>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, FOLKS!
YOU KNOW MY NEXT GUEST FROM "SONS OF ANARCHY" AND "MAD MEN."
NOW, SHE STARS IN SHOWTIME'S "BILLIONS."
>> IF YOU KNEW ENOUGH TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT UNDER AN ASSUMED
NAME YOU KNOW I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE YOU.
>> I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T BUT THAT ISN'T THE SAME AS NOT WANTING
TO.
>> YES, IT IS.
THERE IS THIS THING THAT HAPPENS WHEN WE'RE IN A ROOM TOGETHER.
IT ALWAYS HAS, BOBBY, JUST FLOWS LIKE THIS.
BUT I'M SHUTTING IT OFF.
I HAVE SHUT IT OFF.
>> ALL RIGHT.
FIRST, I APOLOGIZED.
BUT IF IT TAKES ME SENDING YOU FLOWERS EVERY DAY JOE DiMAGGIO
STYLE TO PROVE IT, I WILL.
>> HE DID THAT AFTER MARILYN WAS DEAD.
YOURS WOULD HAVE THE SAME EFFECT ON ME HIS HAD ON HER.
>> STEPHEN: PLEASE WELCOME MAGGIE SIFF!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> MY PLEASURE.
>> Stephen: THE FIRST TIME -- I WON'T KISS YOU.
>> Stephen: MORE'S THE PITY.
THE FIRST TIME WE MET WAS AT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY AT CBS JUST THIS
PAST CHRISTMAS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: AND I KIND OF EMBARRASSED MYSELF A LITTLE BIT
BECAUSE YOU SAID HI, I'M IN "BILLIONS," AND I SAID I HAVEN'T
ACTUALLY WATCHED IT BECAUSE I TRIED TO WATCH THE FIRST ONE AND
I PUT IN THE D.V.D. TO WATCH IT THEY GAVE ME WHEN GIAMATTI WAS
ON AND THE FIRST SCENE IS HIM HOG TIED TON FLOOR AND A DOM
MATRIX COMES IN AND PUTS HER BOOT ON HIS CHEST AND I TURNED
IT OFF BECAUSE I WAS WATCHING WITH MY CHILDREN.
AND YOU SAID?
>> YEAH, THAT WAS ME.
>> Stephen: IT REVEALED SOMETHING ABOUT PAUL JI MATTIA
BECAUSE HE TOLD ME IN THE SCENE WHERE H HE'S TIED UP ON THE
FLOOR AND YOU PUT THE BOOT ON HIS CHEST, HE FELL ASLEEP WHEN
YOU WERE SHOOTING THE SCENE.
WERE YOU INSULTED IN ANY WAY?
>> NO, I WAS FASCINATED.
I LEARN FROM HIM EVERY DAY.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT KIND OF ROUGH STUFF IS GIAMATTI INTO IF HE CAN
ASLEEP DURING A SCENE ABOUT S&M?
>> I THINK IT'S SUCH A NOVEL EXPERIENCE WITH HIM THAT HE
SURRENDERED 100%.
IT WAS OUR FIRST DAY SHOOTING TOGETHER EVER.
>> Stephen: SERIOUSLY?
THE FIRST SCENE?
>> YES, STUB THE CIGARETTE OUT ON YOUR CHEST.
YES, SO I WAS AWAKE FOR THE BOTH OF US.
I WAS JUST, LIKE, OKAY, YOU RELAX AND I I WILL TRY NOT TO
KILL YOU WITH MY STILETTO AND DANGLING CIGARETTE BECAUSE
YOU'RE A NATIONAL TREASURE AND CO-WORKER.
>> Stephen: MM-HMM.
BUT I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT SOMEBODY LIKE HIM.
YOU KNOW, HE'S SO BRAVE.
HE'S SO CURIOUS.
HE'D NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE, AND HE'S, LIKE,
THAT'S FASCINATING, LET'S GO!
I WAS, LIKE, LET'S GO DO THIS THING!
>> Stephen: HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR THAT ROLE?
DO YOU DO A RAID ALONG?
( LAUGHTER ) I'M CURIOUS, BECAUSE YOU WANT TO
GET IT RIGHT, I ASSUME.
>> YEAH, YOU DO.
I TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THAT WORLD.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE IN THE LIFESTYLE.
>> PEOPLE IN THE LIFESTYLE, YES.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT WE CALL IT, WE CALL IT THE
LIFESTYLE ).
TALKING IN A LOW VOICE ).
YOU SHOULD COME DOWN SOME TIME.
( LAUGHTER ) >> WE DO HAVE A CONSULTANT ON
SET.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A DOMINATRIX CONSULTANT ON THE
SET.
>> WE DO.
>> Stephen: DO WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE?
>> I THINK YOU NEED ONE.
THE LITTLE I'VE SEEN.
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES HE OR SHE DO, I ASSUME?
>> SHE.
