APPEARED IN "UP IN THE AIR," "INTO THE WOODS" AND THE "PITCH

PERFECT" MOVIES.

PLEASE WELCOME ANNA KENDRICK.

( BAND PLAYING ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )

>> Stephen: NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE.

>> I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.

>> Stephen: I'M A BIG FAN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'M GLAD I GOT TO COME ON THE SHOW.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO PROMOTE, LIKE I'M NOT HERE TO

PIVOT THE MOVIE.

IT'S FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK ME WHERE I GREW UP.

LIKE ABOUT THE MOVIE.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.

I HAVE NO AGENDA.

>> Stephen: I HAVE NO AGENDA.

I'M HERE TO ENJOY ANNA KENDRICK.

>> NICE PERSON.

>> Stephen: YEAH, YEAH.

(LAUGHTER) Y>> Stephen: I LEARNED THROUGH

AN INTERMEDIARY YOU ARE ALSO A BIG FAN OF LORD OF THE RINGS

>> I AM.

LORD OF THE RINGS WAS MY GATEWAY IN HIGH SCHOOL --

>> Stephen: YOUR GATEWAY DRUG?

YES >> Stephen: KIDS, NOT EVEN

ONCE.

NOT EVEN ONCE.

>> YEAH, MY BEST FRIEND AND I DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL

WE STARTED WATCHING THE MOVIES AND BEFORE LONG WE WERE DOING

ANNUAL MARATHONS OF THE THREE EXTENDED EDITIONS

>> Stephen: I HEARD YOU HAVE PARTIES

>> YEAH >> Stephen: I'VE NEVER BEEN

INVITED TO ONE OF YOUR PARTIES.

>> IT'S VERY EXCLUSIVE, JUST ME AND MY BEST FRIEND.

LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WANT TO COME, BUT WE THOUGHT WE SHOULD

KEEP IT REALLY EXCLUSIVE.

>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE A CHARACTER IN LORD OF THE RINGS

THAT YOU IDENTIFY WITH OR YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE?

>> MY BEST FRIEND AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE FRODO AND SAM BUT

WE'RE ACTUALLY THE LAZY HUNGRY ONES SO WE'RE PARTNERS PIP AND MARY

>> Stephen: WHICH IS WHICH?

THEY'RE DISTINCT >> I'M PIPPEN

>> Stephen: PIPPEN DOESN'T DO ANYTHING

>> HE HAS THE SONG >> Stephen: OH, YEAH.

YOU ARE THE SINGER >> WE DECIDED THIS BEFORE THE

THIRD MOVIE CAME OUT AND THEN THE THIRD MOVIE CAME OUT AND I

WAS, LIKE, THIS IS MY MOMENT AND IT WASN'T ME, IT WAS BILLY, BUT

FOR ME IT WAS MY MOMENT >> Stephen: SAM IS THE REAL

HERO OF THE MOVIES >> YEAH.

BUT WE'RE NOT REALLY HEROS >> Stephen: PEOPLE LIKE US

HAVE TO SETTLE >> OKAY

>> Stephen: I'LL SETTLE FOR EROGORN

>> OH >> Stephen: YOU DO HAVE A

BEAUTIFUL VOICE.

EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU FROM THE "PITCH PERFECT" MOVIES.

"PITCH PERFECT" IS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MUSICAL OF ALL TIME

>> I KNOW.

IT'S CRAZY.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) IF WE'RE GOING TO BE PEDANTIC

ABOUT IT, IF YOU'RE A THEATER NERD, IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY A

MUSICAL BECAUSE THE CHARACTERS KNOW THEY'RE SINGING AND THE

MUSIC DOESN'T MOVE THE STORY FORWARD.

OKAY.

>> Stephen: THAT'S A VERY INTERESTING DISTINCTION BECAUSE

IF THE CHARACTERS KNOW THEY'RE SINGING --

>> THEN THEY'RE JUST CHARACTERS WHO ARE SINGING.

BUT A MUSICAL IS ONE WHICH THE MUSIC IS INTEGRATED INTO THE

PLOT.

>> Stephen: OKAY.

BUT ALSO I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M TALKING ANYBODY OUT OF IT.

>> Stephen: I LIKE THAT DISTINCTION.

>> YEAH.

>> Stephen: HUH...

THE MOVIE IS A LOT ABOUT FRIENDSHIP.

DO YOU THINK WOMEN OR GIRLS APPROACH FRIENDSHIP IN A

DIFFERENT WAY THAN GUYS DO BECAUSE YOU GUYS SEEM TO WORK AT

IT HARDER THAN WE DO.

>> I DON'T, BUT I THINK WOMEN DO.

>> Stephen: REALLY IN YOU GET TOGETHER WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND

WATCH MOVIES FOR 13 HOURS AT A TIME.

>> SHE'S MY BEST FRIEND AND I SEE HER ONCE A YEAR.

MY BROTHER'S IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT AND WHEN PEOPLE ASK IF

WE'RE CLOSE, I SAY, YEAH, WE TALK TWICE A YEAR.

>> Stephen: THAT'S VERY GUY.

A GUY'S, LIKE, HE'S MY BEST FRIEND.

WHEN DID YOU SEE HIM?

TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO.

WE'LL GET TOGETHER SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.

>> YEAH.

>> Stephen: YEAH.

IGNING PROBABLY WOMEN ARE LIKE THAT.

