WE'RE HERE-- WE'RE HERE WITH THE STAR OF THE NEW MOVIE "BEN IS
BACK," JULIA ROBERTS.
JULIA, WE HAD YOUR COSTAR ON LAST NIGHT.
>> LUCAS.
>> Stephen: LUCAS HEDGES.
>> HE WAS A LITTLE TARDY TO THE PREMIERE BECAUSE HE WAS HERE
CHATTING WITH YOU.
>> Stephen: YES.
>> JUST SAYING.
A STICKLER ABOUT THAT TIME.
>> Stephen: WE HAD A LOVELY TIME.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WERE AN EARLY SUPPORTER OF HIM
GETTING THE PART OF YOUR SON.
>> I WAS, YES.
BECAUSE HE'S A GREAT ACTOR.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> AND IT'S A GREAT PART.
AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A MATCH.
AND I THINK I ASSUMED BECAUSE HIS FATHER WROTE IT --
>> Stephen: AND DIRECTED IT.
>> AND DIRECTED IT, THAT HAVING WRITTEN A PART, A GREAT PART FOR
A 19-YEAR-OLD YOUNG MAN, THAT HIS BRILLIANT ACTING 19-YEAR-OLD
SON WOULD PERHAPS PLAY THAT PART.
BUT THAT WAS NOT TO BE ASSUMED.
AND SO I HAD TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF NUDGING.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND YOU WERE OKAY WITH THE-- YOU WERE
COMFORTABLE WITH THE IDEA OF A RED-HEADED SON ALREADY.
>> I HAVE A RED-HEADED SON.
>> Stephen: THAT WILL DO IT.
>> AND LUCAS-- LUCAS LOOKS LIKE HE COULD BE-- WHAT IS THAT A
PICTURE OF?
OH!
ME AND LUCAS.
HERE'S YOU AND LUCAS RIGHT HERE.
>> NOW, I AM AM NOT WEARING THE SAME DRESS.
THIS IS NOT A LIKE-- OH, THIS IS AWKWARD.
THIS IS-- IT'S A DIFFERENT VERSION OF MY YULETIDE CHEER.
THIS WAS YESTERDAY.
>> Stephen: THIS WAS YESTERDAY'S DRESS.
HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU CHANGE YESTERDAY?
>> FOUR TIMES.
>> Stephen: WOW, OKAY.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S STRANGE ABOUT THIS--
>> FIVE IF YOU COUNT MY-- >>
>> Stephen: HE'S 21.
>> HE WILL BE 22 IN A WEEK.
>> Stephen: >> Stephen: AND YOU GUYS LOOK
THE EXACT SAME AGE IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH.
LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YOU GUYS-- YOU COULD BE DATING
IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH.
I'M NOT SAYING YOU WOULD.
I'M NOT SAYING YOU WOULD DATE A 22-YEAR-OLD--
>> I'M DATING MY SON.
>> Stephen: HE'S NOT ACTUALLY YOUR SON.
>> NO, BUT HE FEELS LIKE MY SON.
>> Stephen: HE SAID HE HUNG OUT WITH YOU GUYS A LOT BEFORE
YOU STARTED SHOOTING.
>> I HAVE TWO BOYS AND A GIRL AND HE STAYED IN THE BOYS' ROOM.
>> Stephen: DID HE MIX IN WELL.
>> YES, AS DID KATHRYN, WHO PLAYS MY DAUGHTER.
SHE SPENT TIME AT MY HOUSE.
IT WAS JUST REALLY, I THINK, SO BENEFICIAL TO THE DARK, LONG
NIGHTS THAT WERE AHEAD OF US THAT WE HAD THESE HAPPY, SUNNY
DAYS, AND JUST SHARING TIME AND SPACE TOGETHER.
>> Stephen: THERE ARE DARK, LONG NIGHTS IN THIS FILM.
YOU SHOT IT IN UPSTATE NEW YORK IN THE WINTERTIME AND IT LOOKS
COLD.
>> IT WAS-- THERE WAS ONE NIGHT IN PARTICULAR I JUST REMEMBER
TURNING TO LUCAS AND QUIETLY SAYING, "DO YOU THINK WE COULD
DIE?"
LIKE, WOULDN'T IT JUST SUCK JUST TO, LIKE-- AND NOW THEY'RE DEAD.
LIKE--
AND THEN IT'S JUST-- IT'S NOT ANYTHING REALLY EXCITING.
