( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: HEY, WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WOOO!
FOLKS, MY NEXT GUEST IS AN EMMY- NOMINATED ACTRESS BEST KNOWN AS
JOAN ON "MAD MEN."
SHE NOW STARS IN THE MOVIE, "FIST FIGHT."
>> I HEARD YOU CHALLENGE MR. CAMPBELL TO A FIST FIGHT.
WHY?
>> MAN'S GOT TO DO WHAT A MAN'S GOT TO DO.
>> WELL, I DISAGREE.
>> WHY IS THAT?
>> YOUR FIST ISN'T GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
YOU NEED A KNIFE.
( LAUGHTER ) SIMPLY PUNCHING HIM IS NOT
ENOUGH.
YOU NEED TO CUT HIM FROM HIS FOREHEAD ALL THE WAY DOWN TO HIS
CHIN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME
CHRISTINA HENDRICKS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) COME ON UP.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE OUT THERE MAY NOT BE KNOW, BUT YOU AND I
MET UNDER EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES-- FIVE YEARS AGO,
SIX YEARS AGO, SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> OH, NOT THAT LONG.
FOUR, FIVE.
>> Stephen: SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AT LINCOLN CENTER.
WE DID STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S "COMPANY" TOGETHER.
AND IT WAS A DEVASTATINGLY HARD MUSICAL TO BE.
I'M COMPLETELY UNEQUIPPED FOR IT.
>> LET ME JUST LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE DID A MUSICAL TOGETHER
WHERE THEY GOT THIS EXTRAORDINARY CAST TOGETHER, BUT
EVERYONE HAD REALLY BUSY SCHEDULES.
STEPHEN WAS DOING HIS SHOW, AND WE HAD TO LEARN CHOREOGRAPHY AND
ALL THESE -- >> Stephen: AND HARMONIES.
>> AND HARMONIES.
AND HE WOULD LEARN THEM ONLINE ON HIS COMPUTER, AND I DID MINE
IN L.A.
I LEARNED CHOREOGRAPHY IN L.A.
AND THEN THEY BROUGHT THE WHOLE GROUP TOGETHER IN NEW YORK CITY.
WE HAD, WHAT, FIVE DAYS TO -- >> Stephen: WE NEVER ACTUAL--
WE ACTUALLY NEVER RAN IT THROUGH ALL TOGETHER.
>> EVER.
>> Stephen: UNTIL WE DID IT LIVE AT LINCOLN CENTER.
THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE RAN THROUGH THE WHOLE THING.
>> AND I REMEMBER TURNING TO CRAIG BERRICO WAS STANDING NEXT
TO ME WHO IS A WONDERFUL ACTOR AND I SAID, "I CAN'T FEEL ANY OF
MY LIMBS."
>> Stephen: IT WAS THE MOST NERVE-RACKING THING WE EVER DID.
YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY LOVELY.
>> AND HIS VOICE IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
>> Stephen: OH, YOU'RE VERY SWEET.
THAT'S VERY NICE.
THANK YOU, VERY KIND ( APPLAUSE )
AND HE'S A HUGE SONDHEIM FAN.
>> Stephen: I'M A HUGE SONDHEIM FAN!
HOW DID YOU GET ROPED INTO IT?
I'LL TELL YOU MINE IF YOU TELL ME YOURS.
>> THEY CALLED ME AND SAID, "WOULD SHE LIKE TO PLAY THIS
ROLE?" AND I SAID, "DO THEY UNDERSTAND
I'VE NEVER SUNG PUBLICLY BEFORE AND THIS IS AN INSANE THING?"
AND THEY SAID, "WELL, WE HEARD YOU DID MUSICAL THEATER IN HIGH
SCHOOL AND STUFF."
AND I SAID, "OKAY," I SAID, "LISTEN, THIS IS CRAZY."
PATTI LAPONE IS IN IT, STEPHEN COLBERT, AND NEIL PATRICK HARRIS
IS IN IT.
I SAID, "I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE FREAKED OUT.
SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO GO STUDY WITH A VOCAL
TEACHER FOR A WEEK, AND AT THE END OF THAT WEEK, I WILL EITHER
AUDITION FOR THEM OR THEY CAN CALL THE VOCAL TEACHER AND SAY
'CAN SHE DO IT."
I DIDN'T WANT TO LET THEM DOWN.
>> Stephen: SURE, SURE.
>> THEY CALLED THE VOCAL TEACHER AND HE SAID, "SHE CAN DO IT."
SO I SAID I'M GOING TO DO IT.
>> Stephen: YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB.
THE "NEW YORK TIMES" EYE BELIEVE THE "NEW YORK TIMES" CALLED YOU
A "REVELATION."
I BELIEVE THEY SAID THAT IN THE REVIEW.
>> I DIDN'T SEE THAT.
>> Stephen: I WILL TELL YOU WHAT IT WAS LIKE, THE OPENING
SCENE, THE OPENING MUSICAL NUMBER--
♪ BOAB ♪ >> Stephen: BOBBY, BOBBY BABY
AND IT'S INTRICATELY TIMED.
IT'S INCREDIBLE, ALMOST UNLEARNABLE IN TERMS OF THE
SYNCOPATION.
BUT AT ONE POIN DURING THE OPENI YOU AND I ARE DANCING WITH EACH
OTHER AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU-- AND I MEAN THIS AS AN ABSOLUTE
COMPLIMENT-- WHEN YOU ARE A YOUNG MAN AND YOU FIND YOURSELF
DANCING WITH A CHRISTINA HENDRICKS, YOU TEND TO MISS YOUR
CUES.
