MY FIRST GUEST IS A BELOVED ACTRESS KNOWN FOR HER ROLES IN
"ALIEN," "GHOSTBUSTERS" AND "AVATAR".
PLEASE WELCOME SIGOURNEY WEAVER!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
♪ ♪ ♪ >> WOW.
( CHEERS ) >> Stephen: HI.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE JUST AS LOVELY AS EVER.
>> WELL, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Stephen: AND IT'S PARTICULARLY NICE TO HAVE YOU ON
THE SHOW BECAUSE PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW THIS, BUT YOUR DAD
EVENTUALLY-- I MEAN, HE ESSENTIALLY INVENTED THESE
SHOWS.
HE WAS THE HEAD OF NBC, AND HE'S THE ONE WHO PUT CARSON ON THE
AIR.
>> WELL, IT STARTED WITH STEVE ALLEN.
>> Stephen: UH-HUH.
>> AND IT WAS THE "TONIGHT SHOW" IN NEW YORK.
SO HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO CREATE A TALK SHOW LATE AT
NIGHT, SORT OF LIKE A PARTY WHERE ANYONE COULD JUST TUNE IN
AND BE PARENT OF IT.
SO...
>> Stephen: AND DID YOU-- DID YOU EVER GO TO "THE TONIGHT
SHOW" WHEN YOU WERE A KID?
>> NOT WHEN I WAS A KID.
I THINK THE FIRST TIME I WENT WAS WHEN JOHNNY, ACTUALLY, OUT
IN L.A.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS HE LIKE?
>> I DON'T KNOW, REALLY.
I THINK HE WAS PROBABLY A HARD PERSON TO GET TO KNOW.
BUT I DO KNOW HE WOULD HAVE LOVED YOU, BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY
HAD A VERY SILICIDE, AND NOT THAT--
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: WELL, THAT'S GOOD.
I'M GOOD WITH THAT.
I'M TOTALLY GOOD.
>> YEAH, I THINK HE JUST -- >> I'M GOOD WITH THIS, TOO.
VERY NICE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> YOU KNOW, I I THINK HE JUST
WOULD HAVE LOVED THE WHOLE RANGE OF WHAT YOU DO.
>> Stephen: THAT'S AWFULLY NICE.
>> IT'S TRUE.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE MY FAVORITE PERSON RIGHT NOW.
>> IT'S MUTUAL.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE NOT SPOKEN SINCE THE ELECTION.
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE-- YOU'RE VERY-- YOU'RE A VERY AWARE
PERSON.
YOU CARE ABOUT OUR POLITICS, EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT A
POLITICAL PERSON YOURSELF.
WHAT WAS ELECTION NIGHT LIKE FOR YOU?
WERE YOU SHOCKED BY THE RESULTS?
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU GOT THE RESULTS?
>> WELL, REALLY NOT UNTIL I WOKE UP DID I GET THE FINAL RESULTS.
AND I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE IT TO WAKE UP IN A
PARALLEL UNIVERSE, WHICH IS SOMETHING I HAVE ACTED.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: SURE ( APPLAUSE )
>> AND NOW I KNOW.
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> I DIDN'T HAVE AN ALIEN IN MY CHEST, BUT IT'S BEEN WORSE.
IT'S BEEN MUCH WORSE.
>> Stephen: NOW, AS I SAYS, YOU'RE SORT OF-- YOU'RE ISSUE
ORIENTED.
YOU CARE ABOUT POLITICS, EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT POLITICAL
YOURSELF.
I UNDERSTAND YOU KINDS OF GOT UP IN RONALD REAGAN'S FACE ONCE AT
THE WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS PARTY.
IS THIS TRUE?
>> IT'S TRUE.
WELL, I-- I THINK THAT'S A VERY AGGRESSIVE WAY OF PUTTING IT.
( LAUGHTER ) I-- I WAS INVITED.
I -- >> I'M NOT SAYING YOU CRASHED
THE GEETS.
>> NO, I DIDN'T.
>> Stephen: OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> I HAD TO GO WITH A CADET, AN HONOR GUARD GR REALLY?
>> SORT OF EXCITING.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NICE.
WHAT YEAR WAS THIS?
>> 1984, I THINK.
>> Stephen: 1984.
SO AFTER "GHOSTBUSTERS?" >> WAS IT?
I THINK BEFORE IT CAME OUT.
>> Stephen: BEFORE IT CAME OUT, OKAY.
>> AND I WAS IN THE LINE TO SAY HELLO TO THE PRESIDENT.
AND WHEN I GOT UP THERE I SAID, "YOU KNOW, I'M VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT PROTECTING WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND BEING
PROCHOICE," AND AS I FENCED THE SENTENCE, I FELT MYSELF BEING
LEFTED UP-- CAN WHICH IS NOT EASY TO DO-- AND JUST MOVED
AWAY.
>> Stephen: REALLY.
WAS IT NANCY?
WHO PICKED YOU UP?
>> COULD HAVE BEEN.
>> Stephen: SHE'S TOUGH, TOUGH.
BUT FAIR.
FIRM BUT FAIR, NOON SEE, ALWAYS.
>> ACTUALLY, IT WAS A STRANGE NIGHT BECAUSE IT WAS A DINNER
FOR THE SAUDIS, AND I THOUGHT-- I DIDN'T KNOW WHY I WAS INVITED.
SO I DID ALL THIS RESEARCH ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT CROPS THEY GROW
AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO I COULD BE INFORMED.
>> Stephen: WHAT CROPS DO SAUDIS GROW?
>> I KNOW!
THEY DO GROW A FEW CROPS.
( LAUGHTER ) AND THE REASON EVIDENCE
ENVIETED-- I WAS PUT NEXT TO A SAUDI PRENS WHO WAS 11--
ACTUALLY TMUST HAVE BEEN AFTER "GHOSTSBUSTERS" CAME OUT.
HEMENTED TO SIT NEXT TO ZUEL, AND THAT'S WHY I WAS INVITE GLD
REALLY?
WHAT DO YOU TALK WITH AN 11-YEAR-OLD SAUDI PRINCE ABOUT,
OTHER THAN CROPS, OBVIOUSLY.
>> AFTER WE GOT THROUGH CROPS -- HE DIDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH SO WE
JUST KIND OF AMANDA AT EACH OTHER.
>> Stephen: A GOOD STORY FOR HIM.
HAVE YOU KEPT UP WITH HIM?
>> YES, I'M GOING OVER THERE TO INSPECT THEIR CROPS.
>> Stephen: EXCELLENT.
( APPLAUSE ) YOU'RE A BIT OF AN
ENVIRONMENTALIST.
OB, WE KNOW THIS FROM "AVATAR."
YOU BELIEVE IN PROTECTING THE TREES.
>> RIGHT, RIGHT.
>> Stephen: YOU PROTECT THE TREES.
>> YES, YES.
>> Stephen: TRUMP JUST-- WHO DID HE PUT IN--
>> HE JUST APPOINTED SCOTT PRUITT WHO IS THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL FOR OKLAHOMA TO RUN THE E.P.A.
AND SCOTT PRUITT HAS MADE A CAREER AS ATTORNEY GENERAL IN
OKLAHOMA SUING THE E.P.A. ON BEHALF OF FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES.
SO, YOU KNOW, THIS MAN WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE ADMINISTRATOR
OF THE E.P.A., WILL PROBABLY START DISMANTLING IT.
AND YOU KNOW WE DIDN'T VOTE FOR DIRTY AIR AND DIRTY WATER.
WE DIDN'T SAY, "LET'S MAKE AMERICA DIRTY AGAIN,," YOU KNOW.
SO I THINK IT'S-- ( APPLAUSE )
IT'S REALLY A STUNNING APPOINTMENT.
IT'S AN OUTRAGEOUS APPOINTMENT.
>> Stephen: WELL, YOUR NEW MOVIE IS CALLED "A MONSTER
CALLS," AND IT'S ABOUT A YOUNG BOY WHOSE MOTHER IS SADLY DYING
OF CANCER.
AND HE-- AND HE IMAGINES-- OR SUMMONS A TREE MONSTER TO HELP
AND COMFORT HIM, SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> YES, YES.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> IT'S NOT REALLY CLEAR IN THE BEGINNING.
>> Stephen: AND LIAM NEESON IS THE VOICE OF THE TREE MONSTER,
AS HE SHOULD BE.
>> AS HE SHOULD BE.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: A TREE MONSTER WITH A SPECIFIC SET OF SKILLS.
( LAUGHTER ) AND YOU PLAY A VERY SORT OF
HARD-NOSETBRM, THE GIRL'S MOTHER, WHO IS DYING.
AND YOU HAVE A DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BOY AT
FIRST.
WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.
>> OH, OKAY.
>> Stephen: OF THE TWO OF YOU SHARING --
>> NOT GETTING ALONG.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> WE'RE NOT THE MOST NATURAL FIT, ARE WE?
>> NO.
I GUESS NOT.
>> I GUESS NOT, EITHER.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LEAR LEARN.
>> I KNOW.
>> YOU DO KNOW, DON'T YOU?
, OF COURSE, I DO.
BUT THERE IS ONE THING WE HAVE IN COMMON.
YOUR MOM.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE IN COMMON.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: AM I GOING TO MAKE
IT TO THIS MOVIE?
WHAT I HAVE SEEN OF IT IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL BUT I COULD
BARELY MAKE IT IT THROUGH THAT CLIP, CAN SIGOURNEY WEAVER.
>> I THINK YOU SHOULD BRING A BOX OF KLEENEX WITH YOU,
OBVIOUSLY.
IT'S A REALLY WONDERFUL MOVIE.
AND IT'S NOT ALL LIKE THAT.
>> Stephen: NO, NO, NO-- >> THERE ARE SOME VERY
ENTERTAINING SCENES WITH THE MONSTER.
>> Stephen: THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL FANTASY LANDSCAPE MADE
OUT OF THE BOY'S IMAGINATION.
>> AND YOUNG LOUIS MacDOUGALL IS MAGNIFICENT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A GREAT ENGLISH ACCENT.
>THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S YOUR HOOK.
>> MY MOTHER WAS ENGLISH.
BIT COULDN'T SOUND LIKE MY MOTHER IN THIS, BECAUSE MY
MOTHER WENT TO RADA-- SHE WAS MR. THERE WITH VIVIAN LEE, THAT
IS THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ART IN LONDON.
SHE SOUNDED VERY POSH.
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOUR MOTHER SOUND?
>> "OH, HEAVENS, WE DON'T NEED TO BE ENTERTAINED."
>> Stephen: THAT'S LOVELY.
>> BUT I DIDN'T WANT THAT FOR-- >> Stephen: YOU KNOW WHO WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR YOU TALK LIKE THAT?
AN 11-YEAR-OLD SAUDI PRINCE.
SIGOURNEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: "A MONSTER CALLS" OPENS IN SELECT CITIES
DECEMBER 23 AND NATIONWIDE ON JANUARY 6.
SIGOURNEY WEAVER, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ANDY COHEN.