( BAND PLAYING ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW MY FIRST GUEST AS A WASHINGTON
FIXER NAMED OLIVIA POPE, ON THE HIT SHOW "SCANDAL."
>> HOW IS THE PRESIDENT?
>> MELEE IS GOOD.
>> SO MEL SEIN FORMATION-- HAPPY TO LET YOU HOLD ALL THE
INFORMATION, HOLD ALL THE CARDS.
>> MILLIE AND I ARE A TEAM.
>> YOU HAVE NEVER PLAYED TEAM SPORTS, NOT WELL, ANYWAY.
>> DAD, IT'S MY TURN.
I'M CHANGING THE RULE.
THIS IS, WHAT I'M DOING, IS BETTER.
( LAUGHS ).
>> YOU ARE LIKE LOOKING INTO THE WENDO OF MY PAST.
ARE YOU ME, NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TRIED, ALL I COULD CREATE WAS
ME.
>> Stephen: WELCOME KERRY WASHINGTON!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: SUDDENLY FEELS
LOOK A PARTY.
>> IT IS A PARTY!
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> IT'S SO NICE TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK EAST.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MY HOME TOWN.
>> Stephen: HOME TOWN, LIKE GREW UP HERE HOME TOWN.
>> YEAH, BOOGIE DOWN BRONX.
OH!
>> Stephen: WHEN YOU WERE A KID, WERE YOU ONE OF THOSE KIDS
I SEE AROUND NEW YORK OFF BY THEMSELVES, WANDERING THE CITY,
GOING TO SCHOOL BACK AND FORTH BY THEMSELVES?
AS A PARENT, I WOULD BE TOO NERVOUS TO LET MY CHILD DO THAT.
>> I GREW UP AT THE HEIGHT OF THE CRACK EPIDEMIC IN NEW YORK,
AND I, AT FIVE YEARS OLD, ASKED MY MOTHER IF I COULD WALK TO
SCHOOL BY MYSELF.
AND MY MOTHER IS SUCH AN AMAZING HUMAN BEING SHE SAID YES.
>> Stephen: AT FIVE.
>> BUT SHE HID BEHIND CARS WHILE I WAS WALKING TO SCHOOL SO I
COULD THINK I WAS INDEPENDENT BUT SHE WAS LIKE SUPER MOM,
PROTECTING ME BEHIND EVERY CORNER.
ISN'T THAT SO SWEET.
>> Stephen: IS THERE ANY CHANCE SHE'S IN THE STUDIO RIGHT
NOW?
>> I THINK SHE IS.
>> Stephen: MAKE SURE YOU ARE OKAY.
>> YEAH, SHE PROBABLY IS.
>> Stephen: SO I-- I STARTED OFF MY CAREER IN CHICAGO, WHICH
IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BIG CITY AND IT'S TOUGH ENOUGH TO, LIKE,
ACT, AND, LIKE, MAKE A LIVING THERE.
NEW YORK MUST HAVE BEEN SO MUCH HARDER WHEN YOU WERE A YOUNG
ACTRESS.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW, LIKE, WHAT DID YOU DO TO GET BY?
LIKE, WHAT WERE THE JOBS YOU WERE DOING?
>> I HAD A COUPLE OF GIGS.
A WORKED AT A RESTAURANT, LIKE MOST ACTORS.
>> Stephen: THAT'S CLASSIC.
>> I TAUGHT YOGA.
>> Stephen: THAT IS NOT AS CLASSIC.
>> AND I ALSO WAS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER FOR NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
YEAH, YEAH, GIVE IT UP FOR TEACHERS.
THEY ARE OUR MOST IMPORTANT MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.
>> Stephen: WAS THIS-- LIKE, HOW MUCH WARNING DO YOU HAVE?
IS IT LIKE A FIREMAN WHERE YOU HAVE--
>> IT WAS THE PERFECT JOB FOR AN ACTOR BECAUSE YOU GET A CALL IN
THE MORNING SAYING, "WE NEED A TEACHER."
IF I HAD AN AUDITION, I WOULDN'T GO, BUT IF I DIDN'T HAVE AN
AUDITION, WHICH WAS MOST DAYS-- I WOULD GO AND WORK IN SCHOOL.
IN CHICAGO I GOT A JOB IN A MOVIE CALLED "SAVE THE LAST
DANCE."
IT WAS MY FIRST BIG FILM AND IT DID NOT PAY A LOT OF MONEY SO
AFTER THE FILM CAME OUT, I WENT BACK TO SUBSTITUTE TEACHING.
I MADE A RULE I COULDN'T WORK IN HIGH SCHOOL.
