>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, I'M HERE WITH THE LOVELY AND
TALENTED KAITD BLANCHETT. CATE, YOU KNOW I REALLY ENJOY
HAVING YOU ON THE SHOW, YOU ARE A WONDERFUL GUEST, ALWAYS ENJOY
TALKING TO YOU, EVEN THE NUMBER OF TIMES I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
TALK WITH YOU OVER ZOOM, IT IS REALLY HARD TO GET TO KNOW
SOMEONE IN THE CONFINES OF ONE OF THESE INTERVIEWS WHERE WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THE MOVIE WE'VE GOT COMING OUT, TAR OR THE
THINGS I HAVE SEEN YOU IN BEFORE.
WE HAVEN'T. >> THERE IS NO THERE, THERE.
>> ST HARD TO SAY. SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE AT THE LATE
SHOW IS COME UP WITH SOMETHING CALLED THE COLBERT QUESTIONERT,
A SERIES OF 15 QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED
TO BE A MISSILE TO FIND OUT WHO THE TRUE CATE BLANCHETT IS, DO
YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO FACE THE COLBERT QUESTIONERT.
>> CAN I LIE DOWN? >> Stephen: YOU CAN DO
ANYTHING-- . HERE WE GO.
BRAVE WOMAN. QUESTION NUMBER ONE, CATE
BLANCHETT WHAT IS THE BEST SANDWICH.
>> PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY. >> Stephen: KEPT IT SIMPLE, I
ADMIRE THAT CATE BLANCHETT WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU OWN THAT
YOU SHOULD REALLY THROW OUT? >> UNDERPANTS THAT MY MOTHER
MADE ME WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
>> Stephen: I'M GLAD TO SEE WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS ABOUT YOUR
CHILDHOOD. FRAULINE.
>> I'M NOT WEARING THEM RIGHT NOW, I'M NOT WEARING THEM RIGHT
NOW. >> Stephen: THAT'S FINE, NO,
NO, NO. OKAY.
KAILT BLANCHETT WHAT IS THE SCARIEST ANIMAL?
>> A OPOSSUM. >> Stephen: NO, WAIT A SECOND.
>> I HAD ONE ON THE END OF MY BED.
>> Stephen: AN AMERICAN OPOSSUM THAT LOOKS LIKE A RAT OR
THE AUSTRALIAN OPOSSUM. >> THE AUSTRALIAN OPOSSUM THAT
CAN KILL CATS. >> Stephen: SO ARE YOU NOT A
CAT. >> OKAY,WHAT IS A SCARY ANIMAL.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN STAY WITH THE POS OPOSSUM, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO CHANGE IT. BUT THEY ARE KIND OF FURRY, AND
CUTE. >> POSESSUMS KILL CATS.
>> Stephen: APPLES OR ORANGES. >> HANG ON, DOES A THERAPIST
LOOK AT THE ANSWERS THAT A PERSON GIVES, HAVE I SNEFER BEEN
IN LONG TERM THERAPY, CAN I CHOOSE YOUR ANIMAL BUT THEN I
WILL CHANGE YOUR MIND. >> Stephen: I DIDN'T CHANGE
YOUR MIND, I SAID YOU CAN KEEP YOUR ANIMAL.
>> YOU JUST DIDN'T AGREE WITH IT.
>> Stephen: OF COURSE I DIDN'T AGREE WITH IT.
>> WHAT IS THE SCARIEST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
>> Stephen: I WILL ASK THE QUESTIONS FRAULINE.
AND I'M NOT A THERAPIST ANYWAY, ALL OF THIS WILL BE IN MY BOOK.
APPLES OR ORANGES. >> APPLES.
>> Stephen: YES, YOU CAN'T PUT PEANUT BUTTER ON ORANGE.
YOU HAVE EVER ASKED SOMEBODY FOR THEIR AUTOGRAPH.
>> NO. >> Stephen: CATE BLANCHETT
WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE?
>> YOU TURN INTO A SOUP, A HUMAN SOUP.
IT'S DCH-- IT'S IN THE MORTGAGE WEAR INDUSTRY THAT IS WHAT IS
REFERRED TO, YOU BECOME A SOUP. >> Stephen: AND HOW DO YOU
KNOW THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY IN THE MORTGAGE WEAR INDUSTRY, IF CAN I
ASK A BRIEF FOLLOW-- MORE TUARY. >> BECAUSE I SAW A DOCUMENTARY.
