OUR FIRST GUEST IS AN OUTSTANDING GOLDEN GLOBE-WINNING
ACTOR AND MUSICIAN AND ONE OF THE COOLEST PEOPLE ON THE
PLANET.
THE BEAUTIFUL MR. KEVIN BACON!
HI, KEVIN.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.
>> James: SO NICE TO SEE YOU.
HOW YOU HOLDING UP DURING WHAT HAS BEEN THE CRAZIEST YEAR ON
PLANET EARTH?
>> I'M HOLDING UP EXCELLENTLY WELL.
I WAKE UP EVERY DAY AND FEEL A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GRATITUDE
FOR THE FACT THAT I HAVE A ROOF OVER MY HEAD AND FOOD TO EAT AND
THAT MY WIFE AND I ARE TOGETHER AND FEELING HEALTHY.
I WOULD BE REMISS NOT TO SAY HOW INCREDIBLY INSPIRED I AM BY
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT THERE MARCHING AND, YOU KNOW,
PROTESTING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND FOR "BLACK LIVES MATTER,"
IT'S REALLY KIND OF INSPIRING, AND I REMEMBER A VERY SHORT TIME
AGO LOOKING AT THAT GENERATION AND THINKING, WELL, YOU KNOW,
THEY'RE TOO INTO THEIR PHONES, OR THEY REALLY JUST WANT TO BE
ON INSTAGRAM, THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE THINGS I CARED ABOUT
WHEN I WAS THAT AGE AND HAVING, YOU KNOW, LIVED THROUGH VIETNAM
AND, YOU KNOW, THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND THE WOMEN'S
MOVEMENT AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
I REALLY SAW THIS GENERATION SHORT, I THINK.
>> James: I THINK LOTS OF PEOPLE DID.
>> MY APOLOGIES, AND GOOD ON YOU AND KEEP IT UP.
>> James: NOW, YOU SAID YOU WERE WITH YOUR WIFE KYRA.
YOU HAVE BEEN MARRIED 30 YEARS.
YOU TWO ARE CONSTANTLY BUSY WORKING.
IS THIS THE MOST TIME YOU'VE SPENT TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF IN
ONE SOLID BLOCK OF TIME?
>> I THINK SO.
>> James: HOW'S THAT BEEN?
IT'S BEEN GOOD FOR THE MOST PART.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE'RE PEOPLE THAT WE'VE ALWAYS FELT LIKE ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT'S MADE OUR MARRIAGE LAST IS THE FACT THAT
WE BOTH HAVE SUITCASES PACKED AND READY TO GO, YOU KNOW.
WE ARE VAGABONDS, AND A LOT OF TIME THE VAGABOND NATURE OF OUR
LIVES SEPARATES US FROM EACH OTHER.
BUT THAT'S GONE OUT THE WINDOW, BUT I GET UP PROBABLY ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, AN HOUR OR SO BEFORE HER AND HAVE MY COFFEE, READ THE
PAPER AND STUFF, AND SHE COMES DOWNSTAIRS, AND I REALIZED
SOMETHING ABOUT HER THAT I DIDN'T REALLY MAYBE UNDERSTAND
QUITE AS SPECIFICALLY AND THAT IS THAT SHE REALLY, REALLY LIKES
TO CHANGE HER CLOTHES, AND I REALLY DON'T LIKE TO CHANGE MY
CLOTHES THAT MUCH.
>> James: YEAH.
YOU KNOW, I SOMETIMES THINK I'M IN THE WRONG PROFESSION
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO GET INTO MULTIPLE COSTUMES IN
THE COURSE OF ONE DAY.
THAT'S ALWAYS KIND OF A PAIN IN THE ASS TO ME.
BUT KYRA COMES DOWN IN THE MORNING AND SHE'S GOT ON THE
KIND OF SLEEPWARE AND SHE KICKS OFF THE DAY LIKE THAT, AND THEN
SHE MOVES TO AN EXERCISE OUTFIT AFTER COFFEE BECAUSE SHE DOES
EXERCISE.
I HEAR CRAZY JUMPING AROUND, THE FLOORS GOING LIKE THIS, AND I
DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S DOING.
THEN SHE SAYS, WELL, I'VE GOT TO GET OUT TO MY EXERCISE THING AND
GET TO MORE -- IT'S ALMOST LIKE BUSINESS ATTIRE FOR THE DAY.
IT'S THE DAY'S BUSINESS ATTIRE.
I'M THE ONLY ONE SEEING THIS, LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.
>> James: NOTHING ELSE TO SEE, YEAH.
>> EXCEPT FOR THE OCCASIONAL ZOOM WHERE IT'S ONLY, LIKE, FROM
HERE UP.
I CAME IN THE OTHER DAY AND IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, AND
SHE WAS IN THESE, LIKE, KIND OF FAUX LEOPARD SKIN PUMPS, AND SHE
WAS STANDING IN THE KITCHEN WITH A FLYSWATTER FLY HUNTING, AND
SHE'S A VERY GOOD FLY HUNTER, BY THE WAY, SHE'S GOT A VERY STRONG
PREY INSTINCT.
SHE WAS THERE JUST KILLING THEM LEFT AND RIGHT IN THIS REALLY,
LIKE, AMAZING OUTFIT.
>> James: IT'S THE EXACT SAME THING IS HAPPENING IN OUR HOUSE.
THE EXACT SAME, MINUS THE FLY SWATTING, IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME.
>> YEAH.
>> James: LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR MOVIE "YOU SHOULD HAVE
LEFT."
IT'S AN INTERESTING STORY.
TELL THEM WHAT IT'S ABOUT AND WHO YOU PLAY.
>> I PLAY A GUY WHO HAS SOME QUESTIONABLE STUFF IN THE PAST
WHICH WE DON'T REALLY LEARN ABOUT AND HE'S MARRIED TO A
WOMAN WHO'S WAY TOO YOUNG FOR HIM PLAYED BY THE AMAZING AMANDA
SAFREY, AND SHE'S AN ACTRESS.
I HAVE SOME NAGGING DOUBTS ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP.
IT SEEMS ON THE SURFACE IT'S GREAT, SHE SEEMS TO LOVE ME,
WE'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL 7-YEAR-OLD LITTLE GIRL, BUT, YOU KNOW, A
GENERATIONAL THING, SHE SPENDS A LOT OF TIME ON HER PHONE WHICH I
DON'T REALLY DO AND I'M WONDERING WHO SHE'S TEXTING AND
WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, AND SHE'S AN ACTRESS SO SHE HAS TO GO TO
THE SET, BE IN INTIMATE SCENES WITH PEOPLE.
SO THERE'S A NAGGING DOUBT WHERE I'M KIND OF THINKING TO MYSELF
DOES SHE REALLY WANT TO BE WITH ME?
I'M SOMEONE WHO'S NO LONGER AT MY SEXUAL POWER OR, YOU KNOW,
I'M GETTING ON, AS IT WERE.
AND WE DECIDE TO GO ON A VACATION BEFORE SHE'S GOING TO
START A BIG JOB, AND WE GET A KIND OF AIRBNB HOUSE IN WALES,
AND THE HOUSE -- TO SAY WE MADE A BAD CHOICE IN PICKING THIS
HOUSE WOULD BE THE UNDERSTATEMENT.
>> James: YOU'VE SHOT QUITE A FEW THRILLERS AND HORROR MOVIES
IN YOUR CAREER.
I'M WONDERING WHAT IT'S LIKE, WHEN YOU'RE SHOOTING A HORROR
FILM OR A THRILLER, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE DOING A COMEDY, YOU WILL
FINISH A TAKE AND THE DIRECTOR WILL GO, OH, THAT WAS REALLY
FUNNY.
WHEN YOU'RE SHOOTING A HORROR FILM, DO PEOPLE GO, WHOO!
THAT WAS A SCARY TAKE!
THAT FELT SCARY THERE.
WERE YOU SCARED?
I FELT SCARED.
>> NO, IT'S REALLY -- I'VE GOT TO SAY THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN VERY
OFTEN.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT DOES EAT AWAY AT YOUR PSYCHE A LITTLE
BIT.
>> James: IN WHAT WAY?
WELL, IF YOU'RE ALL DAY SPENDING YOUR DAY TRYING TO
THROW YOURSELF EMOTIONALLY INTO A FEELING OF TERROR OR THREAT OR
DARKNESS OR GHOSTS OR WHATEVER IT IS, SOMETIMES YOUR DREAMS
BECOME REALLY KIND OF INTENSE.
I WAS DOING A HORROR MOVIE.
THE HORROR MOVIE WAS KIND OF A FUN, SILLY HORROR MOVIE CALLED
TREMORS, AND IT WAS ABOUT ME BATTLING THESE UNDERGROUND
WORMS.
