Amy Brenneman on The Late Late Show

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (CBS) - November 6, 2000

CRAIG: WE ALWAYS LOVE OUR NEXT GUEST WHEN SHE COMES BY. SHE IS THE REIGNING QUEEN OF THE HIT DRAMA, "JUDGING AMY."

[Judging Amy Clip]

AMY: I WASN'T MEAN TO HIM.

LAUREN: IS THAT GUY GOING TO BE MAD AT YOU?

AMY: LAUREN, HE HURT OTHER KIDS. HE HAS TO HAVE CONSEQUENCES.

LAUREN: WHAT IF HE TRIES TO HURT YOU?

AMY: HE WON'T.

LAUREN: I GUESS YOU MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE MAD.

AMY: YEP. YEP, I PROBABLY DO.

CRAIG: AMY BRENNEMAN RIGHT HERE.

CRAIG: IT WAS A YEAR AGO THAT YOUR WORLD GOT TIPPED UP SIDE DOWN. NOW HOW DOES IT FEEL THE SECOND YEAR, HUGE HIT?

AMY: IT FEELS GOOD.

CRAIG: HOWEVER, I ALWAYS POINT OUT WHEN PEOPLE DO THE HOUR DRAMAS, THE HARDEST SCHEDULE.

AMY: 16-HOUR-DAYS. IT IS AWFUL. I WAS THINKING THE REAL DOWNSIDE TO MY LIFE IS I HAVE NO LIFE. I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO FABULOUS PARTY. I JUST WORK. ALL I DO IS WORK.

CRAIG: YOU WILL DO IT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, THIS WILL GO, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN YEARS, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

AMY: OH, LOOK, MY BRA IS SHOWING.

CRAIG: OH, THAT IS OK. WHY DID YOU LOOK DOWN? NOW YOU ARE JUST EXPOSING.

AMY: I GOT A NEW BRA JUST FOR THIS.

CRAIG: JUST FOR THE SHOW.

AMY: I DON'T KNOW. I THINK MY CONTRACT IS FOR FIVE YEARS.

CRAIG: SO YOU HAVE NO LIFE FOR FIVE YEARS.

AMY: JIM HAYMAN, ONE OF THE PRODUCERS ON MY SHOW, WHO IS A FRIEND, LOOKED AT THE RATINGS FOR THIS WEEK, WHICH WERE STRONG. HE LOOKED AT THEM, LOOKED AT ME, HE SAID, OH, YOU ARE SCREWED. I CREATED A MONSTER.

CRAIG: YOU ARE THE STAR.

AMY: RIGHT.

CRAIG: YOU ARE THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND THE CREATOR.

AMY: RIGHT. RIGHT. I AM GOD.

CRAIG: YEAH. [APPLAUSE]

CRAIG: YOU GET THREE SALARIES.

AMY: I GET ...

CRAIG: YOU GET PAID A LOT?

AMY: I GET A LOT FOR BEING A STAR, A LITTLE FOR PRODUCING, A NICKEL FOR CREATING. ONCE YOU DIE YOU GET IT.

CRAIG: SYNDICATION?

AMY: RIGHT. SYNDICATION. THAT IS A LONG WAY OFF.

CRAIG: FIVE YEARS, SIX YEARS, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS. I'M JUST A LATE NIGHT GUY. I WORK AN HOUR A DAY. I HAVE A LIFE. I GOT TURNED ON TO DIDO OVER THE WEEKEND. YOU HAVE KNOWN THE MUSIC, RIGHT?

AMY: NO.

CRAIG: SHE IS SUPPOSED TO SOUND LIKE SARAH...

AMY: I LIKE THE BOYS. THE NEW NEIL YOUNG. THE NEW U2 IS AMAZING.

CRAIG: YOU ARE NAMING OLD ARTISTS. I THOUGHT YOU MEANT THE NSYNC'S OF THE WORLD.

AMY: NO. I DON'T LIKE YOUNG BOYS. I LIKE OLD DRUNKEN IRISH MEN.

CRAIG: I UNDERSTAND ... THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT YOU ARE IN REAL LIFE YOU ARE WITH CHILD.

AMY: I AM. I AM.

CRAIG: CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]

AMY: THAT'S WHY MY BREASTS ARE SO ENORMOUS.

