>> Stephen: HOLY COW, ROBERT DE NIRO.
THIS IS WHY YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE SHOWS.
THIS IS WHY YOU WANT THIS SHOW, IS TO TALK WITH ROBERT DE NIRO.
>> OH.
>> Stephen: HEY, HEY.
( CHEERS ) HEY, TOUGH GUY.
HOW ARE YOU?
( LAUGHTER ) >> WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M
VERY HAPPY THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS SHOW.
>> Stephen: OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ME, TOO!
ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE DOING THIS SHOW.
>> BECAUSE YOU'RE SMART, AND YOU'RE TERRIFIC.
YOU'RE FUNNY, YOU'RE GREAT.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WOW.
I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS ANY REASON I COULD LIKE ROBERT DE
NIRO MORE THAN I DID.
(LAUGHTER) BUT I SUDDENLY FOR SOME REASON
HAVE AFFECTION FOR YOU.
( LAUGHTER ) HAPPY-- MERRY CHRISTMAS.
>> YOU, TOO, THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: DO YOU DO, LIKE, A CLASSIC ITALIAN CHRISTMAS, LIKE
SEVEN FISH OR WHATEVER THE THING IS?
>> I DO THINGS WITH FAMILY AND STUFF.
I TRY.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) THAT'S IT.
>> Stephen: NOT TOO HARD, EVIDENTLY.
>> NO, I DO TRY HARD.
I DO TRY HARD.
>> Stephen: YOU DO TRY HARD?
>> I DO.
>> Stephen: DO YOU COOK FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY?
YOU HAVE SIX KIDS.
>> I DON'T COOK.
WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT DO THAT FOR US.
>> Stephen: YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A RESTAURANT.
YOU HAVE A HOTEL.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: DOWN THERE IN TRIBECA.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND THE HOTEL IS COVERED WITH PAINTINGS, YOUR
DAD'S PAINTINGS ARE IN THERE.
>> YES, MY FATHER'S.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: I-- I-- MY MOM MET
YOUR DAD OVER 30 YEARS AGO.
>> REALLY.
>> Stephen: IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: HE HAD A SHOWING AS A PAINTER FOR PEOPLE WHO
DON'T KNOW.
THERE WAS A GALLERY SHOWING.
SHE WENT TO THE SHOWING AND THERE WAS A PARTY AFTERWARDS FOR
THE ARTIST AND SHE SAID THERE WAS A GUY SITTING IN THE CORNER,
NOBODY WAS TALKING TO HIM.
SHE SAT DOWN WITH HIM AND HAD A CONVERSATION.
SHE SAID, "I MET THE NICEST MAN TONIGHT.
HIS SON IS AN ACTOR, I THINK."
I SAID, "WHAT IS THE ACTOR?" SHE SAID DE-NETO?
I FELT LIKE I MET YOU AT THAT MOMENT.
YOU DID A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT YOUR DAD.
>> DI.
ON HBO.
YEAH.
I DID.
>> Stephen: WHY DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT YOUR
DAD?
>> WELL, I-- I JUST WANTED TO DO A DOCUMENTARY ON HIM BECAUSE
OF-- I HAD SOME FOOTAGE-- A GUY FOLLOWED HIM AROUND IN THE 70s
LEWIS SUPER 8 CAMERA.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THAT.
AND AS TIME GOES ON, I WANTED TO REALLY FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BOTH
SIDES OF MY FAMILY.
SO I STARTED DOING-- HAVING PEOPLE DOING IT, AND THE PEOPLE
DID THE DOCUMENTARY, BARRY PELTZ.
I'M MISPRONOUNCING THE NAMES OF THE OTHER PEOPLE SO FORGIVE ME.
JANES ROSENTHAL, THEY DID THE DOCUMENTARY.
AND THEN I-- IT WAS GOING-- IT WASN'T INTENDED TO GO TO HBO.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO DO A DOCUMENTARY FOR MY FAMILY, MY
KIDS WHO WERE YOUNG AND DIDN'T MEET THEIR GRANDFATHER.
I KEPT HIS STUDIO.
I TOOK THEM THERE TO SEE IT.
AND SO ON.
BUT I-- THE DOCUMENTARY, AS I SAY, I WANTED TO DO.
I DID IT.
THEY LIKED IT.
THEY WANTED-- HBO CAN, AND THEY WANTED TO PUT IT ON, AND I SAID
FINE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S LOVELY.
YOU MADE IT FOR YOUR KIDS.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: DID THEY LIKE IT?
DID THEY FEEL LIKE THEY WERE INTRODUCED TO THEIR GRANDFATHER.
>> THEY DON'T TELL ME THAT STUFF.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
THEY GO, "THAT'S NICE, DAD."
DID YOU TALK TO YOUR DAD ABOUT YOUR DESIRE TO BE AN ACTOR?
HE WAS ACE PAINTER.
DID YOU SAY, "I WANT TO DO SOMETHING MORE STABLE.
I WANT TO BE AN ACTOR."
>> NOT MUCH.
HE WOULD GO OFF ON STUFF ABOUT PAINTING, SOME I REMEMBER, SOME
I DON'T, I WISH I REMEMBERED MORE.
BUT YEAH.
IT'S NOT QUITE HOW I THINK IT IS WITH YOUR KIDS.
>> Stephen: NOTHING IS THE WAY YOU THINK IT IS WITH YOUR KIDS.
>> AS FAR AS COMMUNICATING AND DISCUSSING THINGS THAT ARE MAYBE
UNCOMFORTABLE FOR WHATEVER REASON.
IT'S JUST WHAT IT IS.
>> Stephen: SOMETIMES IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE TO DISCUSS
ANYTHING.
>> EXACTLY.
I'M UNCOMFORTABLE RIGHT HERE TALKING.
>> Stephen: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, LET'S NOT-- TELL YOU WHAT.
I'M FINE WITH SILENCE.
LET'S NOT TALK FOR A MINUTE.
>> GOOD IDEA.
>> Stephen: LET'S JUST TAKE A SECOND HERE.
HOLD ON.
DO YOU WANT A DRINK?
>> I GOT ONE, THANKS.
>> Stephen: I GOT ANOTHER ONE FOR YOU HERE.
BECAUSE JENNIFER LAWRENCE, JENNIFER LAWRENCE, WHEN SHE WAS
ON THE SHOW THE OTHER NIGHT SHE SAID ASK HIM THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A COLD MATEENY AND AN EXTREMELY COLD MARTINI.
>> THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.
>> Stephen: AND LIKE A SAKE MARTINI.
>> THAT, TOO.
>> Stephen: I HAVE AN EXTREMELY COLD ONE FOR YOU RIGHT
HERE.
( LAUGHTER ) LET'S NOT TALK FOR A SECOND.
( LAUGHTER ) ( LAUGHTER )
>> OKAY.
( LAUGHTER ) >> I'LL HOLD THAT SO IT DOESN'T
FALL OFF.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: TO SILENCE.
>> SILENCE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THAT COLD ENOUGH?
>> IT'S GOOD.
>> Stephen: TO A LOT OF PEOPLE YOU REPRESENT NEW YORK, YOU
KNOW.
YOU ARE LIKE AN ICON OF THE CITY ITSELF.
DOES IT BOTHER YOU AT ALL TO, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN AMERICA NOW,
DONALD TRUMP REPRESENTS NEW YORK?
( LAUGHTER ) BECAUSE HE DOES.
HE'S KIND OF BECOME NEW YORK FOR PEOPLE.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK?