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>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
MY GUEST TONIGHT IS AN ACTRESS YOU KNOW FROM "MAMMA MIA,"
"FIRST REFORMED," AND "MEAN GIRLS."
SHE'S NOW NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR FOR HER ROLE AS MARION
DAVIES IN "MANK."
>> COULD YOU SEE ME PLAYING ELISABETH BARPET BROWNING OR
MARIE ANTOINEET OR BOTH, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF POPS?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
AND, HONESTLY?
>> I SEE YOU MORE AS DULCE NOIR, FOR THE SPANISH FOR SWEETNESS.
HER HAIR GOLD.
HER CHEEKS ROSES.
>> NICE.
>> HER LIPS CORAL.
HER NECK ALABASTER.
HER BOSOM MARBLE.
>> MARBLE?
MAYBE, ONCE.
>> WHITE AS SNOW.
>> YOU WROTE THAT?
>> NO AS FELLOW NAMES SAVANTES.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW," AMANDA SEYFRIED!
HEY, AMANDA, NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS.
I KNOW ONE WEEK FROM NOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE ROOM WAITING
TO SEE WHETHER YOU WIN YOUR FIRST OSCAR.
YOUR FIRST NOMINATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> YEAH, THANKS.
I KNOW, IT'S...
I COULDN'T BE-- LISTEN, IT'S THE SECOND HIGHEST AWARD IN THE LAND
TO BE NOMINATED, RIGHT?
I DON'T CARE IF I WIN.
>> Stephen: NEXT TO WHAT?
SECOND HIGHEST?
WHAT'S NUMBER ONE?
> IT'S THE OSCAR ITSELF, WHICH I'M FINE WITH IT.
>> Stephen: OH, I SEE.
BEING-- I THOUGHT THERE WAS-- WAS THERE SOME OTHER AWARD YOU
DON'T KNOW ABOUT?
ARE YOU UP FOR AN ESPY?
I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE.
>> OR NOBEL PRIZE.
>> Stephen: THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
>> NOMINATION IS ENOUGH.
I MEAN IT.
I MEAN IT UNTIL I GET THERE.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
THEY MAKE YOU CARE.
QUINCY JONES ONCE TOLD ME THEY MAKE YOU CARE.
NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TRY TO BE COOL ABOUT IT, THEY MAKE YOU
DRESS UP, HIT THE RED CARPET, AND THEY MAKE YOU CARE.
>> AND THEY TACKED ON TWO EXTRA MONTHS OF CARING.
>> Stephen: THAT'S RIGHT.
NOW, HAVE YOU-- YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS AWARD CIRCUIT THIS
YEAR HAS BEEN MOSTLY VIA ZOOM.
>> MOSTLY, YEAH, MY SOCKS.
BUT, LIKE, YOU KNOW, VERY PRESENTABLE.
>> Stephen: FROM THE WAIST UP.
>> LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
AND, YOU KNOW, NO CARS.
NO EXTRA PEOPLE MILLING ABOUT, BEING CLOSE TO MY FAMILY.
BUT, YEAH, I'M IN MY SOCKS.
AND SOMETIMES PANTS, YOU KNOW.
>> Stephen: AS WE SAW IN THE CLIP, YOU DO-- THIS FILM IS SET
IN A CLASSIC 1930s HOLLYWOOD.
YOU KNOW, THE RHYTHM OF THE DIALOGUE HAS EVEN GOT THAT SORT
OF TICK-TOCK PIT-A-PATTER OF CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD WRITING.
DID YOU DIG INTO CLASSIC SCRIPTS TO PREPARE?
>> CLASSIC SCRIPT, NO.
>> Stephen: WHAT I MEAN, IS, LIKE, CLASSIC FILMS.
I'M NOT SAYING LIKE READING.
>> FOR SURE.
I ACTUALLY PICTURED GOING TO THE LIBRARY AND-- I-- IN FACT I
ACTUALLY DID, I READ "CITIZEN KANE" INSTEAD OF WATCHING IT.
