>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW."
YOU KNOW MY FIRST GUEST FROM "THE NEWSROOM," "BROKEBACK
MOUNTAIN," AND AS THE BELOVED CHIEF HOPPER ON "STRANGER
THINGS."
PLEASE WELCOME DAVID HARBOUR!
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>> WHAT'S UP, EVERYBODY!
>> Stephen: THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> WHAT'S UP?
MY PLEASURE.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: I LIKE THE NEW LOOK.
>> WHAT IS THAT?
>> Stephen: WHAT ARE WE CALLING THIS?
"A", YOU'RE LOOKING SUPER TRIM.
>> I LOST A LITTLE BIT OF WEIGHT.
>> Stephen: YOU GOT-- >> GO AHEAD.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: YOU'RE HALFWAY BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, GLORIOUS
LOCKS AND A MULLET.
YOU REALLY-- YOU'RE FLIRTING WITH BILLY RAY CYRUS HERE.
>> I LIKE THE WORD "HALFWAY."
I WOULD SAY FIVE-EIGHTHS MULLET, ONE-EIGHTH HOPE.
>> Stephen: OR YOU LOOK LIKE-- YOU LOOK LIKE A EUROPEAN HIT MAN
IN AN 80s MOVIE.
>> EXACT LET'S.
>> Stephen: WHO HAS NO LINES.
>> WITH THE SUIT AND EVERYTHING, EXACTLY YOU.
>> Stephen: SMOKE A CIGARETTE LIKE THIS.
>> WOW.
( LAUGHTER )
I HAVE TO STUDY WITH YOU ONE DAY.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE INSPIRATION?
>> THIS IS JUST ME GETTING WEIRD.
I'M -- >> Stephen: GOTCHA.
>> I'M CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED, SO --
>> Stephen: WOW, TOUGH, TOUGH.
>> SO IN THOSE TIMES I JUST LIKE TO GROW OUT ALL THE HAIR ON MY
BODY.
I'M DOING A LOT OF WRITING AND STUFF, AND SO I JUST SORT OF SIT
AROUND AND DON'T GROOM VERY WELL.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: NOW, I GOTA TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE LAST THING I
SAW YOU IN, WHICH IS THIS-- THIS LITTLE PROGRAM, CAN-DO, THE
LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD CALLED "STRANGER THINGS."
( APPLAUSE ).
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I LOVE IT.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE EMERGED FROM THAT AS A-- AS A SEX
SYMBOL.
>> UH-- I GUESS SO.
>> Stephen: YES, YOU HAVE.
>> I MEAN, I GUESS.
>> Stephen: WANT NEW "SEXIEST MAN ALIVE" ISSUE HAS JUST COME
OUT, AND LOOK WHO IS ONE OF THE SEXIEST MEN ALIVE RIGHT THERE.
LOOK AT THAT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> AH, I'M VERY-- I'M VERY
EXCITED FOR "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE NEXT MONTH IS GOING TO RELEASE
MEN WANDERING AROUND LOWER MANHATTAN'S BED, BATH AND BEYOND
LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT DISH TOWEL.
AND I'M ALSO IN THAT AS WELL.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY I GOT "SEXIEST MAN ALIVE" WHEN I HAD A
FULL MUSTACHE AND 40-INCH WAIST.
SO THANK YOU, AMERICA!
( APPLAUSE )
>> I'M NOT THE SEXIEST MAN.
I'M ONE OF THE SEXIEST MEN.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE ONE OF THE SEXIEST MEN.
YOU'RE A QUARTER-PAGE SEXY.
>> EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: THAT'S HOW SEXY YOU ARE.
>> JOHN LEGEND IS VERY SEX GLE HE'S MULTIPLE PAGES.
IDRIS IS A FULL-PAGE SEXY.
YOU'RE 25% AS SEXY AS IDRIS ALBA.
>> I'LL TAKE IT.
>> Stephen: HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE THE SEXY?
YOU WERE THE DAD BOD GUY, YOU WERE THE KING OF DAD BOD AS
HOPPER.
YOU LOST IT.
YOU DON'T HAVE A DAD BOSS BODYANYMORE.
