>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK.
TO "THE LATE SHOW."
LOOK WHO'S YOU HERE.
IT'S TOM HANKS, SITTING IN THAT SEAT.
TOM, YOU KNOW I LOVE INTERVIEWING YOU.
IT'S FUN, YOU'RE GREAT, BEING ON THE COUCH AND BANTER--
>> I'VE DONE HIS SHOW.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW HIM.
I MEAN, I'VE DONE YOUR SHOW AND I ENJOY IT, BUT WE'RE ALWAYS
TRYING TO DAZZLE -- >> Stephen: WE PUT ON THE
FACES FOR THE FACES THAT WE MEET.
>> WE HAVE MUSICAL SCORE AND FUNNY JOKES.
LIKE WHEN I SAY SOMETHING, THE PIANO AND THE DRUMS GO BA-DINK.
THERE YOU GO.
JUST LIKE THAT.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: BUT YOU AND I HAVE BECOME FRIENDS OVER THE YEARS.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: WE'VE MET FOR FREN FRIES LATE AT NIGHT.
>> WE'VE DONE THAT.
>> Stephen: YOU JUST CAN'T BE PERSONAL IN A SPACE LIKE THIS.
IT'S ALWAYS SHOW BIZ.
>> OFFICIAL RECORD, YEAH.
>> Stephen: I'D LIKE TO TALK WITH YOU IN A PERSONAL WAY.
>> I WOULD LOVE THAT.
>> Stephen: WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN THAT?
>> I WOULD LOVE THAT.
>> Stephen: IN THAT CASE, FOR A PERSONAL PRIVATE CHAT, LET'S
GO TO "THE LATE SHOW'S" PERSONAL SPACE."
>> Stephen: SO I'LL MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OKAY?
>> OKAY, GO AHEAD.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
IT LOOKS GOD GOOD.
COME ON IN, TOM.
>> HEY, MAN.
>> Stephen: HEY, HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> I GOTTA TELL.
>> Stephen: YEAH?
>> IN ALL HONESTY, I'VE DONE A LOT OF TALK SHOWS WITH A STUDIO
AUDIENCE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
YOU HAVE GOT THE BEST STUDIO AUDIENCE OF ANY SHOW.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I'M GLAD-- I'M GLAD WE HAD--
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: OH, RIGHT.
YOU PROBABLY THINK I'M SUCKING UP TO THE CROWD FISAY IT ON THE
SHOW.
>> Stephen: NOT AT ALL.
IT'S THE SORT OF THING THEY MIGHT WANT TO HEAR.
DO YOU WANT TO TELL THEM?
>> NO, LET'S KEEP THAT BETWEEN YOU AND ME.
>> Stephen: CAN I ASK YOU SOME PERSONAL, PRIVATE QUESTIONS?
>> SURE, BRING THEM ON.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE MADE A LOT OF EMOTIONAL MOVIES.
>> WELL, THAT'S PARENT OF THE GIG, YEAH.
>> Stephen: YEAR, IT'S ALL ABOUT EMOTIONALITY.
HAVE YOU EVER CRIED AT ONE OF YOUR OWN MOVIES?
>> WELL, IN ALL HONESTY, YEAH.
I-- I MADE A MOVIE CALLED--
A LOT OF TIMES I'M IN MOVIES BUT I DON'T SEE THE WHOLE OTHER
ASPECTS OF IT BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE ARE IN IT.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
>> I MADE A MOVIE CALLED "CLOUD ATLAS" THAT HAD ALL THESE OTHER
SCENARIOS, AND I FOUND THAT VERY EMOTIONAL EVERY TIME I SAW IT.
THAT REALLY GOT ME.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A REALLY GOOD MOVIE, AND THAT'S THE
TRUTH.
>> I'M THROWING A KOWTOW RIGHT NOW.
IT'S A MAJOR TRUE-TRUE.
>> OF.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN CRY A LITTLE BIT RIGHT NOW, JUST LET
IT OUT, JUST CRY A LITTLE BIT?
>> AT CHRISTMASTIME I WAS THINKING ABOUT...
( LAUGHTER ) ALL THE-- ALL THE DOGS I'VE HAD
THAT HAVEN'T MADE IT TO DECEMBER.
>> Stephen: IT'S TERRIBLE.
TERRIBLE.
