MY FIRST GUEST IS A GOLDEN
GLOBE-NOMINATED ACTRESS AND
AUTHOR KNOWN FOR HER ROLES ON
"GILMORE GIRLS," "PARENTHOOD"
AND "GILMORE GIRLS."
>> LET'S GET PERUVIAN PAPAS
AND --
>> AND HEAD STRAIGHT FOR THE
STOMACH PUMP.
>> I HAVE TO LEAVE IN HALF AN
HOUR.
>> I CAN'T LEAVE.
HAVE A PLANE TO CATCH.
WHO'S GOING TO GET BACK TO
THE DINER?
>> I CAN WATCH HER BUT YOU HAVE
TO BE BACK IN 45 MINUTES TO
RELIEVE ME.
>> I HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY
EATING BY MYSELF FIVE AND SIX
YEARS.
GYPSY CAN WATCH ME.
>> THAT'LL WORK.
>> STEPHEN: PLEASE WELCOME THE
LOVELY LAUREN GRAHAM!
♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> THANK YOU!
HOW ARE YA?
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YA!
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE
DOING.
>> AUDIENCE: WE LOVE YOU,
LAUREN!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> WOW!
>> Stephen: THEY STOLE MY
LINE.
( LAUGHTER )
I WAS GOING TO WAIT TO TALK
ABOUT "GILMORE GIRLS" BUT I
CAN'T.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MY LAST
SATURDAY.
WE HAD A COUPLE DAYS OFF FOR
THANKSGIVING.
SATURDAY, WE DIDN'T GET OUT OF
OUR PAJAMAS.
WE GOT UP IN THE MORNING AND
KEPT MAKING POTS OF COFFEE AND
EATING PANCAKES AND WATCHED THE
ENTIRE NEW SEASON OF "GILMORE
GIRLS" IN ONE DAY.
I WOULD LIVE IN STAR'S HOLLOW
TOMORROW.
>> WOULDN'T WE ALL.
>> Stephen: WHERE IS THAT?
HALFWAY BETWEEN NEW HAVEN AND
OUR IMAGINATION.
>> Stephen: WELL, NOT ONLY DO
YOU HAVE THE SERIES BUT YOU HAVE
A BOOK I GET TO IN JUST A MOMENT
CALLED "TALKING AS FAST AS I
CAN."
ONE OF THE THINGS I LEARNED IS
YOU WERE BORN IN HAWAII, WHICH I
DID NOT KNOW -- YOU DON'T STRIKE
ME AS HAWAIIAN -- BUT YOU LIVED
PART OF YOUR CHILDHOOD IN JAPAN.
HOW DID YOU GET THERE?
>> MY MOM WAS A MISSIONARY KID,
AND HER PARENTS WERE THERE
WORKING, MY DAD WENT TO VIETNAM
FOR A YEAR SO I LIVED WITH MY
MOM IN TOKE.
>> DID YOU RETURN ANY JAPANESE?
I HAVE BEEN TOLD MY FIRST
WORD WAS HESSO.
>> Stephen: WHICH MEANS?
BELLY BUTTON.
>> Stephen: WOW!
THAT'S NICE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: ANYTHING ELSE
STICK OR IS IT JUST HESSO?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU
WOULD NEED.
I MEAN, I LOVE JAPANESE FOOD AND
CULTURE.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU BEEN BACK
AS AN ADULT?
>> YES, SEVERAL TIMES.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE PLACE TO
VISIT.
I CAN SPEAK ONE WORD TO THEM.
>> Stephen: I WOULDN'T ORDER
THAT AT A RESTAURANT, IF I WERE
YOU.
WELL, OKAY, SO WHEN YOU WENT
BACK TO DO THE NEW "GILMORE
GIRLS," THE "GILMORE WOMEN "--
( LAUGHTER )
-- NINE YEARS AGO WHEN THE FIRST
SERIES ENDED DID YOU EVER THINK
YOU WOULD DO SOMETHING THAT
WOULD COME BACK TO BE WATCHED ON
PEOPLE'S SNOANS.
>> YOU HURT ME.
>> Stephen: IT'S TRUE, I CAN
WATCH IT ON MY APPLE WATCH.
>> NO, NO!
>> Stephen: I KNOW THE
PRODUCTION DESIGNERS WOULD GO
CRAZY TO HEAR THAT.
>> ALL OF US.
I THINK THEY JUST RELEASED THE
ABILITY TO DO THAT.
I THINK THEY WERE TRYING TO
SOMEHOW MAKE PEOPLE WATCH IT ON
A BIG SCREEN.
ESPECIALLY THESE EPISODES.
THEY'RE LONGER, MORE CINEMATIC
IN SCOPE AND THEY'RE SO
BEAUTIFUL.
WATCH THEM ON SOMETHING BIGGER
THAN A POP TART, PEOPLE.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: IT'S HARD TO GET
THE WIDE SCREEN TV INTO THE
BATHROOM WITH YOU WHEN YOU'RE
WATCHING IT.
THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE WATCH TV.
>> WHAT A LOVELY IMAGE.
I'M IN EVERYONE'S BATHROOM.
>> Stephen: WHEN YOU WENT
BACK, IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL FOR
MY KIDS TO, YOU KNOW, SEE THE
SHOW AGAIN.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: LIKE, WE WERE NOT
ALLOWED TO TALK, SHUT UP,
WATCHING "GILMORE GIRLS."
( LAUGHTER )
WAS IT EMOTION FORTUNATELY YOU
TO GET BACK INTO LORELAI?
>> IT WAS SO EMOTIONAL FOR MANY
REASONS, BUT ONE WAS YOU HARDLY
GET A CHANCE IN ANY MOMENT IN
LIFE TO APPRECIATE THE MOMENT
WHILE YOU'RE IN IT AND THE FACT
THAT IT WAS SORT OF THE PEOPLE
WHO BROUGHT US BACK AND WE GOT
TO FINISH A STORY THAT WE HADN'T
GOTTEN TO FINISH, AND THIS
CHARACTER I LOVE SO MUCH, AND I
WAS JUST WALKING AROUND IN SOME
SORT OF -- I WAS JUST LIKE, YOU,
AND, STEPHEN, YOU'RE HERE, AND
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE!
I WAS JUST A FREAK.
I HAD SO MUCH APPRECIATION.
IT'S ACTUALLY VERY OVERWHELMING.
I'M NOT A PERSON WHO CRIES VERY
EASILY.
I CRIED ALMOST EVERY DAY.
>> Stephen: BUT YOU'RE AN
ACTRESS.
DON'T YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CRY
VERY EASILY?
>> NO, I MEAN.
>> Audience: GUESS AT TIMES,
BUT MYSELF, YOU KNOW, YOU CRYING
IS A DIFFERENT THING
>> Stephen: ONE OF THE THINGS
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING
ABOUT, IS IT JUST ME OR IS THE
WAY THEY HOLD THEIR COFFEE CUPS
IN THE FIRST EPISODE OF "GILMORE
GIRLS" SUPER ANNOYING BECAUSE
THEY'RE EMPTY AND PHYSICS.
THERE HAS BEEN A BIT OF ONLINE
COMPLAINING THAT AT LUKE'S YOU
GUYS DRINK A LOT OF COFFEE BUT
PEOPLE ONLINE SAY CLEARLY THE
COFFEE CUPS NEVER HAVE ANYTHING
IN THEM.
>> I WANT TO TELL YOU ONE THING,
IT IS A TRUE THING --
>> Stephen: YES --
-- THERE IS ALWAYS COFFEE IN
MY CUP.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: THAT SOUNDS LIKE A
METAPHOR.
( LAUGHTER )
SO THERE REALLY IS COFFEE IN THE
CUP?
>> ALWAYS.
THAT IS A PET PEEVE OF MINE.
I DIDN'T LOOK AT THE PICTURE
ENOUGH TO SEE WHAT'S SO ANNOYING
ABOUT IT.
( LAUGHTER )
BY THE WAY, I'M STILL
ENJOYING --
>> I'M HOLDING IT.
I'M LOOKING AT SNOW, I'M
DRINKING IT.
>> Stephen: I BELIEVE YOU.
I'M ON YOUR SIDE.
>> NO, THAT'S A PET PEEVE OF
MINE, TOO.
WHEN YOU SEE SOMEBODY CARRYING
LUGGAGE AND THEY'RE SWINGING IT
OVER.
SO, NO.
>> Stephen: WE'RE GOING TO GET
OUR FINGERS AROUND THIS.
>> I LOVE THE CONTROVERSIES
CROPPING UP.
>> WE'VE GOT TO BE ANGRY ABOUT
SOMETHING.
>> I KNOW.
>> Stephen: BACK WITH MORE
LAUREN GRAHAM.
