HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT FROM
"ROOM WITH A VIEW", "THE KING'S SPEECH," AND "HARD CHRIS WITH
MATTHEW BALLY" POTTER.
NOW SHE'S PLAYING PRINCESS MARGARET IN "THE CROWN."
PLEASE WELCOME, HELENA BONHAM CARTER!
( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: NO, PLEASE, NO, NO, I BEG YOU.
I BEG YOU.
PLEASE.
THAT'S A LOVELY-- THIES LOVELY JACKET.
>> THIS IS WHERE-- THIS ISN'T WHERE DAVID LETTERMAN DID IT.
>> Stephen: THIS IS THE EXACT SAME THEATER.
>> BECAUSE IT WAS ALWAYS COLD.
>> I REMEMBER IT WAS ALWAYS COLD.
>> Stephen: IT'S EXTRAORDINARILY COLD IN HERE.
>> THIS IS WHY I BROUGHT THAT.
>> Stephen: GOOD FOR YOU.
GOOD FOR YOU.
WELL PLANNED, HELENA BONHAM CARTER.
>> GOOD THINKING.
>> Stephen: LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
>> LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
LET'S DO IT AGAIN.
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU.
FOR THE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET YOU'RE
PLAYING PRINCESS MARGARET IN "THE CROWN."
>> ONLY FOR THIS SEASON.
>> Stephen: ONLY FOR THIS SEASON?
>> NO, ABSOLUTELY WRONG.
( LAUGHTER )
SEASONS THREE AND FOUR.
I WAS VANESSA KIRBY.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> WHEN YOU AGE IN "THE CROWN", YOU BECOME A DIFFERENT ACTOR.
>> Stephen: OH,.
>> THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.
>> Stephen: THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.
IT SOUNDS PAINFUL.
>> WHEN YOU'RE PART OF THE ROYAL FAMILY.
IT WAS KIND OF PAINFUL.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND YOU ACTUALLY-- YOU MET PRINCESS
MARGARET WHILE SHE WAS STILL WITH US.
>> I DID, I DID.
KIND OF, LOOKING BACK ON IT-- I MEAN, I KIND OF-- SHE WAS-- IT
SOUNDS LIKE A BIT SHOW-AVI BUT SHE WAS KIND OF A FRIEND OF THE
FAMILY BECAUSE MY UNCLE HAPPENED TO KNOW HER FROM A LONG, LONG
TIME -- >> Stephen: BY "KNOW" YOU MEAN
THEY DATED?
>> IT'S REALLY NUPT AIR.
WE CAN'T REALLY BE-- LET'S SEE.
OH, YOU SEE.
IT'S SO NICE.
THERE'S MY UNCLE MARK.
HE'S AMAZING.
YOU SEE, HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR.
AND HE ESCAPED FROM BEHIND ENEMY LINES.
HE WALKED THE WHOLE OF ITALY, ESCAPED.
AND THEY DIDN'T SEND HIM BACK TO WAR.
AND THEY ASKED HIM TO GUARD PRINCESS ANN WHO WAS AT
WINDSOR-- NOT ANN, MARGARET.
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> SLIGHTLY JET LAG.
YOU GET THE GIST.
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> AND THEY ENDED UP BEING GOOD FRIENDS.
>> Stephen: WAS SHE AROUND THE HOUSE WHEN YOU WERE A KID?
>> NO, I WOULD GO TO PARTIES AND YOU WERE ALWAYS TOLD THERE WAS A
PRINCESS IN THE ROOM.
SHE WAS A STICKLER FOR PROTOCOL AND NOW I REALIZE WHY.
>> Stephen: WHY?
>> SHE WANTED TO CONTROL WHAT SHE COULD.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND.
>> SHE HAD VERY LITTLE.
AND I THINK SHE WAS VERY-- SHE WAS SOMEONE WHO WAS VERY BOSSY
AND SHE WAS VERY PRECISE, AND IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THIS IS WHAT SHE
COULD DO FOR THE BRCH EMPIRE.
SHE WAS VERY BOSSY.
BUT IF YOU HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL OVER YOUR LIFE, YOU CAN
OFTEN END UP CONTROLLING THE LITTLE THAT YOU CAN.
MAYBE.
I DON'T KNOW.
I HAVE ALL SORTS OF REASONS TO JUSTIFY MY BEHAVIOR IN THIS
SERIES.
( LAUGHTER )
>> ALL POSITIVE.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.
YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
>> PROBABLY NOT.
>> Stephen: OKAY,UN WHAT?
>> LET HER GO.
>> Stephen: LET'S JUST FREE-BALL IT.
JIM.
>> SHE MEANS WELL.
TWO OF US ARE COMPLICATED.
>> SHE AND I ARE COMPLICATED.
>> IT'S TRUE.
ELDER SISTER, YOUNGER SISTER.
NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO.
>> WHO'S NUMBER ONE?
>> YOU.
OF COURSE.
A NATURAL NUMBER ONE WHOSE TRAGEDY IT IS TO HAVE BEEN BORN
NUMBER TWO.
>> THAT IS MY BURDEN.
>> SHE KNOWS IT, TOO.
>> YES, I THINK SHE DOES.
THAT'S HER BATTLE.
( APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERS )
>> I DIDN'T TELL YOU, I'LL TELL YOU QUICKLY NOW --
>> Stephen: OR TAKE YOUR TIME.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT QUICKLY.
