>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK.
YOU KNOW HER AS AN ACTRESS, ACTIVIST, AND PRODUCER FROM
"DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES," "DEVIOUS MAIDS," AND "TELENOVELA."
PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW," EVA LONGORIA!
HEY, EVAA, NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON HOSTING THE
FIRST NIGHT OF THE D.N.C.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE GREAT.
I WATCHED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
AND, ALSO, YOU APPEARED ON THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE R.N.C., TOO.
WITH RON McDANIELS, THE HEAD OF THE R.N.C. CAME OUT AND SAID,
"THE D.N.C. THEY HAD A "DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES."
BUT I'M A REAL HOUSED WIFE.
ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND.
>> IT WAS HILARIOUS.
YOU HAD MARCO RUBIO TREND.
I DIDN'T TREND MARCO RUBIO.
HE ATTACKED ME FOR BEING AN ACTRESS AND PRESENTING THAT
NIGHT.
I DIDN'T SHOW UP AS AN ACTRESS THAT NIGHT.
I SHOWED UP AS A NINTH-GENERATION AMERICAN AND
THE DAUGHTER OF A VETERAN AND THE DAUGHTER OF A TEACHER.
IT WAS SILLY.
IT'S WHEN PEOPLE GO, "SHUT UP AND ACT, SHUT UP AND DRIBBLE."
I TELL PEOPLE, YOU'RE A DENTIST.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE AN OPINION ON POLITICS.
STAY IN YOUR LANE!
>> Stephen: RIGHT, AND THE PRESIDENT IS A REALITY TV HOST,
AND REAGAN WAS A "B" MOVIE ACTOR.
COME ON!
>> THAT WAS THE MOST-- THAT WAS ONE OF THE FUNNIEST COMMENTS I
HAD SEEN IS, YOUR NOMINEE IS A REALITY STAR.
>> Stephen: YES.
YOU, IN ADDITION TO ACTING, DIRECT, AND PRODUCING YOU'RE
COFOUNDER OF THE LATINO VICTORY FUND PAC AND AN OUTSPOKEN
ACTIVIST.
YOU SAID MANY TIMES THAT YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO RUN FOR OFFICE.
WHY?
ARE YOU SURE?
BECAUSE I'VE INTERVIEWED A TON OF POLITICIANS, AND I'VE
INTERVIEWED EVA LONGORIA.
I'M TELLING YOU, KID, YOU'RE BETTER INFORMED THAN A LOT OF
THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY HAVE THE GIG.
>> WELL, RIGHT NOW THE BAR'S NOT THAT HIGH, SO...
BUT NO, GOSH, NO.
I THINK THE MYTH IS YOU HAVE TO BE A POLITICIAN TO BE POLITICAL.
AND THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE.
THE GREATEST, YOU KNOW, POWER IN OUR DEMOCRACY IS WITH THE
CITIZEN.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE GREAT EQUALIZER.
THE VOTING BOOTH, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE A MAN
OR A WOMAN YOUR SEXUALITY, YOUR RACE, YOUR ETHNICITY.
WE ALL COUNT THE SAME.
I FEEL LIKE I CAN DO A LOT MORE OUTSIDE OF THE SYSTEM THAN
INSIDE OF IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I USED TO THINK YOU HAD TO BE SUPER SMART TO BE IN POL TIBS
BUT THAT'S CHANGED.
>> Stephen: NOT TRUE, NOT TRUE.
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WAS EVER THE CASE.
IT WAS NEVER A REQUIREMENT.
THERE WAS NO I.Q. TEST TO PUT YOUR NAME ON THE BALLOT.
WHAT'S YOUR T-SHIRT SAY?
I SEE "VOTES FOR."
WHAT'S THE "VOTES FOR?" "VOTES FOR WOMEN"
NICE.
>> "VOTES FOR WOMEN."
I HAVE 100 OF THESE AND I'VE BEEN ON SO MANY ZOOMS I HAVE TO
KEEP CHANGING THEM.
>> Stephen: THIS DOESN'T FEEL THAT SPECIAL NOW, EVA LONGORIA.
HUNDRED, HUNDREDS.
>> HUNDRED.
>> Stephen: I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONE OF YOU GUYS I'M TALKING TO,
ONE OF THE JIMMIES I'M TALKING TO RIGHT NOW.
I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU MIDDLE-AGED WHITE MEN APART AT
THIS POINT.
