>> Stephen: THAT IS AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL DRESS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: IS IT A DRAGON PRINT?
>> YES, IT IS.
>> Stephen: WOW, DO YOU OFTEN WEAR, LIKE, ARRESTING PRINTS
LIKE THAT?
ARE YOU-- ARE YOU A FASHION PLATE?
>> I TRY AND HIDE THE FACT THAT I'M LACKING IN A PERSONALITY BY
WEARING DRAGON PRINTS.
>> Stephen: HOW KULAK IN A PERSONALITY?
YOU'RE AN ACTRESS.
>> I SUPPOSE FASHION IS AN ARMOR, REALLY, FOR NERVE S.
>> Stephen: IT'S A WHAT.
>> AN ARMOR.
>> Stephen: AN ARMOR.
FASHION IS AN ARMOR-- YEAH, SURE.
>> I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF SHY PEOPLE INVOLVED IN FASHION.
ALTHOUGH, PEOPLE SEEM SORT OF FLAM BOIPT, BUT I THINK IT HIDES
A SHYNESS.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU SHY?
>> MOST DEFINITELY.
IF YOU FELT MY HEART NOW IT'S GOING LIKE THE CLAPPERS.
>> Stephen: I KNOW SOME ACTORS AND ACTRESSES WHO ARE-- WHO
ARE-- IDENTIFY AS INTROVERTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A RICH
INTERIOR LIFE THAT THEY CAN ONLY REALLY EXPRESS ON STAGE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: BUT I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK OF THEM AS
SHY.
WHAT IS IT THAT DREW YOU TO PERFORMING IF YOU'RE SHY?
YOU DON'T MIND PEOPLE STARING AT YOU?
>> NO, I SUPPOSE I'M A SHY ATTENTION SEEKER.
I SUPPOSE I'M A WALLFLOWER IN REAL LIFE BUT ACTING CREATES A
VERY SAFE SPACE THAT DRAWS ATTENTION TO YOU BUT THERE ARE
ALWAYS ACTIONS AND CUTS.
IT'S A SAFETY NET OF SORTS, WHERE YOU CAN BE AN ATTENTION
SEEKER BUT IN A VERY SAFE WAY.
BASICALLY COWARDLY.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: LOOK AT ME, BUT NOT TOO MUCH.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WELL, AS I SAID BEFORE, YOU WERE NOMINATED FOR
YOUR PORTRAYAL OF MILDRED LOVING IN THE MOVIE "LOVING," WHICH WAS
JUST--
AND WE JUST PASSED-- WE JUST PASSED LOVING DAY, WHICH WAS THE
ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1967 JUDGMENT BY THE SUPREME COURT STRIKING
DOWN THE LAWS IN 16 STATES THAT STILL HAD THEM AT THE TIME.
HOW HAS PLAYING THAT ROLE CHANGED YOUR LIFE?
OR HAS IT?
>> YES, MOST DEFINITELY IT HAS.
PRIMARILY BECAUSE, LIKE, I SUPPOSE I GOT TO-- I GOT TO MEET
SOMEONE-- OH, IN THE ESOTERIC SENSE OF, LIKE, MEETING SOMEONE
WHO CHANGED THE COURSE OF THE WORLD, REALLY, IN TERMS OF THAT.
>> Stephen: DID YOU MEET-- >> NO, I MEAN IN PLAYING HER.
I FELT I MET HER.
I FELT I MET HER SPIRIT BECAUSE I FELT-- BECAUSE WE FILMED,
LIKE, IN AND AROUND HER HOME AND WHERE SHE GREW UP.
AND THE -- >> Stephen: WHERE WAS-- IT WAS
IN RURAL VIRGINIA, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, BOLING GREEN.
>> Stephen: THE SHOW ON AMC IS CALLED "PREACHER," THE THIRD
SEASON.
IN IT YOUR CHARACTER WAS SEARCHING FOR-- SEARCHING FOR
GOD.
IT'S A SUPERNATURAL, SPIRITUAL ACTION THRILLER.
WOULD YOU DESCRIBE IT THAT WAY?
>> YEAH, I WOULD DESCRIBE IT AS LIKE, SOME SORT OF, YEAH, A
MANIC JOURNEY, YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND YOUR CHARACTER FINDS GOD.
>> WELL, GOD FINDS HER.
>> Stephen: ISN'T THAT ALWAYS THE WAY?
( LAUGHTER ).
>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, NOW.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
>> Stephen: GOD'S ALWAYS LOOKING.
>> YEAH, BUT SHE'S ALWAYS DUCKING.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN HIDE FROM GOD?
>> OH, SHE'S DONE HER BEST.
SHE'S LASTED THIS LONG.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A NEAT TRICK.
YOU HAVE TO TEACH ME THAT ONE.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> HE'S FOUND HER.
BUT SHE'S GOT A BONE TO PICK WITH HIM.
>> Stephen: I-- I-- WE HAVE A CLIP HERE OF GOD FINDING YOU.
NOW, GOD IS AN ODD CREATURE IN THIS.
>> YEAH, HE'S GOT HIS, YOU KNOW, STRANGE PROCLIVITIES.
>> Stephen: JIM.
♪ ♪ ♪ >> GOD?
>> YES.
>> YOU BROUGHT ME BACK?
>> NO, THAT WAS ANOTHER.
BUT NOW THAT YOU, TULIP O'HARE, ARE RETURNING TO LIFE, I'M
COUNTING ON YOU FOR SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT, SOMETHING TO
HELP ME FULFILL MY GREAT DESIGN.
YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN.
>> NO (BLEEP).
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THOSE WRITERS WENT
TO A DIFFERENT SUNDAY SCHOOL THAN I DID.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> I JUST SPELLED IT BACKWARDS.
ANYONE CAN DO THAT.
>> Stephen: OH, GOD DOG.
OH, I'M SO DONE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
"PREACHER" RETURNS THIS SUNDAY ON AMC.
RUTH NEGGA, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY WALK THE MOON.