I'M GOING TO TRY TO BE MORE LIKE THAT.

WORK AT IT.

>> Stephen: PLEASE DON'T.

EFFORT, WOO...

>> Stephen: YOU STARTED ON BROADWAY WHEN YOU WERE 12 YEARS

OLD.

>> YEAH.

>> Stephen: WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE ON STAGE ON BROADWAY AT 12

YEARS OLD?

AND YOU WERE LIVING IN MAINE, NOT NEW YORK.

>> I'M FROM MAINE, BUT I WAS LIVING IN YONKERS --

(CHEERING) YES!

LOVE IT!

ROWDY!

>> Stephen: THOSE PEOPLE, THEY JUST WON A HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR

SAYING THAT.

(LAUGHTER) >> SO I LIVED IN NEW YORK WITH

MY DAD WHEN I WAS DOING THE SHOW FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS, AND I WAS

AMAZING.

IT WAS, LIKE, HARD WORK AND, YOU KNOW, THEY TREATED YOU LIKE A

PROFESSIONAL.

NO ONE GAVE YOU A BREAK BECAUSE YOU WERE A KID.

BUT EVERYONE WAS SO WONDERFUL AND WARM TO ME.

I THINK IT FOSTERED MY LOVE FOR IT.

>> Stephen: ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS YOU AND I HAVE A LITTLE

BIT IN COMMON IS WE BOTH, ME BRIEFLY AND YOU SIGNIFICANTLY,

WORKED WITH STEPHEN PE SONHEIM.

>> YES.

BEFORE I MADE IT INTO THE WOODS, I FELT LIKE WE HAD A

RELATIONSHIP.

I DID AN INDEPENDENT FILM WHEN I WAS 16 WHERE HE HAD A CAMEO AND

I SANG ONE OF HIS SONGS IN THE FILMUM AND THEY SHOWED HIM THAT

FOOT AN AND HE SAID SHE HAS REALLY NICE TEETH, WHICH ISN'T

SPECIFICALLY WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM HIM, BUY TAKE THAT TO

THE BANK.

>> Stephen: YOU DO HAVE LOVELY TEETH.

>> THANK YOU.

THEN WHEN I WAS 17 I DID A MUSICAL AT NEW YORK CITY OPERA.

THE FIRST DAY, I WAS YOUNGER AND LESS EXPERIENCED THAN THE REST

OF THE CAST AND I FELT LIKE FIRST DAY AT A NEW SCHOOL.

THEN STEPHEN SONDHEIM WALKED IN AND SAID, HELLO, ANNA, NICE TO

SEE YOU AGAIN.

I GOT THE FEELING LIKE YOU WOULD GET I IMAGINE IN HIGH SCHOOL IF

JUST JUST CAME IN AND GAVE YOU "HEAR GIRL" VIBES.

>> Stephen: THOSE ARE THE VIBES SONDHEIM GIVES OFF, HEY,

GIRL...

>> BUT THAT WAS, LIKE, ONE OF THE TWO MOMENTS IN MY LIFE I

WAS, LIKE, THE COOL GIRL.

>> Stephen: I DID A MUSICAL WITH HIM, ONE OF HIS MUSICALS,

THE COMPANY, AND THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO SING MY SONG WITH THE

PHILHARMONIC, AND THE ONLY TIME I GOT TO PRACTICE WITH THE

PHILHARMONIC, RIGHT BEFORE I OPENED MY MOUTH HE WALKED IN AND

SAT DOWN ON THE FRONT ROW.

THE WORD CRAP YOUR PANTS ARE THROWN AROUND SO CASUALLY...

>> IT SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR MOMENTS LIKE THAT.

>> Stephen: ONE OF THE MOST TERRIFYING THINGS I EVER DID WAS

OPEN MY MOUTH AND SING IN FRONT OF THAT GUY.

HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, HEY, GIRL...

(LAUGHTER) CAN WE SING SOMETHING?

>> I'D LOVE IT!

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> Stephen: I WAS IN GLEE CLUB

IN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> YEAH, I WAS IN TWO CHOIRS.

>> Stephen: YEAH, I WAS IN GLEE CLUB, YOU WERE ON BROADWAY

IN HIGH SCHOOL, OKAY?

MY GIRLFRIEND WAS PLAYING ANNIE OAKLEY AND I PLAYED FRANK BUTLER

FROM MINIATURE GUN.

GIVE ME A NOTE FOR FALLING IN LOVE IS WONDERFUL.

♪ THEY SAY FALLING IN LOVE IS WONDERFUL ♪

♪ IT'S WONDERFUL...

SO THEY SAY ♪ ♪ AND WITH A MOON UP ABOVE, IT'S

WONDERFUL ♪ ♪ IT'S WONDERFUL, SO THEY TELL

ME ♪ ♪ I CAN'T RECALL WHO SAID IT ♪

♪ I KNOW I NEVER READ IT ♪ ♪ I ONLY KNOW THEY TELL ME THAT

LOVE IS GRAND ♪ ♪ AND THE THING THAT'S KNOWN AS

ROMANCE IS WONDERFUL ♪ ♪ WONDERFUL ♪

♪ IN EVERY WAY, I SHOULD SAY ♪ (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

>> Stephen: WILL YOU STICK AROUND?

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE ANNA KENDRICK!

STICK AROUND!