>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FRIENDS.
ROMANS, COUNTRYMEN. FOLKS, MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT
IS AN ACTRESS AND OSCAR-NOMINATED WRITER
AND DIRECTOR WHO MADE A TINY LITTLE MOVIE YOU MAY HAVE
HEARD OF. IT'S CALLED "BARBIE."
>> HI, BARBIE. >> HI, KEN.
>> HI, BARBIE HI, BARBIE.
HI, BARBIE. HI, BARBIE.
>> HI, BARBIE. >> OH, HI.
ALLEN. >> THERE ARE NO MULTIPLES OF
ALAN. HE'S JUST ALAN.
>> I'M CONFUSED ABOUT THAT. >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME BACK
TO "THE LATE SHOW," GRETA GERWIG.
LOOK AT THAT. GENTLE, GENTLE.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Greta: THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: HELLO. NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> Greta: NICE TO SEE YOU TOO. >> Stephen: IT'S BEEN TOO LONG
SINCE WE SPOKE THE LAST TIME. LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER WAS
AFTER "LADYBIRD." ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT FILM, LOVED
YOUR DIRECTING OF IT AND "THE WOMEN."
[CHEERING] SINCE THE LAST YOU WERE HERE IN
2017, FIVE OSCAR NOMINATIONS FOR YOUR SOLOED DIRECTORIAL DEBUT,
"LADY BIRD." YOU GAVE BIRTH TO TWO CHILDREN
AND THIS PAST SUMMER SHATTERED BOX OFFICE RECORDS ALL BEFORE
TURNING 40 IN AUGUST. [CHEERING]
THE QUESTION IS, WHY SO LAZY, GRETA GERWIG?
>> Greta: I GUESS I JUST REALLY WENT FOR EVERYTHING.
I WAS JUST LIKE -- >> Stephen: YOU HIT THE GAS.
>> Greta: YEAH. WAS THAT A PLAN?
AT 35 I'M GOING TO HIT THE GAS. GIVE ME THE BALL, COACH.
I'M GOING TO RUN. >> Greta: I DON'T KNOW IF IT
WAS LIKE 35 WAS THE TIME. I THINK THERE WAS SOMETHING
WHERE I LOVED -- I LOVED DIRECTING SO MUCH AND
WHEN I GOT TO DO IT, I THOUGHT "OH, I'M GOING TO KEEP DOING
THIS UNTIL THEY TELL ME NOT TO DO IT ANYMORE."
I'M GOING TO DO IT AS MUCH AS I CAN.
AND THEN I REALLY LOVED BABIES. [LAUGHTER]
>> Stephen: IT'S A GREAT COMBINATION.
GOING WITH WHAT YOU KNOW, THAT'S FANTASTIC.
>> Greta: THEY ARE ALSO SO WONDERFUL.
>> Stephen: EARLY IN THE RUN I DESCRIBED, I HAD THE HONOR TO
PRESENT TO YOU THIS AWARD AT THE NATIONAL BOARD OVERVIEW FOR YOUR
DIRECTING AND WRITING OF "LADY BIRD."
THERE WE ARE TOGETHER IN ONE I LOVE, THERE'S ME AND THERE'S YOU
AND ITS GLASS. YOU CAN'T SEE IT.
HAVE A NATIONAL BOARD REVIEW. >> Greta: YOU GAVE THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL SPEECH. HE SAW DEEPLY INTO THE MOVIE.
I WAS CRYING THE WHOLE TIME. IT WAS SO EMOTIONAL AND
WONDERFUL. >> Stephen: WELL I THINK YOUR
MOVIE SAW DEEPLY INTO ME. I LOVE THE IDEA THAT ATTENTION
AND LOVE BEING THE SAME THING. ANOTHER VOCABULARY YOU GAVE ALL
OF US. TALKING ABOUT LOVE AND PAYING
ATTENTION TO THE OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE LOVE CAN BE A
FOUR-LETTER WORD THAT SCARES US BUT ATTENTION IS SOMETHING WE
ALL MUST PAY AND I WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE MESSAGE OF THAT MOVIE.
>> Greta: THANK YOU. >> Stephen: WHAT PEOPLE DON'T
SEE, RIGHT AFTER THIS PHOTO, TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT HAPPENED.
