WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
YOU KNOW MY FIRST GUEST FROM MOVIES LIKE "TRON: LEGACY,"
TV SHOWS LIKE "HOUSE," AND NOW HER BROADWAY DEBUT IN
"1984!" PLEASE WELCOME OLIVIA WILDE!
HELLO.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M SO GOOD.
I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> Stephen: IT'S SO NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK AGAIN.
>> YES GR YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ON HERE FOR SO LONG, SINCE THE LAST
TIME WE SPOKE, YOU CONCEIVED AND BORE A CHILD.
>> YEAH, TWO OF THEM!
>> Stephen: NO, NO, NO, ONLY ONE.
>> MAYBE I SAW YOU IN BETWEEN.
>> I SAW YOU IN BETWEEN YOUR ELDEST IS OTIS AND YOUR NEWEST
IS DAISY.
A BOY AND A GIRL.
>> YES, YES.
>> Stephen: HOW DOES THE OLDER ONE-- BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN OF
MY OWN-- AND THEY DON'T ALWAYS TAKE TO THE NEW ADDITION OF THE
FAMILY.
>> NOT SO MUCH.
>> Stephen: HOW DOES OTIS TAKE?
>> HE'S LIKE A DRILL SERGEANT.
I DON'T KNOW WHO LET HIM WATCH "FULL METAL JACKET," BUT HE IS
SO HARD ON HER.
IT'S LIKE BOOT CAMPED.
SO SHE WILL COME OUT REALLY RIPPED AND WITH A GREAT ATITUTE
TOOUD.
>> Stephen: ANY "SEND THIS ONE BACK."
ANY OF THAT STUFF?
>> "YOU DON'T LIVE HERE," IS WHAT HE SCREAMS AT HER.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE AN OLDER BROTHER?
>> I HAVE AN OLDER SISTER WHO IS SO NICE TO ME SO I'M NOT USED TO
THIS.
I THINK HE'S AWARE THAT SHE'S SHARING ME WITH HER BECAUSE I'M
ON BROADWAY AND AS EVERYONE WHO IS IN A PLAY WILL TELL YOU, YOU
MISS A LOT OF BEDTIMES, AND IT'S TOUGH BUT-- I MEAN, YOU MUST
MISBEDTIME, BUT YOUR KIDS ARE, LIKE, 20.
>> >> Stephen: YEAH, MY BOYS ARE
BOTH TALLER THAN I AM AND MY DAUGHTER IS SMARTER THAN I AM.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
I SAW YOU THE OTHER NIGHT AT THE TONY AWARDS.
DID YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME AT THAT?
>> I HAD A GREAT TIME.
THAT WAS AMAZING.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE TONYS IS EVERYONE WHO GOES UP ON STAGE
IS SO GOOD AT BEING ON STAGE, ACCEPTING AN AWARD, PRESENTING
AN AWARD, THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY GOOD AT IT, AND THEY HAVE SUCH
PRESENCE.
AND, YOU KNOW, MOVIE AND TV STUFF, IT'S LESS SO.
IT'S LIKE-- THEY'RE NOT-- NOOSE THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY DO, SO IT'S
A DIFFERENT KIND OF THING.
THE AGREEMEN AGREEMENTS ARE ALSO WATCH.
I'M A BIT FAN OF THE AGREEMENT.
>> Stephen: ME, TOO, IT'S A CBS SHOW.
ANYTHING THAT'S ON CBS, THE BEST AWARDS.
>> BEST AT EVERYTHING.
>> Stephen: WELL, I SAW YOUR PLAY, I SAW YOU IN "1984" LAST
SATURDAY NIGHT.
>> WHAT AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU THERE.
>> Stephen: IT'S A BRILLIANT PRODUCTION.
BRILLIANT, REALLY POWERFUL PRODUCTION.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHOCKED ME MOST
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION IS THIS IS YOUR BROADWAY DEBUT MIP NO IDEA
BECAUSE YOU LOOKED PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE.
>> OH!
>> Stephen: AND ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY CLAIMED THE STAGE.
>> THAT IS SO KIND OF YOU.
>> Stephen: I'M NOT A KIND PERSON.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> SO I'VE HEARD.
>> Stephen: I WOULD TELL YOU IF YOU WEREN'T GOOD.
>> I BELIEVE YOU.
I THINK I LOVED THIS PLAY SO MUCH AND I FEEL IT'S SO
IMPORTANT TO TELL THIS STORY.
AND SO I THINK ALL MY JITTERS ARE SORT OF CONSUMED BY MY SENSE
OF PURPOSE.
