-Welcome back to the show. -Thank you for having me.
-I'm really -- I'm happy you're here.
So many things I want to talk to you about.
'Cause I haven't seen you in probably over a year,
I want to say. -Mm-hmm.
-So I always love when you come here.
-Thank you. -But then I saw someone
posted online you were hanging out with Questlove.
-Yeah. We had --
-Where were you guys hanging out?
-We had a lucky, twice in a week seeing each other,
'cause we went to --
We happened to see each other at the movies.
-Yeah. -We saw "Psycho,"
at the cemetery, which was amazing.
-Now, what does that mean? I'm so lost.
So, you're at the movies right now?
-Yeah, so in L.A., there's this --
They have screenings every weekend at
the Hollywood Forever Cemetery,
which is this beautiful cemetery.
And -- -So, "Psycho" in a cemetery?
-Yeah it was great. [ Laughter ]
It was really cool, right?
And then we just happened to be sitting by each other,
so that was super lucky. -Quest, you do that?
-Yeah, dude. [ Laughter ]
It's cool. -I would be absolutely afraid.
I wouldn't go to see a movie in the cemetery.
-Really? -Yeah, absolutely not.
That's like -- That's crazy.
But it's fun, I guess. Right?
-It was super fun. -You know what's funny?
I was looking at all your -- all the Wikipedia
and all the stuff about you. That's how I do my research,
by reading fake -- -It's very accurate.
-Reading fake things.
So, how long have you been a cartoon?
[ Laughter ]
But you've been acting for 25 years?
-Yeah. -And you've been in over --
-I'm a 1,007 years old, yes. [ Laughter ]
-You've been in 45 movies. Did you know that?
-I did not know that. -45.
-I should read my Wikipedia. [ Laughter ]
-No, you don't have to.
I'm the one who writes all the info.
[ Laughter ]
-So whatever I say goes.
But that's crazy. That's awesome.
-It's a long time, yeah.
-A great body of work. -Thanks.
-And also, I follow you on the socials.
And you posted this photo,
and I just thought it was so cute.
Look at this little girl right there.
[ Audience "Awws" ] That is you --
-Like, so short. I was always the shortest.
-In your little ballet tutu.
-And my tights are all, like, wrinkly like elephant legs.
[ Laughter ]
-You were the littlest one always?
-The littlest and the messiest, and, yeah, the worst.
[ Laughs ]
-But you always wanted to perform, huh?
-I did always like performing, yes.
-And this little girl, I love, went on to do "Black Swan"
and won an Oscar for it. [ Cheers and applause ]
That's pretty good right there. That's kind of cool.
-I was like, "I'm not gonna be a real ballerina."
Closest I could get -- pretend to be one.
-Everyone's talking about this. I was excited for you.
They announced it at Comic-Con, you came out.
You are going to be the new Thor.
You're a lady Thor. [ Cheers and applause ]
And people went bonkers.
-Yeah, it's really exciting. -People went bonkers.
People loved -- They love you. -Thank you.
-They know you from the "Thor" movies.
but did you ever know you that you were gonna play lady Thor?
-I did not know.
I mean, I was aware that there was a storyline,
but I didn't know that they were actually
planning on doing that in the movies.
-And is this pressure? -Very lucky.
-I only ask because it's Comic-Con,
and I get nervous going to Comic-Con
even if I'm not selling anything or I'm not in anything.
People want to nitpick. They're like,
"Did you read episode -- or, issue whatever?"
And I go, "I didn't read anything.
I don't know what's going on." [ Laughter ]
I'm a comedian. I'm happy.
But I mean, like, holding the hammer,
and going like, are you holding it right?
And you know? -I was -- yeah.
It was definitely nerve-racking.
-It is a little bit, right?
-I was like, "Someone's gonna call me out for something."
-Even though you've done 45 movies, you're like,
"I'm gonna step out on stage with this thing.
I better hold the hammer right."
-Well, I didn't get to, like, practice ahead of time.
-They don't let you?
-Picked it up, and it was like, "Kind of heavy."
[ Laughter ]
So you didn't really have to act that much?
-No. I was like, "Ooh." -That's gonna be --
That's super exciting, though.
-It's really exciting. -That's gonna be great.
I want to talk about your new film, though.
"Lucy in the Sky." -Yes.
-You're getting rave reviews.
Congratulations for this. -Thank you.
-This is loosely based on a true story.
I remember hearing a little of the headlines.
Explain to me what this is based on.
-So, it's inspired by a real story,
but this is a fictional version. -Okay.
-But it's an astronaut who has a hard time
coming back from space. -That's the one.
I remember that story. -Yes.
-But it's loosely based on that. -Yes.
-Okay, yeah. -The real story, the woman
kind of tried to kidnap her boyfriend's new girlfriend.
-Yes, that's right, yes. -Everyone was very surprised
because obviously astronauts are, like, the elite,
you know, smartest, most talented.
-But then, when you think about it, you go,
"Well, I was just up in space
where there's no humans or anything."
-Right.
-"And I just came back down to Earth.
Is anyone gonna help me out at all?"
-Yeah. -It's like, "Dude, I can't
go to a store and buy, like, a bag of chips."
-Right. -"Wait. What?
I was just in space. Like, this means nothing."
-Exactly. -So, she's going through --
Your character's going through, like, a crazy --
trying to figure out what is -- what life is really about,
or what's happening. -Yeah, I think it's so wild
for them to like see the entire universe,
and then see the Earth like this big, you know,
and everything they care about seems kind of small.
And then to readjust to life, it's hard, apparently.
-And who does Jon Hamm play?
-Jon Hamm plays the other astronaut
who I have the affair with, who then I -- You know.
-Yeah.
-I'm not happy with what happens.
-Yeah, exactly. But we love Jon Hamm.
-He's so great.
-He might be the most fun human being ever.
-He's really fun. He's a good time.
-Yeah, I remember, we were at one party once, and he goes,
"You want to turn this party up a little bit?"
And I go, "I don't know what that means, but, yeah,
let's do it, man." [ Laughter ]
He goes, "Let's start dancing on the table right now."
I go, "Okay."
And we both jumped up on the table and started dancing.
And then, the party just went nuts.
It was crazy. [ Laughter ]
So that's Jon Hamm. It's, like, he just whispers,
like, "Yeah, let's do it, man."
Then everyone's standing on tables.
It was nuts man. He's the best.
-I really wish I could've seen that.
-He is the best guy in the world.
-Can you, like, re-enact, maybe?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Please?
[ Cheers and applause continues ]
Whoo!
♪♪
-I want to show a clip!
Here's Natalie Portman and Jon Hamm
in "Lucy in the Sky"! Take a look.
♪♪
-Look at you. Straight arrow.
[ Chuckles ]
You've never done a thing wrong in your life.
-I've done plenty of things wrong.
-Mm. Yeah.
I bet you never even came in second in anything.
[ Chuckles ]
-Look, Mr. Know-it-All...
I've done lots of tawdry... I'm here to tell you.
-Really? -Yeah.
-Hit me.
[ Cheers and applause ] -That's what I'm talking about.
Natalie Portman, everybody!