BUT AT THE MOMENT THAT I WAS DOING IT, MY WIFE WAS EIGHT
MONTHS PREGNANT, ABOUT TO HAVE OUR FIRST CHILD, AND THERE WERE
A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN MY HEAD ABOUT MY FEARS OF HAVING TO
GROW UP, PROVIDE ANOTHER PERSON, AND THIS CAREER, THIS LIFE, ALL
KINDS OF STUFF THAT WAS ROLLING AROUND MY HEAD, AND I WAS SLEEP
WALKING QUITE A BIT, AND I WOULD PICK HER UP.
KEEP IN MIND, SHE'S EIGHT MONTHS PREGNANT.
I WOULD CARRY HER OUT OF THE HOUSE THAT WE WERE RENTING AND
OUT INTO THE STREET, AND SHE WOULD STOP ME AND SAY, HONEY,
YOU'RE ASLEEP.
NO, I HAVE TO -- YOU KNOW, THEY'RE COMING FOR US!
I WAS REALLY LIKE A LUNATIC.
THE COMBINATION OF WHAT I WAS HAVING TO DO AS AN ACTOR DURING
THE DAY AND WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING COMING UP IN MY
LIFE TURNED INTO A PERFECT STORM.
>> James: TALKING ABOUT TAKING YOUR WORK HOME, INCREDIBLE.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING LATE LATE SHOW AND TELL WHERE WE HAVE BEEN
ASKING OUR GUEST IFS THEY WOULD SHARE SOMETHING FROM THEIR HOME
WE MIGHT OTHERWISE NEVER GET TO SEE.
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH US THIS EVENING?
>> WELL, THIS IS -- YOU KNOW, I -- PEOPLE WON'T BE SURPRISED
TO FIND OUT WHEN YOU DO THESE KINDS OF THINGS, PEOPLE NOW
LEARNED THEY WANT TO SET UP THEIR BACKGROUNDS FOR VARIOUS
REASONS, BUT I HAPPENED TO BE SETTING THIS UP, AND I LOOKED UP
>> James: OH, MY GOD.
AND BECAUSE WE'RE IN A HORROR MOVIE, THIS IS A ROOM I HAVEN'T
BEEN IN FOR A REALLY LONG TIME, BUT WHERE DID THESE COME FROM?
I DON'T KNOW.
>> James: THIS IS GENUINELY YOUR HOUSE.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING.
>> YEAH, I KNOW.
IT'S CREEPY.
( LAUGHTER ) I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY CAME
FROM, BUT THEY WERE, LIKE, LOOKING DOWN AT ME.
BUT I ALSO HAVE THIS.
SPEAKING OF HORROR MOVIES.
>> James: OH, WOW.
THIS WAS A GIFT OF A "HOLLOW MAN" MASK.
"HOLLOW MAN" WAS A MOVIE I DID.
>> James: YEAH.
YEARS AGO.
THEY GAVE ME THIS -- I HAD TO WEAR THIS THING FOR, LIKE,
PROBABLY, I DON'T KNOW, SIX OR EIGHT MONTHS, AND IT WAS
HORRIBLE.
I HATED IT.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I HATED WEARING THIS THING.
IT HAD TO BE GLUED TO MY FACE.
BUT WHEN WE WERE FINISHED, THE SPECIFICS MAKEUP ARTIST GAVE ME
THIS GUY.
>> James: THE COMBINATION OF THAT MASK AND THOSE DOLLS WERE
ALL A BIT SCARY.
REGGIE, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR GUEST THIS EVENING?
>> Reggie: YES, I DO.
TONIGHT'S QUESTION GOES TO -- ( DRUM ROLL )
-- KEVIN BACON!
>> James: OKAY, HERE WE GO.
>> Reggie: IF YOU EVER PASS BY OR IF YOU'RE WALKING ON YOUR
FLOOR AND YOU HEAR A CREEK EVERY TIME THAT YOU GO BY AND YOU KNOW
THAT THERE'S A SPECIFIC CREEK WHEN YOU STEP IN THAT SPECIFIC
LOCATION, DO YOU EVER WONDER IF YOU CAN FIX IT?
>> YES.
>> Reggie: THAT'S CORRECT.
>> James: IT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
PLEASE THANK THE WONDERFUL KEVIN BACON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, KEVIN.
ITS SO GREAT TO TALK TO YOU.