LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS THE GOLDEN
GLOBE-WINNING ACTRESS YOU KNOW FROM PULP FICTION AND KILL BILL.
SHE NOW STARS IN BRAVO'S IMPOSTERS.
>> THE GUY OVER THERE.
♪ >> NO, THANKS.
COME ON, GORGEOUS!
OBLIGE ME.
MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M NOT DRINKING ALONE.
>> MAYBE YOU SHOULD FIND SOME FRIENDS.
>> LET'S YOU AND ME BE FRIENDS, HUH?
WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SWEETHEART?
I BET YOU GOT A PRETTY NAME.
>> GO BACK, SIT DOWN AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
>> WHAT YOU GONNA DO IF I DON'T?
♪ OH!
>> THE NAME'S LENNY KHAN.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME UMA THURMAN!
UMA!
♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
THEY DON'T LEAP TO THEIR FEET FOR EVERYBODY.
I'LL TELL YOU THAT.
>> AW!
>> Stephen: WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
>> THANK YOU!
>> Stephen: I'M A BIG FAN.
I HAVE TO ASK YOU ONE QUESTION BEFORE WE GET STARTED.
I'M A HUGE FAN OF LORD OF THE RINGS, WHICH IS NO SECRET.
I FOUND OUT BEFORE THE SHOW YOU TURNED DOWN A PART IN LORD OF
THE RINGS?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: I WOULD HAVE DONE THAT.
>> YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD.
>> Stephen: WHY?
IT WAS A VERY LONG TIME AGO AND I CONSIDER IT ONE OF THE
WORST DECISIONS EVER MADE, BUT I HAD JUST HAD MY FIRST CHILD, AND
I JUST -- I DON'T KNOW, I WAS A LITTLE HOUSEBOUND.
>> Stephen: DIDN'T WANT TO DRAG YOUR CHILD TO NEW ZEALAND
FOR THREE YEARS?
>> YEAH, THAT WAS A LITTLE UNKNOWN FOR ME.
BUT IT IS DEFINITELY A REGRET.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW WHAT?
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN BEFORE YOU DID "KILL BILL."
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: TOTALLY DIFFERENT SWORDPLAY, THOUGH.
( LAUGHTER ) I UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR DAD,
ROBERT THURMAN, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WAS A FAMOUS BUDDHIST.
>> HE IS STILL.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
STILL WITH US.
STILL A BUDDHIST.
>> IT'S WORKING FOR HIM.
>> Stephen: WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN TIBETAN BUDDHIST
PRIEST?
>> MONK, YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES A TIBETAN BUDDHIST MONK DO?
WHAT DO THEY DO?
>> WELL, THEY LEARN TIBETAN, AND THEY MAKE VOWS, WHICH HE BROKE.
>> Stephen: LIKE VOWS OF CELIBACY?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND UMA THURMAN IS HERE.
>> YES ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: GLAD HE BROKE THE VOWS.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE GROWING UP WITH A TIBETAN BUDDHIST.
CLEAN YOUR ROOM.
I DON'T WANT TO.
IT'S SUFFERING.
>> YES, AND TRANSCEND THAT.
>> Stephen: HE DIDN'T MAKE YOU LEARN YOUR ABCs OR --
( SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ) >> Stephen: I TRUST YOU.
ONE TIBETAN DOCTOR USED TO STAY WITH US, A VICIOUS
BACKGAMMON PLAYER, AND I LEARNED TO COUNT TO SIX VERY WELL, WHICH
WITH I FORGOT, BECAUSE HE WAS CHEATING ALL THE SAME TIME.
>> Stephen: I NEVER HEARD VICIOUS AND BUDDHIST IN THE SAME
SENTENCE.
>> A VICIOUS BUDDHIST BACKGAMMON PLAYER.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE ONE OF TARANTINOS GREAT MUSES, AND
"KILL BILL" VOLUMES 1 AND 2 ARE AN INCREDIBLE SERIES OF MOVIES.
>> THANK YOU ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: RIGHT NOW -- HOW OLD ARE YOUR KIDS?
>> I HAVE THREE.
I HAVE AN 18-YEAR-OLD AND A 15-YEAR-OLD AND A FOUR AND A
HALF AND THREE-QUARTERS, SHE CALLS HERSELF.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: AT WHAT AGE DID
YOU ALLOW YOUR KIDS TO WATCH KILL BILL?
>> I WAITED AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
BUT I THINK IT WAS, LIKE, MAYBE FOUR YEARS AGO.
>> Stephen: YEAH?
YEAH.
>> Stephen: WERE THEY, LIKE, MOM, YOU'RE BAD ASS, OR, MOM,
WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOU?
>> SOMEONE ASKED ME ABOUT THAT.
MY SON WAS, LIKE, IT HURT WHEN THEY SHOT MY MOM IN THE CHEST
AND NAILED HER IN THE COFFIN.
I WAS GLAD I WAITED AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
>> Stephen: I TRIED TO KEEP MY KIDS FROM WATCH WITHING MY OLD
SHOW FOR AS LONG AS I COULD.
I USED MY OWN NAME AND THERE I AM SAYING THINGS I DIDN'T MEAN
WITH A STRAIGHT FACE AND I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO SEE ME AS
PURELY IRONIC, SO I WOULD BE PUTTING THEM IN BED AND SAY I
LOVE YOU, AND THEY GO, I GET IT, DAD.
SO I UNDERSTAND WANTING TO KEEP YOUR KIDS AWAY FROM YOUR WORK.
>> WELL, IT'S JUST NICE TO BE THE PARENT AT HOME.
