LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW MY NEXT

GUEST FROM "BREAKING BAD," "DON'T TRUST THE B IN APARTMENT

23," AND NOW AS "MARVEL'S JESSICA JONES."

>> MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

SOMEONE DID HORRIFIC EXPERIMENTS ON ME.

I WAS ABDUCTED, RAPED AND FORCED TO KILL SOMEONE.

AND NOW SOME MANIAC SAYS THAT I AM HERE FOR A REASON.

LIKE SOME SICK DESTINY.

SHE'S OUT KILLING PEOPLE, AND I'M IN HERE BOUNCING A (BLEEP)

DAMN BALL!

>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME KRYSTEN RITTER!

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>> Stephen: HELLO!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

>> Stephen: I'M HAPPY YOU'RE HERE.

YOU'RE SO SHINY I NEED SUNGLASSES.

>> IT'S A LITTLE SPACEY.

I LOVE IT.

>> Stephen: I LIKE IT, TOO!

WELL, LISTEN, YOU'RE UNBELIEVABLY PROLIFIC.

SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE, YOU FILMED THE DEFENDERS,

THE NEW SEASON OF JESSICA JONES.

YOU DESIGNED IT WHERE YOU PURCHASED YOUR NEW NOVEL

BONFIRE.

WHERE IS YOUR SUPER POWER?

YOU JUST GET IT DONE.

>> I GET IT DONE.

I NOTICED WHEN I WAS ON TOUR PEOPLE HAD A COPY OF MY BOOK AND

MY ACTION FIGURES WE HAVE NOW AND MY KNITTING KITS AND I'M,

LIKE, I'M A PSYCHOOVERCHIEF, WHAT AM I DOING?

>> Stephen: THAT'S AN INTERESTING COMBINATION OF BOOK,

ACTION FIGURE AND KNITTING.

>> I'M KIND OF DOING MY OWN THING INTO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE

KNITTING FOR A SECOND.

YOU STARTED OFF AS A MODEL.

>> YES.

>> Stephen: TO BE ON THE COVER OF SOMETHING IS VERY EXCITING.

>> YES.

>> Stephen: PART OF THE WORLD YOU SHOULD BE IN.

BUT YOU HIT IT BIG TIME.

>> THIS IS SO MAJOR.

>> Stephen: YOU'RE ON THE COVER OF VOGUE, BUT NOT JUST ANY

VOGUE.

YOU'RE ON THE COVER OF VOGUE KNITTING.

>> VOGUE KNITTING.

>> Stephen: COME ON!

THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR ME, THANK YOU.

>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS.

THIS IS A KNITTING COMMUNITY, IT'S AS HIGH AS IT GETS.

>> Stephen: TELL ME ABOUT THE KNITTING COMMUNITY.

I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH.

THAT'S ON ME.

>> I WAS GOING TO KNIT YOU A HAT AS A LITTLE PRESENT AND I WAS

GOING TO DO IT IN YOUR COLLEGE COLORS BUT I DIDN'T HAVE PURPLE.

YOU KNOW THE SAYING YOU GIVE A MAN A FISH, HE EATS, YOU GIVE

HIM A FISH THEN HE EATS FOREVER?

>> Stephen: WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE SAYING, I REALLY LIKE THAT

SAYING.

EAT THE FISH, TELL HIM ABOUT IT.

AND SAY, I WISH I HAD TWO FISH SO YOU COULD HAVE ONE!

GIVE A MAN A FISH HE EATS FOR A DAY AND TEACH A MAN TO FISH AND

YOU COULD KNIT SOMETHING FOR HIM.

>> I'M GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO KNIT.

I STARTED THIS IN THE CAR.

>> Stephen: BEFORE WE DO THIS, THERE IS A RUG YOU KNITTED.

>> WITH MY DOG MIKEY ON IT.

>> Stephen: WITH YOUR DOG MIKEY ON IT.

AND HERE'S A BEAUTIFUL SWEATER.

>> A SWEATER I MADE FOR MY GIRLFRIEND.

IT'S CALLED THE BEST FRIEND CROP SWEATER.

I'M SO INTO IT.

>> Stephen: ARE YOU A SELF-STARTER?

>> MY GRAMMY TAUGHT ME WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL AND I KNOW SHE

WOULD BE SO PROUD OF MY VOGUE COVER.

>> Stephen: SO TALK ME THROUGH IT.

WHAT DO WE DO HERE?

>> I STARTED THIS ON THE CAR RIDE.

I ALREADY STARTED.

THIS IS A SCARF.

>> Stephen: I CAN TELL.

IT'S ACTUALLY -- AS A MATTER OF FACT, I COULD STOP THERE AND

IT'S STILL A SCARF.

>> NAILED IT.

>> Stephen: DOES IT MATTER WHICH?

IS IT LIKE DRUMSTICKS?

DO YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT LIKE THIS?

>> IT'S NOT DRUMS.

LEFT HAND.

TAKE YOUR OTHER NEEDLE.

YOU CAN CALL IT A STICK IF YOU LIKE.

READY?

>> Stephen: READY.

WE PUT THIS NEEDLE INTO THE FIRST LOOP AND THE BOTTOM.

