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♪ >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WE'RE BACK WITH BOBBY BANDITO HIMSELF, MR. MATTHEW
McCONAUGHEY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ACCUSED ME OF PLANNING AHEAD FOR THIS CRISIS
BY HAVING A TWITTER HANDLE STEPHEN AT HOME.
BUT IT'S TOTALLY KISMET.
I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR LIFE PHILOSOPHY, JUST KEEP
LIVING.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: THAT SET YOU UP FOR THIS MOMENT IN A BIG WAY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH JUST KEEP LIVIN' NOW.
>> JUST KEEP LIVIN' CAME TO ME AFTER MY FATHER MOVED ON IN
1993.
THAT KEEPS HIS SPIRIT ALIVE IN ME.
I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING IT DOESN'T APPLY TO.
NOW IT'S QUITE LITERAL.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING WITH OUR FOUNDATION, THERE ARE A
LOT OF KIDS DEPENDING ON A BREAKFAST AND A LUNCH AT THE
SCHOOLS THEY WENT TO, THAT THEY COULDN'T PAY FOR THEM WITHOUT
GETTING THEM FROM THE SCHOOL.
WE'RE GETTING THOSE MEALS TO THE KIDS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE NO
LONGER IN SCHOOL.
WE'RE GETTING THEM LAPTOPS AND INTERNET ACCESS SO THEY CAN
LEARN EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT IN SCHOOL.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON HEAVILY.
THAT WORK ISN'T GOING TO END.
THERE'S PLENTY MORE TO DO.
ANOTHER THING WE'RE DOING IS GIVING BACK TO THE HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY, THE BARTENDERS, THE WAITRESSES, THE PEOPLE WHO WORK
AT THE HOTELS THAT WERE PROBABLY WORKING TODAY TO PAY THEIR RENT
THIS MONTH.
SO WORKING THROUGH AT NONPROFIT CALLED ANOTHER ROUND, ANOTHER
RALLY, WHICH GIVES EMERGENCY FUNDS TO THE PEOPLE AT WORK NOW.
I'VE GOT TO GIVE A CALL TO MY FRIENDS WHO MAKE WILD TURKEY,
AND THIS BEAUTIFUL JUICE CALLED LONG BRANCH I'M SIPPING NOW.
DO YOU HAVE SOME IN THE BACK SEAT?
OH!
THEY JUST DONATED A MILLION DOLLARS TO ANOTHER ROUND,
ANOTHER RALLY.
THAT'S HELPING FUND THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING EVERY DAY.
LIKE I SAID, BARTENDERS, WAITRESSES, HOTEL HELP THAT
DON'T HAVE A JOB NOW AND NEED TO PAY THE RENT.
>> Stephen: DID YOU EVER WAIT OR BARTENDER?
>> MM-HMM.
WAITED AND B BARTENDED.
I WORKED AT CATFISH STATION IN AUSTIN ON SIXTH STREET.
I WAS THE ONLY MALE AND ONLY WHITE PERSON WORKING IN THE
PLACE, JAZZ AND BLUES UNTIL 2:30 A.M. EVERY NIGHT.
>> Stephen: WERE YOU A GOOD WAIT CENTER.
>> NOT AS GOOD AS THE QUEEN WAITRESS TAMMY.
I TRIED TO BEAT HER IN TIPS EVERY NIGHT, AND AFTER
$144 NIGHTS, I GOT AS CLOSE AS FOUR BUCKS FROM HER.
>> Stephen: EVERYBODY SHOULD BE IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY
BECAUSE YOU LEARN, WELL, HOW THE DO A JOB, HOW NOT TO ANSWER IN
KIND IF SOMEBODY IS RUDE TO YOU, JUST TAKE CARE OF THE CUSTOMER,
AND THEN YOU KNOW HOW TO BE NICE TO PEOPLE WHEN YOU'RE THE
CUSTOMER.
>> AREN'T WE ALL LEARNING IT A LITTLE BIT RIGHT NOW?
>> Stephen: I HOPE SO.
LOOK AROUND THE HOUSE, I'M DOING A LOT MORE SERVING.
I KNOW MY KIDS ARE DOING A LOT MORE SERVING AND CLEANING UP,
TOO.
A LOT MORE COOKING.
>> Stephen: I'M DOING A LOT MORE SERVING.
>> YES, SIR.
YEAH, IT IS A GREAT JOB TO HAVE.
I'VE ALWAYS LOVED PEOPLE AND CULTURES AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN I
WAITED TABLES FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS, THAT KEPT $45 CASH IN MY
BACK POCKETS, I COULD GO ON A DATE ON THE WEEKEND OR MAYBE
PLAY A ROUND OF GOLF IN THERE, PUT SUPER UNLEADED IN THE TANK
INSTEAD OF REGULAR WHEN I WAS FEELING BIG TIME.
>> Stephen: TOTALLY OFF SUBJECT, BUT WHY WOULD I WANT
SUPER UNLEADED THAN REGULAR UNLEADED.
ISN'T THAT JUST SORT OF A SCAM?
>> NO, WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS, IT'S CLEANER FUEL.
IT'S DIRECT VELOCITY ON YOUR IGNITION.
YOU GO FASTER QUICKER.
