( APPLAUSE )
EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
FOLKS, MY FIRST GUEST IS A TWO-TIME ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING
ACTRESS YOU KNOW FROM "LOVE ACTUALLY," "HOWARDS END," AND
"SENSE AND SENSIBILITY."
SHE NOW STARS IN "GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE."
>> CHEERS.
♪ ♪ ♪ SO I HAVE MADE A LIST OF THINGS
THAT I'D LIKE TO GET THROUGH.
>> OH, THAT SOUNDS SEXY.
>> DON'T MOCK ME.
I'M A TEACHER.
OLD HABITS DIE HARD.
>> WHAT'S FIRST ON THE LIST?
( CLEARS THROAT ) NUMBER ONE, I PERFORM ORAL SEX
ON YOU.
NUMBER TWO, YOU PERFORM ORAL SEX ON ME.
NUMBER THREE, WE DO A 69, IF THAT'S WHAT IT'S STILL CALLED.
I DON'T BE.
FOUR, ME ON TOP.
FIVE, DOGGY STYLE.
>> THAT ALL SOUND VERY ACHIEVABLE.
>> OH, DOES IT?
OH, GOOD, GOOD.
BECAUSE I HAVE NO FRAME OF REFERENCE.
I'VE TRIED LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, BUT IT'S ALARMING,
FRANKLY.
IF YOU TYPE CLASSY PORN IN GOOGLE, THERE ARE 12 WINDOWS.
HAVE I BOOKED ENOUGH TIME?
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," EMMA
THOMPSON!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: GOOD!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: YOU STILL GOT IT, KID.
>> IT'S SO NICE TO BE BACK!
>> Stephen: LOVELY TO HAVE YOU BACK.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS!
ALL THESE YEARS WE'VE BEEN SEPARATED!
>> Stephen: YOU ARE A RAY OF SUNSHINE-- QUITE LITERALLY.
I LOVE YOUR OUTFIT.
>> OR A LONG STREAK OF PISS.
THAT'S THE OTHER THING YOU COULD, UNFORTUNATELY.
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> BUT IT WOULD BE GOOD QUALITY, WOULDN'T IT?
>> Stephen: YES.
>> I WANT TO BE IN VERY GOOD HEALTH.
I'M EXHAUSTED.
>> Stephen: I WANT-- I WANT TO GET STRAIGHT INTO TALKING ABOUT
THIS MOVIE, "GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE," BECAUSE IT'S A
BEAUTIFUL MOVIE AND SO UNIQUE.
IT'S REALLY FUNNY.
IT'S INCREDIBLY-- IT'S HEARTBREAKING AT TIMES.
IT'S HOPEFUL IN MANY WAYS.
AND I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ELSE HAS, EITHER.
FOR THE PEOPLE OUT THERE-- OBVIOUSLY, I SAW IT LAST NIGHT.
TELL THE FOLKS WHAT IT'S ABOUT IN WHERE YOU ARE OWN WORDS,
MADAM.
>> IT'S ABOUT A RETIRED RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TEACHER
CALLED NANCY STOKES, WHO IS MY AGE, EARLY 60s.
( LAUGHTER )
I AM.
THAT'S MY AGE.
ANYWAY, AND IT'S HER'S, AND SHE HAS HAD A RUDIMENTARY SEX LIFE
UP UNTIL -- >> Stephen: SHE'S A WIDOW AT
THIS POINT.
>> SHE'S A WIDOW, HAS BEEN WIDOWED FOR TWO YEARS.
AND SHE HAS TAKEN HER LIFE INTO HER HANDS AND HIRED A VERY MUCH
YOUNGER SEX WORKER, MALE SEX WORKER, TO HELP HER SORT OF GO--
REDISCOVER SOMETHING THAT SHE'S NEVER REALLY HAD.
>> Stephen: YOU SEE SORT OF THIS RELATIONSHIP, SUCH AS IT
IS, DEVELOPING BETWEEN YOUR CHARACTER AND THIS SEX WORKER,
WHO IS PLAYED BY A WONDERFUL YOUNG ACTOR.
TELL ME HIS NAME AGAIN?
>> DARYL McCORMACK.
HE WAS DISCOVERED REALLY, FOR THIS.
HE HADN'T DONE MUCH BEFORE.
BUT HE WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY PERFECT BECAUSE HE'S SO
THOUGHTFUL.
AND THIS YOUNG MAN, LEO, IS A FORM OF OF MAN THAT I HAVE NEVER
SEEN ON SCREEN.
HE'S-- HE IS A-- WHAT HE DOES IS SEX WORK, BUT IT'S SORT OF LIKE
CARE WORK IN A WAY.
HE UNDERSTANDS.
HE SAYS, "EVERYONE NEEDS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, AND IF WE
CAN DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT SOME PEOPLE CAN'T ACCESS SEXUAL
PLEASURE CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW MUCH LESS ( BLEEP ) THERE WILL
BE IN THE WORLD."
HE TELLS HER A LOT, HE TEACHERS A LOT-- BECAUSE SHE'S GOT A LOT
OF ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT HIM AND ABOUT IT ALL.
AND SO SLOWLY, THEY PEEL AWAY EACH OTHER'S... DEFENSES,
ACTUALLY, AND THEN IN THE END, THEY'RE EACH OTHER'S CLONES.
BUT IT'S NOT ROMANTIC.
IT'S NOT A ROMANTIC STORY, AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK IS RADICAL
ABOUT IT.
BECAUSE IT'S A REAL-- IT'S A REALLY INTIMATE FILM, YOU KNOW,
BECAUSE THEY GET REALLY DEEP INTO ONE ANOTHER THROUGH THE
TALKING.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK, BUT WHEN WE COME
BACK, I WILL ASK EMMA WHERE SHE KEEPS HER OSCARS.
IT'S NOT WHERE YOU THINK.
STICK AROUND.
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