- Oh my God.
How is this my life?
What the heck?
[gentle music]
Hey Vogue, it's Hailee Steinfeld here.
We are in New York City for the Dickinson premiere tonight.
♪ The premiere tonight ♪
And we've got a very exciting day ahead.
[gentle music]
We are currently in glam right now.
The first thing on the agenda this morning
is "Live with Kelly and Ryan."
It's very early in the morning, still waking up.
Oh, it's only, it's seven?
Well.
- Sun's up now.
- Okay, guys, well.
- It's early, it's early for us.
- We woke up when the sun wasn't up so [laughs]
[gentle music]
- One thing about New York City is
there is a very special part of this city
called Times Square.
The word on the street is that there are not one but two
Dickinson billboards in Times Square,
and I have yet to see them in person.
Good?
- [Woman] Yep.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah?
Let's get this show on the road, people.
Woohoo, yeah!
How long is our drive?
- [Man] 40, 40?
40 minutes?
Confirmation on 40 minutes.
Okay so we are in the car,
we are on our way to "Live With Kelly and Ryan".
I'm hoping we're gonna be on time because it is live.
We're in a little bit of traffic.
Here we are.
Oh, this is the Brooklyn Bridge.
I walked this for the first time.
You definitely have to commit,
because once you're in the middle of that thing,
there's no way out.
Oh, New York!
[camera snaps]
Thank you.
All right so we're almost there.
Okay so basically,
I just need to remember to slow down.
Sometimes I get a little nervous and talk a little fast,
people don't understand what I'm saying.
And eye contact, eye contact always.
[muffled chatter]
- [Man] We'll bring you right back.
We're so excited to have you back.
- [Hailee] Thank you.
- [Man] Sorry, we're in a little bit of a rush.
- [Announcement] One minute folks, one minute.
- This is so stressful.
- [Man] Let me bring you right back.
- Oh Jesus.
Oh my God.
[hyperventilates]
I'm good.
Time to calm down.
[laughing]
- [Woman] I can't.
- I'm having a mental breakdown.
- Here we go.
[applause]
- Great, great songs.
- Thank you.
- Do you also write poetry?
Are they intersected in any way?
- Well, I think in a way, songwriting is -
and can be like poetry.
- Yeah.
- One thing I loved so much about,
we wrapped this show and I went straight back to LA, home,
and started working on my music again,
and I feel like I have this more fearless approach
to my writing after embodying this character.
[exhales loudly]
We just got back in the car and it was so crazy.
Okay, so, that was insane.
We are done with Kelly and Ryan.
I think we should go to Times Square now.
[phone rings]
[Julie singing off key on speakerphone]
♪ Isn't she lucky ♪
♪ This Apple TV girl ♪
[laughs]
- [Julie on speakerphone] It's a beautiful day
to be Emily Dickinson.
- Oh my God.
Julie, can I ask you a question?
Can I introduce you to Vogue?
[laughs]
- [Julie] Oh God.
- Ladies and gentleman, my friend Julie Vestola.
[imitates trumpets]
- Lightness falls as the darkness begins.
The stars align together as the constellations come as one.
We are...
[mutters]
[slow music]
- We're driving into Times Square,
where there are some Dickinson posters.
And I'm freaking out.
See, it's right on top of the burger store!
You guys!
Oh my God!
I mean, I don't even, like...
This is one of those things that is so hard to comprehend.
I'm gonna get emotional, it's like - whoo.
Stop, stop, don't point, don't point, don't point.
- You made it.
[squeals]
- Oh my God!
I mean, I'm gonna need to go collect myself now.
That was absolutely insane.
I just - I have no words.
I'm speechless and forever, forever grateful
and humbled by this.
I'm gonna go rest up before the big night.
[kisses]
I'll see you in a little bit.
[match lights]
We are a few hours away from the premiere.
I've had some time now to sit and relax,
and light my candles.
I'm drinking my tea.
I just drink tea, I don't drink caffeine.
I'm terrified because I know the minute I start,
I will not stop.
I've got this gorgeous view of the Brooklyn Bridge
right outside my window,
and I can actually see where the premiere
is taking place tonight, which is kind of exciting.