WHAT'S BEST ADVICE YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED?
>> YOU KNOW, OH, GOSH.
YOU MEAN, JUST INOF?
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> I-- I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IT'S THE GOLDEN RULE BECAUSE IT'S
BIBLICAL, "DO UNTO OTHERS."
NO, IT'S NOT.
THAT'S IMPORTANT.
NO, I WAS PITCHING MOIZ FOR SOME JOB DIRECTING AND A REALLY GOOD
FRIEND OF MINE, WRITER, I WAS PRACTICE PITCHING TO HIM, AND HE
GOES, "OKAY, I GOTTA STOP YOU.
I GOTTA STOP YOU.
I NEED YOU TO WALK OUT THE DOOR AND COME BACK IN WITH YOUR WHITE
MALE PRIVILEGE POONTS AND START AGAIN.
OF HE SAID, "I WANT YOU TO ACT LIKE YOU HAVE THE JOB.
I WANT YOU TO ASSUME YOU HAVE THE JOB.
I WANT TO HAVE ALL OF THIS, YOU KNOW, ASSUMPTIONS THAT IT'S
MINE" I WAS LIKE, "OH, YEAH!
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA."
I HAVE TO TELL YOU IT WAS AN A-HA MOMENT.
I NOW WALK INTO ROOMS AND REALLY ASSUME, YOU KNOW, I'M THE BEST
PERSON FOR THE JOB, AS OPPOSED TO BEING A "OH, I HOPE YOU HIRE
ME.
AND OH, IF YOU HIRE ME I WOULD LOVE TO.
IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU."
HE JUST GAVE ME PERMISSION TO TO BE GREAT AND TO ASSUME EQUALITY
AS OPPOSED TO ASK FOR IT.
>> Stephen: THAT IS EXCELLENT ADVICE.
AND THIS DOES NOT UNDERMINE THAT ADVICE IN ANY WAY WHEN I TELL
YOU, AS A WHITE MALE, I WENT INTO EVERY AUDITION GOING, "GOD,
I'D LOVE THIS JOB.
I HOPE YOU HIRE ME."
I NEVER WENT IN THINKING I GOT THE JOB.
I TALKED PEOPLE OUT OF HIRING ME WHO WANTED TO BECAUSE I WALKED
IN SO WEAK.
( LAUGHS ) >> NO!
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT WAY.
I WAS LIKE, "YEAH, WHY DON'T I ASSUME MORE EQUAL AS OPPOSED TO
ASSUMING I'M NOT."
>> Stephen: NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE HOSTING A CBS
SPECIAL ON MONDAY NIGHT.
FIRST OF ALL, STAY OFF MY TURF, LONGORIA.
SECOND, TELL US-- TELL US WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
IT'S 9:00 ON MONDAY.
WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> YEAH.
IT'S CALLED "ESSENTIAL HEROES: A MOMENTO LATINO EVENT."
MEMENTO LATINO IS A COALITION OF A LOT OF GRASS-ROOTS
ORGANIZATIONS DO A LOT FOR THE LATINO COMMUNITY.
WE DID A STUDY AND FOUND 34% OF ESSENTIAL FRONTLINE WORKERS ARE
LATINO, YET WE'RE ONLY 18% OF THE POPULATION.
SO WE'RE OVER-REPRESENTED IN REALLY FIGHTING THROUGH THIS
GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S YOUR NURSES AND YOUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND
YOUR FARM WORKERS, AND YOUR RESTAURANT WORKERS, DELIVERY
TRUCK-- I MEAN, EVERYBODY.
WE LATINOS ARE KEEPING THE ENGINE OF THE ECONOMY GOING
DURING THIS TIME.
AND SO WE THOUGHT WHAT COULD WE DO TO SUPPORT, OBVIOUSLY, THIS
COMMUNITY AND THESE HEROES, NOT ONLY TO US, TO EVERYBODY?
AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP THEM AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO CELEBRATE
THEM?
WE DECIDED, LET'S HAVE THIS SPECIAL THAT REALLY FEATURES AND
HAS, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT IS GREAT ABOUT THE UNITED
STATES, WHICH IS DIVERSITY.
>> Stephen: "ESSENTIAL HEROES: A MOMENTO LATINO EVENT" AIRS
MONDAY NIGHT AT 9:00, ONLY ON CBS.
EVA LONGORIA, EVERYBODY!
THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE, EVA.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK, EVERYBODY.