>> Stephen: HEY, WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY!
MY NEXT GUEST IS AN ACTRESS BEST KNOWN FOR PLAYING THE UTTERLY
LOVEABLE BEST FRIEND JULIE IN "LADY BIRD."
PLEASE WELCOME BEANIE FELDSTEIN.
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>> Stephen: HEY, SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> IT'S SO NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
THIS IS SO EXCITING.
>> Stephen: MY PLEASURE.
I HAD THE GREAT JOY AND OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO A COUPLE
OF THE OTHERS, THE DIRECTOR, GRETA, AND, OF COURSE, SAOIRSE,
WHO PLAYED LADY BIRD.
BUT I LOVED YOUR PERFORMANCE AS HER BEST FRIEND JULIE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> THAT IS SO NICE!
>> Stephen: I JUST WANTED TO SHOW-- WE HAVE ONE QUICK CLIP TO
SHOW-- ONE OF MY FAVORITE SCENES BETWEEN YOU AND LADY BIRD.
JIM.
>> WHY AREN'T YOU IN ALGEBRA 2?
>> I SWITCHED SECTIONS.
>> WHY?
>> AREN'T JENNA AND KYLE ENOUGH?
>> I'M SORRY THAT YOU'RE JEALOUS.
>> JEN IS A MORON, YOU KNOW.
>> SHE'S NOT.
SHE'S IN A.P. CALCULUS.
>> SHE'S A MORON IN A DEEPER SENSE.
>> YOU DON'T KNOW HER.
>> YOU WERE ASSIGNED THE ROLE, YOU JUST NEVER SHOWED UP TO
CLAIM IT.
>> WHAT ROLE?
>> THE TEMPT OAST?
>> TRADE CENTER NO ROLE OF THE TEMPEST.
IT'S A MADE-UP THING SO WE CAN ALL PARTICIPATE.
>> YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS YOU'RE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION,
CAN YOU!
>> WELL,UN YOUR MOM (BLEEP) ARE FAKE.
TOTALLY FAKE!
>> SHE MADE ONE BAD DECISION AT 19!
>> TWO BAD DECISIONS!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: GREAT SCENE.
WE SHOWED IT WHEN SAOIRSE WAS ON, TOO.
>> IT'S THE BEST.
>> Stephen: IT WON THE GOLDEN GLOBE.
IT'S NOMINATED FOR FIVE OSCARS.
HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO CELEBRATE WITH YOUR FELLOW LADY
BIRDERS.
>> THE SAG AWARDS WERE BEFORE THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE, AND
GRETA AND I PLANNED TO HAVE BREAKFAST ON THE MORNING THE
ANNOUNCEMENTS CAME OUT.
I WAS SO EXCITED AND MY HEART WAS BURSTING FOR HER I WAS SO
EXCITED AND I WAS DRIVING TO MEET HER FOR BREAKFAST.
AND I GOT A TEXT, "ARE WE STILL ON?"
AND I THOUGHT, YES, I THINK I CAN SQUEEZE YOU IN ON THE
MORNING YOU'RE NOMINATE FORWARD BEST DIRECTOR.
I WAS DRIVING THERE AND I THOUGHT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO GET
HER.
WHAT DO YOU GET PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE NOMINATE FORWARD BEST
DIRECTOR AND THEIR FILM IS NOMINATED?
I WAS LIKE, DO I GET HER A CARD?
DO I GET HER FLOWERS?
AND IS ITT HIT ME.
I REALIZED I NEEDED TO GET HER A GRETA.
AND THE ONLY THING SHE ASKED FOR WAS ICE COLD DIET COKE AND A BAG
OF CHEETOS.
I GOT HERT GRETA.
THIS IS US ON THE MORNING THE OSCAR NOMINATIONS WERE
ANNOUNCED.
( APPLAUSE ) SHE WALKED IN-- SHE WALKED IN TO
WHERE WE WERE EATING, AND WE WERE CRYING AND JUMPING UP AND
DOWN.
AND SHE LOOKED AT THE BAG, AND SHE SAID, "YOU GOT ME THE
GREGGA!" AND SHE WAS SOBBING.
IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL MORNINGS I'VE EVER HAD.
>> Stephen: EVERYBODY I KNOW WHO HAS SEEN THIS MOVIE JUST
LOVES IT.
I'VE WAXED ON ABOUT THIS MOVIE ON THIS SHOW SEVERAL TIMES NOW.
>> SO GREAT.
>> Stephen: HAS ANYBODY COME UP TO YOU WHO REALLY SURPRISED
YOU WHO LOVED THE MOVIE?
YOU MUST GET IT ALL THE TIME?
>> YES.
SO I JUST GOT BACK FROM LONDON, AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE
"HARRY POTTER."
I'M THE BIGGEST "HARRY POTTER" FAN AND I WAS SO EXCITED AND I
WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GO BACKSTAGE AND I WENT BACK RIGHT WHEN THE
CURTAIN CAME DOWN AND SO THE WHOLE CAST WAS IN THEIR COSTUME.