BUT THERE'S NO PAUSE, THERE'S NO AIR BUBBLES IN THE POCKETS WHEN
IT'S FIRED, WHEN YOU'RE GETTING SUPER UNLEADED.
NO, HIGHER OCTANE IS BETTER.
>> Stephen: OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE NOT REPRESENTING A GAS COMPANY RIGHT NOW ARE YOU?
BECAUSE YOU JUST SOLD ME.
( LAUGHTER ) WHEN YOU PUT THAT IN YOUR
LINCOLN, YOU WANT THE SUPER UNLEADED?
>> WHEN YOU PUT THAT IN YOUR -- LINCOLN -- HAVE YOU HEARD THE
NAVIGATOR IN YEAH, GOT ONE OF THOSE, PUT SOME SUPER UNLEADED
IN YOUR NAVIGATOR AND IT WILL GO FASTER QUICKER.
>> Stephen: AS FAR AS I CAN TELL BY THE LINCOLN AD, YOU PLAY
POOL AND THEN LEAVE THE PARTY WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING.
ISN'T THAT RUDE?
>> IT'S JUST A DROP THE MIC MOMENT.
>> Stephen: ONE BALL, GOOD NIGHT!
>> THEN I TELL EVERYONE, THEY'RE, LIKE, DID YOU MAKE THAT
SHOT?
I SAID, YEAH.
HOW MANY TIMES DID IT TAKE YOU?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
ONCE, MAKE IT WALK!
BYE!
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU THINK PEOPLE NEED MEXICO, MATTHEW
McCONAUGHEY?
PEOPLE ARE NERVOUS, ANXIOUS, WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE PEOPLE
FEEL BETTER?
PART OF THE JOB.
>> IF PEOPLE STAY AT HOME, AND WEAR OUR MASKS, NOW THE WORD
"HOME," HOW TO KEEP FROM GOING STIR CRAZY.
I THINK INSTEAD OF A HOT LINE, WE NEED A COOL LINE IN THESE HOT
TIMES.
SOMEPLACE YOU CAN CALL AND SAY, OOOH, I'M A LITTLE EDGY, YOU
KNOW, THE KIDS ARE GETTING ON MY NERVOUS, WHATEVER.
A COOL LINE, A SOOTHING VOICE TO SAY, BE COOL, THIS WILL BE OVER.
AND I THINK THAT REMINDER IS ONE OTHER THING, WE'VE GOT TO KEEP
REMINDING PEOPLE, THIS IS GOING TO PASS.
IT'S ASKING FOR MORE ENDURANCE THAN EVER ASKED FOR, SO BE COOL,
DO WHAT YOU CAN, HELP SOMEBODY OUT IF YOU CAN, BECAUSE WHEN WE
GET OUT AT THE OTHER SIDE, LET'S LOOK BACK AND SAY I HANDLED THIS
AS BEST I COULD, I WAS AS COOL AS I COULD BE AT THAT TIME
BECAUSE WE WILL GET OUT OF IT, REMEMBER THAT.
>> Stephen: WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER, WE'LL REMEMBER HOW WE
TREATED EACH OTHER.
>> ABSOLUTELY, BEING FORCED TO.
I THINK THE UP SIDE OF THIS, THE SILVER LINING IS WE'RE GOING TO
COME OUT THIS TREATING EACH OTHER BETTER THAN WE HAVE IN THE
LAST I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS.
WE'VE GOT A COMMON DENOMINATOR HERE.
NO MATTER HOW HIGH ANYONE MUST FLY, ECONOMICALLY OR SOME LEVEL
WE'VE ALL BEEN BROUGHT TO A LEVEL WHERE WE ARE BIRDS FLYING
AT THE SAME HEIGHT.
NO ONE IS IMMUNE FROM THIS CORONAVIRUS.
>> Stephen: THIS IS LIKE THE ALIENS HAVE LANDED ON THE PLANET
AND WE HAVE TO BOND TOGETHER.
>> THE SCI-FI PICTURE HAS COME TO LIFE.
IT'S NOT FICTION ANYMORE.
YEAH, SO LET'S DO THIS AND GET THEM OUT THE OTHER SIDE AND LOOK
BACK AND SAY, I'M A BETTER MAN, WOMAN, PERSON FOR THAT TIME.
>> Stephen: BY THE WAY, WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME TO POUR
YOURSELF A COCKTAIL?
IS THERE A TIME THAT'S TOO EARLY?
IS THERE A TIME THAT'S TOO LATE?
WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME TO HAVE A LITTLE COCKTAIL, BECAUSE PEOPLE
ARE IN, THEY'RE HAVING MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN NORMAL.
WHEN'S THE RIGHT TIME, MATTHEW?
>> THE RIGHT TIME TO POUR YOURSELF A COCKTAIL -- IS IT
EVER TOO EARLY TO POUR YOURSELF IS A COCKTAIL?
WELL, THE RIGHT TIME TO DO IT IS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
OH, YEAH...
>> Stephen: FOLKS, WE HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER QUICK BREAK, BUT
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE WILL FIND OUT HOW MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY
ENDED UP CALLING THE BINGO NUMBERS AT A SENIOR CENTER.
STICK AROUND.