>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY.
STARS IN INDIAN FILMS, AMERICAN
TV, AND WAS NAMED ONE OF "TIME"
MAGAZINE'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL
PEOPLE. PLEASE WELCOME PRIYANKA
CHOPRA!
♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE )
>> HELLO!
>> Stephen: LOVELY TO MEET
YOU.
>> LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> Stephen: I'M HAPPY TO HAVE
YOU HERE.
I'M HAPPY YOU'RE IN THE UNITED
STATES.
BECAUSE FOR THE PEOPLE OUT THERE
WHO DON'T-- WHO DON'T KNOW THIS,
YOU'RE AN ENORMOUS STAR IN
INDIA.
YOU'VE DONE 50 FILMS OVER THERE.
I DON'T THINK DE NIRO'S DONE 50
FILMS.
>> WELL... YEAH, HE PROBABLY
HASN'T.
I DO A LOT OF WORK.
BECAUSE OF THAT.
>> Stephen: YOU PROBABLY CAN'T
WALK DOWN THE STREET IN INDIA,
RIGHT?
>> YEAH, IT IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE
INDIAN MOVIE STARS ARE REALLY,
REALLY LOVED, AND INDIAN MOVIES
ALSO HAVE A DIASPORA AROUND THE
WORLD, SO EVEN IN AMERICA, I
MEAN, WE HAVE SO MANY FANS OF
INDIAN MOVIES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: THAT IS-- THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT-- THAT
AMERICANS-- LIKE WE FEEL LIKE WE
INVENTED MOVIES AND WE LIKE OUR
MOVIES OVER HERE, BUT IT DOESN'T
COMPARE TO HOW PASSIONATE
INDIANS ARE ABOUT YOUR FILMS.
>> IT'S-- IT'S REALLY AMAZING.
I DON'T THINK ANY ACTOR AROUND
THE WORLD WOULD-- I MIGHT GET IN
TROUBLE FOR SAYING THIS-- WOULD
UNDERSTAND THE KIND OF LOVE,
AFFECTION, THAT WE SEE AND
EXPERIENCE.
YOU SEE, LIKE, THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE JUST OUTSIDE YOUR HOME
WAITING FOR YOU WHEN YOUR
MOVIE'S RELEASED, AROUND THE
WORLD, WHETHER I'M IN CANADA.
WHETHER I'M IN NEW YORK, WHETHER
I'M IN LONDON, ANYWHERE.
( APPLAUSE )
YOU HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT
COME OUT WITH LOVE, AFFECTION,
AND JUST, LIKE, HUGS AND IT'S--
AND IT'S REALLY, REALLY WARM AND
INFUSING.
IT'S NOT SCARY, IF THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING.
>> Stephen: I WAS A LITTLE
BIT.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: WAKE UP IN THE
MORNING, "HOW MANY ARE OUT THERE
THIS MORNING?"
>> I'VE SEEN THAT HAPPEN,
THOUGH.
>> Stephen: YES?
>> YEAH AND THEY ARE.
>> Stephen: LIKE A FLASH MOB.
>> PEOPLE ARE NOT DANCING.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE NOT
DANCING?
>> THEY'RE NOT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S TOO BAD.
I LOVE HOW YOU SAY "DANCING."
SAY IS AGAIN, PLEASE.
>> DANCING.
>> Stephen: THAT'S SO ELEGANT.
>> PEOPLE THINK MY ACCENT IS
CONFUSE.
SO AM I.
I'M NOT SURE ANYMORE WHAT IT IS.
IT'S A GLOBAL ACCENT.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE ONE OF THE
REASONS WHY THAT MIGHT BE I
UNDERSTAND YOU GREW UP IN
NEWTON, MASS, OR SPENT SOME OF
YOUR TEENAGED YEARS IN NEWTON,
MASS.
>> FOUR YEARS IN AMERICA, MY
HIGH SCHOOL YEARS.
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOU END UP
IN NEWTON?
>> THAT'S A FUNNY STORY.
A LOT OF MY MOM'S FAMILY IS
HERE, MY MOM'S SISTERS.
THEY LIVED HERE.
THEIR KIDS WERE AMERICAN.
AND I WAS 12 YEARS OLD, AND I
WAS COMING TO VISIT MY COUSINS,
AND I REALIZED KIDS DON'T HAVE
TO WEAR A UNIFORM TO SCHOOL IN
AMERICA.
AND FOR A TEENAGER THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW.
VANITY IS LIKE-- ESPECIALLY FOR
A TEENAGED GIRL.
I WAS LIKE, "YEAH, I GET TO WEAR
WHATEVER I WANT," WHICH LATER
BECAME A PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAD
TO FIGURE OUT A NEW OUTFIT EVERY
DAY, BUT AT THAT TIME, I DIDN'T
THINK ABOUT IT.
THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO COME TO
NEW YORK-- AMERICA.
AND MY MOM SAID, FINE, STAY
HERE, AND I DID.
