That's Rosamund Pike.
And that's a clip from the movie, I Care a Lot.
If you haven't seen it, I am highly recommending it.
It is so good.
You're amazing in it.
Tell everybody what a twisted person you play.
Thank you.
I mean, I do take it as a compliment
to be told I'm twisted.
See, you're just digging into all my foibles tonight, Ellen.
I don't know what to say.
Marla Grayson, I'm afraid, takes advantage
of the most vulnerable sector of society, the elderly.
She gets herself appointed the legal guardian of a perfectly
able-bodied elderly person, in this case, played
by Dianne Wiest, the wonderful Dianne Wiest.
And thereupon, she overcharges per hour for her services.
She moves them into a care home.
She takes commission, she strips them of their assets,
she sells their house from underneath them,
the list goes on.
And the trouble is it's like a crime thriller,
but you're watching someone who's not actually breaking
the law, because the system is set up for people like Marla
to win.
So it's a story of ambition, a story of power
done with this kind of dark wink,
because you watch this woman doing appalling things,
but she's kind of riveting.
Yeah, it's so good.
It's so good.
And there's some scenes in there, some really physical
scenes where you're swimming like out
of a sinking car I would imagine--
I look at scenes like that, and I think
that's when acting is not fun.
Like, that must have been--
what was the water like?
Was it cold?
Was it--
Well, the water was-- we filmed most of the film
in Boston and in the Massachusetts area.
We filmed this in London in the Pinewood Studios tank.
And because it was England, at about 4
o'clock every afternoon, a floating tea tray
came out with biscuits and mugs of tea.
So there were small comforts in the ordeal, which I thought
was so British and lovely.
But yes, when you--
I mean, I couldn't quite believe it on the first day, Ellen,
when I walked into this tank.
And there was a BMW suspended on steel ropes
over a tank of water.
And they got me into this car, and they submerged it with me
in it.
So there's one point in the movie where
the breath that you take in real air
is going to have to keep you going as you struggle
with a seat belt that's jammed, and try and swim your way
through to the rear of the car where you proceed
to kick the back window out.
And honestly, by the time we cut,
I would cling to my dive partner's hand for dear life,
because even though you know it's not real, your--
I don't know what it is, your sympathetic nervous system has
gone crazy.
And it was only by her giving me all her energy
that I was able to calm myself down.
It was intense, I would say.
Yeah, now I want to watch it again just to see that.
I mean, it really is good, and I can
imagine what that feels like.
The last time you were here, I think you had just had a baby,
and you were nominated for Gone Girl.
We gave you a dress.
And now I understand, because it had breast pumps in it
so you could go to an award show.
That was the best present, Ellen.
It was the most insightful present.
It was exactly what every breastfeeding woman
needs at an award show frankly.
Did you wear it?
I did.
I wore it.
I had my own party after I invited my friends to my house.
And that was what I wore.
There we are.
There's the piñata.
And that is the dress ready and waiting for milk
to arrive in the receptacles.
Well, now we know we can give you just about anything,
and you'll actually do it.
It's so great.
Thank you so much for staying up and talking to me.
I Care a Lot is on Netflix now.
I highly recommend it.
It's great.
Congratulations again on the Golden Globe,
and hope to see you soon.