>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO. >> Stephen: WELCOME BACK.
MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS GRAMMY NOMINATED MUSICIAN, AUTHOR,
ACTOR AND FASHION ICON. SHE NOW STARS IN "GLASS ONION: A
KNIVES OUT MYSTERY." MY LIFE WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME,
BY SOMEONE, BY EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM.
MY LIFE. DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT
MEANS? HUH?
>> WHAT CLAIRE IS TRYING TO SAY IS WE'RE SORRY.
WE FEEL BAD FOR YOU. WHAT GOW WANT?
>> ARE YOU REALLY ASKING ME THAT?
>> YES, WHAT DO YOU WANT? A CHECK, DO YOU WANT-- JUST TELL
US THE RIGHT WORDS THAT WE CAN USE SO THAT WE CAN GET ON WITH
OUR LIVES. YOU WANT REVENGE.
YOU WANT TO SLIT MILE'S THROAT. YOU WANT TO TAKE US ALL DOWN.
WHAT, JUST DROP THE BOMBSHELL, SAY IT.
SAY IT! >> I WANT THE TRUTH.
I WANT THE TRUTH. >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME BACK
TO "THE LATE SHOW," JANELLE MONAÁE!
>> Stephen: WHOOO!
>> HELL HELLO. >> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> WOW, WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TO SEE NEW PERSON.
>> Stephen: OH MY GOSH WHAT A PLEASURE.
THE FIRST TIME YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE SHOW, THE LAST TIME-- WHICH
IS NICE, BUT NOT LIKE THE MICRONUDE RECENT YOU CAN
EXCHANGE WHEN ARE YOU IN PERSON. >> YES T IS COLD IN HERE.
STEPHEN, I HAVE TO COMPLAIN. I'M COLD.
>> Stephen: I WISH I HAD YOUR HAT RIGHT NOW.
I COULD USE A LITTLE TOASTINESS. >> I NEED A BLANKET.
>> Stephen: I THINK HAVE I ONE.
>> PLEASE, PLEASE. >> Stephen: WOULD YOU LIKE A
WRAP? I HAVE ONE.
>> PLEASE EASE GIVE ME A NICE WRAP, RIGHT THERE MY HAIR STYLE
IS GOING TO KILL YOU. BUT I WILL KEEP THIS ON.
IT ACTUALLY LOOKS KIND OF COOL. I'M NOT MAD.
>> Stephen: THAT HAS BEEN BACK HERE FOR YEARS NO GUEST HAS EVER
ASKED FOR IT. >> ARE YOU THE ULTIMATE HOST.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO LISTEN, NOW THAT YOUR PEOPLE
ARE GETTING BACK TOGETHER, A YEAR AND A HALF NOWRKS ALL KIND
OF HAVE BEEN OUT. HOW HAS REENTRY BEEN FOR YOU,
HAVE YOU ENJOYED. >> YOU KNOW, I WILL SAY, I-- I
WAS A LITTLE AWKWARD. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU.
BUT I HAD A LITTLE ANXIETY, I WAS QUIET, I WAS LIKE OH GOD.
LET ME JUST SAY OKAY, LISTEN, I KNOW WE ARE IN THIS MEETING, BUT
I'M AWKWARD, DON'T STARE AT ME TOO LONG.
I HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND PEOPLE. EVEN WHEN WE WERE SHOOTING THE
FILM, I HAD TO TELL PEOPLE, I'M JUST REINTEGRATING SSES THERE
ARE TIMES WHEN I WOULD LIKE TO PUT MYSELF ON MUTE.
>> SAME. >> Stephen: JUST TURN OFF MY
CAMERA. I WILL BE IN A MEETING WITH YOU.
I LIKE THE FEELING THAT I COULD JUST DISAPPEAR.
ESPECIALLY IF I HAD TO GO TO THE BATHROOM, PEOPLE WOULDN'T KNOW I
LEFT THE MEETING. >> AND I LOVE YOU CAN PUT IT AT
THE TOP AND PUT YOUR MUTE GOWN HERE AND NOBODY WOULD KNOW.
>> Stephen: COMPLETELY KNUDSON THE FURTHER THAT I WENT.
>> YOU KNOW. >> Stephen: I RESPECT THAT, IS
WHAT I AM SAYING. SO YOU RECENTLY WENT TO A
SPECIAL CONCERT LAST YEAR, AND ONE OF YOUR IDOLS, HERE IS A
GREAT PHOTO. THIS SU, HAVING FUN.
AND THAT UP THERE IS GRACE JONES.
>> THE ICONIC, LEGENDARY GRACE JONES.
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES SHE MEAN TO YOU?
>> OH MAN, SHE IS THE ORIGINAL FREE ASS [BLEEP].
I MEAN WHAT MORE YOU CAN SAY. THIS IS AN ENERGY, YOU KNOW,
THAT PEOPLE CAN'T CONTAIN. >> Stephen: AND THIS HAS LEAD
TO A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP AT THE U.K. PREMIER OF GLASS ONION.
SHE WAS THERE. >> SHE WAS, SHE WAS.
WE HUNG OUT IN L.A. FOR 72 HOURS.
AND WHEN I TELL YOU HANGING OUT WITH GRACE JOANS FOR 72 HOURS, I
NEEDED A WEEK'S WORTH OF SLEEP. SHE CAN GO.
>> Stephen: LIKE 72 HOURS STRAIGHT.
>> EVERY DAY CONSECUTIVELY, SHE CAME TO MY HOUSE, CAME TO HER
HOTEL, WE SWAM TOGETHER. IT WAS JUST LIKE INSTANTLY WE
CONNECTED AND THEN I INVITED HER TO THE PREMIER IN LONDON BECAUSE
SHE LIVED THERE. I DIDN'T THINK SHE WOULD KOVMENT
I THOUGHT SHE WOULD STOT ALLLY STOOD ME UP.
AN SHE CAME AND STOOD BY MY SIDE AND TOOK MY HAND AND SAID I'M
PROUD OF YOU. I'M PROUD OF YOU.
I WAS SOBBING. >> Stephen: WHO WOULD STAND UP
JANELLE MONAE WHO WOULD STAWN UP.
>> YOU KNOW, A FOOLISH PERSON. A FOOL.
>> Stephen: OKAY, LET'S TALK ABOUT GLASS ONION.
>> OKAY. >> Stephen: THE KNIVES OUT
SEQUEL. IT IS FANTASTIC.
ARE YOU GREAT IN IT AND SPOILER ALERT, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT
YET, PAUSE. >> PAUSE, MUTE, COVER YOUR EARS.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE GREAT, IN TWO DIFFERENT PARTS.
>> OH MY GOSH, YES. >> Stephen: HOW DID YOU KEEP
TRACK OF WHO YOU WERE PLAYING WHEN YOU WERE PLAYING THEM
BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE YOU PLAYING TWO PEOPLE, ONE OF THE PEOPLE
YOU ARE PLAYING IS PLAYING THE OTHER PERSON YOU ARE PLAYING.
>> YES, YES. >> Stephen: YOU ARE DOING AN
IMPRESSION OF YOURSELF ACTING. >> YES.
>> Stephen: SO HOW DID YOU KEEP THOSE SEPARATE.
>> SO TO EXPLAIN T I PLAYED HILLENBRAND WHO WAS THE TWIN
SISTER OF ANDY BRAND. I ALSO PLAY ITS ANDY AND
HILLENBRAND PRETEND TO BEING ANDY BEFORE THE AUDIENCE KNOWS
AND PLAYED HELEN BRANT PRETENDING TO BE ANDY AFTER YOU
FIND OUT, AFTER YOU FIND OUT WHO SHE IS.
AND SO ESSENTIALLY LIKE FOUR DIFFERENT CHARACTERS AND I KECHT
NOTEBOOKS, DIFFERENT NOTEBOOKS WITH ALL OF HELEN'S LINES AND
ANDY'S LINES. I WOULD WALK IN ON A MONDAY AND
FROM 9:00 IN THE MORNING TO NOON I WAS ANDY.
FROM 1 TO 4 I COULD HAVE BEEN HELEN PRETENDING TO BE ANDY AND
ANDY LATER ON INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
IT WAS-- IT TOOK GREAT PRECISION BUT SUPER FUN, CHALLENGING BUT
JUST SO FUN. >> Stephen: NOW GLASS ONION IS
THE NAME OF THE MOVIE AND IT REFERS TO THE LAYERS OF MYSTERY,
THE LAYERS OF CHARACTERS, THE LAYERS OF THE STORY.
BUT JUST ON THE VEGETABLE ITSELF, AND VERY FEW
GUEST-- GUESTS IN THIS INTERVIEW, YOU HAVE A HOT TAKE
ON THE VEGETABLE ONION. >> YEAH, IT NEEDS TO BE IN
PRISON. I DON'T LIKE ONIONS.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T LIKE ONION AT ALL.
CUZ I AGREE, ALMOST ANY AMOUNT OF RAW ONION IS TOO MUCH BUT NO
AMOUNT OF CARMELIZED ONION IS TOO MUCH.
>> NO, DON'T LOVE. >> Stephen: WHERE DID THIS
COME FROM. A BAD EXPERIENCE.
>> MY COUSIN, AND I HOPE THAT YOU ARE WATCHING.
WHEN WE WERE LITTLE, WHEN WE WERE LIKE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL,
MAYBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I USED TO EAT APPLES, MY MOM WOULD TAKE
THE SKIN OFF, AND I BIT INTO WHAT I THOUGHT, THEY TOLD ME WAS
A APPLE AND IT WAS A RAW ONION. I WENT INTO THE BATHROOM, PUT
SOAP IN MY MOUTH, I HAD TO GET THIS TASTE OUT OF MY MOUTH, IT
WOULDN'T LEAVE FOR THREE DAYS. >> Stephen: YOUR COUSIN DID
THIS TO YOU. >> HOW EVIL.
>> Stephen: WHAT? >> HOW EVIL.
>> Stephen: YES, DID YOU EVER GET HER BACK.
>> I SHOULD. I SHOULD.
>> Stephen: REVENGE IS BEST SERVED WITH RAW ONION.
>> OH GOD. BUT YOU KNOW, I HEAR THAT ONIONS
ARE GOOD FOR YOU. AND I REMEMBER WHEN I FOUND OUT
THE NAME OF THE FILM I THOUGHT OH GOD, LIKE UNDER MY BREATHE.
>> Stephen: EVEN THE NAME BOTHERS YOU.
>> BUT I WAS LIKE I WILL NOT TELL RYAN, OUR WRITER DIRECTER,
WHO I ADORE. AND IT SAY GREAT NAME IT ALSO
HAS SOME TIES TO THE BEATLES SONG.
>> Stephen: AND YOUR CHARACTER IN A WAY IS A GLASS ONION, A
CHARACTER INSIDE A CHARACTER INSIDE A CHARACTER.
>> LAYERS UPON LAYERS UPON LAYERS.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK BUT WE'LL BE RIGHT
BACK WITH MORE JANELLE MONAE, EVERYBODY.
STICK AROUND.