The Late Show Transcript

David Letterman Interviewing Katie Holmes

LETTERMAN: Our next guest stars on the very popular television series Dawson�s Creek and in a new film entitled, The Gift currently in theatres. Here�s the lovely Katie Holmes.

(Katie comes out, shakes Dave�s hand, then sits down)

LETTERMAN: Well, you look terrific.

HOLMES: Thank you.

LETTERMAN: You just look great. You�re like all grown up and stuff.

HOLMES: Well, I have to tell you a story.

LETTERMAN: Yeah, a story.

HOLMES: Well, the last time I was on, I had this little yellow dress on and you called me little lemon sorbet.

(Audience laughs)

LETTERMAN: Really? I called you little lemon sorbet?

HOLMES: Yeah!

LETTERMAN: Was I drunk? What was I �

(Audience laughs)

HOLMES: I thought it was endearing and sweet�but, um, when I went back to Wilmington, I went to my dressing room and they had replaced my name with �Our Little Lemon Sorbet�.

LETTERMAN: Well, isn�t that cute. That�s very lovely.

HOLMES: And so it kind of set me apart. So I was wondering what I am tonight?

LETTERMAN: Well, you are an elegant young woman. An elegant young woman�yes.

HOLMES: Ha! I am?

LETTERMAN: Yes, lovely.

HOLMES: That�s the best. Thanks.

LETTERAMN: The epitome of sophisticated womanhood. Don�t you think Paul?

SHAFFER: (imitating Marv Albert) Absolutely. YES!

(Audience laughs)

HOLMES: Wow! I�m getting nervous.

LETTERMAN: Now, now�do you mind if I ask you a personal question? The first time you and I met on the show -- what was it three/four years ago -- how old were you then?

HOLMES: Uh, 19.

LETTERAMN: You were 19 then. So you�re a -- like early twenties now.

(Audience laughs)

LETTERMAN: You�you couldn�t look lovelier for heaven�s sakes.

HOLMES: Well thank you. You look very nice yourself.

LETTERMAN: Aw, come on forget it. Uh, should we talk about the big show tonight?

HOLMES: OK.

LETTERMAN: Tell the people what happened tonight on The Creek. Do we call it The Creek? Or is it�

HOLMES: The Creek is fine.

LETTERMAN: We call it DC? What do we call it?

HOLMES: Yeah, DC is good. Yeah, it�s fine. Uh, tonight is a very big episode. Joey and Pacey take their relationship to the next step.

LETTERMAN: And what does that mean? Dairy Queen?

(Audience and Katie laugh)

HOLMES: No that would be my world!

LETTERMAN: Oh.

HOLMES: No they�(she says quietly)�they have sex.

LETTERMAN: Wow! Oh well! (David puts both his hands up in the air.) Now, uh, uh, and�and� for your character�

HOLMES: (nods her head) They would be their first time.

LETTERMAN: Holy Cow! (He rubs his forehead with his hand).

HOLMES: Yeah.

LETTERMAN: And, and can you do that on television? Can you see --

HOLMES: Well, you can�t see it. But it leads up�

LETTERMAN: How could they suggest -- well, what do we see on the show? What happens?

HOLMES: There�s a beautiful fire, and you know, we�re in a cabin, and I take off his shirt.

LETTERMAN: Yeah.

HOLMES: Well, I thought I would do that for all the little girls watching.

(Dave laughs)

HOLMES: And it was kinda funny, cause that day we were shooting on the stage, and it�s supposed to be very romantic so the DP put, um, this fog in the air. And all of a sudden after a couple of takes, Josh and I are like coughing. So there�s stuff in our lungs and we�re saying you know, �I love you, I wanna do this�

(Katie motions and makes a clearing the throat coughing noise)

�excuse me��you know�so that was kind a --

LETTERMAN: Like chest cold, I�m sorry.

HOLMES: Yeah.

LETTERMAN: I have a hacking cough but --

HOLMES: Yeah. And, uh, thanks for the Chinese at lunch�that really helped too.

(Audience laughs)

LETTERMAN: So at anytime during the production of this pivotal episode. This watermark episode, this landmark episode --

HOLMES: Yes --

LETTERMAN: Was there nudity at anytime�total nudity?