>> I HAVE SLIMMED DOWN A LITTLE BIT, YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: IS THIS HANGOVER FROM GETTING JACKED FOR "HELL
BOY?" >> NO THE WEIGHT GAIN FOR SEASON
3 WAS HANG OVER.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS, IF YOU WORK OUT A LOT, AND YOU DECIDE
TO STOP WORKING OUT AND JUST EAT DONUTS, YOUR BODY REMAINS VERY
LARGE.
( LAUGHTER )
HERE TO DOWN HERE.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> AND YOU GET VERY HIPPIE.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
YOU WORE IT WELL IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
>> HEY!
THANKS.
( LAUGHTER )
WORDS WERE GOING TO COME OUT.
>> NEVER WAS I.
>> Stephen: "HEEEY... THANKS."
OKAY, LET'S SEE.
THE SHOW IS A PHENOMENON, AS I SAID BEFORE.
WHEN DID YOU KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE BIG?
DID YOU HAVE A HINT?
>> NO.
I HAD THE OPPOSITE OF A HINT.
I HAD-- I WAS SURE IT WAS GOING TO BE A COMPLETE DISASTER AND A
BIG FAILURE.
BECAUSE BEFORE IT CAME OUT EYE MEAN, I REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE
SHOOTING, TOO, WE WOULD SIT AROUND AND TALK ABOUT HOW TERNAL
IT WAS GOING TO BE.
AND MAINLY BECAUSE OF MY PERFORMANCE.
I THOUGHT THAT I WAS, LIKE, TANKING THE WHOLE SHOW.
AND BEFORE IT CAME OUT, YOU KNOW, YOU NORMALLY SEE THINGS ON
BUSS-- I LIVE IN NEW YORK.
I'M WANDERING AROUND-- BUSES, PHONE BOOTHS.
THERE ARE ADS FOR MIEW SHOWS.
NOT A SINGLE AD.
THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE SHOW-- A WEEK BEFORE THE SHOW, AND I WAS
DOING A PLAY WITH A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS ON A VERY SUCCESSFUL
TELEVISION PROGRAM.
AND I SAID TO HIM, I WAS LIKE, "NO ADS.
NO ADS.
I GUESS THEY'RE DOING SOME KIND OF NEW CAMPAIGN?"
AND HE SAID, "NO, THEY'RE BURYING THE SHOW."
AND I SAID, "WHAT DOES THAT MEAN 'BURRING THE SHOW'?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR TELEVISION LINGO."
HE SAID, "THEY HATE THE SHOW.
THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE NO ONE WATCHES IT."
AND THEN THE SHOW CAME OUT IT IT WAS LIKE AN OVERNIGHT ZEITGEIST
SUCCESS.
LIKE MY PHONE-- I HAVE A BUNCH OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS IN MY PHONE
FROM PEOPLE LIKE-- I HAVE A DRIVER FROM FIVE YEARS AGO AND
HE'LL BE LIKE, "PUT MY NUMBER IN YOUR PHONE."
I PUT IT IN THE PHONE.
AND THEN I WOULD GET TEXTS FROM, LIKE, DRIVERS, FOR, LIKE, THE
LAST 10 YEARS.
'S" OF I SAW 'STRANGER THINGS'.
IT'S SO GOOD."
THEY ALL HAVE TERRIBLE RUSSIAN ACCENTS.
SO THAT'S WHEN I KIND OF KNEW THAT IT TOOK OFF.
BUT BEFORE THEY REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE-- YOU KNOW, I
REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE NOTHING.
AND PEOPLE EMBRACED IT AND IT BECAME THIS GRASSROOTS EVENT AND
IT'S VERY GRATIFYING.
>> Stephen: YOU DID SOMETHING RECENTLY I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO.
YOU WENT TO ANTARCTICA.
I THINK WE HAVE A SHOT OF YOU-- YEAH, THIS IS YOU.
THERE YOU GO, WITH SOME PENGUINS THERE IN THE BACKGROUND.
>> YEAH, TALK ABOUT THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE.
LOOK AT THAT POSE.
( LAUGHTER )
IN ANTARCTICA GLI RECENTLY WENT TO
NEW ZEALAND, IT TAKES FOREVER TO GET THERE AND BACK AND I STILL
HAVEN'T RECOVERED YET.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO ANTARCTICA.
>> IT DEPEND ON WHAT YOUR FORM OF TRAVEL IS.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS THAT?
>> I TOOK A BOAT.
YOU HAVE EVER BEEN ON A BOAT?
>> Stephen: YEAH, THEY'RE THE THING YOU STAY ON TOP AND THE
BOTTOM IS ALL WET.
>> MOSTLY.
IT DEPENDS ON WHAT PASSAGE YOU'RE GOING THROUGH.
WE WERE IN SOMETHING CALLED THE DRAKE PASS PAG ON A GREENPIECE
ICE BREEKER IT'S APPARENTLY THE LARGEST STRETCH OF MOST
TREACHEROUS OPEN WATER IN THE WORLD.
>> Stephen: SURE, THE ROARING 40s.
>> YEAH, AND SO IT WAS SO-- SO IT TAKES ABOUT A HALF HOUR BY
PLANE.
AND IT TOOK US FOUR DAYS.
AT POINTS WE WERE GOING ONE MILE PER HOUR.
BECAUSE THE STORM WAS SO BAD.
I COULD HAVE WALKED TO ANTARCTICA.
BUT THE SWELLS ARE 40 FEET, TOO-- 20 FEET UP AND 20 FEET
DOWN.
>> Stephen: WOW!
HOW BIG OF A BEAT ARE YOU ON?
>> NOT A BIG BOAT, A SMALL BOAT.
THERE ARE, LIKE, 20 PEOPLE IN THE BOAT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NOT A BIG BOAT!
>> WHAT YOU WOULD DO IS YOU WOULD LIE IN YOUR BUNK.
>> AND REMEMBER THE SWELL WOULD COME AND LITERALLY YOU WOULD BE
LYILYING IN YOUR BUNK, AND YOU WOULD RISE UP FROM YOUR BUNK,
AND THE SWELL WOULD GO DOWN, AND YOU WOULD SLAM INTO YOUR BUNK,
AND A G-FORCE WOULD HIT YOU LIKE THAT AND THEN BACK UP AND DOWN
FOR 80 HOURS STRAIGHT.
>> Stephen: ANTIGRAVITY CHAMBER.
>> YES.
AND THERE ARE NO BREAKS FOR, LIKE SLEEP.
THE OCEAN IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT?
YOU NEED SIX HOURS.
WE'RE GOING TO CALM DOWN.
>> Stephen: WHY DID YOU DO IT THIS WAY?
>> BECAUSE I'M AN IDIOT, CLEARLY.
I WAS LIKE ADVENTURE!
>> Stephen: SURE... SURE.
HAVE YOU-- HAD YOU DONE MUCH BOATING BEFORE?
>> NEVER.
( LAUGHTER )
BOATING AGAIN?
>> NEVER BEEN ON A BOAT.
>> Stephen: HOLY COW.
>> I THROUGH UP, LIKE, HALF AN HOUR IN, AND THEN STOPPED EATING
FOOD FOR FOUR DAYS.
YOU CAN SURVIVE IF YOU JUST DRINK A LITTLE BIT OF WATER A
DAY.
IF YOU DON'T DO THAT, ARE YOU GOING TO DIE.
>> Stephen: SURE.
WERE YOU WITH ANY FRIENDS OR WAS IT JUST YOU?
>> I WAS WITH A GIRLFRIEND AT THE TIME.
>> Stephen: DID THIS END THAT RELATIONSHIP?
>> NO, I MEAN, I WAS AWFUL THOUGH.
SHE WAS SORT OF FINE AND SHE'D COME IN AND BE LIKE, "ARE YOU
OKAY?" AND I'D BE LIKE, "DON'T LOOK AT
ME!
I'M DISGUSTING!" IT WAS LIKE GALLUM OR SOMETHING.
>> Stephen: SURE, SURE, SURE.
WHEN YOU GOT THERE, WAS IT WORTH THE FOUR DAYS OF JUST PURE HELL?
>> I HADV TO SAY IT WAS.
>> Stephen: WHEN GUTHERE, WHAT DO YOU DO?
YOU MEET A PENGUIN AND THEN WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO?
YOU LIE DOWN, HAVE THE SEXY PHOTOGRAPH ON THE BEACH.
>> YEAH!
NO, I MEAN, IT WAS LIKE AN EXTRAORDINARY-- WE WERE GOING
FOR GREENPEACE TO PROTECT THE WETLE SEA, WHICH IS AN UNTOUCHED
LANDSCAPE, A BIG SEA.
