>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMENS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST
TONIGHT IS A EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR YOU KNOW.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," PETER DINKLAGE.
♪ ♪ NICE TO SEE YOU.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE. >> Peter: RIGHT ON.
>> Stephen: THEY LOVE THEM SOME DINKLAGE.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO HAVE SUCH GLITTERATI AS YOU ON FOR A
WHILE BECAUSE OF THE S.A.G. STRIKE.
GLAD IT'S OVER. BUT ALSO NOW, NOW WE CAN SPEAK
FREELY ABOUT YOUR NEW FILM, "THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF
SONGBIRDS & SNAKES." I'LL BITE.
ARE YOU A SONGBIRD OR A SNAKE AND WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?
>> Peter: I'M NOT SURE. LET MY CHARACTER IS NAMED HIGH
HIGHBOTTOM. >> Stephen: I WOULD LOVE ONE.
IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. WHO IS HE?
>> Peter: HE IS ME. WE ARE ALL THE HIGHBOTTOM.
WE HOPE WE ARE ALL HIGHBOTTOMING.
HE IS THE DEAN. HE CREATED "THE HUNGER GAMES."
>> Stephen: HIS IDEA. >> Peter: HIS BRAINCHILD BUT
WHAT HE CREATED IS QUITE AWFUL. ALL RIGHT, FANS OF
"THE HUNGER GAMES." >> Stephen: THEY ARE
HIGHBOTTOM FANS. >> Peter: IT'S WHAT WE CALL IN
THE TRADES A PREQUEL. YOU DON'T NEED TO SEE THE OTHER
MOVIES. PERHAPS IT WILL INSPIRE YOU TO
SEE THE FILMS ALREADY MADE. HE CREATED IN THE GENIE IS OUT
OF THE BOTTLE AND HE REALIZES WHAT HE'S DONE IS HORRIBLE.
SO HE LIKES TO INTOXICATE HIMSELF.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A QUICK PEER AS DEAN HIGHBOTTOM.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS?
>> Peter: I'M JUST BEING BAD. >> Stephen: THE GUY WHO
EVENTUALLY BECOMES PRESIDENT SNOW.
>> Peter: FOR THE FANS, HE BECOES TOM BLYTH WHO PLAYS
CORLEY ON A SNOW, LATER BECOMES DONALD SUTHERLAND, HEAD OF THE
WHOLE THING. >> Stephen: JAMES.
>> LIKE YOUR FATHER. HE AND I WERE BEST FRIENDS.
ONCE. ENLIGHTEN ME MR. SNOW, WHAT ARE
YOUR PLANS AFTER THESE GAMES? >> I HOPE TO GO ON TO
UNIVERSITY, SIR. >> Peter: IF YOU FAIL TO WIN
THE PRIZE, WHAT THEN? LOOK AT YOU.
YOUR MAKESHIFT SHIRT AND TOO TIGHT SHE WAS TRYING DESPERATELY
TO FIT IN WHEN I KNOW THE SNOWS DON'T HAVE A POT TO PISS IN.
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT LITTLE SONGBIRD.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T SEEM LIKE THAT NICE OF A GUY.
>> Peter: I AM LIKE A FASHION JUDGE.
>> Stephen: THEY STILL DO ALL THAT STUFF LIKE THEY DO IN
"THE HUNGER GAMES" WITH ALL THE FASHION AND STUFF?
>> Peter: YEAH. BUT IT'S LIKE A COLD WAR VERSION
OF IT. WE FILMED IN BERLIN WHICH IS
BEAUTIFUL. >> Stephen: I'VE NEVER BEEN.
>> Peter: IT'S BEAUTIFUL. >> Peter: WE USE A LOT OF THE
OLD ARCHITECTURE. IT'S A FASCIST WORLD,
"THE HUNGER GAMES." >> Stephen: THAT WOULD BE
STRANGE TO LIVE SOMEPLACE WHERE PEOPLE WERE INTERESTED IN
FASCISM. >> Peter: FASHION NONE
FASCISM, TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. >> Stephen: FASCISTS HAVE
GREAT FASHION SENSE. THE HIGH BOOTS, THE WIDE CALL
CALLERS. BERLIN.
SEEMS LIKE OF FUN TOWN, WHAT IS TO DO IN BERLIN QUESTION WHAT
DID YOU ENJOY IT? >> Peter: I DID VERY MUCH.
>> Stephen: DID YOU PARTY? >> Peter: I USED TO PARTY.
I DON'T MUCH ANYMORE. >> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU DO
NOW? >> Peter: I FOUND THIS PARK
THAT I WOULD GO ON MY DAYS OFF WHEN ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE WERE
PROBABLY OUT PARTYING. I TRAINED A BIRD.
>> Stephen: YOU TRAINED A BIRD?
>> Peter: I THINK HE WAS PRECHANGE.
>> Stephen: ARE WE TALKING A PIGEON?
>> Peter: NO. IT WAS A GERMAN BIRD.
>> Stephen: AND EAGLE? GIVE ME A RANGE.
>> Peter: LIKE A CHICKADEE BUT NOT A CHICKADEE.
>> Stephen: THAT DID NOT HELP AT ALL.
THERE'S A BUNCH OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS FILM, RIGHT?
>> Peter: APPARENTLY OUT THE AUDIENCE TOO.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE A LITTLE YOUNGER THAN I AM, A FEW YEARS
YOUNGER THAN I. DO YOU ENJOY BEING AROUND THE
YOUNG PEOPLE? BECAUSE I DON'T CARE FOR IT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE AND I GO "PLEASE
KEEP THEM OUT OF MY SIGHT." >> Peter: WELL, THEY JUST HAVE
SO MUCH AHEAD OF THEM. >> Stephen: AND THEY HAVE
ENERGY. >> Peter: I KNOW.
I AM READING THIS DAVID BOWIE BBC COLLECTED INTERVIEWS HE DID.
GOD REST DAVID BOWIE. HE SAID, HE ALWAYS SAID WHICH I
TAKE GREAT COMFORT IN. I'M NOT AFRAID OF GETTING OLDER.
IT'S JUST SAD TO HAVE LESS DAYS AHEAD.
AND WHEN YOU SEE YOUNG PEOPLE, YOU ARE LIKE, YOU HAVE SO MANY
DAYS AHEAD OF YOU. AND YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
YOU'RE JUST PRETTY. >> Stephen: SPEAKING OF YOUNG
AND BEAUTIFUL, I KNOW YOU HAVE KIDS.
I HAVE KIDS. FOR MANY YEARS, I DIDN'T ALLOW
THEM TO WATCH WHAT I DID BECAUSE LOOK AT ME.
THE THINGS I SAY. DO YOUR KIDS --
HAVE THEY WATCHED YOUR STUFF? ARE THEY EXCITED THAT YOU ARE IN
A HUNGER GAMES FRANCHISE? DO THEY LIKE THE YOUNG ADULT
ENTERTAINMENT. >> Peter: THEY THINK IT'S
WEIRD WHEN I CHANGE MY FACIAL HAIR.
THEY ARE SORT OF JUDGMENTAL ABOUT IT.
BUT THEN BECAUSE OF THE STRIKE, MY DAUGHTER TURNED TO ME THE
OTHER DAY INSIDE, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE AGAIN?
THERE IS A SYSTEM WE HAVE THAT WORKS.
YOU GO AND IT'S COOL. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
QUICK BREAK BUT DON'T GO NOWHERE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH PETER DINKLAGE, EVERYBODY.