DONALD TRUMP HELD A
RALLY IN OHIO YESTERDAY, SOMETHING REALLY WEIRD AND
DISTURBING HAPPENED. HAVE A LOOK AT SOME OF THESE
IMAGES OF HIS SUPPORTERS HOLDING UP THEIR ARMS, HOLDING UP THEIR
FINGERS. >> WHERE THAT SALUTE ACTUALLY
COMES FROM, WE DO NOT KNOW.
>> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND A VERY SPECIAL HELLO TO
YOUNGSTOWN, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. SHOULD I DO THE TWO-HOUR VERSION
OF THIS SPEECH OR THE ONE-OUR VERSION?
>> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT."
TONIGHT: >> THE GREAT BRITISH SEND-OFF!
PLUS, STEPHEN WELCOMES: ANA de ARMAS
KEN BURNS AND MUSICAL GUEST
SUDAN ARCHIVES
FEATURING LOUIS CATO AND THE LATE SHOW BAND.
AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK
CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
SPARKLES! I LIKE THAT.
HELLO. HELLO.
HAPPY MONDAY.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. HEY, EVERYBODY!
UP THERE. ♪ ♪ ♪
PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT, EVERYBODY. WHAT'S UP, LOUIS?
WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW." WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW."
I AM YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT. RIGHT NOW, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
RIGHT NOW, IT IS ABOUT 4:35 A.M WHICH MEANS QUEEN ELIZABETH'S
FUNERAL HAS ALMOST ENDED. AFTER 70 YEARS ON THE THRONE,
SHE DESERVES A PROPER SEND-OFF. THE CEREMONY BEGAN THIS MORNING,
WITH A BRITISH MILITARY ESCORT THROUGH LONDON TO THE WELLINGTON
ARCH, WITH BRITISH SUBJECTS PAYING THEIR RESPECTS AS HER
CASKET PASSED BY. A FITTING TRIBUTE FOR A BELOVED
MONARCH, BUT PRETTY EMBARRASSING FOR WHOEVER FORGOT TO PUT THE
CROWN INSIDE BEFORE THEY CLOSED THE LID.
( LAUGHTER ) "OH, DASH IT ALL.
JUST STICK IT ON TOP. IT'S FINE!
IT'S FINE!" ( LAUGHTER )
KING CHARLES AND SIBLINGS WALKING BEHIND THE COFFIN FOR
NEARLY ONE AND A HALF HOURS. THAT'S NOT EASY.
FOR YEARS, THE ROYAL FAMILY'S ONLY FORM OF EXERCISE HAS BEEN
WALKING BACK STATEMENTS FROM ANDREW.
( LAUGHTER ) THE QUEEN'S--
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THERE, AND BECAUSE OF THEIR
SHORT LEGS, THEY WERE ALL GIVEN FUNERAL SKATEBOARDS.
( LAUGHTER ) ALONG THE ROUTE TO HONOR THE
LATE MONARCH, REQUIRING 22 MILES OF BARRIERS TO BE
ERECTED IN CENTRAL LONDON ALONE. OF COURSE, THOSE IN THE CITY WHO
WANTED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE PROVEGZ WAS AT ANY ONE MOMENT
ALONG THE ROUTE, COULD DOWNLOAD THE DOMINO'S
MONARCH TRACKER. "C'MON, THEY'RE TAKING A LEFT AT
THE WELLINGTON ARCH! THAT'S GONNA BE TWO MORE LIGHTS!
SHE BETTER COME WITH FREE GARLIC KNOTS."
THE PROCESSION... THE PROCESSION WAS LED INTO
CHURCH BY OFFICERS IN ARMS WITH SOME PRETTY FANCY TITLES,
INCLUDING-- AND THESE ARE ALL REAL-- THE MALTRAVERS HERALD
EXTRAORDINARY, THE ROUGE DRAGON PURSUIVANT, AND
THE LADY USHER OF THE BLACK ROD. ( LAUGHTER )
COINCIDENTALLY, ALSO THE U.K.'S NUMBER-ONE SEARCH ON PORNHUB.
( LAUGHTER ) ONE INTERESTING MOMENT WAS WHEN
THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN CEREMONIALLY BROKE THE "WAND OF
OFFICE," SIGNIFYING THE END OF THE QUEEN'S REIGN.
SO, IF I KNOW MY ROYAL PROTOCOL, I BELIEVE KING CHARLES HAS TO GO
PICK OUT A NEW WAND AT OLLIVANDER'S IN DIAGON ALLEY
BEFORE HE CAN RETURN TO TO THE HEADMASTER OF HOGWARTS.
IN OBSERVANCE OF THE MEMORIAL, THE U.K. GOVERNMENT DECLARED
TODAY AN OFFICIAL HOLIDAY. MOST MOVIE THEATERS WERE ALSO
CLOSED BUT OFFERED SCREENINGS OF THE QUEEN'S FUNERAL.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE FOOTAGE-- IS THIS TRUE-- OF THE MOVING
OPENING REMARK. >> SOMEHOW, HEARTBREAK FEELS
GOOD IN A PLACE LIKE THIS. >> Stephen: AMEN, NICOLE.
OF COURSE, THE QUEEN'S FUNERAL WASN'T THE ONLY SOLEMN
OBSERVANCE TODAY. SEPTEMBER 19 IS ALSO
"INTERNATIONAL TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY."
SO WITH A HEAVY HEART AND THE GRAVEST OF RESPECTS, I SAY,
"YARR... SHE WILL BE MISSED." ( APPLAUSE )
YARR. ( LAUGHTER )
LEADERS ATTENDED THE FUNERAL. EVENTUALLY, THEY ATTENDED.
JOE BIDEN WAS FORCED TO WAIT FOR A SEAT AFTER HE ARRIVED LATE.
THE PRESIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN DELAYED BECAUSE BEFORE HE LEFT
HE SAT DOWN WITH AN INTERVIEW WITH "60 MINUTES" ZADDY SCOTT
PELLEY AND MADE A SUDDEN ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> IS THE PANDEMIC OVER? >> THE PANDEMIC IS OVER.