>> I'M SLIGHTLY TIRED.
THAT'S ALL.
I JUST GOT OFF A PLANE.
I'M NOT BORED.
>> Stephen: WOULD YOU LIKE A CUP OF COFFEE?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: A FRESH ONE-- >> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.
>.>> Stephen: WOULD YOU LIKE A CUP OF TEA.
>> OH, LET'S HAVE OUR TEA.
THAT IS SO PERFECT.
>> Stephen: HERE WE GO.
SO, YES, SO YOU WERE TALKING WITH PRINCESS MARGARET.
DO GO ON.
UH-HUH.
>> YOU PUT THE MILK IN FIRST?
>> Stephen: MILK IN FIRST.
I DO NOT KNOW YOUR FOREIGN WAYS.
>> STOP!
>> Stephen: STOP.
DO YOU LIKE SUGAR?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: NO?
SAY WHEN?
>> I WILL.
I DIDN'T.
( LAUGHTER )
I DIDN'T WANT TO SCALD YOU.
>> JUST TESTING.
>> Stephen: IS THAT ALL RIGHT?
>> IT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> Stephen: BEFORE YOU TELL THE STORY, VERY QUICKLY.
SHE SAYS, "BURDEN."
>> BURDEN.
>> Stephen: THERE'S A DIFFERENT ROYAL ACCENT THAN,
LIKE, A RECEIVED ENGLISH ACCENT.
IT'S A VERY SPECIFIC ACCENT TSOUND TO ME.
>> YES, WE HAD AN ACCENT COACH.
BURDEN, BURDEN.
>> Stephen: DO THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC ONE?
IT SOUNDS DIFFERENT TO ME.
>> THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF SOUNDS IN THE WORLD THAT ARE ACCENTED.
YOU CAN'T MOVE YOUR UPPER LIP.
TRY TALKING WITHOUT MOVING YOUR UPPER LIP.
( LAUGHTER )
DO IT.
>> Stephen: I'LL DO MY BEST.
( LAUGHTER )
>> BETTER, BETTER.
>> Stephen: BETTER, BETTER, YES, YES, YES, I UNDERSTAND.
>> THAT'S GOOD.
>> Stephen: VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD, YES, I UNDERSTAND.
>> NOW SAY "BURDEN."
BRNTD.
>> Stephen: BURDEN.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE ).
>> YOU COULD BE IN THE NEXT SERIES!
>> Stephen: I'M READY!
>> YES!
>> Stephen: I'M READY!
>> SEASON 4!
>> Stephen: OKAY, SO WHAT DID SHE SAY TO YOU?
>> WHAT DID SHE SAY TO ME?
I WAS IN MY 30s, I HAD FINALLY GOTTEN A FEW YEARS OF ACTING,
AND I SAW HER AT A RECEPTION AT WINDSOR.
SHE WAS TINY, BY THE WAY.
SHE WAS TINY.
SHE WAS-- SHE WAS -- >> Stephen: AND YOU'RE NOT
HUGE YOURSELF.
>> THAT'S WHY I'M BETTER THAN VANESSA BECAUSE I'M SHORT.
I CAN DO THAT BETTER.
AND SHE SAID, "OH, HELENA"-- REMEMBERING THAT I WAS THE NIECE
OF THE... MAYBE EX-BOYFRIEND, OR WHATEVER HE WAS.
"HELLO.
YOU ARE GETTING BETTER AT ACTING, AREN'T YOU?"
( LAUGHTER )
>> I MEAN IT'S KIND OF LIKE-- NOW I KNOW HER VERY WELL EYE
FEEL I KNOW HER VERY WELL.
IT'S KIND OF CLASSICALLY HER THAT SHE'S BRILLIANT AT
COMPLIMENTING AND PUTTING YOU DOWN AT THE SAME TIME.
THERE WAS ALWAYS AN AMBIVALENCE.
AND SHE LIKED, WHETHER IT WAS UNCONSCIOUS OR NOT, TO UNSETTLE
PEOPLE PUP WERE GOING CONSTANTLY --
>> Stephen: WOW!
>> THERE WAS A LOT OF DUALITY.
SO SHE WOULD BE INCREDIBLY FRIENDLY AND THEN VERY NOT.
AND IT'S A SWITCH.
AND THAT'S WHY SHE'S FUN TO PLAY.
POSSIBLY NOT FUN TO B TO B T TO NOT ALL THE TIME.
BUT SHE HAD SOME HAPPY BITS, BUT THEY MAKE LESS-INTERESTING
DRAMAS THAN UNHAPPY.
SO, BUT SHE'S NOT AS UNHAPPY AS PEOPLE WOULD LIKE.
I THINK SHE WAS QUITE FRUSTRATED THAT GENERALLY EVERYONE THOUGHT,
"OH, THE UNHAPPIEST LADY EVER."
SHE HAD A LOT OF FUN, AND SHE WAS WITTY AND SHE ENJOYED LIFE,
TOO.
SHE WAS MULTIDIMENSIONAL.
>> Stephen: YES, SHE WAS.
( LAUGHTER )
TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK.
PLEASE DON'T GO AWAY BECAUSE WHEN WE COME BACK I WILL ASK
HELENA BONHAM CARTER TO SPILL THE TEA.