>>> WELCOME BACK TO THE THIRD HOUR OF "TODAY."
KEVIN COSTNER HAS DONE IT ALL.
HE’S STARRED IN, DIRECTED, BEST
PICTURE WINNER "DANCES WITH
WOLVES."
WOLVES." >> HIS ROLE IN "FIELD OF DREAMS"
HAS BEEN MAKING US CRY FOR 30
YEARS.
YEARS. NOW, KEVIN IS HEADED WEST IN THE
NEW SEASON OF "YELLOWSTONE."
>> HE IS THE PATRIARCH OF THE
DUTTON FAMILY AND OWNER OF THE
LARGEST RANCH IN THE STATE.
HE IS FIGHTING TO KEEP THE LAND
BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.
>> HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I STOOD
WITH YOU, DONNIE, STOOD FOR YOU?
THINK YOU’D BE SHERIFF IF IT
WEREN’T FOR ME?
MAYBE YOU HAVEN’T NOTICED, BUT
THERE IS A WAR GOING ON IN THIS
VALLEY.
VALLEY. TODAY IS THE DAY YOU CHOOSE
SIDES.
SIDES. >> I THINK I’D LISTEN TO YOU.
KEVIN JOINS US NOW.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
LET’S TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SET
UP THE PREMISE ON THE NEW
SEASON.
SEASON. THE SHOW SEEMS SIMPLE ENOUGH.
YOU HAVE A MAN TRYING TO PROTECT
HIS LEGACY.
HIS LEGACY. IT GETS COMPLICATED VERY
QUICKLY, DOESN’T IT?
>> YEAH, IT IS A MELODRAMA, BUT
IT IS SET -- I MEAN, WE’RE A
DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY, FOR SURE.
I THINK THE JOY OF ALL OF IT IS
KIND OF THE BACKGROUND THAT’S
BEHIND US.
BEHIND US. WE’RE IN THE BITTER ROOT VALLEY
WHERE LOUIS AND CLARK WENT DOWN.
THE IMAGES CAPTURE PEOPLE.
WE HAVE MEDICAL SHOWS, LAWYER
SHOWS, AND THEY’RE ALL GOOD, BUT
TIMES, WHEN WE SEE RUNNING
HORSES AND VALLEYS AND RIVERS,
THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT IT THAT
JUST GETS TO US.
>> SOMETIMES, IT’S HARD TO --
YOU KNOW, YOU TAKE A PICTURE OF
A BEAUTIFUL PLACE, AND IT
DOESN’T QUITE CAPTURE IT, BUT
THIS SHOW CAPTURES THE EXPANSE
OF THE WEST.
>> YEAH, ALL OUR MOVIES ARE --
THEY’RE SET AGAINST SOME
BACKGROUND, WHETHER IT IS
BOSTON, WHETHER IT’S, YOU KNOW,
THE GIRL/BOY MOVIE, IT’S ABOUT
BASEBALL, BUT IS IT REALLY?
YOU GET TO THESE BEAUTIFUL
PLACES, BUT IF YOU DON’T HAVE
SOMETHING HAPPENING RIGHT IN
FRONT OF THE CAMERA.
IT IS A GOOD -- IT WORKS.
IT ALL WORKS TOGETHER.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> BECAUSE WHILE WE MIGHT NOT
ALL RELATE TO A MEGA RANCHER WHO
HAS TO DEAL WITH ALL THESE
ISSUES, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO
FAMILY, IN A SENSE.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. YOU KNOW, THIS WAY OF LIFE IS --
THAT’S NOT MADE UP RIGHT THERE.
THIS WAY OF LIFE, PEOPLE ARE
STILL GETTING UP BEFORE THE SUN
AND MOVING CATTLE, FARMERS.
I KNOW WE GET A LITTLE NUMB TOAR
WE WANT A PRESENTATION ON THE
PLATE.
PLATE. YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IT
TOOK TO ACTUALLY GET THERE.
NO ONE HAS TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT
IT, BUT WHAT’S INTERESTING TO
KNOW IS THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL
MAKING A LIVING ON HORSE BACK.