>> I'M THINKING OF MONTY.
BIG SOFT EYES.
WHAT A BOY HE WAS.
I MISS HIM EVERY SINGLE DAY.
>> YOU KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENS?
>> THEY'RE NOT LIKE MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY.
THEY'RE PART OF YOU!
YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: TOM?
>> YEAH.
>> YOU HAVE REALLY GREAT POURS.
( LAUGHTER ) GR.
>> HEY, STEVE.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> FROM THIS ANGLE YOUR TWO EYES HAVE MELDED INTO ONE.
I CAN HAVE A LITTLE-- CAN I HAVE A LITTLE OESK MOW CIZ?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I LOVE YOU, STEPHEN COLBERT.
>> Stephen: I LOVE YOU, TOM HANKS.
TOM, HAVE YOU EVER EATEN AT THE BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP COMPANY?
>> FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK.
THIS IS HILARIOUS.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> I I GUESS THER BUSIEST DAY OF THE YEAR IS MEMORIAL DAY.
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> AND I WENT UP-- I WAS HUNGRY.
I HAD THE KIDS WITH ME.
AND THEY WERE ALL ASKING-- THEY WANTED SOME GULLA SHRIMP, VERY
SPICY, HOT IN THE MOUTH SHRIMP THEY CALL IT DOWN IN THE GULLA
ISLANDS.
>> Stephen: SURE, SURE.
>> I SAID I KNOW WHERE TO GET THAT.
WE CLIMBED THE STAIRS UP TO A BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP-- IS THIS A
TRUE STORY?
>> YEAH, THEY LOOKED RIGHT AT ME AND SAID, "IT WILL BE A
45-MINUTE WAIT, MR. HANKS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) IN ALL HONESTY, THEY WERE
CROWDED.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> THEY OFFERED US SOME FREE SWEET TEA.
>> Stephen: DO YOU WANT ANOTHER MINT?
>> I COULD USE ONE.
>> Stephen: SURE, HOLD ON.
>> OH, GREAT.
GOT IT.
>> Stephen: OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
>> WOW!
YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT SMELLS LIKE CHRISTMAS IN HERE NOW, DOESN'T IT?
>> UH-HUH.
>> Stephen: OKAY, BIGGER HERO, JIM LOVELL FROM APOLLO 13, BEN
BRADLEE "THE POST."
>> OH, MAN.
WELL, I WILL SAY BECAUSE-- ONLY BECAUSE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS,
JIM LOVELL COULD HAVE BURNED UP INTO A BILLION PARTICLES DURING
HIS FIERY 250,000-MILE-AN-HOUR REENTRY FROM OUTER SPACE INTO
EARTH, TO SPLASHDOWN INTO AN OCEAN.
I WOULD SAY THAT IS SLIGHTLY MORE BAD-ASS.
>> THAN PUBLISHING "THE PENTAGON PAPERS."
>> YEAH, RISKY BOTH SIDES.
RISKY BOTH SIDES.
>> Stephen: HOW ABOUT SULLY OR WOODY?
BIGGER HERO?
>> WELL, HERE'S THE DEAL.
WOODY IS A PACIFIST, BECAUSE THERE IS NO GUN IN THAT HOLSTER.
>> Stephen: DID SULLY HAVE A GUN?
( LAUGHTER ) THAT'S THE IMPLICATION OF WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING.
( LAUGHTER ) >> THERE'S SOME THINGS I'M NOT
AT LIBERTY TO DISCLOSE TO YOU.
>> Stephen: YOU UNDERSTAND.
LAST QUESTION.
>> BRING IT ON.
>> Stephen: ANSWER ON THREE.
DO YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF THIS BOX?
ONE, TWO, THREE.
>> I'D LIKE TO STAY RIGHT HERE FOR JUST A COUPLE MORE MINUTES.
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
I GOTTA-- I DON'T HAVE-- I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU PER
SE.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> BUT I HAVE MADE UP A I HAD COUP.
FIVE SYLLABLES, SEVEN SYLLABLES,.
>> Stephen: I KNOW HOW IT WORKS.
>> WHAT'S WITH THIS DUMB BOX?
I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST TALKING
BUT THIS BIT HAS WORKED.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: "THE POST" OPENS
NEXT FRIDAY.
TOM HANKS, EVERYBODY!