>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW."

JOINING ME NOW IS AN ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED ACTRESS YOU KNOW

FROM " FRIDA," "PUSS IN BOOTS," AND "LIKE A BOSS."

HER LATEST FILM IS "BLISS."

PLEASE WELCOME SALMA HAYEK!

SALMA, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

>> SO LOVELY TO SEE YOU.

>> Stephen: I KNOW YOU'RE NOT ON THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED

STATES RIGHT NOW.

YOU'RE IN LONDON.

IS THAT TRUE?

>> THAT'S RIGHT, YES.

>> Stephen: BUT YOU HAVEN'T MISSED OUT ON THE BIG SNOW.

LONDON DOESN'T GET A LOT OF SNOW, USUALLY, BUT YOU GOT A

PRETTY BIG SNOWFALL RECENTLY.

>> YES.

>> Stephen: AND THIS IS YOU OUT THERE WITH YOUR PETS.

I DID NOT REALIZE THAT BERNIE SANDERS WAS ONE OF YOUR PETS.

>> OH, MY GOSH.

YOU KNOW, HE'S EVERYWHERE.

THE MINUTE YOU LEAST EXPECT IT, HE APPEARS.

>> Stephen: HOW MANY-- HOW MANY PETS DO YOU HAVE?

I KNOW YOU LOVE ANIMALS.

>> I LOVE ANIMALS.

I HAVE A LOT OF THEM.

IN LONDON, I HAVE THREE, TWO DOGS AND ONE OWL.

THE OWL IS THERE WITH THE DOGS.

>> Stephen: THE OWL-- WHERE IS THE OWL?

OH, MY GOD!

GO BACK TO THAT.

I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T EVEN SEE IT.

THAT, RIGHT THERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN GO IN ANY CLOSER.

BUT THAT RIGHT THERE.

IS AN OWL.

DO YOU-- ARE YOU A STUDENT AT HOGWATERS?

I ONLY-- I ONLY PEOPLE I KNOW WHO HAVE OWLS ARE USING THEM TO

DELIVER MAIL.

WHAT'S THE OWL'S NAME?

>> KERRING.

>> Stephen: KERRING.

>> KERRING.

>> Stephen: KERRING.

IS THIS-- I THINK I'VE BEEN TOLD-- IS THIS WHAT THIS IS?

AND...

I'VE HELD AN OWL BEFORE.

WHAT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND, WHICH YOU DO, IS THAT THERE'S

NOT A LOT OF BIRD THERE.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY MOSTLY FLUFFY.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY A VERY THIN LITTLE BIRD.

>> YYES.

>> Stephen: NOW, WHY DO YOU HAVE AN OWL, I SALMA HAYEK?

>> I DON'T KNOW, I BECAME OBSESSED WITH THE OWLS AND

DREAMING ABOUT IT.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THEY WERE EVERYWHERE.

AND I SAID CAN YOU EVEN-- CAN PEOPLE HAVE OWLS?

AND IT TURNS OUT YOU CAN IN LONDON.

IT'S LEGAL.

AND I SAID ARE THERE ANY OWLS THAT NEED SOME RESCUE?

CAN YOU RESCUE AN OWL?

AND I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH.

AND, YEAH, SURE ENOUGH.

>> Stephen: WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS PHOTO, PLEASE.

>> IT'S DISGUSTING.

HE NEVER-- IT'S THE ONLY TIME HE'S EVER DONE THAT.

I MEAN, SHE'S AMAZING, BECAUSE IT'S A FEMALE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THEY BRING YOU GIFTS THAT YOU DON'T

NECESSARILY WHAN TO DO WITH.

>> Stephen: WHAT IS THAT?

>> IT'S A MOUSE.

THAT'S WHAT THEY EAT.

>> Stephen: AND SHE ATE IT ON YOUR HEAD?

>> YEAH, SHE LANDED ON MY HEAD WITH IT.

AND I-- I GOT HER OFF, BECAUSE THAT-- THAT'S WHERE I DRAW THE

LINE.

SHE DOES LEAVE IN MY ROOM SOMETIMES.

>> Stephen: HOW DO YOU-- WAIT, HOW DO YOU SLEEP?

OWLS ARE WEAK AT NIGHT.

>> EXACTLY.

>> Stephen: ARE YOU JUST UP ALL NIGHT WITH THEM, OR IS THE

HOOOO, SOOTHING?

>> I DON'T SLEEP MUCH.

BUT SOMETIMES WHEN I SLEEP SHE FLIES AROUND.

