- OUR FIRST GUEST IS ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED ACTRESSES
WORKING TODAY.
YOU KNOW HER FROM MOVIES LIKE "DOUBT" AND "THE HELP."
PLEASE WELCOME TWO-TIME ACADEMY AWARD WINNER, VIOLA DAVIS.
[cheers and applause]
- NOW, ELLEN, I LOVE THAT YOU SAID
I'M A TWO-TIME ACADEMY AWARD WINNER.
- UH-HUH.
- BECAUSE I NEVER ACTUALLY WON.
- WELL, NOT YET.
[laughter]
BUT WHEN YOU WIN--
I AM ACTUALLY PROJECTING... - YEAH.
- YOUR SUCCESS. - THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
- EITHER THAT, OR THE TELEPROMPTER LADY IS.
I'M NOT SURE.
WHICHEVER IT WAS, YOU'RE GONNA WIN TWO ACADEMY AWARDS.
- YES! - AND WE SAID IT TODAY.
AND WE'LL ROLL IT BACK--
WE'LL ROLL IT BACK AND WE'LL GO, "YOU SEE? I TOLD YOU SO."
- YEAH, ELLEN, YEAH.
- BUT YOU--I SAW YOU AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS
FOR A QUICK, BRIEF MOMENT, DIDN'T I?
- YES.
- AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU DIDN'T GET ANY PIZZA.
AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
- YEAH, AND MY HUSBAND HAD THE MONEY IN HIS POCKET.
HE HAD HIS HAND UP.
AND YOU PASSED HIM... - I HAVEN'T--
- BECAUSE YOU WERE AT MERYL STREEP.
- UH-HUH. IS IT-- - SO THERE IS A--
[laughter]
- THERE WAS SO MUCH GOING ON.
I'M SO TERRIBLY SORRY.
- THERE WAS A LOT GOING ON. - ALL RIGHT--
- AND HE HAD A GOOD LITTLE PIECE OF CHANGE TOO, SO--
- YEAH--HE WAS HOLDING UP MONEY? - YEAH.
- OH, NO. WELL, I HEARD ABOUT THAT.
I TALKED TO EDGAR FROM BIG MAMA'S & PAPA'S PIZZA.
HE'S GIVING YOU A LIFETIME FREE--
FREE PIZZA.
[cheers and applause]
AND IT'S GREAT PIZZA.
IT REALLY IS.
IT JUST HAPPENS TO BE REALLY GREAT PIZZA.
- LISTEN, I'LL TAKE IT. - ALL RIGHT.
- ANYTHING YOU WANT TO GIVE ME, I'LL TAKE.
- ALL RIGHT.
I HAVE KLEENEX.
ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
HOW IS YOUR DAUGHTER DOING?
- MY DAUGHTER IS DOING WONDERFUL.
EVERYBODY TELLS YOU ABOUT TWO.
NOBODY TELLS YOU ABOUT THREE.
THREE IS BRUTAL.
THREE IS BRUTAL, BECAUSE NOW SHE'S AWARE
OF HOW HER MOTHER DRESSES WHEN I PICK HER UP FROM PRESCHOOL.
WHEN I PICKED HER UP FROM PRESCHOOL RECENTLY
AND SHE LOOKED AT HOW I WAS DRESSED AND SHE SAID,
"YOU LIKE THAT HAT?"
[laughter]
I SAID, "YEAH, GENESIS, I LIKE MY HAT."
SHE SAID, "I DON'T LIKE THAT HAT."
I SAID, "OKAY, THAT'S OKAY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE THE HAT."
WE GOT IN THE CAR, WE WERE DRIVING, SHE SAID,
"I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD GO THIS WAY, MOMMY,
"'CAUSE PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU,
"AND IT'S GONNA BE EMBARRASSING, MOMMY.
THEY'RE GONNA LAUGH AT YOU, MOMMY."
I SAID, "GENESIS, I DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF ME."
NOW AT THIS POINT, I'M REALLY GETTING SELF-CONSCIOUS.
- UH-HUH.
- YOU KNOW, I SAID, "I DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF ME,
'CAUSE I LOVE THIS HAT."
WE GET HOME, SHE TAKES IT OFF OF ME.
I SAID, "GENESIS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE THE HAT."
SHE SAID, "NO, I LIKE THE HAT.
I JUST DON'T LIKE IT ON YOU, MOMMY."
[laughter]
- WOW.
SHE'S GONNA BE, LIKE, A FASHION CRITIC WHEN SHE GROWS UP,
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
- YEAH, WELL-- YEAH, SHE'S GOT TO GET READY,
'CAUSE MAMA DON'T WEAR NO MAKEUP.
DON'T GET NO PEDICURES, MANICURES--NOTHING.
- DOES--YOU THINK SHE WANTS TO GO INTO THIS BUSINESS?
- I THINK SHE WANTS TO GO INTO THIS BUSINESS,
'CAUSE SHE MAKES HERSELF CRY.
I WAS ON THE SET OF "GET ON UP," THE JAMES BROWN BIOPIC...
- RIGHT.
- I PLAY SUSIE BROWN, JAMES BROWN'S MOTHER,
AND SO SHE WAS ON THE SET DURING AN EMOTIONAL SCENE,
I SAID, "OH, MY GOD, SHE SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
SHE'S GONNA GET SO, SO WORKED UP."
AND AFTER THE SCENE, I SAID, "GENESIS, IT WAS MAKE-BELIEVE.
MAKE-BELIEVE, GENESIS," AND SHE WAS CRYING.
I SAID, "IT'S MAKE-BELIEVE."
SHE SAID, "NO, MOMMY, I WANT TO DO IT.
I COULD PLAY YOUNG SUSIE BROWN. YOU COULD BE OLD SUSIE BROWN."
[laughter]
- WOW, SHE IS SPECIAL, HUH?
- WHY I GOT TO BE OLD?
- WOW, SHE'S SOMETHING ELSE.
- YEAH, SHE'S SOMETHING ELSE. - THAT'S AMAZING.