>> Stephen: THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: THAT'S AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL DRESS.
>> I WANTED TO BRING SOME SPARKLE S.
>> Stephen: IT SEEMS A VERY GLAMMUOUS FORM OF CAMOUFLAGE,
ALMOST, THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON THERE.
>> THAT'S VERY TRUE.
>> Stephen: THE CHARACTER YOU'RE PLAYING INDEPENDENT
MOVIE, WHAT IS HER NAME?
>> MICHELLE.
>> Stephen: SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE COULD USE SOME CAMOUFLAGE AND
GET AWAY-- >> FROM JOHN GOODMAN.
I KNOW.
HE'S SO SCARY AND I GREW UP LOVING JOHN GOODMAN.
WHY ARE YOU SCARING ME.
>> Stephen: IT'S JUST HIS JOB.
YOU ALSO GREW UP IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA.
>> A LITTLE BIT.
I WAS WORN THERE AND LIVED THERE UNTIL I WAS FIVE.
>> Stephen: THAT'SESOME.
>> I CLAIM IT.
>> Stephen: AND THEN YOU MOVED TO UTAH?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: HERE'S WHY I ASK, IN THE MOVIE THERE YOU'RE IN AN
UNDERGROUND SHELTER HIDING, HE SAYS, FROM SOMETHING TERRIBLE
OUTSIDE, AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT.
OKAY, THERE ARE PREPPERS-- YOU KNOW WHAT A PREPPER IS?
>> I ABSOLUTELY CO.
>> Stephen: I'M NOT SURPRISED BEING FROM UTAH YOU KNOW WHAT
PREPPERS ARE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PREPPERS IN YOUR FAMILY?
>> IT'S A SUBJECT THAT COMES UP A LOT IN MY FAMILY, STRANGELY --
>> HEY, MAYBE WE SHOULD MAKE SOME BEEF JERKY THIS WEEKEND.
>> MY SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW WERE RAISING CHICK EPS FOR A
WHILE BECAUSE IF THE THING HAPPENS, WE SHOULD HAVE SOME
CHICKEN.
>> Stephen: RIGHT, SOME ATTACK ICKECHICKENS TO PROTECT YOU FROM
WHATEVER IT IS.
>> EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: DO THEY EVER SAY WHAT THE THING IS?
LIKE IF "THE THING "HAPPENS.
>> THE THING IN THE MOVIE.
>> Stephen: NO, YOUR SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW.
>> I DON'T THINK ANYONE KNOWS BUT THEY FEEL LIKE SOMETHING IS
COMING THIS, FEELING IN THE AIR.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE ARE A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: NOW, THE MOVIE ITSELF, IS THIS-- IT'S CALLED
"10 CLOVERFIELD LANE," AND BECAUSE OF THE ASSOCIATION WITH
MR. ABRAMS, IS IT-- IS IT A SEQUEL TO "CLOVERFIELD."
>> IT'S NOT A SEQUEL TO "CLOVERFIELD" BUT I WOULD SAY IT
HAS A SPIRITUAL CONNECTION, WHICH J.J. HAS TALKED ABOUT AND
I THINK IS AN APT WAY TO TALK ABOUT IT BUT THAT'S PRETTY MUCH
I CAN ALL I CAN TELL YOU.
>> Stephen: IF YOU CHAINED YOU IN AN UNDERGROUND BUNKER, WOULD
YOU TELL ME MORE?
>> NOT A WORD OUT OF ME.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE ALSO KIND OF KNOWN-- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
LIKE THIS MONIKER-- BUT YOU'RE CALLED AWE MODERN SCREAM QUEEN.
>> A LITTLE BIT.
>> Stephen: YOU DO A LOT OF HORO.
>> I'VE DONE A FEW.
>> Stephen: DO YOU LIKE THAT MONIKER?
>> I THINK IT'S GREAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHO STARTED CALLING ME THAT.
IT'S ON MY WIKIPEDIA PAGE.
>> Stephen: IT HAS TO BE TRUE IF IT'S ON YOUR WIKIPEDIA PAGE.
>> EVERY TIME SOMEBODY CALLS ME THAT, THEY SAY, KNOWN FOR HER
ISRAELIS ROLLS IN AND THE FIRST ONE THEY MENTION IS RING 2."
IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A SCREAM QUEEN --
>> PARTICULARLY SCARY BACK OF YOUR HEAD.
YOU MIGHT HAVE VOLDEMORT'S FACE BACK THERE.
>> THAT'S TRUE.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF ODD PROJECTS.
DO YOU SEEK THEM OUT, OR DOES THED ONNESS FIND YOU?
>> I'M NOT QUITE SURE.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN DRAWN TO THE WEIRD, TO THE UNSETTLING, SINCE
I WAS VERY LITTLE.
I THINK PART OF IT WAS GROWING UP IN UTAH AND HAVING THINGS BE
SO CLEAN AND NICE AND NORMAL.
>> Stephen: AND BIG OPEN SKIES.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE BETWEEN THE ANVIL OF THE SKY AND THE ROCK OF
THE EARTH OUT THERE.
>> YES, VERY TRUE.
>> Stephen: MAKES YOU FEEL SMALL SOMETIMES.
>> MAKES YOU FEEL SMALL.
MAKES YOU WONDER WHAT THE WEIRD UNDERBELLY OF THE WORLD LOOKS
LIKE.
>> Stephen: IT SEEMS VERY CLEAN OUT THERE BUT THERE IS A
WHOLE LOT OF METH.
>> OH, THAT IS TRUE!
>> Stephen: THERE IS.
THERE IS SO MUCH METH IN UTAH.
>> YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT UTAH.
>> Stephen: I DID A COUPLE OF STORIES FOR "THE DAILY SHOW" WAY
BACK IN THE DAY AND I WENT TO A JAIL ONE DAY TO TALK ABOUT AN
INCARCERATION STORY AND I SAID WHAT ARE THEY IN JAIL FOR?
AND THEY SAID, THEY'RE HERE FOR METH.
THEY SAID CHECK THE NEWS, I GUARANTEE YOU THERE WILL BE A
REPORTER STANDING IN FRONT OF A FLAMING GARAGE.
>> IT'S SO TRUE.
>> Stephen: SURE ENOUGH THAT NIGHT THERE WAS.
>> GROWING UP, THERE WOULD BE SOME EXPLOSION IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD AND YOU KNOW THAT'S A METH LAB THAT JUST BLEW UP.
AS A 10-YEAR-OLD,UN THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.
>> Stephen: AND YOU'RE JOINING THE CBS FAMILY THIS SUMMER
BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING A SHOW CALLED "BRAIN DEAD?"
ANOTHER WEIRD ONE.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?
>> ALIENS EATING BRAINS OF PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
>> Stephen: SO IT'S A HISTORICAL DRAMA.
>> YUP.
>> Stephen: WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS.
I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THE MOVIE.
I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE "SPIRITUALLY RELATED
TO "CLOVERFIELD."
I HOPE IT SCARES ME.
>> IT WILL.
>> Stephen: MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD.