BLESS YOU FOR BEING HERE!
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO SEE US. YOU'RE FORMER NEIGHBORS,
CORRECT? >> WE ARE.
>> James: YES? DID YOU --
>> I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS ALLOWED TO DISCLOSE THAT.
>> DON'T GIVE THE POST CODE. I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU
LIVE. IT'S
, BLANK ON BLANK STREET.
>> James: ARE YOU FORMER NEIGHBORS.
>> I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE WALKING YOUR DOG.
I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY, HI, YOU KNOW WHO I AM.
>> James: IT'S WEIRD. THE MECHANICS ARE, LIKE -- WE'RE
BOTH MECHANICS. >> I TOTALLY KNEW WHO YOU WERE.
I WAS VERY HUNG OVER WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU, ACTUALLY, AND I
WAS, LIKE, OH, I HOPE HE DOESN'T SAY HELLO NOW.
AND THEN WE DID AND WE JUST SEE EACH OTHER WANDERING AROUND.
IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY NICE. >> AND THEN I WENT AND GOT DRUNK
SO I COULD BE HUNG OVER WITH YOU NEXT TIME.
>> WE HAD NICE CHATS. WE WERE OFTEN TALKING ABOUT YOUR
CHILDREN BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT OF THEM AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE THEY
ARE THE AGE THEY ARE. >> James: YOUR SON JACK, HE
JUST TURNED 21. >> I HAVE A 21-YEAR-OLD, YEAH.
>> James: HOW IS HE DOING? WHAT WAS IT LIKE THE FIRST TIME
HE TASTED ALCOHOL? >> OH, YEAH, YEAH.
HE WAITED TILL 21. NO, WE STARTED HIM EARLY BECAUSE
WE WANTED TO DEMYSTIFY THE WHOLE THING.
>> James: RIGHT. AROUND FOUR OR FIVE, WE
STARTED INTRODUCING LITTLE DROPS OF IT.
>> James: YEAH. IT WAS, LIKE, NO BIG TEAL
WHEN HE TURNED 21. BABY BUDWEISER.
>> James: BABY BUDWEISER, HA! YEAH, HE COULD HAVE THAT.
>> James: YOUR SON, WHOM YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL
RELATIONSHIP WITH, HE MADE A DECISION I THINK DURING COVID,
TO GO TO BOARDING SCHOOL IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
HOW DID YOU TAKE THIS NEWS? IT'S A BOLD DECISION.
IS HE ENJOYING IT?
>> YEAH, HE'S HAVING THE TIME OF HIS LIFE AND I'M, LIKE, THE SAD,
WEEPING GROUPY IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN I HAVE TO DROP HIM OFF.
IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT, BUT WE WENT BECAUSE THE SCHOOLS WERE
STILL SHOT HERE IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY WERE OPENING IN
ENGLAND, AND HE WENT AND MY LITTLE CALIFORNIA SURFER BOY
FELL IN LOVE WITH THE DRIVING RAIN AND THE FREEZING COLD AND
THE PITCH BLACK AT 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON.
>> James: AND HOW OLD IS HE? 13 NOW.
>> James: AND HE'S LOVING IT. HE'S ABSOLUTELY LOVING IT.
HE'S IN TWO BANDS, PLAYS RUGBY. IT'S STRANGE, I TRY TO MAKE HIM
BE WHAT I WANTED HIM TO BE! ( LAUGHTER )
AND NOW HE'S AN INDIVIDUAL! >> James: SO DID HE JUST SAY,
MA, I THINK I WANT TO GO TO BOARDING SCHOOL HERE?
>> NO, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED.
SO WE WENT BACK TO GO TO SCHOOL, LOCAL SCHOOL IN LONDON, AND ON A
WEEKEND I SAID, LET ME TAKE YOU DOWN AND SHOW YOU WHERE I AND
GRANNY WENT TO SCHOOL, ALL HIS COUSINS AND MY BROTHERS AND
SISTERS, AND REALLY TO GO THAT'S THE TREE I JUMPED OUT OF, THAT'S
THE BOYS DORM WHERE -- ANYWAY -- ( LAUGHTER )
I JUST MEANT IT TO SHOW HIM BEING FUN.
AT THE END OF IT, HE'S LIKE, THIS IS THE GREATEST PLACE ON
EARTH, I LOVE IT HERE, I WANT TO GO HERE.
>> YOU'RE DOING IT GOOD, YOUR SON.
( LAUGHTER ) >> HE GETS ANNOYED.
YOU LISTEN TO HIM ON MY PODCAST. HE REALLY SOUNDS LIKE THAT.
PLEASE, STOP DOING THAT BECAUSE I DON'T SOUND LIKE THAT.
BUT HE SORT OF DOES. >> James: THAT'S AMAZING HE'S
GONE AND DONE THAT. YOU AND JACK, YOU'VE GOT A
BEAUTIFUL THING FOR A FATHER AND SON TO DO, YOU RESTORE OLD CARS
TOGETHER. >> YEAH, WE'RE GEARHEADS.
GEARHEAD MEANS SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN ENGLAND, DOESN'T
IT? >> IT DOES.
WE'RE INTO CARS. >> James: WHAT IS THE ULTIMATE
JAMES MARSDEN DREAM CAR? WHAT DOES HE ROLL IN?
>> I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW. THE CAR -- WEIRDLY, THE CAR I
GOT THE MOST REACTION OUT OF WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING A MINIVAN.
I DROVE A MINIVAN FOR A GOOD COUPLE OF YEARS AND IT WAS
FANTASTIC, I LOVED IT. I DON'T KNOW WHY.