>> Stephen: WHO DID YOU STAY
WITH?
>> MY AUNT.
>> Stephen: I THOUGHT SHE JUST
CUT YOU LOOSE AND SAID GONE.
>> SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE.
AFTER I CAME BACK FROM AMERICA,
I HAD A REALLY AMERICAN ACCENT.
>> Stephen: NEWTON IS RIGHT
OUTSIDE OF BOSTON.
DID YOU HAVE A BOSTON ACCENT?
GO YOU GO BACK TO INDIA SAYING,
"THIS CURRY IS WICKED HOT."
WAS IT A PROBLEM.
>> I DID GOING GBACK TO INDIA.
I STUDIED IN QUEENS, NEW YORK,
AS WELL, FLUSHING QUEENS.
( APPLAUSE )
I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL THERE.
I ACTUALLY HAD A NEW YORK ACCENT
WHEN I WENT BACK.
YEAH, IT'S-- PLEASE.
IT'S SO EMBARRASSING.
BUT I WOULD BE LIKE, ," CAN I
HAVE SOME CAUF-EE."
IT WAS --
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T LIKE THE
TERM BOLLYWOOD?
>> I DON'T.
>> Stephen: WHY DON'T YOU LIKE
THE TERM "BOWL WOOD?"
>> I THINK A LOT OF ACTORS DON'T
LIKE THE WORD "BOLLYWOOD."
AROUND THE WORLD IT HAS BEEN
REDUCED TO A ZUMBA CLASS.
YOU'RE LIKE, HEY, DO YOU KNOW
WHERE BOLLYWOOD IS."
AND PEOPLE SAY, "YEAH, I JUST
TOOK A CLASS.
THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE SAY TO ME.
I'M SO GLAD "LA LA LAND DID SO
WELL IN AMERICA.
>> Stephen: HOW MANY FRIMS
MADE OVER THERE A YEAR?
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF REGIONS.
THE FILMS I DO ARE HINDU MOVIES
BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER
LANGUAGES IN INDIA.
MYSTERIES, WE CAN PRODUCE 4,000
TO 5,000 MOVIES A YEAR.
WE'RE ONE OF THE BIGGEST FILM
PRODUCING INDUSTRIES IN THE
WORLD.
>> Stephen: OUR FILM INDUSTRY
SHOULD BE NAMED AFTER YOUR FILM
INDUSTRY.
NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
>> WHAT WOULD IT BE CALLED.
>> Stephen: IN HINDI WHAT IS
IT CALLED?
>> THE FILM INDUSTRY.
HOLLYWOOD IS A MAP.
THERE'S NO BOWL WOOD.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A PLACE CALLED
BOWL WOOD.
IT'S MUMBAI.
>> Stephen: MUMBAI-WOOD.
NO?
>> WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE
"WOOD?"
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: THAT'S AN
EXCELLENT QUESTION.
THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.
>> YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO BE SO
CAREFUL OF WHAT I SAY ON TV
THESE DAYS.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU GOTTEN IN
TROUBLE?
>> NO, JUST I GENERALLY IN LIFE
I SHOULD BE CAREFUL.
YEAH, I DO GET INTO TROUBLE, BUT
THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT I MEANT.
I DO GET IN TROUBLE.
>> Stephen: WE ALL IN THE
MEDIA ARE EVENTUALLY GOING TO
GET INTO TROUBLE.
>> WELL, I'M HERE ON A VISA,
SO...
>> Stephen: I WOULD DEFINITELY
WATCH-- I WOULD DEFINITELY WATCH
MY "P"s AND "Q"s.
YOUR NEW PROJECT, YOU CAME OVER
HERE.
YOU'RE IN "QUANTICO."
>> YES.
>> Stephen: OVER ON OUR
FRIENDS AT ABC.
>> THANK YOU.
AND WE MOVED MONDAY NIGHT.
>> Stephen: I HEAR IT'S
QUALITY NIGHTS, MONDAY NIGHTS.
WE'RE ON EVERY NIGHT.
>> I KNOW.
THANK GOD I'M NOT.
I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO KEEP UP.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
>> Stephen: I DON'T... AH...
KEEP UP, REALLY.
BONE DENSITY IS SOMETHING I
REMEMBER VERY WELL.
WELL, I DON'T HAVE TO DO WHAT
YOU HAVE TO DO BECAUSE YOU DO
ACTION.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU DO ACTION.
YOUR CHARACTER IS-- HAS BEEN
RECRUITED BY THE C.I.A. THIS
YEAR.
DID YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO ANY
TRAINING?
DID YOU ACTUALLY GO MEET ANY
C.I.A. PEOPLE?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHAT, REALLY?
>> WE HAVE C.I.A. CONSULTANTS ON
SET WITH US FOR AT LEAST THE
FIRST THREE EPISODES.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO THEY TELL
YOU TO DO?
>> IT'S CRAZY BECAUSE THEY
ACTUALLY ARE SPIES AND YOU HAVE
REAL SPIES ON YOUR SET-- I MEAN,
THEY NOW NO LONGER WORK FOR THE
C.I.A., OBVIOUSLY.
>> Stephen: THEY WOULD BE
TERRIBLE SPIES.
>> IT WOULD BE HORRIBLE.
BUT THEY HAVE SUCH INCREDIBLE
STORIES OF ESPIONAGE AND SPY
(BLEEP) STUFF.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE GOT TO
WATCH WHAT YOU SAY.
THEY'RE GOING TO-- THEY'RE GOING
TO PULL YOUR GREEN CARD, GIRL.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> I DON'T EVEN HAVE THAT.
IT'S A VISA!
IT'S A VISA.
>> Stephen: OH, A VISA.
>> THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
A VISA AND A GREEN CARD GLI
WOULD CHANGE MY NAME AND GET NEW
FINGERPRINTSA THIS POINT.
>> I DO WORK ON A SPY SHOW.
>> Stephen: DO YOU THINK THERE
ARE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN SPIES
AND ACTORS BECAUSE YOU BOTH HAVE
TO PRETEND?
>> BUT WE DON'T INFILTRATE
PEOPLE'S HOMES.
>> Stephen: YOU DO THROUGH THE
BOX RIGHT THERE.
>> I INFILTRATE INTO YOUR HOME
EVERY NIGHT!
>> Stephen: WILL YOU ARE
TERRIFYING DONALD TRUMP RIGHT
NOW!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
I AM IN YOUR HOME!
I AM IN YOUR HOME.
>> EVERY MONDAY!
>> Stephen: THIS IS PRET
EXCITING, YOU'RE ALSO IN-- THIS
IS-- YOU ARE ALSO IN THE NEW
"BAY WATCH" MOVIE THAT IS COMING
OUT.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: IT'S FANTASTIC.
NOW, I THINK WE'VE GOT THIS
MARKED HERE.
ARE YOU NOT-- THIS IS NOT
EXACTLY-- THIS IS NOT EXACTLY
BEACHWEAR, YOU'VE GOT HERE.
ARE YOU THE BAD GUY?
>> I'M THE GAD BAD GUY.
>> Stephen: NOT THAT YOU'RE A
GUY.
>> I'M A BRO, THOUGH.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU A BRRORKS?
>> THAT'S THE RELATIONSHIP I
HAVE WITH MOST PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: I THINK YOU'RE
MANUFACTURE A BRO THAN I AM.
>> I AM, I REALLY AM.
>> Stephen: WHEN YOU WERE
LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES AND
NOW THAT YOU'RE LIVING IN THE
UNITED STATES, WHAT DO YOU MISS
ABOUT INDIA?
AND WHAT DID YOU MISS ABOUT THE
UNITED STATES WHEN YOU HAD TO GO
BACK TO INDIA?
>> YOU KNOW, I FLY BACK AND
FORTH FROM INDIA AND AMERICA
LIKE PEOPLE GET GTO THE
HAMPTON'S.
I LITERALLY OVER THE WEEKEND --
>> Stephen: I DON'T GO TO THE
HAMPTONS?
>> YOU DON'T.
>> Stephen: DO YOU GO TO THE
HAMPTONS.
I HEAR IT'S REALLY NICE OUT
THERE.
>> IT IS REALLY NICE.
THE POOLS ARE GREAT.
IT'S HEAT GLD ARE YOU HAVING A
SUPER BOWL PARTY BECAUSE JOHN
AND I HAVE NOWHERE TO GO?
>> NO, BECAUSE I'M GOING ON
VACAYFOR FOR TWO DAYS.
>> Stephen: TWO DAYS.
WE CALL THAT THE WEEKEND HERE?
>> NOT IN MY WORLD.
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT.
>> NOT WHEN YOU'RE DOING A
NETWORK TV DRAMA AND SHOOTING
MOVIES WHILE YOU'RE SHOOTING
"QUANTICO."
I SHOT "BAY WATCH" AS I WAS
SHOOTING "QUANTICO."
I HAD TO FLY BACK ON THE
WEEKENDS, SHOOT A SCENE AND COME
BACK.
>> Stephen: BUT YOU LOOK SO
FRESH?
>> I KNOW.
AIRPLANES ARE AMAIZING,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE 180
DEGREES.
YOU SLEEP.
AND YOU WATCH A MOVIE FOR 16
HOURS.
>> Stephen: OH, 180 DEGREES
LIKE LAYING DOWN.
I THOUGHT YOU MEANT IT WAS 180
DEGREES.
I KNOW INDIA'S HOT.
I KNOW INDIA'S HOT.
>> IT WAS JUST THE ANGLE,
MATHEMATICS.
>> Stephen: IT WAS LOVELY TO
MEET YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> LOVELY TO MEET YOU, STEPHEN.
"QUANTICO" AIRS MONDAYS ON ABC.
PRIYANKA CHOPRA, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THOMAS
SADOSKI.
