WELCOME BACK.
THANKS SO MUCH, FOLKS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NEXT GUEST IS AN ACADEMY AWARD-
WINNING ACTOR, MUSICIAN, ARTIST, AND PHILOSOPHER WHO NOW STARS IN
"KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE."
>> AT WHAT POINT ARE YOU GOING TO START BEHAVING LIKE A
STATESMAN?
YOU GOING TO GO BACK TO BEING A RODEO CLOWN?
>> NO, SIR.
I APPROXIMATION, SIR.
>> I'M CHAMPAGNE, BUT ANYONE WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GOOD FOR THEM,
CALLS ME "CHAMP."
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME THE DUDE HIMSELF, JEFF BRIDGES.
SIR.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
COME ON UP!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: IT IS-- IT'S
LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
>> IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO BE HERE WITH YOU, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: I THINK ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES WE EVER HAD A CHANCE
TO TALK ON THE OLD GIG, WE TALKED BACKSTAGE AFTERWARDS,
WHICH WAS A JOY FOR ME.
AND I SAID I JUST GET RELAXED LOOKING AT YOU.
YOU'RE A NOTORIOUSLY CHILL DUDE, IF YOU'LL PARDON THE EXPRESSION.
>> WELL, THAT'S GOOD, YEAH.
>> Stephen: HOW DO YOU-- HOW DO YOU REMAIN CHILL IN 2017?
BECAUSE THIS MIGHT BE THE LEAST-CHILL YEAR OF MY LIFETIME.
>> IT'S SO WEIRD, ISN'T IT MY GOD!
>> Stephen: EVERYBODY IS SO TENSE.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST TAKING THE WEIRDNESS, AND I'M
KIND OF WORKING WITH IT.
YOU KNOW I'M -- >> Stephen: YOU'RE WORKING THE
WEIRD?
>> I'M INSPIRED TO ENGAGE UNION YOU KNOW BECAUSE THE IMPULSE IS
TO THROW UP YOUR HANDS.
YOU KNOW -- >> Stephen: WITHDRAW.
>> JUST, YOU KNOW, BE CYNICAL ABOUT THE WHOLE THING!
COME ON, IT'S SO DAMN -- >> Stephen: YOU CAN'T BE.
CYNICISM TAKES YOU AWAY FROM LOVE.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> SO I TRY TO CREATE THE KIND OF WORLD THAT I WANT TO LIVE IN,
I WANT MY KID TO LIVE IN.
AND I, YOU KNOW, START, YOU KNOW, CALL TO ACTION KIND OF.
THAT'S HOW I'M TAKING IT.
>> Stephen: DO YOU DO ANY EXERCISES?
YOU'RE A SPIRITUAL PERSON, I THINK, A PHILOSOPHICAL PERSON.
>> I MEDITATE A LITTLE BIT.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE ANY SPIRITUAL EXERCISES YOU CAN
SHARE?
>> WELL, I HEARD-- DO YOU HAVE A HUNK OF CLAY THERE?
WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE CERAMIC THING, MAYBE.
>> Stephen: WE-- WE-- WE DO HAVE A HUNK OF CLAY.
( APPLAUSE ) >> WELL, WE COULD DO THAT.
>> Stephen: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WHY DON'T WE EARN IT.
WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MOVIE AND THIS WILL BE RIGHT
HERE.
>> I LIKE THAT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A GOOD SMELL, THAT CLAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT SMELLS LIKE?
POSSIBILITIES.
( LAUGHTER ) NOW, NOW, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU
DO THAT'S NOT COOL?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, MY PUBLICIST, JEAN SEAVERS, SHE DID A LITTLE
OF THE PREINTERVIEW BEFORE ME.
SHE WAS TRYING TO-- I'VE BEEN IN LONDON.
I HAVE JET LAG.
SHE SAID, "I'LL DO A LITTLE BIT FOR YOU."
HE SAID, I DID A LITTLE BIT FOR YOU.
I TOLD HIM YOU LIKE TO BUY GOSSIP MAGAZINES."
I SAID, "JEAN, COME OYOU'RE BLOWING MY WHOLE ZEN, CHILL KIND
OF THING."
>> Stephen: NO, BUT I HEARD THAT.
I HEARD YOU LIKE TO BUY GOSSIP MAGAZINES.
WAS SHE TELLING THE TRUTH?
>> SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH.
>> Stephen: YOU MEAN LIKE "US WEEKLY?"
>> WHATEVER.
IT'S SORT OF A CEREMONY WHEN I GO INTO THE AIRPORT, I GOTTA GO
AND HIT THE, YOU KNOW, THE RACKS... I JUST --
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE TO KNOW MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE
MAGAZINE.
>> NO, THAT'S THE WEIRD THING.
I START TO-- NOW AS I GET ON IN AGE, I DON'T RECOGNIZE HARDLY
ANY OF THESE GUYS.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S NICE TO
KEEP UP.
