ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTORS IS MY
FIRST GUEST TONIGHT AND HAS
APPEARED IN SOME OF MY FAVORITE
MOVIES OF ALL TIME.
HIS LATEST IS "CAPTAIN
FANTASTIC."
PLEASE WELCOME VIGGO
MORTENSEN.
♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE )
NICE TO SEE YOU.
HOW YOU DOING?
>> VERY GOOD.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW, AS I
SAID IN THE INTRODUCTION, YOU'RE
ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTORS.
YOU KNOW, NOT JUST FROM SOME OF
MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME,
BUT FROM YOUR PERFORMANCES IN A
LOT OF MOVIES.
I WOULD SAY THAT YOUR-- YOUR--
YOUR KNIFE FIGHT IN "EASTERN
PROMISE "MIGHT BE THE GREATEST
FIGHT SCENE OF ALL TIME, OKAY.
( APPLAUSE )
>> I'D LIKE TO SAY IT WAS FUN.
>> Stephen: ONE OF THE
GREATEST MOVIES EVER MADE.
DO PEOPLE STILL KIND OF YELL,
"HEY, LOOK, IT'S ARAGON."
IS THAT HOW THEY MOSTLY KNOW
YOU?
DO THEY THINK OF YOU AS THAT?
>> I SOMETIMES YELL THAT, I'M
ARAGONE.
I HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF MILEAGE
OUT OF THAT.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE YOUR
SWORD.
COULD WE HAVE A SHOT OF THAT,
JIM?
WE HAVE YOUR SWORD.
JUST TO MAKE ME HAPPY.
>> GOOD LUCK.
>> Stephen: THANKS VERY MUCH.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
I DON'T ACTUALLY THINK OF YOU AS
ARAGONE ANYMORE.
>> THAT'S GOOD LUCK.
>> Stephen: I'M GETTING A VIBE
OFF OF THAT.
I DON'T THINK OF YOU JUST AS
ARAGORN, I THINK OF YOU AS THOH,
ROGORN.
I THINK OF YOU ONE AS ONE OF THE
DESCEND APTS OF THE BROTHER OF
ALEXWON.
>> ALSO, SECRETLY THE STRIDER OF
THE RANGERS.
>> Stephen, YEAH.
>> IMPRESSIVE.
YOU'RE UP ON YOUR TOKEN.
>> Stephen: OH, YEAH.
I CAN LIVE WITH YOU?
( LAUGHTER ).
>> SURE.
>> Stephen: MAYBE.
>> WE COULD PRACTICE SORLD
FIGHTING.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS IT LIKE TO
BE-- WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE TO
LIVE WITH VIGGO MORTENSEN.
IN THIS NEW MOVIE, "CAPTAIN
FANTASTIC," YOU PLAY AN
UNFENGZAL DAD TO LIVES OFF THE
GRID WITH HIS KID.
>> SIX KID.
>> Stephen: YOU YOU ARE AN
UNCONVENTIONAL PERSON AND YOU
HAVE LIVED OFF THE GRID, RIGHT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I KEEP TO MYSELF A LOT.
BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT I LIVE OFF
THE GRID, EXACTLY.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
>> Stephen: YOU SEEM LIKE YOU
ESHOE CONVENTION.
YOU GO YOUR OWN WAY.
YOU GO-- IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
YOU GO YOUR OWN WAY.
>> SURE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE AN
IPHONE?
>> I'VE GOT A-- YEAH, I'VE GOT
AN-- WELL, IT'S MY PHONE.
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>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A FLIP
PHONE?
>> IT'S RINGING.
THIS IS A PHONE.
>> Stephen: IS THIS SOMEONE
REALLY CALLING YOU?
>> HELLO?
VINNY?
VINNY, NO.
I'M-- I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF
SOMETHING.
( LAUGHTER )
I'M WITH MY FRIEND STEPHEN.
NO, YOU-- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
YOU-- VINNY WANTS TO SAY HI.
>> Stephen: VINNY?
( LAUGHTER )
HEY.
>> TELL HIM I'LL CALL HIM LATER.
>> Stephen: IT IS.
THERE'S ACTUALLY A GUY ON THE
PHONE.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE ( BLEEP ) ME.
THERE'S ACTUALLY A GUY ON PHONE.
HELLO?
YES?
HELLO.
>> VINNY, NOT NOW.
>> Stephen: NO, YOU CAN'T COME
OVER.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY CLOTHES ON
RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE OFF THE DPRID RIGHT NOW.
>> SWORD PRACTICE.
>> Stephen: SWORD PRACTICE, HE
SAYS.
EXACTLY.
WELL, LISTEN-- OKAY, THANKS
VINNY.
THAT'S GOOD.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED A RELEASE
FOR HIM TO PUT THIS ON AIR, I
THINK.
>> THAT'S FINE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S FINE.
>> A RELEASE?
I'LL RELEASE.
>> Stephen: THIS IS A STONE
TOOL.
( LAUGHTER )
THIS IS A MOTOROLA FLIP PHONE
FROM, LIKE, 1997.
>> YEAH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO-- YOU
CAN WALK AROUND WITH IT.
>> Stephen: IT'S MAGIC, MY
FRIEND.
YOU HAVE TO PLUG IT IN.
YOU HAVE TO PLUG IT IN
EVENTUALLY.
>> DO YOU?
>> Stephen: YES.
>> OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
BUT YOU CAN WALK AROUND ON THE
STREET.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE IT JUST IN
YOUR HOUSE.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: THAT'S TRUE.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE NEW CORDLESS
PHONES THAT THEY HAVE.
>> I RECOMMEND IT.
I RECOMMEND IT.
>> Stephen: WHEN YOU WERE--
WHEN YOU WERE GETTING READY TO
PLAY THE DAD IN--
>> AND I'LL TURN IT OFF BECAUSE
I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT.
I'M SORRY.
WELL, VINNY, SORRY.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: YEAH, YOU REALLY
SHOULD HAVE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: THAT WAS VERY RUDE
OF YOU.
>> UNPROFESSIONAL.
>> Stephen: YEAH, IT IS.
>> EVEN.
I'M SORRY.
>> Stephen: BUT YOU'RE A
CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL.
YOU THROW YOURSELF INTO YOUR
ROLES WITH COMPLETE ABANDON.
>> I DO.
>> Stephen: LIKE IN THIS ONE,
YOU PLAY THE FATHER OF ALL THESE
SIX KIDS OUT IN THE WILDERNESS.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AGAIN, TOTALLY OFF
GRID, LIVING IN-- WHAT ARE YOU
LIVING IN A BUS OR SOMETHING?
WHAT ARE YOU LIVING IN.
>> A TEE TEE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU THINK THIS
WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO TEACH
CHILDREN, A GOOD WAY TO RAISE
THEM?
>> HONESTLY IT, DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WIN OUT IN THE
WOODS WOODZ.
BUT I THINK THE IDEA, HONESTLY,
TO BE TRUTHFUL, AT ALL TIMESES
NOT MATTER HOW YOUNG THE KID IS,
NO MATTER WHAT THE SUBJECT,
WHETHER IT'S DEATH, SEX,
ANYTHING, JUST TELL THEM THE THE
TRUTH, NO MATTER WHAT AGE THEY
ARE.
I THINK THAT'S GOOD.
AND HAVE OPEN DISCOURSE AND, YOU
KNOW, ENCOURAGE THEM TO THINK
FOR THEMSELVES AND TO BE ABLE TO
DEFEND THEIR IDEAS.
I THINK THAT'S ALL GOOD.
>> Stephen: WELL WE HAVE A
LITTLE CLIP HERE OF--
( APPLAUSE )
WE HAVE A CLIP OF-- IT'S YOU ON
THE FAMILY BUS TALKING TO THE
KIDS ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO DO AS A FAMILY OR HOW
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO CONFORM,
BECAUSE MOM IS ACTUALLY BACK IN
THE CITY BECAUSE SHE HAS SOME--
>> PROBLEMS.
>> Stephen: SOME PROBLEMS THAT
HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH IN THE
CITY SO YOU'RE REINTEGRATING
BACK INTO SOCIETY AND THIS IS
YOU TELLING THEM HOW LIFE IS.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: ANOTHER JIM?
>> POWERFUL, CONTROLLED THE
LIVES OF THE POWERLESS.
AND THAT'S THE WAY THE WORLD
WORKS.
IT'S UNJUST, AND IT'S UNFAIR.
BUT THAT'S JUST TOO DAMN BAD.
WE HAVE TO SHUT UP AND ACCEPT
IT.
( BLEEP ) THAT.
( APPLAUSE )
THAT WAS-- YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
IT'S ALSO A ROAD TRIP.
THE KIDS INSIST ON GOING TO SEE
THE MOM, EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN
TOLD BY MY IN-LAWS, WHO ARE
QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT.
THEY'RE VERY CONSERVATIVE, SORT
OF NORMAL PEOPLE, NOT LIKE US,
SAVAGES.
AND WE'VE BEEN-- I'VE BEEN
FORBIDDEN TO COME ANYWHERE NEAR
THEIR DAUGHTER.
AND THE KIDS INSIST ON GOING ON
THIS ROAD TRIP, AND THAT'S WHEN
EVERYTHING STARTS TO GO HAYWIRE.
>> Stephen: HOW MUCH OF THAT
IS WHAT YOU'RE LIKE?
COULD YOU GIVE THAT SPEECH AND
END IT WITH ( BLEEP ) THAT?
IS THAT HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE?
BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT--
>> LIKE TO MY SON, COULD I SAY
THAT?
>> Stephen: DO ANYBODY.
NOT JUST RAISING A CHILD, BUT IS
THAT HOW YOU FEEL, LIKE YOU HAVE
TO-- DO YOU YOURSELF SPREAD A
MESSAGE OF NONCONFORMITY?
