NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: LAST YEAR WAS AN ENORMOUS YEAR FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
"CALL ME BY YOUR NAME," "LADY BIRD," TWO BEAUTIFUL FILMS, TWO
BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCES.
DO-- I ASSUME THAT PEOPLE STOP ON THE STREET AND TELL YOU HOW
MUCH THEY LIKE YOUR WORK.
>> YES.
SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES.
>> Stephen: CAN YOU-- CAN YOU TELL WHEN A FAN IS COMING
TOWARDS YOU WHETHER IT'S GOING TO BE FOR ONE OF THOSE MOVIES OR
THE OTHER?
>> YES, I CAN.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE-- WHAT'S THE TELL?
WHAT'S THE TELL?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> Stephen: LET'S SAY SOMEONE FROM "CALL ME BY YOUR NAME" IS
COMING?
>> WELL, IT WILL BE MUCH PURER, LIKE, IT'S MUCH MORE... I DON'T
KNOW.
THERE'S NO-- IF IT'S FOR "LADY BIRD," SOMETIMES PEOPLE WILL BE
LIKE THERE'S THAT DOUCHEBAG-- I'LL GET THAT VIBE.
>> Stephen: YOUR CHARACTER IS A DOUCHEBAG.
HE'S.
>> HE'S FIGURING IT OUT.
IT'S A DIFFICULT LIFE.
>> Stephen: HE'S NOT PARTICULARLY NICE TO LADY BIRD
IN THE MEANTIME.
>> NO, HE'S NOT.
AND THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING SO I CAN KIND OF GAUGE OFF THAT,
SURE.
>> Stephen: AND "CALL ME BY YOUR NAME," WHAT DO YOU GET?
>> I'LL BET, LIKE, PEACHES OR LIKE --
>> Stephen: REALLY?
BECAUSE WE HAD ARMY HAMMER ON WHEN HE SAID PEOPLE GIVE HIM A
LOT OF PEACHES.
YOU GET THAT, TOO?
>> I GET THAT.
THAT'S PART OF THE DEAL.
I WOULD HOPE THAT WOULD BE FOR A LONG TIME.
I WOULD RATHER THAT THAN NO CAREER, YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE WEIRDEST FAN ENCOUNTER YOU HAVE
EVER HAD?
>> IT WOULD BE BEFORE THOSE MOVIES.
DOES THAT COUNT?
>> Stephen: SURE, IT'S YOUR LIFE.
>> I WASN'T, LIKE, REALLY GETTING STOPPED FOR ANYTHING,
AND I WAS ON THIS TV SHOW "HOMELAND" AND SOMEBODY CAME UP
ON THE STREET AND SAID, "I REALLY HOPE THE THERE ARE NEW SH
OF YOUR FEET THIS SEASON."
>> Stephen: WAIT, WHAT WERE YOUR FEET IN?
>> THEY WEREN'T IN IT.
I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S A THING-- IT'S A THING.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: PEOPLE WANTING TO SEE YOUR FEET.
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME, PARTICULARLY.
I THINK -- >> Stephen: YOU'RE THE ONLY
ONE IN THE STORY, TIMOTHEE CHALAMET.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> NO JUDGMENT, NO JUDGMENT.
LIKE, THEY'RE-- YEAH.
>> Stephen: I SEE IT.
YOU GREW UP NOT FAR FROM HERE, I UNDERSTAND.
>> I GREW UP, LIKE, 10 BLOCKS-- I GREW UP, LIKE, 15 BLOCKS FROM
HERE.
>> Stephen: DID YOU LIKE BEING A CITY KID?
>> I LOVED BEING A CITY KID.
I GOT THE YANKEES ON ME FEET RIGHT NOW.
THEY DON'T NEAT NOOED MY HELP.
THEY DON'T NEED MY PLUG.
>> Stephen: WERE THEY KIND OF FREE RANGE?
WERE YOUR PARENTS LIKE GO OUT AND PLAY IN TRAFFIC.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY-- WELL, NO, I WASN'T
PLAYING IN TRAFFIC.
BUT I LOST A JOB IN THIS BUILDING, ACTUALLY.
I HAD AN AUDITION IN THIS BUILDING.
>> Stephen: THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER.
>> THERE WAS AN OLD LETTERMAN PRODUCER CAN I SAY THAT?
>> Stephen: YEAH, SURE.
>> HIS NAME-- ANYWAY, HE WAS CASTING A MOVIE HERE.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T WANT TO SAY HIS NAME?
>> HE DIDN'T GIVE ME THE JOB.
>> Stephen: THROW HIM UNDER THE BUS.
>> HIS NAME WAS ROB BURNETT, AND HE WAS A PRODUCER ON THE
LETTERMAN SHOW.
AND HE WAS PUTTING TAIGHT MOVIE HERE CALLED "THE REVISED
FUNDAMENTALS OF CAREGIVING," AND I-- I DIDN'T GET IT.
AND THAT'S THE STORY.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: YEAH, I YOU KNOW WHO IS IN THIS BUILDING RIGHT NOW?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU!
>> YES.
YAY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
BE, TOO.
I THINK ROB MIGHT STILL-- HE STILL HAS AN OFFICE HERE.
>> ROB HAS A BIGGER OFFICE.
>> Stephen: ON THE NINTH FLOOR.
>> OH, REALLY GR YEAH, HE'S HEADING DOWN RIGHT NOW.
>> COMING TO LITERALLY KILL ME.
>> Stephen: WELL, THE NEW MOVIE IS CALLED "BEAUTIFUL BOY.
>> YUP.
>> Stephen: AND IT'S BASED ON A TRUE STORY.
WHAT'S THE STORY?
>> WELL, IT'S CALLED "BEAUTIFUL BOY," IT'S BASED ON TWO MEMOIRS,
ONE IS CALLED "BEAUTIFUL BOY," AND ONE IS CALLED "TWEAK."
AND IT'S THE NAME OF FATHER AND SON, AND HOW THEY DEALT WITH
NIC'S METHAMPHETAMINE ADDICTION, AND I KNOW IT'S NOT THE LIFETIME
SUBJECT BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON HERE TO TALK
ABOUT IT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVIES OUT HERE RIGHT NOW, COMMERCIAL
FANFARE MOVIES THAT AREN'T, WHATEVER, AND MAYBE LIFT YOU UP
A BIT MORE.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING PEOPLE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW, PEOPLE
MY AGE, TRAGICALLY.
AND IT'S CALLED "BEAUTIFUL BOY."
>> Stephen: AND YOU-- AND YOU'RE DOING THIS MOVIE--
( APPLAUSE )
BECAUSE SO MANY FAMILIES DEAL WITH ADDICTION.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: SO MANY FAMILIES--ING LOVING FAMILIES--
THIS IS NOT PARTICULARLY AN EXTRAORDINARY OR OUT-OF-THE
ORDINARY STORY.
THIS IS ALL TOO COMMON.
>> NO, AND I HOPE THAT-- I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE WERE HOPING FOR,
AND NOT IN THE NAME OF BEING GENERAL AT ALL, BUT IN TRYING TO
BE RELATABLE.
YOU KNOW, YOU SEE A FAMILY WHERE MAYBE IT'S NOT OBVIOUS THAT
ADDICTION COULD FRACTURE IT, AND THAT'S, ULTIMATELY, I THINK THE
LEARNING GRACE OF THE MOVIE.
AND I'M SURE PEOPLE IN HERE OR AT HOME HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS,
KNOW THIS, ADDICTION DOESN'T HAVE A FACE.
IT CAN AFFECT ANYONE.
AND IT'S EASIER TO THINK, "OH, THAT HAPPENS TO SOMETHING I'M
NIGHT PART OF," OR "PEOPLE WHO GO THROUGH THINGS I DON'T GO
THROUGH."
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH THIS RIGHT NOW, AND THE
FIRST STEP FORWARD IS TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THIS OPENLY, AND HOW
UNFIN TES MALE THIS MOVIE CAN HELP OR ME BEING HERE...
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: WELL, THE STORY IS-- IT'S ALL-- IT'S ALSO, TO A
LARGE DRAERK THE STORY OF YOUR FATHER AND HIS ATTEMPT TO TRY TO
HELP YOU, PLAYED BY MY OLD FRIEND STEVE CARELL.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR TO YOU WORK WITH STEVE?
>> MAN, WHAT A DREAM TO WORK WITH STEVE.
I WAS SO GRATEFUL, ALMOST JUST HAPHAZARDLY I GOOGLED STEVE
CARELL, AND STEPHEN COLBERT, AND IF YOU GOOGLE IMAGES, IT SEEMS
LIKE YOU GUYS ARE IN LOVE.
>> Stephen: A LITTLE BIT.
I WORKED WITH STEVE, I DON'T KNOW, 20 YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT.
>> SECOND CITY.
>> Stephen: WE HAD THE LOCKER, THE CUBBY HOLES NEXT TO EACH
OTHER ON SECOND CITY.
>> AND YOU GOT HIM HIS FIRST JOB THERE, RIGHT?
>> Stephen: NO, I GOT HIM TIRED AT "THE DAILY SHOW."
>> OKAY, YES, YES.
>> Stephen: I GOT HIM HIRED AT "THE DAILY SHOW."
WE WERE AT SECOND CITY, AT THE "DANEY CARVEY SHOW."
>> YOU CAME UP TOGETHER.
>> Stephen: YES >> AND YOU HAD SOME INCREDIBLE
SKETCHES I HAVEN'T SEEN.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO-- THEY'RE LIKE SURREAL VIDEOS OF
THEM ONLINE.
AND THERE'S A VIDEO OF YOU GIEWS AT A COMEDY CONFERENCE, AND YOU
START SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM FOR SOME REASON, AND
STEVE JUMPS IN AND THIS REALLY SURREAL THING STARTS TO HAPPEN
IN THE ROOM WHERE PEOPLE START TO RISE AND PUT THEIR HANDS ON
THEIR HEARTS.
ITIS BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZE AGO.
>> Stephen: IT'S BEAUTIFUL, AND ALSO EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE
TO DO THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF A COMEDY CONFERENCE.
PEOPLE GO, "I GUESS WE HAVE TO DO THIS."
>> THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN THE VIDEO.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
>> AND THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE WHERE YOU ARE PLAY WAITERS --
>> Stephen: WHO ARE NAUSEATED BY FOOD.
DID YOU SPEND TIME WITH HIM OFF CAMERA?
I SAW-- WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
THIS IS YOU-- THIS IS STEVE TAKING A PICTURE OF YOU.
AND IS THAT HUSBAND DAUGHTER?
>> THAT'S FROM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
I LOVE THAT PICTURE BECAUSE YOU GET A GREAT IMPRESSION OF, LIKE,
THE DAD VIBE STEVE EMITS THERE.
HE'S LIKE A PARENT, CONTORTING HIS BODY FOR SOME REASON.
>> Stephen: BESIDES BEING A GREAT ACTOR STEVE IS, LIKE,
BOTH-- HE'S KIND OF LIKE, HE SO TALENTED AND AGING EXTREMELY
WELL, HE'S KIND OF SEXY, BUT HE'S SUPER DORKY DAD AT THE SAME
TIME.
>> HE IS.
BUT HE'S THIS-- I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO TELL HIM HE'S LIKE AN
ICON.
AND HE SAID HE VISITED A COLLEGE CAMPUS WITH HIS KID AND HE SAID,
"I WAS SO SURPRISED PEOPLE WERE RUNNING UP TO ME LIKE 'STEVE,
YOU'RE LIKE A SEX ICON'."
NO, BUT-- BUT--
NO, SERIOUSLY.
THEY'RE, LIKE-- I'M SURE PEOPLE-- LIKE, THERE ARE THE
MEME ONLINE.
THERE'S-- THEY'LL HAVE-- ANYWAY.
I DON'T-- I DON'T--
I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING NEW.
>> Stephen: THERE ARE SOME MEMES ABOUT YOU ONLINE, TOO.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
>> Stephen: I DONT KNOW IF YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO LOOK AT
THEM YET.
>> YES, YES, YES.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT'S HAPPENING?
IT'S YOU ON THE PHONE.
>> YES, SO THIS IS A SCENE BETWEEN DAVID AND NIC, THIS
WOULD BE IN THE BOOK, "BEAUTIFUL BOY," AS WELL.
AND NIC HAS HAD A NUMBER OF RELAPSES AT THIS POINT IN THE
MOVIE, AND HE'S CALLING HIS FATHER, AND HE'S TRYING TO
TELL-- YOU KNOW, CONVINCE HUSBAND FATHER TO LET HIM COME
HOME, AND THAT HE'LL BE-- THAT HE'LL BE ON GOOD BEHAVIOR.
>> Stephen: JIM?
>> HI, DAD, IT'S ME.
>> NIC?
>> YEAH.
PLEASE, DAD.
I KNOW I DID WRONG.
I WANT TO STOP.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE NO REHAB, ALL RIGHT?
JUST LET ME COME HOME.
( APPLAUSE )
LOOKS EXPWIEWFL HUMAN AND HEARTBREAKING.
AND I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON ONE OTHER FILM THAT YOU'VE GOT
COMING UP.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: I KNOW YOU CAN'T TELL ME ANYTHING.
IS IT TRUE YOU'VE BEEN CAST AS PAUL TRADES IN THE NEW "DOOM?"
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS FEAR?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT FEAR IS?
FEAR IS THE MIND KILLER.
GOOD LUCK.
>> THANK YOU.
( LAUGHTER )
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: "BEAUTIFUL BOY" IS IN THEATERS NOW.
TIMOTHEE CHALAMET, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.