FOLKS ON THIS SIDE OF THE PLAZA. IT’S SUMMERTIME.
IT’S SUMMERTIME. THE PLAZA IS PACKED.
>> DYLAN, THANK YOU.
NOW TO THE GREAT GLENN CLOSE.
THE SIX-TIME OSCAR NOMINEE IS
GETTING RAVE REVIEWS AGAIN.
THIS TIME FOR HER STARS ROLE IN
THE MOVIE CALLED "THE WIFE".
SHE PLAYS A WOMAN WHO SACRIFICED
EVERYTHING FOR HER HUSBAND AND
HIS CAREER UNTIL, WELL.
>> WE ARE SO DELIGHTED TO BE
GIVING YOU THIS PRICE.
YOUR CAREER HAS A TRULY
REMARKABLE SPAN TO IT.
OUT ONLY DO YOU WRITE WITH
EXTRAORDINARY INTIMACY, YOU HAVE
CHANNELLED FORMS THAT WILL
AFFECT GENERATIONS OF WRITERS TO
COME.
COME. >> WELL, I, UM, I SHOULD BE
GETTING SOMETHING FOR ALL THE
GRAY IN MY BEARD.
>> INDEED, YES.
THANK YOU FOR DOING SO.
MRS. CASTLEMAN?
MRS. CASTLEMAN? >> YES.
>> YES. >> BY THE WAY, THAT FACE SAYS IT
ALL.
ALL. GLENN CLOSE IS HERE.
I CANNOT OVERSELL THIS MOVIE.
I SAW IT YESTERDAY.
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS I
DIDN’T KNOW I WAS GOING TO FEEL
SO MANY EMOTIONS IN ONE MOVIE.
THE WOMAN YOU PLAY IS A WIFE,
AND SHE IS IN THE SHADOWS LIKE
SO MANY WOMEN.
WE’VE ALL KIND OF FELT THIS WAY.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT JOAN.
>> YES.
>> YES. WELL, SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH HER
PROFESSOR AT SMITH IN THE 50s,
AND THEY ENDED UP DOWN IN THE
VILLAGE, AND HE WANTED TO BE A
GREAT WRITER, AND FROM THAT
MOMENT ON, SHE STARTED
SUPPORTING HIM IN THAT.
>> AND I THINK FOR A LOT OF
WOMEN, WE’VE ALL DONE THIS AT
SOME POINT IN OUR LIVES.
YOU SORT OF MAKE YOURSELF
SMALLER SO THAT YOUR MAN FEELS
BIGGER, AND WHEN I WAS WATCHING
THIS, I WAS FEELING A LOT OF
THOSE EMOTIONS.
THOSE EMOTIONS. SHE WAS TRYING SO HARD TO KEEP
HIM UP.
HIM UP. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. I THINK SO.
YEAH.
YEAH. >> AND TELL ME ABOUT THEIR
DYNAMIC.
DYNAMIC. THERE ARE SO MANY SURPRISES, AND
THE REASON I’M TIPTOEING THROUGH
THIS IS BECAUSE I DON’T WANT TO
GIVE ANYTHING AWAY.
YOU WANT IT REVEALED AS YOU
WATCH IT.
WATCH IT. >> I HAD A GREAT PARTNER IN
JONATHAN PRICE.
JONATHAN PRICE. ONE OF THE GREAT ACTORS ALIVE
TODAY.
TODAY. IT ACTUALLY ENDED UP BEING AN
INCREDIBLY REEL, INCREDIBLY
INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF A MARRIAGE.
AND ALL THE POWER PLAYS, THE
WHAT’S NOT SAID, YOU KNOW, WHEN
COMPROMISE IS MADE, AND THEN THE
COST OF THAT.
>> WELL, WHAT WAS GREAT IS THERE
ARE OBVIOUSLY FLASHBACKS TO WHEN
YOU ARE YOUNGER, AND THAT ROLE
IS PLAYED BY YOUR DAUGHTER,
ANNIE, WHO WAS EQUALLY AS
INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE. WHAT WAS THAT LIKE WORKING ON A
PROJECT WITH HER?
