but i did have to because it's darren aronofsky >> seth: it's darren aronofsky, he's very particulart. but how -- in this day and age is that something where you have to like, film yourself, or - >> it was very difficult with the baby, because i couldn't use my non-mommy voice with her. so whenever i would try to do the audition tape i'd use my deeper adult voice and she would start crying, and so you'd hear this crying baby in the background [ light laughter ] and we managed to get one clean take, and that was the one that we sent off. >> seth: yeah, 'cause based on the clip i don't think that scene would have the same power if you were using a mommy voice. [ laughter ] >> very, very different. >> seth: and what about the holidays are you -- do you guys have plans? are you excited? >> um, i'm just ready to rest, i feel like i've been really busy working. i just wrapped up a movie in new orleans, which is my hometown, so i was very excited to do that >> seth: is there added pressure when you're working in your hometown do you have to, like, then manage your family and friends >> well

. >> darren aronofsky, director of films, pi, requiem for a dream the wrestler, black swan, and sortation noah. he asked me if he could go along on a trip with us. i said where do you want to go. >> madagascar, i knew almost nothing about it. i knew it was an animated film i've seen a lot of times in my car. >> it's one of the more extreme distant places that you hear about but you know you'll never go to unless something weird summons you. you're sort of that weird force. >> we're on an island in the indian ocean with this amazing ethnic mix, an incredible landscape. 80% of the animals here don't exist anywhere else. what does it mean when an ecosystem goes out of balance? what is the blowback? here, you can see the blowback. the people have been chopping down the forest. all of a sudden you don't have soil anymore and you can't grow anything anymore. it's a... situation. there we go. >> an important question. you are a vegetarian? >> yes. and it just sort of happened with the release of noah. in scripture he was a vegetarian as was adam and eve. humans weren't given permission to e