I want to live my life in a way
that I'm always ready mentally and physically
and emotionally for whatever life has to throw at me.
My dad is a personal fitness trainer,
and just all around life coach.
We have been training a lot more religiously
in the last year than ever before,
and it's done wonders for my mental health.
And that was the reason I sort of wanted
to do it in the first place.
It was more of a mental thing
rather than a physical appearance thing.
But of course, you start to reap those benefits,
and it becomes sort of addicting.
We've got like, two hours until the premiere,
so I should probably get,
get my life together.
By the way, why do I order vegetables
like I'm gonna eat them?
Yes!
I actually for the first time might be wearing a dress
that I shouldn't be eating chicken fingers before I wear.
So this is my beautiful, graceful, iconic nana.
And this is my beauty -
- Don't ruin your makeup, keep it pretty.
- Thank you.
My beautiful cousin Tru.
- Yes.
- [Man] I can't wait for my intro.
- And Big Pete, let's go!
- Oh, hey, hey!
[laughs]
You stole my chicken finger, by the way.
- Oh, that was yours?
Sorry.
- Premieres are always exciting,
and when your daughter happens to be, you know,
the star of it, it's a little bit more exciting, so.
No, I'm good, I'm good.
- Oh, that wasn't mine but.
How much time do we have, actually?
- [Man] We need to walk in 48 minutes.
- What?
48 minutes?
Really?
T-minus 48 minutes people.
We are back in the chair, getting ready for the premiere
with no distractions.
Okay, it's happening.
We've got Sam Viser on the makeup, all right.
We've got Laura Pogo on hair, okay.
I just realized I kinda have to go to the bathroom,
but I'm gonna sit through it.
Come on.
- So tonight we're doing more of like,
a '90s supermodel vibe.
It's like a light color on the lid,
and like an overlying ombre lip.
- I'm gonna spit my gum out.
Sorry, we're not gonna,
we ain't gonna - no.
Okay.
My personal style is always, it's always changing.
I've been very into red lately.
But I live in sweats and t-shirts.
I'd say 90% of the time,
but 100% of the time when I'm shooting.
This is actually so exciting
because this is all coming full circle.
When I was eight years old, I guess you could say,
I decided I wanted to start acting.
And that is because my cousin Tru,
who is here with me tonight, was acting as well.
And she had just done this commercial.
I ran into my parents' room and I was like,
"That's what I wanna do.
"I wanna be in commercials."
And my mom said, "if you take acting classes for a year,
"then we'll look into it."
A year of acting classes went by,
so we then took some headshots.
I believe she took the first round of them in the backyard.
And then I got True Grit when I was 13.
And yeah, the rest is, the rest is history.
I am so, so, so happy.
I'm gonna throw on that dress.
- [Woman] Are you actually?
- What?
Yeah.
- [Woman] Okay.
- Oh my God.
[laughs]
Oh shoot, we're two minutes over our time.
Okay, I'm gonna go get dressed,
and then I will see you in a second.
Oh my God.
[screams]
Oh my God, hi!
[guests and Hailee greeting each other]
Julie?!
This was the friend on the phone earlier.
That was her.
[guests and Hailee talking to each other]
Shall we?
Ta-da!
All right, we are all ready for the premiere.
I feel amazing.
Thank you to my beautiful team.
We should go, let's do it.
Name of this dress.
Francesco Scognamiglio.
Okay.
[dance music]
Okay, okay, let's do it.
Come on, let's go, let's go, let's go.
Get your cute little tush in the car!
- [Man] Did we bring any flats or anything for her?
- [Hailee] Sure didn't.
We are, yeah, like two minutes away?
And feeling very...
I don't even know anymore.
It's happening.
I just, all that goes through my mind is don't fall.
[pop music]
[crowd cheering]
[cameras flashing]
- Thank you so much.
- Okay, we are here, we did it.
I'm about to go finally into the premiere.
Thank you guys so much for following me all day, Vogue.
You are amazing, and have a very special place in my heart.
Thank you for today.
Check out Dickinson, November 1st.
Don't miss it.
Mwah!