>>> WE ARE BACK, 8:35 WITH AN OSCAR WINNER THAT NEEDS NO
INTRODUCTION, CATE BLANCHETT.
SHE STARS IN THE MOVIE "WHERE
DID YOU GO."
SHE PLAYS A LEGENDARY AIR TEKT
WHO HIEPDS BEHIND HER SUNGLASSES
AND RAZOR-SHARP WIT WHEN HER
DAUGHTER PITCHES A TRIP TO
ANTARCTICA.
ANTARCTICA. TAKE A LOOK.
>> WHAT DO YOU SAY THERE, MOM?
>> ISN’T THIS A BAD TIME FOR YOU
BECAUSE OF WORK?
>> WE’RE STUDYING ANTARCTICA IN
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. I READ ALL ABOUT THE EXPLORERS
OPINION THE STORY OF SHACKLETON
AND NOW I WANT TO GO AND SEE THE
ICE.
ICE. OH, MY GOD, I CAN’T BELIEVE
YOU’RE SAYING NO.
>> I’M WAITING FOR YOU, YOU HATE
TRAVELING.
TRAVELING. >> I WAS WAITING FOR YOU.
YOU HAVE TO WORK.
>> OH, MY GOD, THAT’S A YES,
WE’RE GOING!
WE’RE GOING! >> WAIT, IS THAT REALLY A YES?
>> CATE, GOOD MORNING.
WE’RE JUST CHITCHATTING LIKE WE
ALWAYS DO.
ALWAYS DO. NOW THAT WE’RE IN OUR MATCHING
PINK OUTFITS.
PINK OUTFITS. THIS CHARACTER, A LOT TO BITE
OFF AND CHEW HERE.
SHE’S REALLY COMPLICATED,
BERNADETTE.
BERNADETTE. >> THEY, THEY CALL IT A PART TO
SWING A CAT IN.
SO I TRIED TO SWING THE CAT AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
>> WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?
I NEVER HEARD THAT PHRASE.
>> I DON’T KNOW, WHAT DO THOSE
PHRASES MEAN?
PHRASES MEAN? YES, I TRIED TO SWING THE CAT.
MARIE IS SIMPLE.
>> SHE WROTE THE BOOK.
>> I LOVE HER WRITING AND HER
NEW ONE TODAY WILL BE DIFFERENT,
FANTASTIC.
FANTASTIC. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE ABSURDITY AND
RAISINESS OF MOTHERHOOD AND
BEING A PARENT AND BEING A WOMAN
IN MIDLIFE.
IN MIDLIFE. WE DO SOME STRANGE A THINGS.
>> SHE KIND OF HAS I GUESS YOU
WOULD CALL IT A MIDLIFE CRISIS,
BERNADETTE.
BERNADETTE. SHE’S SORT OF WARRING WITH HER
NEIGHBORS AND DISAPPEARS, RIGHT?
>> AS YOU DO.
>> OBVIOUSLY I’M CONSTANTLY
WARRING WITH MY NEIGHBORS.
>> SHE’S REACHED A POINT,
CELEBRATED ARCHITECT WHO’S GIVEN
IT ALL UP.
SHE HAD A MONUMENTAL
PROFESSIONAL FAILURE AND RAN TO
SEATTLE AND HAD A CHILD WHO
ALMOST DIED IN A SERIES OF
MISCHARGES AND SHE FINALLY HAD
THIS LITTLE GIRL AND SAID IF
THIS CHILD SURVIVES, I’M GOING
TO POUR ALL OF MY CREATIVE
ENERGY INTO HER.
AND NOW SHE’S GOING OFF TO BOARD
EGG SCHOOL AND HER WORLD STARTS
TO COLLAPSE.
TO COLLAPSE. >> SHE STARTS --
>> HOW DO YOU FIND YOURSELF AS A
PERSON WHEN YOUR CHILDREN KIND
OF NEED YOU LESS?
>> IT IS TRUE.
LOTS OF MOMS FEEL THAT WAY OR WE
HAVE MOMENTS IN OUR LIVES WHERE
WE’RE LIKE WAIT, WHAT IS MY REAL
MISSION HERE?
MISSION HERE? HAVE I EXCELCHED SOME PART OF
MYSELF?
MYSELF? >> YES, AND YOU HAVE IT TAKE IT
OUT AT THE OTHER MOTHERS AT
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT OF YOUR
NEIGHBORS IN SEATTLE.
>> KRISTEN WIIG PLAYS YOUR
NEIGHBOR IN THIS MOVIE.
>> SHE’S FABULOUS.
>> SHE’S SO FUNNY.
NOW I’M DAYDREAMING YOU WILL BE
IN A "BRIDESMAID" SEQUEL.
>> SO AM I.
IT’S NO SECRET.
>> SHE HAS TO DO IT.
FIRST OF ALL, THERE SHOULD BE A
"BRIDESMAID" SEQUEL.
"BRIDESMAID" SEQUEL. >> I HAVE THE OUTFIT.
