and tom courtenay who had become a star had not been an actor. the director saw this scrawny kid on the street and just cast him and directed him through it. so now you jump 40 years hence, and tom courtenay is to you going to act with the great maggie smith who has been acting on the stage since she's 16. and he calls me up two weeks before we start shooting. and he's very frightened. and i said tom was's the matter. he says it's hard to say. i said tell me. he says well we start shooting in two weeks. >> yes. >> what if she doesn't like me and he was serious. >> yeah. people are people. >> rose: sure. >> and i said don't get rid of that. let that be a part of it. >> rose: here is another scene. this is where jean finds reggie hiding from her in a church. here it is. >> leave! >> can't ever remember you crying. >> i can't remember you being religious. >> i'm not. i was trying to avoid you. >> i apologize for hurting you. please be kindment we were different people then. >> you said that, jean. are you repeating yourself. >> why do we have to get

i'll just go watch "quartet," starring maggie smith, billy connelly, tom courtenay, pauline collins andot stephen colbert. [cheers and applause] >> bye, dusty! bye, dusty! [cheers and applause] i call him dusty because we're friends. when we return, i sit down with director of "zero dark thirty," kathryn bigelow. [cheers and applause] we'll be right back. b)%p [cheers and applause] >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight is an academy award winning director here to discuss her controversial film "zero dark thirty." my idea for a sequel: "weekend at osama's." please welcome kathryn bigelow. [cheers and applause] thank you so much. good to see you again. >> thank you. >> stephen: thanks for coming. >> thank you for having me. >> stephen: last time i saw you, i don't think you'd won the oscar for the hurt locker. >> i don't think i had. >> stephen: that's called the colbert bump. >> i want to apologize for not coming on the show when you wanted me. >> stephen: you bagged on me baby doll. >> i was spooked by the senate investigation. so i really apologize but i want to thank y

and tom courtenay came with it. >> you chose a clip you want us to see. >> maggie plays someone that, of course. and she's being shown around by this gal she used to sing with, pauline collins. ♪ >> thighs, hips, move those hips. ♪ >> side to side. shake it, ladies, shake it. >> this isn't a retirement home. this is a madhouse. >> the horror on her face. >> i decided after i took the project that i wanted to use real ex-opera singers and musicians. that's who surrounds maggie and the other stars. that guy is an ex-musician. i didn't direct him to do that. he took one look at maggie and he made a move. [ laughter ] >> who can blame him, right? you brought so much fun to this. you also have some important things to say, the whole film does, about the whole process of aging. >> you want an answer? >> yeah. >> yes, i mean -- i mean -- you know, michael strahan is an example, i guess -- an athlete faces it more dramatically than an opera singer. they both have a short shelf life. what is it for an athlete to be a star in high school, college, pro, and then suddenly, he wakes up one mornin