LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW
MY FIRST GUEST AS THE MOTHER OF
DRAGONS ON "GAME OF THRONES."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE
SHOW," EMILIA CLARKE!
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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN.
>> LOVELY TO SEE YOU AS WELL.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW, WE--
YOU'RE COMING UP ON THE END OF A
LONG AND WINDING ROAD HERE.
>> YINDEED, YES.
VERY WINDING.
>> Stephen:  WE'VE ALL GOTTEN
TO KNOW YOU OVER-- HOW MANY
YEARS OF SHOOTING HAS IT
ACTUALLY BEEN, ON AIR?
>> ALTOGETHER THE WHOLE THING IS
A DECADE.
IT'S 10 YEARS.
>> Stephen: 10 YEARS, HOLY
COW.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: OVER THAT DECADE
WE'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW YOU AS THIS
FIERCE WARRIOR QUEEN.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: BUT WE RECENTLY
FOUND OUT, YOU REVEALED IN "THE
NEW YORKER," YOU HAD YOUR OWN
PERSONAL BATTLE.
TELL THE PEOPLE YOUR STORY FOR
THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW IT YET
>> I SUFFERED TWO BRAIN
HEMORRHAGES WHEN I WAS FILMING
DURING THOSE 10 YEARS IN
SEASON-- RIGHT AFTER WE SHOT
SEASON ONE AND ALSO AFTER WE
SHOT SEASON THREE, SO, YEAH.
>> Stephen: SO HOW DID YOU
KNOW YOU HAD A BRAIN HEMORRHAGE?
>> OH, YOU KNOW.
 ( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: WELL, I GUESS,
OKAY.
>> YEAR, YOU KNOW, YOU
ABSOLUTELY KNOW.
IT'S-- THE KIND OF-- THE EASY
WAY OF DESCRIBING IT IS THAT IT
IS THE WORST-- THE WORST
HEADACHE A HUMAN COULD PROBABLY
POSSIBLY MANAGE TO SORT OF
EXPERIENCE.
YEAH.
IT'S INTENSE.
>> Stephen: SO WHAT DID THEY
HAVE TO DO?
SO YOU'RE HAVING IT.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND I ASSUME
YOU'RE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL.
>> INDEED, YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU THINK
IS GOING ON WHEN IT FIRST
HAPPENED TO YOU?
>> I GENUINELY KNOWN I WAS BEING
BRAIN DAMAGED.
I DON'T KNOW HOW.
YOU'RE INCREDIBLY ILL, AND YOU
HAVE THIS INCREDIBLY, JUST
HORRIFIC, HORRIFIC HEADACHE, AND
BEING VIOLENTLY ILL.
AND SOMEWHERE-- AT SOME POINT IN
MY LIFE I KNEW THAT THAT MEANT
BRAIN DAMAGE.
SO I JUST TRIED TO KEEP AS
ACTIVE AS POSSIBLE, MOVED MY
FINGERS AND MY TOES AND MY HANDS
AND ASKED MYSELF QUESTIONS-- THE
LINES --
>> Stephen: REALLY?
>> GENUINELY TRYING TO FORCE MY
MEMORY TO WORK AS MUCH AS I
COULD TO STAY CONSCIOUS, TO STAY
--
>> Stephen: BUT HOW DID YOU
EVEN HAVE THE MENTAL
WHEREWITHALL TO KNOW THAT WOULD
HELP YOU?
I WOULDN'T KNOW TO DO THAT.
>> THE MIND IS AN EXTRAORDINARY
THING.
>> Stephen: WAS IT A DEFENSE
MECHANISM?
>> 100% Y.
I JUST KNEW, AND I KNEW-- NOT
TODAY.
>> Stephen: SO YOU-- WHAT DO
WE SAY TO DEATH, ACTUALLY.
WHAT DO WE SAY TO DEATH?
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>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE DIE
FREQUENTLY FROM THIS.
DID IT CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE
TOWARD LIFE?
HOW DID IT CHANGE YOUR OUTLOOK
TO KNOW YOU HAD COME SO CLOSE TO
SOMETHING SO DIRE?
>> HONESTLY, BEING-- BEING
COMPLETELY HONEST, IT MADE ME
PETRIFIED MOST OF THE TIME,
WHICH IS-- YEAH, IT HAPPENS A
BUNCH.
I WISH I COULD SIT HERE AND SAY
I WAS JUST, LIKE, LET'S GO!
YOU KNOW-- I DON'T KNOW-- JUMP
OUT OF A PLANE.
I REALLY WASN'T.
>> Stephen: DON'T DO, THAT
DON'T DO THAT.
>> BUT I DID DO "GAME OF
THRONES" INSTEAD, WHICH IS
SIMILAR.
>> Stephen: FLYING ON DRAGONS.
>> INDEED.
