>>> THAT'S A LOOK AT NEW YORK'S
TIMES SQUARE WHERE THE COUNTDOWN
IS ON.
JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN 36 HOURS
TO GO UNTIL THE KRYSTAL BALL
DROPS AND 2019 BEGINS AND SO
SINCE WE'RE SPENDING OUR LAST
SUNDAY TOGETHER IN 2018, WE
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A PERFECT
TIME TO TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE
MOST MEMORABLE SUNDAY SITDOWNS
OF THE YEAR.
WILLIE INTERVIEWED EVERYONE FROM
ROCK LEGENDS, CHEFS, STARS OF
THE BIG AND SMALL SCREEN,
MUSICIANS EACH WITH A REMARKABLE
STORY TO TELL.
IT TURNS OUT 2018 WAS A
GOOD YEAR TO GET TO KNOW SOME OF
THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS FACES.
>> I DON'T LIKE ANYTHING WHERE
PEOPLE GO WOO.
>> THIS IS YOUR IDEA TO DRINK ON
YOUR SUNDAY MORNING SHOW.
CHEERS.
>> A TRUCK DRIVER PULLED OVER
AND HE GOES, HEY, BABE, LOVE
YOUR SHOW!
>> NOT GOOD AT GOLF, IS THAT A
PROBLEM?
>> I'LL TAKE IT.
>> KIND OF BEEN STARVED OF
STRONG FEMALE PROTAGONISTS
FOREVER.
>> I NEVER WANT TO MAKE A MOVIE
ABOUT WEARING TEARING THEIR HAIR
APART.
LIKE, YUCK.
>> I AM KING OF WAKANDA.
>> I THINK THERE'S A THIRST FOR
THESE IMAGES.
THERE'S A THIRST FOR BLACK SUPER
HERO.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE
ARE BUT THEY ARE SERIOUS.
>> IS IT FAIR TO SAY THERE
WASN'T MUCH OF A PLAN.
LET'S GO OUT THERE AND DO THIS
SHOW AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
>> THERE WAS NO PLAN.
>> THEY WERE MORE TOLERANT OF MY
OBSESSIVENESS.
>> I'M HERE TO SWALLOW GUM AND
I'M HERE TO TAKE NAMES.
>> I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE AND JUST
SHOWING UP.
I MEAN, JUST
I'M FROM A SOY BEAN
♪ YOU'VE GOT TO FIGHT FOR YOUR
RIGHT --
>> IS IT TRUE YOU'VE STOPPED
PLAYING THAT SONG LIVE?
>> YEAH, WE HAVEN'T PLAYED IT
SINCE 1987.
>> I WASN'T AMBITIOUS FOR FAME
OR FOR MONEY.
I WAS AMBITIOUS TO MAKE A
SUBSTANTIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE
ARTS.
>> I DOUBT THERE'S ANYONE WHO
KNOWS THE BRITISH PEOPLE MORE
THAN I DO, MR. BLAIRE.
>> DO YOU KNOW HER?
>> I'VE MET THE QUEEN ON SEVERAL
OCCASIONS.
>> WE SHARE A SPARKLE, NEITHER
OF US ENGS MENTIONS IT.
>> I FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T LIKE ME
ANYMORE.
>> I DON'T, I LOVE YOU.
>> IT'S A MIRACLE THAT I MET
SOMEBODY THAT WAS GOING THROUGH
THE SAME EXACT THING THAT I WAS
AT THE EXACT SAME MOMENT IN
TIME.
>> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL
RIGHT.
>> GOT TO GO TO SCHOOL.
GET MY EDUCATION.
Y'ALL GOT TO GO TO SCHOOL.
MY DAD ON THE OTHER SIDE WAS,
AIN'T GOT TO GO TO SCHOOL EVERY
DAY.
AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH TAKING
THEM BOYS TO THE BAR.
>> I FIX YOUR PROBLEM.
>> NOW YOU'RE NOMINATED FOR
ANOTHER GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD.
>> IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL,
DAD NEVER WINS ANYWAYS.
>> I WAS SO HURT BY THAT.
>> THAT'S NOT A GREAT SIGN.
>> DRAMA, THRILLER, I'M THE GUY
RUNNING FROM THE GUY WITH THE
KNIFE AND IN THE COMEDY I'M THE
GUY REACTING TO THE PERSON WHO
SAYS SOMETHING FUNNY.
>> CLOSE YOUR MOUTH, MICHAEL.
>> I WAS DAUNTED TO SORT OF TAKE
IT ON BUT I JUST NEEDED TO DO
SORT OF MY INTERPRETATION OF
HER.
>> WHY THE FANCY SUIT?
>> BECAUSE IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY
AND I'M AFTER SOMEONE ON MY
NAUGHTY LIST.
>> MY DAD'S AN EX-COP.
HE WAS A VERY TOUGH MAN.
WHEN HE WALKED INTO A ROOM, THE
OXYGEN COULD LEAVE LIKE THAT.
SO I USED TO LEARN TO KIND OF
DIFFUSE THAT WITH WAYS TO MAKE
HIM LAUGH.
>> TRUMP MIGHT HAVE A SECRET
KID?
OH, SNAP! CATEGORY 5.
