- SO YESTERDAY
WAS THE FIRST DAY OF FALL, AND YOU CAN TELL
'CAUSE MY LIVING WALL HAS STARTED TO DROP
ITS LEAVES ALREADY. [scattered laughter] I SAY MY LIVING WALL
HAS STARTED TO DROP ITS LEAVES
ALREADY. OH. SEE?
WHAT A MESS. OH.
IT'S A MESS. I SHOULD GET MY GARDNER, NICK,
TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. [cheers and applause] NICK. [cheers and applause] THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE IT. HEY, NICK, DON'T FORGET.
LAUNDRY DAY TODAY. SO GIVE ME YOUR SHIRT
WHEN YOU-- - OH, YEAH,
YOU'RE RIGHT. [cheers and applause] - AND--AND--
HEY, NICK. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT SOMETHING. COME ON OVER HERE. YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB
AS MY GARDNER, BUT-- HAVE A SEAT. I WANTED TO ASK YOU
A QUESTION. I KNOW YOU'RE VERY TALENTED
WITH THE GARDENING, BUT YOU HAVE OTHER TALENTS,
I'M SURE, RIGHT? - A FEW. - SO YOU WANT TO GET
INTO ACTING. IS THAT RIGHT?
both: YEAH. - OKAY, WELL,
I HAD AN IDEA, 'CAUSE MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY
JUST ANNOUNCED HE'S NOT GONNA BE BACK
IN THE SEQUEL OF "MAGIC MIKE," AND THEY GOT
TO BE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY GOOD-LOOKING
LIKE YOU, RIGHT? [cheers and applause] WELL, YOU KNOW, WARNER BROTHERS
IS MAKING THE MOVIE, AND WE'RE HERE
ON THE WARNER BROTHERS LOT. SO WHAT I WAS GONNA DO
WHILE YOU'RE HERE IS, I'M GONNA CALL
THE OPERATOR, AND I'M GONNA SEE
WHO I TALK TO, 'CAUSE-- - SURE, YEAH.
- OKAY. HOLD ON. [phone line trilling] - WARNER BROTHERS STUDIOS.
- HI, WARNER BROTHERS STUDIOS. THIS IS ELLEN DEGENERES,
BELOVED TALK SHOW HOST. - HELLO, ELLEN.
- HI, HOW ARE YOU? - I'M VERY WELL.
THANK YOU. HOW CAN I HELP YOU TODAY? - WHO'S IN CHARGE
OF MOVIES HERE? - UH-OH. [laughs] I THINK THAT WOULD BE
MR. TSUJIHARA IF YOU WANT TO GO
ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP. - OH, NO,
LET'S NOT GO THAT FAR. [laughter] YEAH, HE'S--WHO DOES--
I HAVE THREE NAMES HERE. TELL ME, DO YOU KNOW
GREG SILVERMAN OR TOBY EMMERICH? DO YOU KNOW
GREG SILVERMAN'S EXTENSION? - YES, MA'AM, I DO.
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. - OH, THANK YOU.
- "MA'AM." - YEAH.
YEAH, I GET RESPECT AROUND HERE. SEE IF GREG IS IN.
THEY'RE ALWAYS LUNCHING. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE AT LUNCH
WITH THEIR PEOPLE. - GREG SILVERMAN'S OFFICE. - HI, THIS IS ELLEN DEGENERES,
VOICE OF DORY. [laughter] WHO'S--THIS IS GREG'S OFFICE?
- THIS IS GREG'S OFFICE. - HEY, WHO'S THIS?
- MIRIAM. - HEY, MURIEL. IS IT MIRIAM OR MURIEL?
- MIRIAM. - THAT'S RIGHT.
IS GREG IN? - HE IS ACTUALLY IN
A VIDEO CONFERENCE RIGHT NOW. - OH.
- CAN I HAVE HIM CALL BACK? - NO. NO, I'M-- YOU CAN'T INTERRUPT HIM.
IS IT BUSY? I MEAN, ARE THEY
MORE IMPORTANT THAN ME? IS WHAT I'M SAYING. - ONE SECOND. - HUH, HUH, SEE?
OH. YOU JUST HAVE TO BE AGGRESSIVE
IN THIS BUSINESS. [laughter] VIDEO CONFERENCE. HE'S PLAYING A GAME ON HIS PHONE
OR SOMETHING. - WE'RE CALLING GREG
RIGHT NOW. - OH, GREAT, THANK--
OH, YOUR VOICE GOT SO DEEP. [laughter] SHE GOT NERVOUS.