I FEEL THE WIND WHEN SHE PASSES.

SOMETIMES SHE LANDS ON MY LEG, ON MY HEAD.

IN THE BEGINNING, IT WAS SCARY, BUT NOW I'M USED TO IT.

AND HE JUST, LIKE, KIND OF StAWj WITH ME SOMETIMES FOR A LITTLE

BIT AND THEN SHE FLIES AGAIN.

SO SHE'S FREE IN THE ROOM.

>> Stephen: OBVIOUSLY, THIS OWL, SHE CAN FEED HERSELF.

SHE CAN GET HER OWN MICE.

>> YES.

>> Stephen: ARE THERE ANY CHALLENGES FOR CARING FOR MICE?

DO YOU HAVE TO PUT OUT FRESH WATER FOR THEM?

>> YOU ACTUALLY ORDER THEM AND FREEZE THEM.

>> Stephen: THE MICE?

>> YEAH.

AND YOU KNOW THEY DON'T-- THEY DON'T DRINK ANY WATER.

THEY GET ALL THEIR FOOD AND THEIR LIQUIDS FROM THE OWL.

THIS OWL IS STRANGE.

USUALLY, THEY'RE NOT VERY SOCIAL.

AND I ACTUALLY HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OWL.

ANOTHER THING THAT IS STRANGE IS THAT, LIKE I SAID, THEY DON'T

DRINK LIQUIDS.

BUT THERE IS ONE KIND OF WINE THAT WHEN WE TAKE IT OUT-- IT'S

AN EXPENSIVE WINE, TOO.

NOT THE OTHER WINE.

WE HAVE TO COVER THE CUPS BECAUSE SHE'LL DIG IN IT.

AND IT'S NOT THAT SHE THINKS IT'S BLOOD BECAUSE THE OTHER RED

WINE SHE DOESN'T GO FOR.

SHE HAS AN EXPENSIVE TASTE IN WINE.

>> Stephen: WOW, WOW.

DOES IT EVER GET TANKED?

DOES THE OWL EVER HAVE A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH WINE?

>> NO, I DON'T LET HIM DRINK-- NO, WE PROTECT THE WINE.

OR WE DON'T HAVE THE OWL IN THE ROOM BECAUSE SHE GOES FOR IT.

>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.

DOES SHE-- DID SHE LIKE THE OWLS?

IS ANYBODY AFRAID OF THE OWLS OR IS SHE OKAY WITH IT?

>> SHE DOESN'T LIKE THE OWL.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE WHO DON'T LIKE THE OWL.

AND ALSO SHE'S VERY QUIET, AND YOU DON'T KNOW SHE'S THERE, AND

SHE FLIES, AND EVERYBODY SCREAMS.

I LOVE IT WHEN THEY SCREAM.

ISN'T IT FANTASTIC TO SEE THE REACTION OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE

AFRAID OF SOMETHING THAT IS NOT GOING TO HARM THEM?

>> Stephen: I'M A BIG FAN, BUT YOU SOUND LIKE A DIFFICULT

ROOMMATE ( LAUGHS )

>> YOU SHOULD TALK TO MY HUSBAND.

>> Stephen: WHAT ABOUT-- WHAT ABOUT RAISING A TEENAGER?

LIKE, THAT'S A CHALLENGE.

A 13-YEAR-OLD.

DOES SHE TAKE AFTER YOU?

WERE YOU A CHALLENGE AS A TEENAGER?

>> UHM, NOT-- NOT-- NOT SO MUCH.

SHE-- SHE-- SHE'S AMAZING, BUT SHE'S VERY OPINIONATED.

YOU KNOW, TEENAGERS CHANGE ALL THE TIME.

BUT TWO THINGS ARE CONSISTENT: STEVIE KN KNICKS AND FLEETWOOD M

AND LANA DELRAY.

AND NOW SHE'S INTO COSMETICS AND PERFUME AND MAKEUP.

AND I WOULDN'T LIKE THAT WHEN I WAS 13.

>> Stephen: YOU COULDN'T.

I HAVE A PHOTO HERE PROVING YOU COULDN'T DO THAT.

YOU, THEY SHIPPED YOU OFF TO A NUNNERY.

YOU WENT TO A CONVENT SCHOOL, RIGHT?

>> RIGHT, IN LOUISIANA.

AND I WAS A PRANKSTER, BUT NOT TOO VERY BAD THINGS.

JUST FUNNY THINGS, LIKE SCARING PEOPLE WITH AN OWL.

