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WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW."
MY GUEST TONIGHT IS THE ACADEMY AWARD- WINNING ACTOR YOU KNOW
FROM "THE FRENCH DISPATCH," "THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL," AND "THE
PIANIST."
HIS LATEST FILM IS "CLEAN."
>> SIR, WE'RE CLOSED.
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I SAID WE'RE CLOSED.
♪ ♪ ♪ I'M GOING TO HAVE TO OPEN YOU
UP.
>> WHAT?
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>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW,"
ADRIEN BRODY!
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>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
LOVELY TO HAVE YOU HERE.
>> IT'S NICE, THANK YOU.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU ALL.
NICE TO SEE PEOPLE.
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>> Stephen: HUMAN BEINGS.
>> PEOPLE!
HUMAN BEINGS!
>> Stephen: IS THIS ONE OF YOUR FIRST CROWDS SINCE THE
WHOLE LOCKDOWN?
>> IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN PEOPLE.
I'VE BEEN LOCKED DOWN.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE ARE NICE, AREN'T THEY?
>> PEOPLE ARE NICE.
>> Stephen: THAT WAS A VERY INTENSE CLIP WE SAW RIGHT THERE.
I THINK OF YOU MORE AS A LOVER THAN A FIGHTER.
>> THAT WAS THE LOVE SCENE OF THE MOVIE, BY THE WAY.
>> Stephen: INTENSE.
WAS THAT A MONKEY WRENCH, A PIPE WRENCH?
>> IT WAS A PIPE WRENCH.
IT'S A WONDERFUL TOOL, VERY VERSATILE.
>> Stephen: MULTIPURPOSE.
>> MULTIPURPOSE.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND IN THIS FILM, "CLEAN," SOMEBODY
VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU WAS GIVEN AN UNUSUAL CREDIT FOR THE FILM.
WHO WAS THAT AND WHY?
>> SO, YEAH.
SO...
ONE OF MY DEAREST FRIENDS, HIS NAME WAS PATRICK OLDANNY.
HE WAS ASSIGNED AS MY STAND-IN WHEN I WAS 19 ON STEPHEN SOD
BERG'S FILM "KING OF THE HILL."
WE FILMED IN ST. LOUIS, AND WE'VE BEEN BEST FRIENDS-- MY
PARENTS CALL HIM "THE GOOD SON," WHICH WOULD IMPLY --
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> OBVIOUSLY, YES.
AND HE JUST-- HE'S BEEN IN MY LIFE FOREVER.
HE MET HIS WIFE INDIRECTLY COMING TO VISIT ME FOR NEW
YEAR'S.
WE USED TO HAVE THIS THING.
ANYWAY, PATRICK PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR.
UNFORTUNATELY.
AND IT IS A LOSS.
HE WAS A WONDERFUL GUY.
BUT HE WAS-- HE WAS KIND OF-- HE-- HE-- WE CREDIT HIM AS COMIC
RERELIEF, WHICH WAS HIS REQUEST.
>> Stephen: COMMIE RELIEF IN THIS MOVIE.
>> IN THIS FILM, YES.
IF YOU MAKE IT TO THE END CREDITS OF "CLEAN," WE WILL SEE
PATRICK IS ASSIGNED THIS COMIC RELIEF FOR THE FILM.
AND HE REALLY WAS.
AND HE REALLY HELD EVERYONE UP.
BUT HE WAS A PILLAR OF SUPPORT FOR ME.
THIS WAS A VERY DIFFICULT MOVIE.
I DON'T WANT TO DIGRESS.
I COWROTE THE FILM, BUT IT'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN YEARNING TO
MAKE FOR WELL OVER A DECADE, AND I BROUGHT ON PAUL SOLET, THE
DIRECTOR, AND WE WROTE THIS TOGETHER, AND MADE THIS MOVIE.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN YEARNING TO DO FOR MANY
YEARS, AND IT WAS VERY CHALLENGING TO MAKE AN
INDEPENDENT FILM FROM SCRATCH, VERY INDEPENDENTLY.
AND PATRICK REALLY HELD ME UP.
ONE DAY ON SET, PATRICK WAS-- HE WAS LIKE A ROCK STAR.
HE WAS-- HE WAS VERY TALENTED.
AND HE... IT WAS FREEZING.
WE SHOT IN WINTER.
AND PATRICK WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF ONE OF OUR MANY HEATERS
THAT DIDN'T REALLY KEEP ANYBODY WARM, AND THE POOR CREW WAS
FREEZING ALL THE TIME.
WE WERE ALL FREEZING TO DEATH.
IT WAS HORRIBLE.
AND ONE OF THE CREW MEMBERS LOOKED OVER TO PATRICK AND WAS
LIKE, "HEY, MAN, YOU'RE ON FIRE."
AND HE SAID, "HUH?" "YOU'RE ON FIRE."
HE GOES, "OH, THANKS.
OF."
HE GOES, ," NO, NO, LITERALLY, MAN, YOUR LEG IS BURNING."
HE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE.
AND, YOU KNOW, HAD TO PUT HIMSELF OUT AND EVERYTHING.
AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WAS LIKE, THE WORKING CONDITIONS ARE
REALLY TERRIBLY UNSAFE.
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THAT'S PATRICK."
PATRICK FOUND A WAY TO -- >> Stephen: TO BE ON FIRE.
>> PAT WAS ALWAYS ON FIRE.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK BUT WHETHER WE COME
BACK, WE'LL HAVE MORE ADRIEN BRODY, EVERYBODY.
STICK AROUND.