Demi Moore Shares the Life Hack She Learned from G.I. Jane and Reveals She Kept Pottery from Ghost

-Welcome back. We're here with Demi Moore. Um, of course, one of the nice things about, uh, as our life passes, as we live longer, we have children and we have grandchildren. And congratulations. You're a grandmother. -I am. Whoo! -Your daughter, Rumer, has a one-year-old. She's a seven -- almost 17 months. -Fantastic. And how are you taking to the role of grandmother? -So, I mean, like a duck to water. Quack, quack. -Do you think you're very good at it? -Yes. -I believe it. I would believe you'd be very good. -I was guilty today of already giving her unapproved snacks, but, um... -Yeah. -What are unapproved snacks. -Well, this is the problem. It was just those excellent pretzel crisps, which are my favorite. -Of course, that's not that bad. -And they were even the organic ones. -And you still got nailed. -[ Laughs ] That's so much -- I mean, my father-in-law, the famous one is when our son was, you know, 17 months, um, he, uh, he said I gave him ice cream. And my wife said, "You're not allowed to give him ice cream." And he said, "He liked it." And I said, "We weren't worried he wasn't gonna like it." uh, your, uh, your -- -By the way, I think I used that line. -Yeah, you could. -Okay. -Look, by the way, you have diplomatic immunity as a grandparent. Just take it. Just be like, what are you gonna do? What are you gonna do, fire me? -Hey. -You have three children. -I do. -And they're adult children now, and I'm wondering, you know, do they engage with your work? Do they know you as someone on screen as well? -They do. -Yeah. -Although I will say the other day, my youngest daughter, Tallulah, I have been traveling a lot with the film, and she said, "I was really missing you so I put on 'About Last Night,' and then I didn't realize there were sex scenes and so I had to turn it off." [ Laughter ] -Yeah, that's very fair. -She didn't even say -- she didn't even say sex. She just said I just didn't realize they had those scenes. -And you knew. You knew, yeah. Did you ever, you know, when it was time to give them the talk, did you just give them a list of the films you've been in? -Just watch this. -Yeah. -It's a good technique. -Like, it's very awkward if we do this one on one, so I would just... -Here. Here's just a list of a few things. -I want to ask about, uh, Pilaf is your, um, a teacup? -Um, she's really a micro. -Micro. This is one of the smaller dogs I've ever seen. And, um, so Pilaf, just asked, is her tongue sticking out like that all the time, or -- or is it based on how you're holding her? -No, the tongue is out because she lost the teeth that hold the tongue in. -Gotcha. Our very small -- we have a very small -- -You have -- You have a greyhound. -An Italian greyhound. Yeah. He was down to about three teeth as well, yeah. -But that's about what Pilaf has. -Yeah. -That was her one flaw, because, you know, she is only a pound and a half. -A pound and a half. So you have a dog that's a pound and a half and you have been taking advantage of this. You sneak your dog everywhere. -I don't even have to sneak her because she is a superstar. People then usually, you know, if I show up without her, they're like, "Where's the dog?" -Right. But let's say you're a stranger who doesn't know you and your dog. Let's say, have you brought Pilaf to a Broadway show? -She has been to Broadway shows. She's been to the theater in London. She's been to the French Open, the Louvre. Um... Art openings. -Okay. -Uh, what else? -Does anyone ever look sideways at Pilaf? You know, if they don't know that this is a thing you often do like. For example, if I was at a Broadway show and someone sat next to me with a tiny dog, I would not be enthusiastic. -Um, nobody's had that response. -Really? -No. -You think they just really excited to be sitting next to Demi Moore? -I think, first of all, they think I'm holding a stuffed animal. Oh, they think it's a stuffed animal. -Because they can't believe that -- Like, I've just got, like, a little pocket of fur sticking out. -They're like, good news. It's a stuffed animal. Bad news, Demi Moore's crazy. [ Laughter ] -And you know what? I'm okay with that. -That's okay. -I am. -Uh... -She's here right now. -Is she really? -Yes, she is. -Is she in the dressing room? -She is? -Oh my goodness. Well, make sure you get her out of here. [ Laughter ] Now, uh, you've never lived in New York City, is that correct? -I -- I've had some short stints here. My first time here, I think, was a little traumatizing. I was maybe 18 years old. -Okay. Um, and back in the day, it was a little funky, like, you know, coming out of the those things in -- -The subway grates? -Yeah. So stinky. -Yeah. Yeah, it doesn't smell anymore. It's all better. -It's better? They cleaned that up, right? -There's no -- You obviously aren't here much, but there's no more smells. -Okay. So that and, you know, there's got to be somebody else in here as old as I am. Um, if you ordered a regular coffee because this is pre, like, you know, fancy la-la coffee, um, you would get, um, a regular coffee. Always came with milk. -Oh, yeah? -Come on. Somebody remember that? -So no matter what -- -In the blue cup with the little, uh... -Had like the Greek. -The Greek? -The Greek, Yeah. I mean, I like -- I mean, I remember that, but I mean, do you drink your coffee black? -I don't. -Yeah. See, I do. So I definitely don't -- I wasn't here for milk thing. -See, you would have had to order it as black coffee. -Interesting. -Otherwise it would come with milk. -I mean, well, the fact that everybody was like having forced dairies. It's no wonder it smelled here. [ Laughter ] -That is an excellent point. -Yeah, that's why -- -I never thought about that. -We finally stop making everybody have dairy. -Just the combustion within the subway. The subway. Whew. -I watch on an airplane a lot. "A Few Good Men" is, to me, a perfect movie. -It is a good movie. -Love it. Really enjoy that. -Thank you. -So I have a question. -Yes? -And I know you've probably been asked this a lot. When you made "Ghost," did you actually learn anything about pottery? -Ah. Um...yes, that I wasn't very good. -Okay. -Um, but that I could fake it well enough. -You faked it great. -And if you could see my sad little pots that I actually have from that, they literally look like something that somebody does in kindergarten. Sad, but I have my initials on them and I treasure them. -I mean, by the way, if you're ever looking to just raise some cash, I mean, the actual pots from "Ghost." -They could, they could -- -They could fetch a pretty -- -eBay, eBay. -eBay, baby. [ Laughter ] Is there a, I mean, again, you've been in so many iconic films. Is there any, like, one specific memory that pops out to you of -- of something. -Um, you know, I think about so many of the events on "G.I. Jane" in particular, because I remember being in the water and being freezing cold and we had real Navy Seals with us. And I'm like -- like we're in the scene, but we're in the water. And I'm like, "Oh, my God, I think I need to pee." And he's like, "Then let it go and I hope it comes downstream." Like, that is a true story. And I was informed, which this is -- I didn't know this, that if you hold your pee, it'll make you more cold because all your energy goes. So I feel like I walked away, like, more knowledgeable -What an incredible lesson to learn. -Yes. -That's such a funny thing. And by the way, that's the advice you should give to your younger self. [ Laughter ] Whatever you do, don't hold it. -Don't hold, let it go. -That's the biggest mistake you can make. -Yes. -What a delight to have you here. -Thank you. -Last time I was on Zoom. This is the real deal. -It wasn't quite the same. This is a treat. Thank you. -Thank you so much. Give my love to Pilaf. -You guys, this is Demi Moore. -I'll bring her out for a second. -"The Substance" opens in theaters September 20th. It's fantastic. We'll be right back with more "Late Night."