OTHER SIDE.

MY DRESS IS GETTING IN THE WAY OF MY KNITTING, IT'S VERY TIGHT.

>> Stephen: THERE?

YES.

THIS IS YOUR WORKING YARN.

TAKE THAT AND WRAP IT AROUND THE BOTTOM STICK.

>> Stephen: THIS WAY?

NO.

>> Stephen: LIKE THIS?

LIKE THIS, AROUND.

>> Stephen: LIKE THIS?

LIKE THAT.

I JUST DID IT.

>> KIND OF.

THEN YOU PULL IT THROUGH.

>> Stephen: BUT DID I DO IT?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU KID.

>> Stephen: WHAT DO I DO.

ONE MORE TIME.

GO IN RIGHT THERE.

>> Stephen: I'M A IF YOU RECALL GO.

>> IN THROUGH THE BOTTOM.

>> Stephen: DO I DO IT HERE?

RIGHT THERE.

>> Stephen: RIGHT THROUGH THERE.

>> YEAH.

NOW, TAKE YOUR WORKING YARN, AND WRAP IT AROUND THE TOP.

>> Stephen: LIKE THIS?

YES.

>> Stephen: YEAH?

NOW WHAT?

>> AND NOW PULL IT OFF.

>> Stephen: PAUL WHAT OFF?

YEAH.

YOU DID IT!

>> Stephen: YOU'RE SO NICE!

I DEFINITELY DID NOT DO IT!

>> YEAH.

IT'S HARDER TO TEACH -- THESE ARE BIG NEEDLES.

ONE MORE TIME.

YOU CAN DO IT.

>> Stephen: LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SHOW WHILE WE'RE DOING THIS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT JESSICA JONES.

SHE'S SUPER STRONG.

SEVERAL SUPER POWERS OR JUST SUPER STRONG?

>> I'M SUPER STRONG, TOO.

THE CLIP I SHOWED WHERE I WAS BALANCING THE BALL, HARDER THAN

IT LOOKS.

IT TOOK ALL DAY FOR ME TO LEARN.

I THREW IT AND HIT THE PROP GUY IN THE FACE.

>> Stephen: OH, WOW.

AND HE'S NO LONGER WITH US.

>> Stephen: DO FANS COME UP TO YOU AND SAY, COME ON, PUNCH ME?

>> IT'S REALLY WEIRD.

>> Stephen: REAL WILL YOU?

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A FETISH THING OR WHAT BUT PEOPLE AT

CONVENTIONS ALWAYS WANT ME TO PUNCH THEM IN THE FACE OR ARM

WRESTLE THEM.

AND, SO, I DO.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE

THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT.

>> TOTALLY.

I'M, LIKE, I WANT TO PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE, FINE.

BUT MOSTLY I'M JUST POSING.

>> Stephen: THE SHOW IS APPLAUDED FOR HAVING A FEMINIST

ETHOS.

AND IS IT THIS NEW SEASON?

>> YEAH.

>> Stephen: EVERY SINGLE EPISODE WAS DIRECTED BY A WOMAN?

>> YES, WHICH HAS NEVER REALLY HAPPENED.

>> Stephen: ON NETFLIX.

NOW, IS THERE -- I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST GOING TO DO THIS RIGHT

NOW.

NOW, DID YOU -- NOW, LISTEN, THE COMIC BOOK WORLD IS A LITTLE BIT

OF A SAUSAGE FEST.

WAS THERE ANY BLOWBACK FROM BROS IN NERD CULTURE FOR HAVING ALL

THE WOMEN?

>> NOT THAT I HAVE HEARD OF.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY WENT IN WANTING TO HIRE MAYBE 50%

WOMEN, AND AS THE INTERVIEW PROCESS WENT ALONG, THEY ENDED

UP WITH MORE AND MORE AND JUST GOT TO A POINT WHERE,

ORGANICALLY, THEY WERE, LIKE, WOW, WE'RE GOING TO END UP WITH

ALL 13 FEMALE DIRECTORS, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING.

>> Stephen: I'M LISTENING.

THAT'S GREAT.

I MADE YOU SOMETHING.

>> I LOVE IT.

>> Stephen: IT'S A RAT'S NEST.

DO YOU FEEL A REAL SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT?

>> Stephen: I DO.

I DO.

>> ME, TOO.

>> Stephen: I WISH WE WEREN'T HERE.

I WISH WE WERE DOING THIS IN A CABIN WITH SOME TEA AND IT WAS

SNOWING OUTSIDE.

>> YEAH.

>> Stephen: AND YOU WERE 80 YEARS OLD.

>> I DON'T KNOW, I'M MAKING KNITTING COOL.

A COUTURE ONE-WAY DRESS KNITTING ON NATIONAL TV, THERE IS COOL.

>> Stephen: IT IS COOL, BUT IT WOULD BE JUST MORE APPROPRIATE

IF YOU WERE 80: >> STEPHEN: "JESSICA JONES"

RETURNS TO NETFLIX ON MARCH 8.

KRYSTEN RITTER, EVERYBODY!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY NOAH KAHAN.

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