( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> HELLO!
VERY LIVELY.
>> Stephen: YEAH, VERY LIVELY.
>> WHAT A LOVELY CROWD.
>> Stephen: YEAH, THEY'RE NICE PEOPLE.
THEY'RE NICE PEOPLE.
>> WOOO!
YEAH!
IS THAT YOURS?
>> Stephen: NO, NO, NO, THAT'S YOURS.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE ONE.
>> Stephen: MINE'S OVER HERE.
MINE BURNS WHEN YOU DRINK IT.
NOW WELCOME-- WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW"."
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M GLAD TO BE HERE.
THAT CLIP WAS EXTRAORDINARY.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THE REAL POOH.
>> IT IS.
>> Stephen: HOW DID THEY GET HIM HE'S NO LONGER WITH US.
>> IT'S THE OTHER GUY.
>> Stephen: I HEAR HE'S GOOD, TOO.
>> IT'S THE POOH I'M FAMILIAR WITH.
>> Stephen: IT'S THE PERFECT POOH VOICE.
AND YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD, TOO.
IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE EWAN McGREGOR.
>> THEY HAVE A GUY THAT DOES ME.
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU ARE A STAR.
I'M SURE THEY PROVIDEICATERING OF ALL SORTS.
>> ALL SORTS, YES.
>> Stephen: DID YOU PLAY THE GROWN-UP CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, WHAT
WAS IT LIKE WORKING ACROSS FROM THAT BEAR?
DID YOU GROW UP WITH THE BOOKS?
>> I DID.
I I WAS READ THE BOOKS AS A KID.
>> AND READ THEM TO MY KIDS, AND I I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THEM, AND
THE DISNEY CARTOONS FOR SURE, AND THE VOICES.
THEN TO BE ON SET WITH HIM, POOH-- IT WAS AMAZING.
THEY HAD A LITTLE POOH, THAT I--
-- THAT I GOT TO PLAY WITH ON SET.
SO WE HAD A REAL-- WE HAD A LITTLE TEDDY BEAR THAT LOOKS
EXACTLY LIKE THE POOH YOU SEE IN THE FILM THERE.
BUT HE'S NOT A PUPPET.
HE WASN'TAB ANAMATRONNIC.
HE WAS JUST TO LOOK AT.
AND HIS LITTLE FACE LOOKED UP AT ME, AND I GOT USED TO WORKING
WITH THIS TEDDY BEAR, AND I REALLY LIKED WORKING WITH HIM.
( LAUGHTER ) HE WAS SO EASY TO WORK WITH.
>> Stephen: HE DIDN'T STEP ON YOUR LINES.
>> NO!
HE WAS VERY GENEROUS, AND HE WAS ALWAYS THERE ON CAMERA.
>> Stephen: GIVING YOU 100%, EVEN THOUGH HE WASN'T ON.
LET'S SEE HOW FAMILIAR YOU ARE WITH THESE BOOKS.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: I'M GOING TO TRY TO STUMP YOU WITH A SIMPLE ONE.
WHAT IS THE BEAR'S NAME.
>> WINNIE THER POOH.
>> Stephen: IT'S WINNIE THER POOH.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS HIS OFFICIAL NAME?
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN CALLS HIM WINNIE THER POOH.
HERE COMES I.
>> EDWARD.
SO FAR I'M DOING WELL.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND YOU TOOK A BREAK AFTER-- WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN "TAKE A BREAK?" YOU TOOK A BREAK FROM ACTING.
>> I DIDN'T WORK.
WE FINISHED WINNIE THER POOH, OR "CHRISTOPHER ROBIN," AND I
HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE THEN.
AND I'VE NEVER DONE THAT.
I'VE TAKEN, I DON'T KNOW, A SIX-MONTH BREAK IN ALL THE YEARS
I'VE BEEN WORKING, BUT THIS TIME I TOOK A LONG CHUNK OF TIME OFF.