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE NOT
CHOOSING BETWEEN TRUMP AND
CLINTON IN THIS ELECTION.
>> NO, I'M NOT.
I'M VOTING FOR JILL STEIN FOR
THE SAME REASON I SUPPORTED
BERNIE SANDERS, YOU KNOW,
BECAUSE SHE'S TALKING IN A
MEANINGFUL WAY ABOUT MANY THINGS
THAT AREN'T DISCUSSED IN THE
DEBATES.
>> Stephen: LIKE WHAT?
>> THEY'RE NOT REALLY GOING INTO
CLIMATE CHANGE IN A BIG WAY.
THEY'RE SUMMER NOT TALKING ABOUT
OVERSPENDING IN THE MILITARY.
THEY'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT--
( APPLAUSE )
THEY'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT
FOREIGN POLICY.
I MEAN TRUMP AND CLINTON ARE
TRYING TO OUTDO EACH OTHER
SAYING, "I'M GOING TO KICK ASS
HERE.
I'M GOING TO KICK ASS THERE."
SHE HAS PROVEN TO US SHE LIKES
TO DO THAT AND NOT ALWAYS THE
BEST IDEA WHEN SHE DOES THAT AT
TIMES, AND SHE'S BELLICOSE.
TRUMP, WHO KNOW WHAT HE WILL DO.
AS FAR AS FOREIGN POLICY, I
WOULD SAY THEY TRUST HER ABOUT
AS FAR AS I COULD THROW TRUMP.
>> Stephen: SO TO YOU, THERE'S
NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO
ESSENTIALLY?
IT'S LIKE CURSE ON BOTH THEIR
HOUSES.
>> I DO HONESTLY THINK IT'S ONE
OF THE-- ONE OF THE POOREST--
MAYBE THE POOREST CHOICE WE'VE
HAD IN AN ELECTION IN MY
LIFETIME.
AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE.
AND I'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE--
AND I UNDERSTAND THEIR POINT OF
VIEW, YOU KNOW, FRIENDS AND
STRANGERS, PUBLICLY AND PRIVATE,
GO AFTER MEA&SAY, "HOW COULD YOU
DO THAT?
YOU'RE NAIVE.
YOU'RE STUPID.
YOU'RE ELITIST.
YOU'RE A PATSY FOR TRUMP."
I JUST DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE
END OF MY LIFE AND LOOK BACK AND
SAY I DIDN'T VOTE MY CONSCIENCE
EVER WHEN IT DIDN'T MATTER.
AND YOU CAN MAKE AN EXCUSE EVERY
YEAR FOR NOT VOTING FOR A THIRD
PARTY.
I DON'T KNOW.
I WANT TO VOTE MY CONSCIENCE AND
FEEL RIGHT ABOUT IT.
>> Stephen: DO YOU LIVE IN THE
UNITED STATES?
>> YES, I DO.
I WON'T BE FOR LONG?
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
>> Stephen: I HAVE SOME
EVIDENCE HERE THAT YOU ACTUALLY
ARE A NONCONFORMIST AND YOU
SPREAD THE SPIRIT OF
NONCONFORMITY, BECAUSE THIS IS
YOU AND ALL THE CHILDREN IN THIS
MOVIE.
AND THIS IS YOU ON THE RED
CARPET AT THE CANNES FILM
FESTIVAL.
IT'S TRUE?
>> YES, IT IS.
>> Stephen: CAN YOU EXPLAIN
HOW THIS CAME ABOUT?
( LAUGHTER ).
>> I THINK OUR MIDDLE FINGERS
HAVE BEEN BLURRED OUT.
>> Stephen: THEY HAVE BEEN
BLURRED OUT BECAUSE YOU'RE ON
CBS.
>> AH!
THEY'RE GREAT KIDS.
I MEAN THEY'RE SO ON, BEADIENT.
( LAUGHTER )
THEY'RE SO ON, BEADIENT.
NO, WE HAD A REALLY WONDERFUL
TIME AT CANNES.
AND WE MAY NOT BE INVITED TO GO
BACK.
>> Stephen: YOU WILL LIVE IN
THE TEE PEA AGAIN.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: THANKS FOR BEING
HERE.
LISTEN ON, THE OFF CHANCE JILL
STEIN IS NOT ELECTED PRESIDENT
ON TUESDAY, WILL YOU COME BACK
AND TALK TO US AGAIN ABOUT
WHOEVER YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE FOR
THE NEXT TIME?
>> YOU'RE NOT RUNNING THIS TIME.
I KNOW YOU RAN --
>> YOU COULD WRITE ME IN IF YOU
WANT TO.
>> IF TRUMP WINS, WOULD YOU
CONSIDER BE SECRETARY OF STATE?
I MEAN --
>> IF TRUMP WINS, I'M MOVING TO
WHEREVER YOU'RE GOING.
( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: "CAPTAIN FANTASTIC"
IS NOW OUT ON DVD AND ON DEMAND.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH PATTON
OSWALT.