WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW" ALREADY IN PROGRESS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST IS AN EMMY AWARD
WINNER WHO RETURNS THIS WEEK AS CARRIE MATHISON ON
"HOMELAND."
>> FOUND THE STASH.
WHAT THE (BLEEP).
>> WHAT DID YOU BRING?
NOTHING.
YOU SAID NO PHONE, NO WALLET, NOTHING BUT THE BURNER YOU GAVE
ME.
>> BADGE?
EVERYTHING IS AT THE OFFICE.
I WALKED.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE BURNER.
DID YOU LEAVE IT ON THE DESK AT WORK, TAKE OFF YOUR JACKET TO GO
(BLEEP).
YOU HAVE A TALE.
(BLEEP).
WE HAVE TO GO.
WE HAVE TO GO NOW.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME CLAIRE DANES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: HELLO!
HI!
>> Stephen: THAT'S A LOVELY DRESS.
>> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH?
>> Stephen: BUT WE COULD ALSO DO THIS AND SHOW SOME SKIN.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A LOVELY DRESS.
>> FEELS A LITTLE ANN BOLIN AND GOES WITH THE CATHOLIC THEME.
>> Stephen: GOES WELL WITH THE STAINED GLASS.
>> ANN BOLIN NOT A GREAT MODEL.
SHE HAD HER HEAD OFF.
>> I GUESS SHE WAS ATTRACTIVE.
>> Stephen: ENOUGH TO BREAK OFF FROM THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
>> YEAH, OKAY, OKAY.
LET'S DEVIATE FROM THAT.
>> Stephen: DO YOU WATCH THE SUPER BOWL?
>> I DID.
AND I ACTUALLY, LIKE, WATCHED THIS YEAR.
I DIDN'T JUST, LIKE, INHALE NACHOS.
I MEAN, I DID THAT, TOO.
>> Stephen: DID YOU PARTY?
WE DID HAVE A LITTLE GATHERING, YEAH.
>> Stephen: YEAH?
MY HUSBAND COOKED A FEAST AND WE HAD, LIKE, SIX PEOPLE CAME
OVER.
IT WAS FUN.
>> Stephen: I QUESTION THE FEAST PART OF THAT.
I QUESTION THE FEAST PART OF THAT.
YOUR LOVELY HUSBAND WHOM WE'VE HAD ON THE SHOW.
VERY NICE FELLA.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU DID THIS TO HIM.
YOU INSTAGRAMED OUT YOUR MENU FOR YOUR FEAST.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW CLOSE YOU CAN GET IN
BECAUSE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO READ.
THIS IS HIS SUPER BOWL PREP LIST.
THIS IS IT.
IT SAYS -- IT SAYS 6:15 -- HOLD ON -- CHILI OFF OVEN, STIR,
UNCOVER.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU STIR THEN UNCOVER.
OKAY.
STIR CILANTRO INTO CHILI.
THEN IT SAYS, FOOD READY.
SO THAT'S THE FEAST?
( LAUGHTER ) >> IT WAS.
IT WAS DELICIOUS!
>> Stephen: I BET IT WAS.
BUT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
THIS IS WHAT IT SAYS.
THIS IS THE ONLY OTHER THING ON THE LIST -- BALLS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> YEAH, I FOUND IT ON THE
DINING ROOM TABLE.
I WAS, LIKE, WHAT IS THIS?
HE SAID, YEAH, NO, I REALIZED I MADE A MISTAKE AND THEN WROTE
"BALLS" TO REMIND HIMSELF.
>> Stephen: IN OTHER WORDS, DON'T DO THIS.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW, IT'S CRYPTIC, STILL.
>> Stephen: DID HE SERVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN CHILI?
>> YES, WE HAD SHORT RIBS AND NACHOS AND A CHICKEN CHILI THING
AND A VEGETARIAN -- NO, WE HAD MAC AND CHEESE AND CHILI.
IT WAS GREAT.
>> Stephen: HE'S FROM ENGLAND, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, BUT HE'S BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE.
>> Stephen: BUT HE UNDERSTANDS SUPER BOWL FOOD.
IT'S NOT FIGGY BUDDING OR SHEPHERD'S PIE.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: GOOD.
WHO WERE YOU PULLING FOR?
>> EAGLES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I DON'T KNOW, I WAS GOING FOR
HISTORYMAKING.