WE STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH COVID. WE'RE STILL DOING A LOT
OF WORK ON IT. IT'S-- BUT THE PANDEMIC IS OVER.
>> Stephen: WHICH IS IT, JOE? "LORRAINE, THE AFFAIR IS OVER.
I STILL HAVE SEX WITH BETHANY EVERY TUESDAY AT 6:00. BUT THE
AFFAIR IS OVER! I GOTTA GO, IT'S 5:45."
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK." ( APPLAUSE )
EVERYTHING IS ALL SUPER CHILL NOW?
>> EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.
IF YOU NOTICE, NO ONE'S WEARING MASKS.
>> Stephen: YEAH! NO ONE'S WEARING MASKS.
RIGHT, AUDIENCE? ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
BIDEN ALSO GAVE PELLEY A LITTLE TOUR AND SHOWED HIM A FAVORITE
KEEPSAKE: >> HE SHOWED US HIS OTHER
INSPIRATION IN A CARTOON THAT HIS FATHER HAD FRAMED.
IN IT, THE VIKING HAGAR CONFRONTS GOD AFTER A LIGHTENING
STRIKE, A BLOW LIKE THOSE ENDURED BY THE PRESIDENT.
>> AND HE'S LOOKING UP AND YOU SEE HE SAYS "WHY ME, GOD?"
AND THE NEXT SCENE, A VOICE FROM HEAVEN, "WHY NOT?"
( LAUGHTER ) THROUGH THE NIGHT.
A LITTLE-- IT'S A LITTLE WEIRD. OF COURSE, HE'S NOT THE FIRST
PRESIDENT TO DRAW INSPIRATION FROM A SUNDAY COMIC.
WHO CAN FORGET THE FAMOUS SIGN ON TRUMAN'S DESK:
"THE BUCK STOPS... BECAUSE I FEEL FAT!
IT'S CATHY. IT'S CATHY.
THERE WAS ONE NOTABLE MOMENT IN THE INTERVIEW.
SEE, USUALLY, WHEN IT COMES TO THE ONGOING TENSIONS BETWEEN
CHINA AND TAIWAN, THE UNITED STATES MAINTAINS WHAT'S CALLED
"STRATEGIC AMBIGUITY." BUT BIDEN WAS TACTICALLY PRETTY
CLEAR: >> WHAT SHOULD CHINESE PRESIDENT
XI KNOW ABOUT YOUR COMMITMENT TO TAIWAN?
>> WE AGREE WITH WHAT WE SIGNED ONTO A LONG TIME AGO, THAT
THERE'S ONE CHINA POLICY, AND TAIWAN MAKES THEIR OWN JUDGMENTS
ABOUT THEIR INDEPENDENCE. >> BUT WOULD U.S. FORCES DEFEND
THE ISLAND? >> YES, IF, IN FACT, THERE WAS
AN UNPRECEDENTED ATTACK. >> SO UNLIKE UKRAINE, TO BE
CLEAR, SIR, U.S. FORCES, U.S. MEN AND WOMEN WOULD DEFEND
TAIWAN IN THE EVENT OF A CHINESE INVASION?
>> YES. >> Stephen: OKAY, OKAY, CALM
DOWN, CHINA. YOU KNOW WE BUY ALL THE iPHONES
YOU MAKE, RIGHT? YOU WANT MORE "TRANSFORMERS"
MOVIES? WE CAN MAKE MORE "TRANSFORMERS"
MOVIES. WE GOT MICHAEL BAY CHAINED IN A
BASEMENT, OKAY. WE'LL SEND YOU SHIA LABOUF.
HE'S GOT SOME FREE TIME RIGHT NOW.
OKAY, JUST CALM DOWN. YOU DON'T WANT TAIWAN.
THERE'S AN UPDATE ABOUT WHO MIGHT WANT TO BE THE PRESIDENT
NEXT: FLORIDA GOVERNOR, RON DeSANTIS
( AUDIENCE BOOING ) SEEN HERE WATCHING YOUR GRANDMA
FALL INTO A DITCH. ( LAUGHTER )
LAST WEEK-- WOW! WOW!
HE HAS BECOME FAMOUS! LAST WEEK, DESANTIS MADE
HEADLINES FOR KIDNAPPING TWO PLANELOADS OF MIGRANTS AND
FLYING THEM TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD.
TURNS OUT, IT WAS WORSE THAN WE IMAGINED, BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY
ABDUCTED THEM FROM TEXAS. FOR A GUY WHO ACTS SO CONCERNED
ABOUT BORDERS, HE DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHERE HIS STATE ENDS.
SO WHY IS THE GOVERNOR-- WHY? WHY, I SAY.
WHY? ( APPLAUSE )
FLORIDA SPENDING HIS TAXPAYERS' MONEY TO SNATCH ASYLUM-SEEKERS
IN TEXAS? BECAUSE HE CAN READ THEIR
MINDS. >> HOW DO YOU JUSTIFY USING THE
MONEY IF THEY STARTED IN TEXAS? >> BECAUSE THEIR INTENT-- MOST
OF THEM WERE INTENDING TO COME TO FLORIDA.
>> C'MON. NO ONE "INTENDS" TO GO TO
FLORIDA. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
YOU'RE FORCED TO GO THERE FOR TWO REASONS: YOU'RE ABOUT TO
DIE AND WANT TO EAT PUDDING NEXT TO AN ALLIGATOR, OR YOU WANNA DO
THAT THING AT DISNEY WHERE YOU CAN BUILD YOUR OWN LIGHTSABER.
THEY HAVE FOUR AVAILABLE HILT STYLES!
DeSANTIS WENT ON, EXPLAINING THAT YOU CAN'T EVER KNOW WHAT
ASYLUM-SEEKERS MIGHT BE THINKING BECAUSE...
