>> Stephen: VERY GRACEFUL. HEY, EVERYBODY! WELCOME BACK. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW
MY NEXT GUEST FROM "OUTLANDER," "FORD V. FERRARI," AND NOW,
"BELFAST." >> IT'S GOING ALL RIGHT. I'VE TALKED TO THE COMMITTEE. GET THIS FIXED. >> WHEN I WAS RUNNING DOWN THE
STREET AND DRAGGING THEM POOR KIDS. AND I WAS LOOKING IN THE MIRROR. I ASKED MYSELF WHAT THE HELL AM
I DOING? >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME BACK
TO "THE LATE SHOW," CAITRIONA BALFE! ♪ ♪ ♪<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> ♪ WHEN YOU REALIZE HERE I STAND
WITH MY EVERLASTING LOVE ♪ NEED YOU BY MY SIDE ♪
>> Stephen: THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU
AGAIN. NOW, SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU
WERE HERE, BIG NEWS IN YOUR LIFE. YOU HAVE A CHILD. YOU'RE A MOTHER NOW. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH YES. >> Stephen: THAT'S NICE. HOW MUCH-- THIS WASN'T THAT LONG
AGO, RIGHT? IT WAS LESS THAN A YEAR AGO,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT? >> HE'S ALMOST FIVE MONTHS. >> Stephen: ALMOST FIVE
MONTHS. HOW MUCH SLEEP ARE YOU GETTING? >> WELL, I MEAN, I WAS EXCITED
TO COME HERE, BUT I WAS VERY EXCITED TO SIT ON A PLANE FOR
SIX HOURS AND SLEEP. SO I WAS --
>> Stephen: SO THE RED EYE IS A RELIEF. >> THE RED EYE WAS PROBABLY THE
MOST SLEEP I'VE HAD IN SIX, SEVEN MONTHS, YEAH. >> Stephen: ONE OF THE THINGS
I KNOW-- I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THREE KIDS-- AND ONE OF THE
THINGS I KNOW, I TRY TO EXPLAIN IT TO FRIENDS WHO ARE ABOUT TO
HAVE KIDS, AND I HAD THIS SAME EXPERIENCE, PEOPLE TRIED TO
EXPLAIN IT TO ME, BUT UNTIL IT HAPPENS, IT'S ALL JUST THEORY. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT SURPRISED
YOU MOST THAT YOU COULDN'T HAVE KNOWN UNTIL NOW? >> OH, GOD. ALL OF IT. I MEAN, THE LOVE, THE
RESPONSIBILITY, THAT'S ALL A LOT. THE NEED FOR MO MOPPING UP. PUKE OR PEE, OR THE OTHER. IT'S JUST A LOT OF THINGS COME
OUT OF A REALLY CUTE LITTLE THING. IT'S LIKE HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? >> Stephen: NOW, THE-- JUST
TODAY, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU WERE NOMINATED FOR SCREEN ACTOR'S
GUILD AWARD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Stephen: WELL DESERVED. >> THANK YOU. <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
AND THE ENSEMBLE. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: OF THE MOVIE
"BELFAST," WHICH, AS I SAID TO KENNETH BRANAGH WHEN HE WAS ON
HERE, THE DIRECTOR AND THE WRITER OF "BELFAST," IT'S A
HEARTBREAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL MOVIE. IIT HAS JUST STAYED WITH ME AS F
I JUST WATCHED IT, EVEN THOUGH I SAW IT MONTHS AGO. AND IT'S SUCH A WONDERFULLY
IRISH MOVIE. IT'S FUNNY AND IT'S SAD AND IT'S
FUNNY ABOUT BEING SAD, WHICH IS JUST INCREDIBLE. >> WHAT IRISH PEOPLE DO WELL. >> Stephen: EXACTLY. AS SOMEONE WHO IS IRISH
YOURSELF, WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU TO TELL THIS STORY OF THE
BEGINNING OF THE TROUBLES IN '69? >> I MEAN, IT WAS-- YOU KNOW, I
THINK FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED IT BECAME VERY PERSONAL. YOU KNOW, I KNOW THIS IS KEN'S
VERY SPECIFIC STORY BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I READ IT FIRST, I
FELT LIKE I RECOGNIZED MINE, I FELT LIKE IT WAS PARALLEL'S TO