YET, I DID.
I WATCHED MARION DAVIES, A LOT OF HER STUFF, OBVIOUSLY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE "PHILADELPHIA STORY" IS STILL MY FAVORITE
MOVIE.
I JUST WANTED TO BE HER.
AND I-- YEAH, SURE, LAUREL AND HARDY, THAT KIND OF STUFF.
IT'S SILENT MOVIES BUT IT STILL GETS YOU INTO THE ZONE.
AT THE SAME TIME, I DIDN'T WANT TO BE JIMMY STEWART.
THE LAST THING I WANTED TO BE WAS BE LIKE
( IMITATING JIMMY STEWART ) >> THE CADENCE AND FREQUENCY
THEY HAD.
IT'S OBVIOUSLY A BAD IMITATION OF JIMMY STEWART, BUT I DIDN'T
WANT TO IMITATE ANYBODY I WANTED IT TO FEEL GROUNDED AND I
THOUGHT HOW AM I GOING TO FIT IN?
I DID THE NEW YORK ACCENT.
>> >> Stephen: CLASSIC BROOKLYN
ACCENT.
>> IS IT.
>> Stephen: IT'S LIGHT.
IT'S NOT TOO HEAVY.
>> IT'S SULTS.
THAT'S THE WAY TO TRICK THEM.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT ACTING IS TRICKING PEOPLE.
YOU JUST HAD ANOTHER BABY, DIDN'T YOU?
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: BOY OR GIRL.
>> IT WAS A BOY.
>> Stephen: I HAVE THREE CHILDREN.
A GIRL A BOY AND A BOY.
IT'S A WOMAN, A MAN, AND A MAN, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL GROWN UP.
YEAH, THEY COULD ALL TAKE ME IN A FIGHT.
NOT THAT I WANT TO.
SO DID YOU LEARN ENOUGH-- DID YOU LEARN ENOUGH WITH THAT FIRST
CHILD IN ORDER TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT SECOND CHILD?
OR DID-- DID HAVING TWO COMPLETELY START NEW WITH YOU?
>> NO, I DIDN'T READ UP ON ANYTHING.
I WAS LIKE IT'S GOING TO COME TO ME.
I GOT THE INSTINCTS.
I'M A MOM NOW!
AND IT TURNS OUT, I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE THINGS I LEARNED
THE FIRST TIME.
AND I'M JUST GOING WITH THE FLOW.
IN FACT, I HAVEN'T SLEPT FOR TWO MONTHS.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T SHOW IT.
YOU DON'T SHOW IT.
>> THANKS.
THAT'S VERY KIND.
>> Stephen: SO NO-- NO TRICKS AT ALL.
HOW ABOUT GETTING HIM TO SLEEP?
THE KEEP THING IS THE, THE ONE THING FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T HAD
A BABY, BUT YOU WITH YOUR SECOND WOULD KNOW, YOU CAN'T BELIEVE
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO SLEEP WHEN THE BABY SLEEPS.
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR BABY TO SLEEP?
>> OH, I-- I-- READ, AND THEN I SAY, "THAT'S A NAP CRY," AND
THEN I PUT HIM ON MY CHEST, AND I LET HIM FALL ASLEEP WITH THE
WARMTH OF MY BODY, SO HE CANNOT FALL ASLEEP UNLESS THERE IS A
WARM BODY.
I HAVE TRAINED HIM TO TO DO THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT I TRAINED MY
DAUGHTER TO DO.
I HAVE-- I HAVE FAILED.
>> Stephen: SO A WARM BODY OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE YOUR WARM
BODY?
>> ANY WARM BODY.
>> Stephen: LIKE YOU COULD MICROWAVE A HAMMED HOCK AND THE
BABY WOULD GO TO SLEEP?
>> I COULD DO THAT.
I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT, BUT I COULD IF I WAS DESPERATE.
IN FACT -- >> Stephen: IF.
YU HAVE TWO CHILDREN.
