♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY,
WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW."
YOU KNOW MY GUEST THIS EVENING FROM "FORGETTING SARAH
MARSHALL," "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER," AND "DISPATCHES FROM
ELSEWHERE."
HIS NEW FILM IS CALLED "OUR FRIEND."
PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW," HEY, JASON.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO.
LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER WAS FEBRUARY, I THINK.
IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE EVERYTHING CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT.
WHEN WERE YOU WHEN EVERYTHING-- I HAVEN'T TALKED TO YOU SINCE
THEN.
WHEN WERE YOU WHEN BASICALLY EVERYBODY HAD TO LOCK DOWN?
>> YEAH, I-- I LIVE IN A LITTLE FARM TOWN, LIKE A COUPLE OF
HOURS NORTH OF LOS ANGELES, SO I WAS THERE.
AND I WAS THERE FOR MOST OF THE LOCKDOWN.
I LIVE ON A BIG ORANGE GROVE.
I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT.
>> YES, I KNOW-- I KNOW THAT THAT'S INTERESTING TO YOU.
IT IS TO ME, TOO.
>> Stephen: IT IS VERY INTERESTING TO ME.
>> BUT I LOVE IT.
SO, YEAH, I WAS THERE FOR MOST OF THE TIME.
I WOULD JUST WALK AROUND THE ORANGE GROVE, AND EVENTUALLY, I
JUST STARTED TO FEEL LIKE THE LAST MAN ON EARTH.
I MEAN, I'M SURE EVERYBODY FELT THAT WAY, BEING LOCKED UP.
>> Stephen: WERE YOU ALONE?
WERE YOU ALONE FOR THIS?
>> I WAS, YES.
>> Stephen: OH, WOW.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: JUST YOU AND THE ORANGES.
>> YEAH!
JUST ME AND THE ORANGES, AND MY BRAN, MAN.
IT WASN'T A GOOD LOOK.
( STEPHEN WHISTLES ).
>> Stephen: THE CHAMBER SOLITUDE UP HERE.
>> JUST TRYING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS THAT CAN'T BE SOLVED AND DON'T
EXIST, YOU KNOW.
BUT, YEAH, AND THEN I GOT REALLY, REALLY LUCKY.
THERE WAS THAT LULL IN THE MIDDLE WHERE WE THOUGHT MAYBE
THINGS WERE CALMING DOWN, AND I WENT AND I SHOT A MOVIE.
IN HUMBOLT COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, IN THE REDWOODS, SO
THAT WAS NICE TO BREAK UP.
IT WAS VERY, VERY BEAUTIFUL.
>> Stephen: HOW ARE YOU-- HOW ARE YOU-- A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE
TURNED TO EXERCISE TO KEEP THEIR BRAIN FROM SCRAMBLING.
I EVEN CONSIDERED IT FOR A WHILE.
HVE YOU-- HAVE YOU BEEN-- HAVE YOU BEEN KEEPING YOURSELF SANE?
>> I HAVE.
YOU KNOW WHAT, I DECIDED THAT I WAS GOING TO USE THIS PERIOD TO
START ADDRESSING THE THINGS IN MY LIFE THAT CAUSE ME A LOT OF
ANXIETY.
AND I HAVE BEEN-- I WAS GOING TO SAY OUT OF SHAPE.
I'VE BEEN FAT.
( LAUGHTER )
AND EVERY-- EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP, LIKE, "I WISH I WASN'T THIS
WAY.
SO I STARTED WALKING.
I STARTED WALKING-- HONESTLY, LIKE, 10 MILES A DAY FOR ALMOST
EVERY DAY DURING QUARANTINE.
>> Stephen: WOW.
>> AND IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY LOVELY.
>> Stephen: DO YOU ALWAYS GET IT IN?
LIKE-- >> OH, ALWAYS.
>> Stephen: RAIN OR SHANE?
RAIN OR SHINE?
AT HOME OR WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU WERE UP IN THE REDWOODS WERE YOU
OUT THERE WITH THE S SASS SWATCH IN THE REDWOODS.
>> SASCWAWCH IS THERE ACCORDING TO THEM.
>> Stephen: I WORKED FOR "THE DAILY SHOW" IN 1998.
I KNOW WHERE THE SASCWAWCH ARE.
>> SO THERE'S ONE THERE.
I ALSO-- I WOULD DRIVE MYSELF TO NATIONAL PARKS WHEN THEY WERE
STILL OPEN.
