FOLKS,
MY FIRST GUEST IS AN ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS YOU KNOW
FROM "12 YEARS A SLAVE" AND "BLACK PANTHER."
HER NEW FILM IS "US."
>> YOU KNOW HOW SOMETIMES THINGS LINE UP?
>> YEAH.
OU KNOW LIKE COINCIDENCES.
SINCE WE HAVE BEEN HERE, THEY HAVE BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND
MORE.
I THINK -- I FEEL LIKE IT MEANS THAT SHE'S GETTING CLOSER.
>> WHO?
THE GIRL?
>> YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME.
>> STEPHEN: PLEASE WELCOME, LUPITA NYONG'O!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: NOW, JUST BECAUSE I WANT THE AUDIENCE TO HAVE THE
SAME EXPERIENCE I'M HAVING RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANT TO LET
EVERYBODY KNOW OUT THERE THAT TALKING TO LUPITA NYONG'O WAS
ALWAYS ENGROSSING BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL EYES, BUT THEY'RE
PARTICULARLY ARRESTING TONIGHT.
CAN YOU SHOW -- ( CHEERING )
THAT'S NICE, YES.
>> I COULD USE SOME REST, YOU KNOW.
>> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU SAY?
I COULD USE SOME REST.
>> Stephen: A LITTLE BIT?
I LOVE THE FASHION CHOICE OF THE GOLDGOLDEN EYES THERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: IT'S A GOOD COLOR FOR YOU.
IT'S A LITTLE SCARY.
>> GOOD TO GET IT OUT.
>> Stephen: SURE.
I'LL TRY TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
IT'S ARRESTING.
( LAUGHTER ) WE JUST SAW THE CLIP IN THE NEW
MOVIE "US," BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT'S ONLY ONE OF THE
CHARACTERS YOU PLAY.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: THIS IS YOU AND YOU.
>> YEAH.
THAT'S ADALADE AND RED.
>> Stephen: AND RED IS WEARING THE RED, I ASSUME.
>> THAT IS ACCURATE.
>> Stephen: AM I JUST GOING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH BOTH THESE
GIRLS?
>> IT'S A SPECIAL KIND OF LOVE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE.
IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGING ONE.
ETH ONE YOU WILL REMEMBER, ONE THAT MIGHT HURT YOU, BUT THE
BEST THINGS IN LIFE HURT, RIGHT?
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THAT'S A HELL OF A
MARKETING CAMPAIGN.
( LAUGHTER ) LUPITA NYONG'O, THE BEST THINGS
IN LIFE HURT.
( LAUGHTER ) I SCARE EASILY.
>> YOU DO?
>> Stephen: I SAW WORLD WAR Z AND PULLED MY NECK, AND THAT
WASN'T EVEN THAT SCARY.
DO YOU GET SCARED MAKING A SCARY MOVIE?
>> WELL, NO, NOT WHEN THE SCARY THING IS YOU.
YOU KNOW, WHICH WAS THE CASE IN THIS MOVIE.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
YEAH, SO I PLAY ADALADE, AND SHE IS TRAUMATIZED BY THIS THING
THAT HAPPENED TO HER AS A CHILD AND SHE CAN'T GET IT OFF HER --
SHE HAS THIS FEELING THAT SOMETHING BAD SABT TO HAPPEN,
AND IT HAPPENS WHEN HER DOPPING GANGER SHOWS UP WITH HER FAMILY
TO GET HER.
>> Stephen: A DOPPELGAÄNGER IS AN EXACT COPY OF HER.
>> YES.
IN THIS FILM, WE WERE THE MONSTER.
WE NEVER ACTED WITH OURSELVES.
WE NEVER SAW OUR SCENE PARTNERS.
SO THAT WASN'T PARTICULARLY SCARY TO SHOOT.
IT WAS DEFINITELY TECHNICALLY CHALLENGING.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
GOOD.
I'LL REMIND MYSELF OF THAT WHEN I WATCH THIS.
( LAUGHTER ) YEAH.
>> Stephen: IT PREMIERED AT SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST LAST WEEK OR
TWO WEEKS AGO?
>> IT WAS LAST WEEK!
OH, MY GOODNESS!
>> Stephen: AND YOU HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD SINCE THEN.
>> YES, I HAVE BEEN EVERYWHERE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE I AM.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO SEE ANY THE FULL AUDIENCE?
WERE THEY TERRIFIED?
>> THAW, THEY WERE PRETTY TERRIFIED.
AND IT WAS ELECTRIFYING.
THEY WERE A VERY RESPONSIVE AUDIENCE AND EVERYONE WAS
SCREAMING AND EVERYTHING.
AT ONE POINT, I WENT TO THE BATHROOM WHILE THE MOVIE WAS
GOING ON AND ANOTHER LADY CAME OUT OF THE STALL TO WASH HER
HANDS.
I EMERGED FROM MY STALL AND SHE NEARLY HAD A HEART ATTACK.
SHE WAS JUST, LIKE, OH!
( LAUGHTER ) AND I KNEW IT WASN'T BECAUSE SHE
WAS STAR STRUCK.
SHE WAS MORTIFIED TO SEE ME THERE.
SHE'S, I JUST DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU THERE!
( LAUGHTER ) I FELT SO BAD FOR HER.
I CALMED HER DOWN.
AND SHE SAID, CAN I HAVE A SELFIE?
>> Stephen: DID SHE ASK FOR A SELFIE IN THE BATHROOM?
>> IN THE BATHROOM.
>> Stephen: THAT IS SCARY.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: SOME PEOPLE FORGET A BATHROOM IS A PLACE WHERE YOU
SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT.
