Matilda Lawler On How Her Dad Taught Her Everything She Knows... But Not Really

The star of HBO's "Station Eleven" stops by to chat with Stephen about her pandemic-themed series and what she learned about acting from her parents. #Colbert #StationEleven #MatildaLawler
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[@calexprenas]

Hearing children express themselves in all their unaffected rawness just makes me happy

[@haryalipatel6960]

i love how authentic she was, so cute

[@caleblim6890]

Matilda was the highlight of the show; her relationship with Jeevan was the heart of the show, she did an exceptional job especially with episode 7

[@tatert3337]

She seems so mature and wise for her young age. Adorable too! Hopefully Hollywood doesn't corrupt her the way it does most child actors.

[@suikogarden]

I made the very similar comment about Millie Bobby Brown and there were people calling me out for being a creep and saying I was projecting.

[@tatert3337]

@@suikogarden Gotta love those keyboard warriors. People are dumb sometimes, all you gotta do is ignore them!

[@MarksCar-rs1nm]

The SAG Awards did though

[@mplsmark222]

That girl gives off the vibe she is really smart. I hope we see a lot of great work from her in the future.

[@josefshopovich7584]

It's good to see someone who isn't actually a professional in giving interviews. She's at her start , but she has a bright future ahead of her.

[@ChineduOpara]

I've already mapped out her future. It doesn't look good.

[@williamryan4358]

@@ChineduOpara what do you mean mapped out? You aren't some witch with a crystal ball dude

[@ChineduOpara]

@@williamryan4358 How are you so sure I'm not a warlock, DUUUDE? 😅 Also, there is something called Predictions Based On Historical Data and Trends. You don't need a crystal ball when you have access to TONS of data and observations. Open a book sometimes, DUDE.

[@Zennofobic]

I love how she looks at Colbert and genuinely sincerely tells him how lovely and nice to meet him as well

[@suikogarden]

Some people seemed to be annoyed by how she talks. Give her a break, she's just a kid. I would've wished to be able to talk with such confidence when I was at her age. I randomly watched Station Eleven months ago (because I'm kind of obsessed with post-apocalyptic fictions) and I think she's brilliant in it. I had no idea who she was and thought she was related to Kiernan Shipka. Looking forward to seeing her future works.

[@chrisrw8939]

Aww She’s such a charming young lady! How adorable and witty.

[@something64]

This makes me feel human. It was a nice interview

[@meganbreen1380]

she's absolutely incredible in Station 11! I hope she gets an Emmy nom. Her performance had such depth and emotional precision for being so young. A remarkable series too. Thanks, Stephen, for creating awareness for this show!

[@MarksCar-rs1nm]

Nomination? I think you mean a win

[@Sunny.27]

She's just as adorable in real as she is in the show. God bless her.

[@Zennofobic]

the growing relationship between her character and Jeevan is what made me continue watching the series, they almost lost me in the middle but I wanted to see what happens to these 2 characters and I'm glad I stayed I really enjoyed this show

[@GFCoyleWVU]

I agree with this. Her relationship with Jeevan was the best part of the show, and it’s essentially not in the novel itself. I read the book after and found that really disappointing.

[@anotheryoutubeuser]

Station Eleven was easily a top-five show of both 2021and 2022.

[@mayling141]

OMG...! Steven always incorporates TLOTR in every interview, he is so got on sneaking it into a conversation. I wish I could see his reaction when he got Peter Jackson's news that he's going to be in his movie. 😅

[@MarksCar-rs1nm]

She’s like the type of best friend I’ve always wanted but never had ❤

[@Mark2sCar310]

Same

[@cujocommander]

Station 11 is real gem. Amazing show. Don’t miss that one!

[@aiai-j7i]

I reluctantly started watching Station Eleven, expecting not to like it but I really got invested in these characters and their stories. She played her character so well, very captivating!

[@laurawatters914]

What an awesome interview!! 😊✌️

[@berymod1]

Omg she’s gorgeous, intelligent and well spoken Lovely interview

[@RobinChakravarty]

you call that well spoken? she said "kind of" six times in 30 seconds. tell her to get a thesaurus.

[@hazardduck]

@@RobinChakravarty I guess you were articulate right off the bat. I also assume that you regularly get interviewed on national television talk shows. Lastly, you probably don't use filler words at all when you talk. 🙄

[@pekka75]

@@RobinChakravarty What the hell is wrong with you!?

[@RobinChakravarty]

@@hazardduck sure, I use filler words, but I mix it up with words like "somewhat", "a little bit like", "almost similar to", etc. instead of saying "kind of" over and over again like a broken record player. it was also a softball question so it's not like she couldn't have prepared an answer ahead of time.

[@hazardduck]

@@RobinChakravarty well then, you're a very eloquent 14-year old.

[@ivaldip82]

This actor is so adorable. I loved her part of the story in the show.