(Katie looks at him shocked)

Were you naked at anytime on the set?

(Katie turns her head and looks at Paul and laughs)

HOLMES: Dave�this is a teen show!

LETTERMAN: I know it�s a teen show, but in the production�I know we don�t see nudity on the show, but was it like you come out -- and you have -- uh you and Kenny --

HOLMES: Kenny.

(Katie starts laughing again and nods her head)

LETTERMAN: You each have a bath-robe on or something? Is that what this was or not?

HOLMES: No. No, No. Not at all.

LETTERMAN: Are you undressed to any degree whatsoever?

(Katie laughs)

HOLMES: No. I�m fully dressed.

LETTERMAN: Fully dressed. Right. And the scene is handled tenderly and with great feeling?

HOLMES: It�s very romantic.

LETTERMAN: How...how did your family feel about this when you told them �Oh, guess what�s happening tonight Mom and Dad��?

(Audience laughs)

HOLMES: Well...they�re struggling, but um, when I went home for -- we shot that right before Christmas�so I went home, and I was hanging out at my sister Holly�s house and her husband�s right there and we were just watching TV�and I go, �Oh, I forgot to tell you I lost my virginity on my birthday� cause we filmed it on my birthday. And all of a sudden my sister�s like

(she makes it look like she�s bracing herself)

�you know, and her husband, whom I�ve know since I was about ten was just like �so this is a girl moment

(she acts out how they would look)

and why did she just bring this up?� and�I was like why are they�?

(she makes the face like it just dawns on her)

�on the show. With Pacey! And they were like �Oh, God, Thanks. Don�t tell mom and dad.� You know�

(Dave stutters something and tries to say it and he motions with his hands)

(Katie brings both her hands to cover her mouth)

LETTERMAN: You know what I mean Paul?

SHAFFER: Course I know. Boy do I know what you mean.

(Audience laughs)

LETTERMAN: But I can�t --and it just seems like the obvious thing, but I can�t even�so never mind.

HOLMES: What?

LETTERMAN: Just never mind. Just never mind. Let�s talk about other things.

HOLMES: OK. Are you getting uncomfortable?

LETTERMAN: No, no, no, no. I�m really getting interested.

(Katie�s mouth goes wide and she turns her head and then covers her mouth with her hand. The crowd is erupting with laughter)

HOLMES: My mom�s here.

(Katie points to the floor)

LETTERMAN: Is your mom here today?

HOLMES: Yes.

LETTERMAN: Oh, then�oh�ok. But I just wondered, in the world of speculation, now, hypothetically speaking, um�a character on a television show portraying that tender loving scene and I�m thinking to myself �Gosh I wonder if it was like anything like�what life was like for that character in the real world?� If it was�not even you�if there was another character here who had gone through that. You know what I�m saying?

(Katie laughs)

HOLMES: Well, I hope so. I hope I gave a realistic portrayal.

LETTERMAN: Right. Right. I�ll bet.

HOLMES: (she spreads her arms) I don�t know. I don�t know. Well, you can be the judge.

LETTERMAN: Yeah. Well, not entirely I guess.

(Katie laughs and brings her hands to her face)

HOLMES: No. No, I didn�t �

(Katie shakes her head)

HOLMES: (pointing a finger to David) You always do this to me.

LETTERMAN: From your lips to God�s ears --

HOLMES: Ohhhhhh�.Well you can film in Toledo, Ohio.

LETTERMAN: Well, yeah, you know. It just sets -- I start wondering and I�ll just let it go at that. Cause what you do in your real life is none of my business. Honestly. And frankly I don�t wanna know�I don�t wanna know�I have a pretty good idea, but I don�t want to know.

HOLMES: I think you�re presuming.

LETTERMAN: Well, maybe I am and maybe I�m not�but again�live and let live.

HOLMES: OK.

LETTERMAN: Uh, well, it�s great to have you with us again.

HOLMES: Thank you.

LETTERMAN: And congratulations on the show. You just get lovelier every time I see you.

HOLMES: As do you.

LETTERMAN: Well, thank you very much.

HOLMES: Thank you very much.

(They shake hands)

LETTERMAN: Katie Holmes, ladies and gentlemen.

(Katie waves to the crowd)

THE END

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February 7th 2001

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