HEY EVERYBODY!
WE ARE HERE WITH THE LOVELY AND TALENTED GLENN CLOSE.
YOU'RE NOMINATED FOR "THE WIFE."
YOU'RE THE STAR.
TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT THE STORY IS ABOUT.
>> THE STORY IS ABOUT A WOMAN WHO IS-- IT STARTS WITH THEM
FINDING OUT-- MY HUSBAND AND I-- THAT HE HAS WON THE NOBEL PRIZE
FOR LITERATURE.
AND WE HEAR IT ON THE PHONE.
AND THEN WE GO TO STOCKHOLM FOR HIM TO GET THE AWARD.
AND IT LITERALLY IS THE TRUTH OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP, THE
COMPLEXITY OF THEIR MARRIAGE.
IT ALL COMES OUT DURING THIS JOURNEY TO GET THE NOBEL PRIZE.
AND IT REALLY, FOR MY CHARACTER, ALL COMES TOGETHER WHEN SHE'S
THERE AND HEARING WHAT HIS WORK HAS MEANT TO THE WORLD.
>> Stephen: IT'S IN SOME WAYS ABOUT AN INTELLIGENT, POWERFUL
WOMAN WITH HER OWN AMBITION DEFERRED.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
SHE'S-- SHE'S IN THE BACK.
SHE HOLDS HIS COAT.
SHE TELLS HIM WHERE HIS GLASSES ARE AND HIS PILLS AND WHETHER
THERE ARE CRUMBS IN HIS BEARD S.
>> Stephen: BUT AS A VERY SUCCESSFUL WOMAN IN THE ARTS,
WHAT DOES IT ROLE MEAN TO YOU PERSONALLY?
>> IT MEANT A GREAT DEAL TO ME PERSONALLY BECAUSE, BASICALLY,
I'D WATCHED MY MOTHER DO THE SAME THING.
>> Stephen: OH, REALLY.
>> OUR WHOLE LIFE.
I HAD A BRILLIANT DAD WHO WAS A DOCTOR, BUT SHE-- THEY GOT
MARRIED VERY YOUNG.
AND SHE WAS AN AMAZING WOMAN, FULL OF CREATIVITY.
BUT SHE-- SHE BASICALLY DEFERRED EVERYTHING TO MY FATHER.
>> Stephen: DID SHE GIVE YOU ANY ADVICE?
>> "DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES I DID."
WHICH SHOCKED ME.
BUT SHE SAID IT TO ME IN HER 80s.
AFTER SHE SAID, "I FEEL LIKE I HAVEN'T ACHIEVED ANYTHING IN MY
LIFE."
AND THE THING IS, THIS IS WHAT I'VE LEARNED THROUGH THIS WHOLE
EXPERIENCE IS THAT WE ACCEPT AS WOMEN TO BEING THE NURTURERS.
WE'RE THE MOTHERS AND WE'RE THE WIVES, WHICH IS IMPORTANT, OF
COURSE.
BUT THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM FINDING EXPRESSION THROUGH
YOURSELF AND NOT THROUGH SOMEONE ELSE.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
( APPLAUSE )
HER IN SOME WAYS?
DID YOU DO ANY OF YOUR WORK FOR HER IN A WAY?
LIKE, DID YOU REALIZE-- >> I THINK I DID IT FOR
BASICALLY NOT ONLY MY MOTHER BUT MY GRANDMOTHER-- WHOSE RING I'M
WEARING.
MY SISTER JESSE LENT IT TO ME FOR THE AWARD SEASON.
SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACTRESS.
SHE WASN'T ALLOWED TO.
>> Stephen: DID YOU MOTHER WANT TO BE AN ACTRESS?
>> NO I THINK MY MOTHER WOULD HAVE BEEN A WRITER OR AN ARTIST.
SHE WAS VERY, VERY CREATIVE.
WE.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLIP?
>> IT'S THE NOBEL PRIZE DINNER.
>> Stephen: YES.
>> AND I'VE JUST LISTENED TO-- I'VE JUST WATCHED-- I THINK I'VE
JUST WATCHED OR ABOUT TO WATCH MY HUSBAND RECEIVE THE HIGHEST
AWARD IN THE WORLD FOR LITERATURE.
>> Stephen: JIM.
>> TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF, MRS. CASTLEMAN.
DO YOU HAVE AN OCCUPATION?
>> I DO.
>> AND WHAT IS THAT?
>> I AM A KING MAKER.
>> YOU KNOW, MY WIFE WOULD TELL YOU THE SAME THING.
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>> Stephen: SO MUCH OF THE FILM-- ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT'S-- ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE MOVED SO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT
YOUR PERFORMANCE, SO MUCH OF THE FILM IS JUST A SHOT OF YOUR
FACE, IS JUST YOU VERY QUIETLY SHARING YOUR CHARACTER'S
FEELINGS WITHOUT EXPRESSION, WITH GREAT RESERVE AND
RESTRAINT.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY A LITTLE GAME WITH YOU RIGHT NOW.
>> I'D LOVE THAT.
>> Stephen: WHERE WE GIVE EACH OTHER SCENARIOS.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: TO ACT OUT.
THERE CAN BE NO DIALOGUE.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: YOU JUST HAVE TO SHARE WITH ME.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: WITH YOUR FACE.
WHAT IS HAPPENING.
AND I'LL GIVE YOU THE SCENARIO IN A GAME WE'RE CALLING "UP
CLOSE WITH GLENN CLOSE."
ARE YOU OKAY WITH THIS?
>> OH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: I'LL DO IT, TOO.
I'LL DO IT, TOO.
I HAVE SOME FOR ME.
I'LL BE IN THE BOLD HERE.
YOU AND BE THAT.
I'LL START WITH YOU.
>> YOU'RE IN THE BOLD-- OH, HERE I AM.
>> Stephen: STEPHEN RESIDENT FOR GLENN TO ACT.
READY?
IF WE CAN GET A SINGLE ON GLENN, PLEASE.
YOU'RE ENJOYING A LOVELY MEAL AT A RESTAURANT WHEN SUDDENLY, YOUR
EX WALKS IN.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
( CHEERS )
CHILLING.
ALL RIGHT, GIVE ME ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
YOU OVERHEAR SOMEONE GET A "LORD OF THE RINGS" FACT WRONG, BUT
YOU KNOW IT WOULD BE RUDE TO CORRECT HIM.
( LAUGHTER ) ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: YOU'RE HAVING A PLEASANT CONVERSATION WITH THE
PERSON SITTING NEXT TO YOU ON A PLANE.
WHEN THEY TELL YOU THEY REALLY IDENTIFIED WITH YOUR CHARACTER
IN "FATAL ATTRACTION."
>> OH, WAIT.
( LAUGHTER )
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: BEAUTIFUL.
OKAY.
>> OKAY, OKAY.
YOU'RE TRYING TO SMILE FLIRTATIOUSLY AT THE BARTENDER
WHILE DISGUISING THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE NO TEETH.
OH, THIS IS GREAT!
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> THAT'S GOOD.
>> Stephen: LAST ONE.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: BRING IT HOME.
YOU'RE VICIOUSLY WAITING IN LINE FOR THE BATHROOM WHEN YOU HEAR
THEY'RE ABOUT TO ANNOUNCE THE OSCAR FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A
LEADING ROLE.
( LAUGHTER ) ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
THEATERS NOW.
GLENN CLOSE, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH COMEDIAN BYRON BOWERS.