>> AND THAT IS YOUR LATEST
WEATHER.
SAVANNAH?
>> AL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> AND NOW, TO ANSANDRA BULLOCK
OPENING UP ABOUT HER PERSONAL
LIFE.
>> SHE LEADS "OCEANS 8" ABOUT A HEIST AT THE MET GALA." ABOUT A
HEIST AT THE MET GALA. WE WILL BE TALKING WITH THE
FEMALE CAST ALL WEEK, STARTING
WITH SANDRAS CONVERSATION AND
HER REAL-LIFE ROLE AS MOM.
WE START OFF TALKING ABOUT "OCEANS 8."F TALKING ABOUT
"OCEANS 8."
>> I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT
SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD BE A LOT OF FUN, AND WOULD ALSO GIVE THET OF
FUN, AND WOULD ALSO GIVE THE VIEWER A PLEASURE TO SIT BACK.
>> YOURE THE RING LEADER.
THATS HOW YOU ROLE.
>> THATS HOW I ROLL.
>> WHEN PEOPLE SEE YOU AND THEY
SEE MOVIE STAR MOVIES, IF YOU LINE UP YOUR PRIORITIES AND TELL
ME ONE THROUGH THREE, HOW WOULD
YOU PRIORITIZE YOUR LIFE NOW?
>> MY KIDS.
EVERYTHING IS ABOUT THEM BEING
OKAY.
BEING IN SCHOOL.
HAVING WHAT THEY NEED. THEIR MOMENTS, I NEED TO BE
THERE FOR EVERY MOMENT THAT THEY
HAVE.
HAVE.
ITS HARDER FOR ME TO LEAVE THEM THAN I THINK IT IS FOR THEM WHEN
I LEAVE.
I LEAVE.
I DONT LEAVE THAT MUCH. AND I DONT WORK THAT MUCH
ANYMORE, EITHER.
ANYMORE, EITHER. I KEEP LOOKING AT YOU LIKE, I
HAVE NOTHING BUT YOU.
AND THEYRE LIKE -- I TOLD THEM
WHERE THEY CAN GO TO COLLEGE.
THESE ARE THE PLACES I FEEL
COMFORTABLE LIVING.
COMFORTABLE LIVING. YOU HAVE THESE CHOICES.
MY PRIORITIES ARE MY KIDS, MY
KIDS, MY KIDS.
MY FAMILY, MY FAMILY.
THATS IT.
>> WHEN YOU WERE 41, 42, 43, DID YOU THINK TO YOURSELF, YOU KNOWD
YOU THINK TO YOURSELF, YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHAT?
MAYBE NOT?
>> I DID THINK MAYBE NOT. AND THEN, KATRINA HAPPENED.
IM GOING TO CRY.
KATRINA HAPPENED IN NEW ORLEANS.
I KNEW.
I KNEW.
SOMETHING TOLD ME THAT MY CHILD WAS THERE.TOLD ME THAT MY CHILD
WAS THERE.
IT WAS WEIRD. >> WAS THAT A GUT FEELING OR A
GOD FEELING?
GOD FEELING?
>> I THINK THEYRE ONE IN THE
SAME.
I DONT THINK THERES A
DIFFERENCE.
I REALLY DONT.
IT WAS THE PROCESS OF FILLING
OUT FORMS, FILLING OUT FORMS.
BEING JUDGED, BEING, YOU KNOW,
HAVING -- BEING IN THE SPOTLIGHT
ABOUT WHO YOU ARE AS A HUMAN BEING, THAT IS AWKWARD.HUMAN
BEING, THAT IS AWKWARD. AND THEN, IT WAS FOUR YEARS
LATER.
LATER.
>> FOUR?
WOW.
>> THREE OR FOUR YEARS LATER. I LOOKED AT THEM LIKE, THERE YOU
ARE.
ARE.
HE FIT IN THE CROOK OF MY ARM AND HE LOOKED ME IN THE EYES,
AND HE WAS WISE.
MY CHILD WAS WISE.
>> FUNNY WHAT YOU KNOW IN LIKE A
SECOND.
SECOND.
>> AND THE BEAUTIFUL THING I WAS CONSTANTLY TOLD WAS THE PERFECTS
CONSTANTLY TOLD WAS THE PERFECT CHILD WILL FIND YOU.
YOU WILL FIND YOUR CHILD.
STOP IT.
STOP IT. LOOK IN THAT DIRECTION.
>> IM TRYING NOT TO LOOK AT
YOU.
YOU.
>> YOU DONT BELIEVE THAT WHEN ITS NOT HAPPENING.E THAT WHEN
ITS NOT HAPPENING. WHEN YOURE GOING, WHERE IS MY
FAMILY?
FAMILY?
AND WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, YOU KNOW WHAT THEYRE TALKING ABOUT.
>> ITS FUNNY BECAUSE WITHOUT
KNOWING IT, WHEN YOU ADOPTED
LOUIE, A LOT OF PEOPLE -- IM
GOING TO CRY.
>> LOOK THAT WAY.
LOOK AWAY, MADGE.
>> I WAS IN RIO AND I WAS TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT, DID I MISS MY
WINDOW?
WINDOW?
AM I DO LATE? SHOULD I HAVE DONE?
AND I GOOGLED YOU.
I WANTED TO KNOW.
WERE FROM THE SAME AREA OF
VIRGINIA, IT WAS LIKE HOPE.
AND IN RIO, AFTER THAT, THERE
WAS A LITTLE BOY IN SYRIA.
