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>> Stephen: HEY, WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. MY NEXT GUEST IS AN
OSCAR-NOMINATED ACTRESS YOU KNOW FROM HER ROLE AS TUTAR IN "BORAT
SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM." ♪ ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME TO "A ♪ ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW," MARIA BAKALOVA! MARIA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE,
AND THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL, HEARTWARMING SCENE
THAT ALMOST MADE ME CRY. THANK YOU. >> Stephen: NOW, WHERE ARE WE
TALKING TO YOU IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW? ARE YOU IN THE STATES OR ARE YOU
OVERSEAS? >> I'M ABOUT TO LEAVE SOON. >> Stephen: YOU HAVE TO COME
TO THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR OSCAR
NOMINATION. THAT IS WONDERFUL. >> THANK YOU GLI CAN'T IMAGINE--
THIS IS YOUR FIRST FILM, YES? >> IT IS MY FIRST INTERNATIONAL
FILM, YUP. >> Stephen: OKAY, SO, WHEN WE
HAD SACHAO BACK IN OCTOBER, WEN THE FILM CAME OUT, HE SAID IF
MARIA DOESN'T WIN AN OSCAR FOR THIS PERFORMANCE, THEN I DON'T
KNOW WHAT THE ACADEMY IS FOR. I WANT TO GET TO THE
PERFORMANCE. I WANT TO GET TO YOUR EXPERIENCE
CREATING THE MOVIE. BUT, FIRST, WHAT WAS IT LIKE
WORKING WITH SACHA? HAD YOU-- WERE YOU FAMILIAR WITH
HIS WORK BEFORE THIS? >> I HAVE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH
SACHA'S WORK MORE AS A DRAMATIC ACTOR BECAUSE I WATCHED FROM LES
MISERABLY." IT WAS THE YEAR I AUDITIONED FOR
"BORAT AND THE SPY" WHICH WAS BRILLIANT AND SACHA WAS
BRILLIANT IN IT. AND HOW GREAT HE IS AS A
DRAMATIC ACTOR AS WELL. BUT I FOR SOME REASON MISSED
BORAT AND THE WHOLE PRODUCTION THERE. I WAS PRETTY SURE HE IS ONE OF
THE BEST DRAMATIC ACTORS. AND THEN I FOUND OUT THAT HE'S A
GENIUS IN THE COMEDY WORLD IN THE SATIRE WORLD, ACTUALLY. SO IT WAS QUITE CRAZY. AND IT'S BEEN ACTUALLY SUPER
INSPIRATIONAL. BECAUSE HE'S ONE OF THE SMARTEST
PEOPLE THAT I'VE EVER MET. AND HE'S BEEN THE GREATEST
MENTOR THAT EVERY ACTOR CAN DREAM FOR. BECAUSE HE'S LIKE YOUR GUARDIAN
ANGEL ON SET, IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA AND BEHIND THE CAMERA. SO IT'S BEEN AMAZING. I WANT TO BE LIKE HIM. HE'S LIKE A HERO IN A BORAT
COSTUME. >> Stephen: WOW. YOU KNOW WHAT, HE HAS TO BE YOUR
GUARDIAN ANGEL BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY PUTS YOU IN SOME IN
DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHICH WE'LL GET TO IN JUST A MOMENT. YOU NEED A GUARDIAN ANGEL WHEN
YOU'RE SHOOTING WITH SACHA BARON COHEN. I THINK HE NEED A GUARDIAN
ANGEL, TOO. >> HE NEEDS IT. THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING HE IS A
SUPER HERO IN A BORAT COSTUME. >> Stephen: ARE YOU GOING TO
ATTEND THE OSCARS? ARE YOU GOING TO COME? >> I'M GOING TO COME, AND I'M
SUPER EXCITED BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WATCHING THE OSCARS EVER SINCE I
WAS 15, 16, ON A SMALL TV-- ACTUALLY, NOT SO FALL, FROM THE
BIG ONES IN BULGARIA, AROUND 3:30, 4:30 A.M. AND NOW IT'S BEYOND MY
IMAGINATION THAT I'M GOING TO BE IN PERSON WITH ALL THESE
INSPIRATIONAL PEOPLE, CREATORS. IT'S JUST INSANE. >> Stephen: SO YOU WATCHED IT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT BEFORE THERE BECAUSE OF THE TIME
DIFFERENCE? IS THAT WHAT THE IDEA IS? >> YES. >> Stephen: WHO IS YOUR DATE? DO YOU HAVE A DATE? >> I THINK I'M GOG HAVE A DATE,
BUT MY BIGGEST POINT IS I'M GOING TO TRY TO ENJOY ALL OF THE
OTHER NOMINEES THERE. MY DATE PROBABLY IS GOING TO BE
SOMEBODY FROM MY AGENT WHO HAVE BEEN MY U.S. FAMILY, AND I'M
EXCITED TO BE WITH SOME OF THEM. >> Stephen: THE MOST INFAMOUS
SCENE IN THE MOVIE-- OR MAYBE NOT THE MOST INFAMOUS, BUT ONE
OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCENES IN THE MOVIE IS WITH YOU ALONE WITH
RUDY GIULIANI. AND I GOT-- WE'VE GOT YOU AND
YOUR CHARACTER TUTAR THERE-- I'LL HOLD THIS PHOTO UP RIGHT
THERE. THAT'S YOU. I INTERVIEWED HIM, AND THIS IS
IN YOUR ROOM, NEXT DOOR TO THE ROOM WHERE YOU INTERVIEWED HIM,
AND HE CLAIMS TO BE TUCKING IN HIS PANTS. DID YOU THINK THAT MOMENT WOULD
GET AS MUCH ATTENTION AS IT DID? ( SIGHS )
I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WILL PAY
ATTENTION FOR SURE. BECAUSE EVER SINCE I JOINED THE
PROJECT, I MADE A COMMITMENT THAT I'M GOING TO MEET SOME
POLITICIAN, SOMEBODY THAT IS GOING TO BE WORLD FAMOUS, AND I
WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT. AND THE PRODUCER ASKED ME, AND
SACHA HIMSELF. AND I WAS LIKE YES, SURE, LET'S
DO IT. NOT THINKING ABOUT THE REACTION
OF THE WORLD. WHEN I HAD THE SCENE, I KNEW
THAT SOMETHING IS GOING IN ONE CORRECTION, WHAT IS GOING TO BE. AND WHEN I SAW IT WITH MY EYES
ON SCREEN, I WAS OH, GOD. >> Stephen: WAS THAT A SCARY--
WAS THAT A SCARY SCENE TO DO? BECAUSE YOU GUYS WERE ALONE? >> FOR SURE, IT'S BEEN THE
SCARIEST. I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE THE WHITE
HOUSE WAS SCARY IN THE SAME... BUT IT WAS SCARY BECAUSE I WAS
ALONE. THANKFULLY, SACHA WAS THERE IN
THE SAME ROOM HIDING IN THE CLOSET. BUT WITH TWO -- BATTERY ON HIS
PHONE, AND I WAS LIKE IS HE GOING TO MAKE IT ON TIME? >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
QUICK BREAK, BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, I'LL ASK MARIA ABOUT
SNEAKING INTO THE WHITE HOUSE. SHE DID IT. ♪ ♪ ♪