LIKE, JUST-- YOU KNOW, ALL THE GIRLS WOULD REALLY ANNOY ME

BECAUSE THEY WOULD WAKE UP TWO HOURS BEFORE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE

TO GO TO SCHOOL TO DO THEIR ROLLERS AND THE MAKEUP, YOU

KNOW.

AND I WASN'T INTO THAT.

LIKE, MY DAUGHTER, AT THAT TIME.

AND THEY WOULD WAKE ME UP, AND I ONLY WANTED TO WAKE UP FIVE

MINUTES BEFORE IT WAS TIME TO GO.

SO ONE TIME, I PULLED ALL THE ALARM CLOCKS AT 4:00 IN THE

MORNING.

AND THERE THEY WERE, GETTING ALL-- YOU KNOW, PUTTING THE HOT

ROLLERS, AT 13.

IT'S-- IT'S ALL FOR GIRLS.

WHO'S GOING TO SEE YOU?

WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT?

THERE ARE NO BOYS IN THERE.

AND I WAS LAUGHING IN MY BED.

>> Stephen: NOW, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE

IN THIS TROUBLE.

THAT-- THAT EXPRESSION LOOKS "I HAVE SOMETHING PLANNED."

WERE YOU SHIPPED OFF TO A CONVENT SCHOOL FOR YOUR OWN

GOOD, OR MERELY FOR THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION?

BECAUSE I WAS THREATENED WITH BOARDING SCHOOL AND MILITARY

SCHOOL AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

BECAUSE I WAS A REAL HAND FULL.

WHY DID THEY SHIP YOU OFF?

>> THEY DIDN'T SHIP ME OFF.

I SHIPPED MYSELF OFF.

I WAS LIVING IN A SMALL TOWN IN MEXICO, AND I WAS AS BORED AS

YOU CAN GET.

SO I WANTED TO GO SOMEWHERE.

I WANTED TO HAVE THIS ADVENTURE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, IN ANOTHER

LANGUAGE, IN, YOU KNOW, THEY LET ME GO BECAUSE IT WAS A CATHOLIC

SCHOOL.

BUT I ACTUALLY CHOSE IT.

>> Stephen: OH, WOW.

THAT'S PRETTY ADVENTUROUS.

>> YEAH.

>> Stephen: SO, TELL ME ABOUT THE NEW MOVIE "BLISS."

>> SO "BLISS" IS LIKE A SCI-FI MOVIE, AND I PLAY TWO

CHARACTERS.

IT'S THE SAME CHARACTER IN TWO PARALLEL LIVES.

I AM A SCIENTIST THAT LIVES IN THE WORLD WHERE EVERYTHING IS

BEAUTIFUL, BUT PEOPLE HAVE LOST APPRECIATION FOR EVERYTHING.

SO I CREATE THESE BRAIN BOGS THAT CREATES A SIMULATION WHERE

WE CAN GO TO AN UGLY WORLD WITH CHALLENGES SO THAT WE CAN COME

BACK AND APPRECIATE WHAT WE HAVE.

>> Stephen: ARE WE IN THE UGLY WORLD OR ARE WE IN THE BLISS

WORLD?

>> YES.

THE UGLY WORLD LOOKS LIKE THE UGLY WORLD IN THE MOVIE.

HOWEVER, ONCE THEY PUT US IN LOCKDOWN, I THINK WE START

APPRECIATING ALL THE THINGS WE TOOK FOR GRANTED ABOUT THIS UGLY

WORLD.

>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.

IT'S YOU AND OWEN WILSON.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> Stephen: WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS?

>> WELL, IT TALKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY I DID THE BRAIN BOTS,

WHY I DID THE MACHINES THAT WILL SEND US TO THE UGLY WORLD.

>> Stephen: JIM.

>> MOST PEOPLE SAY IGNORANCE IS BLISS, BUT I SAY YOU HAVE TO

EXPERIENCE THE GOOD TO APPRECIATE THE BAD.

>> NO, THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

>> EXACTLY.

>> SO THAT'S WHERE THE BRAIN BOX COMES FROM.

IT WORKS.

>> YOU REALLY THINK IT WORKS?

>> LOOK AT ME!

I'M SITTING HERE.

I COULDN'T BE MORE...

I COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL.

>> Stephen: SALMA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

IT WAS LOVELY SEEING YOU AGAIN.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Stephen: "BLISS" IS AVAILABLE THIS FRIDAY ON AMAZON.

SALMA HAYEK, EVERYBODY!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR OF THE NEW

BIOGRAPHY MIKE NICHOLS A LIFE, BY MARK HARRIS.