was that -- was that -- did you warn her at all you were going to pull that on her? >> remember that my show is the only one, i think, of its kind that has no preinterview ever. that's why i do all those blue cards. so the guest never knows what's coming next. and neither do i. that's the secret, if there is a secret of "inside the actor's studio" but if i'm going to ask them which might be embarrassing, i do ask them in the green room. by the way, i said, would you let me interview sarah palin and she said okay. and let me tell you something. you were talking about reality television, that was reality television. that was real. there wasn't one moment of that was scripted. that was an improvisation, and i was improvising with one of the two or three best improvisers in the world. that takes guts. >> it was fantastic, like sneaking into an acting class. and you could tell how real it was. and also, i mean -- she knew she could bail at any point.