>> Greta: I DROPPED THAT AWARD AND IT SHATTERED INTO A MILLION
PIECES. >> Stephen: IT WAS LIKE A
STUNT AWARD THAT WAS MEANT TO SHATTER.
>> Greta: IT SLIPPED OUT OF MY FINGERS AND OUT OF THE CORNER OF
MY EYE I SAW STEVEN SPIELBERG GO "NO!"
I WAS LIKE OH. ALL THE PEOPLE WHO GAVE ME THAT
BEAUTIFUL WARD LOOKED AT ME LIKE "NEVER AGAIN."
>> Stephen: AWARD CEREMONIES ARE NERVE-RACKING.
WHETHER YOU ARE RECEIVING OR GIVING.
HE RECENTLY GAVE AN AWARD TO MERYL STREEP AT THE ACADEMY, HO.
MERYL STREEP. >> Greta: IT WAS VERY
TERRIFYING. I HAVE TO SAY THAT AT THAT VERY
BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY, THE FIRST PERSON SPEAKING WAS OPRAH.
ALSO SHE WAS THERE. >> Stephen: SHE'S EVERYWHERE.
>> Greta: SHE WAS AMAZING OBVIOUSLY.
ALSO CAN'T BELIEVE SHE SHARED THE STAGE TONIGHT.
SHE SEES -- JUST SO EFFORTLESS.
ALL EFFORT. MERYL STREEP.
I PACKED EVERY ADJECTIVE I COULD INTO THIS SPEECH.
I LOVED HER SO MUCH AND I WANTED TO COMMUNICATE THAT.
I FIND A SPEECH IS HARD. SPEECHES ARE DIFFICULT.
>> Stephen: THEY ARE VERY DIFFICULT.
>> Greta: I THINK PEOPLE ASSUME THAT I'LL BE GOOD AT IT
BECAUSE I WRITE AND I SOMETIMES PERFORM.
BUT I'M TERRIBLE AT IT. SO DON'T ASK.
[LAUGHTER] >> Stephen: THAT ACTUALLY
MAKES ME FEEL GOOD. BECAUSE YOU'RE GREAT PERFORMER,
GREAT DIRECTOR, GREAT WRITER. IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT
GOOD AT, I FEEL BETTER. >> Greta: I HAVE SOMETHING
SIMILAR WITH MARGOT ROBBIE. THE STAR OF "BARBIE."
SHE IS SO WONDERFUL AT EVERYTHING SHE DOES AND YOU CAN
LITERALLY TELL HER TO CRY OUT OF ONE EYE AND SHE CAN.
SHE'S THAT KIND OF A PERSON. SHE'S ASTONISHINGLY BEAUTIFUL.
MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT HER IS THAT SHE'S --
SHE CAN'T SING THAT WELL. >> Stephen: WOW.
>> Greta: I MADE HER BELT OUT IN "BARBIE" INDIGO GIRLS "CLOSER
TO FINE." SHE WAS LIKE NO, DON'T MAKE ME
DO IT. I WAS LIKE, I LOVE THIS.
I LOVE IT SO MUCH. I WANTED TO BE LOUD.
IN THE SOUND MIX, I WAS REALLY LIKE "MAKE HER OUT OF PITCH."
>> Stephen: THIS IS BIG NEWS THAT JUST CAME OUT OVER THE
TRANSOM. YOU HAVE JUST BEEN NAMED CANNES
JURY PRESIDENT 2024. THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN
DIRECTOR APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY.
IT'S GOT TO BE A BIG DEAL FOR A MOVIE MAKER LIKE YOU.
>> Greta: THE MOST EXCITING THING.
>> Stephen: WHAT YOU GET TO DO?
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO? DO YOU GET A BADGE?
>> Greta: I HOPE THEY GIVE YOU A SCEPTER BUT I DON'T KNOW.
YOU GET TO WATCH THREE OR FOUR MOVIES A DAY WHICH IS ALL I WANT
TO DO ANYWAY. IN CANNES.
AND THEY ARE FRENCH. >> Stephen: VERY.
SURPRISED HOW FRENCH PEOPLE ARE FRENCH.
>> Greta: I CAN'T WAIT. IT'S LIKE THE PINNACLE OF, YOU
KNOW, MOVIES AND CINEMA. TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS IS
EXTRAORDINARY. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
QUICK BREAK, BUT WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE GRETA GERWIG,
EVERYBODY. DON'T GO ANYWHERE.