HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK!
MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS AN EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR YOU
KNOW FROM "BIG LOVE," "BOJACK HORSEMAN," AND A LITTLE SHOW YOU
MIGHT REMEMBER CALLED "BREAKING BAD."
PLEASE WELCOME AARON PAUL!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> HI, EVERYBODY!
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> GREAT TO SEE COW.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND ALL OF THE
ABOVE.
>> YEAH, YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: EVERYBODY LOVED "BREAKING BAD."
IT'S BEEN SIX YEARS SINCE YOU WENT OFFAIR, GOD HELP US.
YOU'RE BACK WITH BRYAN CRANSTON WORKING ON A NEW PROJECT AND IT
IS NOT THE ONE I EXPECTED.
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: IS THIS THE STUFF RIGHT HERE?
>> THIS IS IT!
>> Stephen: THIS IS IT.
YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON A MESCAL CALLED DO DOSE HOMBRES.
THEY LOOKED A LITTLE MORE PEACEFUL.
IS THIS AN ALTERNATE ENDING TO BREAKING BAD WHERE THEY GO,
LET'S DO BOOZE AND THIS IS LEGAL OR ARE YOU DEAD AND THIS IS
HEAVEN?
>> WALT DIED AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE IN HEAVEN.
IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE IN HEAVEN.
>> Stephen: YOU LOOK LIKE EXTRAS IN A PROGRESSIVE
COMMERCIAL.
( LAUGHTER ) SO WHY -- WHY -- WHY -- WHY THE
BOOZE?
>> WHY NOT?
>> Stephen: THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
>> LET'S DO IT.
NO, BRYAN AND I WERE ACTUALLY HAVING --
>> Stephen: DO YOU TAKE A LIME?
DO YOU TAKE A LIME.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T TAKE A LIME?
>> JUST A LITTLE ICE.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU OKAY IF I TAKE A LIME?
>> YEAH, GET IN THERE.
SHALL I FILL IT TO THE TOP?
>> Stephen: NO, NO, NO, I HAVE TO WORK AFTER THIS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> BRYAN AND I WERE HAVING
DINNER IN NEW YORK AND HE SAID, LOOK, IS IT TOO SOON TO DO
ANOTHER PROJECT TOGETHER?
AND I SAID, I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SEE US AS WALT AND
JESSE FOR A WHILE.
I SAID WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT GOING INTO THE BOOZE BUSINESS.
HE LAUGHED.
HE SAID THE THING WITH THE WORM IN THE BOTTOM?
I SAID, NO, DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE THE WORM.
THE SEED WAS PLANTED A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS AGO AND HERE WE
ARE.
>> Stephen: IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH OF IT, YOU'RE THE WORM AT THE
BOTTOM.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) CHEERS, EVERYBODY!
IT'S LOVELY.
>> IT'S SMOOTH.
I ALWAYS JUST DRINK IT NEAT OR ON THE ROCKS.
>> Stephen: HOW DOES ONE START A BOOZE?
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO?
>> OH, WOW.
FIRST OF ALL, IT'S SO MUCH MORE WORK THAN YOU WOULD THINK.
LOTS OF DRINKING INVOLVED.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
BUT WHERE DO YOU SOURCE THE MATERIAL --
>> WOJWOHACA IS WHERE MAS CAL COM - --MASCAL COMES FROM.
WE WENT ALL OVER TRYING TO FIND THE PERFECT MESCAL.
WE FOUND A SMALL LILT VILLAGE THREE HOURS OUTSIDE THE CENTER
OF WA JUAHAKA CITY.
WE HAD TO TAKE OFF OUR BOOTS AND HIKE UP OR PANTS AND HIKE
15 MILES IN THE WILDERNESS AND WE CAME ACROSS WHAT HONESTLY
LOOKED LIKE A METH LAB IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
I SENSED, THIS HAS TO BE THE SPOT!
>> Stephen: DID BRYAN AGREE?
WE TASTED IT, LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND HAD ANOTHER SAMPLE AND
WE WERE, LIKE, I THINK THIS IS IT.
>> Stephen: IS THAT FUN TO BE --
>> YES!
>> Stephen: IT SOUNDS ALMOST DANGEROUS TO BE DOING THAT.
>> MAYBE SNIFTS YOU COULD BE BITTEN BY A SNAKE.
>> THERE WAS NO SNAKES, JUST LOTS OF BOOZE.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> IT REALLY IS SO SMOOTH AND
SPECIAL.
>> Stephen: I HEARD A STORY -- TELL ME IF THIS IS TRUE -- YOU
GUYS ARE OBVIOUSLY GREAT ON SCREEN TOGETHER IN "BREAKING
BAD."
I HEARD YOUR CHARACTER UNBEKNOWNST TO YOU WAS GOING TO
BE KNOCKED OFF IN THE FIRST SEASON.
>> IT WAS GOING TO BE TOWARD THE END OF THE FIRST SEASON, LIKE
THE FIFTH OR SIXTH EPISODE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE FROM A RIVAL
GANG AND, AT THE END OF THE FIRST SEASON, WALT TAKES
REVENGE.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT.
( LAUGHTER ) THANK GOD THEY CHANGED THEIR
MIND.
>> Stephen: NEVER GOT A WHIFF OF IT?
>> I MEAN, BRYAN WOULD ALWAYS TOY AROUND WITH ME THAT I WAS
GOING TO DIE, YOU KNOW.
>> Stephen: DID HE KNOW YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO DIE?
>> HE -- I THINK HE DID KNOW I WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE, BUT THEY
JUST KEPT IT A SECRET FROM ME, THANK GOD.
TOWARD THE END OF THE FIRST SEASON, VINCE TOLD ME THAT WAS
THE PLAN, AND I COULDN'T SHAKE IT UNTIL WE WERE DONE SHOOTING
THE SHOW.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE.
>> Stephen: WAS THERE ANY SCRIPTURE READING, LIKE, I'M
DEFINITELY DEAD ON THE NEXT PAGE?
>> MANY, MANY SCRIPTS.
BUT BRYAN WOULD COME UP TO ME AND ONE TIME HE CAME UP TO ME
AND GAVE ME THIS LONG HUG, INAPPROPRIATELY LONG, AND HE'S,
LIKE, HEY, IT WAS A FUN RIDE, MAN.
I GO, WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
THE NEWEST EPISODE, AT LEAST YOU GO OUT SWINGING.
I GO, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
HE GOES, YOU HAVEN'T READ IT?
I SAID, NO.
HE'S, LIKE, CALL ME ANYTIME.
I'M HERE TO TALK.
I RAN INTO THE PRODUCTION OFFICE, SAID WHAT'S HAPPENING?
BRYAN READ THE SCRIPT, LET ME SEE IT.
THEY WOULDN'T SHOW ME ANYTHING.
HE WAS JUST LYING.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT ACTORS DO, THEY LIE FOR A LIVING.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS BEFORE I CALL CHILDREN'S
SERVICES HERE?
THIS IS YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTER -- >> YEAH.
( AUDIENCE REACTS ) ( CHEERING )
SO THAT STORY -- SHE'S JUST THE SWEETEST.
THAT STORY WAS AT COMIC-CON.
THE FIRST TIME I WAS AT COMIC-CON IT WAS ATTEND OF
"BREAKING BAD" AND I HAD WALKED OUT WITH BABY HOLLY IN THAT SAME
SORT OF METH SUIT.
AFTER COMIC-CON, I ASKED, CAN YOU I KEEP THIS FOR MY UNBORN
BABY?
THEY'RE, LIKE, YOU'RE HAVING A BABY?
I SAID EVENTUALLY.
NEXT TIME I WAS AT COMIC-CON, SHE FIT IN THE COSTUME AND I
BROUGHT IT WITH ME.
I WAS BACKSTAGE GOING, CA SHOULD DO THIS?
IS THIS WEIRD?
BRYAN HELPED PUT THAT SUIT ON MY BABY.
HE'S, LIKE, NO, JUST DO IT.
>> Stephen: YEAH, SHE'LL THANK YOU LATER.
( APPLAUSE ) YOU'RE ALSO IN THE UPCOMING
SEASON OF WEST WORLD.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: ED HARRIS WAS ON THE SHOW LAST WEEK.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) AND ED -- ED SAID -- HE SAID HE
DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE SHOW.
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE SHOW?
>> A LITTLE BIT, YEAH.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
I MEAN, I HAD TO REWATCH THE SECOND SEASON AGAIN.
