FOLKS, MY FIRST GUEST IS AN
OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESS AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST MOVIE STARS IN THE
WORLD. HER NEW FILM IS "BEN IS BACK." >> MOM. >> RELAX. I'M NOT GOING TO BE LOOKING AT
YOUR PRIVATES. >> OKAY. >> I'M ONLY KEEPING MY EYES ON
YOU, JUST LIKE I SAID. >> THIS IS SO NOT COOL. >> NOTHING ABOUT THIS IS COOL,
BEN. COME ON, PEE-PEE TIME. >> SHUT UP. >> DO YOU WANT ME TO TURN THE
FAUCET ON? >> NO. >> SHHHH! >> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME,
JULIA ROBERTS! ♪ ♪ ♪<i>
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i> ♪ ♪ ♪<i>
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i> >> Stephen: HOLO. >> HELLO. >> Stephen: THANKS FOR BEING
HERE. >> I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> I'M GOING TO START CRYING. >> Stephen: GO AHEAD. >> THAT'S SO OVERWHELMING. I AM GOING TO START WEEPING. <i> ( CHEERS )</i>
>> Stephen: HAPPY TO SEE YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: HAPPY TO SEE YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: I'M SO HAPPY TO
SEE YOU. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO
INTERVIEW YOU BEFORE. >> NO. >> Stephen: THOUGH THIS IS
FRIENDLY CONFINES FOR YOU. I THINK YOU WERE ON WITH DAVE
SOMETHING LIKE 25 TIMES, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> YEAH, I MEAN --
>> Stephen: SOMEBODY COUNTED. >> MAYBE THAT'S WHY I'M CRYING
BECAUSE I CAN FEEL THE SPIRIT OF ALL THOSE SWEET CONVERSATIONS
AND ALL THAT SMOOCHIN' WE DID. <i> ( LAUGHTER ).</i> >> Stephen: LET'S KEEP THIS
PROFESSIONAL. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: I LOVE-- I LOVE
YOUR DRESS. >> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: THAT'S SO
BEAUTIFUL. >> IT'S MY YULETIDE CHEER. >> Stephen: YEAH. YOU WERE WEARING SOMETHING
DIFFERENT WHEN I CAME BACKSTAGE TO SAY HI EARLIER, BUT YOU ALSO
LOOKED GREAT IN THAT OUTFIT. >> WELL, THANK YOU. >> Stephen: HOW OFTEN DO YOU
CHANGE A DAY? <i> ( LAUGHTER ).</i> >> MY CLOTHES? >> Stephen: YES. >> OKAY. >> Stephen: YOUR CLOTHES. >> NOT MY MOOD. >> Stephen: NO. >> I CAN BE SEVERAL. ON A PRESS DAY-- WELL, TODAY I
CHANGED MY CLOTHES A NUMBER OF TIMES. BUT NORMALLY, I JUST GET DRESSED
THE ONCE. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
>> Stephen: YOU GET IT RIGHT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING? >> OR WRONG, BUT I STICK WITH
IT. >> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, THAT'S
GOOD. GOOD FOR YOU. STICK TO YOUR GUNS. AS I WAS SAYING BEFORE YOU'RE
ONE OF THE BIGGEST MOVIE STARS IN THE WORLD AND YOU SEEM
PERFECTLY RELAXED AND APPROACHABLE. MAYBE THAT'S WHY YOU'RE ONE OF
THE BIGGEST MOVIE STARS IN THE WORLD IS THAT YOU SEEM LIKE VERY
SORT OF LAID BACK AND EASY GOING. HOW DO YOU STAY RELAXED WHEN--
>> UM... WELL, I DON'T-- IN DAY-TO-DAY LIFE, NOBODY REALLY