>> WELL, I DIDN’T ACTUALLY -- I
GOT OUT OF TOWN WHEN SHE WAS
FILMING ALL OF THAT.
>> WAS THAT ON PURPOSE?
>> ON PURPOSE, ABSOLUTELY.
THAT WAS HER DEAL.
SO WE SHOT THAT PART IN GLASGOW,
AND I WENT UP TO THE HIGHLANDS.
>> IF YOU HAD YOUR WAY, WOULD
YOU HAVE WATCHED?
>> NO.
>> NO. I -- I -- I HAVE HUGE, HUGE --
SHE’S NATURALLY TALENTED.
SHE HAS A GREAT TALENT, AND I
JUST THOUGHT IT’S BETWEEN HER
AND THE DIRECTOR AND HARRY LOYD.
YOU DON’T WANT YOUR MOM AROUND.
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >> DOES SHE ASK YOU FOR ADVICE?
>> WELL, WE SAT AROUND THE TABLE
FOR A WEEK REALLY, REALLY
WORKING ON THOSE CHARACTERS.
AND, OF COURSE, ANNIE WAS THE
ONE WHO HAD ESTABLISHED JOAN.
AND THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS
ABOUT JOAN, HER SHYNESS, HER
DETERMINATION TO DO WHAT WOULD
FULFILL HER, AND SO SHE -- IT
WAS HER RESPONSIBILITY TO DO
THAT.
THAT. >> WHEN YOU HEAR SOMETHING LIKE
YOU PUT THIS PROJECT OUT THERE
INTO THE UNIVERSE, AND THEN ALL
THE SUDDEN YOU HEAR OSCAR BUZZ,
YOU’VE BEEN NOMINATED SIX TIMES
FOR AN OSCAR.
WHEN YOU HEAR OSCAR BUZZ, DOES
IT EXCITE YOU?
ARE YOU LIKE DON’T TELL ME?
I DON’T WANT TO KNOW.
>> IT EXCITES ME, AND THEN I
DON’T WANT TO KNOW.
I’LL BE DOING A NEW PLAY DOWN AT
THE PUBLIC THEATER AND BE
WONDERFULLY DISTRACTED FOR THE
NEXT SIX MONTHS.
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT KIND OF
PERFORMANCE?
PERFORMANCE? WHEN YOU WEREN’T SPEAKING, I
FELT SOMETHING.
FELT SOMETHING. WHEN YOU WERE SPEAKING, I FELT
MYSELF ENRAGED.
MYSELF ENRAGED. IT’S NOT LIKE THERE’S SO MUCH
DIALOGUE.
DIALOGUE. ALL OF A SUDDEN I’D LOOK AT YOU
AND FEEL THAT.
DID IT FEEL THAT POWERFUL?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THE THING THAT WAS AMAZING ABOUT
THIS PROCESS IS THAT IT WAS SO
INTERNAL FOR ME.
AND I THOUGHT ABOUT IT A LOT,
BUT VERY, VERY -- SO MUCH WAS
INTERNALIZED THAT WHEN IT -- IT
WAS PRIVATE.
WAS PRIVATE. AND THEN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN
PEOPLE ARE SEEING IT AND THEY’RE
REACTING THE WAY THEY ARE, IT’S
LIKE OH.
LIKE OH. YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? SOMETHING THAT WAS SO SPECIFIC
AND SO PRIVATE HAS SUCH
RESONANCE IS JUST THRILLING.
>> IT’S GOING TO TOUCH SO MANY
WOMEN.
WOMEN. AND CONGRATS TO YOUR DAUGHTER.
SHE JUST GOT MARRIED TO HER
LONG-TIME BOYFRIEND.
LONG-TIME BOYFRIEND. I HEARD YOU WERE CUTTING A RUG
ON THE DANCE FLOOR.
CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO BE
PROUD OF.
PROUD OF. >> THANK YOU.
>> THE MOVIE IS CALLED "THE
WIFE".
WIFE". YOU’VE GOT TO SEE IT.
GLENN WILL BE BACK IN A FEW
WEEKS WITH ANNIE, HER DAUGHTER.
WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.