>> Stephen: WE'RE BACK CAN RACHEL WEISZ.
AND IN THE FILM, "COMPLETE UNKNOWN" THAT WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT BEFORE THE BREAK, ALSO IN THE FILM IS MICHAEL SHANNON WHO
PLAYS A MAN HOIS-- WELL, HE'S HIP TO YOUR GAME.
>> YEAH, HE KNEW ME 15 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS SOMEBODY-- BEFORE I
STARTED REINVENTING MYSELF.
>> Stephen: IS THE PERSON HE KNEW THE REAL YOU?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WOW.
>> YES.
AND I SHOW UP AT HIS DINNER PARTY, AT HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY
WITH ANOTHER NAME.
AND I SAY, "HI, I'M JENNY."
AND HE'S LIKE, "WHAT?" >> Stephen: AND HE SAYS THE
FOLLOWING.
JIM.
>> YOU KNOW THEY USED TO LOCK THE BUILDING ON SUNDAYS TO MAKE
US STOP PRACTICING AND GET OUT OF THOSE TINY PIANO STUDIOS.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF.
I WENT ACROSS TOWN, AND I REMEMBER SEEING THE LIST OF ALL
THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS YOU GUYS HAD.
I MEAN, YOU COULD STUDY ANYTHING.
YOU LOOKED AT ME SO DIFFERENTLY WHEN I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH
ABOUT-- >> I WAS IMPRESSED.
I LIKED WHO YOU WERE.
>> Stephen: IS HE-- ( APPLAUSE )
DOES HE-- CAN HE ACCEPT THAT YOU'VE DONE ALL THIS IN THE 15
YEARS SINCE YOU'VE SEEN HIM?
>> YES.
AND HE BY THE END OF THE NIGHT-- IT ALL TAKES PLACE IN 24 HOURS,
THE MAIN PART OF THE MOVIE-- HE'S KIND OF JEALOUS, AND HE
SORT OF TOYS WITH THE-- HE'S JEALOUS.
HE CEEND OF FEELS LIKE THIS WOULD BE KIND OF A COOL THING TO
DO.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU CAN BECOME ANYTHING YOU WANT.
>> IT STARTS BY BEING CRAZY TO HIM, AND THEN IT BECOMES
APPEALING.
>> Stephen: AGAIN, LIKE AN ACTRESS.
IT SEEMS A CRAZY THING TO DO, BUT THEN IF SOMEONE IS GOOD AT
IT, IT'S VERY ATTRACTIVE.
>> THANK YOU.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: YOU'RE ALSO DOING-- VERY ATTRACTIVE.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON BROADWAY AGAIN?
>> NO, DOWNTOWN NEW YORK AT THE PUBLIC THEATER.
>> Stephen: OH, THE PUBLIC THEATER.
SURE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE?
>> DOING A PLAY CALLED "PLENTY."
>> Stephen: DAVID HAIR.
>> YES, AND HE WROTE THE SCREEN PLAY FOR "DENIAL."
>> Stephen: "DENIAL."
THAT'S VERY NICE.
YOU PERFORMED IN THE WEST END IN LONDON, RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND YOU PERFORMED IN AMERICA.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AUDIENCES?
WITH THE LIGHTS OFF, CAN YOU TELL THE AUDIENCE-- THE
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE AUDIENCES?
>> YES.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: ARE YOU WILLING TO SHARE WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS.
>> YES.
( LAUGHTER ) IT'S AN AUDIO THING.
I MEAN, YOU CAN HEAR IT WITH THE LIGHTS OFF.
NUMBER ONE, A VERY SIMPLE THING IN AMERICA, WHEN PEOPLE HAVE
REACHED A CERTAIN KIND OF CELEBRITY COME ON THE STAGE --
>> SUCH AS YOURSELF.
>> POSSIBLY EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A SCENE, WALK ON, THE
AUDIENCE CLAPS.
IT'S CALLED TROVING.
>> Stephen: YOU COME IN AND SAY, "I CAUGHT YOU CHEATING," OR
WHATEVER.
AND THE AUDIENCE GOES, "WHOA!
THAT'S RACHEL WEISZ."
>> YOU'VE SEEN PLAYS ON BROADWAY.
>> Stephen: SURE.
YOU'RE ON BROADWAY RIGHT NOW.
>> IN ENGLAND THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
>> Stephen: THEY DON'T GIVE IT UP FOR STAR?
>> NEVER, EVER.
>> Stephen: THEY MAKE YOU EARN IT EVERY TIME.
>> THEY MAKE YOU WAIT UNTIL THE END.
>> Stephen: WE'LL LET YOU KNOW IF IT'S GOOD AT THE END.
WHICH ONE DO YOU PREFER?
>> I'M JUST MORE USED TO THE BRITISH ONE BECAUSE I LIVED
THERE LONGER.
AND SOMETIMES AMERICAN AUDIENCES CAN BE MORE VOCAL ABOUT HOW
THEY'RE FEELING ABOUT THE PLAY.
( LAUGHTER ) IT'S TRUE.
>> Stephen: "YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB!"
>> YEAH, OR THE THE REVERSE.
>> Stephen: "YOU SUCK!" >> WELL, I DID A PLAY IN 2002, I
THINK IT WAS, AND IT WAS UPTOWN AT THE PROMENADE THEATER.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I DID A PLAY HERE AND I WAS PLAYING A
CHARACTER WHO WAS NOT NICE AT ALL.
AND OFTENTIMES, THEY WOULD BE-- YOU KNOW, IT SOUNDED LIKE MORE
OLDER LADIES FROM UPTOWN, FROM THE UPPER WEST SIDE.
I WOULD HEAR THEM SAY TO THEIR FRIENDS DURING THE PLAY, "OH,
SHE'S SUCH A BITCH."
REALLY.
>> Stephen: WOW.
HOPEFULLY YOU GET THE SAME WITH THE PUBLIC THEATER.
GOOD LUCK.
IT WAS LOVELY TO MEET YOU FINALLY.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
RACHEL WEISZ, EVERYBODY.
"COMPLETE UNKNOWN" IS IN THEATERS NOW.