-That feel good to get a standing ovation?
-It sure does. Thank you very much.
-Welcome back! -Thank you.
[ Applause ]
I love having you on. -Thank you.
-You're a friend to "The Tonight Show."
You've been on "The Tonight Show"
with Jack Paar. -Yes.
-You've been on with Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, and now me.
-And you. -Yeah.
And I'm so happy that you're here.
-Thank you. Thank you. -Oh, please. I'm honored.
You were given a Lifetime Achievement Award
by the American Film Institute.
-I was, last week. -Last week?
[ Applause ]
It's quite an honor.
-It's a huge honor, and I was absolutely thrilled.
And they spoiled me, and so many people came that night.
-Your speech was so touching and so cool, I thought.
-Oh, thank you.
-It wasn't about you, which I thought was interesting.
You didn't make it about you. You wanted to thank the crew.
-Well, you know,
I actually said that nobody acknowledges,
except in the credits that run by far too fast,
as well well know.
-Yes. -Especially on TV.
I wish something could be done about that.
I just wanted to acknowledge everybody in the studio,
and there are hundreds of people behind the camera,
and nobody ever recognizes them, so I wanted to do that.
-Yeah.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-It's true.
-There's so many people that make the film
and make everyone look good.
You said that there was a set designer,
or a painter, maybe?
-It's a true story.
I was driving home one day off the lot
at 20th Century Fox,
and I was finishing a long day of shooting
on "The Sound of Music."
And I passed a gentleman, as I got to the back gate of the lot,
which was the quick way home, for me.
I passed a gentleman who was painting
in a sort of open shed.
And he smiled at me as I waited
for the gate to open at the back,
and I rolled down my window and I said,
"You're working a bit late tonight, aren't you?"
And he came over and talked to me,
and he told me how proud he was
and how long he'd been working at the studio.
And he said, almost boasting,
"You know, I've painted sets for Marilyn Monroe
and Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine."
And I suddenly thought, my God.
That's what made me want to acknowledge everybody,
because he was so thrilled to be a part of film,
and I don't think anybody knew he was there.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
-Exactly, and this business,
it's just great to acknowledge everybody.
-Well, it takes a lot of people.
It's all about -- it's here, everywhere, about collaboration.
-So you did this, and immediately after the ceremony,
you flew to your granddaughter's high school graduation.
-Yes, the next day.
-And you nailed it, and she's going to study theater and film.
-Yep, she's going to Sarah Lawrence,
and she's going to study theater and film
and literature, and all the rest.
-Do you give advice?
-A little bit, but she's got some kind of savvy
that I don't know where it --
I mean, I do know where it comes from, I guess.
[ Laughter ]
But she seems to know a lot already.
-Yeah. -She's very, very smart,
and very talented.
-Do your grandchildren realize that their grandmother
is Mary Poppins?
-Well, now they do, but --
I think. -Yeah.
When my grandson, my lovely young girl's brother,
was very young, he was about 4, I guess,
and they were showing "Mary Poppins" at a birthday party
that he went to.
When his mother came to pick him up,
he was standing this close to the television,
looking terribly puzzled.
[ Laughter ] And my daughter bent down
and said, "Do you know who that lady is?"
And he went, "Uh-uh."
And she said, "Is it maybe somebody that we know
very well?"
"Uh-uh."
And she said, "Is it maybe Granny Jules?"
And he went, "Oh, yes!"
[ Laughter ]
He was thrilled.
-Isn't that great?
-But the best part was, the next day,
when I went over to the house to see him, he said,
"Hello, Granny Jules."
And it was with such a knowing look,
and "I know what you do."
[ Laughter ]
It was adorable. You know with kids, it's so sweet.
Yeah. -When people come up to you
on the street, do they recognize you for different films?
-They certainly do these days, but it's interesting.
It depends what age they are, Jimmy.
If it's a young kid, it's,
"Oh, I loved you in 'Princess Diaries.'"
-Yes!
[ Cheers and applause ]
-But...
But if it's an older lady
or a granny or somebody like that,
it's "I adored you in 'Sound of Music,'" or so on.
And it just depends.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
-You have such a great career, but it is interesting that
probably the number one question
at all the interviews I've watched you do recently is,
everyone asks you, "Is there gonna be 'Princess Diaries 3'?"
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Honestly, I doubt it,
because I'm that much older, and Annie's that much older.
Annie Hathaway, who was so lovely.
-Yeah. -There was talk about it
many, many years ago,
but I think it's gone too far now.
I'd be thrilled if it would happen,
but I can't think what the story would be now.
-Yeah.
Let's talk about another blockbuster,
a children's hit.
"Minions: The Rise of Gru."
-Yes! [ Applause ]
-It's out July 1st.
-Aren't those Minions adorable?
Don't you love them?
-How do they do it? It's so genius.
-There's one that just says, "Hello,"
something like that, and he's adorable.
-He's so cute, yeah. -Oh, yeah.
-I saw it with my girls, they're 8 and 7,
and they loved it.
Do you like playing a villain?
-[ Laughing ] Yes.
Gru's mum is one of the worst characters
you could possibly imagine.
She's the worst role model for a mother.
She's terrible to Gru,
and it was a delight to get my teeth into it,
I have to admit.
-[ Laughing ] You nailed it. You nailed it.
[ Applause ]
It's so perfect.
I want to show everyone a clip.
Here's Julie Andrews in "Minions: The Rise of Gru."
-Oh, you angel. -Take a look.
-Thank you.
-[ Cackling ] -Mom?
-Blahhh.
♪♪
Blahhh.
Blahhhh!
-What?
Mom, who is this sweaty guy?
He's stinking up the house.
I thought you were cooking cabbage.
-He's my new guru.
-Blehhh. -[ Chuckles ]
-Blahhh! -Bllll!
-Tell your weird buddies they better start
pulling their weight around here,
or I'm kicking them out!
They are killing my mellow vibes!
-Uh...
-Bleh-bleh-bleh-bleh.
-Hey! I heard that.
[ Laughing ] -That's right!
Julie Andrews, ladies and gentlemen!
"Minions: The Rise of Gru" is in theaters July 1st.
-Thank you so much.
-We'll be right back with more "Tonight Show."