I TOOK MYSELF TO LASON VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK BECAUSE I HAD A
FEW DAYS OFF.
>> Stephen: WHERE IS THAT?
I'M SORRY, WHERE IS THAT?
>> IT'S IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
IN THE MIDDLE-- IT'S GEOTHERMIC, THERE'S, LIKE, STEAM COMING UP.
I DECIDED I WAS GOING TO HAVE A "INTO THE WILD" KIND OF DAY.
I PACKED UP A BIG BACKPACK AND TOOK OFF ON A HIKE.
AND I MADE WHAT I WILL CALL A VERY BOY DECISION.
WHICH IS THAT I WALKED UNTIL I GOT TIRED BUT DID NOT FACTOR IN
THAT YOU THEN HAVE TO WALK BACK.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
LIKE, I DIDN'T THINK EVEN ONE STEP AHEAD.
AND I GOT SO TIRED, THAT AT ONE POINT, I WAS ALL ALONE AND I
KNEW WHAT I NEEDED TO DO, AND I SAT DOWN AND I JUST CRIED.
I'M NOT EMBARRASSED TO SAY I SAT ON A LOG AND CRIED AND CRIED.
IT WAS ABOUT OTHER STUFF -- >> Stephen: IS IT OKAY IF I'M
EMBARRASSED?
( LAUGHING ) >> YOU KNOW WHAT?
I WAS...
I WAS PROUD OF MYSELF FOR LETTING IT OUT.
AND I SAID TO MYSELF, "JASON, SOME DAY YOU'RE GOING TO COME
BACK HERE AND THIS WILL BE EASY."
>> Stephen: OH, OKAY.
>> SO THAT'S MY GOAL FOR NEXT YEAR.
>> Stephen: AND SPEAKING OF THIS YEAR-NEXT YEAR, HAPPY
BIRTHDAY WAS YESTERDAY, RIGHT?
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE WE BEEN ON THE PLANET?
>> I HAVE BEEN ON THE PLANET FOR 41 YEARS.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NOTHING, MAN.
THAT'S NOTHING.
>> THAT'S WHAT I KEEP HEARING.
THAT'S NICE.
BUT I HEAR IT FROM PEOPLE WHO-- I DON'T HEAR IT FROM KIDS.
>> Stephen: NO.
>> NO YOUNG KIDS SAY, "41 IS NOTHING."
>> Stephen: NO, NO, NO, NO.
BUT THEY DON'T KNOW.
>> WELL, I WILL TELL YOU THIS.
ON THIS MOVIE I JUST DID, THERE WERE COSTARS WHO, AS FAR AS I
COULD TELL, WERE ADULTS, BUT THEY ALL CALL ME "MR. SEGEL."
>> Stephen: OOOOH.
WERE ANY OF THESE YOUR LOVE INTERESTS IN THE MOVIE?
>> NO, NO, THANK GOD.
BUT THEY WOULD SAY THINGS LIKE, "YOU WERE A BIG PART OF MY
CHILDHOOD."
AND I DIDN'T LIKE IT.
I DIDN'T LIKE IT AT ALL.
>> Stephen: YEAH, I GET GUESTS WHO COME ON AND SAY, "I HAVE
LOVED YOU SINCE SIXTH GRADE."
>> OH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> YEAH.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT?
BEATS THE ALTERNATIVE, RIGHT?
WE'RE STILL KICKING.
>> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU DO FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
HOW DID YOU CELEBRATE?
HOW DID YOU MAKE IT SPECIAL FOR JASON SEGEL?
>> THAT'S A NICE QUESTION.
I TOOK A BIG, LONG WALK.
THERE'S NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO.
I TOOK A BIG LONG WALK, AND I'VE BEEN EATING HEALTHY THIS YEAR.
THERE'S A FOOD TREND IN L.A.
CALLED THE MASHVILLE HOT CHICKEN SANDWICH.
>> Stephen: SURE, I'VE HAD ONE.
THEY'RE FAN TASH.
>> I HAD NIGH FIRST NASHVILLE HOT CHICKEN SANDWICH.
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S IT.
>> I MEAN, WHAT-- WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
THERE'S NOT MUCH ELSE TO DO.
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW.
>> I'VE DONE EVERYTHING THERE IS TO DO.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BRESK, BUT WHEN WE RETURN,
JASON HAS ANOTHER STORY ABOUT GOING FOR A WALK.
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