MY FIRST GUEST IS A SCOTSMAN YOU KNOW FROM "OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN,"
"P.S. I LOVE YOU," AND, OF COURSE, "300."
PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW," GERARD BUTLER.
( APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> HELLO!
>> Stephen: WELCOME.
WELCOME TO THE FRIENDLY CONFINES OF "THE LATE SHOW."
NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
CAN I-- CAN I CALL YOU-- IS IT GERARD OR THE FRENCH WAY OF
SAYING IT?
HOW DO YOU DO IT?
GERARD.
>> GERRY IT BETTER.
IN SCOTLAND IT'S JERD!
>> Stephen: IT SOUNDS ANGRY.
>> IT IS ANGRY.
WE'RE ANGRY PEOPLE.
IN AMERICA, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE ASKING A QUESTION, THEY
GO, "SO GERARD..." FOR ME IT'S DONE.
TENTH OF A SECOND IT SHOULD BE OVER.
HALF THE UNDERVIEW IS DONE AND WE'RE STILL ON GERARD.
IF AMERICANS TRY TO SAY IT LIKE A SCOTTS PERSON THEY GO GER AD.
>> Jon: HIT ME ONE MORE TIME.
>> IN SCOTTISH JERD.
>> Stephen: YOU SHOULD SAY IT LIKE YOU'RE NOT SURE WHAT THE
GUYS NAME IS.
>> EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: COULD YOU TEACH ME A SCOTTISH WORD OR A SCOTTISH
PHRASE THAT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR ME TO WHIP OUT.
>> LET ME BAIL YOU A HEAP.
>> Stephen: A WE BAILIARD HEAP.
>> THAT'S VERY GOOD.
IT MEANS GO AWAY AND BOIL YOUR HEAD.
IT MEANS YOU'RE TALKING NONSENSE.
>> Stephen: IT SOUNDS-- IT SOUNDS NOTHING LIKE THAT!
IT MEANS HOW IT SOUNDS.
>> THIS IS ME SINCE YESTERDAY.
THIS IS ME SINCE YESTERDAY.
>> Stephen: MEANING WHAT?
>> WHICH KIND OF MEANS, LIKE, I'VE BEEN IN THE SAME-- LIKE I'M
STILL IN THE SAME MOOD.
SO IF YOU'RE ANGRY-- OR EVEN IT COULD BE CLOTHES.
IT COULD BE EMOTION OR CLOTHES.
YOU GO, "THIS IS ME SINCE YESTERDAY."
>> Stephen: MEANING LIKE I'VE JUST BEEN IN THIS KIND OF BAD
NEWS.
I'M IN A FUNK.
>> YOU LOOK TERRIBLE.
"THIS IS ME SINCE YESTERDAY."
YOU DON'T LOOK TERRIBLE.
YOU LOOK AMAZING.
>> Stephen: YOU LOOK GOOD.
YOU DON'T LOOK THIS GOOD.
BUT YOU LOOK PRETTY GOOD.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> HOW-- HOW DO YOU KNOW.
>> Stephen: WHAT?
>> HOW DO YOU KNOW?
>> Stephen: PROVE IT RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S ONE WAY TO PROVE IT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YOU GO FIRST.
>> I HAVE NO NEED TO PROVE MYSELF.
>> Stephen: HOW MUCH OF THIS YOU STILL GOT GOING ON?
HOW MUCH GOING ON?
HOW MUCH OF THAT?
POINT TO THE PARTS THAT STILL EXIST.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> YOU'RE RIGHT.
NO.
>> Stephen: THE HEAD.
>> THE HEAD.
I STILL HAVE THE CAPE.
>> Stephen: YOU STILL HAVE THE CAPE.
IT'S MOSTLY MAKEUP, THOUGH.
IT'S MOSTLY MAKEUP.
IT'S PROSTHETICS.
>> NO IT'S NOT!
>> Stephen: MY MAKEUP TEAM COULD MAKE ME LOOK LIKE THIS IN
HALF AN HOUR.
I FOUND OUT BEFORE YOU WERE-- AND THIS SHOCKED ME A LITTLE
BIT-- YOU WERE A LAWYER.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE GERRY BUTLER ESQUIRE.
>> YES, I WAS.