I REALLY FEEL LIKE WE'RE OUT THERE SAYING SOMETHING THAT
NEEDS TO BE SAID.
AND I HAVE TO SAY, HAVING YOU THERE WAS SUCH AN HONOR BECAUSE
WHAT OUR PLAY IS ABOUT IS THAT THE TRUTH MATTERS, AND THAT'S
WHAT YOU ARE ALL ABOUT.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS SHOW IS ABOUT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) IT'S JUST-- IT REALLY KIND OF
CRYSTALLIZES EVERYTHING FOR ME.
BUT I-- I REALLY-- I BELIEVE IN IT SO MUCH.
AND I BELIEVE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEING IT ARE
EXPERIENCING SOMETHING POTENTIALLY DIFFERENT THAN OTHER
PLAYS THEY'VE SEEN.
WE HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE SEEING IT WHO DON'T GO TO A LOT
OF BROADWAY, AND THEY SAY IT'S LIKE BEING ON A RIDE.
IT'S PROVOCATIVE.
IT'S SUBVERSIVE.
>> Stephen: IT ABSOLUTELY IS.
>> EXCITING.
>> Stephen: ONE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY THINGS-- AND WHEN
I HEARD THAT YOU GUYS WERE GOING TO MOUNT THIS ON BROADWAY, I WAS
EXCITED.
"1984" ITSELF HAS TREMENDOUS CURRENCY NOW.
I GOT THIS LITTLE DATA HERE FROM MY PRODUCER.
THE BOOK SOLD OUT ON AMAZON BY JANUARY 26 OF THIS YEAR.
PEOPLE SUDDENLY WERE REALLY INTERESTED IN A SURVEILLANCE
STATE THAT IS TRYING TO UNDERMINE WHAT HAPPENED IN THE
PAST SO THEY CAN CONTROL WHAT WE DO IN THE PRESENT.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT TIPPED IT OFF.
>> Stephen: WHAT.
>> KELLYANNE CONWAY SAYING "ALTERNATIVE FACTS."
THAT SUDDENLY EVERYONE RACED TO AMAZON TO BUY THE BOOK.
THEY WERE LIKE, "THAT SOUNDS FAMILIAR."
>> Stephen: AFTER SEAN SPICER WENT OUT AND SAID IT WAS THE
BIGGEST CROWD EVER AND THE INAUGURAL.
AND THEN SHE SAID HE IS OFFERING ALTERNATIVE FACTS.
>> THAT IS DIRECTLY OUT OF "1984".
IT'S SO RELEVANT, AND IT'S REALLY DISTURBING.
I WISH THE PLAY WASN'T SO RELEVANT, BUT IT IS.
>> Stephen: THE THING ABOUT-- THE THING THAT KIND OF STRUCK ME
WHEN I WAS IN THE AUDIENCE, OF COURSE, WE REMEMBER THE IDEA OF
BIG BROTHER AND THE IDEA OF A SURVEILLANCE STATE, WHICH IS
SOMETHING WE'VE ALL KIND OF GOTTEN USED TO.
>> WE HAVE.
>> Stephen: SINCE, SADLY, 9/11, WE HAVE SEEN SORT OF THE
NECESSITY OF SURVEILLANCE, AND WE'VE GOTTEN USED TO OUR PHONES
ARE BEING TRACK AND THE CAMERA ON OUR COMPUTER IS PROBABLY
WATCHING US, AND OUR TV IS TRACK US ALL THE TIME TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE GETTING THE SIT COMES WE WANT.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: I'M SURE THAT DATA IS NOT BEING USED IN ANY OTHER
WAY.
>> RIGHT...
>> Stephen: THE THING THAT STRIKES YOU IS OH, THAT'S NOT
REALLY WHAT THE STORY IS ABOUT.
THE STORY IS ABOUT WHAT IS TRUE AND WHAT IS NOT TRUE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: HOW DO WE AGREE ON THE PAST SO WE CAN MANUFACTURE
CONSENSUS IN THE MOMENT, AND THE CAMERA IS POINTED AT YOU, THE
CITIZEN AT HOME, TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT FIGHTING THE
NARRATIVE THAT THE STATE IS PUTTING OUT.
>> EXACTLY.
AND SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT ABOUT THE IDEA OF THE BIG
BROTHER AND WHAT "1984" IS ALL ABOUT IS THAT THE TOTALITARIAN
STATE SPOKEN ABOUT IN THE BOOK AND THE PLAY WAS DEMOCRATICALLY
ELECTED.
THIS IS A PARTY THAT PEOPLE VOTED IN, AND THAT THEY HAVE
SLOWLY ACCEPTED TO BE THE ONLY WAY.
