-You were great on the Emmys
the other night with Tiffany Haddish.
Look at this. You're doing the...
That's a good photo right there. -That's my girl.
-Now, did you know Tiffany before this?
-You know, I knew Tiffany before this,
about six months before she broke, before she hit it.
-Yeah. -I saw her at a comedy show.
It was all guys and Tiffany, and I was so blown away by her.
She was hysterical.
And I made my way backstage
and I had to find her and just tell her I loved her.
And then, six months later, it's like she was everywhere.
-Right? I mean, she is so funny.
You surprised her? -I did.
I was doing a movie here in New York this summer,
and Tiffany was doing like 10 movies here this summer.
And I was -- one morning early, about 8:00 a.m.,
I was coming up the elevator, and one of her assistants
was in the elevator, and I didn't know her.
I was just like, "Hey, sis."
And she said, "You know Tiffany's in this building.
Want to say hi?" I was like, "I'd love to."
Let's sneak in on her, you know?"
So I went up to her floor, and it was a long hallway.
-What time is it? -8:00 in the morning.
Very early.
And she's getting ready for something.
She's glamming. There were people are there.
And I'm like, "Shh."
So, they're like...
I'm going, "Shh, shh, shh."
Sneaking down the hallway. Came around the corner.
I was like, "Is she ready?!"
-She ready. Oh, yeah.
-It was like... And we grabbed each other.
We were just hugging. We fell down on the floor.
We just like... -She's the greatest.
-So happy to see her.
I was like, "What you cooking, girl?"
She was like, "Steak, adobo, seasoning.
I had to bring all my stuff with me -- my pots, pans.
You want some?"
I was like, "No. Not steak this early."
-She makes steak at 8:00 in the morning?
-Oh yeah. -Oh, my gosh.
-That's how she does it. -She's the funniest.
I mean, come on.
To have Angela Bassett surprise you would be enough.
I got to say, congrats on "Black Panther."
You were just... [ Cheers and applause ]
Not only were you fantastic, but the movie was great.
-Thank you.
Whoo! -Yes.
I mean, look -- I mean, did you have any idea
it was going to be this epic, like, this giant?
-Not to this degree, no. -I mean, really.
-I mean, while we were making it,
we knew it was something special.
We were having a good time on the journey, you know,
rehearsing, doing all that, and meeting each other,
falling in love with each other.
The cast, Ryan, our director, the entire crew.
We knew, you know, the fan-boys and -girls --
they were going to be, you know,
real strict about you getting it right.
So we were getting that part right.
But for it to blow up the way it has from, like --
-I mean, just -- Was it last week you met the fans?
Where were you speaking? -I did.
Oh, I was in Detroit, at a women's empowerment expo.
And I was, you know, the speaker.
So I was, you know, speaking about women's empowerment.
And below me at the stage, there were these girls standing there.
They were all dressed like the Dora Milaje.
They were there for the Queen Ramonda.
-They're protecting you.
And you posed, you took a picture with them.
-Yeah. -I mean, how cute is that?
-Yeah.
-They made their costumes. -They did.
They did pretty well. I was impressed.
I was impressed with the costumes.
-That's so cute. -Looks like the real deal.
-How is your husband doing? -He's doing great.
He says hello. He adores you.
-I love Courtney B. Vance so much.
Please give him my love and tell him I love him so much.
-I will.
-Let's talk about -- I've got to talk about "9-1-1."
-"9-1-1." -This Sunday.
-And Monday. -And Monday, as well?
-Yeah. Two parts. -A double whammy.
-Yes, yes. -A two-part jam.
-Yeah. -You get into it in this show.
-I do.
I mean, it's, you know, all these experiences
of first responders, firefighters, policemen,
you know, dispatchers.
So, we open with a big season opener of earthquake.
You know, like the freeways fall.
I'm saving some guy in a flipped-over car
and I'm reaching in there
to try to pull him out before it blows.
And I decide I can't pull him out.
So, okay -- You know, we did it about five, six times,
but the seventh time, of course,
I'm going to put some extra on it, some extra drama.
I pull myself out.
And I see my hand is bleeding real blood,
and I'm like, "But keep going.
Keep going."
'Cause, otherwise, we're just going to have to do it again.
-Really?
-And they said, "Okay, cut." And I looked.
It was, like, bleeding. -Yeah.
-And I was like, "It's really bleeding.
It's really dripping." -You bled for that show.
-"Call the real doctor! I need a real tetanus shot."
-Are you a real doctor? Oh, my gosh.
"No, I'm an actor." Yeah, exactly.
Is there any real doctors on set?
But it's like a giant movie, these productions, these shows.
-It is, every week.
-Man, you crush it.
And I know Jennifer Love Hewitt is on this season.
-She is a new cast member. -I love her, as well.
-I want to show a clip.
Here's Angela Bassett in "9-1-1."
Take a look at this.
-Well, you care about him.
I can tell.
[ Laughs ]
So where's the harm in telling everybody?
-I don't want to be embarrassed.
I mean, our divorce was enough of a failure.
I can't go through that again.
-Oh, I get it.
Okay.
You don't want to invest 'cause you're afraid of being hurt.
Which you might.
But what is the other alternative?
Being alone?
-[ Chuckles ] Maybe.
It's safer.
-Angela Bassett, everybody!