How Sandra Oh Chose The Right Words For Her Speech At Dartmouth’s Commencement

How Sandra Oh Chose The Right Words For Her Speech At Dartmouth’s Commencement

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>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY! WELCOME BACK.
THANK YOU, FRIENDS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS AN EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR
YOU KNOW FROM “GREY’S ANATOMY,” “KILLING EVE,” AND “QUIZ LADY.”
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO “THE LATE SHOW,” SANDRA OH!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪
SO SPARKLY. SO LOVELY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. SPEED YOU CAN I JUST START BY
SAYING SOMETHING THAT I FEEL LIKE PROBABLY EVERYONE HERE ANDE
WHO IS SO SUPPORTIVE OUTSIDE WAS THAT I AM SO SORRY AND
SADDENED AND PROPERLY OUTRAGED FOR THE CANCELLATION OF
LATE-NIGHT HERE. [APPLAUSE]
NOT ONLY FOR YOURSELF AND FOR THIS ENTIRE FAMILY WHO ARE HERE
BUT FOR WHAT IT MEANS, OF WHAT IT MEANS WHERE WE ARE IN OUR
CULTURE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR FREE SPEECH.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY SORRY AND ALSO IF I CAN HAVE YOUR HAND.
TO CBS AND PARAMOUNT, A PLAGUE ON BOTH OF YOUR HOUSES.
WAIT, YES, YES. >> Stephen: AND VERY GRATEFUL.
>> Sandra: AND ALSO, A POX ON ALL THOSE THEY SERVE.
>> Stephen: YOUR VERY KIND. THANK YOU, SANDRA OH.
VERY NICE OF YOU TO SAY. VERY KIND.
SANDRA. >> Sandra: YES, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: IT’S LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> Sandra: IT’S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: I’M SO EXCITED ABOUT GOING TO SEE “12TH NIGHT”
AT THE DELACORTE THEATER, SHAKESPEARE AND THE PARK.
BEFORE WE GET TO THAT I WANT TO TALK, YOU HAVE PLAYED A
PROFESSOR IN “THE CHAIR” ON NETFLIX.
OF COURSE HE PLAYED A DOCTOR, DOCTOR ON “GREY’S ANATOMY” FOR
TEN YEARS. YOU JUST BECAME A DOCTOR FOR
REAL LAST MONTH. YOU GOT AN HONORARY DOCTORATE
FROM DARTMOUTH. HERE YOU ARE.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] HERE YOU ARE CELEBRATING.
>> Sandra: CAN I JUST SAY, YOU DON’T NEED TO GO TO COLLEGE!
>> Stephen: DOESN’T FEEL GOOD TO BE DR. OH?
>> Sandra: I CAN AT LEAST TELL THE REST OF MY FAMILY, MANY OF
WHOM ARE DOCTORS, I AM ALSO A DOCTOR!
>> Stephen: AND I DIDN’T HAVE TO DO [BLEEP].
>> Sandra: NO, I DIDN’T GO TO COLLEGE.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS ADVICE? YOU GAVE A SPEECH.
SPEECH I DIDN’T GIVE A SPEECH. I WILL BE SO INTERESTED ALSO IN
THE NEXT TEN FANTASTIC MONTH OF WHAT THIS SHOW IS GOING TO BE.
I REALLY TRIED TO BE AS PURPOSEFUL AND AS THOUGHTFUL AND
JUDICIOUS ABOUT WHAT IT WAS YOU COULD POSSIBLY SAY TO YOUNG
PEOPLE AT THIS TIME TO NOT ONLY GIVE THEM INSPIRATION BUT ALSO
TO NOT LIE, DO YOU KNOW, TO NOT LIE TO THEM.
AND TO SAY IT’S VERY, VERY, VERY DIFFICULT.
SO HONESTLY FOR ME, I HAD TO REALLY JUST GO INTO LIKE, WHAT
DID I LEARN AT THIS POINT IN MY 50s?
WHAT DID I LEARN THAT WILL HELP ME THROUGH VERY DIFFICULT TIMES?
I TRIED TO LEAD THEM THROUGH MOMENT OF SILENCE, WHICH I THINK
IT’S REALLY, REALLY HARD FOR PEOPLE TO SIT IN RIGHT NOW.
AND ALSO KINDNESS AND WHAT KINDNESS MEANS AND ACTUALLY
FEELING KINDNESS. BECAUSE IF YOU ARE —
IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THOSE AT THE VERY BEGINNING,
THAT IS LIKE THE MITOCHONDRIA OF ACTUALLY HOW TO MAKE CHANGE OR
ACTUALLY SETTLE YOURSELF TO THEN BEING ABLE TO MAKE A GOOD
DECISION. [APPLAUSE]
>> Stephen: KINDNESS AND SILENCE.
THERE YOU GO. I LOVE YOUR DANCE.
YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE DANCE?
>> Sandra: THAT’S JOY. THAT’S A LITTLE BIT OF JOY.
>> Stephen: I REMEMBER JOY. THAT’S REALLY PLEASANT.
WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK BUT WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH
MORE SANDRA OH, EVERYBODY. STICK AROUND.

“You don’t need to go to college,” jokes Emmy-winner Sandra Oh as she tells Stephen Colbert how she prepared for the speech she gave to Dartmouth’s latest batch of graduating seniors. Stick around for more with Sandra Oh and catch her performing in “Twelfth Night” in New York City’s Central Park starting August 7th.

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