- PLEASE WELCOME LUPITA NYONG'O!
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OH, MY GOD, YOU'RE SO GOOD.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE ALL SEEN THE FILM, OR--
SHE'S AMAZING IN THIS FILM.
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- THANK YOU.
- CONGRATULATIONS. - THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- I MEAN, I THINK PEOPLE HAVE HEARD BY NOW,
BUT FIRST OF ALL, YOU'VE WON A S.A.G. AWARD,
A CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD, LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS,
AND THE FILM JUST WON A BAFTA AWARD LAST WEEKEND,
A GOLDEN GLOBE.
IT'S--IT'S REALLY AMAZING.
AND THIS IS YOUR FIRST FILM.
YOU HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING BEFORE THIS.
- WELL, I HAD DONE SOME--A TV SHOW AND A LITTLE SHORT FILM,
BUT THIS IS MY FIRST FEATURE LENGTH FILM.
- THAT'S AMAZING, THAT'S YOUR FIRST FILM AND IT'S GETTING--
I WAS IN "CONEHEADS." THAT WAS MY FIRST FILM.
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SO CAN WE TALK ABOUT--
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVEN SEEN THIS.
THIS IS THE "ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY" COVER
WITH YOU AND CATE. - I KNOW.
- AND HERE YOU ARE ON THE COVER OF "NEW YORKER"
AND "VANITY FAIR."
YOU'RE--AND THEN EVERYBODY IS--
I MEAN, WHAT IS THIS LIKE FOR YOU TO WALK BY NEWSSTANDS
AND SEE YOUR FACE ALL OVER THE PLACE?
- YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN SO BUSY THAT I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY
WALKED BY MANY NEWSSTANDS, SO THE OTHER DAY,
I WENT TO A HUDSON NEWS IN AN AIRPORT
WHILE I WAS, YOU KNOW, IN TRANSIT,
AND I WAS LIKE, "I NEED TO SEE ONE OF THESE,"
AND SO I WENT AND I SAW THE "NEW YORK" MAG ON THE STAND,
AND I BOUGHT ONE, AND I WAS TRYING TO BE DISCRETE,
BUT THEN THE GUY BEHIND THE COUNTER WAS LIKE,
"OH, MY GOD. YOU LOOK LIKE HER."
AND I WAS LIKE, "YEAH. NEVER MIND."
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- IF I WAS HER I WOULDN'T BE BUYING THE MAGAZINE.
- YEAH, OF COURSE NOT. - I'M NOT HER.
- WHO DOES THAT? NO.
- BUT NOW, SO YOU'RE ACTUALLY IN TABLOIDS AS WELL,
WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE REALLY MADE IT,
'CAUSE THERE'S RUMORS THAT YOU AND JARED LETO ARE TOGETHER.
- AH, BUT I THOUGHT MILEY CYRUS BROKE US UP.
THAT WAS THE LAST THING I HEARD.
- OH, I'M SORRY. I HOPE YOU'RE OKAY THEN.
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- BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S CRAZY, 'CAUSE WHEN I READ THESE RUMORS,
I MEAN, THEY'RE SO DETAILED THAT EVEN I START TO QUESTION
WHETHER THEY'RE TRUE OR NOT, YOU KNOW?
- YES.
- YEAH, AND I KNOW THAT I'VE BELIEVED THEM IN THE PAST,
AND NOW I GUESS I CAN'T BELIEVE ANYTHING.
- YEAH, 'CAUSE EVERYONE THINKS THERE'S A THREAD OF TRUTH IN IT,
AND, YEAH, SUPPOSEDLY, PORTIA AND I ARE DIVORCING,
SO I-- I'M BROKENHEARTED.
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THAT'S HOW I FOUND OUT. IT WAS REALLY SAD.
AND YOU--SO YOU WERE BORN IN MEXICO, IS THAT RIGHT?
- YES.
- BUT THEN YOU MOVED BACK TO AFRICA.
- YES. - TO WHERE?
- TO KENYA, TO NAIROBI.
- AND NOW, I'VE NEVER BEEN THERE--
I'M DYING TO GO ON SAFARI, I SAY IT ALL THE TIME--
- OH, YEAH. - NOW, I KNOW--I'M NOT STUPID--
I DON'T THINK ELEPHANTS ARE RUNNING IN THE STREETS,
BUT DO YOU SEE--
ARE THERE MAGNIFICENT ANIMALS NEAR WHERE YOU LIVED?
- OH, YES, I MEAN, THERE'S A NATIONAL PARK IN NAIROBI,
SO YOU CAN GO AND SEE THE ANIMALS,
AND ON OCCASION, A GIRAFFE WILL CROSS THE ROAD,
BUT--BUT--
- WHY DID IT CROSS THE ROAD?
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- YEAH, BUT YOU CAN SEE ANIMALS.
I'VE BEEN TO MANY GAME RESERVES AND DONE SOME--
BEEN CHASED BY ANIMALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
- OH, REALLY? - YES.
- WHAT DID YOU GET CHASED BY?
- WELL, I WAS IN A GAME RESERVE WITH A FRIEND OF MINE
SHORTLY AFTER I HAD LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE,
AND HE WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER
AND HE WAS TAKING PICTURES OUT THE WINDOW OF SOME--
A HERD OF ELEPHANTS,
AND THERE WAS A VERY BIG ONE IN THE BACK,
AND BECAUSE HE WAS TAKING PICTURES,
I TOOK OVER THE DRIVING--
- AND YOU WERE JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE.
- I--YEAH, I HAD JUST LEARNED TO DRIVE,
SO I KNEW HOW TO GO FORWARD, BUT NOT SO MUCH HOW TO GO BACKWARD.
AND--
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SO WE'RE INCHING OUR WAY, AND I'M GETTING REALLY EXCITED,
SO I'M MOVING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE ELEPHANT,
AND IT BEGINS TO FLAP ITS EARS,
AND I'M LIKE, "WOW, THAT'S SO PRETTY," AND--
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THE MAASAI GUIDE WHO WAS WITH US WAS LIKE,
"YEAH, THAT'S A SIGN THAT HE'S ANGRY," AND EVEN--
BEFORE I COULD EVEN REGISTER WHAT HE SAID,
THE ELEPHANT HAD TURNED AROUND
AND WAS CHARGING TOWARDS THE CAR.
AND SO I LOOKED AT THE SITUATION,
AND I WAS LIKE, "I CAN'T REVERSE,"
SO I JUMPED INTO THE BACK SEAT.
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AND MY FRIEND, LUCKILY, SAW WHAT WAS GOING ON
AND GOT IN THE BACK SEAT-- AND REVERSED.
- WOW. WELL, LIKE I SAID, I'VE NEVER BEEN TO AFRICA,
I'M NOT FROM THERE, BUT I KNOW WHEN THEIR EARS ARE DOING THAT,
THEY'RE ANGRY. - YEAH.
- YOU SHOULD'VE AT LEAST KNOWN THAT.
OR HOW TO REVERSE BEFORE YOU GO INTO A GAME PARK.
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- LESSON LEARNED. - YES, OKAY, GOOD.
WELL, YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PROFESSION.
YOU SHOULD NOT BE DOING ANYTHING OTHER THAN THIS.