as the man himself and based on "team of rivals." >> daniel day lewis plays him in an incomparablesecrecy. what little we know is what lewis looks like playing lincoln. it was tweeted out as he ate at a virginia diner in character. ♪ >> everyone has their favorite john williams work, either from the world of film or the olympics. ♪ >> but forgive us if our favorite is something else. [ theme from "nightly news" ] ♪ >> with that, our thanks to the maestro, john williams. when we come back, tom brokaw will be with us. , ...yellowed... giggled, snuggled, ...yellowed... chatted, chewed, ...yellowed. and over all those years, your teeth...have yellowed. fact is, if you're not whitening, you're yellowing. crest 3d white whitestrips remove over ten years of stains by going below the enamel surface. and, they whiten 25 times better than a leading whitening toothpaste. crest whitestrips. life opens up when you do. not a good time right now, guys. not a good time? you sit down here all day shooting goblins. try zombies. i mean look at your food, jerry. nuggets? they're kfc bites, dad. mmm, r

the more i appreciate how hard it is to let go and meryl streep has it, penelope cruz has it, daniel day-lewis has it. >> define let go for me. >> it is, i actually read something in ms. the other day where victor hugo describes the realm of genius to be able to burn and fly and think that is what it is, and there is some actors who say, oh well it is like being on a tightrope without a net and some actors that say yeah but there is no tightrope. >> rose: exactly. bill inside says to me one, once he said the key to acting is deliver a line as if you just had the thought, that that is the secret of doing it .. >> i will take that into consideration. >> rose: it is true, though, isn't it? in a sense you are reading the script and thought about the performance, but you need to some how, cross the river where you are really as in a sense for getting it is preparation and it is as if you just had that thought, that makes sense to me. >> i think there are a lot of different ways of articulating it, i think spontaneity is the key, so if -- like you just had that thought, you just have to forget that

will be incredible, also lincoln, steven speak spielberg's new -- steven spielberg's movie, daniel day lewisg lincoln. >> he looks exactly like him. >> he stays in character throughout the entire shoot, they will go to lunch and order food as lincoln. >> and finally, my number one anticipated movie of the year, jenga one chain. jamie foxx, sam jackson, leonardo di caprio, playing a villain, comes out in december. >>> first steven tyler now jay lo is quitting american idol. >> reporter: another american idol bomb shell, jennifer lopez announces her departure. in a radio interview with idol host, ryan seacrest she is saying quote i honestly feel like the time has come i have to get back to doing other things that i do i have put on hold because i love idol so much. she was with the top rated show in seasons 10 and 11 and says quote i don't feel like i can be there every single day like i have been for the past two years the surprising news comes one day after steven tyler said goodbye. saying he is putting rock and roll ahead of the show, that had been over the top fun. aerosmith is on a natio

steven spielberg, you, daniel day-lewis. give us a little sneak peek, if you can? one that is -- i don't know. it was a great adventure. >> where does that role rank for you over your career? >> who knows? you can't -- they are all your babies. you can't -- you know, ainunt m, i wouldn't be mean to her. she ranks in there somewhere. all of the rolls i've had. some of them i would like to forget about. still, they have had a relevance somewhere in the whole picture because they inform you after. >> we're going to put you on the spot. rapid-fire round. >> oh, no not that game. >> a word, just a thought, an idea, sally. >> thought, idea, there we go. haven't done this in a while. >> doing it again. >> a baby, me. >> the flying nun. >> oh, sweet jesus. >> that will suffice. do you get sick of seeing that image. >> i really do. thank you, willie, i'm enjoying every minute of this interview. >> leave it up. now about norma ray. >> once in a lifetime roles. >> mrs. doubtfire. >> robin. such an amazing role. >> forrest gump. >> my boy. tommy. oh, god he's good. that man is

. >> daniel day-lewis become a cobbler somewhere in italy. >> all the italian cobblers are in china. i kid you not. who do you play golf with. you play golf with shumaker. >> guy who makes shoes. big guy. >> kenneth cole. >> kenneth cole. we had a whole conversation about how all of the great italian shoe cobblers have now notified china because that's where they are making the shoes. >> what stays on the golf course, what happens there stays there. people know kenneth and i are out together. he's a big democrat. i'm bipartisan. i saw a show, i'm not kidding. it was on adult swim, totally inappropriate. my kids are watching it. they showed ann coulter and al sharpton had appeared or al sharpton character appeared -- they were screaming at each other and they got done and in the green room and they were high fiving and ann coulter al that was awesome. he goes you're my girl. they are hugging. they put on a big show. the minute they leave they are like yeah, that was great. let's go have some cocktails and are out and you wonder about that whether it's all -- >> could be the case. >> l