HE IS A TALENTED ACTOR YOU KNOW FROM "INCEPTION," "50/50", "500
DAYS OF SUMMER" AND SO MUCH MORE.
THE MAGNIFICENT JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT IS JOINING US ON
THE SHOW TONIGHT.
HOW ARE YOU?
NICE TO SEE YOU!
YOU LOOK WELL.
HOW ARE YOU, WHERE ARE YOU?
>> HERE AT MY HOUSE IN LOS ANGELES, GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE
TO STAY SAFE INSIDE.
>> James: FOR SURE.
THANKS A LOT.
>> James: IT'S LOVELY TO SEE YOU ON THE SHOW.
YOU I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE BECAUSE THE LAST TIME YOU WERE
ON THE SHOW, I WOULD SAY YOU STILL RANK AMONGST OUR FAVORITE
GUESTS OF ALL TIME.
>> WOW.
>> James: WE SHARED QUITE THE MOMENT TOGETHER.
YOU RAN DOWN DURING THE MONOLOGUE.
WE EMBRACED, WE KISSED, YOU THEN PLAYED OUT THE SHOW ON
GUILLERMO'S DRUM KIT, AND I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU.
WHEN WAS THIS?
WHERE WAS THIS, ROB?
2016?
>> 2015.
>> James: 2015.
AND NOTHING, NOT EVEN AN EMAIL.
>> YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU'VE JUST GOT TO
LEAVE THE MAGIC IN THE MOMENT, AND IT IS WHAT IT IS, BABE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: IT IS WHAT IT IS!
NOW, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS BECAUSE YOU'VE JUST DONE
SOMETHING WHICH I -- I'M INTRIGUED TO KNOW WHAT THE
EXPERIENCE IS LIKE AND I'M JEALOUS IN MANY WAYS THAT YOU
DID IT.
YOU'VE JUST TAKEN THREE OR FOUR YEARS OFF TO SIMPLY BE WITH YOUR
SONS AND BE A FATHER.
YOU HAVEN'T WORKED, YOU HAVEN'T ACTED --
>> WELL, I FELT REALLY LUCKY I GOT TO DO THAT.
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD THAT GIVE A LOT OF
PATERNITY LEAVE WHERE THE GOVERNMENT THINKS IT'S SO
IMPORTANT THAT DAD GETS TO SPEND TIME WITH THEIR BABIES, THAT
THERE'S GOVERNMENT-PAID PATERNITY LEAVE.
I WISH THERE WAS MORE OF THAT IN THIS COUNTRY.
I'M IN THE VERY FORTUNATE POSITION I'M ABLE TO HAVE THAT
FOR MYSELF AND I'M SO HAPPY I GOT TO DO IT.
YEAH, SPENT A BUNCH OF TIME BEING A DAD.
>> James: HOW LONG DID YOU TAKE OFF?
>> THE LAST MOVIE I WAS IN CAME OUT IN 2016.
NOW I HAVE THREE MOVIES THIS YEAR, SO DON'T CALL IT A
COMEBACK, BUT -- ( LAUGHTER )
>> James: DID YOU FEEL YOU WERE READY TO GET BACK OUT
THERE?
I THINK IF I SAID TO MY WIFE, BABE, I'M JUST GOING TO BE HOME
TO BE WITH THE KIDS, I'D LAST MAYBE A DAY AND SHE WOULD BE,
LIKE, GET -- OUT -- NOW.
( LAUGHTER ) >> I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I STAYED
BUSY.
I DID SOME OTHER STUFF.
I HAVE MY HIT RECORD COMPANY THAT I STILL WAS WORKING ON.
SO I, LIKE, WAS DOING SOME WORK, BUT, UM, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW,
MAN, IT WAS A DELIGHT.
I WAS A REAL WORKAHOLIC BEFORE.
IT'S LIKE I JUST NEVER EVER TURNED OFF.
AND IT WAS GREAT TO JUST, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT NOT ABOUT ME FOR A
LITTLE WHILE.
>> James: SO WHEN CORONAVIRUS HAPPENED --
>> AND NOW IT'S ALL ABOUT ME AGAIN.
I'M IN MOVIES!
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: WHEN CORONAVIRUS
HAPPENED, WERE YOU LIKE, GUYS, I LITERALLY JUST DID THIS!
( LAUGHTER ) >> YES, EXACTLY.
