the president screened it last night at white house, how does that feel that it is now getting this kind of reception? guest: like i said before, out of the 50 film i have done in my life nothing has gained this amount of attention and i sat before george h. bush a couple of days ago and we watched it together with barbara and she was crying at the end of it, so, it literally feels so much bigger than what we expected it to be. especially with george being involved, we thought it would be just be a little nice film but it has exploded on to the world scene. alisyn: how did you get the part? guest: i talked on george at an award academy in 2006, george lucas, mr. lie lucas and he said he was doing the roth and i waited six months and i didn t hear, and i had my agent call in 2007 and 2008 and in 2009 it came into being.
people to cry, to tear up, when she sits down with him. alisyn: barbara walters does, but oh raw oprah does, also and she got him to tear up about hi mom and his struggles she had. take a listen. she was dying and it was her last couple of days, in and out of things and i sat there for a while and she came to and she said, what day is it, and i said, it s friday and she said what time is it and i said 9:30 not morning. and she said go to work. and i said, mom, i m taking the day off to visit with you. and she said, go to work it is where you belong, and i said mom, i ll make up the time don t worry and she reached over and grabbed my hand and she said go to work it is where you belong this is nothing leften said between us. dave: he has a soft spot. we all do alisyn: and he