i could shoot back and forth. >> -- tavis: between making hushpuppies. >> between making hushpuppies.avis: while this film depicts life in the region, as you said, what i love about new orleans, if they are nothing else, they are real, natural. >> natural. tavis: what you see is what you get. when you talk to those in new orleans. acting requires you to do this three, four, 5, 6, 7, eight times, until you get it right to give the director what he wants. what did you make of the experience of making this versus who you really are? >> mr. zeitlin said he had seen some natural things in me. a lot of people would go to school for three, up for you are, five years, go to acting school, take drama classes, but he saw some natural things in me that did not require me to have to go to school to learn a lot of things that i needed to do for the film, but they actually brought in acting coaches and professionally -- professional coaches to work with me during the day at the bakery to work on particular acting skills, but they had a hard time catching up with me, because i was always tired from

. >> in a million years, when kid goes to school, they going to know, once there was a hushpuppy and she lived with her daddy in the bathtub. who the man. >> i'm the man! >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> rose: this is extraordinary. how did it all start for you. >> it began --. >> rose: born in new york, born in queens. >> okay, yeah, way back. >> well, came, you think if you want to go all the way, you know my parent was take me on trips around the country when i was a kid. i remember going to new orleans when i was 12 or 13 years and making a pledge that one day i was going to come back for good. and-- . >> rose: did you. >> i did. this place resonates for me, oncoming back. >> yeah, i have little glimpse of what i remember from that trip. i remember very specifically i was too young to get into any of the bars, i was walking down the street and someone saw that i was looking in from the window, a guitar player and he came outside and played a guitar solo for me outside. and i remember feeling like i had never seen-- i had never seen this anywhere before. and something about th

. >> i saw that movie are and don't see a lot of movie, but her role at hushpuppy, she makes you happys you cry. she brings you to, you know, her position. her perspective as a child. so, all right. let's go -- amy, the dark horse this year. a lot of favorites. you like "argo" but there are a lot of people pulling for "silver linings playbook." >> yeah. and i think that, you know, you should look at this movie. it's compelling. we've seen robert de niro campaigning for this movie, and he has broken down on national tv and cried about it. it's an important topic. many families are affected by bipolar disorder, and i think that this is a movie that really touches a lot of souls. let's not forget, you know, the academy is an older crowd. so maybe they haven't seen this film, or are not that interested, but i have to say, the american public loves this movie, and i mean, bradley cooper. what an incredible performance, and robert de niro as well, actually my pick for best supporting actor. >> one of the dark horses, could be. they love to reward a star for being a star. >> yes, they do. >>

won the part of hushpuppy in "beasts of the southern wild."he youngest nominee in oscar history. you were doing something sensible when you were nominated. you were sound asleep. >> yes. my mom had to wake me up. and i was half-asleep because it was like 5:45 in the morning. she wakes me up. tells me i'm nominated. half-asleep. and i was watching a name scroll on the screen. but on the inside, i was doing flips that i never could do before. >> i'll bet you were. and you've got to tell me this story. you weren't even old enough to audition. it was supposed to be 6-year-olds. you were only 5. how did you manage that? >> my mom called and said they had auditions for 6 to 9-year-olds. and i was only 5. she is not old enough. she's like one age under. my mom said, i think she can handle it. so, it just all went through that way. and just -- >> and you beat out thousands of little girls. and got the part. we want to show a little bit of it right here, where you're in a scene with your dad, wink, and you're arm wrestling. take a look. >> come on. com

quvenzhane wallis was nominated for her role as hushpuppy in "beasts of the southern wild."ne. poochi and co., says their doggy bags are selling like hotcakes. >> my daughter is a big fan of one of those bags. only to find out -- >> you know what's fun? when you can get yours to chase the mailman bag. that's fun. >>> also in "pop news," tom and brooke, we've seen glimpses of oscar nominee, naomi watts, in character as princess diana, her next role. now, nicole kidman in "grace of monaco," playing prince kelly. kelly requested changes to the script. but the director said, no can do. i'm not a journalist or a historian. i'm an artist. he is not making changes to the film. we'll see what the hubbub is about when that comes out. >> a whole lot of legal -- >> thank you. >> other than right here. >>> and finally, hard to imagine, these two -- >> thank you. >> taking that picture. supermodel wife, looking gorgeous, at the "vanity fair" oscar party sunday night. it took a few tries to get that picture. little did they know, our friend, jesse tyler ferguson, clearly photo-bombed. he

quvenzhane wallis was nominated for her role as hushpuppy in "beasts of the southern wild." must-have accessory of the season. >> oh, we knew that was going to happen. >> of course. tom has his. i have that exact same one. poochie and co., says their doggy bags are selling like hotcakes. and that they will make even quvenzhane's custom oscar dog bag available. >> my daughter is a big fan of one of those bags. we need to find out -- >> you know what's fun? when you can get yours to chase the mailman bag. that's fun. >> that's nice. >> that's fun. >>> also in "pop news," tom and brooke, we've seen glimpses of oscar nominee, naomi watts, in character as princess diana, her next role. and now, here's a glimpse -- her best friend, nicole kidman, as another princess, in "grace of monaco," the story of grace kelly who gave up her hollywood career in 1956 to marry prince ranier of monaco. kelly requested changes to the script. but the director said, no can do. i'm not a journalist or a historian. i'm an artist. he is not making changes to the film. we'll see what the hubbub is about