Elle Fanning Returns
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Why does Elle Fanning feel ecstatic about being Conan O’Brien’s friend?
Hi, my name is Elle Fanning, and I feel ecstatic about being Coded O'Brien's friend.
Yes, I'll take it. Fall is here, hear the yell Back to school, ring the bell Brand new shoes, walkin' loose Climb the fence, books and pens I can tell that we are gonna be friends
Hey there, and welcome to Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend. Joined, as always, by Sonoma Session.
Hello.
And just put a little pep into it next time. And Matt Gourley, how are you?
Hi, how are you? I'm good. Hey, I want to bring up something that was a direct quote from you just now. You just said, in this room, when I see a Hallmark movie, I watch it.
I did. We weren't on mic. I didn't know that that would come back to haunt me.
So you're prepared to admit that and you're good?
I will not only admit it, I will encourage others to do it as well. And I'll say, many people say that our nation is divided. That, you know, we've lost our way. I think nothing would unify this country more than everybody watching Hallmark movies. I just enjoy the pattern. You know, you could say that there are certain tenants of drama that were set up by the Greeks and it's never really changed since then. I love that Hallmark has a certain formula. They follow it every single time with chilling regularity. And they've also come up with something that I think is revolutionary. When we think of story, we think of conflict. Conflict is the center of story, right? It's the, what is the conflict? What is the problem? Any scene, someone comes into a room, there's a problem here. How does the person get the thing that the other person's trying to keep them from getting? That's how all good drama story works. Hallmark, I watch these things. There's hardly ever a conflict. They're conflict free, yet they exist. They're extremely popular and it somehow works.
But attractive single person meets other attractive single person. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, they one lives in Los Angeles and the other lives up in the mountains of Utah, but in a fairly affluent community and they can get to each other within a 40 minute flight or something, hour and 40 minute flight. And there isn't really they meet each other. She always immediately has to dislike him, but for not a good reason.
It's never a good reason.
What behind-the-scenes stories does Elle share about the Bob Dylan biopic?
There's never a good reason. And then it's a reason that can quickly be removed. So it's really not a conflict. It's a conflict the way like I'd like to come over there, but there's a small tissue in the way. You know what I mean?
Well, there's usually some big city ex-boyfriend that they've got to kind of like get out from under, but barely.
I don't know. I've seen ones where it really is just I've gone back and looked for the conflict and haven't found it.
Do you think you could write a Hallmark movie?
Yes, I do.
Do you think you should?
I think I should.
That's the better question. Yeah, I think it would be a good use of my time. I really want you to write a Hallmark movie.
Do you think you could star in a Hallmark movie?
Didn't somebody, I thought, did somebody make a Hallmark? Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig. Yeah, Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig did one. And it's brilliant because, so it's been done. If they hadn't done it, I would do it. But it wouldn't be that funny.
What would your situation, if you're the star of a Hallmark movie, what's your situation? Who are you meeting? Where are you going? Who are you leaving? Well, geez. Okay.
Wow. This is a lot. Okay. Well, let's see. I am a guy, a very good looking. This is the part I play. Oh, come on. There's prosthetics. Get off my ass. And with prosthetics and lighting and CGI, they could do all kinds of shit to my face.
Okay.
So anyway, I'm a guy who has built an inn. I have an inn and it's up and I'm very rugged and I sort of look like the brawny paper towel guy.
Wait, you're playing a rugged guy? You're playing the rugged archetype?
I said CGI.
No, I'm not. Look. I think you're an academic. You're teaching at a university and you're like a frazzled professor. I think that's more your scene.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why does Elle Fanning feel ecstatic about being Conan O’Brien’s friend?
0:03–2:36
2
What behind-the-scenes stories does Elle share about the Bob Dylan biopic?
2:36–7:24
3
What are Hallmark movies' storytelling secrets?
7:24–21:40
4
How does Conan plan to write a Hallmark movie?
21:40–50:38
5
What is the significance of good manners in the podcast?
50:38–1:03:41