JARED LETO!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) HEY, JARED, HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
I APPRECIATE YOUR ENERGY, BROTHER.
>> James: I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE.
IT'S LOVELY TO SEE YOUR FACE.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> James: WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE YOU TALKING TO US FROM?
>> I AM IN THE GREAT STATE OF NEVADA.
I HAVE BEEN SPENDING SOME TIME HERE ROCK CLIMBING.
THEY HAVE PHENOMENAL ROCK CLIMBING HERE, SO THAT'S WHERE
I'M ZOOMING IN FROM.
>> James: I HEARD ABOUT YOUR ROCK CLIMBING.
IS IT TRUE YOU GO ROCK CLIMBING WITH THE GUY FROM FREE SOLO.
>> YEAH, ALEX HANNALD.
HE'S A GREAT ROCK CLIMBER AND FRIEND AND WE'VE HAD LOTS OF FUN
ADVENTURES TOGETHER.
WE JUST CLIMBED THREE DAYS AGO.
>> James: OF COURSE, OF COURSE, WHEN YOU GO ROCK
CLIMBING, YOU GO WITH THE ONLY ROCK CLIMBER ANYONE'S EVER HEARD
OF.
SO DO YOU CLIMB WITHOUT ROPES?
>> I MEAN, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO CLIMB WITHOUT ROPES.
IT'S PART OF THE GIG.
BUT, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE TIME, I'M CLIMBING WITH ROPES AND --
YEAH.
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU DO WHAT IT TAKES TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL,
AND WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN DOING IT.
WE DID ALMOST DIE HERE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, HIM AND I, BUT
BEYOND THAT, IT'S BEEN A BLAST.
>> James: WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL -- >> James: BEYOND THAT, IT'S
BEEN A BLAST.
( LAUGHTER ) HOW DID YOU ALMOST DIE?
WHAT HAPPENED?
>> WELL, IT'S FUNNY, BECAUSE I ACTUALLY WENT TO THE SPOT ON --
I WENT TO THE SPOT, IT WAS ON A CLIMB CALLED SPECTRUM.
>> James: OH, YEAH, I KNOW THE CLIMB, YEAH.
>> YOU KNOW THE CLIMB.
>> James: YEAH, I KNOW THE SPECTRUM CLIMB.
JEEZ, I WOULDN'T DO THAT WITHOUT A ROPE, BUDDY.
( LAUGHTER ) >> BUT, ANYWAY, WENT BACK THERE
TO KIND OF GET REVENGE ON THE CLIMB, AND THEN A HUGE ROCK
BROKE OFF RIGHT UNDERNEATH MY FOOT, AND ONE WITH THE PERSON
WHO WAS CLIMBING WITH ME, AGAIN, ANOTHER HOLD BROKE OFF JUST A
FEW DAYS AGO, SO MAYBE THAT ROUTE IS A LITTLE CURSED.
BUT WHEN I WAS THERE A FEW YEARS AGO WITH ALEX, I TOOK A FALL
ABOUT 600 FEET UP AND SWUNG OUT OVER THE ABYSS.
IT WAS LIKE A PERFECT STORM.
MY ROPE WAS COMING OVER THE EDGE AND AS I SWUNG IT WENT POP, POP,
POP, POP, POP, AND THE ROPE STARTED TO CUT, AND I SWUNG
BACK, AND I MANAGED TO GRAB AHOLD OF THE WALL AND GET ON BUT
THE ROPE WAS FRIED, IT WAS ALMOST RIPPED TO SHREDS.
ANYWAY, IT WAS STILL A GREAT DAY.
WE HAD A GREAT CLIMB AFTER THAT.
>> James: WAS IT, THOUGH?
BECAUSE AT THAT MOMENT, I WOULD BE, LIKE, I THINK I'M DONE WITH
THIS NOW.
I THINK I'M GOING TO -- DOES UBER WORK UP HERE?
I WOULD BE -- LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT THIS ROCK CLIMBING, IS IT
WORTH THE STRESS WHEN YOU GET THERE AND YOU'RE LIKE, UH, THER
WE GO.
LET'S GO BACK DOWN, I GUESS.
>> YEAH, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE THAT THOUGHT WHEN YOU'RE IN THE
MIDDLE OF IT, I'M A GROWN MAN AND I'M CLIMB AGO ROCK.
BUT SOME PEOPLE DO TAE BO.
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S A PRETTY GOOD OPTION.
>> James: I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS.
I KNOW YOU RECENTLY JUST MOVED.
>> YEAH.
>> James: AND DURING THE MOVE, IS THIS TRUE THAT YOU'VE
MISPLACED YOUR OSCAR?
HAVE YOU FOUND IT YET?
>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, I FOUND OUT THAT IT'S BEEN MISSING FOR,
LIKE, THREE YEARS, AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE WANTED TO TELL ME.
BUT I HAD MOVED HOUSES IN L.A.
AND THEN WHEN WE MOVED, IT SOMEHOW JUST MAGICALLY KIND OF
DISAPPEARED.
SO AT THIS TIME COULD BE SOMEWHERE, BUT EVERYONE'S
SEARCHED FOR IT HIGH AND LOW, AND, YOU KNOW, I HOPE IT'S IN
GOOD HANDS WHEREVER IT IS, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T SEEN IT FOR
QUITE SOME TIME.
>> James: HANG ON.
YOU REALLY THINK SOMEBODY ELSE HAS GOT IT?
>> I THINK IT'S A GOOD POSSIBILITY.
IT'S NOT THE SORT OF THING SOMEONE ACCIDENTALLY THROWS IN
THE TRASH.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU KNOW, I HOPE SOMEONE IS
CARING FOR IT.
I REMEMBER THE NIGHT I GOT IT, I PASSED IT AROUND TO SO MANY
PEOPLE, I DIDN'T SEE IT HALF THE NIGHT, BUT THINGS BEAT UP AND
SCRATCHED UP BUT PEOPLE HAD FUN TAKING PICTURES WITH IT, AND
IT'S NICE TO SHARE IT, SO HOPEFULLY SOMEONE'S TAKING GOOD
CARE OF IT.
>> James: I IMAGINE FOR YOU, JARED, LOCK DARN IS QUITE AN
ADJUSTMENT FOR YOU BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU LOVE TOURING, AND
WHEN YOU TOUR WITH THE BAND, YOU TOUR FOR AN INCREDIBLY LONG
TIME, YOU'RE ON A MOVIE YOU'RE COMMITTED TO IT IN THE
PREPARATION TOWARDS IT, THE FILMING OF IT.
YOU'RE NOT REALLY A FAN OF SORT OF A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF OFF DAYS.
HOW HAVE YOU ADJUSTED TO SPENDING THIS AMOUNT OF TIME AT
HOME?
>> NO, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT, I LIKE TO WORK A LOT.
I LIKE TO BE PRODUCTIVE.
YOU KNOW, I SPENT THE LAST 20 YEARS BASICALLY ON TOUR, WHEN
I'M NOT ON TOUR MAKING A FILM.
SO THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE THAT I'VE EVER BEEN IN ONE
PLACE FOR THIS AMOUNT OF TIME.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I'VE EVER HAD REALLY A ROUTINE,
AND I GOTTA SAY, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MUSIC A LOT, I'VE WRITTEN OVER 100
SONGS.
>> James: WOW.
AND WE HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR A COUPLE OF FILMS THAT WERE
ABOUT TO GO DO THIS GUCCI MOVIE WITH LADY GAGA AND RIDLEY SCOTT
AND AL PACINO, AN AMAZING CAST OUT OF "DRIVER."
WE'RE ABOUT TO DO THAT IN ITALY, AND EVE WITH A COUPLE MORE
THINGS WE'RE DOING ON THE ACTING FRONT, SO IT'S BEEN AN AWESOME
TIME TO REFLECT AND BE SIMPLE AND, YOU KNOW, TO -- JUST TO
KIND OF SHUT DOWN THE NOISE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK ALL OF US REALIZE THAT WE DON'T NEED TO BE
DOING AS MANY THINGS AS WE THOUGHT WE NEEDED TO DO.
>> James: YEAH, SO THE SIMPLE LIFE.
>> THAT'S MY POINT.
>> James: I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT MUSIC THEN.
YOU COLLABORATED WITH FINNEAS.
>> YEAH.
>> James: I'M A HUGE FAN.
I KNOW YOU'VE KNOWN HIM AND HIS SISTER, SINCE THEY STARTED
MAKING MUSIC TOGETHER.
HOW DID YOU MEET THAT FAMILY?
DID YOU KNOW RIGHT AWAY THAT THEY WERE SOMETHING SPECIAL?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I MET THEM THROUGH EMMA LUDBROOK AND TOM WINDISH, I BELIEVE.
THEY WEREN'T SIGNED, AND I THOUGHT MAYBE I WOULD TRY AND
SIGN THEM, THEY WERE SO INCREDIBLY TALENTED.
THE MUSIC IS ONE THING BUT THEY'RE INCREDIBLY INTELLIGENT,
REALLY EMPATHETIC, JUST REALLY GOOD PEOPLE, AND I QUITE LIKE
THEM A LOT.
BUT, ANYWAY, AT ONE POINT, THEY PLAYED AT MY HOUSE.
I HAD A LITTLE DINNER FOR, LIKE, 12 PEOPLE AND I SAID, HEY, WILL
YOU GUYS COME AND PLAY A COUPLE OF SONGS?
AND THEY WERE, LIKE, SURE, AND THEY SHOWED UP WITH A GUITAR
CENTER P.A. AND PLACED THE MOST HEARTBREAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL MUSIC
WITH LIKE -- YOU KNOW, IT SHOULDN'T HAVE SOUNDED THAT
GOOD, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE IT SOUNDED THAT GOOD.
BUT THEY PLAYED -- I REMEMBER LEO DICAPRIO WAS THERE AND A
COUPLE OF OTHER PEOPLE AND THEY WERE, LIKE, HOW DID YOU FIND
THESE PEOPLE AND WHO ARE THEY?
