- SO YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF FALL,
AND YOU CAN TELL 'CAUSE MY LIVING WALL
HAS STARTED TO DROP ITS LEAVES ALREADY.
[scattered laughter]
I SAY MY LIVING WALL HAS STARTED
TO DROP ITS LEAVES ALREADY.
OH.
SEE? WHAT A MESS.
OH. IT'S A MESS.
I SHOULD GET MY GARDNER, NICK, TO TAKE CARE OF THAT.
[cheers and applause]
NICK.
[cheers and applause]
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
HEY, NICK, DON'T FORGET. LAUNDRY DAY TODAY.
SO GIVE ME YOUR SHIRT WHEN YOU--
- OH, YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
[cheers and applause]
- AND--AND-- HEY, NICK.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING.
COME ON OVER HERE.
YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB AS MY GARDNER, BUT--
HAVE A SEAT.
I WANTED TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.
I KNOW YOU'RE VERY TALENTED WITH THE GARDENING,
BUT YOU HAVE OTHER TALENTS, I'M SURE, RIGHT?
- A FEW.
- SO YOU WANT TO GET INTO ACTING.
IS THAT RIGHT? both: YEAH.
- OKAY, WELL, I HAD AN IDEA,
'CAUSE MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY JUST ANNOUNCED
HE'S NOT GONNA BE BACK IN THE SEQUEL OF "MAGIC MIKE,"
AND THEY GOT TO BE LOOKING
FOR SOMEBODY GOOD-LOOKING LIKE YOU, RIGHT?
[cheers and applause]
WELL, YOU KNOW, WARNER BROTHERS IS MAKING THE MOVIE,
AND WE'RE HERE ON THE WARNER BROTHERS LOT.
SO WHAT I WAS GONNA DO WHILE YOU'RE HERE IS,
I'M GONNA CALL THE OPERATOR,
AND I'M GONNA SEE WHO I TALK TO, 'CAUSE--
- SURE, YEAH. - OKAY.
HOLD ON.
[phone line trilling]
- WARNER BROTHERS STUDIOS. - HI, WARNER BROTHERS STUDIOS.
THIS IS ELLEN DEGENERES, BELOVED TALK SHOW HOST.
- HELLO, ELLEN. - HI, HOW ARE YOU?
- I'M VERY WELL. THANK YOU.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU TODAY?
- WHO'S IN CHARGE OF MOVIES HERE?
- UH-OH.
[laughs]
I THINK THAT WOULD BE MR. TSUJIHARA
IF YOU WANT TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP.
- OH, NO, LET'S NOT GO THAT FAR.
[laughter]
YEAH, HE'S--WHO DOES-- I HAVE THREE NAMES HERE.
TELL ME, DO YOU KNOW GREG SILVERMAN
OR TOBY EMMERICH?
DO YOU KNOW GREG SILVERMAN'S EXTENSION?
- YES, MA'AM, I DO. ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
- OH, THANK YOU. - "MA'AM."
- YEAH. YEAH, I GET RESPECT AROUND HERE.
SEE IF GREG IS IN. THEY'RE ALWAYS LUNCHING.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE AT LUNCH WITH THEIR PEOPLE.
- GREG SILVERMAN'S OFFICE.
- HI, THIS IS ELLEN DEGENERES, VOICE OF DORY.
[laughter]
WHO'S--THIS IS GREG'S OFFICE? - THIS IS GREG'S OFFICE.
- HEY, WHO'S THIS? - MIRIAM.
- HEY, MURIEL.
IS IT MIRIAM OR MURIEL? - MIRIAM.
- THAT'S RIGHT. IS GREG IN?
- HE IS ACTUALLY IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE RIGHT NOW.
- OH. - CAN I HAVE HIM CALL BACK?
- NO.
NO, I'M--
YOU CAN'T INTERRUPT HIM. IS IT BUSY?
I MEAN, ARE THEY MORE IMPORTANT THAN ME?
IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
- ONE SECOND.
- HUH, HUH, SEE? OH.
YOU JUST HAVE TO BE AGGRESSIVE IN THIS BUSINESS.
[laughter]
VIDEO CONFERENCE.
HE'S PLAYING A GAME ON HIS PHONE OR SOMETHING.
- WE'RE CALLING GREG RIGHT NOW.
- OH, GREAT, THANK-- OH, YOUR VOICE GOT SO DEEP.