"WE'RE GONNA CALL HIM." - GREG, YOU'RE ON
WITH ELLEN. - GREG.
- HI. - HI, HOW ARE YOU?
- GREAT, HOW ARE YOU? - I'M DOING GREAT.
LISTEN, THE REASON I'M-- I'LL CUT
RIGHT TO THE CHASE. YOU'RE IN
A VIDEO CONFERENCE. YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE NEW
TO CAST IN "MAGIC MIKE," RIGHT? - YES, WHO DO YOU HAVE?
- WELL, I HAVE NICK, A GARDENER. HE--HE'S-- HE'S CLASSICALLY TRAINED
AT THE HOME DEPOT. HE IS GOOD
WITH GARDENING. HE HAS GOT--
LADIES, WHAT ABOUT HIS BODY? [cheers and applause] I'M NOT KIDDING AROUND, GREG.
STAND UP. STAND--STAND--
SHOW THEM YOUR BODY. [cheers and applause] GREG, THIS GUY--
I'M NOT WASTING YOUR TIME. I'M CALLING--
I'M THROWING YOU A BONE. I DON'T NEED--
I DON'T NEED TO BE DOING THIS. I'M DOING IT TO HELP YOU OUT,
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE LOSS
OF MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY-- LISTEN, YOU KNOW-- - WELL, WE REALLY APPRECIATE
THE HELP. I CAN'T STAND
THAT HE SOUNDS GREAT-LOOKING. - YEAH, HE IS--
HE IS GREAT-LOOKING. THE LADIES, THE AUDIENCE--
EVEN MEN IN THE AUDIENCE ARE GOING, "I"-- MEN ARE GOING,
"I WISH I WAS A LADY." THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. THEY'RE ALL IN LOVE
WITH THIS GUY. SO CAN I SEND HIM OVER
TO YOUR OFFICE TO AUDITION? - YEAH, JUST SEND HIM OVER
RIGHT NOW. YOU'RE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET
FROM US. - YEAH, I'M GONNA SEND HIM
RIGHT NOW. HE'S GONNA BE THERE. HIS SHIRT IS IN THE LAUNDRY,
SO HE'S SHIRTLESS RIGHT NOW. SO--BUT HE'LL BE THERE
IN JUST A MINUTE. WHAT BUILDING ARE YOU IN? - WE'RE BUILDING THREE,
RIGHT DOWN FROM YOU. - BUILDING THREE.
HE'S ON HIS WAY-- - HEY, ELLEN, THANKS SO MUCH
FOR ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR US. YOU'RE THE BEST. - GREG, JUST A LITTLE PIECE
OF BACK END-- THAT'S ALL I ASK FOR,
ALL RIGHT? - [laughs] - ALL RIGHT,
THANK YOU MY WARNER BROTHER. [cheers and applause] GOOD LUCK.
GO AUDITION. SO YOU WENT OVER
TO GREG SILVERMAN'S OFFICE. - THEY RAN ME OVER THERE, AND HE ACTUALLY WASN'T--
HE WASN'T BLOWING YOU OFF. HE WAS IN
A VIDEO CONFERENCE CALL, BUT HE STOPPED
BECAUSE IT WAS YOU. - UH-HUH.
- AND HE MEETS ME. AND WE TALKED, AND HE WAS LIKE,
"YEAH, WE CAN DEFINITELY-- YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEE
WHAT WE CAN DO TO PUT YOU IN." HE WAS LIKE,
"WHAT'S YOUR EXPERIENCE?" AND I WAS LIKE,
"WELL, I KIND OF JUST GARDEN AROUND ELLEN'S PLACE,
YOU KNOW," BUT THAT WAS IT. - BUT I THINK HE'S GONNA
GIVE YOU A SCREEN TEST. I THINK HE'S GONNA TALK
TO CHANNING TATUM. - HE WAS LIKE, "YEAH, WE'LL--
WE'LL CALL. "WE'LL GET THROUGH
THE HOLES, AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT
WHERE WE'RE GONNA PUT YOU." - HOW ABOUT THAT? [cheers and applause] I HAVE TO SAY,
I MEAN, WE DIDN'T WARN ANYBODY. I LITERALLY JUST PICKED UP
THE PHONE AND CALLED UP. AND GREG SILVERMAN
IS A VERY BUSY MAN, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR DOING THAT, GREG. I APPRECIATE IT, AND I'LL THANK YOU EVEN MORE
IF NICK ENDS UP IN THE MOVIE.