>> YOU’RE READY IN YOUR PINK.
BERNADETTE, YOU’RE SO DIFFERENT.
WITH BERNADETTE YOU HAVE LIKE
THE BOB, SEVERE BOB AND AMERICAN
ACCENT.
ACCENT. >> OH, I KNOW.
DO YOU QUITE A GOOD AMERICAN
ACCENT.
ACCENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON IT.
>> THEY ALL SOUND LIKE I’M FROM
NEW DELHI.
NEW DELHI. >> I THINK YOU PULLED THIS OFF
PRETTY WELL.
PRETTY WELL. WE WERE JUST CHATTING DURING THE
BREAK, YOU HAVE FOUR KIDS.
>> I DO WHEN I LAST LOOKED.
>> YOUR OLDEST IS 17 AND
LITTLEST 4.
LITTLEST 4. >> IT’S A SPREAD.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. >> HOW DO YOU EVEN MAINTAIN
THAT?
THAT? >> I DON’T.
I THINK IT’S WHERE I RELATED TO
THE KIND OF CHAOS OF BERNADETTE
IS THAT YOU NEVER HOLD IT
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. IT’S THIS MYTH.
AND I’M SO GLAD WE STOPPED AS
WOMEN FINALLY BETWEEN OURSELVES
STOPPED PRETENDING IT’S OKAY
BECAUSE IT’S NOT OKAY.
IT RARELY WORKS.
>> I WAS READING SOMETHING YOU
SAID ABOUT THE HARDEST THING
ABOUT MOTHERHOOD, YOU WERE
JOKING, IS PUTTING SUNSCREEN ON
A 4-YEAR-OLD.
A 4-YEAR-OLD. TO WHICH I SAY YES!
AND THEIR LITTLE LEGS IN THE CAR
SEAT.
SEAT. >> YES, I’M SO WORRIED YOU WILL
CLIP THEIR BELLY FAT.
BUT THEY GET CROSS PUTTING THE
IS SUNSCREEN ON, AND THEY’RE
MOVING TARGETS AND YOU
INEVITABLY GET IT IN THEIR EYES
AND THEN THEY PUNCH YOU IN THE
FACE FOR GETTING IT ANYWHERE
THEIR EYES.
THEIR EYES. IT’S A LOSE-LOSE.
>> AND THEY JUMP IN THE WATER
AND IT COMES OFF IN TEN SECONDS
ANYWAY.
ANYWAY. YOU GAVE THAT BEAUTIFUL SPEECH
AT CANNES ABOUT GENDER EQUALITY
AND IT GOT NOTICED.
SOME TIME HAS PASSED.
DO YOU FEEL THERE’S BEEN BIG
CHANGE IN HOLLYWOOD?
>> REAL SYSTEMIC CHANGE IS SLOW.
IT ALWAYS IS.
SOME THINGS HAPPEN QUICKLY AND
SOME THINGS HAPPEN SLOWLY.
THE INDUSTRY I WORK IN IS VERY
PUBLIC, AND SO IT’S WE HAVE A
BIG RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THOSE
CHANGES PUBLICLY.
CHANGES PUBLICLY. THE FILM INDUSTRY IS NOT THE
ONLY INDUSTRY WHERE THERE’S NOT
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK.
WE STILL DON’T HAVE EQUALITY
ENSHRINED IN THE CONSTITUTION SO
IT’S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO
BATTLE FOR.
BATTLE FOR. I DO FEEL THAT THERE’S -- THE
WAY WOMEN ARE TALKING ABOUT IT,
CERTAINLY MY INDUSTRY IS MUCH
MORE FRONT-FOOTED AND WE’RE
TALKING TO EACH OTHER AND LIKE I
WAS SAYING ABOUT MOTHERHOOD,
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT OUR PROBLEMS
RATHER THAN PRETENDING WE’RE THE
ONLY ONES WHO HAVE THEM.
>> YES, IT’S A STECHP IN THE RIG
DIRECTION FOR SURE.
TELL ME QUICKLY, YOU ARE IN THE
SMITH SEWNIAN, YOU HAVE AN
EXHIBIT IN THE SMITHSONIAN.
>> I DO!
>> I DO! >> YES, SO EXCITING.
>> SMITHSONIAN!
>> SMITHSONIAN! >> YOU DO.
>> REALLY?
>> REALLY? >> THE MANIFESTO.
DO YOU NOT REMEMBER DOING THIS?
>> IT’S AT THE SMITHSONIAN?
>> YES.
>> YES. THERE YOU ARE.
>> I WILL TAKE MY KIDS.
WON’T THEY BE HAPPY.
>> THAT’S A MOM THING.
YOU FORGOT YOU EVEN DID THIS.
YOU’RE IN THE SMITHSONIAN AND
LAWYER
LAWYER YOU’RE LIKE --
>> NO, I’M VERY EXCITED ABOUT
IT.
IT. PEOPLE SHOULD LOOK INTO IT.
IT’S CALLED MANIFESTO.