>>> I KNOW GORGE IS NEXT IN
LINE.
AFTER THAT, WHO KNOWS?
>> THAT'S AMY ADAMS IN HER OSCAR
NOMINATED ROLE AS DICK CHENEY'S
WIFE, LYNN, IN THE MOVIE "VICE,"
THREE WEEKS FROM TONIGHT, ADAMS
CAN WIN AN ACADEMY AWARD.
SHE HAS HALF A DOZEN NOMINATIONS
OVER THE YEARS IN MOVIES LIKE
"THE FIGHTER" AND "AMERICAN
HUS
HUSTLE."
BUT FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN IN
A CLASSES WITH THE BIGGEST STARS
IN THE WORLD FOR MORE THAN A
DECADE NOW.
THE REFRESHING LOW KEY ADAMS
DOES NOT UNDERSTAND ALL THE
FUSS.
A
AMY AND I GOT TOGETHER IN NEW
YORK FOR A SUNDAY SIT-DOWN.
>> SHE JUST DON'T CALL HER A MEW
S
MOVIE STAR.
>> MAKE ME UNCOMFORTABLE.
>> IS THAT THE PLAN?
>> ADAMS IS COMPLETELY ADD EASE
IN HER LATEST OSCAR NOMINATED
ROLE AS VICE PRESIDENT DICK
CH
CHENEY'S WIFE, LYNN.
>> SHE WAS A FORCE OF NATURE
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF HER
MARRIAGE AND HER RELATIONSHIP
WITH DICK CHENEY
>> YES, SHE'S A FORCE, SHE'S OUT
SPOKEN AND DEFENDER OF HER
FAMILY AND HER HUSBAND.
>> DID YOU FIND HER TO BE A
SYMPATHETIC CHARACTER THAN YOU
MAY HAVE IMAGINED.
>> FOR ME, I HAVE TO LET GO OF
MY OPINION ESPECIALLY SOMEBODY
IN THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM.
>> SHE'S HARD ON HERSELF.
SHE EXPECTS A LOT FROM HERSELF.
THAT'S SORT OF WHAT COMES ACROSS
BECAUSE SHE'S VERY CHALLENGING
TO OTHERS.
I DON'T THINK SHE CHALLENGES
ANYBODY ELSE TO DO SOMETHING SHE
WOULD NOT DO.
>> ADAMS IS PAIRED WITH
CHRIST
CHRI
CHRISTIAN BALE AS THE VICE
PRESIDENT.
BALE GAINED 40 POUNDS TO BECOME
DICK CHENEY.
>> IT IS ASTONISHING.
IT REALLY WAS A TRANSFORMATION
OF SPIRIT.
>> DOES HE STAY AS DICK CHENEY,
HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> HE STILL TALKS IN THE VOICE.
THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT LIFE.
>> THAT'S A FUNNY VISUAL
ACTUALLY, YOU GUYS STILL IN
CHARACTER TALKING ABOUT YOUR
KIDS.
>> TALKING ABOUT HOLIDAY PLANS,
EXACTLY.
>> THE 44 YEARS OLD ADAMS WAS
BORN IN ITALY WHERE HER FATHER
WAS STATIONED WITH THE ARMY.
SHE GREW UP IN CASTLE ROCK,
COLORADO.
>> THERE IS A WORK ETHICS
UNDERSTANDING HOW FAMILY WORKS
TOGETHER BASED ON MY UPBRINGING
AND MY EXPERIENCE OF THE CHURCH
AND THE WAY THE COMMUNITY COMES
TOGETHER TO HELP EACH OTHER.
>> AMY'S DAD WAS A MUSICIAN,
FAMILY TIME OFTEN WAS A
SING-ALONG.
>> WE I AM ALWAYS AS A BACKUP F
MY DAD.
I ALWAYS PURSUE PERFORMING BUT
NOT COMFORTABLE.
>> YOU WERE PUT ON A BROADWAY
SHOW.
>> OH, I WOULD LOVE TO GET THEM
ALL ON STAGE.
>> I GOT A COUPLE OF SIBLINGS
THAT HAVE REAL PIPES.
>> REALLY?
>> ADAMS SANG IN A SCHOOL CHOIR
AND TRAINED AS A DANCER.
AFTER GRADUATING IN HIGH SCHOOL,
SHE WORKED IN COLORADO IN
MINNESOTA.
>> YOU WERE A WAITRESS BEFORE
AND YOU HOP UP ON THE CHORUS
LINE?
>> I WAS A HORRIBLE WAITER.
I WAS CONSTANTLY DISTRACTED AND
LOVE ENGAGING WITH CONVERSATIONS
WITH PEOPLE AND I WOULD FORGET
THAT I WAS NOT THERE TO TALK TO
PEOPLE.
THEY WERE ACTUALLY JUST REALLY
WANTING ME TO GET THEIR BREAD
AND I WAS ASKING A LOT OF
QUESTIONS, WHERE DO YOU COME
FROM?
WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE AND WHAT
ARE YOU CELEBRATING?
>> YEAH, GIVE US THE DRINKS.
>> AT 25, ADAMS MOVED TO LOS
ANGELES TO DO SOME ACTING THAT
DID NOT INVOLVE TAKING DRINK
ORDERS.
HER FIRST BREAK CAME IN 2002
WHEN STEVEN SPIELBERG CASTS HER
IN THE MOVIE "CATCH ME IF YOU
CAN" WITH LEONARDO DICAPRIO.
>> IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A ROLE OF
STA
STARDOM.
>> I THINK I KIND OF FAILED.
>> AT AUDITIONS, YOU MEAN?
>> YEAH, IT HAD TO DO WITH MY AT
CONST
ATTITUDE.
I DIDN'T BELIEVE IN MYSELF.
I STARTED TO FOCUS IN ACTING
>> MY FAVORITE ANIMAL IS THE
MEER CAT IN "JUNE BUG," THE
PERFORMANCE THAT EARNED HER
FIRST ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION.
>> ADAMS' CAREER TOOK ANOTHER
BIG LEAP TWO YEARS LATER WHEN
SHE PLAYS GISELLE, THE LEAD OF
DISNEY'S BLOCKBUSTER COMEDY,
"ENCHANTED."
>> THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING.
>> TWO YEARS LATER, ANOTHER FOR
HER ROLE IN THE "FIGHTER" WHERE
SHE FIRST TEAMED WITH CHRISTIAN
BALE.
>> THE FIGHTER WAS DIRECTED BY
DAVID O' RUSSELL WHO CALLED
ADAMS AGAIN TO PLAY A CON WOMAN
IN "AMERICA HUSTLE."
>> HE CHALLENGED NOT ONLY
PEOPLE'S EXPECTATIONS OF ME.
HE CHALLENGED MY OWN AS WELL.
I THINK HE SAW ME IN A DIFFERENT
WAY, YOU KNOW?
HE SAW SOME TRUTH IN ME THAT I
HAD BEEN HIDING.
>> ADAMS HAS AN 8-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER WITH HER HUSBAND AND
DESPITE HER STATUS AS A
HOLLYWOOD A-LISTER, SHE WORKS TO
KEEP A LOW-PROFILE.
>> IS THAT AN EFFORT EFFORT BY
YOU TO KEEP YOUR LIFE PRIVATE?
>> WHEN I STARTED WAS PRETTY
COMMON, YOU KNOW?
THAT WAS SORT OF WHAT EVERYBODY
WAS A LITTLE MORE PRIVATE, IT
WAS BEFORE SOCIAL MEDIA WAS
REALLY PREVALENT.
IT IS A TRICKY BALANCE OF YOU
KNOW WANTING TO BE KNOWN -- NOT
KNOWN FAMOUS LIKE YOUR SPIRIT OR
SOUL KNOWN AND UNDERSTOOD.
>> UH-HUH.
>> AND NEEDING TO RESPECT
BOUNDARIES AND PRIVACIES.
>> AS ADAMS PREPARES FOR ANOTHER
WALK DOWN THE RED CARPET AT THE
OSCARS.
SHE ADMITS IT ALL STILL FEELS A
LITTLE STRANGE.
>> WHEN DO YOU GET THIS SWAGGER?
>> WAS IT THE NOMINATION FOR
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE A
SWAGGER.
I KNOW THAT I LOVE WHAT I DO AND
I AM WILLING TO DO THE WORK.
>> I KNOW YOU LOVE THE TERM
MOVIE STAR.
>> IT IS REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE.
>> YOU ARE A REAL MOVIE STAR.
>> SHE'S A MOVIE STAR.
"VICE" IS IN THEATER RIGHT NOW.
TO HEAR AMY TALK ABOUT THE ROLE
IN WATCH THE SUPER BOWL
TONIGHT, YOU WILL WITNESS
SOMETHING NO ONE