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>>> WELCOME BACK TO "GREAT DAY WASHINGTON."
WASHINGTON." KEVIN COSTNER'S LATEST MOVIE
CALLED "LET HIM GO" IS A DRAMA
WHERE HE AND DIANE LANE ARE A
COUPLE WHO GOES ON A FRANTIC
SEARCH TO FIND THEIR GRANDSON.
ELLEN CAUGHT UP WITH THE
ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR TO
SEE HOW HE HAS BEEN HANDLING
THE PANDEMIC.
THE PANDEMIC. >> WELCOME BACK TO "GREAT DAY
WASHINGTON."
WASHINGTON." WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU
ON THE SHOW.
HOW HAVE YOU BEEN THIS YEAR
DURING THE CRAZY 2020?
>> WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DEAL
WITH THE INFORMATION AND PLAY
BY THE RULES.
WE'VE GOT KIDS THAT WE HAVE
TAKEN OUT OF SCHOOL, PUT THEM
BACK IN, TAKEN THEM OUT, THEY
ARE TEARS BEFORE BEDTIME, THEY
WANT TO SEE THEIR FRIENDS, YOU
KNOW, AND THEY ARE THE ONLY
THING KEEPING THEM BETWEEN
THEIR FRIENDS.
THEIR FRIENDS. AND SO, WE ARE, YOU KNOW, WE
ARE WATCHING.
ARE WATCHING. AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS
JUST SOMETHING WE ALL HAVE TO
KIND OF GET IN LOCKSTEP WITH IN
ORDER TO DEFEAT IT.
THAT IS THE WAY WE ARE
OPERATING.
OPERATING. WE UNDERSTAND NOW BETTER OUR
NEED FOR EACH OTHER, THE LOVE
WE HAVE FOR OUR FAMILIES THAT
CAN'T BE WITH US, AND OUR
EXTENDED FRIENDS THAT WE MAKE
OUR LIFE AROUND.
AND I THINK WE HAVE A HIGHER
APPRECIATION OF THEM AND WANT
TO BE PROTECTIVE OF THEM AND
EACH OTHER.
EACH OTHER. >> ESPECIALLY DURING THE
HOLIDAY SEASON, TOO.
WELL, WE ALSO HAVE AN
APPRECIATION FOR MOVIES.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW
FILM, "LET HIM GO."
WHAT WAS IT ABOUT THE FILM THAT
DREW YOU TO IT?
BECAUSE IT IS INTENSE.
>> YEAH, LISTEN, I HAD THIS ONE
MOMENT WHERE I READ A SCRIPT
FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IT IS
PROBABLY THE EQUIVALENT OF WHAT
HAPPENS FOR YOU WHEN YOU GO AND
SEE "LET HIM GO."
IT IS JUST A GOOD MOVIE FOR AN
AUDIENCE.
AUDIENCE.
AUDIENCE. DOES IT TAKE THEM SOMEPLACE?
IS THERE STUFF IN HERE THAT
THEY WILL NEVER FORGET?
"LET HIM GO" HAD THIS DREAD IN
IT THAT I DIDN'T EXPECT.
IT SCARED ME ACTUALLY.
AND I THOUGHT, THAT'S WHAT A
MAN DOES WHEN HE LEFT HIS
WOMAN, AND THAT'S WHAT WOMEN DO
WHEN THEY ARE POWERFUL.
AND SHE IS GOING TO TAKE US NO
MATTER WHAT, AND, HE IS A GUY
THAT IS USED TO TOUGH STUFF,
BUT I THINK ALWAYS IN MY CAREER
I HAVE MADE MOVIES FOR MEN.
I MAKE THEM WITH THE IDEA THAT
I'M GOING TO HAVE GREAT WOMEN
CHARACTERS, BUT I THINK WOMEN
ARE GOING TO LIKE THE MOVIES
I'M IN.
I'M IN.
I'M IN. BUT I KIND OF MAKE THEM FOR MEN
IN THE SENSE THAT EVERY GUY
WATCHING THAT MOVIE STARTS
GETTING A REAL UNEASY FEELING,
I THINK, FROM ALMOST THE VERY
START.
START.
START. AND I LOVE THAT.
>> I ALSO LOVE YOUR COSTAR.
THE STRONG WOMAN YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT, DIANE LANE.
YOU WERE REUNITED FOR THE FILM,
AND AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION
YOU HAVE IT, IN THE VEHICLE
WHEN YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY TO GET
YOUR GRANDSON, TALK ABOUT THE
AGING AND DIFFERENT LAYERS TO
THE MOVIE.
THE MOVIE. YOU SAID IT IS SUSPENSEFUL, BUT
ALSO VERY DEEP IN CONVERSATION.
>> WELL, IT'S A LOVE STORY.
I MEAN, WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE,
YOU GO TO THESE PLACES THAT
SOMETIMES YOU DON'T WANT TO GO.
WHAT TAKES YOU?
LOVE.
LOVE.
LOVE. BECAUSE, ALL OF THE STUFF THAT
YOU WANT TO GO ROUND, I THINK
WHAT REALLY HAPPENS IS, WHAT
YOU'RE ALSO WATCHING HIS THE
THRILLER IS A LITTLE BIT OF A
LOVE STORY AND YOU SEE THAT
RELATIONSHIP IN YOUR CAR, AND
PEOPLE CAN TRAVEL, THEY DON'T
HAVE A LOT, BUT I DON'T KNOW,
IT IS A JOURNEY MOVIE.
YOU FEEL DREAD AT FIRST, BUT
YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT'S
GOING TO TAKE YOU.
>> I HEARD YOU SAY THAT PEOPLE
HAVE NOT SEEN A FILM LIKE THIS
IN A LONG TIME.
WHAT YOU HOPE PEOPLE GO SEE AND
TAKE AWAY FROM IT?
>> YOU ALWAYS WANT THEM TO GET
THEIR MONEY'S WORTH.
IN THE MOST BASIC WAY, IT IS,
LIKE, DID THIS MOVIE LIVE UP TO
EXPECTATION?
EXPECTATION? OR DID IT SURPRISE ME?
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT MOVIES
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO.
MORE THAN THAT, THEY HAVE THE
CHANCE TO BE SOMETHING THAT YOU
WILL NEVER, EVER FORGET.
COMING OUT OF THAT YOU THINK,
MY GOD.
MY GOD.
MY GOD. I
MY GOD. I WANT TO SHARE THIS MOVIE WITH
SOMEBODY ELSE.
SOMEBODY ELSE. THAT'S WHAT I EXPECT OF MY
MOVIES.
MOVIES.
MOVIES. DO THEY GET THERE ALL THE TIME?
I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY DO.
SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE
WILLING TO TAKE THINGS OUT THAT
ARE PRETTY HARD TO WATCH.
AND BE THINKING THAT IT WILL BE
EASIER ON THE AUDIENCE.
AND I KIND OF DISAGREE WITH
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. AND
THAT. AND "LET THEM GO" KIND OF LET'S
HANG OUT.
HANG OUT.
HANG OUT. AND I AM KIND OF GLAD WE DO
BECAUSE, WHEN MOVIES ARE
WORKING AT THEIR BEST, THEY ARE
ABOUT THE THINGS YOU'LL NEVER
FORGET.
FORGET.
FORGET. THAT OCCURS.
THAT OCCURS. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME WITH
US TODAY.
US TODAY.
US TODAY. IT HAS BEEN SO GREAT TO HAVE
YOU BACK IN WASHINGTON, D.C.,
VIRTUALLY OF COURSE.
>> THANK