>> Stephen: THAT SOUND LOVELY, BUT IS IT ACTUALLY LOVELY IN
REALITY?
>> YEAH, IT WAS.
I DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW I WOULD DEAL WITH IT, EITHER.
BECAUSE I WAS NEVER VERY, VERY GOOD AT DOING NOTHING OR HAVING
NOTHING TO DO.
I WOULD TAKE A BREAK KNOWING I HAD A FILM COME COMING UP OR A
PLAY OR SOMETHING TO DO, AND THIS TIME I JUST HAD SPACE.
BUT I REALLY ENJOYED IT.
AND I CAN'T REALLY TELL WHAT YOU I DID, BECAUSE I DON'T-- DOING
NOTHING, I WAS QUITE BUSY.
I WAS QUITE BUSY DOING NOTHING.
THAT SONG.
♪ BUSY DOING NOTHING WORKING THE WHOLE DAY THROUGH
♪ TRYING TO FIND LOTS OF THINGS NOT TO DO
♪ WE'RE BUSY DOING NOTHING ♪ ISN'T IT JUST A CRIME?
♪ WE'D LIKE TO BE UNHAPPY BUT WE NEVER DO HAVE THE TIME ♪
( APPLAUSE ) I THINK IT'S FROM-- I THINK IT'S
FROM "KISS ME KATE."
>> Stephen: OKAY.
DO YOU FEEL GUILTY TAKE TIME-- NOT GUILTY-- GUILTY TO YOUR
YOUNGER SELF?
BECAUSE YOUR YOUNGER SELF, I'M SURE-- SPEAKING OF MYSELF AS
SOMEONE WHO WAS A YOUNG ACTOR-- THERE WAS NEVER ENOUGH WORK
BECAUSE YOU WERE ALWAYS SCRAMBLING, AND NOW YOU'RE LIKE,
"I'M NOT GOING TO WORK FOR A WHILE."
IF I DID THAT, I WOULD HEAR MY YOUNGER SELF SAY, "WHAT ARE YOU
DOING?
YOU'LL NEVER WORK AGAIN."
>> I GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS WORKING, WORKING, WORKING.
I HAVE THINGS I LIKE TO DO.
I AREV MOTORCYCLES AND CARS AND I LIKE TO SEE MY CHILDREN, WALK
MY DOG.
AND I WAS WORKING AND NOT FEELING THAT I HAD TIME FOR
THOSE THINGS.
AND I WAS THINKING WHAT AM I WORKING FOR?
AND SO I DECIDED TO STOP.
AND I DID ALL THOSE THINGS, AND IT WAS GREAT.
AND NOW I'M GOING BACK TO WORK IN SEPTEMBER.
I'M DOING A MOVIE CALLED "DR. SLEEP" A STEPHEN KING
NOVEL.
THAT ONE PERSON!
>> Stephen: THAT'S ANOTHER-- SO IN "CHRISTOPHER ROBIN" YOU'RE
PLAYING A GROWN-UP CHILD.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE PLAYING CHRISTOPHER GROWN UP, AND NOW
YOU'RE PLAYING DANNY TORRENCE FROM "THE SHINING."
CAN YOU TELL ME-- I HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK.
>> IT'S VERY FAITHFUL TO THE BOOK, THE SCRIPT.
IF YOU'VE READ THE NOVEL, THAT'S THE STORY.
>> Stephen: DON'T GIVE ANYTHING AWAY BUT READ THE BOOK.
>> YOU CAN READ THE BOOK AND FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS.
>> Stephen: DOES DANNY STILL HAVE PSYCHIC POWER?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND THAT'S ALL YOU CAN TELL ME?
>> YES.
I TOLD YOU LOTS OF OTHER THINGS RIGHT NOW.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
EXACTLY.
YOU SHOWED ME SOME HORRIBLE IMAGES.
HAVE YOU EVER MET STEPHEN KING?
>> NO, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
I HAVE NOT DONE SO, BUT I'D LIKE TO.
>> Stephen: VERY PLEASANT AND CREEPY AT THE SAME TIME.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: I HAVE A PRIZED PICTURE OF THE TWO OF US
TOGETHER.
WE HAD A LOVELY-- THIS IS ME, ME AND STEPHEN CENG JUST HANGING
OUT TOGETHER.
THAT'S WHAT HE'S LIKE ALL THE TIME.
( LAUGHTER ) DID YOU--
>> DID YOU DRESS SIMILARLY ON PURPOSE?
OH, TWINS.
>> Stephen: YES, WE WERE CREEPY TWINS TOGETHER.
YOU HAVE BEEN AN AMBASSADOR FOR UNICEF.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: FOR HOW LONG?
>> SINCE 2004.
MY FRIEND CHARLIE AND I DID A MOTORCYCLE TRIP IN 2004 FROM
LONDON TO NEW YORK, WE WENT EAST FROM LONDON, AND THEN --
>> Stephen: YOU DROVE ACROSS ASIA.
>> WE RODE ACROSS EUROPE AND UKRAINE AND RUSSIA AND
KAZAKHSTAN AND MONGOLIA AND WE FLEW THE BIKES TO ANCHORAGE AND
-- >> Stephen: YOU FLEW THE BIKES B
TO ANCHORAGE?
YOU DIDN'T THINK OF GETTING A LOT OF SPEED UP OVER THE
PENINSULA AND JUMP IT.
>> LIKE A MAN WOULD.
OR DO IT IN WINTER WHEN YOU CAN GO ACROSS THE ICE.
>> Stephen: OR SKIP ACROSS THE CRAB BOATS.
WHAT IS THIS?
WHERE ARE YOU HERE?
>> THAT LOOK LIKES IN IRAQ, I THINK.
YEAH, THAT'S IN IRAQ, A YEAR-- 18 MONTHS AGO I VISITED
DIFFERENT REFUGEE CAMPS IN IRAQ WITH UNICEF, AND THAT WAS
EXTRAORDINARY.
I MEAN, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAGINE THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEM
AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED.
I WAS JUST IN THREE DIFFERENT CAMPS IN IRAQ FOR PEOPLE THAT
HAD FLED FROM MOSUL, REALLY, AND DIFFERENT PARTS OF IRAQ BECAUSE
THERE ARE PROBLEMS THERE.
YOU WOULD STAND AND LOOK OUT AND ALL-- I'M NOT JOKING-- ALL YOU
COULD SEE WERE TEMPORARY TENTS, A-FRAME TENTS, FRAME TENTS, ON
THE HORIZON, JUST THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF THEM,
AND YOU TURNED AROUND AND LOOKED BEHIND YOU AND ALL YOU COULD SEE
WERE GRADERS MAKING THE EARTH FLAT FOR THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS
MORE THEY WERE GOING TO BUILD FOR EVERYBODY ELSE BEING KICKED
OUT OF THEIR HOMES.
IT WAS VERY EXTRAORDINARY.
I LOVE UNICEF AND HAVE BEEN SO HONORED TO WORK WITH THEM SINCE
THEN, SINCE 2004.
I LOVE THE WORK THEY DO ON A VERY SIMPLE WAY WITH CHILDREN IN
THE FIELD, LIKE GIVING THEM THESE PLAY AREAS IN REFUGEE
CAMPS-- OR WHEREVER IT BE-- WHERE CHILDREN CAN BE CHILDREN
AGAIN AND JUST PLAY.
AND THAT'S WONDERFUL.
BUT THEY ALSO DEAL WITH GOVERNMENTS AT THE GOVERNMENTAL
LEVEL AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.
AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN-- IT'S BEEN A GREAT HONOR FOR ME TO WORK
WITH THEM AS BEST I CAN TO DO WHAT I CAN.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: "CHRISTOPHER ROBIN" IS IN THEATERS THIS FRIDAY.
EWAN McGREGOR, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ADAM PALLY.