH A KNIFE.
THERE SHE IS. THERE YOU GO.
DID YOU-- NOW, DID YOU-- YOU LEARNED TO THROW A KNIFE AND ALL
THAT GOOD STUFF. WAS THAT HARD FOR YOU TO LEARN?
AND DID YOU HAVE REQUEST EXPERIENCE WITH IT BEFORE?
>> I HAD NO EXPERIENCE WITH IT BEFORE.
IT WAS-- IT WAS HARD TO LEARN, BUT THEN-- I'VE HEARD YOU THROW
KNIVES. >> Stephen: I LEARNED FROM A
GUY-- I GREW UP IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
I LEARNED FROM A GUY DOWN THE STREET NAMED GATOR.
WHEN I WAS A BOY HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO THROW A KNIFE.
HE COULD SPLIT GEORGE WASHINGTON'S EYE ON A DOLLAR
BILL. >> MY EXPERIENCE IS YOU CAN
THROW A KNIFE ACCURATELY, LIKE YOU'RE ON A PENDULUM AND IT
DOESN'T LOOK GOOD OR YOU CAN THROW IT COOL BUT IT'S NOT
ACCURATE. >> Stephen: SHOW ME NOT COOL
BUT ACCURATE. AND SHOW ME COOL.
( APPLAUSE ) JUST GOES.
>> Stephen: IT'S NOT COOL. WE HAVE A CLIP OF YOU HERE
TRAINING-- >> THIS IS MY GATOR.
>> Stephen: OKAY, SO THIS IS YOU LEARNING RIGHT HERE.
>> EXCUSE ME? WELL...
>> Stephen: THAT'S A GOOD FEELING.
>> I KNOW. IT FEELS REALLY GOOD.
>> Stephen: YOU COULD PROTECT YOUR FAMILY.
>> AND I WOULD, YEAH. THAT'S WHAT MY DAD --
>> Stephen: SHAKESPEARE PLAYS A REALLY IMPORTANT ROLE IN THIS.
YOU ACTUALLY GET TO PLAY HAMLET. >> I DO, YEAH.
>> Stephen: IN THIS. DID YOU HAVE MUCH SHAKESPEARE
EXPERIENCE BEFORE YOU DID THIS PART?
>> I WENT TO UNIVERSITY FOR ENGLISH LIT AND, YOU KNOW, WENT
TO THEATER SCHOOL, SO I HAVE BEEN READING SHAKESPEARE MY
WHOLE LIFE, BUT I NEVER PERFORMED IT UNTIL NOW.
AND IT WAS SUCH-- SUCH A DREAM. IT WAS REALLY LOVELY.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE-- NOW THAT YOU'VE DONE
A BIT OF IT, OR FROM YOUR ENGLISH LIT DAYS, DO YOU HAVE A
FAVORITE BIT OF SHAKESPEARE? >> I WASN'T THAT FAMILIAR WITH
"HAMLET." I READ IT BUT I HADN'T REALLY,
REALLY STUDIED IT UNTIL NOW, BUT I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT, LOVE
THELONNUOUS. >> WILL NOT SHUT UP.
>> AND GETTING HIS STICKY LITTLE PAWS AND EVERYTHING.
AND I LOVE THIS LINE FROM "ROMEO AND JULIETTE" WHEN-- ROMEO, KILL
HIM AND I'LL CUT HIM UP IN LITTLE STARS AND PUT HIM IN THE
NIGHT SKY, AND IT'S SUCH A VIOLENT, HORNY THING.
LIKE, IT'S REALLY TEEN STUFF. I LOVE IT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A CHARACTER DESCRIPTION OF JULIETTE I NEVER
HEARD. VIOLENT, COMMA, HORNY.
IT DOES NOT END WELL, I HAVE TO SAY.
MACKENZIE IT WAS LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
>> YOU, TOO. >> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR
COMING HERE. GOOD LUCK WITH THE KNIVES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> STEPHEN: "STATION ELEVEN" CAN
BE STREAMED NOW ON HBO MAX. MACKENZIE DAVIS, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> Stephen: THAT'S IT FOR THE "LATE SHOW," EVERYBODY.
TUNE IN NEXT WEEK WHEN I'LL BE JOINED BY FAITH HILL, WHOOPI
GOLDBERG, AND DUA LIPA. GOOD NIGHT.