>> Stephen: WELL, YOU'VE DONE IT AGAIN, BOUGHT BECAUSE YOU'VE
WRITTEN MANY BESTSELLING BOOKS.
YOU HAVE A NEW ONE CALLED "ABOVE THE LINE."
AND THIS IS "MY WILD OATS ADVENTURE."
THIS IS ABOUT YOU TAKING A PART IN A MOVIE.
>> YES, STEVE, I STILL WORK.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: GOOD FOR YOU.
GOOD FOR YOU, OKAY-- >> AS OPPOSED TO YOU.
>> Stephen: YEAH, ME.
( LAUGHTER ) I SHOW UP RIGHT BEFORE SHOW TIME
AND I READ WHATEVER'S IN THERE.
>> YES, I NOTICED.
>> Stephen: YOU TOOK THIS JOB ESSENTIALLY FOR NO PAY IN A
MOVIE THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE CANARY ISLANDS OFF THE COAST OF
AFRICA, RIGHT?
>> CORRECT.
OKAY, I DIDN'T THINK I WAS TAKING A JOB FOR NO PAY.
>> Stephen: YOU THOUGHT THEY'D PAY YOU.
>> OH, YEAH, WELL, YOU ALWAYS THINK THAT, UNLIKE YOU.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: I THIS IS-- THIS IS ALL FOR CHARITY.
>> FIGURES.
( LAUGHTER ) NO, HONESTLY, I LIKED THE
SCRIPT.
I WANTED TO DO IT.
THERE WAS NO REAL FORTHCOMING, LET'S SAY, INVESTMENT MONEY.
EVERYBODY SAID, "WAIT UNTIL THE MONEY DROPS.
DON'T GO."
BUT I WANTED TO DO IT.
AND THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE UNDERNEATH MY HEART THAT MEANT I
WANTED TO DO IT.
DON'T KNOW WHY.
UNTIL I LANDED IN THE CANARY ISLANDS, AND I SAW THE AD ON
IBERIA AIRLINES, "WE ARE THE ONLY AIRLINE THAT TAKES YOU TO
THE LOST CONTINENT OF ATLANTIS.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> BACK WITH MY STUFF.
>> Stephen: ANOTHER YES.
YOU WERE ALSO KNOWN FOR MAKING SPIRITUAL CONTACT, YOU SAY, WITH
ANCIENT BEINGS, AND YOUR OWN PAST LIVES.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: INCLUDING A LIFE ON ATLANTIS.
>> YES, YEAH.
>> Stephen: BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT, HOW ABOUT A COCKTAIL?
( LAUGHTER ) BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU'RE ON THE
CANARY ISLANDS, YOU BECAME FOND OF A COCKTAIL.
NOW, THIS IS-- >> IS THIS THE REAL THING?
>> Stephen: THIS IS THE REAL THING.
WE HAD IT MADE.
>> I'M OVER.
I'M UNDER THE CHAIR ALREADY.
>> Stephen: I REALLY COULD USE ONE.
I COULD USE ONE RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU.
>> THIS TH ISN'T THE SAME COLOR, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: IT ISN'T THE SAME COLOR?
>> YOU'RE MISS SOMETHING INGREDIENT.
>> Stephen: SO, CHEERS.
>> IS THIS REAL?
>> Stephen: IT'S REAL.
I PROMISE YOU.
HERE, SKOL.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> IT'S REAL.
>> Stephen, OF COURSE, IT'S REAL.
QUITE TASTY.
>> OH, GOD!
>> Stephen: DO YOU CARE FOR IT?
>> NO.
TOO STRONG.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
LET ME HAVE YOURS.
>> Stephen: NO, NO.
THAT'S MINE.
>> I WANT IT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S MINE.
YOU DON'T WANT MINE.
I PROMISE YOU.
MY COLD WOULD KILL YOU.
TRY THAT.
PLEASE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) OKAY, SO HOW ARE THE CANARY
ISLANDS THE LOST CONTINENT OF ATLANTIS?
AND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU?
>> WELL, NOW WE'VE GOT TO GET SERIOUS, OKAY?
WAIT A MINUTE.
I AM FEELING IT.
>> Stephen: OKAY, GOOD, OKAY.
>> SO ALL THE FOLKLORE ON THE ISLANDS, AND ALL THE KIND OF
ANCIENT HISTORY COINCIDES WITH WHAT SOCRATES AND PLATO TAUGHT.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
>> THAT THESE ISLANDS WERE THE REMNANT-- PHEW!
OF ATLANTIS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: BECAUSE--
>> NOW I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THE REAL TRUTH.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE PLATO SAID ATLANTIS WAS OUT BEYOND THE
PILLARS OF HERCULES, THE STRAITS OF GIBROUGHTAR.
I KNOW THIS STUFF.
>> YOU WERE THERE WITH ME.
>> Stephen: YOU THINK I WAS THERE WITH YOU IN A PAST LIFE?
>> UPPER THE ONE WHO MADE IT SINK, BABE, BIG TIME.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: I'M GOING TO PUT
THAT ON MY RESUME-- "MADE ATLANTIS SINK."
>> HERE I AM MAKING THIS PICTURE FOR NOTHING WITH A BUDGET OF
NOTHING.
THINGS LIKE, "DON'T COME IN TOMORROW TO WORK BECAUSE WE
CAN'T PAY THE CAB DRIVERS."
THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> HMMMKIND OF ATTRACTIVE.
I FIND THERE'S SOMETHING I SHOULD START MAKING NOTES ABOUT.
>> Stephen: SO THIS WAS KIND OF APPEAL TO YOU, THE SORT OF
THE ODDNESS OF YOUR SITUATION.
>> NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
( LAUGHTER ) EVEN THE MEMORY OF IT IS
STRIKING NOW.
I HAVE TO STOP THIS AND TELL YOU THE STORY BECAUSE I'M HERE TO
TALK ABOUT A BOOK.
>> Stephen: OKAY, YEAH.
LET ME JUST DO IT THIS WAY.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )