-Mr. Russell believes that you made a mistake.
-You have never met my wife.
-She helped me one night.
We spent the evening together.
-No, no. No, I don't think so.
-In fact, he came here looking for her.
-I-I was looking for my...son.
Not my wife. And you told me no one had been here.
-I lied.
We played gin.
-Why would you lie about that?
-I was afraid that you would punish her.
-For playing gin? -It doesn't matter.
The point is, Dr. Fox, is that nothing's happened.
-No. -Hm?
-No. I know what I saw.
-Nothing's happened to anyone.
-No, I-I was zoomed in with -- with the camera.
-Did you take a picture? -No, I did not take a picture.
-She's just admitted she's spying on our house.
-Why didn't you take a picture? -Mr. Russell, please, just --
The important thing is, is that everybody's okay.
-That was a clip from, eh, the new "Enchanted" film.
[ Laughter ]
Welcome back to "Late Night." We're here with Amy Adams.
So, this is a fantastic noirish thriller.
You play an agoraphobic woman.
And it should be noted, you filmed this three years ago --
very ahead of the times insofar as you're playing
a character who is trapped inside.
-Trapped inside of her house. Yes.
So, I... It was a very different time.
But it was -- it was an amazing experience to film it
'cause we really were inside of a studio in Brooklyn,
and it was perpetual darkness for weeks on end.
-You play a character who feels as though you witnessed a murder
and nobody trusts you.
And it's very nice when a clip comes with a film
and you get a sense of exactly how good the cast is,
and that is certainly true in this film.
-Aw, thanks. It was an amazing cast.
We have so many talented actors in it, and I was just floored
that they all showed up to support this film.
It was a real honor to work with them all.
-You play a character who has some alcohol addiction issues.
I'm wondering...I feel like
you're getting pretty good at, um...
acting drunk.
-[ Laughs ] -And I just want to tip my cap.
Do you have any tips?
I mean, what have you learned that makes it so believable?
-I'm just gonna plead the fifth here.
No, I mean, what's interesting is, I was a little nervous
playing people who were struggling with substance abuse,
but they all had a different --
You have to understand the reason behind,
because it's very different, you know.
-Sure.
-In Anna's case, it's a form of self-medicating from trauma.
So, she's trying to escape a trauma that she experienced.
Yes.
-There's also a great deal of stair acting in this film.
-Yes. -It takes place in an apartment.
It is a thriller.
There's a lot of running up and down stairs.
Did you know what you were getting into
when you took this role? -I did not.
I did not know that it was going to be so aerobic.
-Yeah. [ Laughs ] -Yeah.
I think, one take, Joe had me run up and down the stairs
about 25 times.
He wanted it to feel --
He wanted to really get the sense of the anxiety,
and he got it.
[ Both laugh ] Yeah.
-Your character also does some peeping in on their neighbors.
I know, a lot of actors, a lot of great actors,
one of the reasons they're particularly good
at playing different people
is they observe the human condition.
Are you someone that feels like you are a good people watcher?
-You mean, am -- am I a voyeur?
-Yeah, I mean, voyeur is certainly
the fancy way of saying it.
"People watching? Never!
I like to voyeur." -Okay.
Well, no, no. I feel like one implies a bit of...
Like, for example, my husband will always get --
Even if we're on a hike and we get, like, around
where you can hear someone's conversation,
I'll slow down and get really quiet.
And it's fascinating what you can pick up from people.
Yeah. -Now, this is interesting.
I want to ask, has, like, a mask --
'cause I'm assuming, you're on a hike, you're wearing a mask.
Is that helpful, being Amy Adams,
insofar as you can eavesdrop a little bit better
without the fear of being recognized?
-I would eavesdrop even if people did recognize me.
[ Both laugh ]
I will eavesdrop anywhere, anytime.
If you're next to me at a restaurant, I will --
if we get to go to restaurants again,
I will -- I will listen to you.
-You're gonna just sit right down and say,
"Hello, I'm Amy Adams and I will be listening in."
-It's not that graceful.
It's usually something like this and it's not very subtle.
It's like... -[ Laughing ]
Yeah, but definitely, I have to say, recognizably you.
Very -- There's no one that could've been but you.
Hey, can you tell me --
I hope I'm getting this right -- is it the RightWay?
-Yes, Yes. The RightWay Foundation.
May is Foster Care Month,
and I'm working with an organization
called the RightWay Foundation.
that is based out of Los Angeles.
And they help transition-age foster youth
kind of move out of the system, and into a successful life.
-That's wonderful.
Thank you so much for doing that.
And thank you so much for being here
and joining us from overseas.
I cannot wait to see "Disenchanted,"
and the film is wonderful.
-Thank you so much. It's good to see you.
I hope your family is safe and well.
-Same to you, and hopefully next time in person.
"The Woman in the Window" begins streaming on Netflix May 14th.