-Our first guest is an Academy Award-winning actress
who you know from "The Favourite," "Fleabag,"
and "The Crown."
She now stars alongside Anthony Hopkins
in the new film, "The Father,"
which will be in theaters February 26th.
Here is Olivia Colman.
Oh, Olivia, it's so good to see you.
-Hi. Hello. -Thank you so much
for coming on the show. I appreciate this.
-Well, thank you for having me.
-Are you all ready -- Are you getting ready for Christmas?
Are you -- You're in England, yes?
-Yes, in England and so excited about Christmas,
yeah, it's pathetic.
I wake up really early every morning.
-You -- [ Laughs ]
You hoping that Santa Comes?
-Yeah. So, I'm ready. -Yeah.
Yeah, but England does Christmas, right?
-But, no, it can't be too dissimilar to you guys.
I mean, you had snow in New York.
-I know, are you jealous? -But do you have turkey
and mince pies and mulled wine? -Crackers?
We don't have crackers.
-What? -Yeah, we don't have crackers.
-Why? -I don't know.
-Oh. Well, I'm so sorry about that.
I can send you some.
-[ Clears throat ] That was a hint, yeah.
-Yeah? Okay.
-But, no, let's talk about "The Crown,"
because you played the Queen for the past two seasons.
-Yeah. -And fantastic --
Down to even how she sits, by the way.
I pay attention to all these things.
Yes, I heard about a trick that you do,
because there's some scenes that are --
You said that you're very sensitive
and you like cry in like certain scenes if having these things.
-Oh. -And so the trick is --
Can you tell me -- Do you know what I'm talking about?
-Yeah, so, there are moments when the Queen is -- is a rock
and is meant to be very strong for everybody.
That's her job.
But I'm not. And so, for example,
when listening to sad things, I well up and cry,
and the Queen's not meant to.
So they came up with a --
They gave me an earpiece, and I listen to the shipping forecast,
which I don't know if you were to have that.
-We -- What is the shipping fore--
No, we do not have that.
-It's quite boring,
but it's really easy to zone out to.
And I think people quite like it sometimes to go to sleep to.
But it's a voice just telling you
I think what's happening with the wind around --
because we're an island.
So for the ships going around the island,
it's the various regions
and say "fair to middling" or "weather good,"
or it's, "South Utsire, North Utsire good."
It's hard to explain.
But it's really easy to zone out to.
-We have an audio of it
just so everyone at home here
can listen to what this is. -Oh, there you go.
-This is what you're listening to. Is this --
-The area forecast for the next 24 hours.
Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire,
Southwesterly 4 to 6, backing Southeasterly 5 to 7.
-Hey, you did a great impression, by the way.
So that's in your ear when you're doing, like --
-So that's just a constant mumble.
And then -- But the awful thing was,
my very first scene with Helena,
our first scene, and she was saying something really sad,
and so I put this thing in, and I just felt so rude
that she knew I wasn't listening to her.
I was just zoning out, listening to --
-But that's a good trick. It works.
-It was -- Yeah.
-Now look at you. I mean, now you're going from that --
You're winning an Oscar.
Would you -- Was that, like, just a whirlwind?
Was that -- Do you remember anything about that night?
-No, not really.
-Yeah. -Isn't that awful?
-No, that's the good moments.
They happen, and you go, "Ooh, I should remember that."
-I cannot believe -- Well, exactly, and you wake up going,
"I just can't believe it happened, and I can't --"
-You were funny.
-I was given this advice which --
before we got married
to just every now and then take a little moment,
have a look around, 'cause it goes so quickly
in this sort of rush of adrenaline,
that you don't remember everything,
and it's such a big day. -That's true.
-And I really wish I'd remembered that at the Oscars.
I just didn't think it would happen.
So, you know, I was just -- -It was genuine.
-It was just a massive whirlwind,
and I can't quite remember it.
-I want to talk about your film "The Father."
It's is coming out now February 26th here.
It is getting fantastic reviews.
It's at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
-Oh. -It is --
Yeah. It is --
-Great. -It's a tricky story
and beautifully, beautifully done.
Can you tell everyone what's it is about?
-Yeah. So,
Anthony Hopkins is the father,
and he is a man suffering with dementia.
But what's extraordinary about --
It's not just, you know, like --
I've seen beautiful films on this subject,
but this one is from his point of view.
So you're with him as he goes into a room,
and the colors in the room are slightly different,
and so you're as confused as he is.
-Ugh. -It's so beautifully written.
And for the first time, I sort of --
You understand his confusion.
And -- -It's --
-Yes. -It's just beautiful.
-It's heartbreaking. Yeah. -Yeah.
And of course it's -- -But he's amazing.
-Yeah, it's Sir Anthony Hopkins, too. I mean, it's --
-Yeah. -Well, it's phenomenal,
and you guys together, I'm telling you, this is --
Everyone has to watch this, "The Father."
I want to show everyone a clip.
Here's Olivia Colman and Anthony Hopkins in "The Father."
Take a look.
-Date of birth?
-Friday, 31st of December, 1937.
-Friday? -Yes.
-You're living with your daughter at the moment,
is that right?
-Yes, until she goes to live in Paris.
-No, Dad, why do you keep going on about Paris?
-What?
-I'm staying in London.
-If you keep changing your mind,
how do you expect people to keep up?
-There's never been any question of me living in Paris.
-Yes, there was. You told me. -No, I didn't.
-I'm sorry, Anne. You told me the other day.
Have you forgotten? She's forgotten.
You're starting to suffer from memory loss.
I'd have a word with a doctor if I were you.
-In any event, I'm not going to Paris.
-Oh, that's good. Hmm. Paris.
They don't even speak English there.
-Olivia Colman.
"The Father" will be in theaters on February 26th.
Thank you so much for coming on the show.
Please come back.
We're obviously giant fans. -Oh, thank you.
So lovely to meet you. I love you.
-Bye. I love you, too. Happy Christmas!