HE HAD DIRT IN HIS HAIR AND HE
WAS SITTING.
WAS SITTING. THAT IMAGE CAME ON THE SCREEN
AND I CRIED.
IF I NEED ONE MORE SIGN, LIKE
IM GOING HOME AND I AM STARTING
TO FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK.
I REACHED OUT TO YOU.
AND YOU GAVE ME GOOD ADVICE.
I THOUGHT, YOU DONT KNOW WHO
YOU INSPIRED.
YOU INSPIRED.
YOU KNOW BECAUSE I TOLD YOU. HOW MANY PEOPLE LOOKED UP AND
SAW YOU.
SAW YOU. >> I HOPE ME TELLING MY STORY
LETS PEOPLE KNOW THERE ARE NO --
THERES NO END GAME.
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF CHILDREN THAT ARE READY TO BE
YOUR CHILD.
YOUR CHILD. YOURE A FOREVER PARENT THE
MINUTE YOU ACCEPT THE LOVE OF
THAT CHILD.
THAT CHILD. AND ITS AMAZING TO ME HOW WE
CAN TAKE AWAY PEOPLES HAPPINESS
BY TELLING THEM THAT THIS IS THE
BOX YOU HAVE TO STAY IN.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> THERE IS NO BOX.
THERES NO BOX.
>> YOU HAVE LOUIS. >> YEAH.AVE LOUIS.
>> YEAH. >> AND YOU HAD, LIKE, A COMPLETE
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
IT WASNT DONE YET.
YOU WERENT DONE YET.
>> NO.
I WAS HAVING DINNER WITH GIRLFRIENDS OF MINE.WITH
GIRLFRIENDS OF MINE. LOUIS WANTED TO SIT WITH THEM,
OUT OF HIS BATH.
SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT HER
DAUGHTERS.
DAUGHTERS.
HE GOES, YEAH, I DONT HAVE
DAUGHTERS.
SHE WENT, YOU DONT? I DONT HAVE A DAUGHTER, BUT IM
GOING TO HAVE A BABY SOON.
AND THEY LOOK AT ME.
AND IM LIKE, THERES NOTHING
OUT THERE.
OUT THERE.
AND I REALIZED, MAYBE HE KNEW SOMETHING.IZED, MAYBE HE KNEW
SOMETHING.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT, IT WOULD
HAVE BEEN AROUND THE TIME THAT LILA WAS BORN.ND THE TIME THAT
LILA WAS BORN. >> MY GOD.
I GOT CHILLS.
>> WHAT IS IT?
ITS LOUIS WAY.
HE HAS A STRONG WAY.
AND HES A FINE LEADER.
HE LED ME TO LILA.
>> WHAT WOULD YOUR MOM SAY?
>> SHOW WOULD LOVE IT.
WHEN DO YOU WANT THEM TO SHOW
UP?
UP?
LIKE, RIGHT NOW WOULD BE TULLHE ULTIMATE TIME.W WOULD BE TULLHE
ULTIMATE TIME.
I WANT HER TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING IS OKAY AND HOW AMAZING -- IHING
IS OKAY AND HOW AMAZING -- I THINK THAT SHE HAD A HAND IN IT.
I THINK SHE HAD A HAND IN THE
GIFTS.
GIFTS.
I JUST WANT HER TO SEE THAT WERE OKAY.T HER TO SEE THAT
WERE OKAY. >> YOURE MORE THAN OKAY.
>> JUST LIKE, BEING A MOM, I
REALIZE, THIS IS WHAT I WAS
SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN I GREW UP.
NOT BE AN ACTRESS.
TO BE A MOM.
>> THIS WAS THE PURPOSE.
>> THIS IS MY PURPOSE.
AND I KNEW IT AT A VERY YOUNG
AGE AND I THINK MY MOTHER SAW
THAT.
THAT.
PLEASE, NOT THAT YOUNG.
NOT 17, HONEY.
I FELT THAT CALLING AT A VERY
YOUNG AGE.
I HAD TO BECOME THE MOM THAT I
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE KIDS
THAT WERE WAITING FOR ME.
>> I CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT
HAPPENS TO THOSE KIDS. THEYRE GOING TO RULE THE WORLD.
>> THEY ALREADY ARE.
>> I DONT KNOW HOW TO SAY THANK
YOU.
YOU.
BUT THANK YOU.
>> YOURE WELCOME.
>> OKAY.
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THERAPY.
>> WE ALL DO.
>> IT DID FEEL LIKE THAT.
I WANTED TWINKIES AND TO GET
UNDER THE COVERS AFTER THAT
INTERVIEW.
IT WAS THAT KIND OF THING.
ISNT SHE SO INSPIRING?
SHE SAID, THERE IS NO BOX.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT. ALL THE PEOPLE WATCHING WHO
MIGHT THINK, LIKE, MY WINDOW
ISNT CLOSED YET.
>> I WAS THINKING THAT, TOO.
SHE INSPIRED YOU.
YOURE THINKING, YOURE
INSPIRING OTHERS.
INSPIRING OTHERS. WHEN YOUR BABY COMES, YOU KNOW
THATS MY BABY.
>> I WAS INSPIRED BY MY PARENTS.
THEY DID THE SAME THING WITH
THREE OF US.
WHEN WE GOT COURTNEY AND I LOOKED IN THE BACKSEAT, THERE
WAS NOBODY THERE AN HOUR
EARLIER.
EARLIER.
AND THEN, THERES MY GIRL.
YOU KNOW?
ITS AMAZING.
>> SANDRAS NEW MOVIE, "OCEANS