>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY. WE'RE HERE.
LOOK AT WHO THAT IS. MATT, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS H ENJOY
WHEN WE HAVE A CHANCE TO GET TOGETHER.
YOU'RE A FASCINATING PERSON. EVERYBODY TELLS ME YOU'RE A
LOVELY GUY. I WAS HOPING IF YOU WOULDN'T
MIND, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING CALLED THE COLBERT
QUESTIONERT. THE COLBERT QUESTIONERT, FOR
THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, THE COLDER QUESTIONNAIRE, 15 QUESTIONS THAT
HAVE BEEN CALIBRATED TO PENETRATE STRAIGHT TO THE SOUL
OF A PERSON AND OPEN THEM UP FOR THE WORLD SO THEY ARE FULLY
KNOWN. ARE YOU PREPARED TO BE FULLY
KNOWN? >> Matt: I AM PREPARED TO BE
FULLY KNOWN. ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: HERE WE GO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
MATT DAMON, WHAT IS THE BEST SANDWICH?
>> Matt: THERE'S A SANDWICH PLACE CALLED BAY CITY DELI IN
L.A. THAT MADE A SANDWICH, MAKES A SANDWICH CALLED THE GODMOTHER.
>> Stephen: WAS YOUR FIRST CONCERT THAT YOU WANT TO.
>> Matt: MY MOM I THINK TOOK MY BROTHER AND ME TO SEE HOLLY
NEAR. THIS IS KIND OF HIPPIE STUFF.
WE WOULD SING, THE AUDIENCE WOULD SING ALONG LIKE ♪ WE ARE
AN ANTINUCLEAR PEOPLE ♪ ♪ AND WE ARE SINGING, SINGING
FOR OUR LIVES ♪ >> Stephen: ROCK 'N' ROLL?
>> Matt: OH, YEAH. >> Stephen: HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>> Matt: I WAS PROBABLY SEVEN. >> Stephen: THAT'S LOVELY.
WHAT'S THE SCARIEST ANIMAL? >> Matt: I WENT SHARK DIVING
LIKE 15 YEARS AGO IN SOUTH AFRICA.
GREAT WHITE SHARK I WOULD SAY SOMETHING I WOULD NEVER WANT TO
SEE UNLESS I'M IN A CAGE. THEY ARE SO MUCH BIGGER THAN YOU
THINK. >> Stephen: ARE YOU ON BY THE
BEAUTY OF THEM ARE JUST LIKE PLEASE GET ME OUT OF THE CAGE?
>> Matt: COMPLETELY IN AWE OF HOW BEAUTIFUL THEY ARE.
BUT COMPLETELY AWARE OF HOW RIDICULOUSLY LETHAL THEY ARE.
THEY'RE PERFECTLY CAMOUFLAGED CAMOUFLAGED IN THAT WATER.
LIKE A 5-METER SHARK WILL JUST BE NEXT TO YOU BEFORE YOU EVEN
SEE IT. IT DOES HELP YOU REALIZE YOU
DON'T HAVE A CHANCE. AND IF YOU SEE THEM BREACH, THE
POWER WITH WHICH THEY -- THEIR DEATH MACHINES.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE CONVINCED ME.
APPLES OR ORANGES? >> Matt: APPLES.
>> Stephen: RIGHT. >> Matt: CAN YOU IMAGINE IF I
WOULD'VE SET ORANGES? >> Stephen: HAVE YOU EVER
ASKED SOMEONE FOR THEIR AUTOGRAPH?
>> Matt: YES. WHEN I WAS A KID MARVELOUS
MARVIN HEGER CAME TO OUR OKAYED TRICKLE ARCADE AND I GOT
AUTOGRAPHS. THAT WAS 1981 OR SOMETHING.
>> M>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU THIK HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE?
>> Matt: I THINK WE GO HOME. >> Stephen: OKAY.
WE WILL LEAVE IT THERE. THIS IS A TOUGH ONE.
FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE. >> Matt: IT IS A TOUGH ONE.
BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME GREAT ONES BUT I THINK A MOVIE THAT I
ACTUALLY I HAD RECENTLY MADE IT INTO THE ACADEMY AND I VOTED FOR
IT FOR THE BEST PICTURE WAS THE MATRIX.
>> Stephen: 100%. WINDOW OR AISLE?
>> Matt: WINDOW. >> Stephen: YOU JUST LOVE THE
VIEW? DON'T WORRY ABOUT GETTING UP AND
GOING TO THE BATHROOM. UPSETTING THE PERSON NEXT TO
YOU. >> Matt: IT'S USUALLY MY WIFE
NEXT TO ME, THAT HORRIBLE THING WHEN YOU LIE, SORRY.
>> Stephen: FAVORITE SMELL. >> Matt: COFFEE MIXED WITH
BACON IN THE MORNING. >> Stephen: LIKE LITERALLY
COFFEE MIXED WITH BACON OR THE SMELL?
>> Matt: BOTH THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
IT USUALLY MEANS THAT WE ARE ON VACATION.
I DON'T USUALLY EAT BREAKFAST SO I FIND SLEEPING IN LATE ENOUGH
THAT SOMEBODY IS ALREADY UP MAKING COFFEE AND BACON, THAT I
KNOW IT'S A HOLIDAY OR SOMET SOMETHING.
>> Stephen: LEAST FAVORITE SMELL.
>> Matt: I WORKED IN AT THE TIME THE SECOND LARGEST DUMP ON
PLANET EARTH WHICH WAS AT THE TIME IN MEXICO.
WE SHOT A MOVIE "ELYSIUM." WE WERE THERE FOR LITTLE OVER A
WEEK AND I SMELL THINGS THERE THAT I DID NOT --
>> Stephen: POO RIVER? >> Matt: YES.
THERE WAS ACTUALLY A LOCATION. WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
>> Stephen: YOU MENTIONED POO RIVER.
>> Matt: ON MY FAVOR BITS OF ALL TIME.
>> Stephen: LOOK IT UP, COMEDY CENTRAL.COM.
EARLIEST MEMORY. >> Matt: I REMEMBER MY CRIB.
I REMEMBER MY CRIB. HERE'S A CRAZY THING AND MAYBE
YOU CAN CUT THIS OUT FOR TIME IF YOU WANT.
BUT THIS IS KIND OF AN AMAZING THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME.
AFTER MY FATHER PASSED AWAY IN 2017, WITHIN THAT YEAR, I HAVE
THIS CRAZY, THIS DREAM. HE CAME TO ME IN A DREAM.
AND HE EMBRACED ME. AND THE FEELING THAT I GOT WAS
THE FEELING THAT I HAD, WHICH I THINK IS LIKE MY FIRST MEMORY,
WHICH WAS THE FEELING OF WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO BE HELD BY HIM.
AND IT WAS A FEELING OF SUCH OVERWHELMING PROTECTION AND
LOVE. AND IT WAS PREVERBAL, RIGHT?
SO I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN WHAT IT FELT LIKE.
ALL I KNEW WAS THAT HE WAS THERE AND THAT I WAS FEELING THAT
EMBRACE. AND IT REMINDED ME THAT I MUST
HAVE FELT THAT AS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST THINGS I WAS AWARE OF
IS MY KIND OF CONSCIOUSNESS CAME ONLINE.
>> Stephen: THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING. [APPLAUSE]
CATS OR DOGS? >> Matt: I HAVE BOTH.
>> Stephen: IF YOU HAD TO PICK?
>> Matt: I MEAN... I'VE GOT FOUR DOGS AND ONE CAT.
SO... CAN I TELL YOU A QUICK STORY
ABOUT THE CAT? >> Stephen: OF COURSE.
IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE QUICK.
THE CAMERAS TURNED OFF A LONG TIME AGO.
