WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW,
FOLKING.
MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS A TALENTED ACTOR AND PRODUCER. YOU
KNOW HIM FROM "BOOGIE NIGHTS," "THE DEPARTED," AND
"LONE SURVIVOR."
HE NOW STARS IN "PATRIOTS DAY."
>> I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING THERE.
THAT'S THE FENCE LINE.
YOU SAID 2:45?
>> CORRECT.
>> THAT'S GOING TO BE CRATE&BARREL.
>> CRATE AND BARREL ANYBODY.
>> CHECKING CRATE AND BARREL.
>> YES, SIR, I SEE, 2:44 P.M. THE HAT HAS A GOLF LOGO, ALONG
WITH THE NUMBER 3.
>> OKAY.
>> 2:42 P.M. WHISKEY STEAK HOUSE.
>> WHISKEY STEAKHOUSE.
>> A MAN WEARING AVIATORS.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY KNOW EACH OTHER.
PLEASE WELCOME MARK WAHLBERG!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> Stephen: NICE TO MEET ANOTHER WAHLBERG, BECAUSE WE HAD
DONNIE ON NOT THAT LONG AGO.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM.
>> Stephen: FOR "BLUE BLOOD" HERE ON CBS.
AND WHAT A DELIGHT YOUR BROTHER IS.
WE REALLY CONNECTED.
HE REALLY RAISED THE WAHLBERG BAR.
SO NO PRESSURE.
BUT A FANTASTIC GUEST.
>> WOW.
>> Stephen: FANTASTIC GUEST.
>> WELL, THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> Stephen: DOES HE ASK ABOUT ME?
DOES HE TALK ABOUT ME?
>> DIDN'T MENTION YOU AT ALL.
>> Stephen: DIDN'T MENTION ME AT ALL.
>> DIDN'T MENTION YOU AT ALL.
>> Stephen: HE SAID NICE THINGS ABOUT YOU.
>> I DON'T BELIEVE THAT, EITHER.
BEING THE YOUNGEST OF NINE I GOT TORTURED BY MY BROTHERS AND
SISTERS.
IT'S NICE WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP NOW.
>> Stephen: DID YOU GET BEATEN UP BY YOUR BROTHERS?
>> UNTIL I TURNED 12 AND THEN I TURNED THE TABLES.
>> Stephen: YOU BEAT UP YOUR OLDER BROTHERS?
>> ALL OF THEM.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NOT ALLOWED.
YOU'RE THE YOUNGEST CHILD.
YOU HAVE TO RESPECT YOUR ELDERS.
>> WE WOULD LITERALLY BE IN THE CHAMPION.
AND MY MOTHER WOULD BE LIKE, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
AND I SAID, WHAT WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M DOING?
I'M BEATING HIM UP.
AND SHE SAID IN FRONT OF HIS WIFE AND KIDS.
>> Stephen: HOW MANY BOYS AND HOW MANY GIRLS.
>> SIX BOYS AND THREE GIRLS.
MY DAD HAD THREE OR FOUR SOMEWHERE ELSE, BEFORE US.
>> Stephen: OKAY, ALL RIGHT, YEAH.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE ELSE?
>> I MET A FEW OF THEM.
>> Stephen: ANOTHER NICE.
>> I MET MY BROTHER SCOTT.
THERE ARE TWO DONNIES.
>> Stephen: TWO DONNIES?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WE SHOULD MAKE THEM FIGHT IN A PIT.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE.
>> WELL.
>> Stephen: THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE.
>> I KNEW OF ONLY ONE.
>> Stephen: I'M ONE OF 11 KIDS.
I'M THE YOUNGEST OF 11, EIGHT BOYS, THREE GIRLS.
>> WORK VERY RARE.
>> Stephen: YEAH, PRETTY RARE THESE DAYS.
>> COMMON WHERE I COME FROM.
>> Stephen: GREAT TO BE THE YOUNGEST THOUGH, RIGHT?
>> WELL, WHEN YOU START TO GET INTO YOUR TEENS.
>>UN, IT WAS.
>> Stephen: YOU GOT AWAY WITH A LOT.
>> WELL, I DID, BUT THEN I ENDED UP GOING TO JAIL.
( LAUGHTER ) SO THAT'S NOT GOOD.
>> Stephen: I GUESS NOT.
>> MY PARENTS SPENT A LOT OF TIME JUST TRYING TO PUT FOOD ON
THE TABLE SO I WAS LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES AND THAT WAS LEFT
HANGING UP ON THE WITH THE LONG CROWD.
