>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR WEARING A SUIT.
A TRUE GENTLEMAN PREPARES FOR THE SHOW.
>> IT'S A SPECIAL OCCASION, SPECIAL SHOW, GLAD TO BE HERE.
>> Stephen: I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU FOR A LONG TIME IF ONLY
TO RECAP THE FIRST TIME YOU AND I SPOKE WHICH I TOLD YOU WAS
LAST YEAR, TWO YEARS AGO, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YOU WERE A YOUNG ACTOR IN CHICAGO AND SO WAS I.
I WAS A WAITER ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOOP, ESSENTIALLY, IN
CHICAGO, AND WHAT YEAR, YOU HAD JUST DONE MEN DON'T LEAVE.
>> PROBABLY '89, MAYBE.
>> Stephen: IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE "MEN DON'T
LEAVE," IT WAS KIND OF YOUR BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE.
YOU PLAYED JESSICA LANGE'S SON, YOUR FATHER DIED, IT WAS A
HEART-WRENCHING MOVIE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: I WAS DEEPLY MOVED, YOU WERE SITTING WITH
YOUR AGENT AND I WAS THE WAITER AT THE RESTAURANT AND I WAS
COMPLETELY STAR STRUCK BY THIS YOUNG KID, YOU WERE PROBABLY 19
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I WAITED UNTIL THE END OF THE MEAL BEFORE I BRIEFLY GUSHED AND
SAID YOU'RE JUST FANTASTIC IN THAT AND YOUR AGENT WAS VERY
NICE AND SHE WAS, LIKE, THAT'LL DO.
WE NEED TO GO NOW.
>> I ONLY WENT TO THE RESTAURANT ONE TIME.
WE MET AT THE WHITE HOUSE, REMEMBER.
>> Stephen: YEAH, WE MET AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> NO BIG DEAL.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHERE WE MEET PEOPLE.
>> WEEKEND, WE KIND OF DO THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> Stephen: THIS WAS THE WHITE HOUSE TWO WITH YEARS AGO.
>> YES.
NOTED.
>> Stephen: NICE PLACE.
AMAZING.
IT'S A SMALL WORLD.
IT IS A NICE PLACE.
>> Stephen: YEAH YOU DON'T GET OVER THE WHITE HOUSE WHEN YOU GO
THERE.
>> IT WAS CHRISTMASTIME AND THEY HAD THE WHOLE MILITARY BAND
PLAYING.
I WENT THERE WHEN I WAS IN THE EIGHTH GRADE.
WE DID THE EIGHTH GRADE TOUR THROUGH THE WHITE HOUSE.
DIDN'T HAVE QUITE THE SAME ACCESS IN EIGHTH GRADE.
>> Stephen: DIDN'T HANG OUT WITH RONALD REAGAN BACK THEN?
>> I DI >> Stephen: YOU BROKE OUT AT A
REALLY EARLY AGE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU SOMETIMES BROUGHT YOUR FAMILY ALONG ON,
LIKE, THE COOL THINGS ON THE RED CARPET OR, LIKE, THE REALLY
GLITZY EVENTS.
>> YEAH, THAT'S ONE OF THE PERKS OF BEING IN THE BUSINESS IS YOU
GET TO BRING TRAVELING COMPANIONS IF YOU'RE NOT MARRIED
WHICH I WASN'T AT THE TIME.
SO I WOULD BRING MY FAMILY OR COLLEGE BUDDIES AND THE HIGH
LIGHT -- >> Stephen: IS THIS.
OH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: HOW OLD ARE YOU HERE?
>> I'M PROBABLY 25 OR 26.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
PRINCESS DIANA.
>> Stephen: THIS IS YOU HAVING DINNER WITH PRINCESS DIANA.
>> A ROYAL PREMIERE FOR A MOVIE I DID CALLED LOVE AND WAR.
I BROUGHT MY MOM, DAD AND SISTER SALLY.
>> Stephen: YOU ALL THAT DID DINNER.
>> ALL AT THE TABLE.
SHE GOT UP TO LEAVE, EVERYONE STANDS AND LEAVES, AND AS SOON
AS SHE LEFT MY SISTER GRABBED HER TEASPOON AND PUT IT IN HER
PURSE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: DOES SHE STILL
HAVE IT?
>> MY GOD, YEAH.
SHE'S AMAZING.
>> WHAT DO YOU TALK TO PRINCESS DIANA OF WALES ABOUT?