>> PEOPLE HAVE KNOCKED ON MY STALL TO ASK ME FOR A PICTURE.
KNOCKED ON MY STALL.
>> Stephen: I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED DOWN A HALLWAY WHERE I
WAS IN A BUILDING, VISITING, AND PEOPLE ARE, LIKE, HEY, I'M A
FAN!
WALKED DOWN THE HALLWAY, INTO THE MEN'S ROOM, AND I THOUGHT
MAYBE THE GUY HAS TO GO, TOO.
AND I WAS GOING TO THE STALL AND SAID, I'M GOING ALONE.
I CLOSE THE DOOR AND HE STARTS TALKING TO ME THROUGH THE STALL.
I DON'T DO THAT WITH MY WIFE.
I DON'T TALK THROUGH THE DOOR.
>> THAT IS A LOT.
>> Stephen: IT IS.
NOW, YOU ARE SO BUSY.
YOU GO SO MANY PLACES.
YOU HAVE BEEN ALL AROUND THE WORLD, WORKING ALL THE TIME,
HOLLYWOOD CAN BE A CRAZY CIRCUS.
WHAT DO YOU DO TO STAY GROUNDED AND CALM?
>> I MEDITATE EVERY DAY.
>> Stephen: HOW LONG DO YOU PUT INTO IT?
>> WELL, I WENT TO A TEN-DAY SILENT RETREAT LAST YEAR AND,
SO, THAT'S WHEN I REALLY GOT INTO THE WHOLE MEDITATING THING.
>> Stephen: THAT SOUNDS WONDERFUL.
WHERE DO YOU GO FOR THAT?
IN CALIFORNIA, SOMEPLACE OUT THERE?
>> NO, IT WAS ACTUALLY IN TEXAS OUTSIDE OF DALLAS.
AND IT'S THIS TECHNIQUE THAT'S TEN DAYS YOU ARE MEDITATING TEN
HOURS A DAY.
YOU HAVE NO ACCESS TO YOUR PHONE OR ANY TYPE OF DISTRACTION, NO
BOOKS, NO TV, NOTHING, JUST YOU AND YOUR THOUGHTS AND THIS
MEDITATION TECHNIQUE.
>> Stephen: THAT SOUNDS HARD.
YEAH, IT WAS VERY, VERY, VERY DIFFICULT.
>> Stephen: JUST YOU AND YOURSELF?
ARE YOU ALONE?
>> NO, THERE ARE OTHER PARTICIPANTS, BUT YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO GO THROUGH IT IN A SOLITAIRE FASHION.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO MAKE EYE CONTACT OR PHYSICAL CONTACT.
YOU KEEP TO YOURSELF AND DO THINGS AS THEY SAY AND THERE ARE
BELLS AND THINGS TO TELL YOU WHERE TO BE.
>> Stephen: I LIKE THE "OF COURSE," BELLS.
YOU'RE TRAINED TO GO WHERE THE BELL RINGS?
>> YES.
I WENT TO CATHOLIC SCHOOL, SO -- >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
THERE ARE NUNS TO HIT YOU IN CASE YOU TALK.
>> EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU GET OUT OF THAT TEN DAYS?
SINCE I TALK FOR A LIVING AND YOU DO, I WOULD LOVE TO SPEND
TEN DAYS NOT TALKING.
>> YEAH, IT WAS AMAZING.
THE TALKING WASN'T THE HARD THING TO STOP DOING, IT WAS JUST
GETTING MY MIND TO BE QUIET ENOUGH TO LET ME MEDITATE, AND
THAT'S WHAT THE TECHNIQUE IS ABOUT.
IT'S ABOUT GETTING TO A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN KIND OF BE A
PEDESTRIAN WATCHING THE TRAFFIC GO BY OF YOUR THOUGHTS, AND THAT
WAS TOUGH.
I WANTED TO LEAVE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I WOULD LOOK AT THE CAR PARK AND WISH I HAD A CAR THERE AND JUST
WANT TO LEAVE SO BADLY, AND THEN I WOULD CHALLENGE MYSELF TO STAY
A LITTLE LONGER AND A LITTLE LONGER.
>> Stephen: IS THAT TO GET AWAY FROM THE TRAFFIC IN YOUR
HEAD?
>> YES, EXACTLY, FROM THE CHAOS AND THE -- YOU KNOW, WE THINK
VERY CYCLICAL THOUGHTS.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
WHEN WE'RE NOT DISTRACTED IN THIS WORLD, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE
GOING FROM ONE DISTRACTION TO ANOTHER, AND WITH OUR PHONES,
THERE ARE SO MANY DISTRACTIONS READILY AVAILABLE TO US.
WHEN YOU GET RID OF ALL THAT, NO INSTAGRAM, NO LIKES TO COUNT OR
WHATEVER, YOU'RE LEFT WITH YOUR THOUGHTS, AND YOU CAN SOMETIMES
BE REALLY MEAN TO YOURSELF, YOU KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU HAVE THAT, BUT SOMETIMES I HAVE
THESE, LIKE, JUST REALLY NASTY THOUGHTS ABOUT MYSELF AND THEY
GO ON AND ON AND ON.
SO YOU JUST HAVE TO BEFRIEND YOURSELF.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU ALLOWED TO DO THAT?
ARE YOU ALLOWED TO BEFRIEND YOURSELF?
BECAUSE YOU SAID NO PHYSICAL CONTACT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> YOU CAN -- WELL, LISTEN --
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: I'VE SAID TOO
MUCH.
LUPITA, SO LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
I WILL NEVER FORGET LOOKING INTO YOUR EYES TONIGHT.
THANK YOU.
"US" IS IN THEATERS THIS FRIDAY.
LUPITA NYONG'O, EVERYBODY!