“It Was Transformative For Me” – Scarlett Johansson On Working With Robert Redford

“It Was Transformative For Me” – Scarlett Johansson On Working With Robert Redford

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO. I WASN’T SURE WHERE TO GO.
RIGHT THERE? OKAY.
WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS AN ACTOR YOU KNOW
FROM “MARRIAGE STORY,” “BLACK WIDOW,”
AND “JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH.” SHE IS NOW MAKING HER
DIRECTORIAL DEBUT WITH “ELEANOR THE GREAT.”
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO “THE LATE SHOW,”
SCARLETT JOHANSSON. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
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>> Scarlett: HI! >> Stephen: WELCOME BACK.
>> Scarlett: THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
I FEEL LIKE IT’S BEEN A MINUTE. >> Stephen: THAT HAS BEEN
AMENDED. YOU HAVE BEEN ON MORE THAN ONCE
BEFORE THIS BUT IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT.
IN FACT, DO YOU KNOW THE FIRST TIME YOU WERE ON THE SHOW?
>> Scarlett: I FEEL LIKE IT WAS YOUR SECOND SHOW.
>> Stephen: IT WAS MY SECOND SHOW.
>> Scarlett: HOW WAS IT? >> Stephen: WE EVENTUALLY
FIGURED IT OUT. YOU WERE GREAT.
HERE YOU ARE. THIS IS 1,701 SHOWS AGO.
THERE YOU ARE. [LAUGHTER]
YOU HAVE NOT CHANGED AT ALL. I AM GOING TO SAY NEITHER HAVE
I. THERE YOU GO.
>> Scarlett: NO COMMENT. >> Stephen: I NEED YOUR
MOISTURIZER ROUTINE. ROBERT REDFORD PASSED AWAY LAST
WEEK AND I NEVER GOT CHANCE TO EVEN MEET THE FELLA.
SUCH A TOWERING FIGURE. YOU GOT TO WORK WITH HIM.
>> Scarlett: I DID. I WAS 12.
WE MADE A FILM CALLED “THE HORSE WHISPERER” WHICH BOB DIRECTED IN
AND STARTED IN. >> Stephen: YOU GET TO CALL
HIM BOB. >> Scarlett: I GET TO CALL HIM
BOB. >> Stephen: DID YOU CALL HIM
BOB THEN? >> Scarlett: I HAVE A NICKNAME
FOR HIM WHICH IS BOOEY WILL TELL THE GUY NEVER TOLD ANYONE BUT
NOW I’VE TOLD EVERYONE. I DON’T KNOW.
I WAS 12. >> Stephen: NOT MR. REDFORD?
>> Scarlett: NO. WE DIDN’T HAVE THAT —
HE WAS JOE WARM He was Joe warm
— HE WAS SUCH A WARM, KIND,
PATIENT, GENEROUS, WONDERFUL MAN AND HE WOULD TAKE SO MUCH TIME
WITH ME EVERY DAY. HE WAS THE DIRECTOR SO I GOT TO
WORK WITH HIM AS AN ACTOR WHICH WAS EXTRAORDINARY AND HE WAS SO
WARM AND WE HAD A VERY SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP IN THE FILM, THE
CHARACTERS DO, HE REALLY ACTUALLY THERAPIZES MY CHARACTER
AND HE IN REAL LIFE AT THAT TYPE PERSONA.
SO CALM AND KIND AND PATIENT. HE WOULD TALK ME THROUGH THE
SCENE. EVERY SCENE THAT WE WOULD DO HE
WOULD TALK ME THROUGH WHERE MY CHARACTER AT THAT WERE OPEN TO
THAT POINT AND IT WAS LIKE HE HAD ALL THE TIME TO DO THAT.
IT REALLY — IT WAS TRANSFORMATIVE FOR ME.
I HAD A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF OH, THIS IS ACTUALLY A CRAFT
AND SOMETHING YOU GET BETTER AT AND UNDERSTAND MORE THE MORE YOU
PUT INTO IT. THAT WAS ALL BECAUSE OF BOB.
MR. REDFORD. BOOEY.
WONDERFUL MAN. >> Stephen: THAT’S A LOVELY
MEMORY. NOW YOU ARE DIRECTING YOUR FIRST
FEATURE, “ELEANOR THE GREAT,” IN THEATERS ON FRIDAY.
THERE YOU ARE. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU ARE.
>> Scarlett: THAT’S PROOF THAT I DIRECTED THE FILM.
>> Stephen: YOU’VE GOT THE THINGS AROUND YOUR NECK AND
YOU’RE MAKING THIS GESTURE. >> Scarlett: I BASICALLY JUST
ORDERING A SANDWICH. WHAT DO YOU WANT?
>> Stephen: DECISIVELY. WHEN DID IT OCCUR TO YOU, I WANT
TO BE A DIRECTOR? >> Scarlett: IT WAS WHEN I WAS
WORKING WITH BOB. >> Stephen: YOU MEAN BOOEY?
>> Scarlett: YOU CALLED HIM THAT TOO?
I REMEMBER SEEING HIM ON THE SET.
HE WOULD HAVE THOSE INTIMATE CONVERSATIONS WITH ME AND THEN
HE WOULD BE COORDINATING A HUGE SCENE WITH OUR AMAZING PEOPLE.
THAT JOB SEEMS PRETTY SCENE WITH OUR AMAZING PEOPLE.
THAT JOB SEEMS PRETTY INTERESTING.