IT'S, APPARENTLY, AS LARGE AS FIVE GERM NEEPS WHEN YOU CAN
MEASURE STUFF IN GERMANYS IT'S A BIG DEAL.
WE SAW THIS WILDLIFE THERE THAT WAS SO EXTRAORDINARY AND THAT
YOU DON'T GET TO SEE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.
I REMEMBER, LIKE, YOU WOULD WALK ON THE BEACHES OF THESE GLACIER
THINGS, AND I REMEMBER WALKING ALONG THE BEACH, AND THERE ARE
CREATURES THERE-- WE'RE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH, AND UP ON THE
OF THE OCEAN, LIKE 50 FEET IN FRONT OF US COMES THIS THING
CALLED A LEOPARD SEAL.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT A LEOPARD SEAL IS?
>> Stephen: YEAH, THEY HAVE BIG FAINGZ.
>> THIS WAS 12 OR 15 FEET LONG AND ABOUT 3,000 POUNDS.
IT AND JUST SLITHERS UP LIKE A GIANT YELLOW SEA SLUG WITH A
LEOPARD FACE AND PROCEEDS TO LOOK AT US, AND VOMIT OUT TWO
ALMOST-ENTIRELY-IMPACT PENGUIN SKELETONS ALL OVER THE BEACH.
AND THEN I SWEAR IT SMILED.
( LAUGHTER )
OCEAN.
SO SOMETHING LIKE THAT YOU CAN'T GET IN HOBOKEN.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: YOU GOT TO GO TO ANTARCTICA.
>> WHERE THE ACTION IS.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE WRITING A BOOK.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST BOOK.
>> YEAH, I AM, I AM-- IT'S HARD TO TALK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT
MEANS I ACTUALLY HAVE TO WRITE IT.
>> Stephen: I DON'T WANT TO TRY MUSCLES--
>> IT'S A BOOK.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE MIDBOOK?
>> YEAH, I'M, LIKE, MIDBOOK, YEAH.
YOU'VE WRITTEN A BOOK.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> IS IT SUPPOSED TO BE FRUSTRATING AT THE MIDBOOK PART?
>> Stephen: IT'S THE MOST AGONIZING THING, IN MY OPINION,
YOU CAN POSSIBLY DO.
AND I THINK IT WAS FLANNERY O'CONNOR SAID WRITING IS A
PROCESS BY WHICH ONE'S HAIR AND TEETH FALL OUT.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: AND THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.
YOU FEEL LIKE THIS WILL KILL ME AND I WILL DIE.
>> SO I'M GOING TO HAVE LESS HAIR AND LESS TEETH BY THE END
OF THIS?
>> Stephen: YES.
>> WOW, THAT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM.
YEAH, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WRITING IT, THOUGH.
I'VE HAD-- IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE-- IT SORT OF INVESTIGATES-- IT'S KIND OF A
MEMOIR BUT IT'S ABOUT MY RELATIONSHIP TO A MENTAL
ILLNESS, AND MY HAVING BEEN INSTITUTIONALIZED, AND SORT OF
DEALING WITH THE WHOLE MEDICAL COMMUNITY AROUND A DIAGNOSIS OF
BEING BIPOLAR.
AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S RARE TO SEE PEOPLE WHO ARE, YOU KNOW,
SORT OF SUCCESSFUL WHO HAVE HAD REALLY DEEP STRUGGLES WITH
MENTAL ILLNESS SORT OF COME OUT AND SAY, YOU KNOW, TO PEOPLE WHO
ARE STRUGGLING WITH IT, LIKE, "IT'S OKAY.
YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL, HAVE A LARGE CULTURAL VOICE.
YOU CAN DO A LOT IN THIS WORLD.
JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE DEEMED MENTALLY ILL DOESN'T MEAN IT'S
SOME KIND OF DEATH SENTENCE."
I THINK THAT--
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL MESSAGE.
COME BACK WITH THE BOOK, PLEASE.
>> I WILL, I WILL.
>> Stephen: DAVID, LOVELY TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: "STRANGER THINGS" IS STREAMING NOW ON NETFLIX.
DAVID HARBOUR, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH KAREN OLIVO AND AARON TVEIT FROM
"MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL."