FIRST, MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS GOLDEN GLOBE-NOMINATED ACTOR
FROM FILMS SUCH AS "ERIN BROCKOVICH" AND "THE DARK
KNIGHT."
NOW HE NOW STARS IN THE UPCOMING BOXING FILM, "BLEED FOR THIS."
>> YOU CAN.
I GET PRETTY SICK OF PEOPLE TALKING TO ME LIKE I'M DEAD,
LIKE I DIED IN THAT CAR WRECK, LIKE IT'S JUST OVER FOR ME.
I'M GOING TO FIGHT AGAIN.
>> NO, YOU AIN'T, VINNY.
THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS.
THEY'RE AFRAID TO SAY IT TO YOUR FACE.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIGHT AGAIN.
IT'S OVER.
>> STEPHEN: PLEASE WELCOME AARON ECKHART!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪
>> I'M GOING TO SING YOUR PRAISES.
THE TINFOIL SEGMENT WAS OFF THE HOOK.
YOU'RE AMAZING.
>> WE GOT TO SOME TRUTHS.
NO, I REALLY RELATED TO THAT.
YEAH, PEOPLE THINK YOU WERE JOKING.
>> Stephen:, NO, NO, I WAS JUST HIGH.
( LAUGHTER ) ARE YOU A SUPERSTITIOUS PERSON?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: I SHOOK YOUR HANDBOOK STAGE AND YOU SAID, NOW
YOU'VE RUINED IT.
>> I HAD MY FINGERS IN MY EARS AND YOU CAME AND SHOOK MY HAND.
ALL DOWNHILL FROM THERE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU NOT WATCH YOUR OWN FILM CLIPS?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE A VERY GOOD ACTOR.
YOU SHOULD WATCH YOUR OWN MOVIES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Stephen: DO YOU NOT LIKE THE WAY YOU LOOK BALD?
>> NO, I ACTUALLY LOVE THAT.
IT'S A PRECURSOR FOR ME IN FIVE OR SIX YEARS.
I KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN I GAIN SOME WEIGHT
AND -- >> Stephen: WELL, YOU PLAY
BASICALLY A BOXING COACH IN ALL THIS BUT YOU LIKE SPORTS OF ALL
KINDS.
>> YES, I AM A SPORTS FAN.
>> Stephen: DID YOU WATCH THE WORLD SERIES LAST NIGHT?
>> IT'S INTERESTING, I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS.
I WAS WATCHING AT HOME.
THEN I GOT IN MY HOME TO GO TO THE PREMIERE OF "BLEED FOR
THIS."
I WENT TO THE PREMIERE.
I HEARD PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IT.
I WENT TO L.A.X.
LISTENED TO IT ON THE WAY TO L.A.X.
ON THE AIRPORT I SAW IT ON THE TELEVISION.
WHEN I GOT HOME, I HEARD IN THE BACK OF THE CAR, CUBS WIN.
THAT WAS THE ENTIRE STREAMLINE OF THAT GAME YESTERDAY.
I WENT FROM MY HOUSE ALL THE WAY TO NEW YORK CITY LAST NIGHT ON
THE RED EYE AND "CUBS WIN."
>> Stephen: WHO WERE YOU PULLING FOR?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHO DID YOU WANT TO WIN IT?
>> DON'T MAKE ME DO THAT.
DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE.
>> Stephen: COME ON, GROW A PAIR!
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> WHY ARE YOU SO COMPETITIVE?
>> Stephen: I'M NOT AT ALL.
JUST CURIOUS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE OPINIONS.
>> I'VE GOTTEN THIS FAR WITHOUT HAVING ANY.
NO, I LIKED BOTH COACHES.
I LIKED THE FACT I COULD RELAX AND WATCH THE GAME WITHOUT A DOG
IN THE FIGHT.
MEANWHILE, EVERYBODY ELSE IS CHEWING THEIR FINGERNAILS OFF
AND HAVING A MISERABLE TIME.
>> Stephen: I LIKED IT DURING THE FIGHT.
YOU DIDN'T THINK OF POLITICS AT ALL.
>> I ONLY THOUGHT ABOUT POLITICS WHEN I WAS WATCHING THIS GAME.
AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT POLITICS, I THINK ABOUT THE CUBS.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
YEAH.
IT'S REALLY INTEREST.
A.
>> Stephen: A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK ABOUT BASEBALL WHEN
THEY'RE HAVING SEX SOMETIMES.
ALWAYS.
>> BATTER UP!
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YOU ACTUALLY LIKE
DOING SPORTS.
YOU BOX.
IT'S A BOXING MOVIE BUT YOU ACTUALLY LIKE BOXING.
>> I DID A MOVIE CALLED "ERIN BROCKVICH" 20 YEARS AGO.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YOU KNOW HOW EVERYBODY'S GOT TO
BE BEEF CAKE IN THIS BUSINESS, EVERYBODY'S GOT TO HAVE THE
MUSCLES?
>> Stephen: TELL ME ABOUT IT, BABY.
I SAW YOU.
MY EYES ARE UP HERE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> SO I THOUGHT, IF I HAVE TO
GET IN SHAPE FOR THIS BUSINESS, I'M GOING TO LEARN A SKILL, SO I
LEARNED BOXING.