>> Stephen: I'M JEALOUS OF ACTORS.
I DABBLED WITH ACTING WHEN I WAS YOUNG.
BUT I'M JEALOUS OF REAL ACTORS AND MOVIE STARS WHERE YOU GET SO
INTENSIVELY INVOLVED, SO IMMERSED IN THE PROJECT YOU'RE
WORKING ON.
DO YOU STILL HAVE SWORD SKILLS?
IF 88 MANIACS TACKED US NOW, HOW MANY COULD YOU TAKE OUT TO
PROTECT ME?
>> I PROBABLY COULD DO A BETTER JOB THAN MOST PEOPLE IN THE
ROOM.
FIRSTOV ALL, I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE EXITS ARE.
>> Stephen: WHAT KIND OF TRAINING DO YOU HAVE TO DO?
>> BACK THEN?
>> Stephen: YEAH.
IT WAS MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS OF TRAINING.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
YEAH, IT WAS REALLY GOOD FOR ME.
I WAS A BIT OF A KLUTZ.
THEY TUNED ME UP A LITTLE BIT.
>> Stephen: YOU DO NOT SEEM LIKE A KLUTZ.
>> THEY TUNED ME UP.
THE BEST THING IS TO LEARN NEW THINGS ALL THE TIME.
>> Stephen: IS THAT THE FAVORITE THING YOU LEARNED IN
THE IMMERSIVE WORLD OF BEING A MOVIE STAR OR DID SOMETHING
STICK WITH YOU THAT'S MORE ENJOYABLE THAN THAT?
>> MORE ENJOYABLE THAN TENDING TO KILL PEOPLE?
>> Stephen: YEAH.
WELL -- ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: HARD TO IMAGINE.
IT'S EASIER THAN THE MAKEOUT SCENES, I'VE GOT TO TELL YA.
>> Stephen: A LOVE SCENE IS HARDER?
>> YEAH, THERE'S MORE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE OTHER
PERSON.
( LAUGHTER ) IT'S A MUCH CLEANER BUSINESS.
MUCH LESS PERSONAL.
>> Stephen: IMPOSTERS IS THE NEW SERIES ON BRAVO.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHO IS LENNY COHEN AND WHERE DID THE ROLE COME
FROM?
>> LENNY COHEN, IS THE HEAVY, YOU SAW HER BREAK SOMEONE'S ARM.
>> Stephen: YEAH, DIDN'T CHOP THEIR HEAD OFF.
>> NO, NO.
SHE'S TEN FORCER FOR THE MYSTERIOUS BAD GUY, IMPOSTERS.
IT'S A BLACK COMEDY ABOUT SCAMMERS AND HUSTLERS AND CON
ARTISTS.
>> Stephen: ACTORS ARE CON ARTISTS, AREN'T THEY, IN SOME
WAY?
>> ON A GOOD DAY.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S A BAD DAY?
BAD DAY'S A BAD CON ARTIST.
>> Stephen: YOU GET CAUGHT.
YES.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU AN ENFORCER LIKE LENNY IS IN REAL
LIFE?
ARE YOU A HEAVY AROUND THE HOUSE?
>> NOT EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: DO THIS OR I'LL BREAK YOUR ELBOW?
>> NO.
THERE IS TESTIMONY ABOUT HOW I AM NOT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YOU'RE A SOFTY?
YEAH, I'M A YES MOM.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE A YES MOM?
YES.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NICE.
DID YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF UPBRINGING AS WELL?
WERE YOU KIND OF LIKE A FREE-RANGE KICKEN?
( LAUGHTER ) BECAUSE I WAS.
I WAS THE LAST OF ELEVEN.
MY MOM IS, LIKE, TEN FINGERS AND TOES, YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
GO PLAY.
>> SO FREE RANGE.
>> Stephen: I WAS ALLOWED TO DO WHATEVER I WANTED, GO OFF IN
THE WOODS.
>> I THINK THERE WAS A MIX.
I WAS IN THE MIDDLE.
SO I HAD A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY.
>> Stephen: IN THE MIDDLE OF HOW MANY?
>> FIVE OR FOUR, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU STARTED TO COUNT.
I HAVE A HALF SISTER WHO I LOVE, WHO I DIDN'T GET TO GROW UP WITH
BUT I DON'T LIKE TO EXCLUDE HER.
>> Stephen: I HAVE FULL BROTHERS AND SISTERS I DIDN'T
GET TO GROW UP WITH.
>> BECAUSE THEY WERE GONE.
>> Stephen: SO YOU'RE THE MIDDLE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: SO IS THAT WHY YOU THINK YOU WENT INTO THE ARTS
BECAUSE MIDDLE CHILDREN, OFTEN ARTISTS ARE LIKE TROUBLED
CREATURES AND MIDDLE CHILDREN ARE OFTEN CALLED THE TROUBLED
CHILD.
>> YES, THEY ARE.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU A TROUBLED PERSON, UMA THURMAN.
>> I'M NOT NOW.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE THE ACTING HEMS, DOESN'T IT?
>> ACTING HELPS.
CREATIVITY HELPS.
>> Stephen: THE ONLY TIMES I'VE GONE INSANE IN MY LIFE AND
THAT'S LIKE MEDICATED ASLEEP ALL DAY INSANE OR WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE
A CHANCE TO DO THIS, WHEN I COULDN'T WORK, THAT'S WHAT
DRIVES ME CRAZY.
>> THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.
GOT TO GET IT OUT.
YOU'VE GOT TO GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST, KEEP GOING.
>> Stephen: BACK AT CHA.
IT WAS LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
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