>> Stephen: HOW LONG WERE YOU A LAWYER?
>> WELL, IT DEPENDS WHAT YOU MEAN BY "A LAWYER."
HOW LONG WAS I -- >> Stephen: PRACTICING LAW.
>> PRACTICING LAW.
I STUDIED LAW FOR FIVE YEARS.
AND THEN I TRAINED AS A LAWYER FOR TWO YEARS.
>> Stephen: SEVEN YEARS.
THAT IS A BIBLICAL LENGTH OF TIME.
>> IT IS, IT IS, YEAH.
JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT TO OF TIME TO COMPLETELY MESS IT ALL UP.
YEAH, SO BASICALLY, I STUDIED-- I TRAINED WITH THIS BIG FIRM IN
SCOTLAND, QUEENS SOLICITORS, ANDREW CARNEGIE'S ESTATE.
I WENT IN, I ACTUALLY ALMOST MISSED MY-- THEY WERE THE LAST
BIG FIRM TO INTERVIEW, AND AND I MISSED MY INTERVIEW BECAUSE OF
MY LAST EXAM, I GOT COMPLETELY DRUNK, I WOKE UP --
>> Stephen: YOU FINISHED YOUR EXAM, AND TO CELEBRATE YOU WENT
AND GOT PISSED.
>> I WENT AND GOT PISSED AND MISSED THIS BIG INTERVIEW.
I SAID I'LL TELL THEM I MISSED IT.
AND THEY SAID YOU CAN STILL MAKE IT.
GET ON THE TRAIN.
I GET ON THE TRAIN AND I WAS SO HUNG OVER.
I GOT THE JOB.
THREE OF US GOT THE JOB OUT OF 175 PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: BEFORE YOU GO ON, I HAVE TO STOP THE YOU RIGHT
HERE.
IF YOU TRAIN SEVEN YEARS FOR SOMETHING, WHY THEN ARE YOU NOT
TRYING TO GET A JOB IN THE THING YOU TRAINED FOR SEVEN YEARS?
AT WHAT POINT IN THE SEVEN YEARS DID YOU-- DID IT OCCUR TO YOU I
DON'T WANT TO DO THIS AND KEEP GOING?
>> AT THE END OF THE SEVEN YEARS.
>> Stephen: LIKE, WHILE YOU WERE DRINKING THE NIGHT BEFORE?
>> PROBABLY, YEAH, I THINK THAT WAS PARTLY-- LISTEN, THAT'S
ACTUALLY A GREAT QUESTION BECAUSE YOU STUDY LAW YOU SPEND
A LOT OF YEARS DOING THAT AND YOU THINK, "I SHOULD DO THE NEXT
THING.
I SHOULD DO MY DIPLOMA BECAUSE I DID MY DEGREE.
AND IF I'VE DONE MY DIPLOMA, I SHOULD DO THE TREATYSHIP"--
>> Stephen: THERE ARE ALL THESE SUNK COSTS SO YOU CAN'T
GET OUT OF IT.
>> EXACTLY.
AND YOU FIND YOURSELF SUDDENLY WORKING IN A LAW FIRM AND YOU
FOLLOW THAT THROUGH, AND YOU THINK I CAN SEE MYSELF NOW AT
RETIREMENT AGE HAVING DONE SOMETHING IN TRUTH I DON'T CARE
ABOUT.
I HAVE NO INTEREST IN THIS.
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE IT ALL STARTED GOING WRONG.
WHEN I WAS TRAINING AS A LAWYER I WASN'T DOING A VERY GOOD JOB.
>> Stephen: YOU GOT THE GIG.
>> I GOT THE GIG, YES.
AND I HAD BEEN PRESIDENT OF THE LAW SOCIETY WHEN I WAS STUDYING.
>> Stephen: WOW.
>> I WAS A BIT OF A HIGH FLYER, UNTIL I STARTED WORKING AND THE
REALITY SET IN THAT THIS WAS NOT FOR ME.
AND I ENDED UP BECOMING-- I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS-- THE FIRST
TRAINEE LAWYER EVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE SCOTTISH LEGAL
SYSTEM TO BE FIRED BEFORE HE QUALIFIED.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
BECAUSE I-- THANK YOU!
PRECISELY.
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOU-- HOW DID YOU-- HOW DID YOU-- HOW DID
YOU MANAGE THAT?
>> WELL, IT WASN'T JUST A ONE-OFF THING.
IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK
>> Stephen: YOU'RE LIKE A GUY WHO IS TRYING TO GET HIS
GIRLFRIEND TO BREAK UP WITH HIM.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: SO HE'S A JERK FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.
>> THAT'S ABOUT WHAT IT WAS.
I MISSED ABOUT 32 DAYS' WORK IN ABOUT TWO YEARS, AND I THINK 25
OF THEM WERE FRIDAYS, AND FIVE OF THEM WERE MONDAYS AND THE
FINAL-- AND I WAS GIVEN WARNING AFTER WARNING, AND FINALLY THEY
CALLED ME UP NAND SAID, "JERRY, GIVE US ONE GOOD REASON NOT TO--
NOT TO-- THAT WE SHOULDN'T FIRE YOU."
AND I SAID, "I CAN'T THINK OF ANY REASON THAT YOU SHOULDN'T
FIRE ME.
I WOULD FIRE ME, TOO."
AND THEY SAID OKAY.
THEY ALSO-- YOUR DREAMS LIE ELSEWHERE.
THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU WERE-- THEY KNEW WHAT I WANTED TO DO.
>> Stephen: NOW YOU'RE A MOVIE STAR.
>> NOW I'M A MOVIE STAR.
THEY SAID, "GO BE A MOVIE STAR."
>> Stephen: MOST LAWYERS WHO STOP BEING LAWYERS ARE A MOVIE
STAR.
YOUR NEW MOVIE IS CALLED "HUNTER KILLER," AND YOU'RE ON A
SUBMARINE AND YOU PLAY THE CAPTAIN.
HOW OFTEN IN THE MOVIE DO WE HEAR THE SOUND PINK!
EVERY SUBMARINE-HAS TO HEAR THAT SOUND, PING!
>> EVERY SUBMARINE MEANS A CONTROL ROOM, IT NEEDS CLAXONS
-- >> Stephen: THIS GUY HAS THE
TERMS DOWN.
>> AND YOU HAVE THE SOUND OF WARSHIP S.
>> Stephen: CAPTAIN, I'M HEARING CAVITATION.
>> IS THAT WHAT IT IS?
>> Stephen: THE SOUND OF THE PROPELLER, WHEN THE BUBBLES COME
OFF OF IT, THAT'S CALLED CAVITATION.
>> I KNEW THAT.
CAVITATION.
EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: JUST SAYING.
I'M JUST SAYING.
PING!
( LAUGHTER )
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLIP.
SOMETHING BAD.
SOMETHING BAD OR GOOD, BUT IT'S VERY DRAMATIC.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT CLIP YOU'RE SHOWING --
>> Stephen: THE BEST ONE.
WEARING SHOWING THE BEST CLIP.
IMAGINE A CLIP THAT IS GREAT DIDN'T OF BUT DOESN'T GIVE
ANYTHING AWAY.
>> WHICH COULD BE THE CLIP.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> I THINK THIS IS US TRYING TO NAVIGATE OUR WAY THROUGH --
>> Stephen: GIVE ME ONE REASON WHY I SHOULDN'T FIRE YOU RIGHT
NOW.
>> I CAN'T GIVE YOU ONE REASON.
>> Stephen: JERRY.
>> WE'RE GOING TO RUN STRAIGHT AT THEM.
>> TAMPA BAY, SIR?
>> IF I HAVE TO SAY EVERYTHING TWICE WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE
IT.
GIVE THE BEARINGS.
WHEN I TELL YOU, PULL UP WITH EVERYTHING.
>> 200 FEET!
>> RED SOUNDING.
>> 1-5-0.
100 FEET!
>> REPEAT, RED SOUNDING.
>> 7-5.
50 FEET, 40 FEET.
>> CAPTAIN!
>> 40 FEET.
2-5!
>> RIGHT FULL RUDDER.
RIGHT, CAPTAIN.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NOT GOOD.
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
THAT WAS BAD.
( APPLAUSE )
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> LOVELY TO MEET YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: "HUNTER KILLER" IS IN THEATERS THIS FRIDAY.
GERARD BUTLER, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.