IT'S JUST THEY GOT SUPER COLD, AND THEY'RE DEAD.
( LAUGHTER )
AND IT WAS NOT HEROIC.
IT'S LIKE-- I'M SO GLAD WE DIDN'T DIE.
>> Stephen: YOU MADE THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR HIM.
HE HAD THANKSGIVING DINNER WITH YOU, HE SAID.
>> YES, YES, HE WAS AT OUR TABLE LAST YEAR.
22 OF US.
AND THAT IS A BRAVE BOY TO COME SIT AT THAT TABLE WITH THAT MANY
PEOPLE THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW.
AND, ALSO, EVERYONE HE DID KNOW WAS AT THE OTHER END OF THE
TABLE DISPLU DIDN'T LET HIM SIT WITH HIS FRIENDS.
>> IT JUST SORT OF HAPPENED.
DANNY AND I AND OUR KIDS WERE HERE, AND SORT OF COUSINS AND
IN-LAWS WERE DOWN AT THE OTHER END.
AND HE JUST KIND OF ENDED UP DOWN THERE.
IT WAS LIKE...
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: DO YOU USE HIM-- BECAUSE YOU HAVE YOUR OWN KIDS,
WHICH I ASSUME ARE HIS AGE OR A LITTLE BIT YOUNGER?
>> THEY ARE YOUNGER.
I MEAN, I CAN PLAY HIS MOTHER IN A FILM, BUT I'M-- I'M REALLY--
LET'S SAY I'M NOT REALLY OLD ENOUGH TO BE HIS MOM, WHICH OF
COURSE I AM.
BUT LET'S JUST SAY I'M NOT.
>> Stephen: OKAY, YOUNGER.
DO YOU USE HIM AS A SPY FOR THEM?
LIKE "FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY KIDS."
OR "HELP ME RELATE TO MY CHILDREN."
>> OH, NO, NO, NO.
I JUST WALK RIGHT IN AND SAY, "WHAT IS GOING ON WITH YOU GUYS?
>> Stephen: AND THEY GIVE YOU HONEST ANSWERS.
>> THEY DO, ACTUALLY.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NICE.
THAT'S A LOVELY RELATIONSHIP.
>> IT IS.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: IT'S NOT-- IT'S NOT ALWAYS COMMON FOR
TEENAGERS-- TEENAGERS I ASSUME?
>> I HAVE TEENAGERS, BUT I THINK IT'S-- I THINK WE DON'T GIVE
TEENAGERS ENOUGH CREDIT, FRANKLY.
>> Stephen: OR TOO MUCH.
>> THEY GET A BAD RAP.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
>> THERE'S ONE TEENAGER HERE.
DID YOU HEAR THAT ONE CLAP.
THAT...
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: NO, I THINK TEENAGERS ARE GREAT, BUT I THINK
SOMETIMES THEY WON'T SHARE WITH US-- ESPECIALLY BOYS.
IT'S HARD TO GET BOYS TO SHARE THEIR FEELINGS WITH YOU.
>> THAT'S NOT MY EXPERIENCE.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
WELL, YOU'RE JULIA ROBERTS AND I'M JUST STEPHEN COLBERT.
OH, LISTEN THIS, NEXT THING MIGHT BE A LITTLE ROUGH.
>> OH, GOD.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE WE ASKED HIM, LUCAS, LAST NIGHT, ABOUT
THANKSGIVING WITH YOU.
>> OH, NO.
DID YOU MAKE HIM SAY SOMETHING MEAN?
>> Stephen: I DO NOT MAKE HIM SAY SOMETHING MEAN.
>> DID HE SAY SOMETHING MEAN IN.
>> Stephen: NOT MEAN.
JUST HONEST.
>> OH!
>> Stephen: JIM?
>> SHE COOKED A LOT.
I HAD THANKSGIVING AT HER HOUSE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NICE.
I ASSUME IT'S A VERY NICE HOUSE.
>> VERY NICE HOUSE.
VERY, VERY NICE HOUSE.
YEAH, IT WAS GOOD.
>> Stephen: HOW WAS IT?
>> DELICIOUS.
>> Stephen: TURKEY WASN'T DRY?
>> A LITTLE DRY.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> THAT'S THE LAST (BLEEP) TURKEY HE'S GETTING IN MY HOUSE.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: "BEN IS BACK" IS IN THEATERS THIS FRIDAY.
JULIA ROBERTS, EVERYBODY!