EVERYONE WAS JUST JAWS ON THE FLOOR, 12 PEOPLE MAX AT MY PLACE
IN THE HILLS.
YEAH, JUST GREAT PEOPLE.
I'M HUGE FANS, TOO.
>> James: YOU POSTED THIS PHOTO RECENTLY.
LOOK AT THIS.
HOW OLD ARE YOU HERE?
I'M INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF STUFF WAS THIS GUY INTO?
>> OH, LET ME TELL YOU, AS INNOCENT AS I MAY LOOK THERE, I
DEFINITELY HAD AT LEAST AN OUNCE OF WEED IN MY SYSTEM.
( LAUGHTER ) I'M SURE.
AND I WOULD HAVE SOLD YOU A DIMEBAG OR TWO --
( LAUGHTER ) I USED IT TO MY ADVANTAGE, FOR
SURE.
BUT I HAD ON A RUSH SHIRT, YOU KNOW THE BAND RUSH.
>> James: YES, OF COURSE.
YEAH, THE BEST.
SO I HAD ON A RUSH SHIRT THERE, AND, YEAH, I THINK THAT WAS,
LIKE, SEVENTH OR EIGHTH GRADE.
I LIVED IN HAITI A SHORT TIME WHILE I WAS A KID, I LIVED IN
HAITI, AND I CAME BACK TO THE STATES, AND I HAD THE MULLET.
I REMEMBER I CUT MY HAIR MYSELF.
>> James: NOW I LOOK AT THE PHOTO, YOU DO LOOK LIKE YOU
MIGHT BE QUITE STONED.
IF YOU REALLY GO IN ON THE EYES, I CAN SEE IT.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> James: AND THE CHERUB THERE AND LOOK AT THE CHERUB YOU ARE
NOW.
WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR NEW MOVIE "THE LITTLE THINGS.
THE MOST INCREDIBLE CAST, YOU, DENZEL WASHINGTON -- TELL THEM
WHAT IT'S ABOUT AND WHO YOU PLAY.
>> WELL, IT'S A CLASSIC AMERICAN CRIME THRILLER THAT SUBVERTS THE
GENRE, KEEPS YOU GUESSING, MAKES YOU ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS, IT
CAN BE QUITE SCARY AT TIMES AND VERY SURPRISING.
I PLAY A GUY NAME ALBERT SPARMA, WHO YOU CAN TELL FROM THE NAME
IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF GUY.
IT'S A VERY TRANSFORMATIVE PERFORMANCE.
I HAVE A DIFFERENT COLOR EYES, NOSE, TEETH, A DIFFERENT WAY OF
WALKING AND TALKING, AND I REALLY REALLY DOVE IN DEEP.
THE AND I USE IT -- FOR ME, IT WAS, LIKE, AN EXERCISE TO SEE
HOW FAR I COULD GO AS FAR AS THE PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATION AND A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH ONE OF THE HEROES OF MY LIFE THE
GREAT DENZEL WASHINGTON.
>> James: I MEAN, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE HAVING GREAT FUN
WITH THIS CHARACTER.
TALK TO ME ABOUT HOW DEEP YOU GOT INTO THIS CHARGE.
WHAT WAS YOUR PREPARATIONS FOR SUCH A ROLE?
>> IT WAS PRETTY INTENSE, AND, YOU KNOW, I KNEW IT WAS AN
OPPORTUNITY.
IT WAS A CHALLENGE.
I CERTAINLY DIDN'T WANT TO SHOW UP ON THE SET WITH DENZEL
WASHINGTON AND NOT BE MORE THAN PREPARED, AND I WANTED TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH HIM.
SO I DOVE IN REALLY DEEP.
THERE WAS A LOFT -- YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU DO THESE THINGS, YOU
BECOME KIND OF A DETECTIVE, YOU DO A LOT OF RESEARCH, YOU HIT A
LOT OF TED ENDS, YOU FAIL A LOT, YOU EXPERIMENT A LOT.
I WAS STUDYING F.B.I.
TRANSCRIPTS, SEEING THINGS AND READING THINGS THAT PEOPLE
PROBABLY SHOULD NEVER LOOK AT AND NOT FOR VERY LONG IF THEY
DO.
SO IT WAS VERY DARK, BUT THE NICE THING WAS HE HAD THIS
REALLY BY CZAR SENSE OF HUMOR.
>> James: YEAH.
AND HE LIKED TO KEEP PEOPLE OFF BALANCE WITH HIS SENSE OF
HUMOR.
SO THAT WAS A BIT OF AN ANTIDOTE FOR THE DARKNESS, AND I REALLY
ENJOYED THAT ELEMENT OF SURPRISE IN ALL THE -- AND ALL THE AD-LIB
AND IMPROVISATION THAT CAME ALONG WITH THAT.
>> James: WELL, LIKE SO MANY OF YOUR PERFORMANCES, YOU ARE SO
BRILLIANT IN THIS FILM.