>> Stephen: HELLO. >> HELLO. >> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU
AGAIN. >> NICE TO SEE YOU. >> Stephen: HOW YOU BEEN? >> FINE. >> Stephen: YEAH? WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH
YOURSELF? >> I DON'T KNOW! >> Stephen: YOU DON'T KNOW? JUST WANDERING THROUGH LIFE,
JUST FLOATING LIKE A JELLYFISH? >> JUST TRYING TO KEEP IT
TOGETHER, NOT DO ANYTHING TOO STUPID, MAKE GOOD DECISIONS AND
BE POSITIVE. >> Stephen: OKAY. ARE YOU A NERVOUS PERSON OR DO
YOU TAKE THINGS PRETTY EASY? YOU SEEM PRETTY LAID BACK AND
UNRUFFLED WITH LIFE. >> I'M RISLED WITH ANXIETY AT
EVERY MOMENT. >> Stephen: REALLY? >> I DON'T KNOW. >> Stephen: HOW DO YOU DEAL
WITH YOUR ANXIETY? DO YOU MEDITATE? >> I I WANT TO, SO BADLY. >> Stephen: WHAT'S STOPPING
YOU, AUBREY PLAZA? >> I DON'T KNOW. MYSELF. MY BRAIN. >> Stephen: OH, THAT GUY UP
HERE. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: IS IT A GUY OR A
GIRL UP THERE FOR YOU, BY THE WAY? >> BOTH. AND THEY'RE ALWAYS FIGHTING, AND
I ALWAYS TELL THEM, "YOU GUYS HAVE TO NOT DO THAT AND YOU HAVE
TO LET ME DO MY WORK." >> Stephen: UH-HUH... NOW, YOU
DO-- YOU DO MOVIES AND YOU DO TV SHOWS. ARE YOU ALWAYS HAVING TO TRAVEL
AROUND OR DO YOU ACTUALLY GET TO STAY IN LOS ANGELES? WHERE DO YOU LIVE, IN LOS
ANGELES? >> I LIVE IN L.A.-- WELL, MY
SHOW WAS IN VANCOUVER BUT NOW IT IS IN L.A. >> Stephen: LOOEG. >> LOOEG. >> Stephen: YOU WENT TO SCHOOL
HERE? >> I WENT TO N.Y.U., I LIVED IN
ASTORIA, QUEENS. <i>( APPLAUSE ).</i> >> Stephen: BACK IN THE DAY. >> THAT'S RIGHT. QUEENS. WHAT'S UP? YEAH. >> Stephen: DID YOU STUDY
ACTING AT N.Y.U.? >> NO, I STUDIED FILM
PRODUCTION, WRITIN WRITING AND DIRECTING. >> Stephen: SO YOU WANTED TO
BE A WRITER/DIRECTOR. YOU DIDN'T WANT TO BE AN
ACTRESS? >> NO,IMENTED TO BE AN ACTRESS,
TOO. I DID ACTING ON THE SIDE UPON
HAD A VERY INSPIRING ACTING COACH AT NIGHTY WENT TO. >> Stephen: YOUR DAY JOB WAS
GOING TO SCHOOL FOR WRITING AND DIRECT AGO. >> SOMETIMES, YES. >> Stephen: AND AT NIGHT, ON
THE SIDE, YOU LEARNED TO ACT. WAS THIS ALSO AT N.Y.U.? WHERE WERE YOU GOING TO SEE THIS
FELLA? >> IT'S A WOMAN. HER NAME IS TISCH HILL, AND
SHE'S STILL OUT THERE. I BELIEVE I MET HER BECAUSE I
BELIEVE SHE SUBSTITUTE TAUGHT A CLASS AT N.Y.U. SHE WASN'T A TEACHER THERE BUT
SHE HAD AN ACTING CLASS THAT WAS KIND OF ONE OF THOSE UNDER THE
TABLE KIND OF THINGS -- >> Stephen: I DON'T ACTUALLY
KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. >> OH, OKAY. >> Stephen: YOU MADE ACTING
CLASS SOUND LIKE A CRIME. <i>( LAUGHTER )
"YOU KNOW, ONE OF THOSE ACTING</i> CLASSES WHERE YOU CAN'T TELL
ANYBODY YOU'RE DOING TAND IF THE COPS COME, YOU DENY IT." >> WELL, ACTUALLY, THE COMES
WERE PART OF THE CLASS BECAUSE SHE WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE ME TALK
TO POLICE OFFICERS IN CHARACTER AS AN EXERCISE. >> Stephen: WAIT, LIKE, JUST
GO OUT ON THE STREET? >> YEAH, IN TIMES SQUARE, AND
SHE -- >> Stephen: WAIT, YOUR ACTING
CLASS WAS IN TIMES SQUARE? >> YES, IT WAS IN AN ABANDONED
APPLEBEE'S. I'M NOT KIDDING. <i>( LAUGHTER )
THERE WAS-- THERE WAS-- SHE --</i> >> Stephen: IN TIMES SQUARE
THERE WAS AN ABANDONED APPLEBEE'S. >> YES. >> Stephen: THIS IS WHEN TIMES
SQUARE WAS TIMES QAIR. >> THAT'S RIGHT. BACK IN THE 0-6s. >> Stephen: I REMEMBER BACK
THEN. EARLY BLOOMBERG YEARS. >> THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH, NO, BUT, SHE TOLD US THE
ADDRESS, AND THEN I JUST-- ALL I REMEMBER IS WALKING UP, LIKE, A
WEIRD CONSTRUCTION SITE THAT WAS IN AN ABANDONED APPLEBEE'S, AND
LITERALLY WALKING THROUGH A DOOR THAT SAID, LIKE, "DO NOT ENTER,"
OR YOU'LL DIE OR SOMETHING. >> Stephen: SHE SAID, "I WILL
TAKE YOU ON THE STREET AND I WANT TO YOU APPROACH A POLICEMAN
OR WHAT?" >> IT WAS ONE TIME. ONE OF THOSE MAKE-THEM-UP. >> Stephen: THAT'S DANGEROUS. POLICE, GENERALLY YOU'RE NOT
SUPPOSED TO MESS WITH THEM. >> YOU CAN ASK A POLICE OFFICER
QUESTIONS. >> Stephen: GIVE ME AN
EXAMPLE. "MA'AM, WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE
PROBLEM?" >> I... AM NOT HAPPY WITH MY
LIFE. I, UHM... I CAN'T REMEMBER MY LINE. >> Stephen: SHE WOULD HAVE YOU
IMPROVISE A SCENE WITH A POLICEMAN? >> NO, I WOULD JUST JUDGEV TO BE
THE CHARACTER. SO SAY I WAS SOMEONE THAT WAS
CRAZY OR SOMEONE -- >> Stephen: LET'S SAY, FOR A
SECOND. >> I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T BE. SAY I WAS LIKE, A TEACHER, I'D
GO, "HEY, DID YOU SEE A BUNCH OF STUDENTS RUNNING AROUND HERE,
BECAUSE I'M THEIR TEACHER, AND I GOTTA FIND THEM." OR SOMETHING LIKE --
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE ONE OF NEW YORK'S FINEST LOOKING FOR
MISSING SCHOOL CHILDREN. >> YOU KNOW WHAT? FORGET ABOUT IT. IT WAS FUNNY, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT
HAPPENED. >> Stephen: IT'S FUNNY NOW,
TOO. IT'S FUNNY NOW, TOO. >> I DON'T REMEMBER --
>> Stephen: SHE TAUGHT YOU HOW H TO ACT. SHE MUST HAVE BEEN GOOD? >> SHE WAS AWESOME AND WOULD
LEAVE ME CRAZY VOICEMAIL THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ABOUT IDEAS
AND I WOULD PAY HER CASH AND, UHM... >> Stephen: WAS THERE ANYONE
ELSE IN THE CLASS BUT YOU AND THIS ONE PERSON? >> JUST ME. >> Stephen: JUST THE TWO OF
YOU. I FOUND OUT SOMETHING THAT YOU
ACTUAL SHE SHOW BUSINESS RELATIVES, THAT YOU CAME FROM A
FAMILY WAY LONG, STORIED SHOW BUSINESS HISTORY. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> Stephen: AND I DON'T EYE
DON'T KNOW THE NAMES OF THESE PEOPLE RIGHT HERE. ARE THESE THEM RIGHT HERE? >> THOSE ARE THEM. >> Stephen: OKAY. IT'S WRITTEN ON THE BACK HERE. THAT'S CHICO AND DELORES. AND WHEN IS THIS? AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING? >> OKAY, SO THOSE ARE MY
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS. AND THEY WERE FLAMENCO DANCERS
AND THEY WERE, LIKE, REGIONALLY FAMOUS --
>> Stephen: WHAT REGION? >> EAST COAST? <i>( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: PRETTY-- PRETTY</i> BIG REGION. >> LIKE, THE TRISTATE SURE. >> Stephen: SURE, SURE. >> I MEAN, THEY DANCED IN NEW
YORK, JERZ EXPERK PHILADELPHIA. BUT MY GRANDMOTHER TOLD ME THEY
DANCED AT MAD SOB SQUARE GARDEN ONE TIME. THEY HIT UP A LOT OF LATINA
CASINOS. WHICH I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT
THAT MEANS BUT THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID. SHE SAID, "THEY WERE ALWAYS
DANCING AT THE LATINA-- LATIN, SORRY-- LATIN CASINOS. AND THEY WERE AWESOME AND SO
BEAUTIFUL AND REAL COOL." >> Stephen: THEY HAVE REAL
STYLE. I SEE A LITTLE BIT-- IS THIS
DELORES. YOU HAVE A LITTLE DELORES? >> THANK YOU. YEAH, MY NAN AFS COOL. SHE (BLEEP). >> Stephen: DID YOU KNOW HER? DID YOU MEET HER? >> YEAH, SHE LIVED A REALLY LONG
TIME. SHE DIED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,
AND HER SKIN WAS BEAUTIFUL. SHE HAD PERFECT, LIKE, BEAUTIFUL
SKIN. >> Stephen: DID YOU GET ANY OF
THE DANCING GENE? >> A LITTLE BIT, YEAH. WHY? YOU WANT TO DANCE WITH ME? >> Stephen: WELL, MAYBE,
MAYBE. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE--<i>
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i> >> WELL, MY UNCLE --
>> Stephen: DO YOU DO FLAMENCO? I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FLAMENCO. >> MY UNCLE WHO WAS CHICO AND
DELORES' SON, MY GREAT-UNCLE, WHO RECENTLY DIED, WAS THE
COOLEST GUY EVER AND HE HAD A SALSA DANCE STUDIO IN
PHILADELPHIA CALLED EL CHICO DANCE STUDIO." AND HE WOULD TEACH ALL MY
FRIENDS TO SALSA DANCE AND EVERY PARTY WE WOULD END UP SALSA
DANGS. AND WE STILL DO. >> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP,
YOUR FAMILY SALSA DANCING. ARE YOU IN THIS? >> NO, I THINK I'M TAKING THE
VIDEO BUT MY SISTER IS IN IT, AND SHE'S NOT HAPPY. >> Stephen: YOUR SISTER IS NOT
HAPPY. >> JIM. >> I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS. NO! ♪ ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: YOUR DAD SEEMS FUN. >> OH, YEAH. HE'S A PARTY. HE LOVES TO PARTY. >> Stephen: SO YOU SALSA. >> SO YOU SALSA. >> Stephen: YOU SALSA. YOUR FAMILY SALSAS. >> SO I SALSA. >> Stephen: YES. >> SI. >> Stephen: YOU CAN TEACH ME
HOW TO SALSA? >> OH, GOD YEAH-- NO. YES. >> Stephen: NO, YES. >> I CAN TRY. >> Stephen: SHOW ME SOMETHING,
