The Late Night with David Letterman - 10/31/06

August 2nd, 2007 | by mima |

DL: Our first guest is an Academy Award winning actress, starring in a new film entitled “The Fountain”. It opens November 22nd, ladies and gentlemen, the lovely Rachel Weisz.

(Rachel comes onto the stage to aplause, receiving a kiss and handshake from David, and then takes her seat)

DL: Welcome to the program.

RW: Thank you for having me.

DL: Tell us, the baby is about 5 months old, is that what it is?

RW: He’s 5 months today.

DL: 5 months old, and how is that going with you?

RW: Im loving it.

DL: Yeah

RW: I’m loving it, he’s very cute, he’s a sweetheart.

DL: Were you excited or aprehensive before the child was born?

RW: I was, I dont think I was scared. I was a little aprehensive and excited.

DL: Right

RW: I think both, and I think I always swore that I’d be the kind of parent that wouldnt have all those plastic toys everywhree..

DL: Right

RW: I go to people’s houses and see all these plastic toys everywhere, and I think “I’m not going to do that.”…

DL: Right

RW: But 5 months later you cant really see the furniture…

DL: Yeah

RW: From all the plastic toys.

DL: Right

(David laughs along with audience)

RW: You know what I mean?

DL: Its amazing. I do understand exactly.

RW: Yeah.

DL: I went through the same thing and I said, “No. NO big, ugly plastic stuff.” and now the house is just a dump.

RW: Right.

(Audience and Rachel laugh)

DL: Yeah, and I dont care.

RW: I dont care at all!

DL: Yeah.

RW: There’s a tiny little spot for adults to put, sit themselves down on the sofa and thats about it. Theres the jimberee, and the bouncy seat…

DL: Right

RW: And then theres the uh, Stack and Play and now we’re getting the excerciser. It just, its endless. Endless. Its like a kids assault course, you know, in the sitting room.

DL: Now, when you won your Academy Award, how far along were you with the pregnancy? Like, 7 months?

RW: 7 months, yeah, yeah.

DL: So, wow talk abou an exciting moment. Maybe even more exciting, you have your first baby about to be born…

RW: Yeah

DL: And you recieve the Academy Award. What was the evening like for you?

RW: The evening was, well, when your pregnant you, well, you wont know this..

(Laughter)

RW: But you you need to, it makes you need to pee alot. I mean, you need to pee like every 5 or 10 minutes.

(Laughter)

RW: So I was kind of skidaddling out of there every commercial break.

DL: Yeah

RW: So, I missed alot of the actual show.

DL: I’m thinking now maybe I am pregnant. How’d you know?

(Rachel laughs with the audience)

RW: You know David, you’ve got the glow.

(David laughs)

RW: You’ve got that glow.

DL: I bet I do.

RW: You do.

DL: So, your running in and out of the auditorium.

RW: Yeah, running in and out. Um, the moment when my name was actually announced, I can only compare it, it was sort of alot like being underwater.

RW: “And the winner is Rachel Weisz” (Rachel speaks this in a slow-motion like gibberish) It’s such a surreal moment.

DL: Yeah

RW: And then, I went up there and I think, cause I’m British, the more nervous and terrified you get as a Brit, the politer you get.

DL: Oh, well thats not a bad thing to do.

RW: Its not bad except, I think I ended up sounding a bit like a dimplomat’s wife, you know? I felt myself saying, “Well my husband and I are very grateful for your hospitality” You know?

(David and audience laugh)

RW: “You’ve been such wonderful hosts, thank you so much.” and you know, inside I was going..

(Rachel makes a screaming notion, word not understood)

RW: You know, so its uh, its that funny thing that happens to Brits.

DL: Yeah, It’s pretty exciting though, honestly. The combo of the two events. So your married now? Your not married?

RW: Unmarried

DL: Your unmarried

RW: Yes

DL: But you’ll probably get, are you getting married?

RW: I’m engaged

DL: Oh, Congratulations

RW: Thank you

(David and audience clap for Rachel)

RW: No, we just havnt had, we havnt really had time.

DL: Tell me about it, I understand.

RW: Yeah right? Its hard to find a slot

DL: Yeah, when are you going to find the time?

RW: Yeah, to plan the time for a wedding, u know?

(Band Leader Speaks) “Theres no time.”

