"The Rosie O'Donnell Show" - January 2000

Following are the transcript and did screen captures I did of Kate's appearance on 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show. Rosie took up half of Kate's segment to discuss her [Rosie's] favorite TV show, 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,' but it was very amusing. Kate really went through a wide range of expressions in this one. She should win an award for 'Most Entertaining Talk Show Guest'!

Rosie: Our first guest received Academy Award nominations for her roles in Sense and Sensibility and Titanic. Her brand new movie, Holy Smoke opens in New York and LA on Friday. Please welcome back to the show the very beautiful Kate Winslet! [Kate enters set to thunderous applause and cheers.]

Hi, Kate Winslet.
Kate: Hello!
How are you?
I'm very well, thank you.
Good to see you. You look fabulous.
Thank you.
You're welcome. Your hair's nice - a different length, different color.
It's all changing lengths, changing colors all the time. You know me.
Is it for the new millennium?
Ah, no, just sort of felt like a change.

Got ya.
But not specifically for the new millennium.
What did you do New Year's Eve? Big, big party?
I was down in the west coast of England, which is an area called Cornwall, which is just beautiful, right by the sea, with a bunch of friends. And at midnight, I have to say, we all ran into the sea with no clothes on.

You were a nudie-patootie at midnight?! [Kate nods, grinning sheepishly] Really?! [Audience applause]

But what a way to see it in, what a way to see it in! It was great.

But isn't it freezing in England on New Year's Eve?
Of course it is, of course it is.
You're one of those polar bear women.
But the deal is, you have to go in, dunk once before you can get out. So, the quicker you get in and you dunk, the quicker you can get back to the nice warm fire.
Dunk, as in full head?
As in full head, yeah.
Wow! That is something I would like to participate in next time. [Kate laughs] I can't imagine actually doing that. You see that on the news sometimes, like people who go in the freezing cold…
Oh, well, you know, we're all mad, aren't we, over there?
You're a little nuts.
All nuts, all nuts, yeah.
Did you have a nice holiday?
Yeah, it was great, really good.
Was it your first 'married' Christmas?
Yes - no, second, second. We got married on the 22nd of November 98, so we just had our first anniversary, so it was nice.
That's nice.
But we had Christmas on our own together, which was great.
Now, you obviously don't care much about being nude because you're nude in this new movie.
I do care!
[Teasing] No, you don't care.
I do!
Not only are you nude in the new movie, [Rosie turns to audience] but she

