THIS MONDAY MORNING, INCLUDING HOW TO STOP YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE
FROM KILLING YOU. ONLY HALF-KIDDING.
ONLY HALF-KIDDING. WE BEGIN WITH JANE SEYMOUR, WHO
HAS WOWED US.
WOWED US FOR DECADEKADEDECADES. INCLUDING WHEN SHE STARRED WITH
CHRISTOPHER REEVE IN THE
ROMANTIC CLASSIC "SOMEWHERE IN
TIME." THEN, SHE BECAME A BELOVED TV
FIXTURE, AS "DR. QUINN MEDICINE
WOMAN."
NOW, SHES SHARING STORIES IN
HER NEW BOOK, "THE ROAD AHEAD.
"AND SHE HAS INSIGHTS ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND THE #METOOSEXUAL
HARASSMENT AND THE #METOO MOVEMENT, AS WELL.
PLEASE WELCOME, THE ONE AND ONLY
JANE SEYMOUR.
[ APPLAUSE ]
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> IS THERE ENOUGH PICTURES OF ME AROUND HERE?UGH PICTURES OF
ME AROUND HERE? >> NONE COMPARES TO THE ACTUAL
THING.
THING.
ITS GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE. >> THANK YOU.HAVE YOU HERE.
>> THANK YOU. >> "THE ROAD AHEAD" IS THE NAME
OF THE BOOK. IN TALKING ABOUT THIS, AND THE
LIFE LESSONS LEARNED ALONG THE
WAY, WE FIND OURSELVES IN THIS
COUNTRY, IMMERSED IN THIS SEXUAL
HARASSMENT REVELATION.
HARASSMENT REVELATION. AND YOU CAME OUT AND SAID
PUBLICLY YOU HAD YOUR OWN #METOO
MOMENT.
MOMENT.
CAN WE START THERE?
>> I WILL.
IM NOT GOING TO MENTION THE PERSONS NAME, ONLY FOR ONEE
PERSONS NAME, ONLY FOR ONE REASON THAT HES PASSED.
I FEEL OUT OF RESPECT, I
SHOULDNT.
SHOULDNT.
BUT I DEFINITELY FEEL THIS STORY
IS IMPORTANT.
I CAME TO HOLLYWOOD ABOUT 22 OR 23 YEARS OLD.LYWOOD ABOUT 22 OR
23 YEARS OLD. I CAME TO DO A TEST FOR MY FIRST
HOLLYWOOD MOVIE.
HOLLYWOOD MOVIE. AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL PRODUCER.
WE HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
I DID THE TEST.
AND ANOTHER PRODUCER CALLED MY
AGENT AND SAID, I WANT TO TEST
JANE, AS WELL, FOR ANOTHER
MOVIE.
MOVIE.
IT WAS LIKE, WOW, AMAZING.
THE SECOND PRODUCER WAS THE ONE IM GOING TO TALK ABOUT, HAD ONE
IM GOING TO TALK ABOUT, HAD GOTTEN A COPY OF THE FIRST TEST
AND WANTED TO SCREEN IT FOR ME
SO I COULD SEE IT.
AND HE TOLD MY AGENT AND I WAS
TOLD TO GO TO HIS HOUSE BECAUSE
HE WAS HAVING A BIG SCREENING OF
A MOVIE WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE.
AND BEFORE THE PEOPLE CAME, HE
WAS GOING TO SHOW ME THIS LITTLE
TEST.
TEST.
I GO TO HIS HOUSE.
AND YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, THIS
WAS THE SINGLE-MOST POWERFUL MAN
IN HOLLYWOOD AT THAT TIME. I MEAN, THE MOST.HAT TIME.
I MEAN, THE MOST. I WENT TO HIS HOUSE.
HE SHOWED ME THE THING.
AND THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE THERE
EXCEPT FOR THE SCREENING GUY,
WHO I NEVER SAW.
AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, HE
SAYS, YOURE AMAZING.
YOURE FANTASTIC.
YOURE FANTASTIC. IM SO EXCITED.
IVE TOLD EVERYONE THAT YOURE
THE PERFECT PERSON FOR OUR
MOVIE.
MOVIE.
AND THE DIRECTOR AND EVERYBODY. NOW, ITS YOUR TURN.D EVERYBODY.