>> SHE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE FRIENDLY.
SHE WAS LETTING MY MOM TRY ON HER JEWELRY.
>> Stephen: YOUR MOM TRIED HER JEWELRY ON?
>> SHE HAD HER RINGS AND JEWELRY ON.
BRING ME THE YOKEYS FROM CHICAGO.
WE JUST KIND OF MOVED IN -- THE O'DONNELLS ARE HERE!
>> Stephen: YOU'RE THE YOUNGEST OF SEVEN, I'M THE
YOUNGEST OF ELEVEN.
>> DON'T BRAG.
>> Stephen: IT'S NOT A CONTEST.
( LAUGHTER ) ISN'T GREAT TO BE YOUNGEST?
>> YOU BET.
>> Stephen: YOU GOT AWAY WITH MURDER.
>> PRECIOUS.
WHEN THEY BUILT US, AT A SAID, FINALLY, A MASTERPIECE.
>> Stephen: WE CAN STOP NOW.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHY WERE MEALS LIKE FOR THAT MANY KIDS?
>> DINNER WAS AT HOME.
OCCASIONALLY WE GOT TO GO TO RESTAURANTS.
YOU HAD TO TAKE TWO CARS.
>> Stephen: COULD YOU PICK WHAT YOU WANTED TO EAT?
MY DAD WOULD GO, 13 HAMBURGERS, 13 FRENCH FRIES.
>> WE'D GO TO HACKNEYS.
WE WOULD GET ONE SODA.
YOU COULD CHUG IT OR DRINK IT SHOW.
>> Stephen: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
I WOULD CHUG MINE AND GO PUT SUGAR PACKETS IN WATER AND HIDE.
>> Stephen: YOU WOULD HIDE AND DO THAT?
>> I WAS AN ODD KID, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.
>> Stephen: WOULD YOU MOTHER JUST LET YOU DO THAT?
>> NO, THEY WOULDN'T KNOW IT WAS ME UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN THEY
POURED COKE AND IT WAS FLAT BECAUSE I WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH
TO GET THE TOP ON.
>> Stephen: WHAT ABOUT THE RESTAURANT?
>> THEY SAID HE'S QUIET, LEAVE HIM UNDER THE TABLE, I DON'T
WANT TO DEAL WITH HIM.
I'M DEALING WITH YOU OVER HERE.
>> Stephen: MY OTHER SAID, DOES HE STILL HAVE TEN FINGERS
AND TOES?
HE'S FINE.
>> DEFINITELY.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE FIVE KIDS OF YOUR OWN.
>> UH-HUH.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU A COOL DAD?
BECAUSE IT'S COOL THAT YOU'RE ON TV AND --
>> YEAH, I THINK SO.
I DON'T KNOW BECAUSE I'M ON TV.
>> Stephen: DOES THAT HELP OR HURT IN.
>> I SUPPOSE IT HELPS.
IT HELPS.
THEY WANT ACCESS TO THINGS.
THEY ENJOY GETTING TO GO TO A PREMIERE OR TRYING TO GET
TICKETS TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT, YOU KNOW THERE'S PLUSES AND MINUSES.
THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ANY FILMS I HAVE BEEN IN.
THEY SAW THE BATMAN FILMS.
WE CAME TO NEW YORK OVER THANKSGIVING AND WE WERE WALKING
AROUND.
OH, THERE'S WHERE WE DID SCENT OF A WOMAN.
THEY SAID, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I SAID, MAYBE WE'LL HAVE A FILM FEST AND EDUCATION.
>> Stephen: YOU RENEWED SEASON 10 OF "NCIS LOS ANGELES."
>> YES.
>> Stephen: I HAVE A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: THIS IS NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE WAS ANY NAVAL CRIME IN LOS ANGELES,
LET ALONE TEN SEASONS WORTH.
( LAUGHTER ) HOW GOOD COULD YOU GUYS BE IF,
AFTER TEN YEARS, THERE IS STILL THIS MUCH NAVAL CRIME IN
LOS ANGELES?
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
HOW DO YOU -- >> WE HAVE SOME WORK THE DO.
NO, IT'S USUALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHOW THERE'S A
CRIME THAT COMES UP AND SOMEBODY HAS A LINE -- AND HOW IS THIS
CONNECTED TO US?
AND THERE'S ALWAYS A COUPLE OF DEGREES OF SEPARATION, BUT WE
GET IF THERE AND SAVE THE DAY.