[@seidenschnabelfederflugel5441]

Oh thank god some realness. My soul is crying from joy. She is adorable. ♥️😍

[@heath4z]

Matilda is a brilliant young actor & she was incredible in Station 11, which is an absolutely phenomenal show! I still find myself thinking about it, months & months after I watched it. I wish every person could see it. So beautiful ❤️

[@Nhfilz]

Seeing the way Stephen takes her under his wing without making it obvious speaks to his character.

[@lindsayhaugen7660]

I want her and Maisie Williams to play sisters in a movie

[@maddiloven5483]

omg you’re so right!!!

[@thesubhumancomedy]

No incest.

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

Station eleven had great casting. I loved Himesh Patel too, saw him on "Yesterday". Great flick

[@davidk7544]

Matilda is hilarious and affable.

[@nekocatt561]

I love you Matilda Lawler I hope one I get to meet you I love you❤

[@steveng8251]

I love how you pry the actor out of her. Well done sir.

[@donaldtello]

wonderful interview

[@RafaelPerches]

She's lovely and a terrific actress!

[@MarksCar-rs1nm]

4:00 I’d have to say mine is Friends and The Maze Runner

[@marialuisaabelleiranovas999]

This girlish amazing. Her bit with DiCaprio in "Once upon..." deserved an Oscar

[@abbieprice3430]

And now she plays Betty, one of the Head elves in Disney+’s the Santa Clauses!

[@MarksCar-rs1nm]

She’s my favourite elf

[@spotieotie]

Shes so nervous 🥺 I hope she keeps at it bc she is really good in the show.

[@seanwatson9549]

Usually when you have two actors play the same character at different points of life, there's an effort of will on the part of the viewer to remind oneself that they're the same person. In this series, I had the opposite problem. My default belief was that Lawler and Davis were the same person, and I had to actively remind myself that they weren't, such was the synchronicity of their respective performances. I wanted to compliment Davis, for example, for her incredibly precocious performance as young Kirstin when she had nothing to do with it. Phenomenal job by both actresses.

[@Mark2sCar310]

She needs to fill in for Colbert whenever he takes a week off

[@nicholasschoonbeck6866]

She's great.

[@user-df2kb9rz7g]

I enjoyed that episode

[@jacobkeppler1984]

She is great actor in Santa Claus 2 session

[@glacieractivity]

Well, this young talent did her job well. I will check in on station 11 this weekend as it sounded intriguing. And Mr Colbert - dude can interview a seasoned wolf such as Werner Herzog or a young first-timer and make it great. No small feat.

[@roberthodge7802]

Magnificent safe spot:" What would Gandalf do?"

[@suekelsey1329]

Love the clip, Awesome show. Thank you!

[@familledelisle2086]

She is adorable :) Not being a native speakers I was surprised by her speech pattern. Can anyone tell where her accent is from, the upward inflexion at the end of her sentences ?

[@kdgrandbois9357]

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[@Zennofobic]

pretty sure she's American, couldn't tell you where though she has a standard American accent

[@daekry]

haha, that's just something american kids do when they get a little nervous sometimes

[@giantsfan9868]

She seemed to be a little perplexed when she realized Steven was ending the interview. I agree with her, Stephen should have kept talking to her.

[@katherenewedic8076]

These shows are dictated by the advertising in a highly timed formula, not like Johnny in the 60s/70s where it came off more casual than now.

[@NelsondeQuinhones]

History has been made here.

[@BestFitSquareChannel]

Composed, authentic, charming 🖖🏼

[@coachjoeenglish]

Station 11 was amazing. So worth a watch if you haven’t seen it.

[@bonniespruin6369]

What a lovely young lady. Great personality! 😊

[@ExbotHero]

You really need to do better when you end the interview, Stephan. Talk about an abrupt cut from talking (she basically was in the middle of something) and you just go straight to the ending. Would have been so easy to ask one simple question to fade it all out, but no, you just decided to cut it in a way that showed no respect whatsoever. (Read: You just left her story hanging without giving her the opportunity to end it with something that made sense; This is one thing my dad has told me or similar)

[@seanbou4122]

She's so cute beautiful and funny and awesome 🤣💚😍

[@deltasceptile7805]

If you haven't seen Matilta Lawler in Flora & Ulysses, you absolutely should, because that movie is so funny.

[@stillmagic714]

We just watched that with our kids, they giggled all the way through. So cute.

[@MarksCar-rs1nm]

I believe Wanda from Corner Gas is in that movie

[@margholtz]

Sweet girl

[@classictalkies]

Such a cool young woman 🥰

[@NewMessage]

Elfquest was my go-to as a kid... I feel this one.

[@DannyMarschall]

So she’s the daughter of Jerry Lawler? I didn’t even know he acted!