>> James: WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I DROP MY KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL
AND GET OUT AND I REMEMBER THIS VERY ATTRACTIVE WOMAN SAID,
THAT'S THE HOTTEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN.
IT'S YOU GETTING OUT OF A MINIVAN BECAUSE YOU'RE THE ART,
IT SHOULDN'T BE THE CAR. THAT DIDN'T REALLY HAPPEN.
I JUST WISH SOMEONE WOULD SAY THAT.
>> James: SHE DOES SOUND LIKE WHAT I WOULD CALL A PSYCHOPATH.
>> YEAH, WE DATED FOR A WHILE. >> James: OH, GOSH, OH, JEEZ.
NOW, MINNIE, WHEN YOU'RE IN CALIFORNIA, YOU TALKED ABOUT
THIS, YOU LIVED IN A TRAILER IN MALIBU.
YOU ONCE HAD A SORT OF STANDOFF, AN ARMED STANDOFF WITH THE U.S.
COAST GUARD. >> WELL, YOU KNOW --
>> James: WHAT HAPPENED. 2018, CALIFORNIA WAS BEING
RAVAGED BY WILDFIRES AND I WAS AT WORK AND SAW THAT THE PFIZER
SKIPPED OVER THE P.C.H. AND WERE HEADING TOWARDS THE LITTLE
COMMUNITY WHERE I LIVE. BECAUSE OF TEN INCREDIBLY BRAVE
MEN WHO STAYED AND FOUGHT THE FIRE, OUR LITTLE COMMUNITY
DIDN'T BURN TO THE GROUND. THE ROADS WERE BURNED OUT.
THEY WERE GETTING ONE FEMA MEAL A DAY.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE REALLY ANYTHING THEY NEEDED AND GASOLINE
PARTICULARLY FOR THEIR GENERATORS, SO I THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO GET A BOAT FROM MARINA DEL REY AND
LOAD IT UP WITH SUPPLIES AND GO AND DELIVER STUFF TO MY
NEIGHBORS. PEOPLE HAD STARTED LOOTING,
DRESSING UP AS POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREMEN.
SO THE COAST GUARD ISSUED NO SHIP TO SHORE AND YOU WOULD BE
ARRESTED EVEN WITH PROOF OF RESIDENCE, BUT I DID IT ANYWAY,
AND I CALLED UP THIS GUY WHO WAS AMAZING WHO I HAD MET ONCE, WHO
WAS KIND OF LIKE AN INDIANA JONES, MADE DOCUMENTARIES IN
PLACES OF CONFLICT, AND I WAS, LIKE, OH, THAT'S THE GUY TO GET
ARRESTED WITH. >> James: YEAH.
AND I DID TELL HIM THAT THAT MIGHT HAPPEN, AND HE WAS VERY
GUNG-HO. ANYWAY, WE ALIVE WITH ALL OUR
SUPPLIES AND SHIEWF ENOUGH, THERE WAS A COAST GUARD YELLING
AT US OVER A LOUD SPEAKER. MY FRIENDS LEFT BATTLEBOARDS AND
WE PADDLED IT ALL IN. I WAS, LIKE, ARE THEY GOING TO
SHOOT US? HE SAID, I DON'T THINK SO,
PADDLE HARDER. >> James: THAT'S AMAZING!
WE RAN IN AND THE COAST GUARD.
I'M SO SORRY COAST GUARD, YOU ARE AMAZING AND FEDERAL
INSTITUTION. WE DID NEED TO DELIVER THIS
STUFF, OR I DID, ANYWAY. WE DIDN'T GET CAUGHT.
HE'S THIS AMAZING PERSON. WE ENDED UP FALLING IN LOVE AND
BEING TOGETHER FOREVER. >> James: OH, MY GOD THIS IS
LIKE AWOMAN COM! I DIDN'T SEE THE END OF THAT
STORY COMING! YOU'RE FULLY IN LOVE NOW.
>> YEAH, YEAH, WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR FOUR YEARS NOW.
>> James: STOP! YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
HE'S AMAZING AND HE REALLY MIGHT BE SOME SORT OF N.S.A. SPY OR
SOMETHING, BUT ACTUALLY I DON'T CARE BECAUSE I FOUND LOVE IN
LOS ANGELES AND THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE!
>> James: I LOVE THAT! WHAT A GREAT STORY!
JAMES, CONGRATULATIONS ON UP"SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2".
A HUGE SMASH. TELL US ALL ABOUT THE SEQUEL.
>> WHAT CAN I SAY WITHOUT GIVING IT ALL AWAY?
YEAH, "SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2" COMING OUT APRIL 8.
TAILS MADE APPEARANCE AT FIRST FILM AND KNUCKLES, WHO WE'RE
EXCITED ABOUT. >> James: YOU BONDED OVER YOUR
LOVE OF THE MOVIE JAWS. >> YES, WHICH MIGHT BE LOST ON
YOUR AUDIENCE, BUT I WOULD DO MY COVERAGE AND AFTER EVERY TAKE,
WE LOVED JAWS SO MUCH, THE DIRECTOR MADE ME DO EVERY LINE
AS ROBERT SHAW FROM JAWS. >> James: STOP.
YEAH. SO THAT'S WHEN I KNEW WE HAD THE
PERFORMANCE. WE HAVE TO GET IT.
SO EVERY LINE I SAY -- >> James: SO THERE'S A WHOLE
PART OF "SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2". >> YEAH,
( SOUNDING LIKE ROBERT SHAW ) -- A LITTLE GUY RUNNING ALL OVER
THE PLACE WITH HIS KNUCKLES KNOCKING INTO NEXT WEEK