>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) FOLKS, MY NEXT GUEST IS AN IRISH
ACTRESS WHO PLAYS THE TIME-TRAVELING COMBAT NURSE
CLAIRE ON THE TELEVISION PHENOMENON "OUTLANDER"!
PLEASE WELCOME CAITRIOINA BALFE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
PLEASE!
HELLO!
HI.
>> HELLO!
>> Stephen: LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
>> LOVELY TO MEET YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: NOW, PLEASE EXPLAIN SOMETHING TO ME.
THEY SPELLED YOUR NAME PHONETICALLY FOR ME IN THE
PROMPTER HERE, CAITRIOINA BALF, BUT IT IS SPELLED CAITRIOINA.
WHY DO SO MANY NAMES IN IRELAND NOT LOOK LIKE ANYTHING LIKE
THEY'RE PRONOUNCED?
>> THAT'S A SIMPLIFIED VERSION.
>> Stephen: THAT'S THE SIMPLIFIED VERSION?
>> YES.
THERE SHOULD BE A FADA ON THE I.
>> Stephen: A FADA ON THE I RIGHT THERE?
>> UH-HUH.
I TOOK IT OFF FOR AMERICA TO MAKE IT EASY.
>> Stephen: HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET KY-TROI-NA?
>> A LOT.
>> Stephen: LUCKY GIRL.
WHERE IN IRELAND DID YOU GROW UP?
>> OUTSIDE A LITTLE VILLAGE CALLED TIDATNAS.
>> Stephen: NOT A BIG PLACE.
NO, ONE CHURCH, ONE SCHOOL, TWO PUBS.
>> Stephen: ONE FOR THE CHURCH AND ONE FOR THE SCHOOL?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: ONE FOR THE PRE-SCHOOL AND ONE FOR THE
TEACHERS.
>> ONE FOR THE PRE-SCHOOL KIDS GOING HOME.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE BEEN IN AMERICA TEN YEARS.
YOU HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL MODELING CAREER.
WERE YOU IN ACTING SCHOOL IN DUBLIN?
>> I WAS.
I STUDIED AT D.I.T. ROTH MINES, SO I WAS DOING THEATER STUDIES
THERE AND GOT SCOUTED THERE.
SO I LEFT AFTER MY FIRST YEAR.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE UNITED STATES FOR TEN YEARS.
DO YOU LIKE IT HERE?
>> I LOVE IT HERE.
PEOPLE CARE HERE.
>> Stephen: DO PEOPLE NOT CARE OVER THERE?
>> THEY DO, BUT INSTITUTIONS CARE HERE -- OR THEY USED TO.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THAT'S
INTERESTING.
THAT'S INTERESTING.
YOU'VE GOTTEN INTO A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE, I UNDERSTAND, WITH
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
YOU RECEIVED A LETTER -- I HAVE A COPY FOR YOU HERE --
( LAUGHTER ) AND COULD YOU TELL ME, HEREBY
HANGS A TAIL, WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO DESERVE THIS LETTER AND COULD
YOU GIVE US A DRAMATIC READING OF WHAT YOU GOT FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA MOTOR VEHICLES.
>> INSTITUTIONS CARE.
THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT DUE TO THE LATEST ENTRIES OF MY DRIVING
RECORD THAT I WAS NOW AMONG SOME OF CALIFORNIA'S WORST DRIVERS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YOU GOT AN I SHALL
LETTER SAYING YOU ARE ONE OF THE WORST DRIVERS IN CALIFORNIA?
( LAUGHTER ) HOW DID YOU GET HERE TONIGHT?
>> STARZ WON'T LET ME DRIVE SO THEY HIRED A CAR.
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT.
WHAT ARE THE ACCUSATIONS HERE?
>> IN MY DEFENSE, SO THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A LATE TURN ON A RED
LIGHT, OR I WAS SPEEDING ONE DAY.
BUT I THOUGHT -- BECAUSE YOU GET A TICKET AND THEY ASK DO YOU
WANT TO GO TO DRIVING SCHOOL, AND I WOULD SEND OFF MY FORM AND
SAY, YES, I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO DRIVING SCHOOL TO GET THE POINT
TAKEN OFF MY LICENSE.
BUT I WAITED FOR THE ACCEPTANCE LETTER WHICH NEVER CAME.
>> Stephen: YOU THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE GETTING INTO A UNIVERSITY?
( LAUGHTER ) CONGRATULATIONS, WE ARE PROUD TO
ACCEPT YOU TO CALIFORNIA'S DRIVING SCHOOL.
>> YES, I THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULD SAY, OKAY, YES, YOU CAN GO
TO DRIVING SCHOOL.
BUT I JUST DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU HAD TO GO DO THAT ONLINE ON YOUR
OWN.
SO I JUST ACCUMULATED -- >> Stephen: SO WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN TO YOU, CAITRIOINA BALFE?
>> WELL, NOTHING, BECAUSE THEN I GOT A GREAT JOB AND GOT TO GO TO
SCOTLAND SO I HAVE BEEN AWAY FOUR YEARS SO I THINK I LOST
THOSE POINTS NOW.
>> Stephen: NO, YOU HAVEN'T.
THEY DON'T EXPUNGE THEM FROM YOUR RECORD.
>> THEY DON'T?
>> Stephen: NO, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT YOU IN THE CLINK.
THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU DOWNTOWN!
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE HOW MUCH INSTITUTIONS CARE IN CALIFORNIA.
( LAUGHTER ) "OUTLANDER," SEASON 3 IS COMING
UP HERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) HEARING FROM THE PEOPLE.
MANY PEOPLE IN THIS BUILDING ARE COMPLETELY OBSESSED WITH THIS
SHOW.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHY YOU THINK PEOPLE GET SO OBSESSED WITH THE
STORY OF A TIME-TRAVELING COMBAT NURSE IN LOVE WITH JAMIE IN
18th CENTURY SCOTLAND?
>> BECAUSE THERE IS A BEAUTIFUL ASPIRATIONAL LOVE STORY AT THE
START OF THE SHOW.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE CHEATING ON YOUR HUSBAND FRANK.
>> HE'S NOT BORN YET!
>> Stephen: DOESN'T MATTER.
IF MY WIFE CAME BACK FROM A TIME MACHINE AND SAID NO BIGGIE I HAD
SEX WITH A GUY IN THE 18t 18th CENTURY, I WOULD BE
PRETTY MAD.
>> REALLY?
>> Stephen: YES, JUST FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU'RE WATCHING,
DON'T DO THAT, PLEASE.
>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
>> Stephen: AND YOU'RE PREGNANT WITH HIS BABY IN THE
18th CENTURY.
>> RIGHT, FRANK IS VERY UNDERSTANDING.
>> Stephen: YOUR SHOW IS HAILED AS HAVING SOME OF THE
BEST SEX ON TELEVISION.
ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS?
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY YOUR SEX ON TV MIGHT BE BETTER THAN OTHERS,
AND KEEP IN MIND THIS IS CBS?
>> WELL -- >> Stephen: IS IT BECAUSE YOUR
CHARACTER IS A NURSE AND SHE KNOWS HER WAY AROUND?
>> SHE'S GREAT WITH ANATOMY AND THE MEN WEAR KILTS SO IT'S EASY
ACCESS, I GUESS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: I'LL TAKE IT.
I'M HOOKED.
LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
BE CAREFUL DRIVING.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THE NEW SEASON OF "OUTLANDER"
APPEARS SUNDAY ON STARZ!
CAITRIOINA BALFE, EVERYBODY!