>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY! THERE YOU GO.
WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," EVERYBODY, ALREADY IN PROGRESS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT
IS AN OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR AND WRITER YOU KNOW FROM SO MANY
OF YOUR FAVORITE FILMS LIKE "GOOD WILL HUNTING,"
"THE BOURNE IDENTITY" MOVIES, AND "OPPENHEIMER."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW,"
MR. MATT DAMON. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪ >> Matt: WOW.
[CHEERING] THESE ARE THE ADVENTUROUS PEOPLE
WHO BRAVED THE SNOW. >> Stephen: THAT'S EXACTLY
RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
YOU MADE IT THROUGH THE STORM TO BE HERE.
>> Matt: I DID. ERIC ADAMS, OUR MAYOR, IS VERY
POPULAR IN MY HOUSE TODAY BECAUSE EVERYBODY GOT TO STAY
HOME FROM SCHOOL. >> Stephen: YOU ARE ONE OF THE
BIG SUPER BOWL ADS THIS YEAR ALONG WITH YOUR BUDDY,
BEN AFFLECK AND TOM BRADY. AS IF I HAVE TO ASK WHO'S IDEA
WAS THIS? >> Matt: THAT IS CLEARLY NOT
MY IDEA. [LAUGHS]
WE HAD A LOT OF FUN DOING IT, THOUGH.
>> Stephen: IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN.
IS BEN AFFLECK YOUR BEST FRIEND? >> Matt: YES, FOR MANY, MANY
YEARS. >> Stephen: THAT'S FANTASTIC.
I LIKE AT THE END, YOU SAY, REMEMBER HOW I SET I WOULD DO
ANYTHING FOR YOU? THIS IS "ANYTHING."
THAT'S WHAT YOU SAY THE END OF THE AD.
>> Matt: I SAID THAT TO HIM WHEN WE WERE FILMING AND HE JUST
LEFT IT IN. >> Stephen: IN OTHER WORDS,
WHEN I SAID, I GAVE YOU A CHIP THAT SAID I WOULD DO ANYTHING
FOR YOU AND YOU JUST BURN IT ON AN AD.
>> Matt: HOWEVER MUCH TIME WE HAVE ON THIS BEAUTIFUL PLANET,
HE'S GOT NO MORE CHIP WITH ME. >> Stephen: DO YOU HANG WITH
FAMOUS PEOPLE? WHO IS YOUR CREW?
WHO DOES MATT DAMON ROLL WITH? >> Matt: WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I
DON'T THINK OF MYSELF IN THE THIRD PERSON.
SO LET ME TELL YOU WHO MATT DAMON ROLES WITH.
>> Stephen: TELL ME. STEPHEN COLBERT WANTS TO KNOW.
>> Matt: WE HAVE SOME FRIENDS WHO ARE FAMOUS OR IN THE
BUSINESS BECAUSE THAT'S JUST WHO YOU END UP MEETING.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS YOUR RATIO IN THE CREW, 80-20, WHAT'S YOUR
RATIO OF FAMOUS PEOPLE. >> Matt: JOHN KRASINSKI AND
EMILY BLUNT, WE LIVE IN THE SAME APARTMENT BUILDING SO I THEM
QUITE OFTEN. BUT THEY ARE MORE LIKE FAMILY.
>> Stephen: THEN FRIENDS. YOU CAN'T CHOOSE THEM.
THEY ARE IN YOUR BUILDING. >> Matt: NOTHING I CAN DO
ABOUT THEM. I SEE HIM IN THE GYM EVERY
MORNING AND I CAN'T GET AWAY FROM HIM.
>> Stephen: REALLY? ROGER'S ARM WRESTLED HIM.
>> Matt: I KNOW. YOU HAVE ARM WRESTLED HIM ON
NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. >> Stephen: IT'S ONLY THREE.
>> Matt: THAT'S NUMEROUS. >> Stephen: I'M NOT GOING TO
ARM WRESTLE YOU BECAUSE I TOUCHED YOUR TRICEP ON THE WAY
OUT HERE. IT'S LIKE A BRICK WALL.
ARE YOU GETTING READY FOR LIKE A ROLL OR SOMETHING?
YOU JUST LIKE TO STAY FIT? >> Matt: I AM TRYING TO KEEP
UP WITH JOHN IS THE TRUTH BECAUSE JOHN WAS GETTING REALLY
GOOD SHAPE FOR THIS ROLE THAT HE'S GONE OFF TO DO, HE IS DOING
THIS GUY RITCHIE FILM SO I STARTED TRAINING WITH HIM EVERY
MORNING. JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO DO. >> Stephen: SO YOU DON'T RUN
WITH A LOT OF FAMOUS PEOPLE? THE ONLY PEOPLE YOU CAN NAME OUR
FAMOUS PEOPLE. >> Matt: THAT'S RIGHT.
THEN FOR INSTANCE, THAT IS VERY FAMOUS BUT HE WASN'T 20 WAS 8 YS
OLD AND WE STARTED HANGING OUT.
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW IF I RUN WITH ENOUGH FAMOUS PEOPLE.
I AM MILDLY FAMOUS. NOT MATT DAMON FAMOUS.
MILDLY FAMOUS. >> Matt: YOU'RE ON TV EVERY
NIGHT BUT I PICTURE YOU HANGING OUT WITH JON STEWART.
>> Stephen: THAT'S ALL WE DO. JON AND I.
WE MEET AT A BURGER BAR. >> Matt: PLAN THE NEXT RALLY.
>> Stephen: I HAVE TO ASK YOU ABOUT "OPPENHEIMER."
TWO QUICK QUESTIONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT BEFORE YOU DID
OPPENHEIMER, YOU AND YOUR WIFE AGREE THAT YOU WOULDN'T ACT
FOR A WHILE. SO WHAT GIVES?
WHY DID YOU DO "OPPENHEIMER?" >> Matt: WE HAD A VERY
SPECIFIC ARRANGEMENT WHICH WAS LIKE MOST ACTORS WHO PEOPLE KEEP
AN EYE ON SOMEONE LIKE CHRIS NOLAN THEM I HAD A FEELING HE
MIGHT HAVE A MOVIE COMING UP AND HE'S REALLY MERCURIAL.
NO IDEA IF THERE IS A PART IN IT FOR ME BUT I JUST LEFT THAT ONE
DOOR OPEN. I SAID THAT IF CHRIS NOLAN WERE
TO CALL ME. >> Stephen: DARLING, NOTHING
IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN THE TIME WE SPENT TOGETHER.
>> Matt: OUR MARRIAGE... [LAUGHTER]
IS THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT THING.
NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE. NO, BUT TO BE FAIR, SHE IS A
MASSIVE FAN OF HIS MOVIES TOO. SHE WAS LIKE NO, IF HE CALLS,
THEN YOU CAN DO THAT. THEN HE DID WHICH WAS GREAT.
>> Stephen: WOW. MAYBE THAT IS A WAY TO TEMPT HIM
TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING. I JUST WANT TO SAY DARLING, I
JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER ACT IN A MOVIE UNLESS
CHRIS NOLAN CALLS. AND THAT I HAVE TO.
>> Matt: IT'S IRRESISTIBLE. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
QUICK BREAK BUT WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE MATT DAMON,
EVERYBODY. STICK AROUND