[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOLK, YOU KNOW MY NEXT GUEST
TONIGHT FROM HER SCENE-STEALING PERFORMANCES IN MOVIES LIKE
"GONE BABY GONE" AND SHOWS INCLUDING "THE OFFICE"
AND "ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING."
SHE NOW STARS IN THE NEW FILM "WOLFS."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," AMY RYAN.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪
HIYA, NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. ♪ ♪
HIYA, NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >> Amy: NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE IN "WOLFS," TWO PROMISING ACTORS
NAMED GEORGE CLOONEY AND BRAD PITT.
YOU WERE AT THE WORLD PREMIERE, THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL.
THEY ARE, JUST DAZZLING ON THE RED CARPET.
ABSOLUTELY LOVELY. >> Amy: BRAD IS THE BLOND ONE.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY. THE QUESTION IS, IS A GOOD OR
BAD TO DO A RED CARPET WITH BRAD AND GEORGE?
>> Amy: I MEAN... IT'S GOOD.
IT'S REALLY GOOD. THESE FELLOWS KNOW THEIR WAY
AROUND OUR RED CARPET. BRAD, I WAS NEXT TO BREAD AS YOU
SEE IN THE PICTURE AND GOD BLESS THAT MAN, HE KNOWS HIS WAY
AROUND A GOWN. HE WAITED FOR ME TO GET IN
PLACE, KICK YOUR TRAIN OUT. SAYING IT UNDER HIS BREATH.
HOLD ON. ARE YOU SENT?
I'LL STAND NEXT TO YOU. >> Stephen: THAT'S KIND OF
SEXY. THAT'S KIND OF SEXY, MAN WHO
KNOWS HOW TO WORK A TRAIN. >> Amy: HE KNOWS HOW TO WORK A
TRAIN. >> Stephen: I'M NOT GOING TO
SAY WHICH ONE OF THESE GUYS IS BETTER LOOKING.
WE KNOW WHICH ONE IT IS. I'VE BEEN CLEAR ABOUT THAT AND
THEY BOTH KNOW. WHO SMELLS BETTER?
I'VE SMELLED GEORGE. HE SMELLS GOOD.
>> Amy: WELL, THEY BOTH SMELL REALLY GOOD BUT I DID GET A
BETTER WHIFF A BRAD BECAUSE HE GOES IN FOR TWO KISSES, VERY
EUROPEAN. >> Stephen: LET ME GUESS.
IT'S LIKE BASEBALL GLOVE OIL. >> Amy: WITH A HINT OF
CINNAMON. >> Stephen: VERY NICE.
>> Amy: SPICY. >> Stephen: ITS SEASONAL, FOR
THE FALL. THIS IS NOT YOUR FIRST JOB WITH
GEORGE AND I WANT TO LINGER OVER BRINGING OUT THIS PHOTOGRAPH
BECAUSE FIRST EXPLAIN WHAT WAS THE TIMING WHEN YOU FIRST WORKED
WITH GEORGE? >> Amy: IT WAS THE VERY FIRST
SEASON OF "E.R." AND I PLAYED A YOUNG PREGNANT NUN.
IT CAN HAPPEN. >> Stephen: AND HE IS DOUG
ROSS, DR. DOUG ROSS. HERE'S THE PHOTO.
I LOVE IT MORE THAN I CAN SAY. THIS IS THE YOU LOOKING AT HIM.
AND I'VE GOT TO SAY. THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE YOU'RE
ACTING. [APPLAUSE]
THAT IS THE MOST ADORABLE PHOTO I CAN IMAGINE.
>> Amy: LOOK AT THIS SMIRK. IT'S LIKE THE START OF A [BLE
[BLEEP]-EATING GRIN. >> Stephen: DID THE NONHAVE A
CRUSH ON HIM OR DID YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON HIM?
>> Amy: I LIVE WITH ALL MY CHARACTERS.
IT STARTS WITH THE NUN. "WOLFS" IS A GREAT COMEDY,
THRILLER. IT'S THE STORY OF TWO MEN, TWO
LONE WOLVES WHO ARE FORCED TO WORK TOGETHER, THUS THE BAD
GRAMMAR IN THE TITLE. "WOLFS."
THEY WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE MY CHARACTER IS IN A TERRIBLE
PREDICAMENT. SHE IS D.A. IN A HOTEL WITH A
VERY YOUNG, VERY DEAD MAN AND SHE NEEDS --
>> Stephen: IN IN FLAGRANTE DELICTO?
>> Amy: THEY ARE FIXERS. >> Stephen: DO THEY KNOW EACH
OTHER? >> Amy: I CALL ONE AND
UNBEKNOWNST TO US ALL THE OTHER APPEARS.
I HAVE TWO FIXTURES WITH ONE PROBLEM.
>> YOU NEVER MET HIM BEFORE? >> NO.
>> NO ONE SAW YOU TOGETHER? >> NO.
>> I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I NEED TO MAKE DISAPPEAR.
>> WE. >> WHAT?
>> WE NEED TO KNOW. >> YOU CAME UPSTAIRS.
SPEAKING WE WERE DRINKING AND FOOLING AROUND.
>> WHEN DID YOU GET THE ROOM? >> BEFORE I CAME UPSTAIRS.
>> BEFORE YOU MET THE KID? >> BEFORE I MET THE KID.
AFTER I WENT UPSTAIRS. >> YOUR DRINKING AND FOOLING
AROUND. >> WAS THERE EVER A DISCUSSION
OF MONEY? >> HE'S NOT A PROSTITUTE.
HEY! THIS IS ALREADY EMBARRASSING AND
HUMILIATING ENOUGH AS IT IS. DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HAVE TO
ANSWER EVERYTHING TWICE. >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER
EVERYTHING TWICE. SPEAKING MIGHT HAVE TO ANSWER A
FEW THINGS TWICE. [CHEERING]
>> Stephen: YOU DID SOMETHING EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT IS LIKE
DAREDEVIL BEHAVIOR. YOU WENT INTO THE LAST MINUTE ON
BROADWAY TO GO INTO DOUBT TO PLAY SISTER ALOYSIUS, MEANING
CHARACTER OF "DOUBT." YOU HAVE HOW LONG TO PREPARE FOR
THIS PART? >> Amy: I HAD FIVE REHEARSALS
WITH THE ACTORS. >> Stephen: YOU WOULD NEVER
PLAY THE BEFORE? >> Amy: NO.
NO. >> Stephen: HAD YOU SEEN THE
PLAY? >> Amy: I SAW THE PLAY 20
YEARS AGO. AND THAT WAS THAT.
NEVER PICKED IT UP ALREADY. I SAW THE FILM WITH MERYL
MERYL STREEP. >> Stephen: SMALL SHOES TO
FILL. >> Amy: SMALL SHOES.
[LAUGHS] >> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU
THINK? THEY CALLED YOU UP AND SAID WE
NEED AN ACTRESS. YOU LOOK GOOD, KID.
>> Amy: YOUR BIG BREAK IS COMING.
THE BREAK OF YOUR CAREER. KILL YOUR CAREER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT POSSESSED ME. SOMETIMES FEAR IS A GREAT
MOTIVATOR. THIS JUST FELT LIKE GOING
STRAIGHT TO THE SLAUGHTER. LAMBS TO SLAUGHTER.
I ALSO THOUGHT IT COULD BE FUN. IT MIGHT BE FUN.
>> Stephen: FIRST NIGHT. >> Amy: WHEN I WAS IN MY YOUNG
20s, I WENT SKYDIVING AND RIGHT BEFORE, I JUMPED OUT OF
THE PLANE AT 13,000 FEET, I REMEMBER THINKING "I'M GOING TO
DIE" OR I'M GOING TO HAVE THE TIME OF MY LIFE.
PICK ONE. IT TOOK ABOUT TWO WEEKS FOR IT
TO BE FUN. THE FIRST NIGHT.
>> Stephen: TWO WEEKS OF FALLING BEFORE THE SHOOT OPENS?
>> Amy: THE FIRST NIGHT I'M IN PLACE BEHIND THE DESK AND I
STARTED CRYING LIKE A BABY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
STOP, STOP IT. TALKING TO MYSELF LIKE A MADMAN.
MADWOMAN. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY PLAY AND I HAD NICE CHEAT SHEETS ON THE
DESK WITH A SCRIPT HIDDEN FOR THE FIRST WEEK.
>> Stephen: LIKE MAYBE SOMETHING IN THIS BOX HERE?
>> Amy: IT'S A BIBLE. IT'S NOT A BOX.
BUT I HAVE A THING FOR NUNS. >> Stephen: AMY, LOVELY TO SEE
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HE
HERE. "WOLFS" OPENS IN THEATERS
ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, AND YOU CAN SEE IT ON APPLE TV+
STARTING SEPTEMBER 27TH. AMY RYAN, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.