FOLKS, MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS A TWO-TIME ACADEMY AWARD WINNER
AND ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," ROBERT De NIRO.
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>> IS THIS MINE?
( CHEERS )
HOW ABOUT THAT?
( APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERS )
>> Stephen: SO GLAD-- I'M SO GLAD-- I'M SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU
BACK.
>> I'M GLAD TO BE BACK.
>> Stephen: ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I'M ESPECIALLY GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK BECAUSE THERE'S A QUESTION
I'VE REALLY BEEN WANT WANTING TO ASK YOU AND THAT'S HOW YOU
DOING?
HOW YOU DOING TOUGH GUY?
>> I'M DOING OKAY.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE DOING ALL RIGHT?
GOOD TO HEAR IT.
NOW, WE'RE TAPING THIS ON A TUESDAY, AND WE'RE ROLLING IN IN
ON A FRIDAY.
PEOPLE WAPPING AT HOME RIGHT NOW, IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE MUELLER REPORT, SUCH AS IT IS, WHAT WE GET TO SEE-- WHAT WE
GET TO SEE COMES OUT ON THURSDAY MORNING SUPPOSEDLY.
>> RIGHT, RIGHT, SUPPOSEDLY.
>> Stephen: SUPPOSEDLY.
PEOPLE OUT THERE KNOW THINGS ABOUT OUR GOVERNMENT AND OUR
PRESIDENT THAT WE DON'T KNOW YET.
>> RIGHT, AND WE WON'T KNOW THEN, EITHER.
>> Stephen: WE DO KNOW BUT, Y,YOU KNOW-- WE'VE GOT A PRETTY
GOOD GUESS.
WHO KNOWS?
YOU PLAY ROBERT MUELLER OVER ON "S.N.L."
>> YES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: YOU CALL THAT--
YOU RECENTLY CALLED PLAYING MUELLER, YOU CALLED THAT A CIVIC
DUTY.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHY-- WHY-- WHY DO YOU SAY THAT, SIR?
>> I HAVE NO OTHER WAY TO SAY IT, I GUESS.
IT'S A CIVIC DUTY.
IT'S MY OBLIGATION.
MY CIVIC OBLIGATION TO PLAY MUELLER.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE-- THAT'S THE CLOSEST-- THAT'S CLOSEST
WE'VE GOTTEN TO HEARING WHAT MUELLER IS GOING TO SAY.
( LAUGHTER )
GOOD A MUELLER AS YOU DO.
I MEAN, HE'S ONLY ROBERT MUELLER.
YOU'RE BOBBY De NIRO.
>> I'M HOPING IT WILL GO FURTHER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I KEEP SAYING THAT I-- I DON'T KNOW WHETHER
THIS IS ACTUALLY POSSIBLE IN REALITY, BUT WHERE I CAN
HANDCUFF HIM AND TAKE HIM AWAY IN AN ORANGE JUMPSUIT.
THAT WOULD BE...
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
YOU MEAN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
( LAUGHTER )
YOU KNOW WHAT, BOB?
GIVE HEM A CHANCE.
WHY WON'T YOU GIVE THE PRESIDENT A CHANCE, ROBERT De NIRO.
>> NO, YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT I SAID RIGHT AFTER HE WAS ELECTED, GIVE HIM A
CHANCE.
I GIVE EVERYBODY THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.
THIS GUY HAS PROVEN HIMSELF TO BE A TOTAL LOSER.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THE WAY I FEEL
ABOUT TRUMP IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN HE STARTED WAS GIVE HIM A
CHANCE, BUT DON'T GIVE HIM AN INCH.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE HE'LL STEAL EVERYTHING THAT'S NOT
NAILED DOWN.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: NOW, LEIF HAVING YOU ON, AND EVERYBODY IN LATE
NIGHT WANTS TO HAVE ROBERT De NIRO ON-- AND I DON'T THINK THIS
IS A SECRET, AND IT'S NOT MEANT AS A SLAM IN ANY WAY-- IT OFTEN
FEELS LIKE YOU ARE NOT AS ENTHUSIASTIC TO BE ON A TALK
SHOW AS WE ARE ALL EXCITED TO YOU HAVE HERE.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
AND YOU AND I--
IS THAT A FAIR-- IS THAT FAIR?
>> WELL, I GUESS-- I MEAN, THAT'S VERY NICE OF YOU.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> SOMETIMES YOU DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO COME OFF OR
WHATEVER.
I JUST WANT TO BE STRAIGHT AND HONEST AND THAT'S ALL.
>> Stephen: SHORT ANSWERS.
>> SHORT ANSWERS, YES.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
TO THE POINT.
>> TO THE POINT.
>> Stephen: JUST THE FACTS.
