HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK!
FOLKS, MY NEXT GUEST IS AN ACTRESS YOU KNOW FROM
"MIDSOMMAR" AND "OUTLAW KING."
SHE NOW STARS AS AMY MARCH IN "LITTLE WOMEN."
>> I HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN I WOULD MARRY RICH.
WHY SHOULD I BE ASHAMED OF THAT?
>> IT'S NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF.
AS LONG AS YOU LOVE HIM.
>> WELL, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME POWER OVER WHO WE LOVE.
IT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT JUST HAPPENS TO A PERSON.
>> I THINK THE POETS MIGHT DISAGREE.
>> WELL, I'M NOT A POET.
I'M JUST A WOMAN.
AND AS A WOMAN, THERE'S NO WAY FOR ME TO MAKE MY OWN MONEY.
NOT ENOUGH TO EARN A LIVING OR TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY.
AND IF I HAD MY OWN MONEY, WHICH I DON'T, THAT MONEY WOULD BELONG
TO MY HUSBAND THE MOMENT WE GOT MARRIED.
AND IF WE HAD CHILDREN, THEY WOULD BE HIS, NOT MINE.
THEY WOULD BE HIS PROPERTY.
SO DON'T SIT THERE AND TELL ME THAT MARRIAGE ISN'T AN ECONOMIC
PROPOSITION, BECAUSE IT IS.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME, FLORENCE PUGH!
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>> Stephen: HELLO.
>> HELLO!
>> Stephen: WELCOME ABOARD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THE FILM IS BEAUTIFUL.
WERE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE BOOKS BEFORE YOU WERE IN THE FILM?
>> I WAS, YEAH.
MY GRAN WOULD READ LOTS OF HER FAVORITE CLASSICS TO ME WHEN I
WAS YOUNGER, AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
I WOULD GO AND STAY AROUND HER HOUSE WHEN I WAS TINY AND SHE'D
READ CHAPT CHAPTERS TO ME AND MA SURE I STAYED AWAY DURING THE
BEST BITS GLIFS SAYING, BEFORE YOU PLAYED AMY IN THIS, A LOT OF
THE WOMEN WHO READ THE BOOK-- AND PRETTY MUCH ALL THE WOMEN I
GREW UP WITH READ THE BOOK-- THEY RELATED TO JO WHO WAS THE
STAND-IN FOR THE AUTHOR.
>> SHE'S THE ONE THEY RELATE TO.
>> Stephen: WHO DID YOU RELATE TO?
>> AMY.
>> Stephen: DID YOU REALLY?
>> YES.
ALSO MY GRAN, AND WHEN SHE READ THE SCENE WHERE AMY BURNS JO'S
BOOK -- >> Stephen: SPOILER ALERT.
>> YOU GUYS HAVE READ IT I REMEMBER MY GRAN LOOKING UP FROM
THE BOOK AND GOING, "WHAT A WICKED, WICKED GIRL."
AND I REALIZE HOW EXCITED SHE WAS.
AND I THOUGHT CLEARLY AMY IS THE ONE TO GET BEHIND.
>> Stephen: ALL OF THE SISTERS YOU HAVE THE MOST SCREEN TIME.
YOUR CHARACTER GOES TO PARIS AND SPENDS A LOT OF TIME ON SCREEN
WITH MERYL STREEP WHO PLAYS YOUR AUNT.
I WAS ASKING THIS LAST NIGHT OF SAOIRSE RONAN, WERE YOU
INTIMIDATED AT ALL BY MERYL STREEP BECAUSE SHE'S ONLY A
TITAN?
>> I WOULDN'T SAY I WAS SCARED OF HER, BUT SHE IS, LIKE, A
LEGENDARY WOMAN.
SHE'S SOMEONE THAT ALL OF US KNOW AND HAVE WATCHED EVERY
SINGLE OUNCE OF HER WORK.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN'T HELP BUT ADMIRE HER.
>> YOU CAN'T HELP BUT STARE AT HER FACE WHEN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO
BE ACTING YEAH.
>> Stephen: DID YOU HAVE TO REALLY FORCE YOURSELF TO GO,
"IT'S MY AUNT, IT'S MY AUNT, IT'S NOT MERYL STREEP."
>> NO, I JUST STARED AT HER LIKE SHE WAS STREEP.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS SHE-- I HAVE HAD THE GOOD OPPORTUNITY--
I'VE HAD THE LUCK TO HAVE SPENT A LITTLE TIME WITH HER OFF
CAMERA.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: AND SHE'S JUST A LOCAL OFFICIAL PERSON.
>> SHE'S GORGEOUS.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS SHE LIKE FOR YOU?
>> SHE'S NOT INTIMIDATING AT ALL.
>> Stephen: SHE COULDN'T BE WARMER.
>> SHE'S SUCH AN INTELLIGENT, BUELL WOMAN.
