>> Stephen: FOLKS, MY NEXT GUEST IS AN ACTRESS YOU KNOW BEST AS
VERONICA LODGE FROM THE HIT SERIES, "RIVERDALE."
>> A LITTLE OVER FOUR.
>> GRAND?
THAT'S GREAT.
>> HUNDRED, ARCHIE.
I THINK I OVERESTIMATED THE FINANCIAL PULL OF YOUR
PICTORIALS.
HEY!
WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED.
MAYBE WE CAN DO A MAGIC MIKE NIGHT.
OR, DARE I SAY, YOU BOYS GO THE FULL MONTY.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME, CAMILA MENDES!
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>> Stephen: HI!
>> HI!
I AM SO HAPPY TO BE HERE!
>> Stephen:E MICE TO MEET YOU.
>> I'M KIND OF GEEKING OUT A LITTLE BIT.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
WHY?
>> BECAUSE WE USED TO WATCH YOUR EPISODES IN MY U.S. GOVERNMENT
CLASS.
THOSE WERE, LIKE, MY FAVORITE DAYS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
>> Stephen: YOUR TEACHER WOULD SHOW YOU, OR YOU WOULD JUST
WATCH MY SHOW RATHER THAN GO TO CLASS?
>> NO, HE WOULD PLAY IT FOR US.
>> Stephen: YOUR TEACHER WOULD SHOW YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL MY SHOW.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: "THE COLBERT REPORT."
YOU KNOW I MADE MOST OF THAT STUFF UP, RIGHT?
>> OH, WOW.
>> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM IT?
>> IT'S HARD TO SAY.
IT WAS A DIFFERENT TIME THEN.
>> Stephen: YEAH, YEAH, THOSE WERE THE "BEFORE" TIMES.
>> IT WAS A LOT OF LAUGHS, A LOT OF LAUGHS.
>> Stephen: I'M VERY GLASS.
DO YOU THINK ANYBODY IS SHOWING "RIVERDALE" IN A CLASSROOM
SOMEWHERE?
>> NO, ALTHOUGH, IT IS HONESTLY JUST AS ABSURD AS THE TIMES
THESE DAYS, SO...
>> Stephen: I THINK WHAT'S AMAZING TO ME ABOUT "RIVERDALE"
IS THAT IT IS THE MOST UNLIKELY CULTURAL PHENOMENON I COULD
IMAGINE.
NOT THAT THAT YOU GUYS AREN'T GREAT, BUT WHAT I MEAN IS IT'S
THE ARCHIE COMICS AS A SEXY DRAMA.
>> YEAH, IT'S GENIUS!
>> Stephen: HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?
>> IT'S A CW THING.
WE TAKE CLASSIC COMIC BOOK STUFF ASK WE MAKE IT DARK AND SEXY.
>> Stephen: I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE FORMULA.
YOU'VE DONE IT VERY WELL.
YOU WERE A STUDENT AT N.Y.U.
HERE?
>> I DID, I WENT TO N.Y.U. HERE FOR FOUR YEARS.
>> Stephen: SO YOU KNOW THE CITY VERY WELL.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WERE YOU THERE WHEN YOU GOT THE GIG ON
"RIVERDALE"?
>> I GRADUATED A SEMESTER EARLY.
I WAS FINISHING UP JUST AS I WAS AUDITIONING FOR "RIVERDALE."
>> Stephen: YOU WERE AUDITIONING WHILE YOU WERE IN
SCHOOL?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: DID YOU LIKE THAT.
THEY WANTED IT YOU TO STAY IN SCHOOL.
>> IT'S ABSURD.
HOW ELSE AM I GOING TO PAY OFF THE LOANS?
>> Stephen: WE WANT TO TEACH YOU DO IT NOT GO DO IT.
>> I GET IT BECAUSE ACTING SCHOOL IS ALL ABOUT
PARTICIPATION.
BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF MEAN TO GRADE YOU OFF TALENT.
IMAGINE GETTING AN "F" IN AN ACTING CLASS?
WHAT DID YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET AN "F"?
>> Stephen: BE BAD, I GUESS.
>> THEN WHY DID THEY PUT THRU?
>> Stephen: DID YOU GET ALL "A"s?
>> YOU KNOW, STEPHEN, FRESHMAN YEAR WAS ROUGH FOR ME.
>> Stephen: FOR EVERYBODY.
>> FOR EVERYBODY.
BUT I TURNED AROUND AND -- >> Stephen: DO YOU REMEMBER
YOUR AUDITION FOR VERONICA.
IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO, I'M GUESSING.
>> FOUR YEARS AGO.
I DO.
I REMEMBER IT BEING A VERY STRESSFUL DAY.
