BUT RIGHT NOW, LET'S NOT HOLD OFF ANY FURTHER, I'M NOT SURE I
CAN TAKE IT BECAUSE MY FIRST GUEST IS AN
OSCAR-WINNING, BOURBON-SIPPING AMERICAN ICON YOU KNOW FROM
"DAZED AND CONFUSED," "TRUE DETECTIVE," AND "DALLAS BUYERS
CLUB."
HE NOW STARS IN "THE DARK TOWER".
>> DID YOU MISS ME?
RUN!
YOU TELL THE KID WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OLD CREW, YOU
TELL HIM THAT EVERYONE WHO WALKS WITH YOU DIES WHICH MY HAND.
WE BOTH KNOW THAT DEATH ALWAYS WINS -- THAT'S THE DEAL.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> WHAT'S HAPPENING?
>> Stephen: IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE YOU ON
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> MAN, IT'S BEEN TOO LONG.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE DOING.
>> Stephen: WE WERE TALKING, WE MET RIGHT BACKSTAGE BEFORE
THE SHOW STARTED.
WE'VE NEVER MET BEFORE.
>> I KNOW.
>> Stephen: I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF YOURS FOREVER.
>> I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF YOURS SINCE 1994, BACK WHEN YOU WERE
NAMED STEF-N CO-BERT.
>> Stephen: MORE ON THAT LATER.
( LAUGHTER ) THERE IS INJUST IN THE WORLD AND
THEN THERE'S INJUSTICE.
IN 2005 YOU WERE NAMED BY "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE AS THE SEXIEST
MAN ALIVE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THIS IS 12 YEARS AGO AND EVERY
YEAR SINCE I HAVE BEEN OUTRAGED.
>> CAPITAL "I" INJUSTICE.
>> Stephen: THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN.
LOOK AT THE CLOWNS THEY'VE THROWN IN THERE, INSTEAD.
CLOONEY -- COME ON, GRANDPA.
DAMON, HE'S ADORABLE BUT BITE SIZED.
HUGH JACKMAN, TAKE AWAY THE KNIVES FOR HANDS AND WHAT HAVE
YOU GOT?
JOHNNY DEPP, COME ON.
RIIAN REYNOLDS?
KIND OF CUTE.
>> THE COOL THING ABOUT THAT, SEXIEST MAN, I'M STILL ALIVE.
DIDN'T SAY SEXIEST MAN TO HAVE THE YEAR, SAID SEXIEST MAN
ALIVE.
I FIGURE WHOEVER WINS IT KEEPS IT TILL THEY MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
LIFE.
>> Stephen: SO IT'S AGGREGATE.
THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING NOW.
>> Stephen: IT'S LIKE THE HIGHLANDER.
YOU HAVE TO DECAPITATE THE REST OF THOSE GUYS BECAUSE THERE CAN
ONLY BE ONE.
>> OH, SO THIS IS A JEALOUSY THING.
>> Stephen: YOU SHOULDN'T BE JEALOUS AT ALL.
YOU'RE IN THE CAT BIRD SEAT.
>> NO, I'M SAYING YOU DON'T LIKE IT THERE IS THE OTHER CATS
SITTING AROUND THE PERIPHERY.
I GOT IT.
>> Stephen: TAKE THEM OUT, METAPHORICALLY.
( LAUGHTER ) I'M A FAN OF YOUR WORK.
I THINK YOUR CHARACTER RICK PECK FROM TROPIC THUNDER MIGHT BE ONE
OF THE GREATEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCES OF ALL TIME.
>> HE'S ON TiVo.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW WHAT A FAN I AM OF YOUR JOB AS CHIEF
STORY TELLER.
>> YES, SIR.
>> Stephen: WOULD YOU LIKE A LITTLE SMOOTH TENNESSEE WHISKEY
NOW?
>> KENTUCKY WHISKEY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WILD TURKEY CAME TO ME AND
WANTED ME TO BE THE FACE OF THE BRAND.
I SAID, YOU KNOW, I HAVE SOME IDEAS ABOUT WHERE THEY COULD
TAKE THE BRAND OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
I SAID, LET ME COME ON AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR.