NOW, ITS YOUR TURN. AND I SAID, MY TURN?
HE SAID, YEAH.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOUVE GOT TO DO.
YES, I CAN DO A GREAT SCREEN
TEST THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.
NO, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO
DO.
DO.
AND HE PUT HIS HAND ON MY THIGH, RIGHT UP CLOSE.HAND ON MY THIGH,
RIGHT UP CLOSE. ON THE WRONG PLACE.
IM ON A LONG, AMERICAN SOFA.
WE DONT HAVE THEM THAT LONG IN
ENGLAND.
ENGLAND.
IM CROSSING MY LEGS AND TRYING TO AVOID.NG MY LEGS AND TRYING
TO AVOID.
I WOULD GET TO THE END OF THE SOFA.LD GET TO THE END OF THE
SOFA.
I GOT OFF THE SOFA AND I SAID, IM SORRY, I HAVE TO LEAVE RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
I DIDNT HAVE A CAR. I CAME IN A CAB.AR.
I CAME IN A CAB. CAN YOU CALL ME A CAB?
HE BASICALLY GOT FURIOUS.
HE CALLED THE CAB.
AND HE TURNED TO ME AND HE
LOOKED ME IN THE EYE AND HE
SAID, IF YOU EVER TELL ANYONE
THAT YOU WERE EVER HERE, LET
ALONE WHAT HAPPENED, YOU WILL
NEVER WORK AGAIN ANYWHERE,
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
AND I WAS SHAKING.
AND I SAID, MY AGENT, EVERYONE
KNOWS --
KNOWS -- >> YOU HAVE TO LIE.
YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM YOU DIDNT
COME.
COME.
I GET IN THE CAB.
AND HE THRUSTS A $10 BILL IN MY HAND.E THRUSTS A $10 BILL IN MY
HAND.
IT WAS DISGUSTING. I GOT BACK.USTING.
I GOT BACK. THE NEXT DAY, MY AGENT CALLED
AND SAID, HOW DID IT GO?
I SAID, I DIDNT GO.
AND HE WENT, IM REALLY GLAD.
I SAID, WHY?
HE SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, IF YOU
HAD GONE, I DONT KNOW.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE
DIFFICULT FOR YOU.
I MEAN --
I MEAN -- >> IT WAS AN OPEN SECRET.
>> AN OPEN SECRET.
EVERYONE KNEW.
EVERYONE KNEW. AND THE PRODUCER CALLED ME 10,
15 MINUTES LATER.
AN HE SAID, HOW DID IT GO LAST
NIGHT?
NIGHT?
AND I SAID, I DIDNT GO. OH, I WAS TALKING TO MY WIFE AND
I WAS THINKING, MAYBE I SHOULD
TELL HER THAT MAYBE SHE
SHOULDNT GO.
SHOULDNT GO. PEOPLE KNEW WHAT I WAS GOING TO
HAVE TO DO.
>> AND LED YOU IN THERE LIKE A LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER.E LIKE A
LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER. >> LIKE A LAMB TO THE SLAUGHT
PERSLAUGHTER.
PERSLAUGHTER. IF YOURE DESPERATE FOR THE JOB
AND A YOUNG ACTRESS, MAYBE YOU
MAKE A CHOICE.
THE PART WAS IMMEDIATELY OFFERED
TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
THE TEST WAS A WASTE OF TIME,
REALLY.
REALLY.
I WAS ON THE AIRPLANE.
AND ANOTHER PRODUCER ON THE AIRPLANE.ER PRODUCER ON THE
AIRPLANE.
IM OFFERING THE ROLE TO
SOMEBODY ELSE.
BY THE WAY, WE ALL KNOW WHAT YOU DID.HE WAY, WE ALL KNOW WHAT YOU
DID.
AND YOU MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE.
AND THERES A GOOD END TO THIS
STORY.
I DECIDED IM NOT -- THE BAD END WAS I WENT BACK TO ENGLAND AND I
QUIT ACTING FOR A YEAR.
I WOULDNT ACT.
I WASNT GOING TO GO TO AMERICA.
I WASNT GOING TO GO TO
HOLLYWOOD.
I HAD BEEN WORKING AS AN ACTRESS BEFORE, I WAS NOT PREPARED TO DO
IT.