I COULD ONLY DO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS BECAUSE KIDS WERE
CUTTING CLASS TO SEE SHANNEAL TEACH FERENCE.
AND I WOULD SAY THE KIDS TRYING TO SEE THE GIRL FROM "SAVE THE
LAST DANCE" WHICH WAS TERRIBLE.
>> Stephen: WHICH IS MORE CUTTHROAT, HIGH SCHOOL OR
HOLLYWOOD?
>> HIGH SCHOOL!
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> OR MAYBE I'M JUST NOT AS EQUIPPED.
HIGH SCHOOL PREPARED ME FOR HOLLYWOOD, YEAH.
>> Stephen: UH-HUH, UH-HUH.
>> NOTHING IS AS SCARY AS THE REAL WORLD RIGHT NOW.
>> Stephen: OH, NO, RIGHT NOW?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: OH, NO, IT'S CHAOS.
HAVE YOU HEARD?
( LAUGHTER ) WELL, NOW-- SO THEN YOU'RE IN
COLLEGE.
OKAY, SO YOU'RE IN COLLEGE.
YOU WENT TO GEORGE WASHINGTON?
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: LOVELY SCHOOL, DOWN IN D.C., ANOTHER CITY
SCHOOL.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND YOU STUDIED STORYTELLING.
>> I STORIED ANTHROPOLOGY AND DRAMATIC LIT.
YEAH, I STUDIED STORYTELLING IN A WAY.
I STUDIED PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
THAT'S WHAT AN ACTRESS DOES, RIGHT?
>> YES, WE PLAY PEOPLE SO WE SHOULD STUDY PEOPLE.
I DID ALL KINDS OF-- I PLAYED ALL KINDS OF ROLES WHEN I WAS
THERE.
I DIDN'T ALWAYS PLAY A PERSON.
I DID A MUSICAL ABOUT A FROG WHEN I WAS THERE.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
WHAT DID YOU PLAY?
>> A FROG.
>> Stephen: OH, CONGRATULATIONS.
SO YOU GOT THE LEAD.
>> I DID.
I WAS THE LAST FROG IN A MUSICAL CALLED "CROAK: THE LAST FROG."
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: WOW.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WOW.
>> BIG DEAL.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
>> BIG DEAL.
>> Stephen: DID YOU GET TO USE WORDS OR DID YOU JUST-- JUST
VARIATIONS ON RIBET FOR TWO HOURS.
>> NO, IT WAS A MUSICAL.
WE NOT ONLY TALKED BUT WE SANG.
I TAKE WHAT I DO VERY SERIOUSLY, AND I EVEN DID THEN.
I WENT TO THE WASHINGTON IT'S NATIONAL ZOO-- FOR HOURS TO
STUDY FROG MOVEMENT.
>> Stephen: THEY HAVE A FROG EXHIBIT?
>> THEY DID.
EVERY ZOO HAS FROGS.
SO, YEAH, I MEAN -- >> Stephen: HOW IS YOUR FROG?
DO YOU STILL HAVE A FROG?
>> I SHOULD HAVE NEVER GONE DOWN THIS ROAD.
( LAUGHTER ) YEAH.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S-- BEING A FROG IS REALLY MORE
ABOUT BODY LANGUAGE.
( LAUGHTER ) DO YOU WANT ME TO TEACH YOU HOW
TO BE FROGGISH.
>> Stephen: I HAVE MY OWN FROG.
I CAN DO A FROG.
>> LET ME SEE YOUR FROG.
I'LL DO MY FROG IF YOU DO YOUR FROG.
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> AAAHHH!
THAT'S GOOD!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
SO MY FROG IS MORE ABOUT POSTURE, RIGHT.
YOU HAVE TO TURN YOUR FEET OUT.
IT WAS MORE LIKE THIS KIND OF THING.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: OH, I LIKE THAT.
>> IT'S NOT IN THE FACE.
THERE'S A FROG THAT WOULD SHAKE ITS ANKLE.
YOU HAVE TO GET THIS.
THE FROG WOULD DO THIS.
>> Stephen: THAT'S REALLY NICE.
THAT'S REALLY NICE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YOU CAN COMMIT MORE IN PANTS,
I'M GETION.
SO NOW, STORYTELLER.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU THE BEST STORYTELLENER YOUR FAMILY?
>> NO, NO, THAT WOULD BE MY DAD.
>> Stephen: OH, THAT'S GREAT.
>> YEAH, HE HAS A REALLY SPECIAL SKILL FOR TAKING THE MUNDANE,
AND EXAGGERATING INTO A STORY.
SO HIS SISTERS NOT NECESSARILY TRUTH, BUT THEY'RE GOOD!
( LAUGHTER ) THEY'RE GOOD.
