-Constance Wu has so much range as an actor,
so I thought I could spice up
some of Hollywood's most famous lines.
it's time for "Hot Celebs, Cold Reads."
[ Cheers and applause ]
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So here is what I would love, Constance.
I would love for you to do a little mock audition
with some popular movie lines. Are you down?
-Yeah, I'm down. -All right.
So just go stand right over there. Okay?
And I'm going to stand right over here.
Could you first just do a basic slate for me?
-Hi, I'm Constance Wu, I'm 5'4", dark brown hair.
[ cheers and applause ] -Nice. Okay.
I love that. I love it.
First, I would like you to read for the part of E.T.
Here you go. -Okay.
-Okay? Let's just do a cold read.
As you read it, go ahead.
-E.T. phone home.
-Okay, that was good. That was nice, that was nice.
Could we try --. -I'm doing my own take.
I'm not doing what E.T. did. -Okay, that's fine.
That's fine, I respect that. -Not mimicry.
-Can we try it once angry? -Yeah.
E.T. phone home!
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Sounds like my mom if I was E.T.
Can we do it once heart broken?
-[ Voice breaking ] E.T. phone home.
[ Audience awws ]
-Think I got what I needed.
Next I would like you to read from "Dirty Harry."
-I haven't seen this movie before.
-Okay, cool. Perfect. Perfect.
Every casting director loves to hear that.
Let's just do a cold read. Go for it.
-I know what you're thinking,
did he fire six shots or only five?
Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement,
I kind of lost track myself,
so you've got to ask yourself one question,
"Do I feel lucky?"
Well, do ya, punk?
[ Cheers and applause ] -Nice, okay.
Now give me a take that's a little more flirty.
Give me a flirty take. -Flirty?
[ Laughter ]
Okay, I know what you're thinking.
-Okay.
Did he fire six shots or only five?
I mean, to tell you the truth,
in all this excitement, I kind of lost track of myself,
so I just -- I just want to ask you one question...
Do I -- Do -- Uhh...
[ Laughter ] Sorry, I missed that line.
So you've got to ask yourself one question.
"Do I feel lucky?"
Well, do you?
[ Audience oohs ]
[ Cheers and applause ] -Okay.
Just give me the last few lines again.
Pretend you're, I don't know,
drunk at a party with your friends. Aah!
-Do I feel lucky?!
[ Laughter ]
Well, do, do ya? I'm a punk!
[ Laughter and applause ]
-Love it, love it.
Great. That was great.
I'd love if you could read something
from "The Avengers" now. -Okay.
-Here you go. Just give me a cold read.
-I am Groot.
-Nice, nice.
Now give me more like,
"I'm a politician on a campaign trail."
-[ Confidently ] I am Groot. [ Laughter ]
-Now pretend you're talking to an adorable little baby.
-[ Baby-talking ] I am Groot.
[ Laughter and applause ]
-What if now you were giving birth to an adorable baby
while doing this line? -[ Groaning ] I am Groot!
[ Laughter, cheers, and applause ]
-Beautiful, beautiful.
Finally give me your best from "Silence of the Lambs."
-Oh, yes. -Give me a cold read there.
-I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.
-Nice. Now let's try it like you're the pastor
of a mega church.
-I ate his liver... with some fava beans
and a nice Chianti. -Mm, beautiful.
Beautiful. Okay, last one here, last one.
Could you deliver this line for me like you are Cardi B.?
[ Laughter, cheers, and applause ]
[ Indistinct speaking ]
Okay, I ate the liver, with nice fava beans, got the Chianti.
Ooh! [ Smacking ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Wow, give it up for Constance! That was incredible!