>> I WAS ABOUT TO ASK YOU THAT.
I’M LOOKING AT THE PICTURES.
>> WHY DIDN’T YOU?
>> BECAUSE I’M GOING TO DO IT
NOW, KEVIN.
NOW, KEVIN. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> SORRY YOU HAD TO SEE THAT.
>> I’M LOOKING AT THE PICTURE
BEHIND YOU, OF YOU ON HORSE
BACK.
BACK. WE’RE GOING TO SHOW IT TO PEOPLE
AT HOME.
AT HOME. DOES IT COME EASY WHEN YOU HAVE
A PROJECT LIKE THIS, DO YOU EVEN
BLINK?
BLINK? >> I THINK ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO
DO MY JOB.
I THINK THAT.
WHEN I RAN WITH THE BUFFALO,
WHEN I, YOU KNOW, GET TO GO
ACROSS THE RIVER ON A HORSE,
MAYBE YOU CAN’T RELATE TO IT,
BUT THERE IS SOMETHING IN US
THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DID THAT.
THEY GO, COULD I DO THAT?
YOU KNOW, I GET TO PLAY PEOPLE
SMARTER THAN ME, MORE HEROIC.
I CERTAINLY DON’T WANT TO GIVE
UP RIDING THE HORSE BACK TO MY
STUNTMAN.
STUNTMAN. IT IS LIKE, I WANT TO -- I NEED
TO GET THE BAD GUY.
I’M THE ONE SUPPOSED TO KISS THE
GIRL.
GIRL. I MIGHT AS WELL RIDE THE HORSE,
TOO.
TOO. >> I LOVE IT.
>> TERRITORY.
>> TERRITORY. >> INSTEAD OF HANDING THAT STUFF
OFF, THERE IS A JOY IN IT.
>> I LOVE THAT.
>> WE MENTIONED IT’S THE 30th
ANNIVERSARY OF "FIELD OF
DREAMS," WHICH IS CRAZY.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> DO YOU REMEMBER ANY OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS OF FILMING THAT
MOVIE?
MOVIE? >> WELL, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A
DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING AT THE
MOVIE.
MOVIE. I REMEMBER READING IT ON THE
COUCH AND THINKING TO MYSELF --
BECAUSE THAT’S ONE MOMENT WHERE
I CAN PUT AN AUDIENCE ON MY
SHOULDER.
SHOULDER. IS THIS GOING TO BE WORTH MY
TIME?
TIME? IS THIS MOVIE GOING TO STAND A
CHANCE?
CHANCE? YOU DON’T KNOW A MOVIE IS GOING
TO STAY IN THE CONSCIENCE OF
AMERICANS LIKE "FIELD OF DREAMS"
THE WAY IT HAS.
I SOMETIMES DESCRIBE IT AS OUR
GENERATION
GENERATION GENERATION’S "IT’S A WONDERFUL
LIFE."
LIFE." THAT’S THE POWER OF MOVIES AND
THE OPPORTUNITY THAT HAPPENS
EVERY TIME YOU LOOK AT ONE.
THE ONE YOU DECIDE TO DO, YOU
KNOW, CAN IT LAST?
BECAUSE YOU DON’T WANT -- YOU
KNOW, YOUR MOM PUTS YOUR PICTURE
ON THE FRIDGE.
EVENTUALLY, IT COMES OFF.
YOU DON’T KNOW, BUT THE PROJECTS
I TRY TO BE ABOUT, I HOPE THAT
MY CHILDREN END UP SEEING THEM.
SOME OF THEM ARE R, SO THEY
CAN’T SEE THEM NOW.
I WANT THEM TO LAST.
I WANT THEM TO HAVE A LEVEL OF
RELEVANCE.
RELEVANCE. >> THEY DO.
>> AND THEY DO.
>> I WATCH "TIM CUP" WHENEVER IT
IS ON.
IS ON. >> HOW IS YOUR SWING?
>> GETTING BETTER.
>> THE NEW SEASON OF