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>> you admit it? >> yes. >> she didnt have the luxury of sentimentalizing her pain. and so neither could i in playing her. that these were the circumstances of her life, and it was my job as an actor to truthfully believe in them and try and personalize them for myself as best i could. >> she became patsy, but she struggled with leaving her tortured character on the set. >> cotton day in and day out. more than anyone. and for that i will be -- >> it seeps into everything you do. every single thi...

There and cate blanchett came to me. she gave me a kiss on my cheek and said how much she liked my work. that was a shock. and i was like, check. very good check. >> a s.a.g. award, check. critics choice award, check. now an oscar nomination for the hottest actress youve never heard of. lupita nyongo is stunning audiences with her portrayal of patsy in "12 years a slave." >> get away from him. >> she was one of hundreds of actresses to audition for the part. you were just basically still at yale...

>> well, my manager, i had a manager at the time, and she received the script and she read it, saw the role of patsy and thought that i would be right for it. so she worked her magic and got the casting office to come and watch my showcase in l.a. we were there as a class. it was our coming out event, where we meet the industry and the industry meets us. >> when director steve mcqueen met lupita nyongo, what he saw was innocence and grace. exactly what he needed for an actress playing a slave br...

Youd done 1,000 auditions for the role of patsy. its a searingly powerful movie. ive not felt like i did coming out of the movie since probably "schindlers list" in terms of the impact it had on me and on the audience, some of whom were in tears when they came out, others in total silence. amazing. but you needed to have someone for this key role. and in walks this young woman that you dont know much about. youve seen 1,000 people. and its an eureka moment. why? >> i first saw her on tape. at fi...

Because i felt like such a gut reaction to patsy. i felt like i understood something about her with my soul, but i didnt understand with my mind. so i was so excited when steve said that i could actually delve into this and discover more about that gut feeling. but then i was also very scared, because now i had to go and first of all prove myself and work with these incredible actors that i had watched for so long. and actually play with them. it was terrifying. >> it was a great moment, steve, ...

And patsy, whenever patsy speaks its from a place of extremist. its a matter of life and death. so doing it for an hour was exhausting. and finding nuance and trying to take every take as its the first time. it was all very exhausting. >> so where were you when you got the call from this man that was going to change your life? >> i was on my way out of my apartment in new haven. i had just landed from louisiana. and i was taking a rug out into the sun to just bask and try and to heal the last 24...

Cain. hes on both sides. >> let me try something with you first, joy. lets put all ideology aside, lets put all values aside. lets just think about strange guts. this guy seems to be fearless to me. i know he had a pullback on the civil rights bill. we all went through that with him because he was a complete ideologue and didnt want to defend what was -- nobody wants to hear that. theres no reason to pose civil rights these days. nobody is going to listen to it. generally hes stuck to his guns. ...

Sakes. he was a big defender of herman ca cain. hes on both sides. >> let me try something with you first, joy. lets put all ideology aside, lets put all values aside. lets just think about strange guts. this guy seems to be fearless to me. i know he had a pullback on the civil rights bill. we all went through that with him because he was a complete ideologue and didnt want to defend what was -- nobody wants to hear that. theres no reason to pose civil rights these days. nobody is going to liste...

>> were back with jack jones, how do you react to those who say we shouldnt interview the mark david chapmans? there shouldnt be television shows or books, that we focus attention on the wrong area? >> probably these are the same type of people who say we shouldnt be writing about or studying aids because its a deadly topic. we have an opportunity for a guy like mark chapman who has agreed to open himself up for exploration and study to hopefully prevent other mark david chapmans from coming alo...

Attention on the wrong area? >> probably these are the same type of people who say we shouldnt be writing about or studying aids because its a very unpleasant, deadly topic. we have an opportunity for a guy like mark chapman who has agreed to open himself up for exploration and study to hopefully prevent other mark david chapmans from coming along. people who criticize journalists for exploring people like that i think disappoint. >> it gives him publicity for this horrendous act he committed. t...