[@worcestershiresauce6377]

She looks real snazzy in that suit

[@kyleesmith3899]

she reminds me of young kiernan shipka

[@rikkiseddo]

The upward inflection made me stop the video. 🗣📈⬆️

[@mplsmark222]

At least she does use the word like incessantly. I have known some intelligent young people that just sound like they are stupid because of that annoying speech tick, or whatever you call it. “It’s like, so annoying.”😀

[@vedder611]

amazing actress and show

[@ihtfp69]

If you ever thought up speak wasnt a thing, just watch this video.

[@jakoblarok]

awww that was adaaaaawrable!

[@HappyLife693]

I don't know who Matilda is nor the movie she is in, but there is no doubt I and the country will know her soon. She has a dynamic intelligence with innocence that draws a viewer in. I'm glad I stopped to watch this interview.

[@JasonIsHere27]

Is anyone else creeped out by the way he looks her up and down as she walks on stage? He could be checking out her outfit I guess, maybe that’s what city people do, but still creepy

[@marineforces3214]

I knew it it’s just about selling an illusion a ferry tale .

[@BlackHawk3927]

Hunger games is one my favorites too

[@alboyer6]

I hope they geep the geographic setting in the movie from the book.

[@GlennDavey]

Stephen Colbert interviewing all of Hollywood's Nepotism Babies one by one

[@FrankJPSegura]

A bit much?

[@joblow8213]

...no...a bit more...

[@ii4070]

She broke Stephen

[@yurielcundangan9090]

we'll call you when there's an OIL spiLL Emotional DAMAGE

[@stevesteiner6844]

Isn't she the girl from Harry Potter?

[@vgaportauthority9932]

Doubtful, I think she was born after the last Harry Potter film came out. She's like 12 or something.

[@stevesteiner6844]

@@vgaportauthority9932 Oh ok. She kinda looked like her.

[@Leelz247]

No

[@stevesteiner6844]

Hermione Ranger was her name.

[@HotelPapa100]

Emma Watson is in her thirties now...

[@sophiesoapbox]

seems to be a life imitates art &/or art imitates life situation…

[@rondavis3232]

I remember damage

[@TheHomelessDreamer]

Oh "Station 11,"... of course... that world famous... thing?

[@airsam1]

It’s a very big TV show, and a famous novel too.

[@TheHomelessDreamer]

@@airsam1 appreciate the feedback... I grew up with Asimov's Foundation and Robot series, Larry Niven's Known Space, Herbert's Dune expanded, Stephen R Donaldson's Unbeliever trilogies and Tolkien... but, sure, tell me more... is this a YA thing?

[@EZ7v]

@@TheHomelessDreamer Station 11 will break u then heal u, it's a wonderful ride

[@Pixie4Gizmo]

@@TheHomelessDreamer Doesn't matter what you grew up with, the book is from 2014. It's won the Arthur C. Clarke award. No, it's not a YA book. It is science fiction (though the author disagrees). Sold over a million copies, translated into more than 30 languages because, yes, it is an internationally famous book.

[@jugsteve]

Culture doesn't stand still at your convenience. Keep up or be a geezer. Your choice...

[@yurielcundangan9090]

McCarth and McConnell remain leaders at GOP nothing Will GET Done

[@druidictroy1157]

I agree but what the fu¢k does that have to do with this interview, or this young actress, or Station Eleven?

[@LanceCorporalKitty]

Why was she behaving so oddly and speaking like that?

[@theldun1]

and one time at band camp.......

[@suikogarden]

That's funny. If you watch her film Flora & Ulysses, Alyson Hannigan is her mom.

[@garryferrington811]

Who's Matilda Lawyer? Who's named Matilda anymore? Does this mean Edna is coming back?

[@Downloadeodeo]

FOUR TEEEN :DDD

[@bco0t6]

Kids can be cool but annoying lol she’s adorable but that “like” shit gotta stop if she doesn’t wanna be stereo typed

[@katherenewedic8076]

Yeah should should have said shit at least once

[@cedwoo2436]

Hay Colbert! WHY don't you tell the whole truth about your crew's Capital visit? They were initially invited in for interviews BUT after being escorted out - they snuck back in and were illegally in the building.

[@joblow8213]

who cares?...

[@williamstrasser8359]

First

[@GPS379]

Harry potter girl

[@Leelz247]

Lol, no

[@jonky5]

It’s amazing how you people have lowered your entertainment standards just to listen to a former comedian turned activist. Btw- Is KZbin STILL censoring comments? Asking for a friend.

[@lissymcgoo6896]

Six minutes of annoying.

[@rastatute42]

what are you, 11?

[@o.b.7217]

Six minutes? Nah. It took me around 1.5 seconds to read your comment and feel annoyed by you.

[@aiai-j7i]

I am sorry you hate yourself so much and project it out into the world.

[@joblow8213]

...six minutes of pure charm...

[@LanceCorporalKitty]

Agreed!

[@fanaticforager6610]

Girls 👧🏻 got options, YaLL 🫰✨🐨🌿☂️🌅🌬🌊🪸

[@MarksCar-rs1nm]

4:00 I’d have to say mine is Friends and The Maze Runner