SO I CAME ON WITH CHILD TURKEY TO WORK TWO CAMPAIGN, WHERE WE
REINTRODUCE WILD TURKEY, JUST THE FAMILY WHO HANDLES WILD
TURKEY, THREE GENERATIONS, WENT TO KENTUCKY, HUNG OUT WITH THEM,
AND WENT TO EDDY RUSSELL, JIMMY'S SON, THE BUDDHA OF
BOURBON, I SAID, MR. JIMMY, I'M TAKING OVER THIS CAMPAIGN, I
HOPE THIS WORKS.
HE SAYS, WELL, MATTHEW, YOU KNOW, IF IT DOESN'T WORK, WE'RE
JUST GOING TO BE STUCK WITH A WHOLE LOT OF BOURBON.
AND THERE'S WORSE THINGS TO BE STUCK WITH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THAT'S A 101.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: OF COURSE, THAT'S
A VERY AUTHENTIC STORY YOU TOLD.
I WILL NEVER BE OUT-AUTHENTICKED BY ANYONE.
I ANSWERED WITH MY OWN ANSWER TO WILD TURKEY CALLED SAVAGE COCK.
THERE WE GO.
>> DO WE GET TO TASTE THAT, TOO?
>> Stephen: WOULD YOU LIKE TO ROCK THE COCK?
>> ROCK THE COCK.
>> Stephen: I ONLY HAVE TWO CLASSES.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS IS PROP LIQUOR
OR -- WE MAY BE JUST ABOUT TO DRINK EVER CLEAR.
>> DON'T LIGHT A CIGARETTE.
HERE WE GO, SAVAGE COCK.
>> Stephen: OH, THAT IS A HUGE MISTAKE.
>> OH, LOOK AT THAT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) HEY!
PUT THAT IN THERE.
>> Stephen: LET'S GET BACK TO THE WILD TURKEY RIGHT HERE.
>> THAT'S THE 17-YEAR.
>> Stephen: THIS IS BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL.
>> YES, SIR.
>> Stephen: OH, YEAH, OKAY.
THERE WE GO.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF INTERVIEWS TO GET THROUGH.
IT'S JUST APPLE JUICE, CALM DOWN.
JUST APPLE JUICE.
>> YES, SIR.
>> Stephen: NOW, CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE McCONASANCE?
WE'RE IN THE YEAR FIVE OF THE McCONASANCE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: I THINK YOU SAID DOING THE ROMCOMS YOU DID FOR A
FEW YEARS WITH YOUR SHIRT OFF AND TANNED IS HARDER THAN
SOMETHING LIKE DALLAS BUYERS CLUB.
>> IT IS.
>> Stephen: HOW IS IT HARD TO DO LIKE GHOST OF GIRLFRIENDS
PAST OR FOOLS GOLD.
>> FAILURE TO LAUNCH.
>> Stephen: HOW CAN THAT BE HARDER?
>> TEN DAYS ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
HERE'S WHAT I MEAN ABOUT THAT.
IF YOU'RE REALLY HONEST ABOUT HOW YOU FEEL IN A ROMANTIC
COMEDY, YOU SINK THE SHIP.
YOU'VE GOT TO BOUNCE ALONG THE CLOUDS IN ROMANTIC COMEDIES.
YOU CAN'T LOVE AS HARD, GET MAD AS HARD, HATE OR LAUGH AS HARD
IN THOSE THINGS, YOU JUST BOUNCE IN THE CLOUDS.
IN DRAMA, YOU HANG YOUR HEAD ON HUMANITY EVERY SINGLE TURN, HOW
DO I FEEL ABOUT THAT, THE CEILING IS HIGHER AND BASEMENT
IS LOWER IN A DRAMA.
IN A ROMCOM, YOU'RE JUST ALL SKIRTING ACROSS THE TOP.
IT'S ALL SATURDAYS IN A ROMCOM.
>> Stephen: I CAN SEE THAT.
ARE DRAMAS MORE MONDAY MORNING?
ABSOLUTELY, BUT THEY'RE A WHOLE LOT MORE HONEST.
I DIDN'T MAKE THAT SOUND THAT HARD.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.
>> Stephen: WELL, OKAY, SO, NOW, HOW WOULD YOU CHARACTERIZE
THIS IS A DRAMA AS SORT OF A THRILLER DRAMA, STEPHEN KING'S
DARK TOWER IN THE MOVIE.
>> TIM MAN IN BLACK, THE DEVIL INCARNATE.
THIS IS BIG SUMMER FUN BLOCKBUSTER STUFF FROM STEPHEN
KING WHO'S GIVEN US MANY GREAT NIGHTMARES IN THE PAST.
>> Stephen: SURE.
THIS IS THE MYTHIC GOOD VERSUS EVIL AND THERE'S THE
KNIGHT, ROLAND THE GUN SLINGER -- AND I'VE HAD HIM
CHASING ME FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS IN THIS MULTI-UNIVERSE
PLACE WE ARE.
THE TOWER IS THE VORTEX THAT HOLDS THE UNIVERSE TOGETHER.
YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES.
I WANT TO BRING THAT TOWER DOWN, RIGHT?
( APPLAUSE ) I WANT TO BRING IT DOWN, HE
WANTS TO KEEP IT UP.
NOW, CAN HE DO THAT?
HE'S GOT TO GET RID OF ME FIRST.
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU HAVE TO SEE THE MOVIE, I DON'T THINK HE CAN SEE IT.
>> Stephen: HE IS A KNIGHT, HIS GUNS ARE MADE FROM
EXCALIBUR.
>> HE IS THE LAST LIVING PERSON THAT CAN TAKE ME OUT.
NOT ON A DATE, BUT -- >> Stephen: I DON'T WANT TO
GIVE ANYTHING AWAY.
( LAUGHTER ) CAN I ASK YOU ABOUT SOME OF YOUR
FAMOUS CATCH PHRASES?
BECAUSE I REALLY ENJOY -- ( CHEERING )
THE ONE THAT COMES TO MIND FOR EVERYBODY, SAY IT.
WHAT IS IT?
>> FIRST THREE WORDS I EVER SAID ON FILM, AUGUST 12th, 1992.
>> Stephen: COMING UP ON 25 YEARS NOW.
>> YEAH, MAN.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU GOING TO CELEBRATE 25 YEARS IN FILM?
>> I'M NOT A BIG DATE KEEPER.
I HAVE TROUBLE REMEMBERING MY ANNIVERSARY WITH MY WIFE.
PERFECT THING ABOUT OUR MARRIAGE IS SHE DOESN'T REMEMBER EITHER.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: HOW ABOUT J.K.
LIVIN', JUST KEEP LIVIN'.
>> SIX DAYS INTO SHOOTING DAZED AND CONFUSED MY FATHER PASSED
AWAY WITH A HEART ATTACK AND I HAD TO DEAL WITH MY RELATIONSHIP
WITH HIM IN THE SPIRIT.
YOU KEEP THEIR SPIRIT ALIVE AND THAT'S WHERE JUST KEEP LIVING
CAME FROM.
>> Stephen: I NEVER KNEW THAT.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: BECAUSE I LIKE
THAT MOTTO FOR SO MANY YEARS I STARTED ONE CALLED C.T. BREATHE
WHICH MEANS CONTINUE TO BREATHE.
>> CONTINUE TO BREATHE.
>> Stephen: KEEP IT SIMPLE, CONTINUE TO BREATHE.
>> DON'T MAKE A STRAIGHT LINE CROOKED.
>> Stephen: WHAT?
DON'T MAKE A STRAIGHT LINE CROOKED.
>> Stephen: YOU GOT ANY OTHER GOOD ONES RIGHT NOW?
YOU WORKING ON ANYTHING NEW?
>> THEY KIND OF COME TO ME.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S NEW FOR FALL OF 2017?
>> THE OTHER DAY, I HAD ONE THAT GAVE ME A GIGGLE, AND I PUT IT
ON THERE, SAYS YOU KNOW WHAT?
FOUND MYSELF RIGHT WHERE I LEFT ME.
( LAUGHTER ) AND THEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I
HAD ONE THAT HAS A LOT OF HISTORY WHICH IS, KISS THE FIRE
AND WALK AWAY WHISTLING.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN BY THAT ONE?
>> Stephen: NO.
LICK THE LION'S MANE AND CALL ME CAPTAIN THUNDER.
>> MAKE IT HAPPEN ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: IF YOU SAY IT WITH ENOUGH SUAVITY AND ASSURANCE IT
SOUNDS LIKE A CATCH PHRASE.
>> WE ALL KNOW THE BASS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE TREBLE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: YOU SHOULD OPEN A
MONASTERY OR SOMETHING.
>> OR I SHOULD JUST START MAKING BUMPER STICKERS.
>> Stephen: WE'VE GOT TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF BREAK.
STICK AROUND.
BACK WITH MORE MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )