MY FIRST GUEST HAS THREE EMMYS, A TONY, AND A LOT OF OSCAR BUZZ
FOR HER BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE IN "LADY BIRD."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW LAURIE METCALF!
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE WAS I THINK LAST MAY.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE HERE.
YOU WERE NOMINATED FOR A TONY FOR "DOLL'S HOUSE PART 2" AND
YOU WON, CONGRATULATIONS.
THAT'S GREAT.
LOVELY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: AND NOW, NOW, IT'S BEEN ANOTHER GREAT YEAR FOR YOU.
NOW, YOU PLAY LADY BIRD'S MOM, SAOIRSE RONAN'S MOM, IN THE
WONDERFUL MOVIE "LADY BIRD."
IT'S SUCH A BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE.
>> THANK YOU, THANKS.
WELL, IT WAS ALL ON THE PAGE.
GRETA GERWIG DID THE HEAVY LIFTING ON THIS ONE, YOU KNOW.
SHE NOT ONLY WROTED, BUT SHE DIRECTED IT AND SHE DID A
WONDERFUL JOB.
>> Stephen: I SAID THIS TO SAOIRSE WHEN SHE WAS ON.
IT'S ABOUT A TEENAGED GIRL, SHE'S FINDING HER OWN VOICE, HER
OWN FRIENDS.
YOU KEEP EXPECTING SOMETHING TO HAPPEN.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: LIKE IN MOST MOVIES, SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THE
TEENAGED GIRL, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: I SAID TO SAOIRSE IS WHAT IS WONDERFUL ABOUT THIS
MOVIE IS IT'S ALWAYS HAPPENING.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: IT'S THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE.
>> IT'S SO DELICATE, JUST MOMENTS, SCENE BY SCENE, YOU
HAVE MOMENT AFTER MOMENT.
YOU RECOGNIZE BOTH SIDES OF EACH CHARACTER.
EVERY CHARACTER IS TOTALLY THREE DIMENSIONAL AND HAS A BACK
STORY, YOU KNOW, THE DRAMA TEACHER AND THE MATH TEACHER AND
LOIS SMITH'S CHARACTER, OF COURSE,.
>> Stephen: OH, SISTER SARAH JONES, JUST AMAZING.
>> BEAUTIFUL.
>> Stephen: I HAD-- I DIDN'T GET TO SEE YOU LAST NIGHT, BUT
THE NATIONAL REVIEW LAST NIGHT I HAD THE HONOR OF PRESENTING
GRETA WITH THE DIRECTOR AWARD FOR "LADY BIRD," AND WHAT I
WANTED TO POINT OUT IS THERE IS JUST A LOVELY LINE IN THE SCENE
BETWEEN SAOIRSE RONAN AND SISTER SARAH JONES WHERE SHE SAYS TO
HER, "YOUR WRITING, SUCH LOVE FOR SACRAMENTO."
AND SHE SAID, "I JUST PAY ATTENTION."
AND SHE SAID, "DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S THE SAME THING?"
>> THAT'S WHAT I MEAN, IT'S SO DELICATE.
YOU CAN'T LAY INTO THOSE LINES AS ACTORS BUT GRETA SET THE TONE
PERFECTLY, I THINK.
>> Stephen: AND YOU WERE, WELL DESERVEDLY, NOMINATED FOR A
GOLDEN GLOBE.
IT WON THE GOLDEN GLOBE, THE MOVIE WON THE GOLDEN GLOBE.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: SUNDAY NIGHT.
DID YOU KNOW-- AT WHAT POINT-- YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF PROJECTS--
AT WHAT POINT DO YOU KNOW OH, THIS IS GOING TO BE GOOD?
>> WELL, I GUESS IT WAS WHEN WE WERE INVITED TO THE TELLURIDE
FESTIVAL, AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAD SEEN THE MOVIE.
IT WAS THE PREMIERE.
AND I SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AUDIENCE AND HEARD THE RESPONSE
AROUND ME, AND THEN LEFT WITH-- HEARING EVERYBODY SAYING, "I'VE
GOT TO CALL MY MOM."
AND SO I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING'S CONNECTING, YOU
KNOW.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) I HAVE TO TAKE A BREATH AFTER
THAT.
NOW, YOU, OBVIOUSLY, PLAY THE MOM, AND YOU CAPTURE THE
MOTHER-DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP REALLY PERFECTLY.
THERE'S A CLIP HERE THAT I WANT TO SHOW.
I THINK THIS IS WHEN THE TWO OF YOU ARE SHOPPING --
>> AT THRIFT TOWN.
>> Stephen: THRIFT TOWN.
>> THRIFT TOWN, IN SACRAMENTO.
>> Stephen: OKAY, IN ORDER TO TRY TO FIND A DRESS FOR--
>> THE PERFECT HOLIDAY DRESS FOR LADY BIRD.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE SHE'S GOING TO A THANKSGIVING DINNER
WITH HER BOYFRIEND.
HER NEW BOYFRIEND.
>> I JUST THINK IT'S SUCH A SHAME THAT YOU'RE SPENDING YOUR
LAST THANKSGIVING WITH A FAMILY YOU NEVER MET INSTEAD OF US, BUT
I GUESS YOU WANT IT THAT WAY.
ARE YOU TIRED?
>> NO.
>> HEY, MARION.
>> HEY, HOW'S THE BABY!
>> SHE'S GROWING.
>> I WANT TO SEE A PICTURE AT CHECKOUT.
>> OKAY.
SO IF YOU'RE TIRED WE CAN SIT DOWN.
>> I'M NOT TIRED.
>> OH, OKAY, I JUST COULDN'T TELL BECAUSE YOU WERE DRAGGING
YOUR FEET.
WELL, I JUST COULDN'T TELL.
>> WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY, "PICK UP YOUR FEET."
>> I DIDN'T-- YOU'RE BEING PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE.
>> NO.
>> YOU'RE SO INFURIATING.
>> STOP YELLING.
>> I'M NOT YELLING.
>> OH, PERFECT!
>> DO YOU LOVE IT?
( LAUGHTER )
>> ON A DIME.
>> Stephen: SO PERFECT.
>> THAT'S THE WAY THOSE MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS WORK, YEAH THEY
CAN CHANGE UP SO QUICKLY.
>> Stephen: I'M NOT A MOTHER OR A DAUGHTER BUT--
>> BUT YOU HAVE OBSERVED THAT, HAVEN'T YOU.
>> Stephen: I'VE OBSERVED IT.
I SAID TO MY WIFE-- I SAID TO MY WIFE, "I'M NOT A MOTHER OR
DAUGHTER BUT I'M THE CAMERA.
>> YES, YEAH, YEAH!
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS OF YOUR OWN.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: HAVE THEY SEEN IT AND GONE, "OH, YEAH, THAT'S
TRUE, MOM"?
>> WELL, IT'S FUNNY, ONE IS 12.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> SO SHE'S LOOKING AT ALL DIFFERENT OTHER ASPECT S.
>> Stephen: SHE'S ABOUT TO ENTER INTO A PERIOD OF LOVING
CONFLICT.
>> YES, THOSE TEENAGED YEARS.
>> Stephen: YES >> AND MY OLDEST DAWRKT ZOEY,
SHE'S IN HER 30s NOW.
WE BUTTED HEADS, YOU KNOW, FOR AN AMOUNT OF TIME DURING THOSE
TEENAGED YEARS.
BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT INEVITABLE, ISN'T IT?
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> BECAUSE I REMEMBER WANTING-- I WANT TO-- I'M GRADUATING HIGH
SCHOOL.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE I WANT TO GO, BUT I WANT IT TO BE SOMEWHERE
DIFFERENT AND I WANT TO REINVENT MYSELF AND START MY LIFE, NOT
KNOWING THAT YOUR LIFE HAS STARTED, YOU KNOW, BUT YOU THINK
THAT EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE FRESH.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
NOW, DOES THE OLDER DAUGHTER GIVE THE YOUNGER DAUGHTER ANY
ADVICE, LIKE, "THIS IS WHAT MOM'S GOING TO BE LIKE?"
>> I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY.
BUT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME GOING ON IN THE BACKGROUND --
>> Stephen: YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HEAR THIS.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HEAR THIS AT ALL.
WERE YOU A REBELLIOUS CHILD?
>> NO, I WASN'T AT ALL.
>> Stephen: WHERE DID YOU GROW UP?
>> EDWINSVILLE, ILLINOIS.
I WAS PRETTY MUCH BY THE RULES AND PRETTY SHY AND SORT OF A
HOMEBODY AND THEN I FELL IN WITH SOME THEATER PEOPLE AND THEY --
>> Stephen: IT'S A ROUGH BUNCH.
THAT'S A BAD-- THAT'S A BAD-- >> THEY WERE A BAD INFLUENCE ON
ME.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER REALLY EXCITING PROJECT THAT HAS
STARTED.
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PROMO PICTURE?
>> I HADN'T SEEN, THAT NO.
>> Stephen: WELL, OBVIOUSLY, YOU PLAY JACKIE HARRIS ON "ROWES
"ROSERKS ANNE" AND WON THREE EMMYS.
AND NOW "ROSEANNE" IS COMING BACK MARCH 27.
AND HERE ARE YOU RUSHING.
THERE YOU ARE AS THE NASTY WOMAN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> THAT'S A STATEMENT.
>> Stephen: RIGHT THERE.
WHAT HAS CHANGED?
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO JACKIE SINCE?
>> OH, TO JACKIE?
>> Stephen: YEAH, WHAT'S HAPPENED TO JACKIE.
>> WELL I DON'T WANT TO GIVE TOO MUCH AWAY BUT JACKIE SAYS SHE
HAS A JOB AND CLAIMS SHE DOESN'T-- SHE'S THE BEST IN
LANDFORD AT IT, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SAY WHAT IT IS, BUT IT'S
FUNNY.
BUT WE NEVER SEE HER AT HER JOB, SO I'M NOT QUITE SURE SHE'S
TELLING THE TRUTH.
>> Stephen: NOW, YOU WALKED ON TO THE SET AFTER HOW MANY-- HOW
MANY YEARS WERE YOU GUYS OFF?
>> 20.
>> Stephen: 20 YEARS, SO, WHAT'S IT LIKE-- IT'S THE SAME
HOUSE, MAYBE NOT THE SAME SET, BUT THE SAME BUILT SET.
>> THEY HAD TO RECREATE IT.
>> Stephen: SAME LOT, SAME STUDIO?
>> SAME LOT, YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS IT LIKE AFTER 20 YEARS TO WALK INTO--
>> IT WAS A WEIRD, MUDDY SOUP OF EMOTIONS, SOME DISTURBING
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW-- YOU COULD REALLY TELL THAT TIME HAD PASSED
WITH THE KIDS WHO GREW UP ON THE SHOW.
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> AND NOW THERE ARE NEW CHARACTERS ON THE SHOW BECAUSE
THOSE KIDS HAD KIDS.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
>> AND THEY'RE OLD ENOUGH TO BE PLAYED BY ACTORS.
BUT IT-- SO IT WAS VERY SURREAL, AND IT WAS A TIME WARP.
SO WE ALL WERE-- LOOKED AT THE SET AND WERE FREAKED OUT.
BUT THEN WE GOT TO SIT AROUND THE TABLE AND DO THE TABLE READ,
AND THAT'S WHEN IT KIND OF CLIBD.
AND IT WAS LIKE NO TIME HAD PASSED AT ALL.
THAT WAS ALSO DISTURBING.
>> Stephen: I'M SURE.
>> IT WAS LIKE WE HAD TAN A HIATUS WEEK, ALTHOUGH 20 YEARS
HAD PASS GLD WELL, I WANT TO ASK YOU ONE OTHER THING BEFORE YOU
GO, TALKING ABOUT, LIKE, MOMS AND DAUGHTERS, YOU DID
SOMETHING-- YOU HAD A PRETTY GOOD MOM.
YOU DID SOMETHING NICE FOR YOUR DAUGHTER.
TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT YOU DID.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR THE STORY.
>> WELL, MY YOUNGEST, MY 12-YEAR-OLD, IS OBSESSED WITH
"SUPERGIRL" AND MELISSA BENOIST, UNDERSTANDABLY SO, BECAUSE IT'S
WONDERFUL.
SO I WEASELED MY WAY ON TO THE SHOW, AND I ASKED --
>> Stephen: YOU'RE PLAYING A PART ON THE SHOW?
>> I'M PLAYING A PART ON THE SHOW SO WE GET TO GO TO
VANCOUVER AND SHE CAN MEET HER HERO.
>> Stephen: OH, THAT'S REALLY NICE.
SO MOM WILL BE COOL.
MOM IS COOL NOW.
>> WELL, THAT PART-- YES, YEAH.
I MEAN, SHE'S GOING TO REMEMBER IT FOREVER SO I HOPE SHE CHALKS
IT UP TO ME SOME DAY.
>> Stephen: YEAH, KEEP THAT ON A PIECE OF PAPER TO HAND BACK TO
HER UPON.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND THANK
YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE IN "LADY BIRD."
IT WAS LOVELY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT.