Emma Thompson Kinda Plays Burning Questions

We're back with my friend who I love so much Dame Emma Thompson and the movie really is it's so great because Mindy Kaling Wrote it right? Yeah, and stars in it and produces it and she chose you she specifically wrote it for you Yeah, she did and I've never been so honored and privileged. She's so fantastic Yeah, it's so sharp and bright and witty and political without it being pious or hitting you over the head with anything Yeah, it's one of the best scripts I've read in years So go Mindy did it yet go Mindy did you know? Did it make you wanna be a talk show host? No, okay fine. You don't want to do it. No No, okay, but you were good at it. I know I really did enjoy it Yeah, but I know that I wouldn't be able to be Nice to people that I didn't think were very good and I think that's probably vital isn't it? Yes, it is very you try not to have those people on so you don't have to pretend that they're nice No, so I've gotten to the point where I just have nice people on that. That's really nice. Yes I try to anyway, well and also people who could be anyone like me. Yeah, any of the Emmas? Stop it. Sorry Making me feel so bad. You know how much I love you So it is time to play Ellen's Bernie questions, okay And what's gonna happen is I am going to read a question and you have to answer with the first thing that comes to your Mind and then you'll hit that buzzer for no apparent reason. Okay. All right What is something you thought you'd have already done by the time you turned 60? What's tango Is that true? No, no, it's not It's just a thing that came into my head. Okay, and I've just been instructed by you I know I know it's been a hard day for you You know Opium is difficult to shake off at our age. Anyway, obviously earlier it was fine But now I feel like I just gotta say whatever comes into my head. Otherwise, it's all gonna go All right, but here's the thing It should be a real answer. That's okay. Real. Okay. Okay what you thought again? What I thought I would have done by 60 that I wanted to do never mind, okay All right, it's hard what a hard question what is really yeah, it kind of is what's something that you hate that everyone loves What guys come on Okay cupcakes You hate cupcakes I just hate them I really do really yeah, what's wrong with cupcakes? They're just like just a bunch of sugar on top of a bunch of sugar and just once you've eaten one you regret it Immediately do you like cake of any sort? I'm not mad about cake. Well, that's the same thing but in a tiny container. All right, then would you prefer the answer cake? No, you rather than cupcake. No you I don't I'm gonna more right with cake. I'm not mad about it. I don't hate it Do you want me to find something? I really that was a question. Yeah, but look, okay I'm just gonna seriously pick you up on this Something that I love that I hate that everyone else loves exactly what on earth I'm a stone. No, that's just a momentary thing Something that I hate that everyone loves I love it must know Help me. I'll give you my answer. Go on. My answer is cotton balls. I Hate cotton balls, and I don't know how anyone can like them The Feel of them is horrible Yeah, I hate him I hate the everything about it, yeah, let's ask me another burning question, okay Let's go to another one name someone you'd like to do a love scene with come on. That can't be hard Prince William He's not an actor that doesn't matter you could do a love scene with him if you're Zero Mostel He's dead Gene Wilder, he's also dead. Unfortunately, lots of people who were dead Do you want a real person who's alive, uh-huh This is such a good game. It usually is with everyone else. We've played. Okay So this is something that I hate that everyone else loves this game That's kind of how you play burning questions, would you would you like to see your loo? Yeah Yeah, you should go and and visit your loo flush myself down No, but well, you should go see your all right