IT.
I ATE MYSELF SILLY.
I BECAME A GOOD HOUSEWIFE.
DID A LOT OF NEEDLE POINT.
>> THAT PART SOUNDS FUN. >> I GOT BACK ON MY FEET AND
BACK IN THE THEATER.
AND EVENTUALLY, I WENT BACK TO
HOLLYWOOD.
HOLLYWOOD.
I WAS INVITED TO THIS MANS HOUSE AGAIN.D TO THIS MANS
HOUSE AGAIN. >> DID HE FORGET WHAT HAD
HAPPENED?
HAPPENED?
>> I WAS NOT GOING TO GO. I HAD BEEN ASKED BECAUSE I WAS
BRITISH AND PRINCESS MARGARET
WAS GOING TO BE THERE.
AND THEY WANTED ME TO BE THERE.
I SHOWED UP.
SADLY, BEING ENGLISH, I WAS A
LITTLE EARLY.
LITTLE EARLY.
AND HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, DONT I KNOW YOU? ME AND SAID,
DONT I KNOW YOU? AND IM SHAKING.
AND I SAID, NOT IF YOU DONT
REMEMBER ME.
REMEMBER ME.
AND HE PERSISTED.
THREE TIMES HE KEPT FOLLOWING ME.EE TIMES HE KEPT FOLLOWING
ME.
DAY KNOW YOU?
AT THE END OF THE THING, I HAVE A MOVIE FOR YOU.E THING, I HAVE
A MOVIE FOR YOU. AND GIVES ME THE WHOLE SPIEL.
>> BUT GOOD.
HE WASNT ACTIVELY TRYING TO
RUIN YOU.
RUIN YOU.
MY AGENT SAID, I WANT YOU TO
MEET WITH SO AND SO.
IVE HAD A LITTLE HISTORY HERE.
I THINK ITS BEST IF ITS IN A RESTAURANT. BEST IF ITS IN A
RESTAURANT.
LONG STORY SHORT, I ENDED UP MAKING THAT MOVIE.I ENDED UP
MAKING THAT MOVIE. AND ITS ONE OF THE MOVIES IM
MOST PROUD OF.
>> IS IT "SOMEWHERE IN TIME"?
>> WHO CAN BELIEVE THAT AWFUL
PERSON.
PERSON.
>> ITS A SORRY ABOUT
PERSEVERANCE AND NOT GIVING UP
ON YOURSELF.
AND A LOT OF WOMEN AND MEN CAN
RELATE TO THAT NOW.
YOUVE SAID THIS HAPPENED TO
YOUR SON.
>> MY SON.
>> MY SON WAS A FILMMAKER.
HES 32 YEARS OLD. WHEN HE WAS 20 YEARS OLD, HE WAS
AT FILM SCHOOL.
HE MADE A FILM CALLED NUMB.
HE WAS AT A HOLLYWOOD EVENT,
TALKING ABOUT HIS FILM.
BEING A YOUNG FILMMAKER.
AND THE PUBLICIST CAME UP TO HIM
AND SAID, COME WITH ME.
I CAN TAKE YOU TO SOME PEOPLE
THAT WILL BE MUCH BETTER FOR
YOUR CAREER.
YOUR CAREER. COME WITH ME.
HE GRABBED HIS FRIEND, THANK
GOD, AND THEY WENT IN THE CAR
WITH THIS GUY.
THEY WERE IN THE CAR.
AND MY SON IS GOING LOOPY AND HE
DOESNT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THE GUYRUFFIED HIM.PPENED.
THE GUYRUFFIED HIM. AND HIS FRIEND WAS SOBER.
WHEN THE CAR STOPPED, HE GRABBED
MY SON AND THEY RAN.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DONT THINK
ABOUT THAT, EITHER.
IT HAPPENED TO HIM.
>> THE KEVIN SPACEY CASE, THAT
YOUNG MEN GET IT, TOO.
>> HE FELT SHAME.
HE COULDNT TALK ABOUT IT.
THEN, HE MADE THIS WONDERFUL
MUSIC VIDEO, CALLED "JOAN OF
ARC" FOR A WONDERFUL BAND CALLED
THE BRAVES.
THE BRAVES. HE SHOWED WOMEN BEING OBJECTIVE
IF IED AND BEING USED BY MEN,
AND BEING USED BY MEN.