>> Stephen: KEEP IT LIGHT, CATE.
>> YOU ASKED THE QUESTION. >> Stephen: I DID ASK THE
QUESTION. >> WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE.
>> Stephen: SOME PEOPLE HAVE VERY HOPEFUL ANSWERS.
>> LIKE WHAT? >> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW,
THAT. >> LITTLE ANGELS COME DOWN AND
YOU LOOSE BLADDER CONTROL. I MEAN-- YEAH.
>> Stephen: STRUCK A NERVE. OKAY.
FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE. >> OOOH, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS
THE ONE WITH MEL GIBSON AND THE MULLET.
>> Stephen: THE PATRIOT OR-- . >> NO.
>> Stephen: OR FREEDOM. >> THAT WHERE WHERE HE PLAYS
WILLIAM WALLACE. >> WHAT YOU MA
CALL-- BRAVEHEART. >> WOULD YOU YOU CALL DIRTY
HARRY AN ACTION MOVIE. BAM BEE.
LET'S GO WITH BAM BEE. >> Stephen: BAMBOO, OKAY, THAT
FIRE SCENE IS VERY. >> IT'S REALLY-- .
>> Stephen: VERY SCARY. FAVORITE SMELL.
>> OH, GARLIC. >> Stephen: GARLIC, OKAY.
>> COOKING GARLIC, NOT GARLIC ON OTHER PEOPLE,.
>> Stephen: LIKE RAW GARLIC, ROASTED.
>> LIKE WHEN YOU ARE COOKING ASUGO OR SOMETHING.
>> Stephen: A WHAT? >> OR THE SMELL OF YOUR BABY'S
BUTT BEFORE THEY POOP, YOU KNOW, LIKE BABY, BABY SMELL.
>> Stephen: YEAH. AND WHAT WERE YOU COOKING WITH
THE GARLIC. SUGGESTO.
>> SUGGESTO. >> Stephen: WHAT IS SUGO.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT SUGO IS. >> LIKES A TOMATO BASE USED IN
ITALIAN COOKING, STEPHEN. >> Stephen: THAT'S LOVELY.
>> YOUR CEILING IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL, BY THE WAY.
>> Stephen: ISN'T T IT VL GOR GUTION, THIS IS ALL DIGITAL
PROJECTION. >> IT LOOKS LIKE A KIND OF
BUTTERFLY. >> Stephen: KIND OF. WE DO
LASER LIGHT SHOWS AND PLAY ZEPPELIN.
>> YEAH, NICE, WHEN NO ONE IS HERE.
YEAH. >> Stephen: LEAST FAVORITE
SMELL. >> BO.
OR, NO I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY, YEAH, AND YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO
TELL PEOPLE AND IT'S THE WORST WHEN IT IS YOUR OWN BO, THAT VL
BAD BECAUSE YOU SUDDENLY-- . >> Stephen: HAS THAT SURPRISED
YOU. >> YEAH T HAS SURPRISED HE ME,
YEAH. >> Stephen: ARE YOU
COMFORTABLE? >> VERY.
>> Stephen: OKAY. MOST USED APP ON YOUR PHONE.
>> I DON'T LIKE APPS. >> Stephen: THAT WAINTD THE
QUESTION. DO YOU HAVE A PHONE, DOES IT
HAVE APPS. >> YEAH, I HAVE A PHONE, MOST
USED APP ON MY PHONE, THERE SAN APP WHERE YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR
PARKING WHEN YOU CATCH THE TRAIN CALLED WINGO.
I USE THAT QUITE A LOT. >> Stephen: ALL RIGHT.
CATS OR DOGS? >> DOGS, DEFINITELY, ALTHOUGH
HAVE I A CAT CALLED WARRICK WHO IS LIKE A DOG.
>> Stephen: WHAT WHAT NUMBER AM I THINKING OF.
>> SEVEN. >> Stephen: NO.
DESCRIBE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE IN FIVE WORDS.
>> OH [BLEEP] >> Stephen: THAT'S TWO.
THREE TO GO. >> [BLEEP] [BLEEP] MAMA HELP ME.
>> Stephen: CATE BLANCHE ELEVATOR, CONGRATULATIONS,
MADAME, ARE YOU KNOWN. CATE BLANCHETT, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.