It's been very strange for you doing press recently,
because of "Star Wars," obviously.
You don't want to talk to people too much about it.
They don't want you to ruin it.
I know you're going to do another season of
"Big Little Lies."
You really probably can't talk about that that much.
"Twin Peaks" you haven't --
Has that been strange to do press for projects
that are so under wraps?
-I'm the most boring interview, I think, possible.
-That's not true.
-Thank you for having me here, because I can't say a thing.
[ Laughter ]
I mean, literally, I can't wait for everyone to see "Star Wars,"
because all I can say is, yes, I can confirm
I have purple hair in the film.
-Oh, there you go.
That's nice of you to confirm that much for us.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-And it's a great color. I recommend it.
-Did they let you give them feedback on the color of purple?
-Yes. -Oh, they did?
That's nice. -Yeah.
-See? You have a successful enough career,
and they let you choose your purple.
-Isn't that beautiful? Yeah. -That's well-deserved.
Is your family excited about "Star Wars"?
Either generation?
-They are. Everybody. -Yeah.
-I mean, my kids -- I'm thrilled that my kids
are actually going to get to see me in something.
I can talk about the film.
Not that you don't start kids on David Lynch at like age 5.
But I haven't.
-Your kids are like,
"I have a lot of questions about 'Wild at Heart.'"
-Yeah, exactly.
But my parents took me to see "Star Wars"
when I was 7 years old.
It's -- -Yeah.
-I mean, we're all obsessed, aren't we?
It is a cultural phenomenon.
-And this is a photo --
I am assuming this is from the premiere.
Is that accurate? -Yes. From our press in London.
-And this must be exciting, as well.
One of the things about these new "Star Wars" movies
is there's so many strong female characters.
Is that really exciting
to be a part of this generation of "Star Wars"?
-It really is incredible.
And let's say, as a deep homage,
we had the greatest muse possible in Princess Leia,
our beloved Carrie Fisher, so...
[ Applause ] Yes.
So to continue that tradition and have "Star Wars"
and the incredible producers working on the film
and Ryan Johnson who wrote and directed it,
have these incredible female, complicated, powerful women
is really exciting.
-You mentioned "Jurassic Park."
Is that a film -- You say a lot of people ask you about it.
Is that a film your children have found,
and are they impressed with that?
-Uh, I think so.
Well, my daughter actually just saw it
for the first time at Halloween. -Oh, wow.
-Her friends wanted to see it.
And for years, she was like, "Are you kidding?
I do not want to see my mother being chased by a raptor.
That is not interesting to me." [ Laughter ]
-You mean -- does she in general play the cool card of
"I'm not interested in seeing mom in movies"?
-She's really interested in movies.
But me in jeopardy wasn't deeply interesting to her.
-Okay. Oh, that's very sweet of her
that she didn't want to see you get chased by dinosaurs.
-But my son seemed fine with it. [ Laughter ]
"Get her! Get her!"
-He's like, "I feel like one of the dinosaurs
would have caught you, Mom." [ Laughter ]
-Yeah, exactly. "I've seen you run, girl."
[ Laughter ]
-But when she saw it, was she happy?
Did she think it was cool?
-She thought it was cool. She loved it.
And now they have both seen "Star Wars" a few days ago,
and I think they were really excited by that too, so...
-I think "Jurassic Park" --
and I know there is another one of those coming as well,
which I'm sure you can't tell me a word about,
so I won't even ask.
-Can't tell you a word. -Yeah.
But I will say, it still strikes me that that moment of
seeing dinosaurs for the first time in "Jurassic Park,"
like, what movies were before that moment
and what movies were after that moment
is one of those huge gaps that in the theater, you realize --
I still remember that awe.
-Well, it's incredible that when we were making it,
people now have said,
"Wow, being part of a blockbuster,
what did that feel like?"
But it felt like any other kind of incredible, independent film,
in that it was a pioneered film,
because CGI hadn't really happened.
-Right. -So Steven Spielberg was there
inventing with these brilliant men,
like ILM and Sam Winston, who did the animatronics,
like how to create these creatures.
And it was awe-inspiring. -Yeah.
And you were then one of the first people
who had to as an actor go like this...
-Yes.
-To something that was not there.
-Exactly. Yes. [ Laughter ]
The mouth-agape shot from "Jurassic Park"
has been seen a lot.
People are like, "Oh, my God, I love you.
You're the one that goes..." [ Laughter ]
-And it was probably just a guy
with, like, a tennis ball and a stick.
-Yes, it was an X on a tennis ball. Exactly right.
Also scary. -Yes, exactly.
But I think, again,
that is a credit to your incredible talents as an actor.
-Very sweet.
-I am always so happy to have you here.
Congratulations on the movie.
I can't wait to see you at the Golden Globes.
Best of luck. -Me too! Me too.
-Thank you. Laura Dern, everybody.