TALKS ABOUT MOVIE STARNESS. >> Stephen: REALLY? >> I THINK THAT'S RELAXING. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
>> Stephen: NO ONE'S SAYING, "GOOD MORNING. YOU WANT A CUP OF COFFEE? YOU'RE A HUGE MOVIE STAR, BY THE
WAY." BUT CERTAINLY WHEN YOU'RE OUT IN
THE PUBLIC, PEOPLE MUST GO, "LOOK, THAT'S JULIA ROBERTS." >> PEOPLE SAY HELLO. PEOPLE ARE SUPER FRIENDLY. BUT IT'S NOT-- IT'S CALM ENERGY
THAT COMES TO ME, WHICH IS NICE. >> Stephen: THAT'S NICE. >> AND LOVELY. >> Stephen: WHERE IN AMERICA
ARE YOU FINDING CALM ENERGY RIGHT NOW? TAKE ME WITH YOU. >> NO, JUST THE ENERGY THAT
COMES TO ME. >> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE ANY
HOBBIES? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU DO,
LIKE, TO RELAX YOU? >> I DO. WELL, I PLAY MA JONG WITH MY
GIRLFRIENDS ONCE A WEEK. THAT'S PROBABLY MY--<i>
( CHEERS )</i> THAT MANY PEOPLE PLAY MA JONG IN
THIS AUDIENCE? BECAUSE THAT WOULD MAKE ME SO
SUPER HAPPY RIGHT NOW. >> Stephen: HOW MANY PLAY MA
JONG. CLAP WOW! >> I AM REALLY --
>> Stephen: HOW DO YOU PLAY MA JONG? AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE ME
ALL THE RULES. >> OH, I COULD NOT. >> Stephen: I GREW UP WITH A
SET OF MY GRANDMOTHER'S IN THE HOUSE. >> DID YOU? >> Stephen: YEAH, BEAUTIFUL,
BAMBOO, THE IVORY FRONT, REALLY OLD, LIKE 100 YEARS OLD. THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL. I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW YOU PLAY. IT LOOKS SO COMPLICATED. >> YOU CAN'T MAKE HEADS OR TAILS
OF IT. >> Stephen: NO. WHAT'S THE POINT? >> WELL, HERE'S THE POINT, AND
MY TEAM HERE, MY PEOPLE, CAN BACK ME UP ON THIS. THE CONCEPT OF IT IS TO CREATE
ORDER OUT OF CHAOS BASED ON RANDOM DRAWING OF TILES. >> Stephen: WOW. >> THAT'S DEEP. >> Stephen: THAT IS DEEP. >> YEAH<i>
( APPLAUSE ).</i> >> Stephen: THAT IS. >> YEAH. IT'S SORT OF LIKE LIFE. IT'S SORT OF LIKE EVERY DAY WE
TRY TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF ORDER OUT OF THE CHAOS OF LIFE,
JUST WITH OUR RANDOM ACTS OF HOPEFULLY WISDOM AND KINDNESS. >> Stephen: AND DO YOU
PROSELYTIZE? DO YOU TRY TO GET OTHER PEOPLE
TO PLAY MA JONG. >> OH, YES. >> Stephen: REALLY? >> YES. I WAS TAUGHT BY MY GIRLFRIEND
ELIZABETH. AND NOW I HAVE-- THERE'S EIGHT
OF US THAT PLAY ON TUESDAYS. >> Stephen: DO YOU PLAY FOR
CASH? IS THIS FOR GREEN? >> NO, WE DON'T BET. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY I'M
MISSING THE POINT BY NOT BETTING. IT'S A-- IT'S A-- IT'S A
FRIENDLY GAME. IT'S ABOUT FOOD AND WE CATCH UP
AND WE PLAY MA JONG, AND IT'S JUST A GREAT JOY. >> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE A
COCKTAIL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? >> COCKTAILS -- MA JONG IS NOT A
DRINKING GAME. IT IS NOT A DRINKING GAME. >> Stephen: EVERY GAME IS A
DRINKING GAME IF YOU START DRINKING. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
WE HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK. PLEASE DON'T GO ANYWHERE...