CARS. >> IF YOU WANT TO DO IT
EFFECTIVELY, YOU JUST CAN'T POLICE.
IF YOU HAVE TWO PEOPLE IN A CAR, AND THERE'S A HUNDRED DIFFERENT
CARS THAT COME IN A DIFFERENT WEEK BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR
CAR OR ANYBODY ELSE. >> Stephen: OH, I REMEMBER THAT
ONE FROM THE S.A.T.: "IF TWO PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING IN
A CAR, AND THERE ARE A HUNDRED DIFFERENT CARS, HOW BIG OF AN
A-HOLE IS RON DeSANTIS? ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
MIGRANTS THEMSELVES. ACCORDING TO THEIR LAWYER,
DeSANTIS'S PEOPLE LIED TO THEM TO LURE THEM ONTO THE PLANES.
>> ACCOUNTS FROM THE MIGRANTS WHO ARRIVED LAST NIGHT MAKE IT
CLEAR THEY WERE LIED TO AGAIN AND AGAIN.
THEY WERE TOLD THERE WAS A SURPRISE PRESENT FOR THEM AND
THAT THERE WOULD BE JOBS AND HOUSING AWAITING FOR THEM WHEN
THEY ARRIVED. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A SADISTIC
LIE. >> Stephen: YES, IMAGINE BEING
TOLD THAT YOU'RE GETTING A SURPRISE PRESENT, AND THEN WHEN
YOU LAND, SOMEONE HANDS YOU A BOWL OF CHOWDER.
IT'S CLAMS IN HOT MILK. IT'S SADISTIC.
CALL THE HAGUE. ( LAUGHTER )
THEMSELVES, THEY WERE APPROACHED AT A McDONALD'S, WHERE A
WELL-DRESSED WOMAN WHO INTRODUCED HERSELF AS PERLA
HANDED THEM GIFT CARDS. WAIT A SECOND, THEY WERE AT A
McDONALD'S, AND THEY LOVE GIFT CARDS?
THEY'RE ALREADY AMERICANS. ( APPLAUSE )
TEST IS JUST THAT, AND NAMING ONE FOOTBALL TEAM,
LIKE THE NEW YORK... STRONG BOYS.
OR THE KANSAS CITY BALLOONS. BEFORE BOARDING, THE MIGRANTS
WERE TOLD THEY WERE GOING TO BOSTON AND WERE INFORMED MIDAIR
THAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO LAND IN MARTHA'S
VINEYARD. DeSANTIS' GOONS DIDN'T DO MUCH
TO HELP THEM PREPARE, AS THEIR LAWYER EXPLAINED:
>> THEY WERE PROVIDED WITH A CARTOONISHLY SIMPLE MAP OF
MARTHA'S VINEYARD, AND THE UNITED STATES.
>> Stephen: NOW, THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A VERY USEFUL MAP,
BUT THEY ALSO GAVE THEM A POSTER OF THE MILKY WAY THAT SAID, "YOU
ARE HERE." ( LAUGHTER )
TONIGHT. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
ANA de ARMAS AND KEN BURNS. BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, I'LL
CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
STICK AROUND. ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪
BAND. LOUIS CATO AND "THE LATE SHOW""
BAND RIGHT THERE. SHOW THEM SOME LOVE.
I KNOW, LOUIS, I KNOW. >> Louis: STEPHEN!
>> Stephen: I KNOW ON THE KIT OVER THERE WE HAVE JACK DEBEAU,
SITTING IN FOR OUR GREND. WHO DO WE HAVE ON THE GUITAR.
>> WE HAVE A BAND FAVORITE AND DEAR FRIEND, RANDY RUN UNION.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU'VE GOT GUESTS AND I'VE GOT GUESTS, TOO.
WE HAVE COMING UP IN A LITTLE BIT, THE GREAT KEN BURNS.
>> Louis: THAT'S RIGHT. >> Stephen: WE'LL BE OUT HERE
IN JUST A MOMENT, EDUCATE US ABOUT OUR OWN COUNTRY.
AND FROM THE MOVIE "BLONDE," ANA de ARMAS IS GOING TO BE OUT
HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. ( APPLAUSE )
BOND MOVIE. SHE'S FROM "KNIVES OUT," AND AN
AMAZING PORTRAYAL OF MARILYN MONROE.
FANTASTIC. TURNS OUT, SAD LIFE.
>> Louis: OH, YEAH. SO IT SEEMS.
>> Stephen: WHO KNEW? FOLKS...
( LAUGHTER ) WHEN WE COMMEMORATE THE
IMPORTANCE AND INFLUENCE OF HISPANICS IN AMERICAN SOCIETY.
( APPLAUSE ) AND WHEN BRANDS COMMEMORATE HOW
MUCH FRIDA KAHLO LOVED THE ALL-NEW 2023 KIA SORRENTO.
AND AS MUCH AS LATINOS AND HISPANICS ARE BEING CELEBRATED,
THEY'RE STILL NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE ONLY PLACE THAT MATTERS:
TELEVISION. BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE LATEST
STUDIES, WHILE HOLLYWOOD IS MORE ETHNICALLY DIVERSE THAN
EVER, HISPANIC AND LATINO CREATIVES REMAIN EXTREMELY
UNDER-REPRESENTED. IN FACT, JUST LAST YEAR, DISNEY
RELEASED A WHOLE SONG ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THEM. AND EVEN WHEN THEY ARE
REPRESENTED, THEY TEND TO BE PIGEONHOLED.
MORE THAN ONE-QUARTER OF HISPANIC AND LATINO CHARACTERS
WERE DEPICTED AS CRIMINALS, AND 40% OF THOSE ARE DEPICTED
COMMITTING VIOLENT CRIME. EVEN WORSE, NOW THAT "BETTER
CALL SAUL" IS OVER, ALL THOSE ACTORS ARE UNEMPLOYED.
WELL, THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE. AND CHANGE NOW.
SO HERE TO DISCUSS THE LACK OF REPRESENTATION FOR HISPANICS ON
TELEVISION IS AN HISPANIC ON TELEVISION, MY WRITER, FELIPE
TORRES MEDINA. FELIPEA COME OUT HERE.
FELIPE TORRES MEDINA, EVERYBODY. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> HI, STEVE. >> Stephen: HAVE A SEAT.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. ( APPLAUSE )
HI, STEPHEN. AND HOLA, HOLLYWOOD.
>> Stephen: SO, FELIPE, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS LACK OF
HISPANIC REPRESENTATION? >> WELL, TO PUT IT IN TERMS
HOLLYWOOD WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND, IT'S NO BUENO.
>> Stephen: SO WHAT SHOULD TELEVISION DO DIFFERENTLY?
>> WELL, THIS SHOW'S OFF TO A GREAT START.
YOU HAVE A HISPANIC ON SCREEN WITH YOU RIGHT NOW WHO'S NOT
PLAYING A CRIMINAL. >> Stephen: HOW BRAVE OF ME.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE AN
EFFORT TO HIRE OTHER LATINO AND HISPANIC ACTORS.
>> WHOA WHOA WHOA. "OTHER" LATINO ACTORS?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME? I NEED THE WORK.
>> Stephen: NO, YOU DON'T. YOU HAVE A FULL-TIME JOB HERE.
>> PROGRESS IS INCREMENTAL, STEVE!
AND I BELIEVE I CAN SINGLEHANDEDLY SOLVE THIS
REPRESENTATION ISSUE WITH AN EXCITING NEW SYSTEM THAT I'VE
BEEN WORKING ON. >> Stephen: DURING WORK HOURS AT
MY SHOW? >> ROLL IT, JIM!
>> ARE YOU A PRODUCER MAKING A MORE AND/OR A TV SHOW, AND YOU
REALIZE YOU HAVE NO HISPANIC CHARACTERS?
OR THAT ALL YOUR HISPANIC ROLES ARE DRUG DEALER NUMBER ONE, OR
ANT MAN'S FRIEND FROM JAIL? FEAR NOT, BECAUSE I'VE RECORDED
MYSELF AGAINST A GREEN SCREEN SAYING PHRASES THAT MAKE ME
SOUND LIKE A GOOD PERSON SO YOU CAN EASILY INSERT SOME HISPANIC
REPRESENTATION INTO YOUR SHOW OR A MOVIE.
TAKE A LOOK. HEY, GUYS, JUST GOT BACK FROM MY
JOB AS A BRAIN SURGEON. KNOCK, KNOCK.
DID SOMEBODY SAY BIRTHDAY CAKE IN THE BREAK ROOM?
I DID. IT WAS ME.
I'M GAINFULLY EMPLOYED. I HAVE TAPED MYSELF IN HUNDREDS
OF SCENARIOS THAT WILL FIT SEAMLESSLY INTO YOUR SHOW.
TAKE A LOOK. >> I.D.?
>> NOPE, NOTHING ON HIM. >> BOBBY, MAKE SURE YOU BAG IT
ALL. >> HEY, GUYS, I BROUGHT BAGELS!
>> PERFECTION. I ALSO OFFER A DISCOUNTED
VERSION WHERE I HAVE NO LINES BUT JUST HANG IN THE BACKGROUND
OF YOUR SHOW DRESSED LIKE AN ASTRONAUT.
YOU CAN MAKE A WHOLE SHOW JUST USING CLIPS OF ME.
I SET FIRE TO THIS HOUSE, BUT IT WASN'T ARSON.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. I HOPE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GETS
HERE SOON. DID SOMEBODY SAY FIRE
DEAPARTMENT! AND I BROUGHT MY DALMATIAN.
SO ORDER YOUR KIT TODAY. IF YOU NEED HISPANIC
REPRESENTATION, I'M YOUR MAN OR DOG.
>> Stephen: IT'S YOURS IF YOU WANT IT, HOLLYWOOD.
FELIPE TORRES MEDINA AND MY HISPANIC ASTRONAUT,
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH BLONDE STAR ANA de ARMAS
( APPLAUSE ) LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
FOLKS, YOU KNOW MY FIRST GUEST FROM FILMS SUCH AS "KNIVES OUT"
AND "NO TIME TO DIE." SHE NOW STARS AS MARILYN MONROE
IN "BLONDE." >> PLEASE COME.
PLEASE COME. PLEASE.
>> HE'S COMING. >> PLEASE COME.
>> SHE'S COMING. SHE'S COMING.
SHE'S ALMOST HERE. >> PLEASE COME.
♪ ♪ ♪
>> MARILYN! MARILYN!
MARILYN!
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME ANA de ARMAS!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: THANK YOU. LOVELY TO HAVE YOU ON.
I'VE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU BEFORE.
>> ME, EITHER. >> Stephen: BUT I'VE BEEN A
LONG ADMIRERS OF YOURS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Stephen: THAT IS SUCH AN EXTRAORDINARY MOMENT.
>> YES. >> Stephen: IN THAT MOVIE.
AS I WAS SAYING TO YOU BACKSTAGE, WHO KNEW THAT ANA
de ARMAS LOOKED LIKE MARILYN MONROE.
>> NOT ME. >> Stephen: YOU DID NOT
SUSPECT IT? THIS IS-- THIS IS ONE OF THE
SCENES FROM THE MOVIE NEXT TO THE SORT OF ICONIC PHOTOGRAPH
THAT INSPIRED IT. LOOK AT THE TWO OF YOU TOGETHER.
>> YEAH. >> Stephen: AND THERE IS
ACTUALLY-- THIS IS NOT SIMPLY, YOU KNOW, THE WAY YOU NATURALLY
LOOK. THAT MOMENT RIGHT THERE, YOU
ACTUALLY TURN INTO WHAT WE THINK OF AS MARILYN.
>> RIGHT. >> Stephen: AND I'M JUST
CURIOUS, IS THE CHARACTER IN THE MOVIE, NORMA JEANE-- IF I CAN
CALL HER A CHARACTER EVEN THOUGH IT IS A BIO-PIC.
NORMA JEANNE SAYS THERE IS NO MARILYN.
IT'S NORMA JEANNE. >> YES.
>> Stephen: BUT IT FEELS LIKE MARILYN ARRIVES IN THAT MOMENT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS HAPPENING AS AN ACTRESS YOURSELF WHO HAS
TO IS HAVE SOMETHING OF A PUBLIC PERSONA, I KNOWLEDGE.
>> YEAH, I THINK WE ALL HAVE OUR PUBLIC SELF AND OUR PRIVATE
SELF. WITH MARILYN, YOU KNOW,
EVERYTHING GETS AMPLIFIED BECAUSE THE STAR THAT SHE IS.
AND MARILYN, FOR HER, WAS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WAS
SOMETHING THAT SHE KIND OF, LIKE, HAD TO TURN ON AND OFF
WHENEVER SHE NEEDED IO. IT WAS KIND OF LIKE A...
SOMETHING OF A SURVIVAL THING. >> Stephen:-- LIKE A COMIC
MAKING JOKES SO THE FOOTBALL TEAM WON'T BEAT HIM UP,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> OKAY...
>> Stephen: THAT WAS MY EXPERIENCE.
THAT'S HOW I BECAME A COMEDIAN. >> YEAH.
SO I THINK FOR THE MOST PART IN THE MOVIE, NORMA JEANE IS
PRESENT, AND MARILYN COMES, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER SHE NEED.
>> Stephen: NOW, THE DIRECTOR ANDREW DOMINIK SAID THAT THE
MINUTE FROM, YOU KNOW, HE SAW YOU IN YOUR AUDITION, HE KNEW
THAT YOU WOULD BE HIS MARILYN. DID YOU HAVE A SENSE--
>> TAKE THREE, HE SAID. >> Stephen: TAKE THREE.
THE THIRD TIME YOU AUDITIONED, HE KNEW IT.
>> YEAH. >> Stephen: DID YOU TALK OUT
OF THERE THINKING THAT YOU HAD THE PART?
>> AH, OH, MY GOSH, NO, I DON'T THINK I DID.
I WAS JUST, LIKE, DRIVING DOWN HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD WITH THIS
VERY CHEAP BLOND WIG AND SOME KIND OF LIKE MAKEUP, AND I JUST
HAD THE FEELING THAT I DID SOMETHING GOOD.
>> Stephen: YES. >> BUT I WASN'T SURE.
I-- I -- >> Stephen: YOU WERE LITERALLY
GOING DOWN HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD IN A CAR DRESSED LIKE MARILYN
RON ROW. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF MARILYNS
ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD. >> YES, I DID.
>> Stephen: POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
GROWING UP IN CUBA, YOU WERE 18? >> YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU KNOW ABOUT MARILYN?
WHAT WAS YOUR EXPOSURE. SHE'S AN INTERNATIONAL ICON, BUT
WHAT DID YOU KNOW ABOUT HER? >> I WASN'T SURE AND I ASKED MY
MOM THE OTHER DAY IF SHE REMEMBERED MARILYN MOVIES ON TV
AND SHE DEFINITELY DID. I GUESS AT THAT TIME I WASN'T
AWARE THAT SHE WAS MARILYN, YOU KNOW.
SO IT WAS LATER ON WHERE I STARTED WATCHING FILMS AFTER
STUDYING IN DRAMA SCHOOL THAT I, YOU KNOW, REALIZED THIS IS
MARILYN MONROE AND WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT SHE MEANT.
>> Stephen: ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK GETS MISUNDERSTOOD
ABOUT MARILYN MONROE, OR NORMA JEANE, IS THAT VERY INTELLIGENT,
VERY THOUGHTFUL. >> YES.
>> Stephen: SHE WAS VERY WELL INFORMED ON THE ROLES THAT SHE
DID, AND HER-- THERE'S A WONDERFUL SCENE WHERE SHE SORT
OF SURPRISES ARTHUR MILLER WITH HER INSIGHT, A CHARACTER INFORMS
HIM ABOUT THE SCRIPT THAT HE ACTUALLY SHOWS HER THAT HE
DOESN'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT HIS CHARACTERS.
SORT OF FAMOUSLY SAID ABOUT HER THAT THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH HER
BEING A DUMB BLOND IS WHAT SHE WASN'T DUMB AND SHE WASN'T A
BLOND. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THAT.
I WONDER, AS A YOUNG ACTRESS ON A RAPID, UPWARD TRAJECTORY, IN
WHAT WE MIGHT CALL HOLLYWOOD IN THE WORLD, IS SOME OF HER STORY
RESONANT FOR YOU, AS SOMEONE WHO IS BEAUTIFUL BUT NEEDS TO BE
TKEN SERIOUSLY AS AN ARTIST? >> ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK AT THE BEGINNING I THOUGHT-- I WAS WONDERING WHAT I
WOULD HAVE IN COMMON WITH HER. AND TO MY SURPRISE, IT WAS RAY
LOT MORE THAN I THOUGHT. AND JUST THIS OPPORTUNITY ALONE
IS ALMOST CLOSE TO, YOU KNOW, A MIRACLE.
A ROLE LIKE THIS WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO COME MY WAY.
IT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. NOT JUST BECAUSE I'M LATINA AND
CUBAN, IT JUST DOESN'T-- THEY DON'T EXIST JUST IN GENERAL.
THIS IS SOMETHING VERY, VERY SPECIAL.
SO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO PLAY THIS PART WAS JUST, YOU
KNOW, A DREAM. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
QUICK BREAK, BUT WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE ANA de ARMAS,
EVERYBODY, STICK AROUND. ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE ) WE'RE BACK HERE WITH THE STAR OF
"BLONDE," ANA de ARMAS. I WANTED TO SHOW THIS.
>> YEAH. I WAS.
>> Stephen: THIS IS-- THIS IS YOU AT THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL.
