LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST IS A TWO-TIME ACADEMY
AWARD NOMINEE YOU KNOW FROM "THE IMPOSSIBLE," "BIRDMAN," AND
"KING KONG."
SHE NOW STARS AS GRETCHEN CARLSON IN "THE LOUDEST VOICE."
PLEASE WELCOME NAOMI WATTS!
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( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
PLEASE.
PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
THANKS FOR COMING BACK.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME BACK YOU.
>> Stephen: LOOK VERY GLAMOROUS THIS EVENING.
>> THANK YOU.
I DRESSED UP FOR YOU.
>> Stephen: WE KNOW YOU AS AUSTRALIAN.
>> CORRECT.
>> Stephen: BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU ACTUALLY GREW UP IN WALES IN
A-- LIKE A COUNTRY GIRL IN WALES?
>> YES, ON A FARM, ACTUALLY.
>> Stephen: HOW COUNTRY ARE WE TALKING?
WHAT KIND OF FARM, SHEEP?
>> GOATS, ACTUALLY.
>> Stephen: GOATS.
>> YES.
MY GRANDMOTHER BRED GOATS.
>> Stephen: REALLY.
>> YEAH.
AND WE WOULD MILK THEM AND BE RELEGATED TO CHORES, LIKE
MUCKING THE PENS S.
>> Stephen: SURE.
WHAT KIND OF GOATS ARE WE TALKING HERE?
DO YOU REMEMBER THE BREED?
>> NO.
I SOUND LUKE A LIAR NOW.
I WAS A KID!
I DON'T KNOW.
THERE WERE-- THERE WERE -- >> Stephen: THEY WERE NEW
CASTLE KIELTYS.
>> WELL DONE!
THAT SOUNDS CONVINCING.
>> Stephen: WERE YOU IN A TOWN OR WERE YOU OUT IN THE
COUNTRYSIDE?
>> WE WERE OUT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS THE NEAREST TOWN?
AND WAS THE NAME OF THAT TOWN LIKE A BUCKET OF CONS NANTZ.
>> BASICALLY.
>> Stephen: WELCH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PRONOUNCE.
>> ...WAS THE NEAREST TRAIN STATION.
>> Stephen: WOW!
>> YOU CAN SAY IT?
>> Stephen: I DID NOT KNOW YOU SPOKE KLINGON.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU GOT YOUR BIG BREAK IN THE 30s, I
UNDERSTAND.
SO YOU PAID YOUR DUES.
>> IN MY 30S.
( LAUGHTER )
ISN'T "KING KONG" IN THE 30S?
>> THAT'S TRUE.
>> Stephen: IF YOUR 30S YOU GOT A BIG BREAK.
THAT MEANS A LOT OF AUDITIONS BEFORE YOU GOT THERE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: I HAD SOME TERRIBLE AUDITIONS.
>> REALLY.
>> Stephen: AWFUL.
NOBODY WOULD EMPLOY ME UNTIL MY 40s.
CAN YOU REMEMBER THE WORST AWE AUDITION YOU HAD?
>> SOMEONE FELL ASLEEP IN AN AUDITION.
THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH A BAD ONE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THIS WAS FOR?
>> I DO.
IT'S THE FILM THAT YOU WOULD ALL RECOGNIZE BUT I'M NOT GOING TO
DO THAT.
>> Stephen: DID YOU GET THE PART?
>> NO!
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW!
>> I MEAN HOW -- >> Stephen: IT'S POSSIBLE.
>> WHEN YOU LOOK ACROSS THE ROOM AND SEE THE DIRECTOR NODDING
OFF, YOU BASICALLY ARE JUST THINKING, "I'VE GOT TO GET OUT
OF HERE.
HE HATES ME.
I'M SO BORING.
THIS IS SO DULL."
>> Stephen: MAYBE HE FINDS YOU VERY SOOTHING.
>> WELL...
>> Stephen: BE POSITIVE ABOUT IT.
>> YEAH, RIGHT, WELL, IT DIDN'T GO WELL.
>> Stephen: ONE EXCITING THING I JUST LEARNED ABOUT YOU IS THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE PREQUEL TO "GAME OF THRONES,"
WHICH TAKES PLACE, I UNDERSTAND, THOUSANDS OF YEARS BEFORE THE
PRESENT SERIES JUST ENDED?
IS THAT TRUE?
DO YOU KNOW?
( LAUGHTER )
ANSWER, RIGHT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT, YEAH.
THIS IS MY POKER FACE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU KNOW WHETHER WHAT I SAID IS TRUE?
I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO SAY WHETHER IT'S TRUE OR IN THE.
>> I DO.
I DO KNOW.
BUT I WON'T LET ON.
>> Stephen: IT TAKES PLACE IN VALORRIA, RIGHT?
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
I CAN TELL.
>> YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING.
YOU CAN TRY.
>> Stephen: REALLY, YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING?
>> WE CAN KEEP GOING HERE.
>> Stephen: OVER THE VERY, VERY, VERY SOUTH, WHATEVER THAT
CONTINENT IS.
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT "GAME OF THRONES."
>> Stephen: YES, I WATCHED THE WHOLE THING.
>> Stephen: DID YOU ENJOY THE END?
>> YES, I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE SAYING, DO, IT AGAIN.
GLVMENT THEY'RE RIGHT.
I'M SAYING SHOW ME A SEQUEL OR A PREQUEL WITH NAOMI WATTS
THOUSANDS OF YEARS BEFORE IN VALARRIA, WHICH WE JUST
CONFIRMED IS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> I DID NOT!
>> Stephen: YES, DID YOU.
YOU JUST CONFIRMED-- WE ARE GOING TO EDIT OUT ALL OF YOUR
DENIALS.
( LAUGHTER )
A SCREAM QUEEN.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: MAYBE THE SCREAM QUEEN BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH
HORROR FILMS WHERE YOU HAVE TO SCREAM IN THEM.
>> YES, I'VE DONE LOTS OF THEM.
>> Stephen: WE'RE VERY GOOD AT IT.
I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU TO SCREAM RIGHT NOW.
>> I CAN.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN?
>> WELL, I MEAN--
IS THIS MINE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU-- OH, YES, IT IS YOURS.
DO YOU NEED SOME PROMPTING?
>> IT DEPENDS.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WHAT KIND OF SCREAM COUNT?
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT-- THERE'S A SCARED KIND OF "HELP
ME" SCREAM?
DOCUMENT A I'M GOING TO, YOU KNOW, LIKE GO CRAZY?
OR OR DO YOU WANT "THIS IS SO FUN!"
SCREAM?
>> Stephen: GIVE ME SO FUN.
GIVE ME SO FUN FIRST.
>> OH, YOU WANT ME TO DO MORE THAN ONE?
I'M GOING TO BURN OUT.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE BRUSHING YOUR TEETH IN THE
BATHROOM MIRROR.
>> YEAH, OKAY.
>> Stephen: YOU LOOK DOWN TO SPIT OUT THE TOOTHPASTE.
YOU LOOK UP, AND THERE IS A-- JUST A SCREAMING SKULL OVER
YOUR-- THERE'S JUST A CACKLING SKULL OVER YOUR SHOULDER IN THE
MIRROR.
( SCREAMING )
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW WHAT?
>> I HOPE I DIDN'T BLOAT MIC THERE, GUYS.
>> Stephen: I REALLY WANT THAT TO BE MY RING TONE NOW.
( LAUGHTER )
WATCHING-- THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE SERIES ON SHOWTIME, "THE LOUDEST
VOICE."
IT'S ABOUT ROGER AILES AND SORTING OF THE BIRTH AND GROWTH
OF FOX NEWS AND WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS CAREER.
AND YOU PLAY GRETCHEN CARLSON, THE WOMAN WHO TOOK HIM DOWN.
>> CORRECT.
>> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU-- WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT--
( APPLAUSE )
YOU HAVE TALKED WITH GRETCHEN AT ALL?
>> UHM, WE HAD TO RELY ON GABE SHERMAN FOR OUR RESEARCH.
>> Stephen: HIS BOOK.
>> 600 PEOPLE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE BASED IT ON.
>> Stephen: WHAT YOU CAN FIND MOST COMPELLING ABOUT HER STORY
ABOUT HOW SHE TOOK HIM DOWN?
>> I MEAN, SHE WAS OPERATING IN A PLACE WHERE WOMEN WERE NOT
ONLY NOT MOVING HEAD.
THEY WERE UNDERVALUED.
THEY WERE BULLIED.
THEY WERE SEXUALLY HARASSED.
AND SHE GOT TO A POINT WHERE SHE SAID, "NO, THIS IS NOT OKAY."
AND SHE PUSHED BACK.
SHE WANTED PROMOTIONS.
SHE'S VERY GOOD AT HER JOB.
SHE WAS AT THE PEAK OF HER CAREER AND HIGH RATINGS.
AND SHE KEPT GETTING PUSHED DOWN.
SHE SAID, "NO THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN."
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP HERE OF YOU TALK AGO YOUR
CHARACTER TALKING WITH AILES, PLACED BY RUSSELL CROWE.
ANYTHING WE NEED TO KNOW TO SET THIS UP?
>> YES, SHE WANTS TO-- SHE'S PUTTING HERSELF OUT THERE
BECAUSE SHE'S FEELING THE VIBE THAT SHE'S NOT BEING PUSHED
FORWARD.
THE MEN ARE, AND SHE'S TAKING CARE OF HERSELF.