SO FOR 20 YEARS, I HAVE ON AND OFF CONTINUALLY BOXED.
EVERY TIME I WORKED OUT, I ROPE OR SHADOW BOX.
I'VE HAD TRAINERS.
>> Stephen: BUT DO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE PEOPLE THROW
PUNCHES AT YOU?
>> SOMETIMES, YEAH.
>> Stephen: BUT THIS IS WHERE THE MAGIC IS, BABY, YOU'VE GOT
TO PROTECT THE MONEYMAKER.
>> IT'S PERFECT TO BE IMPERFECT, BABY.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: I MEAN, HOW COULD
YOU?
YOU ENJOY IT WHEN SOMEBODY PUNCHES YOU IN THE FACE?
>> I COULD SAY TO MY TRAINER, TELL ME WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO
PUNCH ME AND WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO PUNCH ME.
HE SAYS, OKAY, AARON, I'M GOING TO PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE RIGHT
THERE AND I'M GOING TO DO IT RIGHT NOW.
KNOWING ALL THAT INFORMATION, I STILL COULDN'T GET OUT TO HAVE
THE WAY OF THE PUNCH.
>> Stephen: YOU ASKED HIM TO PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> Stephen: DO YOU DERIVE ANY PLEASURE FROM THAT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE -- WELL, YOU HAVE TO TOUGHEN
YOURSELF UP.
>> Stephen: YOU DO!
I SAW YOUR MONOLOGUE.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE TO GET A FACE CALLOUS?
( LAUGHTER ) SO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE
PUNCHED IN THE FACE.
>> YOU THINK I GOT THIS NOSE FROM GOD?
THIS NOSE HAS BEEN PUNCHED IN THE FACE.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A LOVELY, PRETTY FACE.
YOU'RE SOMEBODY'S LITTLE BOY.
( LAUGHTER ) SO YOU'RE IN A BOXING MOVIE.
DID YOU -- ACTUALLY, DID YOU TRAIN FOR REAL?
DID YOU GIVE THEM ANY ADVICE?
>> NO.
WHAT HAPPENS WAS WE DID THIS MOVIE FOR VERY LITTLE MONEY AND
HE HAD A TRAINER, SO WHEN I GOT TO RHODE ISLAND, WE FILMED THIS
IN CRANSTON, RHODE ISLAND -- SHOUTOUT.
SHOUTOUT TO CRANSTON.
( CHEERING ) HE HAD A VERY RENOWNED TRAINER.
RIGHT AWAY, I GOT INTO CHARACTER.
SO I S-ARTED PICKING UP THE BOTTLE EVERY TIME HE FINISHED
TRAINING AND TOWEL HIM OFF, WALK AROUND, GIVE HIM COMMANDS, AND
HIS TRAINER SAID, WHO THE HELL IS THIS GUY, UNTIL SOMEBODY TOLD
HIM I WAS IN THE MOVIE.
THE REASON I DID THAT, I WANTED TO START NURTURING THE TRAINER,
BOXER RELATIONSHIP, GET IN HIS SPACE.
I GOT TO THE POINT I WAS THE ONLY ONE ALLOWED TO GIVE HIM
WATER, TOW HIM OFF, SAY CHAMP, THE RUB DOWN, THE LEGS.
>> Stephen: YOU DID THE SAME THING FOR TOM HANKS WITH
"SULLY," DID YOU GET IN THERE AND RUB HIM DOWN?
>> YES, I DID.
>> Stephen: CAN I COMPLIMENT YOU FOR "SULLY"?
YOUR MUSTACHE WAS EXTRAORDINARY AND YOUR PERFORMANCE WAS
WONDERFUL, TOO.
BUT THAT MUSTACHE IN "SULLY" WAS EXTRAORDINARY.
I COULD USE THAT AS A PUSH BROOM TO CLEAN MY GARAGE.
WAS THAT NATURAL?
>> NO, THEY'RE CREATING A NEW CATEGORY FOR IT.
IT'S WORKING HARDER THAN I WAS.
IT STARTED TO GIVE ME DEMANDS.
>> Stephen: WANTED ITS OWN TRAILER?
>> YEAH, TOM WOULD SAY SOMETHING, HE JUST DIDN'T HAVE
ANY RESPECT AFTER A WHILE.
I DON'T KNOW WHY CLINT LET ME WEAR THAT MUSTACHE.
I GREW IT BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO TRIM IT BACK.
>> Stephen: THERE WAS NO TRIMMING ON THE MUSTACHE, NO.
LOOKED A LITTLE BIT LIKE -- AND I MEAN THIS AS A COMPLIMENT.
>> I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS.
>> Stephen: INSTEAD OF THE COP, THE VILLAGE PEOPLE WENT
WITH A PILOT.
>> DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT?
>> Stephen: NO, THA NOT THAT ALL.
SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE PILOTS.
IT'S A PLEASURE.
I REALLY ENJOYED BEING ON YOUR SHOW.
( LAUGHTER ) "BLEED FOR THIS" OPENS
NATIONWIDE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18th.
AARON ECKHART, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH TIG NOTARO!