THEY'RE GOOD.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE NONTRUTH GOODNESS?
>> HERE'S AN EXAMPLE.
IT'S NOT THAT HE'S LYING.
HE'S NOT LYING.
>> Stephen: YOUR DAD IS NOT GOING TO LIE.
>> HE'S NOT GOING TO LIE.
HE'S A GOOD GUY.
BUT I HAD PET FISH WHEN I WAS A KID.
>> Stephen: OH.
>> WHO CAT FISH, MR. AND MRS. KATZ.
K-A-T-Z.
AND WHEN THEY GOT TOO LARGE FOR THE TANK, MY FATHER INVENTED AN
ELABORATE CEREMONY FOR THEM TO BE TAKEN TO A LAKE IN NEW YORK
STATE AND DEPOSITED IN THE LAKE.
BUT THE STORY HE TELLS ABOUT IT IS AN EPIC, LIFE-CHANGING, RITE
OF PACKAGE.
NONE OF THAT HAPPENED, BUCKET AT THE LAKE.
>> Stephen: DID YOU GO WITH HIM TO THE LAKE TO SEE THE FISH
PUT INTO THE LAKE.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> NO, NO.
>> Stephen: I HAVE SOME TERRIBLE NEWS.
>> OH, NO.
NO!
DON'T SAY THAT!
>> Stephen: I'M A FATHER, AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU--
>> THAT MY FATHER ATE MY CAT FISH!
>> Stephen: YES.
YOUR FATHER-- OR MAYBE YOU DID.
DO YOU REMEMBER HAVING FISH STICKS?
>> I'M ALLERGIC TO FISH.
I'M ALLERGIC TO FISH.
>> Stephen: THEN, NO, YOUR FATHER DID NOT FEED THEM TO YOU.
>> DAD!
>> Stephen: OR HE RELEASED THEM INTO THE HUDSON.
I'M SURE THE FISH ARE FINE.
DID YOU SEE THE BUCKET?
DID YOU SEE WANT WHOLE THING-- >> THEY WERE GONE!
>> Stephen: YOU ARE ADORABLE.
STILL A GOOD MAN.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> Stephen: THAT HE DIDN'T TELL YOU IS THE BEST STORY.
THEY'RE FINE.
THE FISH IS FINE.
>> MY WHOLE WORLD IS UPSIDE DOWN.
>> Stephen: NO, I'M LYING NOW.
I'M SURE IT DIDN'T-- I'M SURE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
>> IT BETTER HAVE BEEN GOOD.
>> Stephen: WHAT?
>> IT BETTER HAVE BEEN GOOD.
>> Stephen: TARTAR SAUCE, FANTASTIC.
I UNDERSTAND YOU-- YOU'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PHOTO.
>> OH!
OH!
>> Stephen: YOU CAN TELL ME WHY.
I DON'T NECESSARILY UNDERSTAND.
THE BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL, NICOLE KIDMAN.
WELL-DESERVED EMMY.
WHAT'S THE STORY HERE.
>> I AM A CREATIVE CONSULTANT FOR NEWT GINA, AND I HELPED
DESIGN THAT LIP COLOR SHE'S WEARING.
>> Stephen: RIGHT THERE?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S IT CALLED.
>> IT'S CALLED "VELVET WINE."
>> Stephen: VELVET WINE.
>> I WORKED WITH THEM TO CREATE BOLD NEW COLORS THAT WILL LOOK
GOOD ON ANYBODY.
I'M ACTUALLY WEARING IT NOW.
IT LOOKS GOOD ON HER BUT IT IS STILL GORGEOUS.
>> Stephen: THAT'S THE SAME ON HER.
>> YEAH, BECAUSE SHE AND I ARE DIFFERENT COLOR S.
>> Stephen: SOMEBODY DROPPED OFF THIS RIGHT HERE.
MAY I TRY IT?
>> YOU THINK IT WILL LOOK GOOD ON YOU?
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW, BUT I WOULDN'T-- MAY I TRY IT?
>> NO.
( LAUGHTER ) I WANT YOU TO BE BLESSED,
BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE I CAN GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF
THIS.
BUT I HAVE ONE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) IT'S NICE AND WARM!
IT'S BEEN IN MY BOSOM.
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪ ♪ ♪ >> YOU TOOK TOO MUCH OFF.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> OH, IT'S SO GOOD!
IT'S SO GOOD!
OH, IT'S SO PRETTY!
IT'S SO PRETTY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE SO PRETTY!
>> Stephen: "SCANDAL'S" FINAL SEASON STARTS TOMORROW ON ABC.
KERRY WASHINGTON, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH RUSSELL BRAND.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