BUT AT THIS POINT YOU START TO
HAVE-- YOU START TO REALIZE HOW
LUCKY YOU ARE, AND THAT
PERSPECTIVE GIVES YOU IT'S
PERSPECTIVE THAT GIVES YOU IS
ENORMOUS.
AND THEN THAT IS FOR THE REST OF
YOUR LIFE.
YOU-- YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LUCKY.
YOU KNOW HOW LUCKY YOU ARE.
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU ARE
LUCKY.
>>
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Stephen: AND WE'RE LUCKY.
>> YEAH.
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>> Stephen: THE FINAL SEASON,
AS I SAID BEFORE, THE FINAL
SEASON OF "GAME OF THRONES" IS
COMING, AND THERE'S BEEN
ENORMOUS SECRECY AROUND IT.
>> YES, YES.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU-- HAVE
YOU TOLD ANYONE HOW IT ENDS?
>> WELL, I'VE GOT TO BE HONEST,
I DID.
I DID.
 (  LAUGHTER  )
>> Stephen: WERE YOU SUPPOSED
TO?
>> NOT JUST MY DOG.
>> Stephen: WERE YOU SUPPOSED
TO?
>> I TOLD-- I WASN'T SUPPOSED
TO-- SORRY, LADS.
I TOLD MY MOM.
BUT THE GOOD THING ABOUT TELLING
MY MOM THESE THINGS SHE'S A
VAULT BECAUSE SHE'S JUST DONE
FORGOTTEN IT.
I TOLD HER.
AND WE WERE TALKI TALKING ABOUT 
OTHER DAY AND I WAS LIKE,
"BECAUSE YOU KNOW."
AND SHE WAS LIKE, "DO I?"
AND I WAS LIKE, "YEAH, I TOLD
YOU.
YOU KIND OF READ OF THE ONE OF
THE SCAENS."
AND SHE SAID, "I CAN'T REMEMBER.
WHAT HAPPENS?"
AND I SAID, "I'M NOT GOING TILE
TWICE SM GLVMENT I'M KIND OF
JEALOUS OF YOUR MOTHER.
YOU CAN ENJOY THINGS OVER AND
OVER AGAIN THAT WAY.
>> IF SHE FALLS ASLEEP ON A
PLANE I'M WORRIED SHE WILL JUST
SAY IT, HER SUB CONSCIOUS KNOWS
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
>> Stephen: IT'S ALL A DREAM!
>> EXACTLY, EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: WERE THERE TEARS
AT THE VERY END, WHEN YOU READ
THE END?
>> YEAH!
OH, MY GOODNESS, YEAH!
YEAH!
I WENT FOR A VERY LONG WALK
AFTER I READ THE FIRST-- THE
FIRST TIME I READ THE FINAL
SEASON.
I READ IT AND TO-- I COULDN'T
QUITE HANDLE IT.
SO I SORT OF WALKED OUT.
LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
RAINING, IT WAS JUST THAT KIND
OF A MOMENT.
LIKE, "I'M IN A DAZE, AND I
DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
EXISTENTIAL CRISIS."
AND I JUST WENT FOR A WALK AND
DIDN'T BRING ANYTHING AND KIND
OF WALKED FOR TWO HOURS GOING
"AAAH."
>> Stephen: IS IT FRUSTRATING
AT ALL THAT YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT
IT?
>> DEEPLY!
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS TO BE OUT!
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT.
I KNOW IT.
A ONE POINT IT'S GOING TO COME
OUT ON LIVE TELEVISION.
>> Stephen: DO YOU WANT TO GO
DRINKING LATER?
>> SURE.
DRINKS ARE ON YOU!
>> Stephen: DRINKS ON ME.
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NOW, YOUR CHARACTER, AS I SAID,
DAENERYS TARGARYEN, THE UNBURNT,
IS MOTHER OF DRAGONS.
>> INDEED.
>> Stephen: SO HOW HAS IT BEEN
TO EMOTE ON A SERIES OF THINGSLY
THAAD LOOK LIKE THIS?
THIS HAS BEEN YOUR LIFE.
>> YEAH, THAT'S BEEN MY LIFE.
 ( LAUGHTER )
THERE THEY ARE.
THOSE BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL-- SO
THE THINGS AT THE FRONT IS --
>> Stephen: THESE THINGS RIGHT
HERE?
>> THEY'RE LIKE LIFE BLOWERS.
THEY'RE JUST BLOWING FREEZING
COLD AIR.
AND WE SHOOT IN --
>> Stephen: LIKE YOU'RE
FLYING.
>> AND IT COMES FROM OUTSIDE.
SO IF IT'S SNOWING OUTSIDE,
THAT'S SNOW.
THAT'S SNOW IN YOUR FACE FOR
SURE.
>> Stephen: WOW.
>> THAT WAS INTERESTING.
A FUN DAY.