>> THATS GOOD FOR YOU AND GOOD
FOR HIM FOR ALLOWING YOU TO
SHARE THAT STORY.
THE VICTIMS BLAME THEMSELVES AND
SOMEHOW THINK THEY BROUGHT IT
UPON THEMSELVES.
AND THATS THE WRONG THING.
THE BLAME IS ON THE
PERPETRATORS.
I WANT TO ASK YOU.
IN THE BOOK, YOU HAVE ADVICE ON
HOW TO HANDLE LIFES CHALLENGES. AND I LOVE THIS LITTLE PIT.BIT.
THIS THREE-POINT PLAN.
WHATEVER CHALLENGE COMES YOUR
WAY, WHATEVER ADVERSITY, ACCEPT
IT.
IT.
TWO, FORGIVE. AND THREE, ENGAGE IN A SELFLESS
ACT OF KINDNESS.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE HOW THATS
HELPED YOU OVER THE COURSE OF
YOUR LIFE?
YOUR LIFE? >> THE INSPIRATION CAME FROM MY
MOM WHO SURVIVED WORLD WAR II
AND SURVIVING A JAPANESE
INTERNMENT CAMP.
INTERNMENT CAMP. SHE HAD TO FORGIVE AND GO BACK
TO JAPAN.
TO JAPAN.
WHEN SHE WAS IN THE CAMP, SHE SAID THE ONLY REASON SHE, SHE
SAID THE ONLY REASON SHE SURVIVED WAS SHE WAS HELPING
OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE THERES
ALWAYS SOMEONE WORSE OFF THAN
YOU.
YOU.
WHAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IN THE BOOK, WAS I WANTED REAL IN
THE BOOK, WAS I WANTED REAL STORIES.
STORIES.
I GOT AMAZING PEOPLE TELLING STORIES THEY WOULD NOT TELLG
STORIES THEY WOULD NOT TELL ANYONE.
ANYONE.
IF IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO HOME,
THEY WOULD CHANGE THEIR NAME A
LITTLE BIT.
BUT MOST PEOPLE DIDNT.
MY INTENTION WAS, FOR THE WORST
THING TO ME IS TO LOSE A CHILD.
TO LOSE SOMEONE YOU LOVE OR BE BULLIED OR LOSE YOUR JOB.OR BE
BULLIED OR LOSE YOUR JOB. ILLNESSES.
ILLNESSES. WE COVER EVERY PART OF THE
GAMUT.
GAMUT.
THESE PEOPLE, HAVING ACCEPTED IT, IT WAS TOUGH.ING ACCEPTED
IT, IT WAS TOUGH. THEY FOUND A PURPOSE TO HELP
OTHER PEOPLE, FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT THEY WERE
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THIS YOUNG MAN, A YOUNG SURFER,
17 AT THE TIME.
OUT SURFING.
IT WAS JUST HANGING OUT.
AND HE HIT A SAND BAR AND TRASHED OUT. SAND BAR AND
TRASHED OUT.
HIS FRIENDS THOUGHT HE WAS
GOOFING AROUND.
BUT HE COULDNT MOVE.
AND HE BECAME A QUADRIPLEGIC.
HE DIDNT THINK LIFE WAS WORTH
LIVING AT THAT AGE, UNTIL HIS FRIENDS MANAGED TO FIND A WAY TO
CHANGE A SURFBOARD SO THEY COULD
TIE HIM TO IT AND HE COULD SURF
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
GUESS WHAT HE DOES. HE HAS AN ORGANIZATION CALLED
LIFE ROLLS ON.
AND HE TAKES PEOPLE THAT ARE
NEWLY QUADRIPLEGIC AND
PARAPLEGIC, AND TAKES THEM OUT
SURFING.
SURFING.
>> A LOT OF GREAT LIFE ADVICE. AND I KNOW JANE LIVES THISICE.
AND I KNOW JANE LIVES THIS HERSELF.
HERSELF.
WE MET FOR THE FIRST TIME AT
CHILD HELP, THIS CHARITY THAT WE LOVE THAT HELPS ABUSED CHILDREN.
A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
I HOPE THAT THE BOOK HELPS LOTS
AND LOTS OF PEOPLE.