>> SHORT, SWEET, AND TO THE POINT.
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU AND I HAVE DEALT WITH THE SOMETIMES
AWKWARD ASPECTS OF AN INTERVIEW.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: BY INSTEAD REALLY DOING NOTHING.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: DOING NOTHING, NOT TALKING.
AND HAVING A COCKTAIL.
SO... TONIGHT I THOUGHT LET'S SWITCH IT UP, NO COCKTAILS.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: BUT I'LL GIVE YOU-- DO YOU MIND IF WE DO THIS?
THIS IS ONE MINUTE.
AND WE WON'T TALK FOR ONE MINUTE.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: AND... GO.
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> OH!
OKAY.
THANKS.
>> Stephen: SHHH.
>> GOOD.
OH!
( APPLAUSE )
THANK YOU.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> YOU KNOW I'M TRYING TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT SO THIS IS...
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: THAT'S EXACTLY A MINUTE.
THERE YOU GO.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
THERE YOU GO.
FINISHED?
CAN I ASK YOU ABOUT THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: THIS IS THE 18th YEAR COMING UP RIGHT
NOW.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE AMAZING MOVIES AND PROGRAMS THIS YEAR.
AND I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE GOING TO BE INTERVIEWING MARTIN SCORSESE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU EVER-- HAVE YOU INTERVIEWED PEOPLE
BEFORE?
>> WELL, I DID IT WITH BRADLEY COOPER LAST YEAR.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OKAY AND EASY.
I GUESS IT WAS OKAY.
THEN DAVID O' RUSSELL, I BROUGHT HIM UP.
DAVID IS GOOD BECAUSE HE HAS A LOT TO SAY.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU WORRIED AT ALL WHEN YOU INTERVIEW SCORSESE
THAT HE WILL GIVE YOU ONE-WORD ANSWERS?
>> NO I ASK HIM A QUESTION, GIVE HIM THE MIC, GET UP, GO HAVE A
COFFEE AROUND THE CORNER, GIVE HIM 15, 20 MINUTES, COME BACK.
AT THE END OF HIS ANSWER, I'LL ASK ANOTHER QUESTION, GET UP--
IT'S EASY.
>> Stephen: NOW YOU'RE DOING A NEW FILM WITH HIM.
IT'S COMING OUT THIS FALL.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: IT'S CALLED "THE IRISHMAN."
IT'S YOUR TENTH MOVIE-- >> NINTH.
>> Stephen: NINTH MOVIE WITH SCORSESE.
( APPLAUSE )
GANGSTER GENRE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: FOR HIM.
AND YOU'VE DONE A FEW OF THOSE.
>> A FEW.
>> Stephen: WHY DO YOU-- WHY DO YOU, PEOPLE-- WHY DO YOU
THINK PEOPLE RESPOND TO THE GANGSTER GENRE SO MUCH?
WHY IS IT?
WHY IS THAT A CLASSIC JOHN RAY?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S JUST PEOPLE LIKE THE OUTLAW-TYPE THING.
EXCEPT WE HAVE A WANNABE GANGSTER IN THE WHITE HOUSE NOW.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
HE DOES-- HE ACTS -- HE TRIES TO ACT LIKE A TOUGH GUY.
TRIES TO ACT LIKE A MADE MAN.
>> LIKE A MADE GUY.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
>> YOU CALL IT A CERTAIN SAY DISAPPOINTED DUNSKY.
AND A DUNSKY IS A WAY OF CALLING A DON, SORT OF A CONTRACTED WAY
OF DON.
A D.D. YOU'D CALL HIM-- A DISAPPOINTED DUNSKY.
THAT'S WHAT HE IS.
HE'S A DUMB BELL, IN OTHER WORDS.
BUT HE'S NOT -- >> Stephen: IT'S NO SECRET--
IT'S NO SECRET YOU'RE NOT A FAN.
IT'S NOT SECRET YOU'RE NOT A FAN.
>> THERE ARE CERTAIN-- THERE ARE CERTAIN-- EVEN GANGSTERS HAVE
MORALS AND THEY-- THEY HAVE -- >> Stephen: A CODE.
>> THEY HAVE ETHICS.
THEY HAVE A CODE.
AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GIVE SOMEBODY YOUR WORD, IT'S YOUR
WORD, BECAUSE THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE IS YOUR WORD, ESPECIALLY IN
THAT WORLD.
THIS GUY, HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
>> Stephen: NO.
HE HAS ALL THE BEST WORDS, BUT HE DOESN'T MEAN ANY OF THEM.
( APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERS )
WE HAVE TO TACK A BREAK.
DON'T GO, BECAUSE WHEN WE COME BACK IT'S LIGHTNING ROUND WITH
ROBERT De NIRO.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.