[laughter]
SHE GOT NERVOUS. "WE'RE GONNA CALL HIM."
- GREG, YOU'RE ON WITH ELLEN.
- GREG. - HI.
- HI, HOW ARE YOU? - GREAT, HOW ARE YOU?
- I'M DOING GREAT. LISTEN, THE REASON I'M--
I'LL CUT RIGHT TO THE CHASE.
YOU'RE IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE.
YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE NEW TO CAST IN "MAGIC MIKE," RIGHT?
- YES, WHO DO YOU HAVE? - WELL, I HAVE NICK, A GARDENER.
HE--HE'S--
HE'S CLASSICALLY TRAINED AT THE HOME DEPOT.
HE IS GOOD WITH GARDENING.
HE HAS GOT-- LADIES, WHAT ABOUT HIS BODY?
[cheers and applause]
I'M NOT KIDDING AROUND, GREG. STAND UP.
STAND--STAND-- SHOW THEM YOUR BODY.
[cheers and applause]
GREG, THIS GUY-- I'M NOT WASTING YOUR TIME.
I'M CALLING-- I'M THROWING YOU A BONE.
I DON'T NEED-- I DON'T NEED TO BE DOING THIS.
I'M DOING IT TO HELP YOU OUT, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
WITH THE LOSS OF MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY--
LISTEN, YOU KNOW--
- WELL, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE HELP.
I CAN'T STAND THAT HE SOUNDS GREAT-LOOKING.
- YEAH, HE IS-- HE IS GREAT-LOOKING.
THE LADIES, THE AUDIENCE-- EVEN MEN IN THE AUDIENCE
ARE GOING, "I"--
MEN ARE GOING, "I WISH I WAS A LADY."
THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.
THEY'RE ALL IN LOVE WITH THIS GUY.
SO CAN I SEND HIM OVER TO YOUR OFFICE TO AUDITION?
- YEAH, JUST SEND HIM OVER RIGHT NOW.
YOU'RE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM US.
- YEAH, I'M GONNA SEND HIM RIGHT NOW.
HE'S GONNA BE THERE.
HIS SHIRT IS IN THE LAUNDRY, SO HE'S SHIRTLESS RIGHT NOW.
SO--BUT HE'LL BE THERE IN JUST A MINUTE.
WHAT BUILDING ARE YOU IN?
- WE'RE BUILDING THREE, RIGHT DOWN FROM YOU.
- BUILDING THREE. HE'S ON HIS WAY--
- HEY, ELLEN, THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR US.
YOU'RE THE BEST.
- GREG, JUST A LITTLE PIECE OF BACK END--
THAT'S ALL I ASK FOR, ALL RIGHT?
- [laughs]
- ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU MY WARNER BROTHER.
[cheers and applause]
GOOD LUCK. GO AUDITION.
SO YOU WENT OVER TO GREG SILVERMAN'S OFFICE.
- THEY RAN ME OVER THERE,
AND HE ACTUALLY WASN'T-- HE WASN'T BLOWING YOU OFF.
HE WAS IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE CALL,
BUT HE STOPPED BECAUSE IT WAS YOU.
- UH-HUH. - AND HE MEETS ME.
AND WE TALKED, AND HE WAS LIKE, "YEAH, WE CAN DEFINITELY--
YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO PUT YOU IN."
HE WAS LIKE, "WHAT'S YOUR EXPERIENCE?"
AND I WAS LIKE, "WELL, I KIND OF JUST GARDEN
AROUND ELLEN'S PLACE, YOU KNOW,"
BUT THAT WAS IT.
- BUT I THINK HE'S GONNA GIVE YOU A SCREEN TEST.
I THINK HE'S GONNA TALK TO CHANNING TATUM.
- HE WAS LIKE, "YEAH, WE'LL-- WE'LL CALL.
"WE'LL GET THROUGH THE HOLES,
AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHERE WE'RE GONNA PUT YOU."
- HOW ABOUT THAT?
[cheers and applause]
I HAVE TO SAY, I MEAN, WE DIDN'T WARN ANYBODY.
I LITERALLY JUST PICKED UP THE PHONE AND CALLED UP.
AND GREG SILVERMAN IS A VERY BUSY MAN,
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT, GREG.
I APPRECIATE IT,
AND I'LL THANK YOU EVEN MORE IF NICK ENDS UP IN THE MOVIE.