>> Stephen: WELCOME TO OUR SHOW ALREADY IN PROGRESS.
MY NEXT GUEST HAS BEEN STARRING IN FILMS SINCE SHE WAS TEN YEARS
SHE NOW STARS AS ZELDA FITZGERALD IN THE NEW AMAZON
SERIES "Z: THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING."
PLEASE WELCOME CHRISTINA RICCI!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
>> WOW, TWO TIERS.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A BALCONY HERE.
IT'S OVERFLOW.
A LOT OF TIMES I'LL HAVE GUESTS ON THE SHOW, AND I'LL THINK OH,
I WONDER IF THIS IS THEIR FIRST TIME ON A TALK SHOW OR ARE THEY
USED TO-- YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE YOU WERE 10 YEARS
OLD, RIGHT?
>> SEVEN, ACTUALLY.
>> Stephen: SEVEN YEARS OLD.
SO YOU'VE BEEN ASKED EVERYTHING.
YOU'VE TALKED TO EVERYONE.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CLIP HERE OF I THINK THIS IS-- IS THIS
"REGIS AND CATHY."
CAN WE SHOW THEM.
>> I HAD, CHRISTINA.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> I HAD, CHRISTINA, VERY MUCH NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> THA THAT A GIRL.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW "THE ADAMS FAMILY."
>> I'M PLAYING WEDNESDAY.
>> SHE'S PERFECT.
WHO PLAYS COUSIN IT.
>> I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE THAT BIG OF A PART
ANYMORE.
AT THE END HE HAS A KIND OF BIG PART.
BUT-- BUT I REALLY-- I HAVEN'T MET WHOEVER IT IS.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> YOU HAVEN'T MET IT.
>> I HAVEN'T MET IT.
>> Stephen: SO YOU'VE BEEN ASKED EVERYTHING, RIGHT?
>> I MEAN, I THINK SO.
A LOT OF THINGS.
>> Stephen: JUST LIKE I WOULDN'T MIND LEARNING FROM YOU.
IS THERE SOME QUESTION THAT NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR?
>> OH, GOD, I DON'T KNOW.
>> Stephen: IS THERE A GOD, CHRISTINA RICCI?
>> ONE TIME SOMEBODY ASKED ME, BASICALLY, LIKE, WHEN YOU FIRST
CAME OUT, YOU WERE-- IT WAS BASICALLY LIKE A "WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOU?" QUESTION AND I THOUGHT THAT'S
NOT NICE AT ALL.
MY ONLY REACTION IS THAT'S NOT NICE.
>> Stephen: I'M GOG ASK YOU SOME OF THE QUESTIONS REGIS
ASKED YOU.
"THEY AUDITIONED HUNDREDS OF GIRLS FOR THIS ROLE ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY.
YOU HAD TO BE PRETTY NERVOUS, RIGHT?"
>> I ANSWER, OKAY.
WELL, ACTUALLY, I WAS REALLY TIRED THAT DAY, BECAUSE I HAD
JUST COME FROM THREE OTHER AUDITIONS AND I DIDN'T EVEN WANT
TO GO TO THE "ADAMS FAMILY" AUDITION AND MY MOM SAID,
"THAT'S PERFECT.
WEDNESDAY HAS NO EMOTION.
AND YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO PRETEND TO BE HAPPY."
AND I THOUGHT OH, THIS IS MY PART.
>> Stephen: "DID YOU WORK WITH CHER?
HOW WAS THAT?
YOU BECAME HER PALT DURING THE MOVIE, RIGHT?"
>> YEAH, I DID.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THANK YOU, REGIS.
NOW, YOU ARE-- YOU ARE NOW PLAYING ZELDA FITZGERALD.
FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW WHO ZELDA FITZGERALD IS, WHO IS
ZELDA FITZGERALD?
( LAUGHTER ).
>> WELL, ZELDA FITZGERALD WAS F. SPZ SCOTT FITZGERALD'S WIFE.
I STILL CALL HIM F. SCOTT, WHICH APPARENTLY MAKES ME SOUND
STUPID.
SO F. SCOTT FITZGERALD'S WIFE, AND SHE WAS RUMORED TO BE THIS
CRAZY ALCOHOLIC WOMAN WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS DEMISE.
>> Stephen: SHE WAS NOT?
ONLY RUMORED TO BE?
>> SHE ACTUALLY WASN'T.
HE WAS AN ALCOHOLIC -- >> Stephen: DIDN'T HE HAVE HER
COMMITTED?
>> YES.
SHE HAY NERVOUS BREAKDOWN BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF LIKE, LIKE,
DETAILS, AND MITIGATING FACTORS, YOU KNOW.
>> Stephen: THE STORY TAKES PLACE IN 1918.
>> WE START-- WE START WITH THE DAY THEY MET, AND HOPEFULLY, YOU
KNOW, WE GO THROUGH-- BECAUSE THE IDEA IS TO SEE THEIR
RELATIONSHIP FROM ZELDA'S POINT OF VIEW BECAUSE THERE'S NEVER
BEEN ANYTHING FILM OR TELEVISION ABOUT ZELDA.
AND THERE'S ALL THIS AMAZE INFORMATION ABOUT HER AND
STORIES THAT HE-- EVEN A LOT OF HIS WRITING WAS HERS.
>> Stephen: WAIT, SHE WAS ACTUALLY WRITING THE STORIES AND
HE PUT HIS NAME ON IT.
>> I MEAN, NOT THE WHOLE THING.
BUT HE WOULD LIFT PASSAGES OUT OF HER JOURNAL AND OUT OF HER
LETTERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY INTERESTING STUFF.
AND THEN THERE'S ALL, LIKE, THE CRAZY DRAMA AND ALL THAT
DYSFUNCTION.
>> Stephen: SO THERE WAS A MAN TAKING CREDIT FOR A WOMAN'S
WORK.
>> RIGHT, I MEAN, SHOCKING.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP HERE OF-- THEY HAD A TEMPESTUOUS
RELATIONSHIP.
>> YEAH GR WE HAVE A CLIP HERE THAT I BELIEVE ZELDA IS VERY MAD
AT SCOTT BECAUSE HE'S NOT RESPECTING HER.
WHAT IS THE STORY BEHIND THE CLIP WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE?
>> HE MARRIES HER.
SHE MOVES WITH HIM TO NEW YORK, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE'S NOT
GOOD ENOUGH ANYMORE THE WAY SHE LOOKS.
>> Stephen: OKAY, JIM.
>> ZELDA!
THIS IS OUR TIME TO SOAR.
WE NEED TO PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD!
YOU WERE AT THE PARTY.
YOU SAW HOW THEY WERE DRESSED.
WE NEED-- >> HAYWOOD WAS RIGHT ABOUT YOU.
YOU'RE JUST AS PHONEY AND JUVENILE AND PRETENTIOUS AS THEY
SAY.
>> I KNOW YOU DON'T MEAN THAT.
>> OH, I MEAN IT.
I MEAN IT WITH ALL MY HEART.
YOU'RE ASHAMED OF ME, SCOTT FITZGERALD.
WELL, I'M ASHAMED OF YOU.
I THOUGHT I MARRIED A MAN.
AND HERE I AM, STANDING IN FRONT OF AN INSECURE LITTLE BOY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: AND IT ONLY GETS
WORSE FROM THERE, RIGHT?
>> YEAR, OR MORE FUN, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU LIKE TO WATCH.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THIS,
ALSO.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND IS THIS-- IS THIS THE FIRST RADI ROMANTIC LEA
YOU'VE PLAYED?
>> YEAH, I THINK IT IS.
YEAH, I MEAN, I FOUND THE MATERIAL, AND TOOK IT TO
PRODUCERS AND WE SET IT UP.
AND I DO SAY THAT IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE FIRST ROMANTIC LEAD
I'VE PLAYED BECAUSE PEOPLE REALLY WOULD NEVER CAST ME IN
ROMANTIC LEADS.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE WOULDN'T CAST YOU AS A ROMANTIC LEAD?
>> I THINK -- >> Stephen: THE OPPOSITE OF
SEX, IT'S NOT ROMANTIC, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY A LOVE STORY.
>> NO -- >> Stephen: IT'S NOT?
>> NOT SO MUCH.
I MEAN, KIND OF.
>> Stephen: I FOUND IT ROMANTIC.
>> THAT HATEFUL 15-YEAR-OLD IS GOING AROUND SPEWING BIGOTRY.
YEAH, IT'S REALLY ROMANTIC.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: WELL, IT WAS LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
"Z: THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING" IS STREAMING ON AMAZON NOW.
CHRISTINA RICCI, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY JAIN.
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