Anna Baryshnikov Had To Be Talked Out Of Attending Prom At 22

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY.
MY NEXT GUEST MADE HER FILM DEBUT IN "MANCHESTER BY THE SEA"
AND NOW STARS IN CBS' "SUPERIOR DONUTS."
PLEASE WELCOME ANNA BARYSHNIKOV!
>> Stephen: HOW ARE YOU?
>> Stephen: NOW, WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
>> HI.
>> Stephen: THIS IS YOUR FIRST LATE NIGHT SHOW, RIGHT?
>> IT IS.
>> Stephen: WELCOME, YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT.
>> THANK YOU!
>> Stephen: THE FIRST OF MANY, NO DOUBT.
YOUR NAME IS A DEAD GIVEAWAY.
>> WHY IS THAT.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE YOUR FATHER IS MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV,
AND YOUR MOTHER IS LISA REINHART, BOTH GREAT DANCERS.
DID YOU DANCE?
>> I TRIED.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE NOT FORCED TO?
>> NO, MY PARENTS WERE PRETTY GOOD ABOUT NOT PUTTING ON ANY
PRESSURE, BUT THEY DID PUT ME IN A BALLET CLASS LIKE WE DO WITH A
LOT OF GIRLS AND BOYS BUT I WAS TERRIBLE.
I WAS A REALLY TALKATIVE KID AND I HAD A LOT OF ENERGY AND IT
REQUIRES SO MUCH FOCUS.
YOU HAVE TO BE SO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, DILIGENT AS A LITTLE KIT
KID, AND I WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
MY FIRST CLASS I WAS AT THE BAR AND I WAS NEED LING AROUND THE
BAR, AND I WAS TALKING OUT LOUD, "HOW ABOUT THIS CLASS?
IT'S A LOT OF FUN."
>> Stephen: HOW OLD ARE YOU AT THIS POINT?
>> I WANT TO SAY MAYBE SIX OR SEVEN.
>> Stephen: SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT.
>> YEAH.
ALL RIGHT A DISASTER.
AND THE TEACHER CAME OVER AND SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS
ACTUALLY QUIET TIME.
WE'RE LEARNING FIRST POSITION."
AND I REMEMBER THINKING, "THIS IS NOT GOING TO WORK."
>> Stephen: SO IS ACTRESS A FORM OF REBELLION FOR YOU?
>> IT'S LIKE THE LAMEST FORM OF REBELLION EVER.
I WAS LIKE, "I'M GOING TO DO PLAYS!"
>> Stephen: YOU STARTED DOING THEM EARLY.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
>> I WAS IN A CHILDREN'S SHAKESPEARE THEATER FOR SEVERAL
YEARS.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE PRESENCE.
THAT'S PRESENCE RIGHT THERE FOR A KID.
YOU KNOW WHERE THE CAMERA IS, THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.
>> THAT'S SO NICE OF YOU TO SAY THAT BECAUSE I SEE THAT AND I'M
LIKE, "I'M JUST WAITING FOR DINNER."
I LOOK DEAD IN THE EYES THERE A LITTLE BIT.
>> Stephen: NOT AT ALL.
YOU'RE ALMOST CHALLENGING.
"WHO ARE YOU AND WHY ARE YOU TAKING A PHOTO OF ME?"
WHERE WAS THIS?
I UNDERSTANDS YOU WERE IN, LIKE, A NEW YORK SUBURBAN SHAKESPEARE
COMPANY?
>> YEAH, SO MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS ABOUT-- THAT I GREW UP IN IS
ABOUT 30 MINUTES NORTH CITY.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> AND IT WAS THIS REALLY SMALL, REALLY, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTIVE
COMMUNITY, BUT THE COOL THING TO DO WAS SHAKESPEARE PERFORMED BY
ONLY CHILDREN.
LIKE, THE WAY THIS TOWN FELT-- ( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: ONLY BY CHILDREN.
NOT "BY ONLY CHILDREN."
YOU COULD HAVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS ONLY BY CHILDREN.
>> LIKE, "WE NEED TO SOCIALIZE YOU GUYS."
IT WAS EXCLUSIVELY BY CHILDREN.
YOU KNOW HOW TO THE TOWN IN "FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS" IS REALLY
INTO FOOTBALL.
>> Stephen: OH, YEAH.
>> IT WAS REALLY LIKE THAT.
>> Stephen: BUT SHAKESPEARE FOR CHILDREN.
>> BUT SHAKESPEARE FOR CHILDREN.
WE HAD A CHEER.
>> Stephen: YOU HAD A CHEER?
>> OH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S YOUR SHAKESPEARE CHEER?
>> I'M SUDDENLY REGRETTING EVERYTHING.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S YOUR CHEER ♪ WE WENT HUH-UNGOWA
SHAKESPEARE'S GOT THE POWER ♪ >> Stephen: I LIKE IT.
I'M SURE SHAKESPEARE WOULD LIKE IT, TOO.
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
>> GOOD OLD WILLY WOULD HAVE LOVED IT.
>> Stephen: YOUR FIRST MOVIE IS "MANCHESTER BY THE SEA."
>> YES.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR ENTREE INTO MOVIE MAKING.
NOT EVERYBODY GETS TO DO THAT.
I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET, DON'T TELL ME HOW IT ENDS.
>> IT'S SUPER FUNNY.
>> Stephen: YOU PLAY A TEENAGER IN IT?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: BUT YOUR COSTAR, WHO IS LUCAS HEDGES, IS ACTUALLY
A TEENAGER.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE IN YOUR 20s.
HE IS ACTUALLY A TEENAGER.
ANY SORT OF TENSION THERE THAT-- >> YEAH.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHEN I WAS FIRST CAST I
WAS NOT SURE IF THIS IS LEGAL.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I
DIDN'T KNOW HOW-- IF THEY KNEW HOW OLD I WAS.
AND I FELT LIKE I HAD TO LAY THAT ON THE TABLE.
BUT IT WAS GOOD.
WE WERE BOTH NERVOUS.
IT WAS MY FIRST MOVIE SO I WAS NERVOUS.
AND HE SAID HE WAS NERVOUS BECAUSE I WAS OLDER.
BUT WE GOT TO BE GOOD FRIENDS.
AND HE ACTUALLY ASKED ME TO PROM.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
DID YOU GO-- >> AS FRIENDS, AS FRIENDS.
>> Stephen: DID YOU GO?
>> AT FIRST I WAS LIKE, "THANK YOU.
I'M SO HONORED.
THIS IS GOING TO BE SO EXCITING."
AND THAT WAS IN "MANCHESTER BY THE SEA" OUTSIDE OF BOSTON.
AND I WENT BACK TO NEW YORK AND TOLD MY FRIENDS.
I SAID, "GUESS WHAT, I'M GOING TO ST. ANNE'S PROM."
AND THEY WERE LIKE, "YOU CAN'T DO THAT."
>> Stephen: HOW OLD WERE YOU?
>> 22.
YEAH, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
>> YOU CAN'T BE 22.
BUT I WAS SO OBLIVIOUS.
I WAS LIKE, "IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT FUN."
THEY WERE ALL SAYING, "IMAGINE YOU'RE A PARENTS AND YOU'RE LIKE
THIS IS MY 22 GOING ON WHATEVER DATE."
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOU GET YOUR BOSTON ACCENT?
YOU HAVE A GOOD ONE.
HOW DID YOU GET THAT?
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: WE HAD A DIALECT COACH AND SHE WAS GREAT, BUT I
ALSO-- I WANTED TO HEAR TEENAGED GIRLS DO IT.
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOOK UP THE BOSTON ACCENT YOU GET-- "YEAH,
GET OUT OF THE CAR!" AND I WAS PLAYING A NORMAL
TEENAGED GIRL SO I FIGURED I WOULD GO FIND THEM AT THE MALL.
SO I WENT TO THE MALL AND STOOD AS CLOSE TO TEENAGED GIRLS AS
WAS SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE.
( LAUGHTER ) AND THEN I GOT ARRESTED ON THE
WAY HOME.
>> Stephen: DID YOU REALLY?
>> NO!
>> Stephen: OH!
ACTING!
WELL, IT WAS LOVELY IT MEET YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU, SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> Stephen: "SUPERIOR DONUTS" AIRS MONDAYS AT 9:00 ON CBS.

Anna Baryshnikov Had To Be Talked Out Of Attending Prom At 22

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