LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW AND YOU LOVE MY FIRST GUEST FROM
"THE BIG LEBOWSKI," "BOARDWALK EMPIRE," AND "DEATH OF STALIN."
HE NOW STARS IN THE NEW SERIES, "MIRACLE WORKERS."
>> GOD, I KNOW IT'S BEEN A ROUGH FEW THOUSAND YEARS, BUT I THINK
YOU'RE BEING TOO HARD ON YOURSELF.
YOU KNOW, YOU'VE STILL GOT A LOT OF FRA FANS DOWN THERE.
>> NOT LIKE BEFORE.
YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN SINCE SOMEONE SACRIFICED A LAMB
TO ME.
>> I THOUGHT THAT GROSSED YOU OUT?
>> IT DID, BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING NICE ABOUT IT.
IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE, HEY, I'M DOING ALL RIGHT.
NOW SOMETIMES I JUST FEEL LIKE PACKING IT ALL IN, MOVING ON TO
THE NEXT THING.
>> WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
LET'S GOT OF NOT DO ANYTHING DRASTIC.
LET'S GIVE IT A BEAT.
THINGS WILL IMPROVE.
>> THEY BETTER.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME, STEVE BUSCEMI!
♪ ♪ ♪
♪ TRAVEL TO THE BEAT OF A DIFFERENT DUMB
OH, CAN'T YOU TELL BY THE WAY RUN
♪ EVERY TIME YOU ♪
>> I LIKE THAT SONG.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> STONE PONY S.
>> Stephen: LINDA ROBBED STAT AND THE STONE PONIES YOU KNOW
WHO WROTE THAT?
MICHAEL NEZBIT FROM THE MONKEES.
IT'S THE ONLY TRIVIA I KNOW.
>> Stephen: I HAVE INTERVIEWED YOU MANY TIMES.
HAVE I EVER TOLD YOU HOW MUCH I LIKE YOUR ACTING?
HAVE I EVER FANNED AT YOU.
I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU'RE HERE.
>> I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> Stephen: IT'S SO NICE TO SEE YOU.
IN THIS-- IN THIS-- THE NEW SERIES, "MIRACLE WORKERS,"
INTERESTING ROLE TO PLAY.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU PLAY GOD.
>> NATURAL.
>> Stephen: SURE.
( LAUGHTER )
LIKE CRIMINALS, AND GRISTERS AND WEASELS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT DOES IT SAY THAT YOUR NEXT STEP IS GOD.
LIKE, ARE YOU SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT GOD WITH YOUR PERFORMANCE?
WHY WOULD YOU CHARACTERIZE YOUR GOD?
IS HE TRUSTWORTHY?
>> I WAS JUST HAPPY WHEN I READ THE SCRIPT THAT HE DOESN'T DIE
AT THE END.
I THINK HE'S GOING TO MAKE IT.
I THINK HE'S GOING TO MAKE IT THE WHOLE WAY.
>> Stephen: THE WHOLE THING.
REALLY, REALLY?
>> WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION?
WHAT WAS IT LIKE?
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES IT SAY, WHAT DOES YOUR CHARACTER SAY
ABOUT GOD?
LIKE, THE WAY YOU PORTRAY GOD?
>> SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN HOW DO YOU-- HOW DO YOU PLAY GOD?
IT WAS-- IT WAS A BIT OF A PROBLEM.
>> Stephen: DID YOU HAVE AN IMAGE IN YOUR MIND?
DO YOU HAVE-- PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME BEFORE, WHAT, IS YOUR IMAGE
OF GOD?" AND I TEND TO GO TO ONE OF THOSE
"STAR TREK" ALL-ENERGY CREATURES.
NO PHYSICAL FORM, JUT AN IMAGE OF ENERGY.
DO YOU HAVE AN IMAGE OF GOD?
>> WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID, MY OLDER BROTHER JOHNNY TOLD ME--
HE WAS TRYING TO SORT OF CONFUSE ME.
THIS WAS MY INTRODUCTION TO GOD.
AND HE TOLD ME THAT GOD WAS EVIL.
AND -- >> Stephen: WADE WAITE A
SECOND!
>> ISN'T THAT TERB?
>> Stephen: HOW MUCH OLDER THAN YOU--
>> HE IS, LIKE, A YEAR AND A HALF OLDER THAN ME.
>> Stephen: AND HE DECIDED TO TELL THAT YOU GOD IS EVIL.
>> YEAH.
YEAH.
HE ALSO BROKE THE NEWS TO ME ONCE THAT... BECAUSE WE WERE BIG
FANS OF THE SHOW "SUPERMAN," AND HE WAS THE ONE WHO BROKE THE
NEWS TO ME THAT SUPERMAN IS NOT REALLY.
>> Audience: OOOOH.
>> BUT HE SAID THE BAD GUYS ARE REAL.
AND THAT REALLY FREAKED ME OUT, TOO.
( LAUGHTER )
EVER HAVE A CHANCE TO CONFRONT YOUR BROTHER ABOUT TEACHING YOU
THAT GOD SEEFL?
>> WELL, I GUESS IF HE WATCHES TONIGHT, HE'LL-- HE'LL--
HE'LL...
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: HE'LL KNOW.
>> HIS WHOLE FAMILY IS GOING TO KNOW.
>> Stephen: OKAY, GOOD, GOOD.
THE MASK WILL BE RIPPED OFF OF JOHNNY HERE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE SHOWING UP EVERYWHERE AS-- AS-- VERY
INTERESTING PLACES.
WE GOT-- I'M GOING TO MOVE THIS FOR JUST ONE SECOND, IF YOU
DON'T MIND.
WE RECEIVED THIS FROM YOUR ACTUAL SHOW.
THEY SENT THIS OUT IN ADVANCE.
EVIDENTLY, YOU CAN GET THIS NOW.
THIS IS A TOASTER.
>> I NEED A TOASTER.
>> Stephen: IT'S A TOASTER-- HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: THIS IS A TOAST THEY'RE WHEN YOU TOAST IT-- SEE
IF THAT'S ON.
IT'S ON.
WHEN YOU TOAST IT, THE TOAST COMES OUT WITH YOUR IMAGE AS GOD
ON THE TOAST.
THIS WILL TAKE A MINUTE.
( APPLAUSE )
SO WE'LL JUST LET THIS TOAST FAIR SECOND.
( APPLAUSE )
CALLED "DEEP FAKES"?
>> SOMEBODY TOLD ME ABOUT THIS.
IT SOUNDS DISTURBING.
>> Stephen: DEEP FAKES IS WHEN THEY TOOK SOME VIDEO, AND
THEY-- OF SOMEONE SPEAKING, AND-- THIS IS ONE WAY OF DOING
IT-- AND THEN THEY DIGITALLY REPLACE THAT PERSON'S FACE WITH
SOMEBODY ELSE'S FACE THAT HAS BEEN CREATED AS SORT OF LIKE A
DIGITAL WIRE FRAME PUPPET OVER THAT FACE SO IT JUST ACTUALLY
TAKES OVER THAT PERSON'S FACE AND IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE
IS TALKING OR A MARRIAGE OF THEIR FACES.
AND YOU HAVE-- >> I DON'T LIKE WHERE THIS IS
GOING.
>> Stephen: OKAY, WELL, NO, IT'S QUITE DISTURBING, ACTUALLY,
BUT ALSO WONDERFUL IN ITS FRIGHTENING WAY.
SOMEONE REPLACED JENNIFER LAWRENCE WITH YOUR FACE AFTER AN
AWARDS CEREMONY, AND THIS IS HER ANSWERING QUESTIONS AS YOU.
>> SO YOU'RE A HUGE BRAVO FAN.
>> OH, YES.
>> WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE AND LEAST FAVORITE HOUSEWIFE OF ALL
CITIES?
>> UM, MY FAVORITE IS PROBABLY LISA VANDERPUMP.
MY LEAST FAVORITE... I DON'T WANT TO TO SAY.
I MEAN-- I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO SAY BECAUSE WHO KNOWS WHEN
YOU'RE GOING TO RUN INTO THESE PEOPLE.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
( WHISTLING ) >> I'VE NEVER LOOKED BETTER.
>> Stephen: INCREDIBLE.
WHAT IS YOUR MOISTURIZING ROUTINE?
DOES THAT AMUSE YOU OR DOES THAT FRIGHTEN YOU?
>> IT MAKES ME SAD THAT SOMEONE SPENT THAT MUCH TIME ON THAT.
I'LL BET THAT WAS HARD TO DO.
>> Stephen: I BET-- I BET IT WAS HARD TO DO.
LIKE, THE TECHNOLOGY COULD HAVE BEEN USED TO, LIKE, YOU KNOW,
CURE DISEASE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT INSTEAD SOMEBODY MADE YOU INTO JENNIFER LAWRENCE.
BUT THAT'S THE FUTURE.
EVENTUALLY THEY WON'T NEED ANY OF US.
THEY'LL JUST CAPTURE OUR FACES AND PUT IT ON SOMETHING ELSE.
>> THAT'S TRUE, PROBABLY, OR ON TOAST.
>> Stephen: OR ON TOAST.
HOW CLOSE ARE WE.
>> I SMELL IT.
>> Stephen: OH, IT SMELLS GOOD, DOESN'T IT.
MMM.
>> IT TAKES A WHILE, DOESN'T IT?
>> Stephen: IT DOES.
IT'S ONE OF THE SLOWEST JOKES I'VE EVER TOLD.
( APPLAUSE )
UP.
>> Stephen: YOU CONTRIBUTED TO SOMETHING CALLED "THE BEASTIE
BOYS AUDIO BOOK."
WHAT'S YOUR HISTORY WITH THE BEASTIE BOYS
( APPLAUSE )
ACTUALLY MET MICHAEL DIAMOND WHEN HE WAS PRE-BEASTIE BOYS,
BECAUSE WE WERE FRIEND WITH HIS GODMOTHER, LILLIAN KEISLER.
SHE USED TO BRING HIM AND AROUND SING HIS PRAISES AND WE JUST
THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IT'S HER GODSON.
WHAT'S SHE GOING TO SAY?
AND THEN HE BECAME -- >> Stephen: MIKE D.
>> MIKE D.
AND A FEW YEARS LATER, 2011, I'M IN L.A., AND STANLEY TOUCHY WAS
OUT THERE, TOO, AND WE'RE FRIENDS, AND HE'S TELLING ME
HE'S GOING TO BE IN THIS VOOFT BEASTIE BOYS "FIGHT FOR YOUR
RIGHT TO PARTY REVISITED."
AND I WAS LIKE, "OH, AND THEY'RE DOING IT OUT HERE?"
AND HE SAID, "YEAH."
AND HE SAID, "EVERYBODY'S IN IT, SETH ROGUE AN, AMY POEHLER"--
>> Stephen: KEEP TALKING, KEEP TALK.
>> "AND WILL FARRELL."
AND HE'S SAYING ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN IT.
AND HE SAID, "THEY GOT EVERYBODY."
AND I SAID, "WELL, EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY?"
I SAID, "CAN YOU JUST TELL THEM I'M IN TOWN."
IT'S THE ONLY TIME I'VE EVER DONE THIS.
I ACTUALLY ASKED TO BE IN SOMETHING.
LIKE I CAMPAIGNED FOR THIS JOB.
>> Stephen: AND YOU GOT IT?
>> WELL I GOT STANLEY TO DO IT NEAR, AND HE MUST HAVE DONE A
GOOD JOB BECAUSE THEY WROTE A PART FOR ME OR THEY GAVE ME THE
PART OF A WAITER.
I'M SO HAPPY.
>> Stephen: NOT ONLY ARE YOU IN THE VIDEO, BUT YOU'RE IN OUR
BREAKFAST FOR FROM NOW ON.
>> IT'S JENNIFER LAWRENCE!
>> Stephen: THERE YOU ARE.
THERE ARE YOU AS GOD.
( APPLAUSE )
TUESDAY ON TBS.
STEVE BUSCEMI, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH FOX NEWS ANCHOR BRET BAIER.