WHY ARE YOU NOT DESPERATE TO SLEEP?
>> NO, I AM SO DESPERATE TO SLEEP.
>> I DON'T KNOW I-- I GUESS I'M SCARED WHEN I PUT NIM HIS CRIB,
AFTER HE'S ASLEEP THAT SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
I'M JUST-- I'M STILL IN THAT PHASE.
I HATE IT!
AND REMIND ME TO NEVER HAVE ANOTHER BABY.
>> Stephen: OKAY, LEAVE YOUR NUMBER WITH SOMEBODY.
I'LL CALL YOU FREQUENTLY AND SAY, "DON'T DO IT."
>> IT IS THE HARDEST.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE GOT TO GO FOR THREE.
I HAVE THREE CHILDREN.
YOU HAVE TO GO FOR THREE.
YOU'LL FORGET HOW HARD THIS IS IN ABOUT THREE YEARS.
>> I'M GOG PROBABLY JUST TAKE SOMEBODY ELSE'S BABY.
FORMALLY WITH PAPERS AND WHATNOT.
>> Stephen: SURE, GOOD.
NEXT WEEK, I'M GOING TO HAVE ON THE AMAZING CHER, YOUR FRIEND,
FROM "MAMA MIA 2, HERE WE GO AGAIN."
AND I KNOW SHE HAS ALREADY SAID SHE IS UP FOR A THIRD "MAMA
MIA."
LET ME ASK YOU, AMANDA.
TAKE A CHANCE ON THREE?
>> YES, DEFINITELY THIRD "MAMA MIA"
DEFINITELY NO THIRD CHILD.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> DEFINITELY THIRD-- YEAH, LISTEN, IF IT WAS UP TO ME, YES,
OF COURSE THERE WOULD BE EIGHT "MAMA MIAS."
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH FUN THAT IS?
>> Stephen: PEOPLE ARE LINING UP FOR TICKETS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE
YOU JUST SAID THAT.
>> YEAH, THAT WOULD BE NICE.
LISTEN, IF THERE WAS A PETITION-- I DON'T THINK IT
MATTERS.
YOU GOTTA HAVE THE STORY.
THE REASON -- >> Stephen: I'M SORRY, YOU
HAVE TO HAVE THE STORY?
HAVE YOU SEEN THE "MAMA MIA" MOVIES.
WE'RE WAITING FOR THE NEXT SONG.
I AM CALLING ( BLEEP )!
>> YOU'RE RIGHT.
NO ONE HAS EVER PUT IT THAT BLUNTLY BEFORE, AND I REALLY
RESPECT YOUR HONESTY.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU, THANK YU.
>> IT SHOULD JUST BE A PARTY THAT'S FILMED.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
IT'S A CHAMPAGNE PARTY AND PEOPLE SHOW UP AND SING YOUR
FAVORITE SONGS.
>> YOU CAN BE THERE.
>> Stephen: CAN I BE IN IT?
>> YEAH.
AND HUGH JAC MAN AND ALL OF PEOPLE --
>> Stephen: AND THE GUY-- THE GUY WITH THE MOVIE WITH THE
THING?
NO ONE EVEN KNOWS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, NOR WILL THEY
EVER KNOW.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: THEY WILL NEVER KNOW, AMANDA.
ALL OVER THE INTERNET THEY'RE GOING, "WHAT ARE THEY TALKING?"
AND THEY'LL NEVER KNOW.
IT'S SO FUN THE THING WE TALKED ABOUT THAT WE CUT OUT OF THE
INTERVIEW.
>> MAYBE WE'LL TWEET ABOUT IT LATER.
>> Stephen: I CAN'T, BECAUSE AT NO POINT CAN YOU IDENTIFY ANY
NOUNS IN YOUR STORY.
THAT'S WHY WE CUT IT OUT, REMEMBER.
"MANK" IS ON NETFLIX NOW.
AMANDA SEYFRIED, EVERYONE!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY ASHLEY MCBRYDE.
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