AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT WAS SORT OF A COSTUME PARTY, AND,

YET, HERE'S ALL THE CAST HERE WITH RYAN MURPHY AND THEN LOOK

WHO KATHY BAI BATES DECIDED TO G AS.

TALK US THROUGH THIS IDEA.

HERE YOU ARE, THIS IS A CLOSER LOOK.

HAD YOU JUST COME FROM YOUR AUDITION FROM CATS?

>> JUDY DENCH GOT IT.

NO, ACTUALLY THEY SAID OPTIONAL.

I SHAVED MY HEAD SO I HAD TO WEAR SOMETHING OVER IT.

IT WAS MADE BY CHRISTINA WRIGHT OF AVANT-GARDE.

SHE HAS AMAZING STUFF.

DOES AN EMMA COYOTE.

>> James: WE ALL KNOW THAT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL US YOU WERE A KEYNOTEY.

>> IT WAS A WEEK BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS IN YOUR DEFENSE.

THE COSTUMES WERE OPTIONAL AND KATHY IS THE ONLY ONE WHO ACTED

ON THE OPTION.

>> ARE YOU NOT FOR DRESSING UP?

I'M NOT A COSTUME HALLOWEEN PERSON.

>> James: I CAN'T BEAR IT.

I KNOW.

>> James: I THINK YOU AND ME SPEND A LOT OF TIME GOING, I'M

NOT DOING THIS.

AND SOMEONE SAYS, DO THAT FOR FUN IN THE EVENING AND WE'RE,

LIKE, NO, I'M GOOD.

>> YEAH, I KNOW.

I FEEL LIKE IT'S FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T PERFORM ALL THE TIME

BUT -- >> OKAY, OKAY, OKAY!

JEEZ LOUISE!

( LAUGHTER ) >> James: LET'S TALK ABOUT

FANS.

KATHY, YOU HAVE MANY FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD, BUT THIS MIGHT

BE THE STRANGEST GIFT ANYONE WOULD EVER RECEIVE FROM A FAN.

WHAT DO YOU SAY WHEN YOU'RE GIVEN THIS?

>> WOW.

ELL, THAT'S ME.

A GUY MADE THIS BUST FOR ME.

I GUESS THEY USED SOME KIND OF IMPRESSION THAT WE DID FOR MASKS

AND STUFF IN OTHER SHOWS, AND I KIND OF LOOK LIKE MY FATHER.

IT LOOKS LIKE MY FATHER.

ACTUALLY, IT LOOKS LIKE MY FATHER'S DEATH MASK.

IT IS MY EARS.

ANYWAY, I DON'T WANT TO OFFEND HIM.

HE MAY BE WATCHING THE SHOW BECAUSE HE'S A BIG FAN.

I KEPT IT.

>> James: WHAT DO YOU SAY?

I SAID THANK YOU!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I DID.

>> James: THAT'S WHY YOU'RE THE GREATEST ACTRESS BECAUSE I

WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DISGUISE MY -- WOW!

>> YEAH.

>> James: IT'S, UH, MY FACE!

( LAUGHTER ) DO YOU GET WEIRD FAN REQUESTS,

BILLY?

>> I DON'T GET THAT, UNFORTUNATELY.

I DO GET WEIRD REQUESTS ON BILLY ON THE STREET.

I SHOUT AT PEOPLE A LOT.

SO I HAVE, OVER THE YEARS, GOTTEN MANY REQUESTS ON TWITTER

AND INSTAGRAM ASKING ME WILL I GO TO SOMEONE'S SON'S

BAR MITZVAH AND SCREAM AT HIM?

I SWEAR, ALL THE TIME.

OR WILL YOU COME TO MY WEDDING AND SCREAM TO ME AND MY HUSBAND

AND THEY'RE OFFERING TO PAY ME.

IT'S VERY WEIRD AND STRANGE.

I HAVEN'T DONE THAT, THOUGH.

>> James: I WOULD BE TAKING THAT MONEY FIVE TIMES A WEEK.

>> WE KNOW YOU WOULD, JAMES.

>> James: WHEN ARE WE THERE?

AAAHHH!