>> Stephen: SURE, WHY NOT?
AND UNDERDOING.
YEAH.
RIGHT?
>> Stephen: YEAH.
MY FRIEND RACHEL IS FROM PHILLY, TOO.
I WAS WITH HER SO THAT WAS EXCITING, TOO.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
HIKED HITCH MY RIDE ON TO HER TRAIN.
>> Stephen: LET'S TALK ABOUT THE TRAIN I WANT TO HITCH MY
RIDE TO.
I SPOKE TO YOU ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
I'M A MAD FAN FOR THE HOMELAND.
>> WELL, THANKS.
>> Stephen: SO WORRIED ABOUT CARRIE ALL THE TIME.
>> AS YOU SHOULD BE.
>> Stephen: AS YOU PLAY HER, ARE YOU WORRIED FOR HER?
>> WELL, SHE'S SURVIVED FOR SEVEN YEARS, SO THAT'S A PRETTY
GOOD RECORD IN "HOMELAND" TERMS.
>> Stephen: EVERY MAN AROUND HER IS DEAD, THOUGH.
>> YEAH, CAN'T SAY AS MUCH FOR THE MALE FIGURES.
>> Stephen: DO NOT DATE CARRIE, NOT A GOOD IDEA.
>> NO.
I HOPE IT'S WORTH IT, BUT I CAN'T IMAGINE IT IS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THE SHOW'S BEEN
INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE IN YEARS BEFORE.
ARE THERE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO LEARN ANN ABOUT OUR COUNTRY SIX
MONTHS FROM NOW THAT YOU WILL BE BROADCASTING -- YOU CAN'T TELL
ME?
>> WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF FILMING.
>> Stephen: THIS SEASON.
YEAH, WE'LL BE BACK TOMORROW TO CONTINUE EPISODE 9.
>> Stephen: TORN FROM TODAY'S HEADLINES.
>> YEAH, SO WE'RE STILL AT IT.
WE FOCUS ON KIND OF RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE.
>> Stephen: WHAT?!
AHHH!
>> Stephen: WE KNOW THAT'S JUST A HOAX.
WE KNOW THE RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IS JUST A HOAX.
IT'S A WITCH HUNT!
>> IT IS, IT IS.
I THINK WE CAN ACCEPT THEY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN DETERMINING OUR
FATE TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.
BUT THEY -- >> Stephen: DOES IT TURN OUT
BETTER IN YOUR WORLD THAN IT DID IN OURS?
YOUR PRESIDENT'S IFFY, TOO.
>> OUR SHOW WAS A HORRIFYING VISION OF WHAT COULD BE AND NOW
IT'S, LIKE, A TONIC.
IT'S LIKE A LITTLE ESCAPISM.
WHOO!
( LAUGHTER ) IT'S HARD TO COMPETE WITH THE
REALITY.
>> Stephen: I KNOW THE FEELING.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU DO, DO YOU DO
THIS EVERY SEASON WHERE YOU GO SPEND TIME WITH SOME ACTUAL
SPICE?
>> WE DO.
IT'S THE COOLEST PART OF MY JOB.
>> Stephen: WHO SETS THAT UP?
WHO CALLS THE C.I.A. AND SAYS WE LIKE TO COME IN AND HANG OUT
WITH YOU GUYS?
>> HENRY, ONE OF OUR WRITERS OF "HOMELAND," PASSED AWAY A NUMBER
OF YEARS AGO BUT HIS DAD WAS IN THE C.I.A. AND HIS COUSIN WAS A
MENTEE OF HIS FATHER AND A VERY ACCOMPLISHED PERSON THERE.
IN HIS RETIREMENT, HE CURE YATES THIS WEEK-LONG SPY CAMP FOR US
PRODUCERS AND WRITERS AND -- >> Stephen: REALLY?
YEAH.
SO WE PARK OURSELVES IN A CLUB IN GEORGETOWN AND TALK TO, LIKE,
REAL SPOOKS AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN THE INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND JOURNALISTS.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO THEY TELL YOU?
WHAT'S THE MOST SURPRISING THING THEY TOLD YOU ABOUT THEIR JOBS
THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW?
>> EVERY YEAR IT'S DIFFERENT.
WE HAVE BEEN AT IT FOR A WHILE.
AND THE CLIMATE CHANGED.
THIS YEAR, IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE DISTRUST BETWEEN THE
ADMINISTRATION AND THE INTELLIGENCE WORLD, AND THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WAS SUDDENLY KIND OF ALLYING ITSELF
WITH JOURNALISTS WHICH NORMALLY --
>> Stephen: HOW LONG AGO DID YOU START SHOOTING THIS SNEENS.
>> LATE AUGUST, SEPTEMBER.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE THINGS DIDN'T GO SOUTH BETWEEN THE
PRESIDENT'S ADMINISTRATION AND THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY UNTIL
THE FALL.
>> THERE WASN'T GREAT FAITH IN THE BEGINNING.
YEAH.
REALLY?
>> Stephen: THE OPEN HOSTILITY REALLY STARTED THIS PAST FALL, I
THINK.
>> YEAH, WELL, I THINK MAYBE IT WASN'T SO OPEN, BUT IT WAS REAL.
>> Stephen: AND THESE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT IT.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND TOLD YOU ABOUT IT AND YOU PUT IT IN A SCRIPT.
>> YEAH.
HE WASN'T SO EAGER TO POPULATE THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
>> Stephen: I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO MAKE JOKES OF
THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
COULD I JUST READ THE SCRIPTS?
WOULD SAVE A LOT OF TIME.
>> IT'S NOT AN EXACT MIRROR BUT IT'S A RIFFING ON WHAT'S
HAPPENING, IT'S LIKE A PARALLEL VISION.
>> Stephen: HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR BALANCE PLAYING SOMEONE WHO
IS MENTALLY UNSTABLE, DEALING WITH CONSTANT THREATS TO THE
UNITED STATES, AND YOU'RE IN THAT HEAD FOR, YOU KNOW, MONTHS
AT A TIME EVERY DAY WHEN YOU'RE WORKING.
WHAT IS IT YOU DO TO KEEP YOURSELF CALM?
>> I KNIT.
I DO.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
I KNIT ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: WE HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE KNITTING
COMMUNITY HERE.
>> DO YOU?
THE KNITTING COMMUNITY?
WE'RE CALLED PEARL GIRLS.
>> Stephen: NO.
REALLY?
>> YEAH, WE ARE.
>> Stephen: IS THIS WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
>> YEAH, THAT'S A PEARL GIRL.
THAT'S RACHEL.
THAT'S MY PHILLY LADY.
>> Stephen: THIS IS YOU RIGHT HERE.
>> YES.
IT'S VERY DARK ON THE SOUND STAGE.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU HAVE ON?
>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF HEAD GEAR.
I'M INTO THE -- YEAH, THE INSTRUMENTS.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU GOOD?
I MEAN, NO, BUT I'M ENTHUSIASTIC.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S YOUR -- WHAT'S YOUR GOAL.
LIKE, WHAT -- IF YOU COULD DO -- >> I STARTED OUT WITH SCARVES AS
ONE DOES.
>> Stephen: OF COURSE, IT'S JUST A STRIP.
>> I GAVE MANDY MY FIRST EFFORT AT A RIB STITCH, AND IT WAS
PRETTY DISASTROUS.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S A RIB STITCH?
>> OH, IT'S -- IT'S WHEN YOU CAN STRETCH IT AND -- I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S LIKE RIBS.
LIKE THAT.
TOTALLY.
( LAUGHTER ) ANYWAY, IT WAS RIFE WITH ERRORS,
BUT HE WEARS IT EVERYWHERE.
IT'S VERY SWEET.
>> Stephen: OH, SO NICE.
IT'S SO DAD.
BUT I GAVE IT TO HIM.
I WAS, LIKE, PLEASE, THIS IS FOR VERY REMOTE LOCATIONS.
YOU CAN WEAR THIS IN THE COUNTRY WHEN YOU'RE ON SOLITAIRE WALKS.
>> Stephen: COULD YOU MAKE A SWEATER IF YOU HAD TO?
>> MAYBE NEXT SEASON.
I'M NOW WORKING IN THE ROUNDS.
IT'S FROM SCARVES TO TOWELS TO HATS WITH DETACHABLE POM-POMS.
>> Stephen: THE HATS HAVE DETACHABLE POM-POMS?
( APPLAUSE ) YOU HAVE SOMETHING IF THIS
ACTING THING FALLS THROUGH.
>> EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: CLAIRE, NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: CLAIRE DANES, EVERYBODY.