I WAS 30 MINUTES LATE.
>> Stephen: FOR THE AUDITION?
>> FOR THE AUDITION.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NOT GOOD.
>> AND I WAS THE VERY LAST PERSON THEY WERE SEEING, AND I
MANAGED TO SQUEEZE IN AN AUDITION.
AND I GOT THERE 30 MINUTES LATE, MY HAIR WAS FRIZZY.
IT WAS RAINING THAT DAY.
AND I REMEMBER THE CASTING DIRECTOR TELLING ME, SHE'S LIKE,
"YOU'RE A LITTLE MATTE RIGHT NOW.
AT CW WE'RE GLOSSY.
GROSS LIPS, CHEEKS ARE GLOWING.
COME BACK A FEW DAYS FROM NOW."
THEY BROUGHT ME BACK FOR A PRODUCER SESSION.
>> Stephen: IT TOOK YOU THAT LONG TO GET GROSS.
>> IT TOOK ME A WEEKEND DOING A CRASH COURSE ON MAKEUP.
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOU SHINE YOURSELF UP?
>> MY FRIEND DID MY MAKEUP AND MADE ME LOOK GLOWY LIKE I JUST
CAME OUT OF THE WOMB, AFTER-BIRTH, GLOWING.
( LAUGHTER )
COMPLIMENT THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT?
OH, MY GOD!
YOU LOOK AMAZING.
IT'S LIKE YOU STILL HAVE THE PLACENTA ON YOU!
UNBELIEVABLE.
>> WHAT IS THAT, AFTER-BIRTH?
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
YOU FILM THE SHOW IN VANCOUVER, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE
WE INVITED A FEW OF THEM HERE TONIGHT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S AMAZING ABOUT THAT PLACE, THE DRAMATIC
DIFFERENCES.
SNOW-CAPPED MOUNTAINS RIGHT DOWN INTO THE SEAS.
ARE YOU OUTDOORSY, BECAUSE THE URGE TO GO FOR A HIKE IS
ENORMOUS WHEN YOU'RE THERE?
>> YEAH, LIKE, IT REALLY SUCKS BECAUSE THAT'S THE WHOLE THING
THERE.
BUT I'M NOT A VERY OUTDOORSY PERSON.
>> Stephen: DO YOU EVER GO OUT OF DOORS?
>> I DO, I DO SOMETIMES.
I THINK THE CLOSEST I HAVE BEEN TO BEING OUTDOORSY IS I WENT ON
A HELICOPTER RIGHT.
>> Stephen: WOULD THIS BE IT?
>> IT WOULD BE THAT ONE, WITH THE INFAMOUS MR. BENTLEY THE
DOG.
HE'S THIS BULLDOG THAT YOU-- OH!
HE RIDES ON THE HELICOPTER WITH YOU.
>> Stephen: WHY DOES HE DO THAT?
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK HE REALLY ENJOYS IT.
AND HE'S JUST THERE IN THE BACK.
HE HUMPS YOU.
HE FARTS A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S LIKE A FULL EXPERIENCE!
( LAUGHTER )
INCLUDED?
THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE COST OF THE HELICOPTER?
>> IT'S THE WHOLE PACKAGE.
YOU PAY EXTRA FOR THE HUMPING.
>> Stephen: IS IT A COMFORT ANIMAL?
IS THAT WHAT HE'S THERE FOR.
>> I THINK SO.
HE'S SO CALM YOU.
>> Stephen: THINK SO.
YOU DIDN'T ASK WHY THERE WAS A DOG IN THERE HUMPING YOU?
>> I THINK IT WAS THIS GUY JUST THOUGHT OF A GENIUS IDEA.
HE BROUGHT THE DOG EVERYWHERE.
>> Stephen: SO YOU GO UP IN THE HELICOPTER.
THEY TAKE YOU TO A MOUNTAINTOP AND GO HIKING.
>> NO, NO, CALM DOWN.
IT'S NOT HIKING.
IT'S JUST LIKE, WE GET OUT OF THE HELICOPTER, "OH, THIS IS
PRETTY."
AND WE GET BACK IN AND GO HOME.
>> Stephen: THAT'S MY IDEA OF HIKING RIGHT THERE.
>> Stephen: "RIVERDALE" AILS-- >> IT'S HARD TO SAY.
>> Stephen: WE SAY "RIVERDALE" AIRS, RIVER DARE--
( LAUGHTER )
>> DO YOU NEED ME TO HELP YOU?
SURE.
WHY DON'T YOU READ THIS?
"RIVERDALE" AIRS WEDNESDAYS ON THE CW.
>> Stephen: CAMILA MENDES, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.