WE'RE KEEPING THE STREETS CLEAN, YOU KNOW, KEEPING 'EM SAFE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: AND YOUR CHARACTER
IS NOT IN THE NAVY AT ALL, RIGHT?
>> NO, C.I.A.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE C.I.A.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: BUT LL COOL J.
HE WAS A NAVY SEAL.
>> Stephen: EVERYONE ON TELEVISION WHO WAS IN THE NAVY
WAS A NAVY SEAL.
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THEM BECAUSE THEY KEEP SHOWING UP IN
MOVIES AND TV SHOWS.
YOU CAN'T BE JUST LIKE A -- >> A MECHANIC.
>> Stephen: AN INSIN OR AN ENGINEER.
DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT GOING INTO THE MILITARY?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE DONE TERRIBLY.
OUR NATION WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS PROTECTED.
>> THERE'S NO ONE WHO SUPPORTS IT MORE THAN ME.
BUT YOU LOOK AT THE TRAINING THESE SEALs GO THROUGH THERE'S
NO CHANCE I'M MAKING IT THROUGH THERE.
>> Stephen: AGAIN YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A SEAL.
( LAUGHTER ) THERE ARE OTHER THINGS YOU CAN
DO IN THE NAVY OTHER THAN BE A SEAL.
>> ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES.
>> Stephen: COAST GUARD.
AND NOW THE NEW SPACE FORCE.
DONALD TRUMP IS GOING TO START A SPACE FORCE.
THAT'S WHAT I'M WAITING ON.
( APPLAUSE ) WELL, BEING THE YOUNGEST OF
SEVEN, DID YOU GET PICKED ON?
DID YOUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS TOUGHEN YOU UP TO BE A GOOD DAD?
DOES ANYTHING, LIKE, UPSET YOU?
>> YEAH.
THEY'D TORTURE ME A LITTLE BIT LIKE, YOU KNOW --
>> Stephen: OUT OF LOVE.
TRYING TO GET YOU TO EAT THINGS THAT AREN'T SO GOOD.
>> Stephen: LIKE A SPIDER.
NOT A SPIDER.
MAYBE, LIKE, A PILLIC SHAKE WITH SOME DISGUSTING CONCOCTION THEY
CAME UP WITH.
I'M HYPERSENSITIVE OF PEOPLE TRYING TO TICKLE ME.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
WHICH SOME OF MY CASTMATES KNOW ABOUT.
I HAVE A REACTION SO I WARN PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE REACTION?
>> I JUST GET A LITTLE SPASTIC.
( LAUGHTER ) THAT IS NOT AN INVITATION.
>> Stephen: I PROMISE YOU, I KNOW UNWELCOMED TOUCH WHEN I SEE
IT.
( LAUGHTER ) MY FATHER WAS A DOCTOR AND HE
DIDN'T SEE ANY OF US BORN.
DID YOUR PARENTS -- DID YOUR DAD SEE YOU BORN?
>> I DON'T THINK SO.
I THINK MY DAD WAS A LITTLE MORE OLD SCHOOL WHICH WAS KIND OF MY
INTENTION THAT I WOULD BE THE OLD SCHOOL.
I WASN'T EXACTLY IN THE WAITING ROOM SMOKING A CIGAR TYPE OF
THING.
I GOT INVOLVED IN THE FIRST ONE WHICH WASN'T A GREAT DECISION,
FIRST OF FIVE, AND WE WERE IN NEW ZEALAND, HAVING THE BABY IN
NEW ZEALAND BECAUSE I WAS WORKING THERE.
>> Stephen: NOT JUST TO HAVE THE BABY.
>> THE DOCTOR WAS ON THE WAY, WASN'T QUITE READY, BUT THE BABY
WAS READY, HAD A MIDWIFE, I HAD A LEG OVER ANY SHOULDER AND WAS
MORE INVOLVED THAN ANTICIPATED.
>> Stephen: HOW DID IT GO?
DIDN'T MAKE IT.
THE BABY MADE IT.
I DIDN'T.
>> Stephen: WHAT HAPPENED?
I HIT THE DECK.
YEAH, I FAINTED.
>> Stephen: I WOULDN'T GO INTO THE MILITARY.
>> YEAH.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: "NCIS LOS ANGELES"
AIRS SUNDAYS AT 9:00 ON CBS!
CHRIS O'DONNELL, EVERYBODY!