>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
FOLKS, MY FIRST GUEST HAS PLAYED A PRINCESS BRIDE, A GIRL NAMED
JENNY, AND THE FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES.
SHE NOW STARS AS AN AMAZON WARRIOR IN "WONDER WOMAN."
♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME ROBIN
WRIGHT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪
>> WHAT A BEAUTIFUL STIEWDIO.
THIS IS SO NICE.
>> Stephen: ISN'T IT LOVELY?
YEAH, WE KIND OF FIXED IT UP.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: I BURST OUT LAUGHING WHEN I SAW THAT CLIP
BECAUSE IT'S SO BAD-ASS, YOU'RE KILLING THREE GUYS WITH THREE
ARROWS AFTER JUMPING OVER A ROCK AFTER JUMPING OFF SOMEBODY'S
SHIELD.
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S LIKE LEGLESS (BLEEP) RIGHT THERE.
WHO IS YOUR CHARACTER IN THIS MOVIE?
>> SHE IS THE GENERAL OF THE AMAZONIAN ARMY.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LIGHT LOAD.
>> Stephen: SURE, SURE.
>> BUT SHE'S THE SISTER OF THE QUEEN.
>> Stephen: OH, OKAY.
SO SHE'S WONDER WOMAN'S AUNT.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: OKAY, OKAY.
>> GET IT, I GET IT.
I KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT D.C.
>> FAMILY AFFAIR.
>> Stephen: THIS IS EXCITING.
WE HAVE A MOVIE NOW WHERE LITTLE GIRLS CAN LOOK UP AND SEE FEMALE
SUPER HEROES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A MOVIE THEATER.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) TAKING NOTHING AWAY FROM BLACK
WIDOW, BUT PRETTY EXTRAORDINARY.
YEAH.
>> AND LITTLE BOY S.
>> Stephen: AND LITTLE BOYS.
OF COURSE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) BUT LITTLE BOYS-- YEAH, I'D LOVE
TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT SHE DOES IN THERE.
DID YOU HAVE TO DO THE REQUISITE TRAINING TO BABLY TO DO THE
TUMBLING AND THE PUNCHING.
>> WE HAD TO DO DAILY HORSEBACK RIDING TRAINING, WEIGHT LIFTING,
AND MARTIAL ARTS AND JUST 2,000 TO 3,000 CALORIES A DAY.
>> Stephen: 2,000 TO 3,000 CALORIES A DAY.
>> EAT FIVE MEALS A DAY AND THREE SMOOTHIES WITH BANANA AND
OATMEAL AND CONSTANTLY POUNDING.
THAT WAS THE MOST CHALLENGING WAS HAVING TO EAT SO MUCH.
>> Stephen: WAS THAT SO YOU COULD GET A LITTLE MORE MEAT ON
THE BONES.
>> MASS QUICKLY WAS THE GOAL.
>> Stephen: WOW, WOW.
SO DID-- WAS IT HARD FOR YOU TO KEEP UP?
I MEAN YOU'RE IN FANTASTIC SHAPE.
YOU'RE 51 YEARS OLD AT THIS POINT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) DID YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE KEEPING
UP WITH THE YOUNGER ACTRESSES OR ACTORS WHO WERE WORKING OUT LIKE
THIS?
>> OH, YEAH, COMPLETELY.
BECAUSE WHAT YOU DO, YOU KNOW, YOU'D WORK OUT IN THE GYM WITH
150 AMAZONS AND ALL THESE GIRLS-- I WAS THE OLDEST IN THE
GYM.
SO I WOULD GET INJURED FROM TRYING TO BENCH FRESH WHATEVER,
175 POUNDS.
AND COULDN'T WALK FOR TWO DAYS.
AND I WOULD JUST BE LIKE, "THAT'S GOOD, GIRLS.
GIVE ME ANOTHER 10.
GET DOWN.
LET'S GO."
COMPLETELY INJURED ALL THE TIME.
>> Stephen: OBVIOUSLY, YOU ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR PLAYING CLAIRE
UNDERWOOD IN "HOUSE OF CARDS."
WHICH IS ANOTHER VERY TOUGH CHARACTER.
COULD CLAIRE TAKE YOUR CHARACTER FROM "WONDER WOMAN"?
A FIGHT, WHO WOULD WIN IN THAT ONE?
>> I THINK CLIER CLAIRE WOULD PROBABLY WIN IN A STARE-DOWN.
DON'T YOU THINK.
>> Stephen: THAT'S TRUE, THAT'S TRUE.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD TO THOSE OF US
IN LATE NIGHT.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE, YOU KNOW, INTERESTED IN JOKES ABOUT WHAT'S
GOING ON, THE INSANITY THAT'S GOING ON IN WASHINGTON EVERY
DAY.
HAS IT CHANGED "HOUSE OF CARDS" AT ALL?
BECAUSE "HOUSE OF CARDS" IS SUCH AN EXTREME VIEW OF POLITICS, BUT
IT SEEMS PERFECTLY REASONABLE NOW.
( LAUGHTER ) YEAH.
>> YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH.
I MEAN, HE-- TRUMP HAS TRUMPED US.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR SEASON SIX NOW.
( LAUGHTER ) IT'S LIKE-- HE STOLE THEM ALL.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
YEAH.
>> Stephen: NOW YOU'RE RUNNING-- THIS YEAR, THIS SEASON
YOUR CHARACTER, CLAIRE, IS ACTUALLY ON THE TICKET RUNNING
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
AM I GIVING ANYTHING AWAY?
AM I GIVING TOO MUCH AWAY HERE?
>> SHE IS VICE PRESIDENT.
>> Stephen: SHE IS?
I THOUGHT SHE WAS ON THE TICKET.
>> WELL...
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: I'M A LITTLE
BEHIND.
I'M A LITTLE BIT BEHIND.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
THAT'S OKAY.
VERY-- IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT FOR FRANCIS.
WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE.
AND VERY INTERESTING FOR CLAIRE.
THAT'S WHAT THIS SEASON HOLDS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: DO YOU EVER GET TO DO THE ASIDES TO CAMERA, LIKE
FRANCIS DOES?
>> THIS IS-- THIS IS LIKE-- WHAT WAS THAT "NAME THAT TUNE?"
I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING.
SO-- YOU GIVE ME CLUES.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHING EXWG.
>> BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T RELEASED IT YET.
>> Stephen: OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
HOW ABOUT THIS?
ARE YOU-- ARE YOU A DIFFERENT WRITING CHALLENGE FOR THE
WRITERS THAN KEVIN SPACY IS?
LIKE, YOUR CHARACTERS ARE SO DIFFERENT.
>> SO DIFFERENT, RIGHT.
>> Stephen: YEAH, HE IS-- >> HE WAS HERE LAST NIGHT.
WAS HE TALKING ABOUT OUR COLLABORATION AND STUFF.
>> Stephen: HE DOESN'T TALK ABOUT YOUR COLLABORATION.
HE DID SAY WHEN HE DOES THOSE ASIDES HE'S TALKING TO DONALD
TRUMP.
BUT DONALD TRUMP DOESN'T SEEMED TO BE LISTEN, UNFORTUNATELY.
YEAH.
>> I DON'T THINK HE UNDERSTANDS HIM.
( LAUGHTER ) HE CAN'T COMPUTE-- WELL, HE
DOESN'TOON YEAH.
KEVIN'S CHARACTER, TO ME, IT'S-- HE'S LIKE A JACKSON POLLOCK
PAINTING.
HE'S JUST ALWAYS-- HE'S AN ORATOR, RIGHT.
ALWAYS TALKING.
>> Stephen: YES, HE'S ALWAYS COMING OUT.
>> NOT MUCH OF A FILTER, FRANCIS UNDERWOOD.
AND SHE'S THE ANTITHESIS.
SHE'S CUBISM TO ME, STRUCTURED AND SCHEMING AND EVERYTHING IN
ITS PLACE, COMPARTMENTALIZED, AND IT'S SO MUCH FUN TO WORK
TOGETHER IN THAT CONTEXT OF THAT WEIRD ANALOGY THAT I JUST GAVE.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: I LIKE IT.
I LIKE IT, YEAH.
>> BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME, KEVIN IS LIKE, "I'M GOING TO SAY
ANOTHER SIX LINES."
I'M LIKE, "YOU TAKE MINE, AND I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU A
STARE."
AND THAT'S THE SCENE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: WELL, YEAH.
>> RIGHT?
>> Stephen: SAVES YOU ON MEMORIZES LINES, TOO, THAT'S
NICE.
>> HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT WAS THE REASON?
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU ALSO DIRECTED A BUNCH OF EPISODES
THIS SEASON, RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: DO ROBIN WRIGHT THE ACTOR, AND ROBIN WRIGHT THE
DIRECTOR GET ALONG?
DO THEY-- ( LAUGHTER )
IS IT STL MUTUAL RESPECT THERE?
OR DOES ONE OF THEM THINK THE OTHER ONE REALLY, YOU KNOW,
NEEDS TO CUT ONE OF HER JOBS OUT.
>> I THINK THE DIRECTOR SAYS, "WHY DID WE HIRE HER?"
>> Stephen: CAN'T YOU GIVE ME MORE THAN ON THAT TAKE.
>> SHE'S DIFFICULT.
SHE ONLY WANTS TO DO ONE TAKE.
>> Stephen: YOU HAD A SHORT TIM AT CANNES IS THAT RIGHT THIS
YEAR?
>> WE DID.
IT'S CALLED "THE DARK OF NIGHT."
IT WAS A PASSION PROJECT.
ALL THE "HOUSE OF CARDS" CREW DONATED THEIR TIME AND RESOURCES
FOR FREE, AND I DIRECTED IT, AND WE SHOT IT OVER A WEEKEND IN THE
DINER THAT "DINER" WAS SHOT, THE MOVIE "DINER."
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> AND WE RAISED $50,000 ON A CROWD FUND AND MADE A FILM NOIR
PIECE, SIX MINUTES LONG.
AND IT WAS PREMIERED IN CANNES.
SO GREAT FOR ALL OF OUR CREW.
>> Stephen: WELL, LOVELY TO MEET YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: "WONDER WOMAN" IS IN THEATERS NEXT FRIDAY.
ROBIN WRIGHT, EVERYBODY!