SHE -- WELL, SHE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH US ABOUT SORT
OF THE LIFESTYLE AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE CHARACTERS
WHICH IS WHAT I WAS INTERESTED IN, BUT ALSO IN THE SCENES WHICH
WERE A LITTLE MORE EXPLICIT, WHICH I'M NOT A PART OF.
WHEN THEY GO INTO CLUBS, THERE IS MACHINERY INVOLVED AND THINGS
LIKE THAT.
>> Stephen: WOW, YOU ALSO HAVE A MECHANIC ON SET.
>> WELL, SHE KIND OF TAKES CARE OF ALL THAT.
SHE'S THE MECHANIC DOMINATRIX.
>> Stephen: SO WHAT DOES THIS PERSON SAY, NO, NO, THAT WOULD
BEEN RIGHT.
DOES SHE GIVE YOU ADVICE, NAH, DON'T DO IT THAT WAY?
>> HONESTLY, FOR MY PART, BECAUSE THE CHARACTERS, IT'S
SORT OF A FACET OF THEIR MARRIAGE, AND THEY'RE NOT
PROFESSIONAL, YOU KNOW, DOM-SUBTYPES SO THEY FIGURE IT
OUT AS THEY GO ALONG.
I TALKED TO HER ABOUT PSYCHOLOGY.
>> Stephen: IT'S A HOBBY.
IT'S HOBBIEST QUESTIONS.
>> Stephen: THE SERIES IS ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING
WITH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND THERE IS RACE CARS AND THERE'S
MANSIONS.
DO YOU FLIP THROUGH THE SCRIPT AND SAY WHAT FUN THING, WHAT
TOYS DO I GET TO PLAY WITH THIS WEEK?
>> I WOULD BE THE WORST BILLIONAIRE ON THE PLANET.
>> Stephen: NO, NO, DONALD TRUMP IS THE WORST BILLIONAIRE
ON THE PLANET.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> Stephen: SO YOU DON'T LIKE TO PLAY WITH THE TOYS OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
>> I WOULDN'T BE A MALIGNANT, NARCISSISTIC BILLIONAIRE.
>> Stephen: UH-HUH.
I THINK I WOULD GIVE MY BILLIONS AWAY.
I DON'T KNOW REALLY KNOW HOW TO SPEND MONEY AND I DON'T HAVE A
VERY GLAMOROUS LIFESTYLE.
I'M THE MOTHER OF A TODDLER.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE A MOTHER OF A TODDLER?
>> YES.
SO I SPLIT MY LIFE BETWEEN PUTTING ON THESE CLOTHES AND
BEING HIGH-POWERED SUPERWOMAN AND I GO HOME AND I'M COVERED IN
MARKER AND PUKE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE A
CONSULTANT FOR THAT, TOO?
( LAUGHTER ) YOU PLAY A LOT OF CHARACTERS.
"SONS OF ANARCHY," "MAD MEN."
YOU SAY PLAYING WOMEN CAN SOMETIMES BE A POLITICAL ACT.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> I GO BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SORT OF DENIGRATING MYSELF AS A
PERFORMER.
YOU'RE, LIKE, I'M JUST AN ENTERTAINER, WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN?
BUT I WORKED WITH A FILMMAKER RECENTLY WHO SAID, WHEN YOU ARE
ON SCREEN AND YOU'RE REPRESENTING WOMEN, IT'S ALMOST
LIKE A TIME CAPSULE, IT GETS SHIPPED OUT THROUGH CULTURE AND
WHO YOU ARE IN TIME AND HOW YOU STAND UP TO THOSE ROLES IS
REALLY SIGNIFICANT.
SO I TAKE THAT IN.
I'VE GOT TON PLAY SOME CHARACTERS THAT ARE VERY --
>> Stephen: THAT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE TO PUT ON YOURSELF.
>> IT IS.
AND I DON'T FOR THE MOST PART.
WHEN I STEP LACK AND THINK ABOUT IT, I THINK, IN A WAY, IT CAN BE
A POLITICAL ACT.
TO PLAY A CHARACTER EVEN ON A SHOW LIKE "SONS OF ANARCHY"
WHICH IS SORT OF MACHO, BUT TO BE SOMEBODY WHO STANDS UP AND
HAS, YOU KNOW, CAN STRING A LOT OF SENTENCES TOGETHER AND HAS
CLEAR THOUGHTS AND CAN BE CEREBRAL AND FIERCE AND POWERFUL
SOMETIMES.
I'LL TAKE IT.
THAT CAN BE SIGNIFICANT AND SOMEWHAT POLITICAL.
>> Stephen: GOOD LUCK WITH THE TIME CAPSULE.
( APPLAUSE ) >> I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH
THAT.
>> Stephen: YES, YOU DO.
SEASON 2 OF "BILLIONS" PREMIERS THIS SUNDAY ON SHOWTIME.
MAGGIE SIFF, EVERYBODY!