>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WE'RE BACK HERE WITH YOUNG
OLIVIA WILDE. OLIVIA WILDE, I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT SOME OF THE HARD WORK YOU DID, AND THAT IS DIRECTING
YOURSELF. AS I SAID, YOU'RE A CHARACTER IN
THIS, AND YOU'RE A FUN CHARACTER IN THIS.
>> YEAH. >> Stephen: ESPECIALLY I LOVE
THE FACT THAT THIS YOUNG LADY RIGHT HERE WHO PLAYS YOUR
DAUGHTER IS YOUR DAUGHTER. >> SHE IS MY REAL DAUGHTER.
THAT'S DAISY. AND SHE WAS VERY GOOD AT PLAYING
MY DAUGHTER. >> Stephen: THERE'S A LOT OF--
THERE ARE MANY FUNNY LINES OF YOU YELLING AT YOUR CHILDREN OFF
CAMERA YELLING, "DON'T DO THAT. DON'T HIT HER."
WAS THAT A NATURAL WAY YOU EFFECT SPEAK TO YOUR CHILDREN?
>> I WAS A LITTLE MEANER THAN I WAS SPEAKING TO HER.
IT WAS THE DRUNK 1960s VERSION OF ME, I GUESS.
IT WAS GREAT HAVING HER THERE. I WAS LIKE SOMEWHERE UB
SENTENCERLY THIS IS SEEPING IN THAT HER MOTHER IS.
IN CHARGE AND SUPPORTED BY THIS AWESOME CREW.
>> Stephen: IN CHARGE AND PERFORMING IN IT.
WHAT IS THAT LIKE TO DIRECT YOURSELF?
>> I MEAN, IT'S INSANE. IT WAS INSANE.
BECAUSE I WAS ALSO PRODUCING THE MOVIE.
IT WOULD BE LIKE ACTING A SCENE IN A BIKINI-- WHICH MAKES IT
WEIRD-- GETTING UP, HOLDING MY DAUGHTER, RUNNING OVER TO THE
MONITOR, TALKING TO MY D.P. AND THE OTHER PRODUCER TELLING
ME ABOUT COVID SHUTDOWNS, WHICH WAS INSANITY, SITTING DOWN,
CALLING "ACTION," AND DOING IT AGAIN.
IT WAS WILD. >> Stephen: WAS THERE A
PARTICULAR TYPE OF SCENE YOU ENJOYED.
WAS IT THE COMEDY OR SUSPENSE? THERE ARE A FEW MOMENT THERE
THAT DO MAKE YOUR SKIN CRAWL. YOU'RE NOT SURE ABOUT WHAT'S TO
HAPPEN IN THE SCENE. >> ALL OF THAT WAS SO FUN.
I THINK MY FAVORITE STUFF TO DIRECT WERE THE ACTION
SEQUENCES. I LOVE CAR CHASES.
WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO IS "FAST AND FURIOUS 45," OR
WHATEVER THEY'RE ON. THIS IS A RIG, CALLED THE
BISCUIT RIG, WHICH IS HOW YOU SHOOT HIGH-SPEED CAR CHASES.
AND IT'S REALLY FUN. IT'S BASICALLY THE BEST
DISNEYLAND RIDE YOU CAN IMAGINE. AND I GOT TO BE RIPPED AROUND AS
FLORENCE WAS PRETENDING TO DRIVE THIS AMAZING ABILITYs CORVETTE
AND IT WAS GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE, WEEK OF MY LIFE.
AND THAT MADE ME REALIZE YEAH, I WANT TO DIRECT CRAZY ACTION
SEQUENCE S. >> Stephen: YOUR CHARACTER
BUNNY HAS A HELL OF A PAIR OF EYEBROWS.
SHE'S A RECOGNIZABLE CHARACTER. SHE'S SORT OF AN ARCHTYPE OF
MIDCENTURY, SORT OF UNSETTLING UTOPIA.
IS THERE AN INSPIRATION FOR HER? >> YES, SHE IS VERY MUCH BASED
ON MY GRANDMOTHER JEANNE, WHO WAS A REALLY FABULOUS WOMAN, WHO
WAS INCREDIBLY BRILLIANT. AND SHE LARGELY LIVED TO CREATE
A VERY FABULOUS LIFE FOR HER FAMILY.
WAS A WONDERFUL WIFE, A VERY GLAMOROUS WIFE.
BUT I ALWAYS THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, SHE WAS VERY WELL EDUCATED.
SHE STUDIED POETRY. SHE WAS VERY WELL READ.
BUT HER EXISTENCE WAS LARGELY BASED AROUND HER HUSBAND.
AND I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, I WONDER WHAT IT REALLY WOULD BE
LIKE TO GET IN HER SKIN. BECAUSE I COULD KIND OF JUDGE
THE LACK OF AUTONOMY FOR A TIME, IT REALLY SEALED LIKE A FABULOUS
LIFE. THEY PARTIED A LOT.
>> Stephen: BUT HER CLOTHES. >> THEY HAD BETTER CLOTHES.
THEY DRESSED UP TO FLY. I FLY LOOKING VERY BAD.
JUST A LOT OF SWEAT PANTS, SO MESSY.
JEANNE WAS ALWAYS FABULOUS. AND I THOUGHT, OKAY, FOR A
MINUTE I'LL GET TO BE AS OF FABULOUS AS GRANDMA JEANNE?
.>> Stephen: ANYBODY IN THE FAMILY RECOGNIZE HER?
>> YES, MY SIBLINGS SAW HER. I I THINK SHE WOULD BE REALLY
PROUD OF IT IT. IF I TOLD HER I WOULD BE
DIRECTING MOVIES WILL AT THIS SCALE, I DON'T THINK SHE WOULD
HAVE BELIEVED IT WAS POSSIBLE, AND THAT'S COOL.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S NEXT? >> SO MANY FUN THINGS.
I'M MAKING A DOCUMENTARY AND A FEW PROJECTS ARE IN DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS. I'M EXCITED TO JUST GET THIS
BABY OUT. IT'S LIKE I'VE BEEN PREGNANT FOR
1,000 MONTHS. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MONTHS ARE
IN THREE YEARS. DON'T QUIZ ME.
BUT THEN JUST TO SEE IT IN THEATERS AND JUST HAVE PEOPLE
OWN IT ON THEIR OWN, AND THEN I WILL REST FOR A SMALL PERIOD OF
TIME AND GET BACK IN THE GAME. >> Stephen: OLIVIA, IT WAS
LOVELY IT SEE YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: "DON'T WORRY
DARLING" IS IN THEATERS FRIDAY. OLIVIA WILDE, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH UKRAINE'S FOREIGN MINISTER
DMYTRO KULEBA.