I'M SUCH A CRAZY FAN OF THAT SHOW.
>> Stephen: I AM, TOO.
WHEN THEY ASK ME TO BE A PART OF IT, I WAS JUST SO EXCITED TO
KIND OF GET A PEEK BEHIND THEIR VELVET CURTAIN IN IT, IN A WAY.
>> Stephen: WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO BE NUDE IN IT?
ED HARRIS SAID HE WON'T DO ONE OF THE NUDE SCENES.
>> HE WASN'T NUDE?
>> Stephen: NO, HE REFUSES TO BE NUDE BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE,
A LOT OF THEM ARE ROBOTS, AND THEY END UP BEING NUDE.
>> I THOUGHT EVERYONE JUST ENDS UP BEING NUDE ON THE SHOW.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> I MEAN, I MAY OR MAY NOT BE
NUDE IN THE SEASON.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> Stephen: WE'LL SEE.
IF YOU HAVE TO BE NUDE, WOULD YOU WORK OUT TO LOOK BETTER NUDE
OR ARE YOU, LIKE, NO, I'M AN ACTOR, I WANT TO BE HONEST THAT
THIS IS WHAT I ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE.
( LAUGHTER ) I REALIZE THAT QUESTION IS
IMPLYING THAT YOU LOOK TERRIBLE NUDE.
>> AM I GOING TO DO PUSHUPS IN BETWEEN TAKES?
PROBABLY NOT.
BUT I IF I KNOW I'M GOING TO BE NAKED I'LL PROBABLY EXERCISE,
MAYBE NOT EAT A BUNCH OF PASTA BEFORE.
>> Stephen: CHEERS, EVERYBODY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YOU'VE GOT A NEW SHOW ON APPLE
TV CALLED "TRUTH BE TOLD."
IT'S ABOUT A JOURNALIST PLAYED BY OCTAVIA SPENCER WHO IS MAKING
A TRUE CRIME PODCAST.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: DO YOU LISTEN TO TRUE CRIME PODCASTS?
PEOPLE ARE OBSESSED WITH MURDER THESE DAYS.
>> YEAH, IT'S VERY ODD.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
YEAH, I WAS INTRODUCED TO THE PODCAST WORLD WITH SERIAL.
THAT WAS THE FIRST PODCAST I DOVE INTO.
I WAS SO HOOKED, I COULDN'T STOP LISTENING.
SARAH KOENIG WAS A BIG PART OF "TRUTH BE TOLD," SHE OVERSAW THE
PODCAST-THE SHOW, WHICH WAS VERY EXCITING FOR ME, AND SHE WAS WAS
ONE PART OF SERIAL.
I LOVE IT.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP BETWEEN YOU AND OCTAVIA SPENCER.
>> SHE PLAYS POPPY, THIS JOURNALIST WHO ACTUALLY HAD A
LOT TO DO WITH PUTTING MY CHARACTER IN PRISON.
MY CHARACTER WARREN KAY WAS ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS
NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR WHEN HE WAS 16 YEARS OLD ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT,
STABBING HIM TO DEATH, AND HE IS SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE AND HE'S
BEEN THERE ABOUT 19 YEARS, BUT HE'S ALWAYS DECLARED HIS
INNOCENCE, SO THIS IS THEM SORT OF COMING INTO CONTACT FOR THE
FIRST TIME.
>> Stephen: JIM?
I LIVE IN A HOUSE FULL OF MEN WHO BREATHE TO LIE, AND I CAN
SMELL YOURS BEFORE YOU EVEN STARTED TALKING.
YOU'RE FULL OF ( BLEEP ).
>> WELL, I'M HERE NOW.
I CAN MAKE UP FOR IT.
>> CAN YOU?
AND NOW YOU ARE HERE -- ( KNOCK-KNOCK )
-- FOR MY BLOOD.
VAMPIRE.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU ( BLEEP ) PREDATOR.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: NOT A NICE GUY.
YOU DON'T SEEM NICE.
AARON, THANKS SO MUCH.
>> IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU, MY FRIEND.
>> STEPHEN: "TRUTH BE TOLD" IS AVAILABLE ON APPLE TV PLUS.
AARON PAUL, EVERYBODY!
DOSE HOMBRES IS AVAILABLE IN A MEXICAN JUNGLE NEAR YOU.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY IDINA MENZEL.