THE FIRST TIME I MET HER-- WE HAD BEEN WORKING A COUPLE OF
WEEKS AND I KNEW SHE WAS UPSTAIRS IN THE GREEN ROOM AND
WE WERE WAITING TO GO ON SET.
AND I CERTAINLY HEARD MERRILL WAS ON HER WAY DOWN THE STAIRS.
AND WE WERE BOTH WEARING HOOP SKIRTS AND I THINK I WAS SO
EXCITED/NERVOUS TO WORK WITH THE LEGEND, AND SHE CAME DOWN AND I
SAID, "MERRILL!" AND THREW MY ARMS AROUND HER AND
QUICKLY REGRETTED EVERY SINGLE OUNCE OF THAT.
>> Stephen: YOU DIDN'T HURT HER?
>> I HOPE NOT.
SHE PROBABLY WOULDN'T TELL ME.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND YOU SAW A DIFFERENT SIDE OF MERRILL
WHEN YOU GUYS WERE RIDING AROUND IN THE CARRIAGE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE DON'T NORMALLY ASSOCIATE THIS WITH
MERYL STREEP.
WHAT HAPPENED?
>> WE WERE BASICALLY SHOOTING THIS FILM-- SHOOTING THIS SCENE
IN, LIKE, A BOSTON PARK, AND IT WAS A SCENE THAT WAS SET IN
PARIS.
AND WE WERE IN THIS CARRIAGE, AND WE'RE BOTH WEARING SHE'S
MASSIVE HOOP SKIRTS.
AND BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO RESET HORSES IT TAKES A WHILE, AND
YOU'RE IN THESE CARRIAGES FOR A WHILE.
AND WE'RE BOTH WEARING THESE BEAUTIFUL COATS, LIKE DRIPPING
WITH JEWELS-- YOU KNOW, THE USUAL.
AND I REMEMBER IT WAS COLD, AND SHE WAS LIKE, "OH, I WOULD JUST
KILL FOR SOME FRIES RIGHT NOW."
AND WITHIN SECONDS, THERE WAS A P.A. THAT WAS OUT OF BREATH
GOING ( GASPING )
( LAUGHTER )
FRIES IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'VE MADE IT IN SHOW
BUSINESS IS WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR OWN FRY WRANGLER ON HAND TO GET
WHAT YOU NEED.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: LAST SUMMER YOU WERE IN ONE OF THE SCARIEST
MOVIES IN RECENT MEMORY "MIDSOMMAR."
I REALLY WANTED TO SEE IT BUT I DID NOT GO SEE IT.
>> IT'S OKAY.
>> Stephen: MY TWO BOYS WENT TO SEE IT INSTEAD AND SAID I HAD
TO SEE IT, IT WAS A GREAT MOVIE, BUT I WOULD BE SCARED BY IT.
WERE YOU SCARED BY SEEING IT YOURSELF?
IF NOT, WHAT MOVIES DO SCARE YOU?
>> IT'S NOT A SCARY FILM-- IT IS A SCARE FILM BUT IT'S NOTICE A
SCARY HORROR FILM.
FOR ME YOU WATCH THESE PEOPLE IN SUCH EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, AND FOR
ANY HUMAN THAT'S JUST HORRIBLE TO WATCH.
BUT, NO, I HATED SCARY MOVIES GROWING UP.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE SCARIEST MOVIE YOU SAW?
>> WELL, ONE OF THEM, THE FIRST THING I EVER WATCHED THAT MADE
ME REGRET GOING TO BED ALONE WAS "LORD OF THE RINGS" WHEN ALL THE
-- >> Stephen: WHAT?
>> I MEAN-- I.
>> Stephen: I GO TO BED WATCHING "THE LORD OF THE
RINGS."
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
>> THAT'S WHY YOU'RE WEIRD.
>> Stephen: AND I FORCE MY CHILDREN TO WATCH IT?
>> HOW OLD.
>> Stephen: AS YOUNG AS THEY COME.
>> JUST THEIR FACES.
ALL OF THE ORKS' FACES LOOK LIKE THEY REALLY NEED SOME MOIZIZER.
>> Stephen: IS THAT WHAT SCARED YOU THE MOST?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: OH, THEY'RE GOING TO GET CROW'S FEET?
>> I WAS LIKE, "OH, BABE.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET SOME WRINKLES.
>> Stephen: IT WAS LOVELY TO MEET YOU, FLORENCE.
>> YOU DON'T LIKE THEY DIDN'T LIKE "LORD OF THE RINGS?"
>> Stephen: NO, THEY'RE TELLING ME TO WRAP OVER THERE.
WE HAVE TO GO TO COMMERCIAL.
I WOULD SIT HERE ALL NIGHT AND TALK ABOUT "LORD OF THE RINGS"
WITH YOU OR "LITTLE WOMEN."
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THIM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> Stephen: "LITTLE WOMEN" IS IN THEATERS ON CHRISTMAS.
FLORENCE PUGH, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY OUR OWN
JON BATISTE.