>> Stephen: MY MOM, BY THE TIME SHE GOT TO ME, "10 FUNGERS,
10 TOES, GO OUTSIDE."
>> MY MOM WOULD TELL THE STORY OF MY DAD, WHEN SHE WAS READY TO
GIVE BIRTH, HE WOULD DROP HER OFF, AND SAY PICK ME UP WHEN
YOU'RE DONE.
AND I WAS SLEEPING IN A CHAIR WHEN MY WIFE WAS GIVING BIRTH TO
OUR FOUR CHILDREN.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN NAME FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, FAST.
DO YOU WANT TO RACE?
( LAUGHTER ) I'LL DO 11 FROM THE TOP TO
BOTTOM.
AND YOU DO YOUR NINE.
READY.
>> YOU WANT TO GO TOP TO BOTTOM OR BOTTOM TO TOP.
>> Stephen: I CAN ONLY DO TOP TO BOTTOM.
YOU CAN DO BOTTOM TO TOP.
IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME.
YOU GO BOTTOM TO TOP.
WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE.
ONE, TWO, THREE, WE'LL GO.
ONE, TWO, THREE ... STEPHEN OH!
>> YOU HAVE MORE.
>> Stephen: NO ONE'S EVER BEANTOWN ME.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
NO ONEEE EVER BEANTOWN ME.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> Stephen: I'M HUMBLED.
>> YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE "TED" MOVIE.
I TALK REALLY FAST.
I'M GOOD WITH NAMES AND RAPID FIRE.
>> Stephen: THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT MOVIES ABOUT BOSTON, AND
YOU'RE IN ALL OF THEM.
EXCEPT "GOOD WILL HUNTING" THAT'S THE ONLY ONE YOU'RE NOT
IN.
>> AND THE "BRINK JOB" WAS GOOD.
>> Stephen: WHEN YOU'RE IN ONE OF THE MOVIES ABOUT BOSTON AND
WE WATCH NUT MOVIES.
WE SAY, "THAT'S A REALLY GOOD BOSTON ACCENT."
THAT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE HE'S FROM BOSTON.
WHEN THE OTHER PEOPLE TALK, TOO, WE GO, "WOW, THEY SHOULD NOT BE
IN A SCENE WITH MARK WAHLBERG WHEN THEY'RE TRYING THAT ACCENT.
WHAT DO YOU DO ON SET?
IT'S ONE OF THE HARDEST ACCENTS TO GET RIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE ON SET AND SOMEBODY IS COMPLETELY
SHANKING THE ACCENT?
>> IN A MOVIE LIKE THIS-- IN "TED" IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IN A MOVIE LIKE THIS IT REALLY RELIES ON ITS AUTHENTICITY AND
ACCURACY.
WE WOULD SAY, "YOU GET ONE MORE TRY, AND IF NOT, WE WILL DUB YOU
IN POST."
>> Stephen: WHAT?
>> YEAH, OR DON'T DO THE ACCENT.
BECAUSE IT'S-- IT'S-- IT'S NOT GOOD WHEN IT'S BAD.
HE LIKES TO IMPROVISE, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN WITH DIALECT
COACHES.
THEY KNOW THEIR LINES, AND AS SOON AS PETE SAYS THROW THE
SCRIPT OUT THE WINDOW AND WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVISE, PEOPLE START
TO REALLY GET NERVOUS.
IT BECOMES AN ISSUE.
WITH MICHELLE MONAGHAN, SHE DID A FANTASTIC JOHN ON THE ACCENT,
AND WE IMPROVISED AND JOHN GOODMAN DOES A GOOD ACCENT.
OTHER THAN THAT WE CAST BOSTON ACTORS.
>> Stephen: THAT BRINGS US TO THE MOVIE.
FOR "PATRIOTS DAY," FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, IT'S ABOUT THE
BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT STORY TO THE NATION, BUT PARTICULARLY
IMPORTANT STORY TO YOUR HOMETOWN.
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THAT HAPPENED?
>> I WAS ACTUALLY-- I WAS NOT IN BOSTON.
AND THEN I HEARD WHAT HAPPENED, AND I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO BOSTON
THE NEXT DAY.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS INCREDIBLE SEEING MY CITY LIKE THAT.
IT WAS PRETTY MUCH DESERTED AND JUST HAD SUCH AN EERIE FEELING.
BOSTON IS SUCH A SMALL PLACE.
EVERYBODY KNOWS SOMEBODY DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS.
BUT WHAT WAS AMAZING WAS HOW BOSTON RESPONDED.
