>>> Up next, Shangela.
>> I love your outfit.
>> When it started to inflate, I
got a little excited.
I'm just saying.
>> You'll notice in the acting
challenge I didn't give you a
lot of direction.
I just sat back and enjoyed the
show.
>> You nailed it.
I thought you did octave Spencer
proud.
>> Chris is back with "The land
of stories."
Welcome.
You are busier than ever with
these books.
Talk about that.
Rupaul.
>> Religious experience.
>> Yeah.
>> It was like going like the
homeland in a way, yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> I mean, this is a set that's
a lot of hair.
A lot of eyelashes.
>> Flammable stuff.
>> Exactly.
>> Very dangerous.
>> What was it like to be on
that set to see that machine
working now?
>> It was actually incredible to
see because I've been on a --
judged on a lot of shows and it
is cut and paste and that show
genuinely feeling like you're
watching it.
It was a dream come true.
>> How did it come about?
Are you a big fan of the show?
>> I reached out.
Please, please, please let me
come on.
Let me come on and judge and I
went on.
>> Seems like everybody wants to
be a judge.
>> It is a hot ticket, why.
>> Yeah.
Hard to do it.
>> I tried.
>> You have the clout.
>> I prepared for weeks with
witty comebacks.
I would watch old episodes and
throw witty remarks at the
screen to be prepared.
>> Practice.
>> I was like --
>> Cutest thing.
>> It was a workout.
>> It is a huge success.
What is it about it?
>> Oh gosh!
I think it's a celebration of
being not normal I guess and
celebrates turning yourself into
something that others would not
give you credit for I guess.
>> You're an ambassador?
What are you talking about?
Talk about the book series
because every time you're here,
one a year you've turned out
past how many years now?
>> This is book number I think
14.
>> Incredible.
>> Yeah.
Or 13 I think.
Two haven't come out yet.
>> You have two in the back
burners?
>> I do.
>> Of course you do.
>> Being printed.
>> Geez.
>> Wow.
>> Grandma still the editor?
>> She is, she is.
She passed away recently.
>> I feel terrible.
>> Thanks for bringing that up.
>> Oh man.
>> It's okay.
>> But she was for this one,
>> She was for this one.
Sweet.
>> So sorry.
>> You are close to making these
a movie.
Is that right?
>> Yeah, yeah.
We are in development.
We are in active development
with 20th century fox and I am a
writer on the script, a producer
and the director, too.
>> Geez.
>> It is a lot to --
>> It would be animated or live
>> Live action.
Live action.
Lots of cgi and incredible set.
>> When's the dreamcast?
>> Meryl Streep is everyone.
Everyone.
>> Will you be in it?
>> So I originally said I would
not.
No way.
I just wanted to respect
directing and focus on directing
and it is my first -- directing
debut.
But then this part came up and
someone said, oh what idiot can
we get for that and everyone
turned to me.
>> What about music?
Will music be a part of this?
>> Yeah!
I think -- yeah.
An incredible score hopefully.
Not a musical.
>> Okay.
>> But yeah.
Definitely trying to get a John
Williams' type score in there.
>> What's this do for you,
producing and directing?
>> To me it doesn't feel like
different hats.
When I was a little kid,
anything I got to pretend I was
someone else or read and pretend
I was somewhere else is all the
same, the same -- the same bug
that fit me, I guess.
It feels like it comes from the
same place.
>> When did you start writing
these?
As a kid?
>> Second grade, yeah.
I just -- this story hit me and
I tried writing it then and very
hard to write a novel in second
grade so I --
>> Hard to write your name.
>> Exactly right.
My grandma said you should
probably wait until you're
older.
>> You were formulating the
characters.
All right.
Let's get to the never have I
>> Nervous.
>> You have the paddle over
there.
Swing it around.
>> Okay.
Got it.
>> You have the hat.
>> Never have I ever -- start
slow and ease you in.
Dined and dashed.
>> On purpose?
>> Yeah.
>> On purpose.
Not on purpose.
>> On accident?
>> You know, like we had drinks
and forgot.
We wept back the next day and
took care of it.
>> Never have I ever hooked up
on set.
>> On set?
>> On set.
>> Never.
>> In a dressing room?
>> Who?
>> Everybody.
>> Everybody?
Oh no.
Everybody.
>> Maybe not on set but maybe
near set.
>> We played a game of spin the
bottle once.
>> Who did you have to kiss?
>> Everybody, yeah.
>> Kissed everybody.
>> I don't know if that counts,
though.
>> Who was the best?
>> Me, obviously.
>> Soft lips Colfer.
Okay.
>> Never have I ever gotten a
tattoo.
>> Oh, never, no.
I'm too afraid of needles.
>> Me, too.
>> I wish I was brave enough.
>> What would you get?
Maybe grand many's name.
>> Yeah, yeah.
Or a little alien or something.
Maybe a crown.
I think I'm royalty.
>> In a past life you probably
were.
>> Never have I ever cried
watching "The titanic."
>> Come on.
Of course.
>> The scene?
>> The one that gets me when the
Irish woman tucks the kids into
bed and the older couple.
>> I talked about that!
What are you doing?
Run.
>> I'm the dead baby that's
floating.
>> Wait.
There's a dead baby?
>> You haven't seen it?
>> Not that part apparently.
>> Yeah, yeah.
>> Geez.
>> Stands out.
>> It was real.
>> Never have I ever ghosted
somebody.
>> Oh yeah, yeah.
Oh yeah.
Yeah.
>> Sorry.
>> Not recently.
No, no, no.
But yeah.
>> It is hard.
>> You don't -- yeah.
You don't know what to say.
You don't say anything.
>> Good-bye.
>> Never have I ever --
>> Impersonated another
celebrity.
>> Who do you get mistaken for?
>> Oh god!
Marsha harden a lot.
>> That's greatest thing!
>> I guess I have.
Like -- like, I'm not a good
impersonator.
I think I am and no one else
does.
>> I love "50 shades."
Mom, I'm bringing it.
>> Of course.
>> So good.
>> You are adorable.
Great to see you.
>> Thank you for having me.
>> Congratulations.
>> This is awesome.
"The land of stories" is
available right now.
>> Visit us for book 15 and 16.
>> I will.
Thank you so much.