SHOW ME SOMETHING. >> ALL RIGHT. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
I DON'T KNOW HOW. >> Stephen: OKAY, OKAY. JON? ♪ ♪ ♪
>> ALL RIGHT, SO GO BACK-- I'M NOT--<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> >> YOU KLIKE, SPIN ME AROUND IF
YOU WANT. OH, WOW! AAAAH! <i>( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Audience: STEPHEN!</i> STEPHEN! STEPHEN! STEPHEN! >> WHAT ARE THEY CHANTING? WHAT WAS THAT? >> Stephen: I'LL MET YOU AT
THE LESSON LATER AT AN ABANDONED APPLEBEE'S IN TIMES SQUARE. WHAT WERE WE DOING? I DIDN'T LEARN ANYTHING. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE
DOING. I MADE IT UP. I DON'T KNOW. WAS IT OKAY? >> Stephen: YOU WERE
FANTASTIC. YOU WERE ACTING LIKE A DANCING
TEACHER. >> I CAN PRETEND TO BE ANYTHING. <i>( LAUGHTER ).</i> >> Stephen: WELL, OKAY THERE,
YOU GO. THAT TAKES US TO "LEGION." >> YES. >> Stephen: YOU'RE PRETENDI
PRETENDING-- WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER'S NAME. >> LENNY CORN FLAKES BUSKER. >> Stephen: HE WAS SUPPOSED TO
BE A MIDDLE-AGED MAN, RIGHT? IT WAS WRITTEN FOR A MIDDLE-AGED
MAN? >> IN THE PILOT SCRIPT IT WAS
WRITTEN AS A MIDDLE-AGED MAN AND THEN I GOT THE PART. >> Stephen: YOU'RE ACTUALLY
NOT EVEN THERE. YOU'RE A-- YOU'RE AN ILLUSION, A
PROJECTION BY A VILLAIN TO SORT OF HARHARRY THE MAIN CHARACTER
HERE. >> SO I'M-- SO I'M A HUMAN AT
FIRST, AND THEN I GOT KILLED. >> Stephen: SURE. >> AND THEN MY BODY GETS TAKEN
OVER BY AN EVIL MUTANT PSYCHIC VILLAIN, WHO IS AN ALL-POWERFUL
DEMONES KIND OF CHARACTER. AND I'M BEING USED AS A VESSEL
TO DESTROY THE WORLD. AND IN SEASON TWO... <i>( LAUGHTER )
I-- I'VE NOW IT'S DEMON IS KIND</i> OF OUT OF MY BODY BUT I'M STILL
BEING CONTROLLED IN THE ASTROPLANE, WHICH IS ANOTHER
DIMENSION OF REALITY. >> Stephen, OF COURSE,. >> AND I AM--<i>
( LAUGHTER ).</i> >> Stephen: YOU HAVE TO TELL
ME WHAT THE ASTROPLANE IS, MY FRIEND. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW. >> Stephen: SURE, I PLAYED
"DUDGEONS AND DRAGONS." >> SURE, IT'S LIKE THAT. >> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP
HERE. IT'S YOU ON A MERRY-GO-ROUND. CAN YOU TELL US WHY AND WHAT? >> SO THIS SCENE TAKES PLACE IN
SOME DIMENSION OF DAVID HALLER. >> Stephen: WHO IS OUR HERO. >> HE'S OUR HERO. I HAVEN'T SEEN IT. >> Stephen: LET'S ALL DISCOVER
IT TOGETHER. JIM. >> REMEMBER WHEN WE USED TO GET
HIGH, AND YOU'D ASK EVERY TIME, "WHY IS IT BLUE?"
AND I WOULD SAY, "IT'S ALWAYS BLURK MAN." >> EXCEPT THAT NEVER HAPPENED. IT WAS A FAKE MEMORY. I DIDN'T MEET YOU UNTIL THE
HOSPITAL. >> BUT YOU REMEMBER IT, RIGHT? YOU REMEMBER IT, SO IT HAPPENED. >> ARE YOU, YOU AT ALL? LENNY FROM THE HOSPITAL, THE
CORN FLAKE GIRL, WHO COULDN'T STAND THE WORD "NIPPLES?"
OR IS THIS JUST-- A MASK? <i>( APPLAUSE ).</i> >> Stephen: WOW. GOOD QUESTIONS. THOSE ARE GOOD QUESTIONS. DO YOU DO-- NOW, DO YOU HAVE
SUPERPOWERS IN THIS? DO YOU DO STUNTS AND THAT SORT
OF THING IN THE SHOW? >> I'VE DONE A COUPLE. >> Stephen: 83? >> I'VE DONE SOME ANIMAL STUNTS. >> Stephen: LIKE WHAT, DO YOU
MEAN, "ANIMAL STUNTS?" <i>( LAUGHTER ).</i> >> YOU KNOW, JUST-- I DID A-- I
DID A HORSE STUNT WHERE I'M RIDING A HORSE BAIR BACK. >> Stephen: I THINK THEY SENT
THIS. >> YUP. >> Stephen: THIS IS IT RIGHT
HERE? YES. >> Stephen: THERE IS YOU, WITH
A BEAUTIFUL HORSE. >> BEAUTIFUL HORSE. >> Stephen: HAVE YOU JUST--
HAVE YOU JUST SHOWERED IN THIS PHOTO? >> SEE, I CAN'T TALK ABOUT
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT BECAUSE IT'S A SPOILER. BUT YEAH --
>> Stephen: DO YOU RIDE THE HORSE THROUGH A CAR WASH, IS
WHAT I'M ASKING? >> I'M NAKED. I'M NAIKED ON THE HORSE. >> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU SAY? >> NOTHING. >> Stephen: DID YOU JUST SAY
YOU'RE NAKED ON THE HORSE? >> I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE. >> Stephen: SO YOU'RE BOTH
BAIR BACK? >> WE'RE BOTH BAIR BACK. THE HORSE IS RIDING ME-- I MEAN. <i>( LAUGHTER ).</i> >> Stephen: NO, NO, NO,
THEY'RE ASKING ME TO WRAP. YOU GO TO HELL! I WANT TO HEAR-- I WANT TO HEAR
ABOUT THE NAKED HORSE RIDING AND HE'S TELLING ME TO WRAP. I THOUGHT YOU KNEW HOW TO
PRODUCE A TELEVISION SHOW! SHE'S TALKING ABOUT RIDING A
HORSE NAKED AND YOU'RE LIKE, "LET'S GO TO COMMERCIAL." >> ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY CALM
DOWN! IT'S ART, STEVE GLEN, OF COURSE,
IT IS! >> OKAY. >> Stephen: YOU'RE AN ARTIST. YOU LEARNED HOW TO ACT IN AN
APPLEBEE'S. I'M NOT SAYING-- I'M NOT SAYING
YOU'RE NOT AN ARTIST. >> OKAY. >> Stephen: NO ONE THINKS
YOU'RE NOT AN ARTIST. >> ALL RIGHT. >> Stephen: YOU CAN SALSA
DANCE AND EVERYTHING. >> ALL RIGHT, GREAT, WOMAN, JUST
TO BE CLEAR. >> Stephen: WELL, LOOK, I
THINK YOU'VE MADE CHICO AND DELORES PROUD TONIGHT. SO NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN? >> YOU TOO. >> Stephen: REAL QUICK
QUESTION, "LEGION," THE NAME OF IT, IS THAT A REFERENCE TO
CHRIST CASTING OUT THE DEMONS FROM THE DEMONIAC, AND GOES,
"WHAT IS YOUR NAME?" AND THE DEMON-POSSESSED MAN
SAYS, "WE ARE LEGION, FOR WE ARE MANY." IS THAT WHAT THE REFERENCE IS? >> I'M GOING TO SAY YES. >> Stephen: I'M WATCHING. THERE YOU GO. "LEGION" AIRS TUESDAYS ON FX. AUBREY PLAZA, EVERYBODY! WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
She is like the embodiment of awkward interviews, and she owns it.
This has got to be one of her better, least awkward interviews! She's fantastic!
When will the scene where she is riding the horse air? Asking for a friend.
That horse scene would've been very different if they ended up casting a middle-aged man.
Man, she is absolutely gorgeous.
She does seem to have the best life. Also, I really hope the cornflakes thing never gets explained, but continues to get occasional random references.
If Legion wasn't already one of my favorite shows on television, they had to go and add Aubrey Plaza riding a horse naked, lol.