(chuckles) - John Mayer, you're no Jerry Garcia. (phone rings) - [Scarlett] Hey. - Hey Scarlett, sorry that
latest project didn't work out. But, you know what? Let's just put those days of picking controversial
roles behind us, huh? - [Scarlett] What do you mean? (inhales) - We talked about this Scar-Jo, okay? Like when you tried to play
a trans man in a movie. Or when you actually
did play an Asian woman in "Ghost in the Shell" And I know you said that an
actor can play any person, tree, or animal, but
let's stick with person. And let's stick with roles that are suitable for Scarlett, huh? Like I got a lot of great
scripts over here like, Oprah is starring and
producing a historical drama about a black mother who befriends a white teacher in the Segregation Era. - [Scarlett] Oh, wow, I'd love to do that. - Yeah. - [Scarlett] Yeah, except I'm Oprah's part and Oprah's my part. As actors we cannot do what is expected. We must be the dark mirrors of society. Acting is reacting. - Hey Scarlett, got some
pre-mo Oscar fodder here. You'd play a German
spy who aids the allies during World War II. - [Scarlett] Okay, quick pitch. Can they make my character
a disabled Latina German? - What, why? I'm not even sure that that
makes historical sense. - [Scarlett] It's
important we tell stories about under represented groups. And that those groups be played by me. (chokes) - I'm gonna call you back. (phone rings) - [Scarlett] Oh hey. - Scarlett, I got this incredible young Marilyn Monroe biopic on my desk. - [Scarlett] I'm interested. - You'd play Marilyn as she was, no other characters. - [Scarlett] I know, I've got
the perfect director for this. My dear friend, Woody Allen. - I don't think that's a great idea. - [Scarlett] I'll make it with Woody, and nobody else. He understands young women. I wanna do the new Benjamin Button movie. - Okay, nothing problematic with that. You age backwards into a baby, you show your range as an actor. - [Scarlett] Right, but
I want to age backwards into a black baby. - So, you age backwards. - Uh-huh.
- And your race slowly turns black. I don't know if-- - [Scarlett] Yeah no, that's stupid. (both laughing) - Right? That's stupid, good call Scar-Jo. - [Scarlett] I'm black the whole time and I age backwards. - No. - [Scarlett] I am an ac-tor
and acting is reacting. - Yeah you're an actor. (phone ringing) - [Scarlett] Scarlett speaking. - All right, I got a lot of options here in case one of these doesn't work out. Musical where you play a wash-up pop-star trying to revive her career. - [Scarlett] As long as
she's in a K-pop band. - Moving on. A, they want you to narrate a documentary about endangered wolves. - [Scarlett] Only if I can speak in a Native American accent. I'm really good at it. Do you wanna hear it? - Absolutely not. Okay, Marvel called. They saw your interview, they want you to be the voice of the new Groot. - [Scarlett] Like the tree? - Yes! - [Scarlett] Okay, but I
have to be a black elm. - What does that even mean? - [Scarlett] Also, I want to play Malala. - I'm in a tunnel. ____. Okay, I'm out of the tunnel. (phone rings) - [Scarlett] Hey. - Scarlett, I've got nothing left for you. We've been through every script. - [Scarlett] I'm actually thinking of writing my own screenplay. - About what? - [Scarlett] About my
own life, my life story. - And you'd be you? Playing yourself? - [Scarlett] Yeah. - Well this is amazing. I can't wait to read it. - [Scarlett] I'd mostly
be revisiting my time playing Motoko Kusanagi
in "Ghost in the Shell." - Well Scarlett Ingrid Johansson, this is a whole Pandora's
Box full of ____.