SHE'S SAYING, "I WANT WHAT THEY'RE GETTING, SO GIVE IT TO
ME."
>> Stephen: JIM.
>> SO, McCAIN'S COMING ON "FOX & FRIENDS" LAST WEEK.
DOOCY HAS HAD THE LAST THREE INTERVIEWS.
I WANT THIS ONE.
>> GRETCHEN, I'M QUITE SURE YOU SHOULD BE SPEAKING TO YOUR E.P.
I DON'T DO THE BOOKINGS.
>> I HAVE.
>> AND YOU THOUGHT IT IT WAS OKAY TO JUST GO OVER HER HEAD
AND TALK TO ME DIRECTLY?
I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE YOU A SHOT.
( LAUGHS ) THANK YOU, ROGER.
YOU WON'T REGRET IT.
>> Stephen: WOW.
THAT KIND OF MAKES YOUR SKIN CRAWL JUST TO WATCH.
>> YEAH.
( APPLAUSE )
THERE ARE MANY SKIN-CRAWLING MOMENT S.
>> Stephen: NOW, RUSSELL CROWE, ALSO AUSTRALIAN, I ASSUME
YOU GUYS KNEW EACH OTHER BECAUSE THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE PEOPLE
IN AUSTRALIA, RIGHT?
DID YOU GUYS KNOW EACH OTHER AS ACTORS?
>> WE DID, WE DID.
ACTUALLY, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE WORKED TOGETHER.
WE DID A SHOW-- ANOTHER MINISERIES CALLED "BRIDES OF
CHRIST."
I NOTICED FROM THEM-- AND HE WAS AT THE BEGINNING, VERY
BEGINNING-- AS WAS I-- BUT HE WAS JUST INCREDIBLE AND WE'VE
BECOME FRIENDS AND WE'VE KIND OF GROWN UP TOGETHER.
HE STAYED WITH ME, ACTUALLY, WHEN HE FIRST CAME TO L.A. WHEN
HE WAS AUDITIONING.
>> Stephen: HE CRASHED ON YOUR COUCH?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: WOW.
>> HE OWES ME MONEY, ACTUALLY.
( LAUGHTER )
FOR THAT.
>> Stephen: HE'S ON THIS WEEK, RIGHT?
HE'S ON TOMORROW.
YOU CAN TELL HIM?
>> Stephen: HOW MUCH ARE WE TALKING?
>> I FEEL LIKE JUST PUT SOME MONEY IN THE POT.
YOU KNOW, LIKE, $25 OR SOMETHING FOR SOME GROCERY S.
>> Stephen: SURE, I'LL GET IT FROM HIM.
THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE YOU WERE FILMING A MOVIE THAT'S OUT
NOW.
IT'S CALLED "OPHELIA."
>> CORRECT.
>> Stephen: ANDs IT WAS SET IN PRAGUE, WHICH IS AN AMAZING
CITY.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: HOW MUCH TIME DID YOU GET TO SPEND THERE?
>> SIX WEEKS, EIGHT WEEKS, MAYBE.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL CITY.
>> Stephen: I'M INTERESTED IN THIS MOVIE BECAUSE IT'S "HAMLET"
TOLD FROM OPHELIA'S POINT OF VIEW?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: EVEN SADDER.
>> NO, QUITE DIFFERENTLY, ACTUALLY.
WE TURN IT ON ITS HEAD.
IT'S FEMALE DRIVEN, AND SHE'S IN CHARGE OF HER LIFE AND MAKING
HER OWN DECISIONS FOR HERSELF.
>> Stephen: AND YOU'RE GERTRUDE, HAMLET'S HOM.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU A HEAVY IN THIS ONE, TOO?
GERTRUDE DOES NOT COME OUT WELL IN THE ORIGINAL.
>> NO, SHE'S A CONFUSING CHARACTER, AND STILL A LITTLE
BIT QUESTIONABLE.
BUT SHE'S MUCH BETTER IN THIS.
YOU CAN SEE-- SHE'S DEFINITELY MORE THREE DIMENSIONAL, I WOULD
SAY.
>> Stephen: DO YOU MURDER YOUR HUSBAND IN THIS ONE, TOO?
>> YES.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: THAT'S THE HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE PART.
>> IT HAPPENS.
THE MURDER TAKES PLACE, BUT THE QUESTIONS ARE NOT COMPLETELY
ANSWERED.
>> Stephen: DOES IT HAPPEN THOUSANDS OF YEARS BEFORE IN
VALORRIA?
LAUZ WELL DONE.
WELL DONE.
YOU'VE GOT YOUR ARM OUT NICELY.
"THE LOUDEST VOICE" STARTS JUNE 30 ON SHOWTIME, AND "OPHELIA" IS
IN THEATERS JUNE 28.
NAOMI WATTS, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.