>> FROM BLOCKBUSTERS TO BROADWAY BROADWAY, KATHERINE ZETA JONES
IS ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED IN
HOLLYWOOD.
HOLLYWOOD. >> SHE IS TAKING ON A NEW
SERIES, A COMEDY ON FACEBOOK.
>> IT’S CALLED QUEEN AMERICA.
CATHERINE PLAYS A FORMER BEAUTY
QUEEN WHO AGREES TO MENTOR THE
RUNNER UP IN THE COMPETITION.
HIDE THE CHILDREN AND TAKE A
LOOK.
LOOK. >> TO MAKE THE INTERVIEW FEEL I
AM HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH
YOU, BUT THEY’RE NOT.
IN A CONVERSATION YOU ARE BOTH
ASKING QUESTIONS, IN AN
INTERVIEW, YOU ARE ONLY GIVING
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS. WHAT THEY ASK IS OUT OF YOUR
CONTROL.
CONTROL. THE KEY IS TO GUIDE THE
INTERACTION SO THAT YOU ARE
STILL HOLDING THE REIGNS.
I’LL DEMONSTRATE.
I’LL DEMONSTRATE. GIVE ME SOMETHING.
>> YOU ARE BEING KIND OF NICE.
>> YEAH, THIS IS A NICE CLIP
BECAUSE YOU’RE RIGHT.
FIRST OF ALL, HELLO, LADIES.
IT WAS LOVELY TO COME AND SEE
YOU.
YOU. SHE IS RUTHLESS AND FORMER
BEAUTY PAGEANT QUEEN AND COACH,
BUT SHE’S THE KIND OF CHARACTER
THAT I WANT PEOPLE TO LOVE TO
HATE AND HATE TO LOVE.
>> WE WILL DISCOVER THAT ALONG
IT IS WAY.
>> IT’S THE REASON SHE IS THE
WAY SHE IS, YOU SEE THE CRACKS
AND THE FRAGILITY IN HER.
WE HAVE THAT AS WOMEN AND IT’S
FUNNY AND POIGNANT AND SAD AND
TRUTHFUL.
TRUTHFUL. >> DEALS WITH TOUGH ISSUES LIKE
BULIMIA AND BULLYING AND SEXUAL
HARASSMENT.
HARASSMENT. >> SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
A LOT OF ISSUES THAT WE DON’T
SWIM OVER, BUT WE DELL FL INTO.
WE ARE BEING FLUFFY AND IT
ISN’T.
ISN’T. I COME FROM A WORLD OF
COMPETITIVE DANCE.
COMPETITIVE DANCE. I THINK THERE IS NOTHING WRONG
WITH GOOD, HEALTHY COMPETITION.
AS WOMEN WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO
SAY THAT.
SAY THAT. >> I DON’T KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE,
BUT I READ WHEN YOU WERE
YOUNGER, WHEN YOU AUDITIONED,
YOU WORE A CERTAIN LEOTARD AND
GOT BACK TO THE BACK OF THE LINE
AND PUT ON A FRESH PAIR OF
LEOTARDS AND GO IN FOR A SECOND
GO AND THOUGHT MAYBE I WOULD BE
A SECOND PERSON.
>> DID THAT?
>> AFTER THE SECOND TIME, I
THOUGHT THIS IS NOT GOING TO
WORK AT ALL, BUT IT USED TO TAKE
ME TO COME FROM WALE S TO LONDON
AND I DIDN’T JUST HAVE ONE SHOT.
I NEEDED TWO.
IT WORKED.
IT WORKED. I ENDED UP PLAYING THE LEAD FOR
TWO YEARS.
TWO YEARS. >> AT THE AGE OF 17?
>> 17.
>> 17. >> SO MANY PEOPLE THINK YOU WENT
TO HOLLYWOOD AND MARRIED MICHAEL
DOUG AS.
DOUG AS. >> I WAS 10 WHEN I DIDDANY IN
THE VILLAGE BROADWAY AND 14 WHEN
I DID BUGSY MALONE.
IF I DIDN’T HAVE WHAT THESE
BEAUTY PAGEANT GIRLS V THAT
COMPETITIV DRIVE TO MAKE
YOURSELF BETTER, IF YOU DIDN’T
HAVE THAT, I WOULDN’T BE SITTING
HERE TALKING TO YOU TODAY.
>> FOR SOME OF THESE GIRLS,
THAT’S THEIR WAY OUT OF A LIFE
YOU DON’T WANT.
IT’S LIKE SPORTS.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> IT’S A STIGMA PUT UPON IT.
I HAD SO MUCH FUN BECAUSE THIS
CHARACTER WAS LIKE MY ALTER EGO.
LITERALLY EVERYTHING.
LITERALLY EVERYTHING. MY EVIL TWIN.
EVERYTHING AS A GROWN UP WOMAN
AND A MOTHER OF TWO AND LOVING
WIFE, I WANT TO SAY AND I DON’T.
SHE SAYS IT AND SHE MEANS IT.
THERE IS SOMETHING LIBERATING
ABOUT THAT.
ABOUT THAT. >> WE WILL HAVE THAT DO THAT.
GREAT TO SEE YOU.