>> Stephen: EVERYBODY, LOOK AT THEIR TRACKER THAT PREVENTS THE
STAR OF "RENFIELD," NICOLA NICOLAS CAGE.
NICHOLAS, IT WAS LOVELY TO HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW AND I HAD A
GREAT TIME. THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK THIS
EVENING. THE REASON I REALLY WANTED TO
HAVE YOU BACK IS THAT I ALWAYS WANTED TO INTERVIEW BUT EVEN 15,
16 MINUTE INTERVIEW, IT'S HARD TO GET TO KNOW SOMEBODY IN THAT
LENGTH OF TIME. WHAT WE HAVE DONE HERE AT
"THE LATE SHOW"'S WE HAD OUR DATA ENGINEERS CRUNCH SOME
NUMBERS. WITH THE HELP OF AN AI SYSTEM,
THEY HAVE CREATED SOMETHING CALLED THE COLBERT QUESTIONERT,
WHICH IS... [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Nicolas: I'VE HEARD ABOUT IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE QUESTIONS ARE BUT I KNOW YOU ASK
QUESTIONS. >> Stephen: PENETRATING
QUESTIONS. THEY GO IN, THEY ARE THE RIB
CRACKERS AND I LOOK RIGHT AT THE HEART OF THE PERSON AND THE
WORLD KNOWS WHO ARE AT THE END OF THIS.
ARE YOU PREPARED TO BE KNOWN, NICOLAS CAGE?
>> Nicolas: I, I GUESS I'M FINALLY PREPARED TO NO LONGER BE
ANONYMOUS AND TO BE KNOWN. >> Stephen: BRAVE MAN.
COLBERT QUESTIONERT, QUESTION ONE FOR NICOLAS CAGE.
NICOLAS CAGE, WHAT'S THE BEST SANDWICH?
>> Nicolas: THE MUF MUFFLETA SANDWICH.
IT'S A KIND OF A COMBINATION OF SALAMI AND PROVOLONE CHEESE,
SPECIAL OLIVE DRESSING WHICH IS JUICY AND TANGY IN THE BREAD IS
SOFT AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SANDWICH.
>> Stephen: I AM IN. WHAT WAS THE FIRST CONCERT YOU
EVER WENT TO? >> Nicolas: THE WHO IN
SAN FRANCISCO. FILLMORE STADIUM.
YEAH, I WAS A BIG FAN OF THE MOVIE "KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT."
ROGER DID THIS INCREDIBLE THING WHERE HE WAS SPINNING THE
MICROPHONE WITH THE CABLE AND HE JUST HIT THE SYMBOL.
IT WAS LIKE 50 FEET BEHIND HIM. HE GOT IT RIGHT ON THE CYMBAL
AND I WAS AMAZED. THE CONCERT WAS OVER AND MY
COUSIN THOUGHT THAT I WAS OBSERVED BECAUSE I WAS SO
EXCITED I COULDN'T STAY IN MY SEAT BUT I WAS JUST BLOWN AWAY
BY THAT SHOW. >> Stephen: QUALITY FIRST
CONCERT. WHAT IS THE SCARIEST ANIMAL?
>> Nicolas: WELL, YOU KNOW, STEPHEN, I'D HAVE TO SAY THE
CENTIPEDE. >> Stephen: WHY THE CENTIPEDE?
>> Nicolas: WELL, LOOK AT IT. >> Stephen: A TERRIBLE MOMENT
WHEN THE CENTIPEDE SHOWS UP IN "RENFIELD."
>> Nicolas: THEY ARE IMPORTANT.
THEY ARE ARTHROPODS. THEY HELP THE WORLD, THE EARTH.
BUT THEY ARE SCARY. THEY ARE VERY VICIOUS.
IN THE NATURAL REALM. THE WAY THEY EAT CRICKETS IS
LIKE A GARBAGE DISPOSAL. THE MANDIBLES.
I'VE SEEN IT. [LAUGHTER]
>> Stephen: APPLES OR ORANGES? >> Nicolas: OH, ORANGES.
OH, YEAH. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE ORANGE
FAMILY. TANGERINES.
DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ABOUT THE TANGELO.
>> Stephen: I WOULDN'T DARE. WE DON'T HAVE ALL NIGHT.
HAVE YOU EVER ASKED SOMEONE FOR THEIR AUTOGRAPH?
>> Nicolas: YEAH. >> Stephen: MAY I ASK WHO?
>> Nicolas: PETE TOWNSEND. >> Stephen: DID YOU GET IT?
>> Nicolas: NO. IT WASN'T INVERSE OF THAT I SENT
A PICTURE, WOULD YOU SIGN THIS. MAYBE HE DID SIGN IT.
NEVER CAME BACK IN THE MAIL. >> Stephen: PETE, IF YOU'RE
WATCHING, SET IT TO ME A MAKE SURE HE GETS IT.
IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING TO NICK?
>> Nicolas: YEAH, SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE?
>> Nicolas: OH, WOW. NOBODY REALLY KNOWS.
I DON'T KNOW. THEY SAY THAT ELECTRICITY IS
FOREVER ETERNAL. THAT THE SPARK KEEPS GOING.
I LIKE TO THINK WHATEVER SPARK IS ANIMATING OUR BODIES, ONCE
THE BODY PASSES ON, THE PEACE PARK CONTINUES TO GO.
WHETHER OR NOT THAT ELECTRICITY HAS CONSCIOUSNESS, WHO CAN
REALLY SAY. [APPLAUSE]
>> Stephen: FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE.
>> Nicolas: FAVORITE ACTION. >> Stephen: IT CAN BE ONE OF
YOURS. >> Nicolas: NO, NO, NOT HAVE
TO GO WITH BRUCE LEE "ENTER THE DRAGON."
[APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: WINDOW OR AISLE?
>> Nicolas: OH, AISLE. I AM OLDER.
I NEED TO USE THE RESTROOM. >> Stephen: YOU DON'T WANT TO
HAVE TO SAY EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME.
I UNDERSTAND. FAVORITE SMELL.
>> Nicolas: NIGHT BLOOMING JASMINE.
>> Stephen: LEAST FAVORITE SMELL.
>> Nicolas: MY WIFE 'AT PET POMERANIAN'S CRAP.
[LAUGHTER] >> Stephen: THAT'S VERY
SPECIFIC. >> Nicolas: OH, IT'S SPECIFIC.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST MEMORY?
>> Nicolas: I DON'T REMEMBER. LET ME THINK.
LISTEN, I KNOW THIS SOUNDS REALLY FAR OUT AND I DON'T KNOW
IF IT'S REAL OR NOT BUT SOMETIMES I THINK I CAN GO ALL
THE WAY BACK TO THE IN UTERO AND FEELING LIKE I COULD, LIKE SEE
FACES IN THE DARK OR SOMETHING. I KNOW THAT SOUNDS POWERFULLY
ABSTRACT. WITH THAT SOMEHOW SEEMS LIKE
MAYBE IT HAPPENED. >> Stephen: TO THESE FACES IN
THE DARK, WERE OTHER PEOPLE IN THERE WITH YOU?
OR ARE THESE THINGS, YOUR PRENATAL MIND WAS CONJURING?
>> Nicolas: NOW THAT I AM NO LONGER IN UTERO, I WOULD HAVE TO
IMAGINE IT WAS PERHAPS VOCAL, VIBRATIONS RESONATING THROUGH TO
ME AND THAT STAGE. THAT'S GOING WAY BACK.
I DON'T KNOW. THAT COMES TO MIND.
>> St>> Stephen: I BUY IT. I BUY IT.
YOU ARE NICK CAGE. WHO WILL MIND TO SAY YOU DON'T
REMEMBER BEING IN UTERO. >> Nicolas: I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF I REMEMBER BEING IN EUROPE WITH THAT THOUGHT HAS CROSSED MY
MIND. >> Stephen: CATS OR DOGS.
>> Nicolas: KATZ. CATS.
>> Stephen: YOU ONLY GET ONE SONG TO LISTEN TO FOR THE REST
OF YOUR LIFE. WHAT IS IT?
>> Nicolas: YOU SEE, STEPHEN, I TAKE MY BIRTHDAYS VERY
SERIOUSLY. I REALLY LOVE THE RITUAL OF THE
CAKE AND THE CANDLES AND A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.
I NEED TO HAVE THAT ONE WISH WHEN YOU BLOW OUT THE CANDLES.
REMARKABLY MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THAT WHICH DOES COME TRUE.
I WOULD HAVE TO GO WITH THE BIRTHDAY SONG.
>> Stephen: OKAY. CLASSIC.
SIMPLE. WHAT NUMBER AM I THINKING OF?
>> Nicolas: 12. >> Stephen: I'M SORRY, WHAT?
>> Nicolas: 12. >> Stephen: NO.
DESCRIBE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE IN FIVE WORDS.
>> Nicolas: LOVING, COMPASSIONATE, ELECTRIC,
EFFECTIVE. IT'S A TOSS-UP BETWEEN HILARIOUS
AND HEALTHY. THEY BOTH START WITH H.
CAN I HAVE BOTH. HILARIOUS.
>> Stephen: HILARIOUSLY HEALTHY.
>> Nicolas: I'LL TAKE IT. >> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU ARE KNOWN, NICK CAGE. IT'S A GOOD FEELING, ISN'T IT?
>> Nicolas: IT'S GOOD. >> Stephen: "RENFIELD" IS IN
THEATERS NOW. NICOLAS CAGE IS RIGHT THERE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK