Meredith Vieira Shows Off Her Interview Prowess With Sly, ‘Backdoor’ Reference To That Movie About Two Gay Guys 38533

In this evocative sit-down with Jake Gyllenhaal, Meredith Vieira, the veteran journo (and former View cohost) reminds us all of the on-air savvy, eloquence and reporting expertise that recently enabled her to rocket past Katie Couric on Forbes??? annual ranking of the World???s Most Powerful Women.

MV: Talk about movies with a heart: Brokeback Mountain. Did you have any idea when you were making that what you were sitting on, so to speak? So to speak – I probably shouldn???t use that term, actually. I apologize.

JG: Wow! Uh –

MV: You make this movie and – wow – I???m sorry???

JG: Very well put, Meredith.

Our thoughts exactly, Jake.