( LAUGHTER ) NOW, ON INAUGURATION DAY YOU
WERE DOWN IN D.C. THIS YEAR, WEREN'T YOU?
WERE THRU TO CHEER ON THE NEW PRESIDENT?
>> I WAS THERE FOR THE CREATIVE COALITION.
>> Stephen: NOW, WHAT IS THAT?
>> THE CREATIVE COALITION IS THIS EXTRAORDINARY GROUP THAT'S
A NONPARTISAN GROUP THAT MAKES SURE NO MATTER WHO YOUR
PRESIDENT IS, NO MATTER WHAT, THAT WE GET ARTS EDUCATION.
( CHEERS ) YEAH.
>> Stephen: GREAT IDEA.
THAT'S EXCELLENT.
>> IT KIND OF SAVED MY LIFE.
WHEN I WAS A KID-- I GREW UP IN A SMALL TOWN IN IDAHO, WHERE I
STARTED BEING IN PLAYS AS A KID.
IT WAS MY MOM'S IDEA.
>> Stephen: WHERE IN IDAHO.
>> AT TWIN FALLS, IDAHO.
>> Stephen: I'VE BEEN TO TWIN FALLS.
>> YOU HAVE!
>> Stephen: YEAH.
IT'S GOT THE-- IT'S GOT THE TWO FALLS THERE.
>> STATE RIVER CANYON.
EVILICA NEVIL -- >> Stephen: DID NOT JUMP OVER
THE SNAKE RIVER.
>> YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> Stephen: SPEAK OF YOUR CHILDHOOD BOOK IN TWIN FALLS,
THE NEW MOVIE "FIST FIGHT" TAKES PLACE IN A HIGH SCHOOL.
DID YOU SHOOT IN AN ACTUAL HIGH SCHOOL.
>> WE SHOT IN AN ACTUAL HIGH SCHOOL-- DID I SAY ASSUAL?
THAT'S HOW I FEEL.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS IT LIKE GOING BACK INTO A HIGH SCHOOL?
DID IT BRANG BRING BACK A LOT-- DID IT TRIGGER ANY MEMORIES FOR
YOU?
>> IT WAS INCREDIBLE THAT YOU CAN WALK-- WE SHOT IN AN OLD
HIGH SCHOOL IN ATLANTA, AND WE WALKED IN, AND THE SMELL SMELLS
LIKE A HIGH SCHOOL.
AND I JUST FELT LIKE THE NERD THAT I WAS.
YOU KNOW, 20 YEARS AGO.
OH, NO!
WHAT DO YOU HAVE!
>> Stephen: WE'VE GOT SOME-- >> ARE YOU GOING TO PUNCH ME?
>> Stephen: NO, NO.
THIS IS YOU-- THIS IS YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT THERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) FANTASTIC.
>> THAT'S TRUE.
>> Stephen: NOW AT ANY POINT DID MOLLY RING WOULD SEE YOU FOR
IDENTITY THEFT.
>> THAT WAS SAMANTHA MATTHEWS "PUMP UP THE VOLUME."
>> Stephen: THIS ONE, A LITTLE GOTHY.
A LITTLE GOTHY RIGHT THERE.
YOU WERE A THEATER KID?
>> I WAS A THEATER KID.
I WAS A THEATER KID.
AND I HAD STARTED DOING THEATER AT-- IN IDAHO IN COMMUNITY
THEATER, AND THEN MY PARENTS BROUGHT US TO VIRGINIA, AND I
GOT INVOLVED IN HIGH SCHOOL.
AND IT WAS THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME.
YOU KNOW, IT TEACHES YOU HOW TO SEE THROUGH OTHER PEOPLE'S EYES,
HAVE EMPATHY FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
AND IT TAUGHT ME A LOT.
>> Stephen: SO WHEN YOU'RE MAKING THE MOVIE, LIKE, WHO--
WHO ARE YOU PULLING FOR?
>> WELL -- >> Stephen: BECAUSE MY MONEY--
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE ON ICE CUBE IN THIS ONE.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> I MEAN, YOU LOOK AT CHARLIE DAY AND YOU LOOK AT ICE CUBE AND
YOU'RE ANYTHING TO PUT YOUR MONEY ON ICE CUBE.
MY CHARACTER IS GOING FOR ICE CUBE.
>> Stephen: YOUR CHARACTER WANTS TO STAB CHARLIE DAY TO
DEATH.
>> WELL, BECAUSE I THINK HE'S DONE SOMETHING HORRIBLE TO A
STUDENT AND I'M LOYAL AND PROTECTIVE DISWR.
>> Stephen: AND YOU THINK THE BEST WAY TO RESPOND IS TO STAB
SOMEBODY TO DEATH.
>> IN A MOVIE CALLED "FIST FIGHT."
IN REAL LIFE I THINK I MIGHT GO FOR CHARLIE DAY BECAUSE HE'S
SCRAPPY.
>> Stephen: I'M STILL GOING WITH ICE CUBE ON THIS ONE.
CHRISTINA, IT WAS LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
HOPE WE SEE YOU AGAIN SOON.
>> Stephen: "FIST FIGHT" IS IN THEATERS NOW.
CHRISTINA HENDRICKS EVERYBODY!
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