>> Matt: I DON'T BLAME YOU. WE ADOPTED THIS CAT IN
COSTA RICA ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO. HE WAS LIVING BY HIMSELF IN THE
JUNGLE. HE WAS THE COOLEST CAT.
HE WAS HUNTING. HE HAD TO CODE GIANT HOLES IN
HIS SIDE. HE WAS FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE
EVERY NIGHT AND WE ARE STAYING AT THIS AIRBNB AND WE START
FEEDING THE CAT WE WERE THERE FOR A MONTH.
SO BY THE END WE HAD TO TAKE THE CAT.
WE WERE LIKE, NOW HE'S RELYING ON US.
HE MOVES INTO OUR HOUSE. I HAD A LITTLE YARD IN L.A.
HE NEVER WENT OUTSIDE EVER AGA AGAIN.
CUT TO THE CAT ENDS UP WITH A BRAIN TUMOR.
OKAY. WE TAKE HIM, WE GET HIM
RADIATION. THE TOUGHEST JUNGLE CAT.
I'M NOT GOING TO LET A BRAIN TUMOR TAKE THIS CAT OUT.
EVENTUALLY WE MOVED TO NEW YORK AND THE CAT HAS LOST A LOT OF
WEIGHT AND HE'S ONLY WALKING AND LEFT CIRCLES MIGHT TAKE THEM TO
THE ANIMAL HOSPITAL HERE AND I MEET THE CAT NEUROLOGIST.
THIS IS TRUE. THE DUDE'S NAME IS CHAD.
CHAD GOES, LOOK, YOU NOT A CERTAIN POINT YOU HAVE TO HAVE
THIS CONVERSATION WITH YOUR CHILDREN BECAUSE BEING PART OF A
PET OWNER, PART OF DOING THAT IS GIVING THEM THEIR DIGNITY.
THIS CAT DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A QUALITY OF LIFE ANYMORE.
I SAID I AGREE. I'M GOING TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION. I'M GOING TO BRING HER BACK IN
THREE WEEKS AND IF HE'S NOT BETTER.
CHAD SAID, I COULD LOAD HIM UP ON STEROIDS.
AND I GO, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? HE GOES, I MEAN I COULD GIVE HIM
A BUNCH OF STEROIDS. AND I GO, ARE THERE LONG-TERM
ISSUES WITH THAT? HE GOES, YEAH.
MASSIVE LONG-TERM ISSUES WITH THAT.
BUT WE COULD SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THAT WAS TWO AND A HALF YEARS
AGO. >> Stephen: WOW.
NOW HE'S JACKED? >> Matt: NOW HE'S JACKED AND I
JOKE THAT HE'S, HE'S LIKE ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER.
HE'S LIKE [WITH AN ACCENT] GOOD MORNING.
HE'S GOT MUSCLES ON MUSCLES. HE IS STILL WITH US.
>> Stephen: YOU ONLY GET ONE SONG TO LISTEN TO FOR THE REST
OF YOUR LIFE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ALWAYS LISTEN
TO IT POTENT YOU GO TO LISTEN TO MUSIC THIS IS THE SONG.
WHAT IS IT. >> Matt: I WOULD PROBABLY SAY
"IMAGINE" BY JOHN LENNON. [APPLAUSE]
>> Stephen: WHAT NUMBER AM I THINKING OF?
>> Matt: 9. >> Stephen: NO.
>> Matt: DAMN IT. >> Stephen: DESCRIBED THE REST
OF YOUR LIFE IN FIVE WORDS. >> Matt: FAMILY, FRIENDS,
WORK, SERVICE, JOY. >> Stephen: MATT DAMON,
CONGRATULATIONS. YOU ARE FULLY KNOWN.
>> Matt: THANK YOU. >> Stephen: "KISS THE FUTURE"
IS IN THEATERS NOW AND ON PARAMOUNT+ LATER THIS YEAR.
MATT DAMON, EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.