I’D LIKE TO DO THAT JOB SOMEDAY. THEN I SPENT MANY YEARS BEING
LIKE, WHO WOULD EVER WANT THAT JOB?
YOU’RE BASICALLY JUST ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
>> Stephen: I LIKE TO ASK DREDIRECTORS THIS QUESTION AND
ACTORS LIKE GREAT NOTE LIKE YOURSELF.
FROM A DIRECTOR? >> Scarlett: OH GOSH, WHAT DO
I WANT FROM A DIRECTOR? I THINK CURIOSITY.
THAT’S WHAT I LIKE. >> Stephen: HOW MIGHT A
DIRECTOR EXHIBIT THAT WITH YOU? >> Scarlett: I THINK IT’S
ABOUT, THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.
I’M HERE AS AN ACTOR AND I’M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND YOUR VISION
IS, DIRECTOR OF THIS FILM. AND HOW CAN I SERVE WHAT YOUR
VISION IS? AND THEN THERE CURIOSITY OF, YOU
KNOW, WHAT IF WE TRY THIS? OR I HAVE AN IDEA THAT’S TOTALLY
OUTSIDE THE BOX. COULD THIS BE SOMETHING WE COULD
EXPLORE? JUST THE PLAYFULNESS I THINK,
OPENNESS TO THE COLLABORATION, IDEAS, FOLLOWING A SCENE WHEN IT
GOES A CERTAIN WAY. ALL OF THAT STUFF.
>> Stephen: ANYTHING SURPRISING ABOUT IT?
LIKE I DID NOT EXPECT THIS PART OF THE JOB.
A MILLION DECISIONS IN OUR. >> A LOT OF DECISIONS.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN’T GO BACK ON.
>> Scarlett: SOMETIMES YOU CAN.
IT’S MONEY AND TIME. SOME TIMES YOU HAVE TO GO BACK.
SOMETIMES YOU MADE A DECISION SO STRONG AND THEN YOU GET TO THAT
MOMENT AND IT’S LIKE OH, CRAP. I CAN’T USE ANY OF THAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AFTER PROBLEM SOLVE ON THE SPOT.
YOU HAVE TO PROBLEM SOLVE ON THE SPOT.
IT CAN BE KIND OF A LONELY JOB WEIRDLY.
BECAUSE YOU’RE THERE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
IT’S WITH YOU ALL THE TIME. YOU’RE THE LAST PERSON TO LEAVE.
UNLESS YOU ARE MICHAEL BAY. [LAUGHS]
>> Stephen: I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.
[LAUGHTER] WHICH I WON’T ASK.
>> Scarlett: I LOVE MICHAEL BAY.
>> Stephen: HE KNOWS WHEN TO GO HOME.
>> Scarlett: YEAH. NO, BUT…
I THINK IT WEIRDLY FEELS LIKE YOU ARE KIND OF ON AN ISLAND A
LITTLE BIT SOMETIMES. THAT CAN BE, YEAH, IT CAN BE A
LITTLE CHALLENGING. BUT YOU FIND COMFORT IN THE FACT
THAT THE WHOLE CREW IS THERE WAITING FOR ANSWERS AND YOU HAVE
TO GIVE THEM. IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.
I LOVED IT. >> Stephen: DID YOU GET ANY
ADVICE FROM THE GREAT DIRECTORS YOU’VE WORKED WITH?
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, SOFIA COPPOLA, NOAH BAUMBACH,
WES ANDERSON. >> Scarlett: NO.
I SHOULD HAVE. I THINK HONESTLY I HAVE WORKED
WITH SO MANY AMAZING DIRECTORS THAT I’VE WORKED WITH A LOT OF
DIRECTORS THAT ARE ACTORS. WHEN I WORKED WITH JON FAVREAU,
WE WORKED TO TOGETHER COUPLE TIMES FOR THE FIRST “IRON MAN” S
THE FIRST TIME WE WORK TOGETHER. TTHE CAST WAS STACKED WITH A VEY
DIVERSE GROUP OF ACTORS IN THE WAY THEY APPROACH THEIR WORK.
MICKEY ROURKE AND SAM ROCKWELL AND ROBERT OF COURSE.
GWYNETH PALTROW. A LOT OF DIFFERENT STYLES.
I WAS LIKE, HOW DO YOU GO IN BETWEEN ALL OF US?
WE ARE ALL SUCH DIFFERENT ACT ACTORS.
WAS LIKE, UNLIKE A THERAPIST. I KIND OF BECOME —
I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE VOCABULARY IS THAT THE OTHER PERSON NEEDS
TO GET TO WHERE THEY’RE GOING. >> Stephen: THANK YOU, GLEN F.
LET’S FOLLOW THAT FEELING. >> Scarlett: THERE YOU GO.
>> Stephen: ROBERT BRADWAY HAVE MADE SOME GREAT PROGRESS
TODAY. LET’S TAKE IT UP NEXT WEEK.
WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK. WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
SCARLETT JOHANSSON, EVERYBODY.

Actor and director Scarlett Johansson talks about the things she learned from Robert Redford when he directed her in the 1998 film, “The Horse Whisperer.” Stick around for more with Scarlett Johansson and watch “Eleanor The Great,” in theaters this Friday.

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