>> Stephen: I'M A BIG FAN, A LONG-TIME FAN, SINTS '80S OF
YOUR WORK, SWI HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I COULD BE A FAN OF YOU
SINCE THE 198 0S.
DOES THAT EVER FREAK YOU OUT THAT YOU HAVE FANS FROM THE 19
'80S.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE YOU WERE A KID.
>> I HAVE BEEN DOING IT THAT LONG, I HAVEN'T HAD ANY FANS
THOUGH.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A LOT OF FANS HERE
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR, STARRED IN
SO MANY GREAT FILMS, ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, LABYRINTH,
REQUESTION EM FOR A DREAM AND A BEAUTIFUL MIND.
YOUR NEW FILM IS CALLED SHELTER WHICH OPENS IN THEATERS TOMORROW
WHERE YOU PLAY A HOMELESS WOMAN.
IS THIS THE MOST CHALLENGING ROLE YOU'VE EVER PLAY SMD
BECAUSE YOU REALLY THREW YOURSELF BODY AND SOUL INTO,
THIS I THINK.
>> IT WAS REALLY-- IT WAS VERY CHALLENGING.
IT FELT LIKE IT WAS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A BEAUTIFULFULLY WRITTEN
CHARACTER.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HER LIFE ARE CERTAINLY INCREDIBLY
DIFFERENT FROMMED CIRCUMSTANCES OF MY LIFE, GRATEFULLY.
AND SO I HAD A LOT TO WORK WITH.
BUT IT WAS FUN AND FULFILLING, YOU KNOW.
IT WAS-- IT REMINDED YOU WHY YOU ARE DOING THIS AS AN ACTOR, WHEN
YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF FREEDOM AN GIF ENTHAT MUCH RESPONSIBILITY
AND THAT MUCH SPACE ANGRY RESPECT FROM A DIRECTOR.
>> Stephen: THERE IS A PARTICULAR FREEDOM IN THIS
MOVIE, I THINK, FROM MY POINT OF VIEW.
YOU TELL ME WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE AN ACTRESS.
YOU HAVE BEEN PERFORMING SINCE YOU WERE 11.
>> I DID MY FIRST MOVIE WHEN I WAS 11.
>> Stephen: 11 YEARS OLD, THAT WAS ONCE UPON TIME IN AMERICA.
>> UH-HUH.
>> Stephen: AN AMAZING FILM TO START WITH.
>> THE FILM WAS AMAZING, I HAD NO CLUE WHAT I WAS DOING, NOR DO
I REALLY NOW BUT-- I WAS KIND OF ALONG FOR THE RIDE BUT IT WAS AN
AMAZES RIDE.
>> Stephen: BUT FOR, A YOUNG GIRL AND FOR A WOMAN IN
HOLLYWOOD, THERE ARE CERTAIN STANDARDS OF BEAUTY YOU HAVE TO
MAINTAIN YOUR ENTIRE CAREER.
AND AT LEAST FROM THE OUTSIDE.
AND OBVIOUSLY IT DOESN'T SEEM HARD FOR YOU.
YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
BUT THIS ROLE, THAT WASN'T THE GOAL TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL IN THIS.
>> YES, THAT IS NOT WHAT I WAS GOING FOR.
>> Stephen: NO, YOU WERE NOT.
AND AWE CHIEFED IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU ACHIEVED NOT BEAUTIFUL
WHICH ISN'T EASY FOR A BEAUTIFUL PERSON TO DO.
BECAUSE I THOUGHT, DID YOU SEE-- OUT OF TIME RICHARD
GERE-- A BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE AS A HOMELESS MAN BUT THE ENTIRE
TIME I KIND OF THOUGHT THAT'S SHABBY CHIC.
HE MADE IT LOOK GOOD, AS RICHARD GERE.
>> YOU ARE SAYING I DID NOT LOOK SHABBY, JUST SHABBY.
>> Stephen: IS THIS A RELIEF AT ALL, TO GO I CAN ABSOLUTELY
LET MYSELF GO, THROW MYSELF IN AND NOT CARE WHAT ANGLE THE
CAMERA CAPTURES ME.
>> I LIKE NOT THINKING-- THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME, THAT IS KIND OF
LIBERATION, FEELING LEAK I'M NOT SELF-CONSCIENCE OF MY, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S-- IT'S NICE FEELING THAT AND JUST FOCUSING ON BEING IN
THE SCENE.
I LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT SO I LOOKED VERY UNHEALTHY IN THE
MOVIE.
>> Stephen: THAT SUCKS BECAUSE IF YOU GET TO BE IN A MOVIE
WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO CARE ABOUT HOW YOU LOOK, WHY NOT LIKE
SOMEONE ADDICTED TO BROWNIES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
LIKE DENIRA IN-- WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH ITALY EATING PASTA
SAUCES, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
THAT'S TOO BAD.
DID YOU PAN HANDLE AT ALL, IN CHARACTER.
DID YOU HAVE TO GO OUT THERE.
>> WE HAVE SCENES, ONE SEQUENCE IN THE GING OF THE FILM WHERE I
AM INASSOR PLACE.
>> Stephen: HERE IN NEW YORK.
>> WE GOT THERE VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING.
AND I KIND OF SET UP MY THING AND THE CREW WAS ACROSS THE
STREET WITH A LONG LENS AND THEY JUST SORT OF-- PEOPLE, I DON'T
KNOW IF I'M ALLOWED TO SAY THIS OR DO THAT, ACTUALLY.
>> SURE, SURE.
>> Stephen.
>> LET'S SAY YOU CAN.
>> Stephen: SO YOU WERE OUT THERE WITH A SIGN.
>> I WAS OUT THERE WITH A SIGN AND PEOPLE WERE COMING UP.
>> Stephen: DID THEY RECOGNIZE YOU, AS JENNIFER CONNELLY AT
ALL?
>> SOME PEOPLE, AFTER A WHILE.
BUT NOT, NOT FOR A LONG TIME.
>> Stephen: DID THEY COME UP AND SAY I LOVED NEW BEAUTIFUL
MINE, HERE'S $5?
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
>> I DIDN'T-- MACKIE WAS IN THE MOVIE WITH ME, HE RELATED A
STORY SOMETHING LIKE, THAT SOMEONE THAT HE KNEW RECOGNIZED
HIM AND SAID OH, ANTHONY, SORRY, SORRY.
BUT I DIDN'T-- I DID HAVE A WOMAN, I FELT REALLY CONFLICTED
ABOUT IT.
HI A SIGN AND IT SAYS I USED TO BE SOMEONE AND A WOMAN CAME UP
TO ME EARNESTLY AND TOUCHED MY SHOIRLD AND SAID YOU STILL ARE
SOMEONE.
AND GAVE ME-- EXACTLY, THAT'S WHAT I FELT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S LOVELY.
>> IT'S LOVELY AND I FELT LIKE A CREEP.
I DID.
I FELT-- I FELT A LITTLE CREEPY.
DO I TAKE THE MONEY?
DO I-- .
>> Stephen: DID YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WERE LYING TO THE WOMAN?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: BUT ACTING IS ALL LYING.
YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE HER 12 BUCKS THIS WEEKEND WHEN SHE GOES
TO SEE IT TAKING HER 12 BUCKS THEN.
YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.