>> Stephen: DO PEOPLE HAVE,
LIKE, EMOTIONAL CONNECTIONS TO
THEIR SCENE PARTNERS?
>> I REALLY DO!
GENUINELY!
I JUST-- YOU CAN'T SEE, YOU
KNOW, THE JOY IT BRINGS ME, BUT
THAT'S MY BABY.
THAT'S MY-- THAT'S MY GUY.
>> Stephen: ARE THEY LETTING
YOU TAKE IT HOME WHEN IT'S ALL
OVER.
>> NO, NO.
THAT WOULD BE-- THAT WOULD BE
INTERESTING.
>> Stephen: AND HERE'S THE
FINAL-- HERE'S WHAT IT LOOKS
LIKE.
>> YEAH, WHICH-- YEAH, WHICH-- I
MEAN, THEY'RE MUCH SWEETENER MY
MIND.
>> Stephen: WE HAD YOUR COSTAR
KIT HARRINGTON ON HERE.
>> YES, YES.
>> Stephen: A CIEWM OF WEEKS
AGO.
AND HE COMPLAINED THAT OF ALL
THE DIFFERENT CLIMATES THAT
Y'ALL HAVE TO SHOOT IN--
>> HE GOT THE WORST I KNOW.
>> Stephen: HE'S GOT THE WORST
AND HE'S GOT THE WORST OUTFIT
FOR IT, 40 POUNDS OF FUR.
>> YYES.
>> Stephen: AND ALWAYS IN THE
COLD.
>> I KNOW, HE DOES REALLY LIKE
TO TELL EVERYONE THAT.
IT'S REALLY HEAVY.
IT'S REALLY HEAVY.
>> Stephen: AND YOU GET TO BE
IN WARM PLACES WEARING SIG1EU8K.
>> THIS IS THE THING.
KIT ALWAYS COMPLAINS.
AND IT'S A VERY HEAVY CLOAK,
IT'S A VERY HEAVY CLOAK --
>> Stephen: IT MUST SMELL
TERRIBLE.
>> HE HAS ABS HOLDING THEM UP.
THERE'S COLD WEATHER IN ICELAND
BUT THERE ARE ONLY SHORT FILMING
HOURS BECAUSE THERE ARE ONLY
FOUR HOURS OF DAYLIGHT.
WHEREAS I'M IN A QUARRY IN MALTA
IN 100 DEGREE HEAT PASSING OUT
EVERY SINGLE SEASON BECAUSE I
HAVE TWO SETS OF HAIR ON MY
HEAD.
BUT, KIT IS ALWAYS COMPLAINING
HE'S GOT IT WORSE BUT HE HAS IT
BETTER.
HE'S DRINK BUYING 2:00 P.M.
BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY TWO HOURS
OF DAYLIGHT.
WE'RE IN A QUARRY UNTIL 11 P.M.
GOING, "SUN, GO DOWN.
I'M HOT."
>> Stephen: HE ALSO SAID THERE
WERE SOME SERIOUS PARTIES.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: THERE WERE MANY,
MANY RAP PARTIES BECAUSE YOU ALL
WRAPPED EVERY LOCATION WITH A
DIFFERENT PARTY FOR EVERY
LOCATION.
>> EVERY LOCATION GOT A PARTY,
AND EVERY CAST MEMBER
ESSENTIALLY GOT A PARTY.
AND THEN WHAT WOULD HAPPEN QUITE
A LOT, LIKE IAN GLENN, "HE
WOULD-- I THINK HE WRAPPED-- GOT
WRAPPED EIGHT TIMES.
THEY'LL BE LIKE, "THAT'S A
WRAP."
"THAT'S A WRAP, I LOVE YOU!"
BRILLIANT.
THAT WAS IT.
>> Stephen:IMENT THAT SOUND
YOU JUST MADE IN MY RING TONE.
 (  LAUGHTER  )
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THAT'S FANTASTIC.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD ACTING.
>> THANKS!
>> Stephen: THAT WAS COMPACT,
COMPACT.
>> DRAMA SCHOOL, DRAMA SCHOOL.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A VERY
GOOD-- YOU HAD A VERY GOOD--
>> THAT WAS ONE OF THE WRAP
PARTY S.
>> Stephen:  THAT WAS ONE OF
THE WRAP PARTIES.
>> YOU CAN'T HELP IT.
I MEAN-- YEAH, THAT WAS-- THAT
WAS AN INTERESTING EVENING.
>> Stephen: WELL, LOVELY TO
SEE YOU AGAIN.
I CANNOT WAIT TO FIND OUT THE
THINGS YOU CAN'T TELL US.
>> ME, TOO, IT WILL BE RELIEF.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANKS!
>> Stephen: THE FINAL SEASON OF
"GAME OF THRONES" PREMIERES
APRIL 14 ON HBO.
EMILIA CLARKE, EVERYBODY!