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY VERY RESONANT OF ONE OF THE SCENES--
MANY OF THE SCENES, ACTUALLY, ON MARILYN BEING IN FRONT OF THE
PAPARAZZI ON THE RED CARPET. WHAT IS THAT MOMENT LIKE FOR
YOU? BECAUSE MOVIE STARS KNOW THAT
PEOPLE LIKE ME DON'T UNDERSTAND, WHAT IT'S LIKE ON THE RED
CARPET. WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOURSELF
WHEN ALL THAT ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON YOU?
>> I JUST TRY NOT TO TRIP. JUST, YOU KNOW...
( LAUGHTER ) IT TOGETHER.
IT'S VERY EXCITING. IT'S VERY EMOTIONAL.
YOU GET BACK TOGETHER WITH THE CAST.
THIS MOVIE WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THREE YEARS TO COME OUT.
>> Stephen: DID YOU START SHOOTING THIS BEFORE COVID?
>> 2019. >> Stephen: WOW.
>> YES, I KNOW. ( LAUGHTER ).
14-MINUTE STANDING OVATION AT THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL.
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR THOSE 14 MINUTES?
TO GIVE-- GIVE THE AUDIENCE SOM. THE MONOLOGUE I DID TONIGHT WAS
13 MINUTES LONG. YOU STOOD THERE IN FRONT OF
APPLAUSE FOR 14 MINUTES. WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR HANDS?
>> WELL, YOU HAVE TO TAKE BREAKS CLAPPING, BECAUSE THEY DO HURT.
IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL. YOU'RE THERE WITH THE AUDIENCE,
AND THE BEST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN IS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU
GET THAT REACTION. YO JUST DON'T EXPECT THAT IT'S
GOING TO BE THAT LONG. BUT THE AUDIENCE DOESN'T LIE.
IT'S JUST HAPPENING FOR REAL. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE FEELING.
AND IT'S VERY-- IT'S VERY MOVING.
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE THERE WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE.
MY FAMILY WAS THERE, MY MOM WAS THERE, MY CLOSEST FRIENDS.
AND IT'S A MOMENT THAT'S BEAUTIFUL AND YOU SHARE THIS,
YOU KNOW, THE FIRST AUDIENCE EVER TO WATCH THIS FILM.
AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE A RELIEF AND AT THE SAME TIME IT'S
NERVE-RACKING BECAUSE NOW EVERYONE IS GOING TO JUDGE IT
AND SEE IT, YOU KNOW. >> Stephen: HOW LONG DID YOU
WORK ON IT? >> UH, YOU MEAN THE SHOOT?
>> Stephen: LIKE, THE ACTUAL-- HOW LONG WERE YOU ACTUALLY
PLAYING THE CHARACTER? >> NINE WEEKS.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A FAIRLY QUICK SHOOT.
>> IT WAS HORRIBLE. ( LAUGHTER )
A VERY TAXING ROLE FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET.
>> NINE WEEKS IS NOTHING CONSIDERING EVERYTHING WE
COVERED IN THE MOVIE. >> Stephen: YES.
AND WERE YOU ABLE TO TAKE A BREAK AFTER THAT?
BECAUSE IT MUST HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTING?
>> IT WAS EXHAUSTING. I DID HAVE NO-- NO BREAKS.
>> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU SHOOT NEXT?
>> WE FINISHED SHOOTING THIS MOVIE ON A FRIDAY.
AND I GOT ON A PLANE AND STARTED SHOOTING JAMES BOND ON MONDAY.
>> Stephen: "NO TIME TO DIE." >> YES.
>> Stephen: I WAS IN PALOMA TWO DAYS LATER WHICH WAS, YOU
KNOW, PROBABLY MY THERAPY. AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE THIS
CHARACTER WAS SO BUBBLY AND SO, YOU KNOW, BAD-ASS, AND A
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ENERGY. BUT IF YOU REALLY LOOK AT IT,
THERE IS SOME KIND OF MAYORAL NIN HER.
AND I THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS-- OVERLAPPING THERE, AND
SEE-THROUGH, YOU KNOW, WAS REALLY CHARMING.
>> Stephen: I'M GOING TO WATCH RIGHT NOW TO LOOK FOR A LITTLE
MARILYN IN THERE. IT WAS SO LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS ON
A BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE. >> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: "BLONDE" IS IN SELECT THEATERS NOW AND ON
NETFLIX SEPTEMBER 28. ANA de ARMAS, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH KEN BURNS.
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW." FOLKS, MY NEXT GUEST IS AN EMMY
AND PEABODY AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR WHO HAS BEEN MAKING
DOCUMENTARIES FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," KEN BURNS!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> Stephen: WE ALWAYS LEARN SO
MUCH ABOUT OUR OWN COUNTRY FROM YOU, KEN BURNS.
WE DO. WE LEARN A LOT ABOUT OUR NATION,
AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE THINGS I'VE LEARNED ABOUT MY
NATION. NOT EVERYTHING WE LEARN IS A
HAPPY STORY ABOUT THE YUT. >> NO, IT IS NOT.
>> Stephen: AND YOUR LATEST DOCUMENT IS "THE U.S. AND THE
HOLOCAUST." WHICH IS HEARTBREAKING.
BUT FASCINATING FILM. WHAT DID YOU LEARN IN MAKING
THIS FILM ABOUT THE UNITED SATES AND OUR RESPONSE TO THE
HOLOCAUST AND-- PHEW. >> YEAH, WE FAILED.
THAT'S THE SIMPLE ONE, TWO-WORD ANSWER.
WE THINK WE'RE SEPARATED BY AN OCEAN AND CONTINENT FROM WHAT
HAPPENED AND THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.
WE WERE INTERESTED IN LOOKING IN, SARAH BOTSTEIN AND LYNN
NOVIK, WE WERE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT WHAT WE DIDN'T DO AND
WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE DONE. THE UNITED STATES, LET'S MAKE IT
CLEAR, IS NOT RESPONSIBLE IN THE HOLOCAUST IN ANY WAY.
IT IS NOT EXPLICIT. HOWEVER, WE LET IN 225,000
IMMIGRANTS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER-- I MEAN, REFUGEES-- MORE
THAN ANY OTHER SOVEREIGN NATION. BUT WE COULD HAVE LET IN FIVE
TIMES OR 10 TIMES AS MANY AND WE DIDN'T.
AND THE REASON WHY WE DIDN'T IS BECAUSE AMERICA HAD BEEN FOR A
LONG TIME HUGELY ANTI-SEMITIC. IT HAD BEEN RACIST AND
ANTI-IMMIGRANT, XENOPHOBIC, NATIVIST-- WHATEVER YOU WANT TO
CALL IT. SOUND FAMILIAR?
WE BELIEVED IN EUGENICS WHICH WAS A PSEUDOSCIENCE ATTEMPTING A
HIERARCHY OF RACISM AND ETHNICITY S.
>> Stephen: SKULL SHAPE, STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> EXACTLY. THERE'S ONLY ONE RACE.
IT'S THE HUMAN RACE. SO WHEN WE WERE FACED IN THE
1930s AND ISOLATIONISM AND A DEPRESSION, WHICH MEANT YOU
DIDN'T WANT SOMEBODY TAKING FOOD OFF YOUR TABLE, WE JUST DIDN'T
DO WHAT WE COULD HAVE DONE, AT EVERY LEVEL.
NOT JUST PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WHO OFTEN GETS A LOT OF BLAME.
HE ADDED MORE YOUS TO HIS ADMINISTRATION THAN ANY OTHER
PRESIDENT. HIS SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
WAS A YOU AND A NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND.
BUT HE KNEW WHAT-- IT WAS HUGELY ANTI-SEMITIC.
>> Stephen: THAT WAS THE CONTEXT ABOUT WHAT THE UNITED
STATES HAD AND WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN GERMANY AND EASTERN
EUROPE. WHAT DID WE KNOW?
WHAT'S THE EARLIEST POINT AT WHICH WE KNEW THERE WAS A--
QUOTE, UNQUOTE-- FINAL SOLUTION GOING ON?
>> HITLER TAKES OFFICE IN JANUARY OF 1933.
THERE WERE 3,000 ARTICLES ABOUT THE MISTREATMENT OF JEWS JUST IN
1933. WE GOT THE NEWS PRETTY QUICKLY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT SLOW-WALKED THE NEWS,
WOULDN'T PUT IT OUT. OTHERS GOT OUT.
SO PEOPLE JUST DIDN'T BELIEVE IT.
IT WAS TREATED AS A WAR RUMOR. OR WHEN THEY DID IT, THEY
THOUGHT, MAYBE EARLY ON, MAYBE THE JEWS DESERVED IT.
OR THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PROBLEMS.
AND THEN WHEN IT GOT REALLY BAD, THEY SAID THIS IS TERRIBLE, THIS
IS A HORRIBLE THING. BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S A
MILLION PEOPLE. I BET IT WAS THREE MILLION OR
SO. OR "I STILL DON'T WANT TO LET
ANYBODY ELSE IN. THE.
EVEN AFTER ALL THE PICTURES CAME BACK FROM THE LIBERATED
CONCENTRATION CAMPS, ONLY 5% OF AMERICANS WANTED TO LET IN MORE
REFUGEES. AND THAT'S ON US.
WE FAILED IN HUMANITY'S DARKEST MOMENT TO BE WHAT WE HAD ALWAYS
CLAIMED TO BE-- THIS BEACON OF LIBERTY, THE HOME OF IMMIGRANTS,
A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS-- WHICH WE ARE AS WELL.
BUT WE ARE ALSO EQUALLY DRAWN TO THE IDEA OF DEMONIZING
IMMIGRANTS AND MAKING THEM THE OTHER.
>> Stephen: WHAT DID HITLER-- HE WAS INTERESTED IN AMERICAN
HISTORY. >> YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT DID HE GLEAN FROM OUR HISTORY THAT HE SAW AS
AN EXAMPLE? >> GOT ANY SCOTCH?
>> Stephen: I DO, ACTUALLY. I'VE GOT A LOT OF SCOTCH.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
STEPHEN, IT'S BAD. HE ADMIRED THE WAY WE HAD
SUPPRESSED AND MURDERED NATIVE AMERICANS AND ISOLATED THEM INTO
CAGES. HE CALLED RESERVATIONS THAT.
EY ADMIRED OUR 1924 JOHNSON-REID IMMIGRATION ACT.
WHICH AFTER HAVING OPEN BORDERS FROM THE 1870s TO 1920, WHERE
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CAME IN, INCLUDING MILLIONS OF
JEWS, AND NEW YORK CITY HAD ONE-QUARTER OF NEW YORK CITY'S
POPULATION WAS JEWISH, AND MORE JEWS THAN ANY OTHER CITY ON
EARTH. THEY SLAMMED THE DOOR.
THEY SAID ONLY THOSE NORDIC, PROTESTANT, WHITE COUNTRIES
COULD HAVE A BIG QUOTA -- >> Stephen: OUR PREVIOUS
PRESIDENT JUST SAID, "WHY NOT MORE PEOPLE FROM NORWAY?"
>> YEAH. >> Stephen: IS THERE RESONANCE
FROM THESE LESSONS, UNFORTUNATELY, TO WHAT IS
HAPPENING NOW? BECAUSE YOUR STORY BRINGS US UP
TO THE PRESENT. IT DOESN'T END IN THE PAST.
>> YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE FELT-- BECAUSE WE
SET THE TABLE WITH ALL THE STUFF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, HITLER
ADMIRED THAT ACT. THE GERMAN JURISTS CAME TO THE
UNITED STATES TO STUDY OUR JIM CROW LAWS SO THEY THEY COULD
FASHION IN 1935 THE ANTI-DISCRIMINATORY LAWS AGAINST
THE JEWS THERE. AND WHEN WE PROTESTED AS A
NATION, THEY LOOKED AT US AND SAID, AS THE HISTORIAN PETER
HAYES IN OUR FILM SAYS,s, MISSISSIPPI.