NOT JUST LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRST RESPONDERS, EVERYBODY CAME
TOGETHER.
YOU KNOW WHEN THOSE EXPLOSION WENT OFF, YOU SAW PEOPLE RUNNING
IMMEDIATELY TOWARDS THE PROBLEM.
PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
AND THAT MADE ME EXTREMELY PROUD TO BE A BOSTONIAN.
AND I WANTED TO SHARE THAT AS WELL AS THE OTHER REALLY
POSITIVE AND INSPIRING STORIES OF THE VICTIMS AND THEIR
FAMILIES AND, ALSO, THE SURVIVOR S.
>> Stephen: IT WAS-- IT WAS A TRAGIC DAY AND A SHOCK AND
HEARTBREAKING DAY.
BUT I THINK SO MANY PEOPLE, CERTAINLY I WATCHING IT, WERE
MOVED BY THE RESPONSE THAT BOSTON HAD, HOW PEOPLE STEPPED
UP IN BOSTON.
EVEN THE PEOPLE RUNNING THE RACE.
THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT DAY WHO RAN A MARATHON, AND THEN RAN
ANOTHER TWO MILES TO A HOSPITAL TO GIVE BLOOD.
BOSTON WAS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE ON THAT TERRIBLE DAY.
YOU-- I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE THIS MOVIE.
YOU WEREN'T SURE WHETHER ULTIMATED TO BE IN IT.
WHAT-- WHY WERE YOU ON THE FENCE ABOUT DOING THIS?
>> WELL, OBVIOUSLY, IT'S AN EXRAEMLY SENSITIVE SUBJECT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE THREE MOVIES BEING TALKED ABOUT AT
VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT.
AND THEY WERE GOING TO MAKE MOVIES.
SO I SAID I'M NOT GOING TO LET SOMEBODY ELSE COME INTO MY TOWN
AND HANDLE IT WITH THE RESPECT AND SENSITIVITY THAT IT DESERVES
BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF VIOLENCE AND CARNAGE IT COULD BE
SOMETHING THAT COULD BECOME GRATUITOUS AND HAVE PEOPLE BE.
AND PETER BERG WHO I DID "LOAN SURVIVOR" WITH AND "DEEP WATER
HORIZON."
AND I SAID I'M GOING TO TELL THE STORY AND MAKE IT RIGHT AND HAVE
PEOPLE KNOW WHAT "BOSTON STRONG" MEANS AND MAKE MY COMMUNITY
PROUD.
( APPLAUSE ) WE ALSO HAVE, YOU KNOW-- YOU
LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED IN CAIRO ON SUNDAY, AND THESE THINGS JUST
CONTINUE TO HAPPEN ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THAT MESSAGE THAT LOVE WILL
ALWAYS WIN, AND THAT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS WE'LL GET BACK UP
AND WE'LL HOLD HANDS AND WE'LL FIGHT FOR EACH OTHER, AND THAT
MESSAGE IS IMPORTANT.
SO-- ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: LET ME ASK YOU ONE OTHER THING ABOUT BOSTON IS THAT
PEOPLE FROM THERE SEEM LIKE THEY'RE NEVER IMPRESSED WITH
OTHER PEOPLE FROM THERE.
( LAUGHTER ) LIKE, LIKE--
>> IT'S SURPRISING THAT YOU NOTICE THAT.
>> Stephen: IS THAT TRUE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S EVER BEEN ONE GOOD THING WRITTEN ABOUT ME
IN A BOSTON NEWSPAPER.
THE PEOPLE THAT MATTER.
YOU KNOW, FOR ME, BEING ABLE TO TURN MY LIFE-- I HAVEN'T GOTTEN
INTO SO MUCH TROUBLE WHEN I WAS A KID, BEING ABLE TO TURN MY
LIFE AROUND.
I HAD GONE TO COPLEY HIGH BUT I DIDN'T GO PAST THE NINTH DPRAID,
AND THAT'S PROBABLY 200 YARDS AWAY FROM THE FINISH LINE.
I WAS ABLE TO GO BACK AND GET MY DIPLOMA AT 42 AND I INSPIRED
KIDS GROWING UP IN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THAT.
IF I CAN ACCOMPLISH WHAT I ACCOMPLISHED THERE'S NO REASON
YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
YOU HAVE TO PUT THE WORK IN.
YOU HAVE TO DO THE RIGHT THING, EARN IT, AND WORK FOR IT AND
GREAT THINGS WILL HAPPEN.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY.
"PATRIOTS DAY" IS IN THEATERS DECEMBER 21.
MARK WAHLBERG, EVERYBODY!