CRAIG: ARE YOU GOING TO REVEAL THAT ON "JUDGING AMY," ON THE SHOW?

AMY: WE ARE NOT. ONLY YOU AND ALL OF AMERICA KNOWS.

CRAIG: HOW MANY MONTHS?

AMY: I'M ABOUT 5 1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT. MY BABY IS A POUND.

CRAIG: HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT ON THE SHOW? ARE YOU GOING TO CARRY GROCERIES?

AMY: I MET MELINA KANAKAREDES THE OTHER NIGHT, HOW DID YOU DO IT ON "PROVIDENCE?" IT IS SO OBSCENELY OBVIOUS. SUDDENLY THE COUNTERS ARE HERE. THE KITCHEN COUNTERS KIND OF GROW, GOT A BIG MUG OF COFFEE. IT'S GOING TO BE SO STUPID.

CRAIG: THAT IS FUNNY. WHY DO YOU DECIDE NOT TO REVEAL IT ON THE SHOW?

AMY: IT WASN'T MY CALL. I GAVE IT TO BARBARA HALL, OUR SHOW RUNNER. WE HAD A BUNCH OF BABIES ALREADY ON THE SHOW. I FIGURED I WOULD TRY TO HAVE SOME SEMBLANCE OF A PERSONAL LIFE. THAT WAS THE PLAN. OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T.

CRAIG: THIS I FIND FASCINATING, WE SHARE SOMETHING IN COMMON. YOU WATCH A LITTLE BIT OF TV BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO LIFE. ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE SHOWS IS...

AMY: VH1 "BEHIND THE MUSIC." I CAN'T GET ENOUGH. HOW ABOUT THAT FLEETWOOD MAC?

CRAIG: YOU HAVE BROKEN IT DOWN INTO FOUR SEGMENTS OF THE SHOW?

AMY: I SEE IT AS BIBLICAL PARABLES.

CRAIG: I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THIS DEEP.

AMY: WAS A RELIGION MAJOR, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST PART, BEFORE THE FIRST COMMERCIAL IS LIKE ... THEY HAD A BEAUTIFUL CHILDHOOD, PRECOCIOUS, GENIUS, YAY, GOOD FAMILY. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT WHEN I SAY THAT. THE NEXT ONE, BEFORE THE NEXT COMMERCIAL, SUDDEN RISE TO FAME, OH, MY GOD. NOBODY COULD HANDLE IT. RIGHT BEFORE THAT COMMERCIAL THEY SAY, DUHDUH, WATCH THE FALL.

CRAIG: THE BEST PART IS FALL.

AMY: THE THIRD PART IS THE FALL, EVERYBODY IS DOING COKE, SLEEPING WITH THE WRONG PEOPLE. BEFORE THAT COMMERCIAL THEY GO, BUT, OLDER AND WISER. THEN YOU COME BACK AND INEVITABLELY THEY ARE DOING A SHOW IN VEGAS.

CRAIG: YOU CAN MAKE MONEY IN VEGAS.

AMY: YOU ARE LOOKING WAY OLDER THAN 25 YEARS AGO, BUT YOU ARE ALIVE, YAY, YOU ARE ALIVE.

CRAIG: MY FAVORITE LINE IS DURING THAT THIRD PERIOD YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. EVEN IN A CROWDED ROOM HE FELT ALL ALONE.

AMY: YEAH.

CRAIG: RIGHT.

AMY: ALWAYS. YOU KIND OF WANT TO SAY, YOU DID TOO MANY QUAALUDES. IF YOU DIDN'T DO SO MANY QUAALUDES YOU WOULDN'T FEEL SO ALONE.

CRAIG: DON'T YELL AT ME, "BEHIND THE MUSIC" IS GREAT. I CAN TELL YOU HOW MANY LACY THINGS ARE ON YOUR BRA. WHERE DO YOU RANK THE E "TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY." I GET OFF ON THAT I MEAN ENJOY IT.

AMY: ARE YOU LOOKING AT MY BLACK BRA? I'M NOT AS INTERESTED IN HOLLYWOOD. IT IS MORE THE MUSIC. I'M NOT AS INTO IT. I LIKE EVERYTHING ON IS VH1 BETTER. WHY DON'T THEY GIVE ME MONEY.

CRAIG: LAST NIGHT THEY HAD LINDA LOVELACE ON "TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY." A LOT OF TIME IT IS SCOTTY BAIO.

AMY: THEY REDO THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY MATERIAL A LOT.

CRAIG: YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE WITH THOSE TWO.

AMY: THEN YOU GO TO ANIMAL PLANET AND IT SORT OF ROUNDS IT OUT, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.

CRAIG: STAY WITH US, "FIVE QUESTIONS" WITH AMY BRENNEMAN

[Commercial Break]

CRAIG: NOW THE, AM I SITTING TOO CLOSE?

AMY: NO. DO YOU HAVE A BREATH MINT?

CRAIG: HA HA HA. VERY FUNNY. I HAVE THIS RIGHT HERE. I SPRAY THIS THE WHOLE TIME.

AMY: YOU DIDN'T SPRAY ONCE.

CRAIG: YEAH, I DID. I SOMETIMES SMOKE CIGARS. I SOMETIMES SMOKE A BREAKFAST CIGAR WHEN I DON'T WANT EGGS.

AMY: SO GLAD I'M NOT YOUR GIRLFRIEND.

CRAIG: LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. YOU'RE PREGGERS. DID YOU PUT ON ANY WEIGHT?

AMY: YES.

CRAIG: WELL, NOT MUCH.

AMY: I FEEL LIKE I'VE PUT ON A LOT OF WEIGHT. BUT I'M CARRYING IT ... BUT I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE, LIKE, NO WEIGHT. I PUT ON WEIGHT LIKE THAT.

CRAIG: WELL, YOU LOOK FABULOUS. YOU HAVE A GLOW. I JUST WONDERED, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME PRESSURE WITH THE "FIVE QUESTIONS."

AMY: I KNOW. ARE YOU READY, BABY?

CRAIG: "FIVE QUESTIONS." GEOGRAPHY. NAME THREE STATES THAT I'VE NEVER BEEN TO.

AMY: UM, NORTH DAKOTA.

CRAIG: I'VE BEEN TO NORTH DAKOTA. I GREW UP IN MINNESOTA. CAN'T ACCEPT THAT.

AMY: DID I LOSE ALREADY?

CRAIG: LOST THE FIRST POINT, YEAH.

AMY: IT ALL HAPPENS SO FAST WITH YOU.

CRAIG: THIS IS GOOD. IF YOUR LAST NAME WERE POLITICALLY CORRECT ...

AMY: THIS GUY'S MY BIGGEST FAN OVER HERE.

CRAIG: IF YOUR LAST WERE POLITICALLY CORRECT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? IF YOUR LAST NAME WERE P.C. ...

AMY: I DON'T GET IT.

CRAIG: YOUR LAST NAME IS BRENNEMAN. IF IT WAS POLITICALLY CORRECT WHAT WOULD IT BE? TRICKY. A LITTLE RIDDLE. BRENNEMAN.

AMY: OH, BREN-WOMAN?

CRAIG: NO. BRENNEPERSON. CAN'T ACCEPT THAT. YOU'RE 0-2. GETTING CLOSE TO A DANGER AREA. TYNE DALY PLAYS YOUR MOTHER ON AMY BRENNEMAN. ... "JUDGING AMY." WAS SHE CAGNEY OR LACEY?

AMY: LACEY.

CRAIG: THAT IS CORRECT. NOW, TRUE OR FALSE. THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THE AVERAGE MOTHER BREAST FEEDS HER CHILD UNTIL 9 YEARS OLD.

AMY: FALSE.

CRAIG: FALSE IS CORRECT. YOU ARE FROM HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. ONE OF OUR WRITERS WENT TO WESTMINSTER A SNOBBY PREP SCHOOL IN NEARBY SIMSBURY. CAN YOU GUESS WHICH ONE? ROSS ABRASH, WELLESLEY WILD OR STEVE BARKER?

AMY: THE MIDDLE GUY. YEAH.

CRAIG: THE MIDDLE GUY? WELLESLEY WILD? THAT IS CORRECT. YOU GOT THREE OUT OF FIVE.

AMY: ALL RIGHT, BABY!

CRAIG: THERE YOU GO. GREAT TO SEE YOU.

AMY: YOU TOO. WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU.

CRAIG: CONGRATULATIONS AND ALL.


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