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EVERYBODY! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW
MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT AS THE THREE-TIME ACADEMY-AWARD NOMINEE
WHO HAS STARRED IN "ALIEN," "GHOSTBUSTERS," AND "AVATAR."
SHE NOW STARS IN "THE GOOD HOUSE.
S">> UM, FRANK. YOU WANT TO COME OVER FOR
DINNER, HELP ME EAT THESE? >> DINNER?
IT'S THIS MEAL PEOPLE EAT AT >> YEAH. THE
END OF THE DAY. IT'S PRETTY POPULAR.
>> SURE. >> YEAH?
>> YEAH. DINNER.
>> Stephen PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," SIGOURNEY
WEAVER! ♪ ♪ ♪
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SIGOURNEY WEAVER. HOW DELIGHTFUL.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >> IT'S BEEN TOO LONG.
>> Stephen: IT WHAT-- IT HAS BEEN-- IT HAS BEEN TOO LONG.
>> STUPID COVID. >> Stephen: COVID GOT IN THE
MIDDLE. COVID GOT IN THE WAY.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. I WAS JUST TELLING LOUIS AT THE
TOP OF THE LAST ACT. SHE'S NEVER SEEN THE "AVATAR."
THE ONE PERSON WHO HAS NOT >> WHAT? SEEN
IT IS HERE TONIGHT? >> Stephen: YES.
HE DIDN'T KNOW YOU TURN INTO A TREE AT THE END, OR YOU KIND OF
>> IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO GET ABSORBED BY A TREE. ME?
I WAS NEVER SURE. >> Stephen: THE THING IT KIND
>> A KIND OF PSYCHEDELIC OF COILS YOU-- THING.
>> Stephen: YOU BECOME ONE WITH THE TREE.
YOU KNOW HOW THEY HAVE PONYTAIL SEX WITH EACH OTHER.
I THINK YOU HAVE PONYTAIL SEX WITH A TREE.
>> I DON'T REMEMBER THAT. >> Stephen: I'M JUST TRYING TO
SELL SOME TICKETS, BABY. >> KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.
>> Stephen: HERE'S THE THING, YOU'RE IN THE NEW ONE, I FOUND
OUT. >> I AM.
>> Stephen: SO YOU'RE NOT A TREE.
>> NO. NO.
I-- I'M A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL. >> Stephen: YOU'RE A
14-YEAR-OLD GIRL? >> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU PLAY A TEENAGER?
>> YEAH. >> Stephen: THIS THIS?
>> I DO. >> Stephen: YOU ARE A GOOD
ACTRESS.
>> JIM CAMERON SAYS I'M VERY IMMATURE AND THIS SHOULD BE
RIGHT UP MY ALLEY. >> Stephen: DID YOU DRAW ON
YOUR OWN 14-NESS TO PLAY THIS PART?
>> I'M AFRAID I HAD TO, YES, YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT WERE YOU LIKE AS A TEENAGER?
>> OH, OH... >> Stephen: NO.
>> I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK. I WAS THIS TALL WHEN I WAS 11.
>> Stephen: OH, WOW. >> SO I WAS LIKE THIS GIANT
SPIRED. I MEAN, I WAS JUST LIKE...
I BUMPED INTO EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE.
TROUBLE IN CLASS, IT WOULD BE IF ANYONE WAS GETTING IN ME,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHO THE TEACHER WOULD SEE, I WAS SO BIG.
>> Stephen: RIGHT, BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T HIDE WHEN THERE WAS
TROUBLE. >> I COULDN'T HIDE UNDER MY
DESK. >> Stephen: WOW.
>> I REMEMBER IT AS AN RATHER EXCRUCIATING TIME, BUT I DID
START TO CLOWN AROUND SO I COULD MAKE FUN OF MYSELF BEFORE ANYONE
ELSE DID. >> Stephen: THAT WORKS OUT.
AND THAT TURNS YOU INTO A PERFORMER-- OR WERE YOU ALREADY
A PERFORMER? >> I DON'T THINK I WAS A
PERFORMER. I WAS VERY SHY.
LIKE A LOT OF PERFORMERS ARE. >> Stephen: BACK TO "AVATAR,"
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? IS THIS YOU IN THAT-- EVERYBODY
SEE THAT? IS THAT YOU IN THAT--
>> IN THAT CONCONTRAPTION. THAT IS MY 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL,
RIDE ON AN ELU, WHICH IS BEING KIRI, WHO HAS JUST RICHED A --
>> Stephen: IS THAT A WATER DRAGOP OR SOMETHING.
>> ... BY CHRIS OUR FANTASTIC DIVER WHO IS HOLDING SOME SORT
AND TOGETHER, THEY FORM AN OF MACHINE. ELU,
WHICH IS A CREATURE IN "AVATAR 2" THAT BECOMES MY FRIEND.
>> Stephen: OKAY, QUICK QUESTION: WHY-- ARE YOU ACTUALLY
UNDER WATER? >> YES, THAT'S ME.
>> Stephen: AND WHY DID HE DO THIS TO YOU?
COMPUTERS THAT CAN DO ALL THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE STUFF, AND
YOU DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO THIS.
>> I'M NOT SURE HE KNOWS THAT.
NOT WEARING A TANK OR ANYTHING? >> NO, NO.
HE ACTUALLY HAD A GREAT GUY, KIRK CRACK, WHO --
>> Stephen: KIRK CRACK?
THAT POOR-- TALKING ABOUT A ROUGH TEENAGE YEARS.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: THAT DOESN'T-- THAT DOESN'T HELP.
THAT DOESN'T HELP AT ALL. >> HE TEACHES THE NAVY SEALs.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NAVY SEALs DID WHEN WE WERE DOING
THIS, BECAUSE IT TOOK 18 MONTHS TO TRAIN US.
BUT -- >> Stephen: WHAT DID HE TRAIN
YOU TO DO? >> FREE DIVE.
>> Stephen: SO, WAIT A SECOND, JAMES CAMERON HAS YOU UNDER
AIR. HE'S LIKE, "WE'LL GET YOU WATER AND ISN'T GIVING YOU SOME
NAVY SEAL TRAINING." >> YES.
AND WE DID TRAIN. WE TRAINED, AND I WAS ABLE
ULTIMATELY TO HOLD MY BREATH FOR SIX AND A HALF MINUTES.
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WHEN I DID THAT. >> Stephen: OKAY.
BETWEEN HOLDING YOUR BROTHER >> THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE AND
BREATH AND LYING IN WHAT THEY MOVING, AND HOLDING YOUR CALL A
STATIC BREATH HOLD. >> Stephen: OKAY.
>> SO I WAS DOING A STATIC BREATH HOLD TO GET RID OF MY
MAMAILIAN INSTINCT, WHICH IS THE INSTINCT WE ALL HAVE,s WHICH
IS GET YOUR FACE OUT OF THE WATER AND GET ON DRY LAND.
>> Stephen: IT'S CALLED A SURVIVAL INSTINCT.
>> YES. WE HAD TO GET RID OF THAT.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
STICK AROUND, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE SIGOURNEY WEAVER,
EVERYBODY. ♪ ♪ ♪
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