The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert Jodie Foster Takes The Colbert Questionert
Feb 2, 2026
Jodie Foster, Academy Award–winning actress and director who began in film as a child, takes the Colbert Questionnaire and shares vivid memories. She recalls her first concert at the Hollywood Bowl, a Coppertone commercial at age three, swimming with Caribbean sharks, a lion mauling on a set, and her favorite sandwich and smells. Short, playful, and full of surprising anecdotes.
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BLT Preferences: Tomato Forward
- Jodie Foster prefers BLTs with emphasis on bacon and tomato rather than lettuce.
- She values a heavy tomato presence so the tomato flavor can be reconstructed.
First Concert: Grateful Dead At The Bowl
- Jodie Foster attended her first concert, the Grateful Dead at the Hollywood Bowl, thanks to a TV colleague who wanted her parking spot.
- She remembers living across from the Bowl and that parking access was the key to the trade-off.
Fears: Snakes Over Sharks
- Jodie Foster says snakes are the scariest animal and admits to hating them.
- She contrasts that with sharks, which she calls "friends," noting she has swum with sharks in Australia and the Caribbean.