MY MOM AND HER JOURNEY AND ALSO AS SOMEBODY WHO LEFT IRELAND AT
18, I FELT A LOT OF THAT KIND O OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT IT IS TO
LEAVE SOMEWHERE AND WHAT IT IS TO SORT OF LOSE THAT-- THAT
GROUNDING OF HOME AND SORT OF BE SEARCHING FOR IT AGAIN. YOU KNOW, IT JUST SPOKE TO ME IN
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WAY. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK ALSO WHAT
IT HAS AT ITS HEART, WHICH IS SO GORGEOUS, IT HAS THIS MESSAGE OF
TOLERANCE WHICH, YOU KNOW, I THINK ESPECIALLY AT THIS MOMENT
EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN
ALL GET A BIG DOSE OF. >> Stephen: YES. >> YOU KNOW? >> Stephen: FOR THE PEOPLE WHO
HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET-- <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET, IT-- YOU ARE THE MOTHER
OF A FAMILY THAT IS A PROTESTANT FAMILY THAT LIVES IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE CATHOLICS AND PROTESTANTS LIVE--
>> IN HARMONY. >> Stephen: AMICABLY, AND THAT
DOESN'T GO DOWN WELL WITH THOSE WHO TONIGHT WANT THE
NEIGHBORHOODS MIXED, THEY WANT THEM SEPARATED. >> I THINK WHAT HAPPENS IS IT'S
A VERY-- DIVISIVENESS IS A VERY CHEAP TOOL FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT
TO CONTROL THINGS AND GAIN POWER AND --
>> Stephen: IT'S A LAZY POLITICAL IDEOLOGY. >> IT'S A LAZY POLITICAL
IDEOLOGY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S USED FAR TOO
OFTEN. AND IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE
KEN GREW UP, CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT FAMILIES WERE LIVING
SIDE BY SIDE, NO PROBLEM. THERE WERE, YOU KNOW, SOCIAL
ISSUES IN BELFAST, AND THERE WAS UNREST, BUT IT SORT OF-- IT CAME
TO THIS STREET AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS TOLD THROUGH THE EYES OF
BUDDY WHO IS PLAYED INCREDIBLY BY JUE HILL, THE MOST GORGEOUS
KID. >> Stephen: IT'S AN AMAZING
PERFORMANCE. >> AMAZING PERFORMANCE. AND THE WAY KEN WANTED TO SHOW
THIS IS WE'VE HAD LOTS OF FILMS ABOUT NORTHERN ISLAND, ABOUT THE
TROUBLES THAT DEAL WITH THE IDEOLOGY AND THE POLITICS OF IT. BUT WHAT KEN REALLY WANTED TO DO
WAS DISTILL IT DOWN, SHOW HOW IT IT AFFECTEDLY ORDINARY, EVERYDAY
PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T ASK FOR IT AND WHAT THE EFFECT WAS. AND I THINK HE MANAGED TO DO
THAT SO BEAUTIFULLY. >> Stephen: WHEN KENNETH
BRANAGH WAS HERE TALKING ABOUT THE FILM, HE SAID IT'S ABOUT THE
HOME-- LEAVING HOME AND THE HOME YOU TAKE WITH YOU. AND YOU WERE JUST SAYING THAT
YOU HAVE THESE FEELINGS. YOU LEFT A SMALL TOWN IN IRELAND
NOT FAR FROM THE ACTUAL BORDER UP THERE. AND I'M CURIOUS, IN WHAT WAYS
HAVE YOU-- HAVE YOU BROUGHT YOUR HOME WITH YOU WHERE YOU GO? WHAT STAYS WITH YOU? >> I THINK IT ENDS UP BEING THE
PEOPLE THAT YOU GATHER, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW MY HUSBAND
AND MY SON I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT'S MY HOME AND WHEREVER WE
GO, WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE THAT. BUT, YOU KNOW, I-- I'VE
DEFINITELY, SINCE I'VE LEFT, I THINK YOU CREATE FAMILY WHEREVER
YOU GO BY JUST CREATING BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE AROUND YOU. SO... >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
BRIEF BREAK, BUT STICK AROUND. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
CAITRIÍONA BALFE.
