>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
WE'RE STILL DOING THE SHOW.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
YOU KNOW MY GUEST TONIGHT FROM MOVIES SUCH AS "THE PROPOSAL,"
"POKEMON: DETECTIVE PIKACHU" AND AS THE EVER-CHEERFUL DEADPOOL.
PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW," RYAN REYNOLDS!
RYAN, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> IT'S VERY NICE TO BE HERE, STEPHEN.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: WHO IS WITH YOU?
YOU'RE HUNKERED DOWN IN THE REYNOLDS BURNINGER?
WHO IS THERE WITH YOU?
>> I'M HERE WITH MY WIFE, BLAKE, OUR THREE DAUGHTERS-- FIVE,
THREE, AND ABOUT EIGHTH MONTHS.
THOSE AREN'T THEIR NAMES.
THOSE ARE AGE S.
>> Stephen: NO JUDGMENT.
>> YEAH, AND MY MOTHER-IN-LAW HERE.
SHE'S ALSO HERE.
>> Stephen: NICE.
>> SHE'S.
A LIFESAVER.
IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE TO HAVE HER HERE.
SHE DOESN'T KNOW IT-- ACTUALLY, SHE'S EMERGENCY FOOD IF THIS
GETS REAL.
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> SO, YEAH, BUT IT'S GREAT HAVING HER HERE AS WELL.
>> Stephen: WE ALL ARE IN THE END.
>> YES, WE ARE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHY I KEEP MYSELF SO WELL MARBLED.
I'M THINKING OF MY FAMILY.
I WILL NOT HESITATE TO EAT THE CHILDREN.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE GOT TO BE FIRM.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE FIRM.
WAIT A SECOND, YOU'RE THE ONLY MAN IN A HOUSE WITH FIVE WOMEN?
>> YEAH.
I'M DOING MY PART TO WIPE MEN OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
>> Stephen: AND-- AND IS THAT GOOD FOR YOU?
IS THAT A NICE REFRESHING CHANGE OF PACE?
OR DO YOU MISMASCULINE COMPANY LIKE MINE?
>> I DO NOT MISS MASCULINE COMPANY AT ALL.
REALLY, MOST-- MOST-- YOU KNOW, MEN TEND TO JUST BE THE
ARCHITECTS OF SOMEONE'S DEMISE.
SO IT'S FINE.
I LIKE JUST BEING HERE WITH THE GIRLS.
I LIKE DOING THE GIRLS' STUFF.
LIKE, I TRY NOT TO PUSH SORT OF GENDER NORMATIVE IDEAS ON MY
KIDS AS THEY'RE BORN, BUT EACH ONE AS THEY CAME OUT OF THE
CHUTE, THEY WANTED TO MAKE DRESSES.
THEY WANTED TO DRESS IN HOT PINK ALL DAY.
THAT'S WHAT I DO.
THIS MORNING I MADE DRESSES OUT OF TISSUE PAPER WHICH WAS FUN
FOR THEM.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NICE.
>> YEAH, YEAH, NOT BAD AT ALL, RIGHT.
HOW IS IT GOING OVER THERE?
>> Stephen: "PROJECT RUNWAY" WITH A BOX OF KLEENEX.
>> THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING, DEVELOPING THE SKILLS THAT WILL
TAKE US INTO THE NEW WORLD.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE MAKING IT WORK, RYAN.
>> MAKES SENSE.
>> Stephen: WHAT ABOUT PERSONAL GROOMING?
YOU'RE A STAR, YOU'RE RADIANT WITH YOUR OWN BEAUTY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT YOUR OWN PERSONAL GROOMING NOW THAT
YOU'RE LOCKED INSIDE.
>> I WAS WORKING ON A FILM UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO, JUST A LITTLE
OVER TWO WEEKS AGO WE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE.
THANKFULLY I GOT A HAIRCUT ON THE DAY WE SHUT DOWN.
I WAS THINKING AHEAD.
AND TOMORROW, BLAKE IS GOING-- TO GOING TO GIVE ME A HAIRCUT.
SHE DID THIS ONCE BEFORE.
IT TOOK TWO AND A HALF HOURS.
AND THEN AT THE END IT LOOKED LIKE SHE HAD DONE THE WHOLE
THING USING ONLY A LIGHTER OR, LIKE-- YOU KNOW, THOSE GLOVES
THAT ARE MADE OF SAND PAPER.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE FASTER IF SHE HAD JUST WORE IT
DOWN, JUST RUBBED MY HEAD UNTIL THE HAIR DISAPPEARED.
TOMORROW I'M GETTING A HAIRCUT, VERY EXCI EXCITED.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE ARE COMING UP WITH NEW IDEAS TO PAZ THE
TIME.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO FILL THE EMPTY SPACES?
>> WE'RE DOING A LOT OF HOME SCHOOLING.
WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A LITTLE, TINY GARDEN.
WE'RE LEARNING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GARDENING.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THIS AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, BUT I'M
MOSTLY DRINKING.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A HEAD START ON MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU
HAVE YOUR OWN LIQUOR COMPANY.
>> I DO, I DO, I OWN A GIN COMPANY.
IT'S A BLESSING AND A HUGE CURSE.
>> Stephen: TELL PEOPLE ABOUT YOUR GIN COMPANY.
YOU GAVE ME A BOTTLE BACK IN THE DAY.
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: AND I HAVE IT WITH ME.
>> OH!
I HAVE MINE WITH ME, TOO.
LOOK AT THIS.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE A COCKTAIL YOU PARTICULARLY LIKE
TO MAKE WITH YOUR AVIATION GIN.
>> I LIKE TO DRINK GIN AND SODA.
I AM LIKE ABOUT THE SODA PART.
>> Stephen: THAT'S THE NICE THING ABOUT A CLEAR LIQUOR.
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: NO JUDGMENT.
>> YEAH, THIS COULD BE ALKALINE WATER, FOR ALL ANYONE KNOWS.
MMM.
>> Stephen: HERE I GO.
>> SORRY, THAT WAS RUDE OF ME TO SIP BEFORE YOU-- BEFORE --
>> Stephen: NO, I NEED TO-- I NEED TO DO THIS IN A CIVILIZED
WAY.
>> CRUSHED ICE AND EVERYTHING.
MY GOD, ALL THE CFORTZ OF -- >> Stephen: YOU AND BLAKE HAVE
ACTUALLY DONE SOME WONDERFUL WORK CHARITABLY SO FAR IN
RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND WAYS THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO
HELP AS WELL.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT REALLY IN THE BUSINESS OF
TELLING PEOPLE WHAT TO DO, NECESSARILY.
BUT I DO THINK IT'S INCUMBENT UPON THOSE WHO CAN GIVE BACK TO
DO SO, PARTICULARLY IN A TIME LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW.
PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY REPRESENT.
THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO BUY FOOD.
AND FOOD I THINK SAY NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE AND PRETTY MUCH
TREATING PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT,
THAT'S, YOU KNOW-- THAT'S PART OF THE INTEGRITY OF DEMOCRACY.
SO I-- I-- I JUST FELT IT IMPORTANT AND BLAKE FELT IT VERY
IMPORTANT TO GIVE BACK.
SO WE MADE A PRETTY SIZABLE DONATION TO FOOD BANKS IN BOTH
CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.
>> Stephen: YOU DONATED $1 MILLION TO FOOD BANKS IN THE
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
AND $400,000 TO NEW YORK HOSPITALS.
AND YOU'RE GIVING BACK WYOUR COMPANIES, AVIATION GIN, AND
HOW IS MINT MOBILE GIVING BACK?
YOU HAVE A MOBILE PHONE COMPANY?
>> I LOVED MINT MOBILE.
I USED IT FOR A YEAR BEFORE I BOUGHT THE COMPANY.
IT'S 15 BUCKS A MONTH PUP GET THE SAME SERVICE EVERYBODY ELSE
IS PAYING $65 OR 100 BUCKS A MONTH FOR, SO IT MADE SENSE TO
PARTICULARLY IN TIMES LIKE THIS, IT'S SOMETHING WE WERE ABLE TO
GIVE BACK A LITTLE BIT, TOO.
WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE EVERYBODY FREE DATA, HAVING ACCESS TO
TELECOMMUNICATION AT A TIME LIKE THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE.
SO, YEAH, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO US TO DO SOMETHING THERE.
I THINK MOST COMPANIES IF THEY CAN NEED TO BE DOING SOMETHING.
THEY NEED TO BE GIVING BACK.
>> Stephen: HOLD THAT THOUGHT.
>> NICE!
WOW, YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL.
ABSOLUTE PROFESSIONAL.
OH, WOW!
IT'S LIKE A YOUNG TOM CRUISE BEHIND THE BAR THERE.
>> Stephen: UH-HUH.
>> YOU LOOK LIKE THE OWNER OF THE GIN COMPANY.
YOU'RE THE OWNER OF AVIATION GIN, NOT ME.
I'M DRINKING IN A HALF-ASSED TUMBLER.
>> Stephen: I DO.
I HAVE A PHYSIQUE THAT LENDS ITSELF TO DRINKING.
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: I COME PREDISSIPATED.
YOU LOOK TOO HEALTHY TO OWN A GIN COMPANY.
>> THAT'S A QUARANTINEY.
>> Stephen: TELL US ABOUT YOUR NATIVE CANADA.
WHAT'S GOING ON UP THERE?
DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE QUARANTINE AND THE SPREAD OF THE
CORONAVIRUS UP THERE?
>> YEAH, IT'S PRETEE I MEAN, THEY'RE SUFFERING FROM SIMILAR
ISSUES.
THIS IS, OBVIOUSLY, A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
IT'S A SIMILAR-- SIMILAR ISSUE OVER THERE.
I TALKED TO SUBJECT OTHER DAY.
IT WAS SHOCKING TO ME BECAUSE THEY SORT OF SAID THAT-- YOU
KNOW, THEY SORT OF FELT LIKE IT'S PNEUMONIA.
AND THEY SAID, "CORONAVIRUS CAUSES PNEUMONIA, AND PNEUMONIA
IS NOT THAT BIG A DEAL."
I CAN KIND OF SPEAK TO THAT.
I CAN TELL YOU A TINY LITTLE ANTIDOTE ABOUT MY FATHER WHO WAS
A VERY, VERY STRONG GUY, A BOXER AND EXCOP, JUST, LIKE, A TOUGH,
TOUGH MAN.
AND JUST THIS ABSOLUTELY SLOOUT INEXHAUSTIBLE WELLSPRING OF
STORIES.
A LOT OF THEM INVOLVED IDIOCY.
SOMEPLACE THEM WERE KIND, SOME OF THEM WERE COMPASSIONATE, BUT
A LOT WERE ABOUT IDIOCY.
I REMEMBER MY DAD HE DRAGGED A STUMP OUT OF THE BACKYARD USING
A BUICK, AND, OF COURSE, THE STUMP WON.
I REMEMBER HIM USING A METAL SHOVEL TO FREE AN ACTIVE
LAWNMOWER.
THAT'S-- LITERALLY USING A SHOVEL.
>> Stephen: FREE AN ACTIVE LAWNMOWER?
>> IT HAD GROUND DOWN ON THE LAWN AND HE TOOK A SHOVEL TO
SORT OF FREE THIS THING.
I REMEMBER WATCHING HIM CLIMB INTO HIS OWN SEPTIC TANK.
I SAW HIM USE A CHAINSAW WHEN HE SUFFERED FROM LATE-STAGE
PARKINSON'S DISEASE, AND A BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS-- POURING GAS ON
BURNING LEAVES.
HE PUNCHED OUT MY LITTLE LEAGUE COACH.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT KILLED HIM, PNEUMONIA.
PNEUMONIA IS VERY SERIOUS.
IT CAN TAKE OUTLET TOUGHEST OF US.
IT GOT MY DAD.
CORONAVIRUS SAY SERIOUS THING AND I SEE PARTICULARLY YOUNGER
PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IT LIKE IT'S NOT REALLY THEIR PROBLEM.
AND, MY GOD, IT'S THEIR PROBLEM.
THERE ARE SOME BELOVED PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPROMISED IMMUNE
ISSUES.
THERE'S ELDERLY PEOPLE THAT ARE BELOVED THAT WE LOVE, NOT JUST
IN SHOW BUSINESS, BUT IN LIFE, TOO.
AND WE'VE GOT TO DO ALL WE CAN.
SO, YEAH, SCARY TIMES.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS SOMEHOW.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE ALSO TRIED TO HELP
SERVICE INDUSTRY WORKERS, PEOPLE IN BARS AND RESTAURANTS WHO
DON'T HAVE ANY WORK RIGHT NOW, AND WHO ALWAYS SORT OF ARE
DEPENDENT UPON THEIR TIPS.
THEY HAVE NO CUSTOMERS NOW.
YOU AND BLAKE HAVE ALSO HELPED THEM.
>> YEAH, BLAKE AND I WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO THE BARTENDERS,
PEOPLE IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY SOME OF THE HARDEST HIT IN THIS CRISE.
SO, YEAH, AVIATION GIN STARTED A TAB, 15 GRAND IN THE UNITED
STATES AND 10 GRANT GRANDIN CANADA.
THE REAL THING IS 30% OF EVERY BOTTLE SOLD, THE PROCEEDS OF
EVERY BOTTLE, GO TO THE UNITED STATES BARTENDERS' GUILD, AND
THEY ARE THERE TO HELP OUT-OF-WORK BARTENDERS.
IT'S AN AMAZING ORGANIZATION AND HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE EXTREMELY-- EXTREMELY PROUD OF.
>> Stephen: WERE YOU EVER IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY?
WERE YOU EVER A WAITER OR BARTENDER?
>> OH, HELL, YES.
I WORKED-- I WORKED AT TWO DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS.
I WORKED AT A PLACE CALLED THE ROYAL VANCOUVER YACHT CLUB
GROWING UP IN VANCOUVER.
>> Stephen: THAT'S VERY TONY, VERY TONY.
>> IT'S VERY FANCY IS WHAT IT WAS.
AND WHAT A PLACE.
I WORKED AT A GROCERY STORE FROM MIDNIGHT TO 8:00 A.M.
SO I DID THAT FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS.
SO I HAVE A HUGE AFFINITY FOR THOSE PEOPLE RIGHT NOW THAT ARE
STOCK THOSE SHELVES AND MAKING SURE EVERY HOUSEHOLD HAS FOOD ON
THE TABLE.
>> Stephen: WE OWE SO MUCH TO THOSE PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.
GIVE IT UP FOR THE GROCERY STORE WORKERS RIGHT NOW.
>> MASSIVE.
WORKING IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRIES AND WORKING AT A
GROCERY STORE, I THINK THOSE JOBS TAUGHT ME MORE ABOUT
WORKING IN HOLLYWOOD THAN ALMOST ANYTHING I'VE EVER DONE.
>> Stephen: HOW SO?
>> WELL, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HOLLYWOOD, YOU KNOW, YOU WORK
WITH A LOT OF TEEM "PEOPLE" THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, NOT NECESSARILY
ACCOUNTABLE.
THERE'S A TREMENDOUS FLEXIBILITY WITH PEOPLE WHO-- YOU KNOW, YOU
COULD SHOW UP A WEEK LATE, AND THEY'LL JUST CLAP ONCE YOU GET
TO SET.
SO I THINK WORKING THOSE JOBS, THEY TAUGHT ME A REAL KIND OF
STEADFAST ACCOUNTABILITY.
I ALWAYS SORT OF FELT LIKE IF I'M FIVE MINUTES EARLY I'M
ALREADY 10 MINUTES LATE.
AND I'M TELLING YOU THAT'S HALF OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT HAVE
COME TO ME HAVE BEEN ABOUT HYPERACCOUNTABLE, AND THAT ALSO
CREATES A KIND OF-- AND INFUSES GRATITUDE FOR THE POSITION
YOU'RE NUNDERSTANDING THE POSITION YOU'RE IN.
IT'S A FLEETING THING.
IT DOESN'T LAST.
SO, YOU KNOW, I-- THOSE JOBS TAUGHT ME A LOT.
I MEAN, WE'RE GOING-- WORKING AT THAT SAFEWAY, WORKING AT THE
BAR, WORKING AT THE YACHT CLUB.
IF YOU'RE 15 MINUTES LATE, YOU'RE FIRED.
SO IT'S -- >> Stephen: AND EVERYONE
SHOULD WORK IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY AT SOME POINT.
THEN YOU KNOW KNOW HOW TO BE NICE TO PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE
SERVICE INDUSTRY.
>> YOU REALLY DO.
>> Stephen: AND YOU LEARN WHAT IT'S LIKE TO DO A JOB WHERE YOU
CANNOT ANSWER IN KIND.
>> NO!
>> Stephen: PEOPLE CAN BE INCREDIBLY ( BLEEP ) TO YOU, AND
YOU GO, "ALL RIGHT, LET ME TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR YOU."
>> YUP.
YOU'RE JUST GOING TO SMILE-- YOU KNOW HALF-- MORE THAN HALF OF
YOUR INCOME IS COMING FROM TIPS.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S-- YOU'RE BEHOLDEN, IN A CERTAIN WAY, THAT
YOU JUST DON'T FIND IN ANY OTHER INDUSTRY.
I HAVE SUCH HUGE RESPECT FOR PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THOSE
INDUSTRIES.
I'M ALWAYS CAREFUL WHEN I'M AROUND THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY
SEE THEM AND KNOW THAT THEY'RE APPRECIATED.
BUT, YEAH, YEAH, CRAZY TIMES.
>> Stephen: RYAN, WE HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK.
BUT PLEASE DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE OF THIS COCKTAIL.