"INQUIRING MINDS ..."
>> Stephen: WOULD WANT TO KNOW.
NOW YOU'RE IN SERGE KINGSMAN, I' GOING GIVING AWAY HOSPITAL
HEADQUARTEHEADQUARTERS ARE BLOWN THEY COME TO THE UNITED STATES
AND THERE'S AN AMERICAN VERSION OF IT.
WHAT IS IT CALLED?
>> WE'RE THE STATESMEN.
I'M THE HEAD OF THE STATESMEN.
MY NAME IS CHAMPAGNE.
MY CHARACTER DOESN'T LIKE TO BE REFERRED TO AS CHAMPAGNE.
IT'S A LITTLE FARE, U-FRU.
HE GOES FOR CHAMP.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE SEXY COSTARS.
>> BAR.
>> Stephen: MOORE.
>> CHANNING TATUM.
>> Stephen: YOU EVER SEE MAGIC MIKE?
>> I HAD DINNER WITH HIM LAST NIGHT, AND HE TOLD ME THEY'RE
DOING-- HE'S PRODUCING AND DIRECTING A LIVE VERSION OF THAT
SHOW.
>> Stephen: A LIVE "MAGIC MIKE?"
ISN'T THAT JUST CALLED A STRIP CLUB?
I THINK THERE'S ONE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET HERE IN NEW YORK.
A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM ARE GOING ON AT ONCE.
>> THIS ONE IS IN VEGAS.
>> Stephen: OH, SO IT'S-- SO IT'S LEGAL.
>> YEAH, THERE YOU GO.
>> Stephen: SO TELL THE STORY OF THE MOVIE BUT-- I DON'T KNOW.
IS HE IN IT?
>> NO, HE DIRECTED IT, AND PRODUCED IT AND --
>> Stephen: I'D GO SO THAT.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WOULD YOU GO SEE THAT?
>> HE'S TERRIFIC.
HE HAS A WONDERFUL DANCE NUMBER IN "KINGSMAN" ONE OF MY FAVORITE
PARTS.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: SHIRTLESS?
>> I'M NOT GIVING ANYTHING AWAY, STEPHEN.
NO.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: LET'S SELL SOME TICKETS, IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
( LAUGHTER ) WELL, STATESMEN ARE FROM
KENTUCKY.
>> UH-HUH.
>> Stephen: RIGHT?
THAT'S WHERE THE HEADQUARTERS IS.
THEY'RE EACH NAMED AFTER A DIFFERENT KIND OF-- BOOZE.
>> Stephen: OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
HAVE YOU SPENT ANY TIME IN KENTUCKY?
IT'S A NICE PLACE.
>> YEAH.
( WHISTLING ) I WAS THERE, YOU KNOW, EARLIER
IN THE YEAR.
I HAPPEN TO HAVE BEEN ON THE WINNING HORSE.
>> Stephen: AT THE DERBY?
>> KENTUCKY DERBY.
>> Stephen: I MISSED IT.
WHO WON THIS YEAR.
>> ALWAYS DREAMIN.
>> Stephen: ALWAYS DREAMIN.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE YOU.
WAS THIS HIGH-CLASS KENTUCKY DERBY?
>> OH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: I WENT THERE WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE AND I DID THE
INFIELD, WHICH IS A SNAKE PIT.
>> I GOT TO SAY-- WHAT DID I SAY?
I REALLY WANTED TO SAY, "AND THEY'RE OFF!"
BUT I DIDN'T GET TO SAY THAT.
DO THEY SAY THAT.
>> Stephen: "AND THEY'RE OFF!
CRAP WORTHY IN THE LEAD, AND HERE-- DOWN THE STRETCH.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> NO, I GOT TO SAY-- I GOT TO SAY, "RIDERS UP!"
>> Stephen: NO WAY!
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU GOT TO SAY THAT?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: THEY SAY THAT AT THE "MAGIC MIKE" SHOW, TOO.
I WANT TO LEARN-- I WANT TO LEARN HOW TO RELAX YOUR WAY.
NOW WE'VE GOT IT.
DO I NEED TO DIVIDE IT?
>> DIVIDE THAT IN HALF.
>> Stephen: DIVIDE IT IN HALF.
>> ROLL ONE OF THOSE INTO A BALL, YOUR FAVORITE PART, WITH
YOUR HANDS.
LIGHTEN UP!
>> Stephen: WE'VE GOT A COMMERCIAL BREAK COMING UP.
>> LIGHTEN UP.
STEPHEN, YOU'RE TOO TENSE, MAN.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CHILLING.
( LAUGHTER ) PENETRATION.
♪ OH, MY LOVE OH, MY DARLING ♪
>> I NEED YOU NOW.
VERY GOOD.
♪ I HUNGER FOR YOUR... ♪ >> Stephen: "KINGSMAN: THE