♪ I'M A LITTLE DRUNK AND I NEED
YOU NOW ♪
>> I DIDN'T KNOW BANDS WENT INTO
GROUP THERAPY.
>> YEAH.
>> THEY SHOULD.
>> IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!
>> IT WAS THE MOST EXQUISITE,
FUN TO LIKE GIVE THINGS AWAY AND
HAVE PEOPLE'S HEADS BLOW OFF.
>> $900.
>> YEAH!
>> COMING HOME.
>> I KNEW I HAD A VOICE BECAUSE
I JUST DIDN'T SEE ME IN THE
INDUSTRY.
I DIDN'T.
IT WAS HARD, I WAS STRAIGHT OFFE
BUS.
FROM D.C.
>> WHAT IS GROOVE?
>> GROOVE IS YOUR RHYTHM.
YOUR SENSE OF GROOVE.
EVERYBODY GROOVES DIFFERENTLY.
>> I WAS JUST
>> I WENT FROM WHAT'S YOUR NAME.
♪ WHISKEY'S SUPPOSED TO DROWN
THE MEMORY ♪
>> I HEARD YOU WERE DRINKING
WHISKY.
>> VIDEO SHOOTS ARE -- IT'S A
LONG DAY SO YOU'RE SITTING
AROUND.
LET'S JUST GO FOR IT, YOU KNOW?
>> AMERICA DESERVES THE TRUTH.
>> MY DAD ACTUALLY SAT ME DOWN
AND SAID, I DON'T EVER WANT YOU
TO HAVE A WHAT IF IN YOUR LIFE.
GIVE IT A SHOT FOR A YEAR AND A
HALF, TWO YEARS.
IF IT WORKS OUT, GREAT.
IF YOU'RE AWFUL, YOU CAN ALWAYS
GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
I WAS LIKE, THANKS FOR THE
CONFIDENCE, DAD.
SURE.
>> I'M THE DUDE.
>> ARE YOU A LITTLE NERVE?
YOU HAVE NO NERVE?
>> YOU MAKE ME CALM BECAUSE YOU
HAVE THE ZEN.
>> I'M AN ACTOR, MAN.
I'M AN ACADEMY AWARD WINNING
ACTOR.
>> AM I SITTING ON YOUR PHONE?
>> NO, YOU'RE GOOD.
>> OH.
>> I WAS THE FUNNY ONE IN MY
FAMILY ALTHOUGH MY FAMILY SAYS
I'M THE LEAST FUNNY ONE IN THE
FAMILY.
>> THIS IS MAKE BELIEVE.
>> FIRST LESSON OF ACTING.
>> "NIGHT MUSEUM" IS THE ONLY
MOVIE MY SON HAS WATCHED THAT
I'M IN.
>> REALLY?
YOU HAVE TO SHOW HIM
"ZOOLANDER."
>> I TEND TO TRY NOT TO FORCE MY
KIDS TO WATCH MY MOVIES.
>> SHUT UP YOU DISGUSTING PILL
POPPING SEXUAL DEVIANT SCUM.
>> WHAT'S IT LIKE TO STAND UP ON
THAT STAGE AND LOOK AT THE MOST
FAMOUS PEOPLE IN THE WORLD AND
JUST RIP THEM ONE BY ONE?
>> IF YOU CAN'T TEASE THEM, WHO
CAN YOU TEASE?
THIS WAS NOT A ROOM FOR THE
THEY'RE DOING FINE.
♪ GOOD VIBRATIONS ♪
>> I WAS AT A FOOTBALL GAME, MY
SON'S GAME LAST WEEK AND IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE GAME THEY START
PLAYING "GOOD VIBRATIONS."
MY WIFE'S CRACKING UP LAUGHING.
SHE'S LOOKING AT MY SON WHO'S
BURYING HIS HEAD IN HIS HELMET.
>> WE'RE KILLING OURSELVES TO BE
PERFECT AND IT'S MAKING US
INSANE.
>> HAD LIKE A 9-MONTH-OLD AT TH
EVERY DAY.
>> RIGHT.
♪ ONE DAY MORE ♪
>> I WAS LIKE, I DON'T THINK I
CAN LIVE UP TO THIS.
I REMEMBER CONFESSING THIS TO MY
WIFE.
SHE SAID, GOOD.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT SENSE OF
DOUBT OR HUMILITY ABOUT PLAYING
THE ROLE, THEN YOU'RE NOT THE
RIGHT.
I'LL GO WITH THAT.
♪ IF YOU HAD MY LOVE ♪
>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE
THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, JUNE 1st OF
NEXT YEAR WILL BE THE 20th
ANNIVERSARY OF "ON THE 6."
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> HATE YOU FOR THAT.
>> 1999.
>> I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT.
>> I'M PROBABLY NOT DONE YET,
BUT I'M GOING TO LOOK FOR THE
NEXT SPARK.
>> I COULD SEE MYSELF LIKE BEING
LIKE THAT'S IT AT 50 AND THAT'S
ONLY 7 YEARS AWAY BUT I'LL HAVE
WORKED 50 YEARS.
ISN'T THAT TIME FOR THE GOLD
WATCH AND A SEE YA!
>> HERE'S HOPING 2019 IS EVEN
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