>> James: NOW, YOU'VE JUST BEEN WORKING WITH ONE OF OUR
ABSOLUTE FAVORITES HERE AT THE THE SHOW WITH AARON SALKIN WHO
WROTE AND DIRECTED "THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO SEVEN."
>> YES, COMING OUT IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
>> James: WHAT WAS HE LIKE AS A DIRECTOR ON THAT SET BECAUSE
IT HAD AN EXTRAORDINARY CAST.
>> IT WAS.
IT WAS, LIKE, THE ACTOR OLYMPICS OVER THERE.
THERE'S EDDIE REDMOND AND MARK RYLANDS WHO ARE YOUR FELLOW
COUNTRYMEN LIKE SHAKESPEARE.
>> James: OSCAR WINNERS.
AND YOUR OTHER FELLOW COUNTRYMAN SASHA BARON COHEN WHO
IS NOT SHAKESPEARE BUT A BRILLIANT ACTOR.
FRANKLIN JELLA AND SO MANY AMAZING ACTORS AND IT'S A CROOM
DRAMA.
AARON SORKIN IS SORT OF THE HIGH PRIEST OF CROOM DRAMA AS HE
WROTE -- >> James: "A FEW GOOD MEN."
YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
AND WE'RE ALL WATCHING EACH OTHER TO THESE SCENES BECAUSE
EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT TALKING, YOU'RE SITTING THERE IN COURT,
SO IT'S, LIKE, ACTING CLASS JUST WATCHING ALL THESE BRILLIANT
ACTORS AND KNOWING WHEN I GO UP THERE THEY'RE ALL WATCHING ME.
>> James: SO DID IT EVER FEEL COMPETITIVE?
>> I HAD TO -- I WILL BE TOTALLY HONEST, I HAD TO WORK EVERY DAY
TO MAKE IT NOT BE THAT WAY -- IT'S NOT A COMPETITION, WE'RE
ALL ON THE SAME MOVIE, THE SAME STORY.
THAT'S THE THING ABOUT ACTING.
I CONSCIOUSLY DO MY BEST TO NOT THINK OF IT THAT WAY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WITH THINGS LIKE AWARDS SHOWS WHERE IT'S
TURNED INTO THE COMPETITION, THERE ARE WINNERS AND LOSERS AND
BOX OFFICE RATINGS, EVERYTHING IS SO QUANTITYTIZED AND PUT ON
SOCIAL MEDIA, IT'S HARD TO NOT THINK OF IT AS A COMPETITION.
>> James: YOU CAN'T.
THERE'S NOTHING TO WIN BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHY -- ULTIMATELY, WE
ALL DIE.
>> I LIKE THAT.
>> James: WE NEED TO LEAN INTO THAT MORE ON THE SHOW, ACTUALLY,
( LAUGHTER ) I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE
STARTED EVERY EPISODE IS, JUST REMEMBER, IT ALL ENDS IN DEATH.
>> IN DEATH.
ALL ALONE IS ALL WE ARE.
>> James: WE HAVE TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR NEW
MOVIE "PROJECT POWER," THE NUMBER ONE FILM ON IN EFFECT
NETFLIX OVERTHE WEEKEND.
>> THIS IS A SUPER FUN ACTION MOVIE.
JAMIE FOXX.
I'M IN IT, TOO.
A BRILLIANT YOUNG ACTRESS NAMED DOMINICK FISHBACK.
IF YOU'RE A FAN OF ACTORS AND MOVIES, WATCH HER.
SHE'S BRILLIANT.
IT'S A SCI-FI THING ABOUT A PILL, GIVES SUPER POWER, BUT YOU
DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET.
IT COULD BE AN INCREDIBLE SUPERPOWER OR IT COULD KILL YOU
ON THE SPOT AND THERE'S AN EVIL, CORRUPT INSTITUTION TESTING THE
PILL ON THE STREETS OF NEW ORLEANS, AND I PLAY A COP
TRYING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT.
IT'S REALLY FUN, THE VISUALS ARE INCREDIBLE.
IT'S GREAT MUSIC, SET IN NEW ORLEANS.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE AN ENTERTAINING MOVIE THAT'S GOING
TO DELIVER WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF A POPCORN SATURDAY NIGHT,
PROJECT POWER IS DEFINITELY GOING TO DO IT FOR YOU.