DL: I mean theres invitations and you’ve got to pick a place and some stuff, its impossible.

RW: Yeah I know, I feel exactly the same way.

DL: And why bother honestly?

RW: I uh, actually, yeah.

DL: And the, is this the kind of thing, I mean, soon you’ll be married, or not soon?

RW: Um, no, not soon, I dont think so, no.

DL: Okay, well dont worry about it

RW: It’s not on the cards at all I just…

DL: Do you feel any pressure to be married?

RW: I mean, some, but I just kind of ignored it I think. Yeah. Do you feel any?

DL: No

RW: No.

(Audience laughs)

DL: I mean, at one time, yes. But now, you know, what are they gonna do?

RW: Yeah

(Rachel, David and audience laugh)

DL: Uh, now, tell me about the film “The Fountain”, and from what I understand from the movie, it pertains to the Fountain of Youth, is that it?

RW: Search for the Fountain of Youth, exactly.

DL: This is really an epic event, it expands thousands of years.

RW: It does

DL: Yeah, but more interesting to me, or as interesting is, its directed by your husband.

RW: Fiance, yes.

DL: Oh, your, sorry, Fiance, yes.

RW: Still not married. (Laughs)

DL: Dont tell your husband

RW: No.

DL: Have you worked together in those relationships before?

RW: No, no I’ve never worked with..

DL: I think that would be scary.

RW: yeah, I mean, It was scary in a sense, but then, I think the best way to explain it is, that I met the director and he met the actress.

RW: I think the person you are at work, tell me if you agree, is a very different person as who you are when your up in the morning making eggs in the house, right?

DL: Yes, yes. I think thats probably true, yea.

RW: You know, so it was like meeting a whole different person and he’s so good at it and talented. I thought it was kind of sexy. You know women find talent very sexy.

DL: So, oh. Thats my problem.

(Rachel laughs hard along with audience)

DL: So you were impressed to see your husband in a direct…

RW: In action, yes. It was very impressive.

DL: But I would wonder, because, directing is such an all consuming thing, and being a star in a film. And then having the pressure of your Fiance directing.

DL: I mean, did you ever get a second away from this project? Or was it all just really pressurized?

RW: It was preessurized, but we were both very focussed on what we were doing. I was focused on my job and he was focussed.

RW: His job was bigger than mine because he was controlling, you know, sailing the whole ship. So we were both kind of focussing on our thing.

DL: And the film is getting tremendous acclaim at festivals I understand. Is that correct?

RW: Yes

DL: Alright, were going to show a clip here. Its from “The Fountain” and it opens November 22nd. Can you explain what we’re going to see in the clip Rachel?

RW: yes, its a love story. and my character is dying of Cancer and she’s writting a novel called “The Fountain” and she hasnt finished it.

RW: So she’s asking Hugh Jackman, her husband, if he would finish it, after she passes.

DL: Whats it like? Your with Hugh Jackman in the thing there, and your Fiance is watching you and Hugh Jackman. Now that must have been trouble.

RW: Well, you know, theres one…

(Rachel laughs)

RW: I hear you. Theres one love scene, as we call them in the movies, and I pull Hugh Jackman into the bath and then we start making love in the bath.

RW: And uh, in fact, Darren got annoyed because I didnt. We were kissing, Hugh and I, in the bath, starting to make love. And suddenly I heard Darren shout, “Take his pants off!”

RW: And he came up…

(Rachel stops and starts laughing with everyone)

RW: He came up to me afterwards, angry because I hadnt done what you would do with your husband, you know. So um, yeah.

DL: Peculiar isnt it?

RW: It is.

DL: Your husband yelling at you to take another mans pants off. I’m sorry, not your husband.

RW: My Fiance.

(They both laugh)

DL: It’ll change when your married. He wont be yelling at you to take his pants off then. Okay, so now, I’m sorry. Lets get back to the clip

RW: Yeah

DL: Here it is from “The Fountain”. Rachel Weisz

RW: Okay

(Shows new clip)

DL: Ooo. Very touching. It’s The Fountain. Congratulations on the Academy Award and more so for your baby boy.

RW: Thank you.

DL: Thats a lovely thing.

RW: Thank you

(Shakes hands)

DL: Thank you very much. Rachel Weisz ladies and gentleman.

The End

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