AND THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN THE POWER OF INDIVIDUALITY.
AND THAT'S ALSO WHAT THE PLAY IS ABOUT, IS REMEMBERING YOUR OWN
POWER AS A CITIZEN.
AND SO I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS MATERIAL IS RELEVANT NO MATTER
WHAT SIDE OF THE AISLE YOU SIT ON.
IT FEELS RELEVANT IN DIFFERENT WAYS, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU--
WHAT YOU THINK OF OUR PRESIDENT.
BUT IT DEFINITELY IS SOMETHING THAT'S UNIVERSALLY IMPORTANT,
THAT WE ARE POWERFUL INDIVIDUAL.
WE MUST QUESTION EVERYTHING.
>> Stephen: THAT'S SORT OF WHAT THESE RUSSIAN HEARINGS ARE
ABOUT.
>> YES!
>( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: ABSOLUTELY, I'LL PLAWD THE INDIVIDUAL POWER.
WHY NOT?
WITH THESE RUSSIAN HEARINGS -- IT'S INTERESTING, THE RUSSIAN
HEARINGS ALSO DOVETAIL WITH THE IDEA BECAUSE IT'S THE IDEA THAT
A SOMETIMES ALLY-SOMETIMES ADVERSARY IS MANIPULATING WHAT
IS TRUE AND WHAT IS NOT TRUE FOR THE VOTERS TO TRY TO SWAY PUBLIC
OPINION ON WHO WE VOTE FOR.
>> EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: AND THAT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO
INVESTIGATE THAT AND JUST ACCEPT THE VAIL OF LIVES WE'VE BEEN
SOLD.
>> EXACTLY.
AND SOMETHING THAT IS A BIG PART OF THE BOOK AND PLAY WHICH IS
NOW A PART OF OUR LIVES IS SHIFTING ENEMIES AND WAR
HYSTERIA, AND STAYING IN A KIND OF GENERAL STATE OF ANXIETY.
AND THE ANXIOUS STATE OF THE-- OF LIFE THAT WE'VE SEND, WHICH
KIND OF MAKES US FEEL DEFENSIVE.
IT MAKES US ACCEPTING, THAT WE WOULD NEVER ORDINARILY ACCEPT,
BEYOND SURVEILLANCE, AS YOU SAY, THERE ARE SO MANY LIBERTIES WERE
WILLING TO -- >> Stephen: YOU'RE A FAMOUS
PERSON AND THERE ARE CAMERAS POINTED AT YOU ALL THE TIME.
>> IN MY HOUSEHOLD, I TOOK THE ALEXA-- WE HAD THE ALEXA FOR A
WHILE,UN -- >> Stephen: SURE, SURE, THE
AMAZON THING.
>> AND I PUT HER IN THE CLOS EAT I PUT ALEXA IN THE CABINET,
BECAUSE MY SON JUST STARTED TALKING TO ALEXA AND ASKING HER
FOR THINGS AND I REALIZED IT WAS BECOMING THIS PRESENCE IN OUR
HOUSE THAT WAS SO BIZARRE.
AND, OF COURSE, IT'S RECORDING EVERYTHING --
>> Stephen: YOU'RE AFRAID HE MIGHT LOVE HER MORE.
"ALEXA, SEND BACK DAISY."
"REVERSE SHIPPING COSTS."
( LAUGHTER ).
>> SO I DO GET A LITTLE NERVOUS WHEN IT SUDDENLY BECOMES CLEAR
THAT WE ARE BUYING INTO THIS SURVEILLANCE.
BUT IT ARE WORRIES ME LESS THAN-- YOU KNOW, IT WORRIES ME
LESS THAN THE IDEA OF COLLUSION.
IT WORRIES ME LESS THAN ACCEPTING LIES COMING DIRECTLY
FROM THE PRESS SECRETARY.
IT WORRIES ME LESS THAN THE PRESIDENT CLAIMING THE FORMER
F.B.I. DIRECTOR IS A LIAR.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT WORRY ME MUCH MORE.
AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING TO BE CONSIDERED AS A WHOLE THAT WE
JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE QUESTIONING WHAT WE'RE
ACCEPTING, AND WE HAVE TO JUST REMEMBER THAT IT'S OUR JOB TO BE
CURIOUS CITIZENS AND JUST TAKE BACK THE POWER AS MUCH AS WE
CAN, AND TO RESIST.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: REVOLUTIONARY
LEADER.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU'RE WONDERFUL IN THE SHOW.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Stephen: AND THE SHOW IS BRILTD AND CHALLENGING.
"1984" OPENS ON BROADWAY JUNE 22.
OLIVIA WILDE, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH EDDIE IZZARD.