AND I SAID OH, MY GOD.
AND DUMBLEDORE, WHO APPEARS IN PORTRAITS IN THE PLAY, HE WALKS
UP TO ME AND SAID, "BEANIE, WE LOVE 'LADY BIRD'."
AND I I WAS LIKE, DUMBLEDORE KNOWS WHO I AM!
YOU THINK I WOULD KNOW BY NOW THAT PEOPLE ARE ACTORS AND
WEARING COSTUMES BUT HE WAS IN THE ROBE AND HE HAD THE BEARD.
AND I WAS LIKE, IT'S DUMB DOR.
HE SEES EVERYTHING.
>> Stephen: THAT'S HOW I FELT WHEN I MET IAN McCLELLAN.
>> EXACTLY!
>> Stephen: YOU PLAY-- IT TAKES PLACE-- FOR PEOPLE WHO
HAVEN'T SEEN IT.
IT TAKES PLACE IN A CATHOLIC SCHOOL.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: FELLEDSTEEN, I'M GOING TO TAKE A WILD GUESS IS
NOT AN IRISH CATHOLIC NAME.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR TO YOU PLAY CATHOLIC?
WAS THERE SOMETHING YOU LEARNED ABOUT MY TRIBE THAT YOU LIKED?
>> I COME FROM THEATER AND I LOVE THEATER AND YOU GUYS ARE
VERY THEATRICAL.
>> Stephen: OR THE MASS IS A PLAY.
EVERY WEEK ANOTHER PLAY.
>> THERE'S A CALL AND RESPONSE.
YOU USE YOUR HANDS.
THERE'S CHOREOGRAPHY.
I WAS LIKE I CAN GET WITH THIS.
WHEN DO I PUT MY ARMS UP -- >> Stephen: CHOREOGRAPHY?
IF YOUR PRIEST STARTS DANCING, GET OUT OF THERE.
SPEAKING OF HIGH SCHOOLS, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAD A VERY FAMOUS
PROM DATE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHO WAS YOUR PROM DATE.
>> I WENT TO PROM WITH BEN PLATT, MY BEST FRIEND IN THE
WORLD.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER FROM SHOW BUSINESS.
YOU KNOW EACH OTHER FROM YOUR LIVES.
>> YEAH.
WE WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER AND WE ARE BEST, BEST, BEST,
BEST FRIENDS SINCE WE WERE 14.
>> Stephen: I GOT IT.
I-- MAY I SHOW THIS?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE.
NO ONE'S EVER SEEN IT.
>> I DON'T THINK SO, NO.
THIS IS US PREPROM.
>> Stephen: PREPROM PHOTO.
>> THIS IS WHEN WE WERE AT HIS HOUSE.
>> Stephen: THIS IS WHEN YOU BEFORE GOING TO PROM.
>> HE LOOKS LIKE SUCH A BABY.
>> Stephen: HE DOES.
HE HAS GOTTEN HIMSELF A DEEP, DEEP TAN, I CAN SEE.
>> WE GREW UP IN LOS ANGELES.
YOU WOULD THINK WE WOULD GET A LITTLE MORE --
>> Stephen: DID HE DO A PROM-POSAL?
>> HE DID.
AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE REALLY INTO THEATER.
AND I WAS OUT IN NEW YORK, AND I WAS AW AUDITIONING FOR A PRODUCT
OF "FUNNY GIRL," WANT MUSICAL.
AND I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH YOU KNOW IT.
BUT HE SENT ME FLOWERS AND SAY, "PLEASE DON'T RAIN ON MY
PARADE."
ALL THE SONGS FROM THE SHOW WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE NOTE AND
HE SAID, "WILL YOU GO TO PROM WITH ME?"
>> Stephen: IF YOU SAID NO, HE COULD HAVE GIVEN IT TO
STREISAND.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO GO IN A SECOND BUT I WANT TO DO ONE
THING.
THEY'VE HIDDEN IT FROM ME.
THIS RIGHT HERE.
WHEN I THAND TO YOU, PEOPLE FROM MY OFFICE HAVE BEEN TAKING THE
BUZZFEED QUIZ OF WHICH "LADY BIRD" CHARACTER ARE YOU MOST
LIKE?
I TOOK THE TEST THIS AFTERNOON AND GAVE IT TO MY PRODUCER AND
FET FED IT IN THERE.
TELL ME WHO I AM.
>> WHICH "LADY BIRD" CHARACTER ARE YOU?
YOU GOT LADY BIRD!
>> Stephen: SO WE'RE BEST FRIENDS.
>> YOU'RE BEST FRIEND!
>> Stephen: MY BEST FRIEND.
>> WE'RE CATHOLIC SCHOOL BEST FRIENDS.
WE HAVE TO GO TO PROMMING IN THE RIGHT NOW.
>> Stephen: "LADY BIRD" IS IN THEATRES NOW.
BEANIE FELDSTEIN, EVERYBODY.