THE. MEANING YOU TREAT THESE PEOPLE
AS INFERIOR. WE THINK THESE PEOPLE ARE
INFERIOR. SO DON'T TELL US HOW TO
CONSTRUCT OUR BUSINESS. THIS IS THE FIRST FILM IF IN
WHICH WOO WE TALKED HERE ABOUT MARK TWINE SAID, HISTORY DOESN'T
REPEAT ITSELF BUT IT RHYMES. WHEN WE BEGAN THIS PROJECT IN
2015, IN A DIFFERENT KIND OF AMERICA, THIS RHYMES ALL
HISTORY. EVERY FILM I HAVE MADE HAS
RHYMED IN SOME WAYS. BY THE TIME WE WERE FINISHING
IT, IT WAS RHYMING IN EVERY OTHER SENTENCE IN A WAY THAT
REQUIRED US TO HAVE A DISMOUNT. JUST IMPRESSIONISTIC IN THE LAST
FEW MINUTES OF THE FILM THAT BRINGS US UP THROUGH GEORGE
LINCOLN ROCKWELL, THE DYLAN ROOF WHO WAS ANTI-JEWISH AND
ANTI-CATHOLIC, IN ADDITION TO BEING ANTIBLACK, WHO MURDERED IN
MOTHER EMANUEL IN CHARLESTON. THE "UNITE THE RIGHT" RALLY IN
CHARLOTTESVILLE. JEWS WILL NOT REPLACE US.
THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL ANXIETY AND THE REASON FOR CLOSING THE
DOORS, THE WORRY THAT WE WOULD BE OUTBRED BY THESE FOREIGNERS
EVEN THOUGH STRENGTH -- >> Stephen: HOW DO AMERICANS
RISE ABOVE THESE NATIVIST, DARK, SOMETIMES VIOLENT IMPULSES?
>> YOU TELL STORIES ABOUT IT. YOU BRING OUT THE FACTS.
YOU BRING THEM TO LIGHT. YOU TELL THE STORIES, AS
DIFFICULT AS THEY MAY BE, AS UNCOMFORTABLE AS THEY MAY BE.
>> Stephen: KEN, THANK YOU FOR TELLING THOSE STORIES.
"THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST" IS AVAILABLE NOW ON PBS.
KEN BURNS, EVERYBODY! WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A
PERFORMANCE BY SUDAN ARCHIVES. ♪ ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: MAKING HER TELEVISION DEBUT WITH "SELFISH
SOUL" FROM HER ALBUM, "NATURAL BROWN PROM QUEEN," SUDAN
ARCHIVES. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ IF I CUT MY HAIR, HOPE I GROW IT LONG
♪ BACK LONG BACK TIME LIKE WAY BEFORE
♪ IF I WEAR IT STRAIGHT, WILL THEY LIKE ME MORE?
♪ LIKE THOSE GIRLS ON FRONT COVERS
♪ LONG HAIR MAKE 'EM STAY LITTLE LONGER
♪ STAY HAIR, STAY STRAIGHT THOUGH WE FEEL ASHAMED
♪ BY THE CURLS WAVES AND NATURAL THINGS
CURLS WAVES AND NATURAL THINGS ♪ OKAY, ONE TIME IF I GROW IT
LONG ♪ AM I GOOD ENOUGH, AM I GOOD
ENOUGH? ♪ ABOUT TIME I EMBRACE MYSELF
AND SOUL TIME I FEED MY SELFISH SOUL
♪ IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I HAD A SEW-IN
WITH A FRONTAL AND SOME COLOR ♪ IF I CUT IT ALL OFF
WILL IT EVEN GROW? ♪ WOULD IT GROW BACK REAL LONG
GOTTA PROVE THEM ALL WRONG ♪ I DON'T WANT NO STRUGGLES.
I DON'T WANT NO FEARS ♪ I DON'T WANT NO STRUGGLES.
I DON'T WANT NO ♪ DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO YOU
WHY I CUT IT OFF? ♪ OKAY, ONE TIME IF I GROW IT
LONG ♪ AM I GOOD ENOUGH, AM I GOOD
ENOUGH? ♪ ABOUT TIME I EMBRACE MYSELF
AND SOUL TIME I FEED MY SELFISH SOUL
JIMMY MAC WAS HIS NAME ♪ AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE WANNA
GO AND RIDE ♪ I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE
CLIP-INS IN MY HAIR COMING OUT COULDN'T EVEN CATCH A VIBE
♪ HOPE HE STILL LOVES ME IF HE KNOWS THAT THIS WEAVE IS GETTIN'
OLD ♪ THE EXTENSION THAT I HAD TO
OFFER ♪ HE SAID, "BABY, DON'T YOU
BOTHER BUT WHEN IT'S GONE JUST DON'T
ACT SURPRISED" ♪ 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT NO
STRUGGLES, I DON'T WANT NO FEARS ♪ I DON'T WANT NO STRUGGLES.
I DON'T WANT NO FEARS ♪ I DON'T WANT NO STRUGGLES.
I DON'T WANT NO ♪ DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO YOU
WHY I CUT IT OFF? ♪ OKAY, ONE TIME IF I GROW IT
LONG ♪ AM I GOOD ENOUGH?
AM I GOOD ENOUGH? ♪ ABOUT TIME I EMBRACE MYSELF
AND SOUL ♪ TIME I FEED MY SELFISH SOUL
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
HEY, OKAY. HEY, OKAY
♪ CUT IT OFF. OKAY, OKAY
♪ CUT IT OFF OKAY, OKAY ♪ CUT IT OFF.
OKAY, HEY, OKAY. CUTTACUT IT OFF ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) EVERYBODY!
THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW." GOOD NIGHT!
COME ON!