>>> CATHERINE ZETA JONES IS AN
AWARD-WINNING ACTOR WHO HAS BEEN ENTERTAINING US FOR DECADES.
BURSTING ON THE SCENE IN "THE MASK OF ZORRO," TAKING HOME AN
OSCAR FOR "CHICAGO." >> NOW, SHE'S RETURNING TO THE
SMALL SCREEN IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER,
"PRODIGAL SON," ABOUT A SERIAL KILLER KNOWN AS THE SURGEON,
WHOSE SON BECOMES A CRIMINAL PROFILER.
>> CATHERINE PLAYS VIVIAN, A DOCTOR AT THE PSYCHIATRIC
DO WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER?
>> THIS SHOW IS SO GOOD. THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS
MORNING. HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
LOVELY TO SEE YOU. I HAVEN'T SEEN MY BOYFRIEND, AL.
>> STOP IT, SOME MORE. >> MY HUSBAND STILL SAYS, YOUR
BOYFRIEND, AL. THAT'S KIND OF THE PERCEIVED
NAME. WHEN I FIRST STARTED LIVING IN
NEW YORK AND I WAS WATCHING THE SHOW, WE'D COME INTO THE LIVING
ROOM. WHAT YOU DOING, HONEY?
I GO, WATCHING MY BOYFRIEND, AL. >> AL, ARE YOU BLUSHING?
>> EVERY TIME WE SEE AL ON TV, HE IS LIKE, THERE'S YOUR
BOYFRIEND BOYFRIEND, AL.
>> HE'S BLUSHING. >> THIS IS A GAME-CHANGER.
FANTASTIC. ENOUGH ABOUT AL, CATHERINE, YOU
ARE SO GOOD IN THIS SHOW. YOU JUST NAIL THAT PLAYING A
DOCTOR. IS A DOCTOR SOMETHING YOU COULD
ACTUALLY DO IN REAL LIFE? >> NO.
I PLAYED A REALLY GREAT CHEF IN "NO RESERVATIONS," AND, NO, IT
IS CALLED ACTING, DARLING. I CAN GIVE OUT BAND-AIDS MAYBE.
I'M VERY GOOD AT MAKING YOU FEEL A LITTLE BETTER, BUT, ACTUALLY,
NO, NO. NO PROCEDURES FOR ME.
WHAT'S INTERESTING, WHAT WAS EXCITING ABOUT THIS, I PLAY A
DOCTOR WHO, ON THE SURFACE, SEEMS TO BE VERY MUCH IN
CONTROL, BUT, IN FACT, AS MY CHARACTER UNFOLDS, WE START TO
TAKE AWAY THE LAYERS, YOU SEE THAT SHE'S FRAGILE.
STILL WATERS RUN DEEP, I SHOULD SAY.
TO BE ABLE TO PLAY WITH BASICALLY A TWO-HANDER FOR US IN
MANY OF THE SCENES THAT I DO ON "PRO
"PRODIGAL SON," I WORK WITH MY COUNTRYMAN.
WE WERE BROUGHT UP IN THE SAME HOMETOWN AND NEVER MET.
AS KIDS, WE HAD MUTUAL FRIENDS. >> WOW.
>> TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS WITH HIM WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS
REALLY GREAT. I HAVE TO SAY, IT'S BEEN
EVERYTHING THAT I HOPED IT TO BE.
IT IS SO MUCH FUN. A GREAT, GREAT CHARACTER TO
PLAY. >> SO GOOD.
SPEAKING OF MICHAELS, YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND, MICHAEL DOUGLAS,
CELEBRATED YOUR 20-YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
YOU HAVE A FUN PRESENT IN STORE ONCE THE PANDEMIC ENDS, FROM
WHAT WE HEAR. >> I'M HOPING TO TRAVEL FOR.
WE'RE GOING TO GIFT EACH OTHER ANOTHER TRAVEL.
WE BOTH LOVE TO TRAVEL AND WE HAVE SINCE WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER,
WHICH IS ACTUALLY 22 YEARS. THERE'S SO MANY PLACES IN THE
WORLD WE HAVEN'T SEEN, EITHER OF US HAVE NOT BEEN.
THAT'S EXCITING. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE BEEN MARRIED 20 YEARS.
I HAVEN'T BELIEVE I HAVE A SON IN COLLEGE, AND MY DAUGHTER GOES
TO COLLEGE NEXT YEAR. WE'RE KIND OF EMPTY NESTERS.
>> OH, WOW. >> I KNOW.
YOU KNOW, HE HAS A GREAT GENE POOL, WHICH I JOKE ABOUT
CONSTANTLY. I DIDN'T SIGN ON FOR THIS.
I DIDN'T SIGN ON FOR THIS. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> I LOVE YOU, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOUR GENES ARE TOO GOOD, BUDDY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF FUN.
>> HE'S HANGING AROUND FOR A WHILE.
WE LIKE THAT. THE KIDS TALKED ABOUT, I GUESS,
GETTING INTO YOUR LINE OF WORK. SO HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THEM
POSSIBLY BECOMING ACTORS? >> WELL, THE JOURNEY I'VE HAD AS
AN ACTOR HAS BEEN EXTRAORDINARY. SO I CAN ONLY ENCOURAGE THEM TO
DO WHAT THEY LOVE. THEY'RE BOTH EXTREMELY BRIGHT,
AND THEY'RE BOTH STUDYING HISTORY AND POLITICS.
THEY GET ALL THEIR BRAINS FROM ME.
BUT THAT SAID, MICHAEL AND I WOULD BE THE FIRST PARENTS TO
SAY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU SHOULD THINK OF ANOTHER CAREER.
BUT WE'VE SEEN HOW PASSIONATE THEY ARE ABOUT THE CRAFT.
THEY KNOW WHAT CELEBRITY IS. THEY KNOW THE GOOD, THE BAD AND
ALL OF THAT. THEY'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT ACTING
AS A CRAFT, AND THEY'VE DONE EVERY THEATER CAMP.
TALKING ABOUT CAMP, AL, MY KIDS WENT OFF TO SUMMER CAMP EVERY
YEAR. THE CAMP WITH ALL THE BROADWAY
KIDS, THEY HELD THEIR OWN VERY, VERY WELL, I HAVE TO SAY.
WHAT'S DIFFERENT, THOUGH, IS WHEN I STARTED OUT, MY PASSION
GREW WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PARENTS WHO
WERE IN THE SAME BUSINESS. I WAS NEVER THE SON OF OR THE
DAUGHTER OF. MICHAEL, WHO WAS THE SON OF KIRK
DOUGLAS, AND HIS MOTHER WAS AN ACTRESS, AS WELL, SO HE'S ABLE
TO SHARE WITH THEM WHAT THAT MEANS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. MICHAEL'S EXPERIENCE WAS IT'S A
HARD ACT TO FOLLOW WHEN YOUR DAD IS SPARTACUS.
THERE ARE OPEN DOORS, PEOPLE THINK, TO GO INTO THE BUSINESS
AFTER THEIR PARENTS, BUT ONE HAS TO PROVE THEMSELVES MORE.
>> SURE. >> IT IS TOUGH TO BE COMPARED
TO. SO THEY'VE HAD THAT DISCUSSION,
AND THEY ARE STILL NOT DETERRED. I JUST PRESUME THAT IT'S IN THE
CARDS. I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHATEVER
JOURNEY THEY HAPPEN TO GO ON. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING
TO GET DEALT WHEN YOU BECOME A PARENT.
I MUST SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE.
THEY'RE GOOD, YOUNG CITIZENS OF THE PLANET, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF