MY NEXT GUEST IS A TWO-TIME TONY
AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS, SINGER, DANCER AND STAR OF THE SERIES
"YOUNGER." PLEASE WELCOME SUTTON FOSTER. ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: HEY, NICE TO SEE
YOU AGAIN. >> IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO. >> Stephen: NOW, YOU ARE ON
YOUR WAY TO BECOMING A BROADWAY LEGEND. >> OH,. >> Stephen: A TWO-TIME TONY
WINNER. BUT THE MOST LEGENDARY THING-- I
DIDN'T KNOW THIS. I THINK THIS IS A FAMOUS THING
ABOUT YOU AND I AM SORRY I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS BEFORE. HOW YOU GOT YOUR BIG BREAK ON
BROADWAY IS INCREDIBLE. YOU CAN TELL THE PEOPLE THE
EVENT THAT MADE YOU HERE? >> I WAS THE UNDERSTUDY TURNED
STAR. I DID "THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE"
BACK 15 YEARS AGO. >> Stephen: YOU WERE THE
UNDERSTUDY FOR THE LEAD. >> I WAS THE UNDERSTUDY FOR THE
LEAD AND OUT OF TOWN THE LEAD GOT SICK AND I CAME IN AND TOOK
OVER THE PART -- >> Stephen: THAT'S A MOVIE. >> YEAH, AND THEN THEY OFFERED
ME THE PART AND THEN I WON A TONY. <i>( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW WHAT?</i> YOU SHOULD REALLY PLAY YOU IN
THE MOVIE ABOUT THIS. THAT'S THE SORT OF THING YOU
DREAM WHEN YOU'RE A KID OF HAPPENING. >> YEAH, BUT YOU NEVER-- YOU
KNOW, I DIDN'T, LIKE, THROW MARBLES OR TAKE HER DOWN. IT WAS LIKE ALL --
>> Stephen: YOU DIDN'T "TANYA HARDING" HER OR ANYTHING LIKE
THAT? >> NO THAPPENED NATURALLY IN A
WEIRD WAY. >> Stephen: DID YOU GROW UP
DREAMING OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT? >> NOT THAT SPECIFICALLY. >> Stephen: WHERE DID YOU GROW
UP? >> I WAS BORN IN GEORGIA BUT
THEN LIVED IN MICHIGAN. <i>( APPLAUSE )
YEAH!</i> RIGHT OUTSIDE OF DETROIT. AND I-- I MEAN, I USED TO,IC
LIKE-- THE ONLY-- AND THAT WAS BACK BEFORE, YOU KNOW, THE
INTERNET AND THE WORLDWIDE WEB AND I WOULD LIKE --
>> Stephen: I'VE HEARD OF IT. >> AND I WOULD LIKE-- BUT THE
TONY AWARDS AND I WOULD WATCH THAT ON TV AND LISTEN TO CAST
RECORDINGS AND STUFF AND I WOULD PRACTICE MY TONY AWARD SPEECH IN
MY BEDROOM AT 15 YEARS OLD. BUT I NEVER THOUGHT THAT IT
WOULD BE-- AND NOW I HAVE TWO! IT'S SO WEIRD! IT'S LIKE THE STRANGEST THING. AND THEY'RE, LIKE, IN MY HOUSE! SO I STILL, LIKE, FREAK OUT, YOU
KNOW,. >> Stephen: DO YOU EVER PUT
THEM ON YOUR DRESSER AT NIGHT AND GO, "WHICH OF YOU LOVE MEAS
MORE?" >> I WILL DO THAT TONIGHT
BECAUSE I WONDER WHICH ONE. >> Stephen: AT THE SAME AGE
YOU'RE PREPENDING TO WIN A TONEY AND GIVING YOUR SPEECH IN YOUR
HAIR BRUSH, YOU'RE ALSO ON "STAR SEARCH." THE LATE, GREAT, ED McMAHON. >> YES, SIR. >> Stephen: AND WE HAVE A
CLAIM OF YOU ON "STAR SEARCH." ♪ YOU'RE MY WORLD
YOU'RE EVERY PRAYER I PRAY ♪ >> CHALLENGER SUTTON FOSTER
RECEIVES THREE AND A HALF STARS. >> Stephen: THREE AND A HALF
STARS. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: OUT OF HOW MANY
STARS? >> OUT OF FOUR. >> Stephen: THREE AND A HALF
OUT OF FOUR. SO DID YOU WIN? >> NO, I LOST, YEAH, YEAH. >> Stephen: WHO WON? >> THIS GUY NAMED RICHARD BLAKE
WHO IS A WONDERFUL ACTOR, IN "BRONX TALE" ON BROADWAY, HE IS
AMAZING BUT EVERY TIME I SEE HIM I GIVE HIM SQUINTY EYE S. >> Stephen: DOES HE LORD IT
OVER YOU? >> WHY, BECAUSE I HAVE TWO
TONYS? ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE ). >> Stephen: YOU KNOW WHAT YOU
JUST DID IN YOU KNOW WHAT YOU JUST DID? >> I DROPPED THE MIC. >> Stephen: YOU ENGAGED IN A
LITTLE FRONT-STABBING. >> I DID. >> Stephen: YOU FRONT-STABBED
HIM. "THIS IS FOR MY FRIEND TONY!"
YOUR TV SERIES, "YOUNGER--" CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: YOU'RE IN YOUR
FOURTH SERIES-- FOURTH SEASON. YOU PLAY ELIZA. >> ELIZA, LIZA MILLER, A
41-YEAR-OLD WHO IS PRETENDING TO BE A MILLENNIAL, 27. I HAD A BIRTHDAY, THANK GOD. SO NOW I'M AT LEAST ONE YEAR
OLDER. >> Stephen: A 41-YEAR-OLD
PLAYING A 27-YEAR-OLD. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: YOU TOTALLY ARE
BELIEVABLE AS A 27-YEAR-OLD. >> WELL, THAT'S NICE. THANK YOU! >> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR
BEING THAT WAY. ( LAUGHTER )
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THAT. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING WAY
YOUNGER THAN YOU ARE. >> YOU'RE SO WELCOME! >> Stephen: IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU CHANGE ABOUT, LIKE, YOUR WALK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? AS AN ACTRESS, HOW DO YOU GO,
"OKAY, HAVE TO GET INTO YOUNGER SPINE?"
WHAT IS IT YOU DO TO MAKE YOURSELF YOUNGER. >> I'M A YOUNG-- I'M 42, SO I'M
A YOUNG 42. I'M PRETTY NAIVE. I'LL STILL PRETTY GREEN ABOUT
MANY THINGS. BUT I FEEL LIKE YOUTH OR THE
IDEA OF YOUTH, YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER FELT THE NEED TO LIE ABOUT
MY AGE, ME, MYSELF. BUT I FEEL LIKE THE IDEA OF
YOUTH IS HOW YOU LOOK AT THE WORLD, RIGHT? HOPEFUL OPTIMISM AND TRY NEW
THINGS WHAT? UH-OH. I'M SCARED. >> Stephen: CAN I DO AN
EXERCISE WITH YOU? >> SURE. >> Stephen: NOW, LOOK AT THE
CAMERA AS YOU, 42-YEAR-OLD, OKAY. PLEASE, JUST LOOK AT THE CAMERA
OVER THERE. A 42-YEAR-OLD RIGHT THERE. >> HI. >> Stephen: NOW LOOK TAT AS A
27-YEAR-OLD. ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE ) I TOTALLY BUY IT. I TOTALLY BUY IT. ( APPLAUSE )
FOR ME, IT WOULD BE THE OPPOSITE. BECAUSE I WORRIED SO MUCH WHEN I
WAS 27. >> DID YOU? >> Stephen: THAT'S WHEN I HAD
MY NERVOUS BREAKDOWN THAT AGE. NOW AT 53 I'M... BACK THEN IT
WAS LIKE... >> THE 20s ARE HORRIBLE. >> Stephen: I WOULD NEVER GO
BACK. >> NO! >> Stephen: YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. >> IT'S AWFUL! I WAS A MESS. >> Stephen: LISTEN, YOU-- YOU
ALSO HAVE-- >> MY GOSH! >> Stephen: YOU DO-- WHAT
WOULD YOU CALL THIS? WHAT DO YOU DO? >> CROCHET. I CROCHET. >> Stephen: THAT'S NOT A
YOUNG-- >> I'M GOING TO BE A
GREAT-GRANDMA. >> Stephen: YOU WOULD MAKE AN
EXCELLENT VICTORIAN WOMAN. >> I THINK I'M HEADING TO
GRANDMA STATUS. I LOVE MY PROGRAMS. >> Stephen: WHAT ABOUT THIS? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? >> THAT'S A DRAWING. THAT'S A LION. I ALSO DRAW. I THINK I'M A LITTLE CRAZY. >> Stephen: YOU DREW THIS? >> I DID! >> THIS LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THOSE
"ARE YOU COLOR BLIND" TESTS. >> TOTALLY! I KNOW! >> Stephen: CAN YOU SEE THE
LION? >> I DON'T KNOW. I GET-- I LIKE TO DO SOMETHING
CREATIVE EVERY DAY. >> Stephen: I LOVE IT. THESE ARE FOR SALE? >> YEAH! >> Stephen: YOU SELL THESE. >> SO LOUD! >> Stephen: THEY ARE FOR SALE,
RIGHT? >> SURE! >> Stephen: HOW MUCH ARE THEY? >> I HAVE NO IDEA. IT'S ONLINE, SOMEWHERE, ON THE
WORLDWIDE WEB. >> Stephen: YOU ARE SELLING
THINGS AND HAVE NO IDEA. >> ISN'T THAT HORRIBLE. >> Stephen: WHO IS MAKING THE
MONEY? >> I GUESS I AM SOMEWHERE. >> Stephen: I'LL TAKE 200. >> YOU GOT IT! >> Stephen: LOVELY TO SEE YOU
AGAIN. >> THANKS. >> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE. >> IT'S SO NICE TO BE HERE. >> Stephen: "YOUNGER" AIRS
WEDNESDAYS ON TV LAND.