No, tell everyone the scene because we were gonna show it, but, frankly, we can't. [Audience still laughing]
I'll tell you what - I'm not gonna tell the scene…[turning toward audience and throwing her arms out]…just go see the movie! [She laughs]
Do you know that I missed it?! I'm at the movie theater, I'm with friends, I'm watching, and then everybody goes, 'oh'. And I'm like 'what?' [Imitates herself in theater, turning away from movie screen toward her friends] I missed it!
You missed it.
It's hard to see somebody… I've never really witnessed somebody peeing just standing up.
There you go.
It must have been difficult to do.
It was a difficult scene, it was a difficult scene. And when I read the script, and I saw that this scene was there, I had been hit by so many amazing things that the story had to offer already, that by the time I got to this scene, I just was laughing hysterically. I just couldn't believe it. And then, when it came to shooting it, I had been sort of putting it off, and pretending it wasn't going to happen, and, suddenly, I am there naked peeing and thinking, 'oh, no!' It was really hard to do, but I always loved the fact that it was there, and it's such a sort of turning point for the character that I play in the movie, that I always felt sort of good that it should be there.
That's why you're a good actress.
Thank you.
'It was a turning point for the character.' Me, I would have been like, [shouting] 'I'M PEEING!' But, it's a great character that you play.
It is.
A woman who goes over to India and falls sort of for a cultish sort of guru.
Guru, yeah.
And then Harvey Keitel comes to deprogram you.
Comes to deprogram her because her whole family, who are slightly wacky, are convinced that she's been sort of brainwashed into this whole thing. And she's just sort of found a new lease of life and a new sort of path to adventure on. And he starts to deprogram her, and she kind of ends of deprogramming him, so it's very interesting.
Yeah, they free each other, in sort of a way.
Um, they sort of do, yeah.
Take a look at this clip. She's not nude and she's not peeing, but it is Kate Winslet in Holy Smoke. Take a look. [Clip of 'barbie doll' scene] You're so… you're very, very good in it. And a lot of scenes you shot in India, I take it, yes?
We shot most of the movie in Australia in an area called the Flinders Ranges, which is absolutely beautiful, some in Sydney, and then we had three weeks in India, which is an incredible place, an incredible place. It was just an amazing experience. And I went over before we shot the movie. I went over for two weeks to research on my own, which was quite nerve wracking, but I sat with a guru and visited lots of different ashrams and things. And it's a real sort of 'trip', it's absolutely amazing, very overwhelming place. And when we were back there shooting the movie, Titanic had come out in that time between, and it was mad, it was absolutely mad, just being followed everywhere, but it was great, though.
Was the reaction there different than all the places…
Yeah, the reaction was different. I think that's largely because Indian people are so warm and so loving, and they see everything in life as a gift. You know, life is a gift, everything's a gift. And they were almost saying 'thank you' for the movie, which was great for me 'cause it made me realize and sort of finally understand just how many corners of the universe this film had reached. And it was a wonderful sort of thing to feel.
It really, it was phenomenally successful, as everyone knows. And, I just want you to know that when I saw it, I thought all the actors were great, but I thought, 'this movie - no one's gonna see it. Frankly, it's too long and nobody's gonna care.' Wasn't I right? Didn't I have my finger on the pulse? Academy Award and six hundred trillion dollars. [To camera] We're gonna be back with Kate Winslet, who won't be nude, but she'll be here - right after the break, so don't go away. [After commercial break] Back with Kate Winslet. Now, Kate, have you watched Millionaire here in the U.S.?
Not in the States, but I've watched it at home. But, I heard about this guy, 'cause there a lot of coverage about the guy who was the first winner ever to win a million recently, and they showed…
'Cause nobody's won in England - correct?
No, they haven't. But, they showed the clip of when he won. And he used his first lifeline to call his dad. And I just loved that. He said, 'Dad, I'm just calling to say that I'm about to become a millionaire 'cause I know the answer.' I thought that was brilliant!
Yeah, he was so arrogant, I loved that, you know.
It was fantastic.
He didn't need anything, he was just like in your face.
It was fabulous, but I hear you're a huge fan of this show.
I'm addicted, Kate. [Kate laughs] I'm addicted to it. I dream about it, literally.
Do we need to get you on medication for this?
Well, I think I have to go to like, you know, 'Millionaire Anonymous' or something. You know, stand up and go, 'Hi, my name is Rosie. Is that your final answer?' Anyway, it's so much fun. How is the host over there? 'Cause I've only seen my Rege do it.
He's great. He's a DJ in England called Chris Tarrant, who's done a lot of presenting over the last few years. And he's hard core, I mean he's so scary. He asks the question and they give the answer, and they'll go, [imitating contestant and then Chris - great expressions!] 'It's B, it's B, Chris.' And he goes, 'Is that your final answer? Don't want to go 50/50?' And they go, 'No.' And then they're sort of looking at him to see if they can read anything on his face, and he's giving nothing away. And you're thinking, 'It's the right answer, just leave him alone!'
Give the guy a break, that's what I think.
And then he goes [very seriously], 'You were gonna be leaving here with 16 thousand pounds. [Changing mood completely and waving her arms] You're leaving with 32 thousand pounds!'
It's exciting, though, isn't it?
It is exciting, but I can't imagine doing it. I mean, how scary, how scary.
How long has it been on over there?
I'm not sure, but at least a year.
At least a year. I tried to qualify, once I got through.
You didn't.
I did.
You got through?!
You've got to call on the phone. Do they have that over there? Is that how you do it, you call on the phone?
I'm not sure, I think you call on the phone.
If you call on the phone, you have to answer three questions. And if you get all three right, then you qualify, then they pick out of the qualifiers.
[Intrigued] So, what happened?
I didn't get called, I don't know why.
[Disappointed] Oh!
A lot of people qualify, apparently, not just like…
Did you use your name or another name?
Of course I did - loudly. 'Rosie O'Donnell, I have my own show, good publicity for you. [Kate laughs] Rosie O'Donnell, please pick me. But I'm the 'phone a friend' for some people. I've been the 'phone a friend' for three people.
Really?!
The lifeline, yeah.
And have they called you?
No, but you have to wait for four hours by your phone. They tell you… [Since the taping of this show, a contenstant has used Rosie as a 'phone a friend'. She answered the question correctly and the contestant won $64,000.]
You have to just sit and wait?
Exactly.
What happens if you want to go out?
If you're addicted like me you do not go out.
What happens if you've got a weak bladder and the phone rings?
Well, I had the baby, who was crying, who was colicky and not pooping last night. And I'm thinking, 'this is gonna be so hard when they call me. I'm just gonna just have to like put it on speakerphone and go, shh, shh.'
Oh, no, oh, no.
But, there was a guy who was on, and he lost.. On his first question he used a lifeline.
For his first question? The sort of hundred dollar question?
Hundred dollar. You know, like 'red starts with r, b, f, c.'
No!
Yeah. The questions was, 'duck, duck, blank.' Right? And he did not know. What is duck, duck, blank?
Duck, duck, goose?
Yes.
Right…
But, it was like, you know, 'duck, goose, lizard, hen.' And he picked, you know, a lifeline.
He didn't say 'lizard', or something?
He used a lifeline!
What? 50/50, of what?
He asked the audience.
Oh, no!
It was like 100% - 'goose'.
Duh!
They're gonna change it to 'duck, duck, hello, hello, is anyone home?' [Kate laughs, along with audience] Now, we thought what we would do is for the chance for the audience to win Titanic, [puts Titanic video on her desk], 11 Academy Awards, right there. Titanic for everyone in the audience if you can answer all of these questions right.
[Exclaiming] Oh, the pressure!
Now, there's no time limit. [Audience cheers for the prize.]
Oh, Rosie, the pressure, oh! [She throws herself back in the chair.]
You've got to get 'em all right, Kate.
OK.
But these are hundred dollar questions, very similar to 'duck, duck, hello.' [Unfortunately, Rosie's staff has forgotten that Kate is not American. Three of the questions are about children's games that are played in America, and Kate has obviously never heard of them. Rosie, however, will figure out a way for the audience to win.]
OK.
Number One - Rub a dub ___
Dub. [Someone in audience says answer.]
If the audience helps, no one is winning.
[Turning to audience] Don't help.
I'm sick of the people cheating on my show! [#2] Baa, baa, black __.
Sheep.
Good. [#3] Humpty dumpty sat on a ____.
Wall.
Good [#4] Three blind ____.
Mice.
Right. [#5] Itsy, bitsy ___.
Spider.
Good! [#6] Hide and go ___.
What?! What?! [Audience laughter]
[Looking at staff members] That could be an American game. Hide and go… OK, I've got another one - duck, duck, ____.
Goose!
Good. [#7] Simon ____.
Says!
Good. [#8] Ring around the _____.
[Frowning] Ring around the… [Rosie points at herself] Rosie…
Yes, that's it!  [#9] Jack and Jill went up a ____.
[Pretending not to know] Now…
Would you like to phone a friend?
No. Jack and Jill went up a hill.
Hill. Last one - red light, green ____.
[Panicking] Red light, green…[simulating someone hyperventilating]
[Giving her staff a look of disapproval] This could be American, too. Let's see if the audience knows. Red light, greeen ____. [Audience shouts, 'light'.] They know, so they get it. [Kate throws her arms in the air and waves them in victory.] Everybody gets the Titanic.

[Grabbing the index cards Rosie used during the game] That's got to be American, that's got to be American.

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