THE HEAT IS ESPECIALLY SHOCKING IN THE U.K.,
WE NOW HAVE AN OFFICIAL TEMPERATURE OF 40 DEGREES
CELSIUS, THAT IS 104 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
IT IS PROVISIONALLY THE HOTTEST DAY THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER
EXPERIENCED. >> Z VERY HOT DAY.
>> OUTSIDE PEPPA'S HOUSE IT WAS THE U.K.'S HOTTEST DAY ON
RECORD. >> PEPPA, COME INSIDE.
YOU'VE BEEN OUT IN THE HEAT FOR FAR TOO LONG.
>> OH WELL, LET'S MAKE SOME EGGS.
>> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT!"
TONIGHT: IS TONIGHT THE HEAT IS ON.
PLUS STEPHEN WELCOMES ETHAN HAWKE AND MUSICAL GUEST
AND MUSICAL GUEST COURTNEY BARNETT
FEATURING JON BATISTE AND "STAY HUMAN."
AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK
CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT! (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
. >> Stephen:
HEY, EVERYBODY! HEYS WHAT'S GOING ON, Y'ALL.
THIS IS AWFULLY NICE. THANK YOU.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) THANKS, EVERYBODY.
THANKS, PLEASE HAVE A SEAT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WON'T YOU
PLEASE POLITELY POP A SQUAT, WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW."
I'M YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT. LET'S GET TO THE BIG STORY
EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT. IT'S MY DOG BENNY'S BIRTHDAY!
HE'S THREE, WHICH IS 21 IN DOG YEARS, WHICH MEANS HE CAN
NOW LEGALLY DRINK. SO, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO STOP
LETTING HIM DRIVE. SEEMS LIKE IT WAS JUST YESTERDAY
THAT WE MET BENNY. HERE'S FOOTAGE OF HIM JUST DAYS
OLD-- AND I WANT TO WARN YOU: IF YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN IN
THE ROOM, LET THEM WATCH, BECAUSE THIS IS PRETTY CUTE.
WHY CAN'T THEY STAY PUPPIES FOREVER?
OR EVER STOP EATING THE FURNITURE?
TO CELEBRATE, I HAD A CAKE MADE ESPECIALLY FOR BENNY.
I WANTED IT TO BE SOMETHING HE LOVED, SO IT'S SHAPED LIKE A
STRANGER'S CROTCH. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BUDDY.
DADDY LOVES YOU. NOW HE MIGHT WANT TO STAY INSIDE
TODAY, BECAUSE IT IS HOT HERE IN THE CITY.
BUT IT'S NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE POND
IN THE U.K., WHERE TODAY THEY HIT A RECORD HIGH OF 40.3
DEGREES CELSIUS. WHICH, IN FAHRENHEIT, COMES OUT
TO... HOLD ON ONE SECOND, IT'S 40.3
TIMES NINE DIVIDED BY FIVE, CARRY THE CADBURY, PLUS OR
MINUS MARY POPPINS, MULTIPLY BY MINT JELLY, AND...
THAT'S FIVE SHILLINGS AND A CHRISTMAS GOOSE.
THERE YOU GO. I CAN NEVER MAKE IT.
I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.
THE HEAT'S HITTING THE BRITS EXTRA HARD, BECAUSE THE BRITS
AREN'T USED TO EXTREME WEATHER, AND THE HOUSES, ESPECIALLY OLDER
ONES, WERE BUILT TO RETAIN WARMTH.
LUCKILY, BRITS CAN KEEP COOL WITH THEIR LIGHT AND REFRESHING
CUISINE OF POTTED ORGAN MEAT, BATTERED FISH, AND
ROOM-TEMPERATURE BEER. AS A RESULT, THE HEAT WAVE'S
BROUGHT THE U.K. TO A HALT. TRAINS SLOWED TO A CRAWL.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM CLOSED, AND BUCKINGHAM PALACE CURTAILED THE
CHANGING OF THE GUARD. AND THE CAST-IRON CHAINS AND
PEDESTALS OF THE HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE WERE WRAPPED IN
REFLECTIVE FOIL TO SHIELD THEM FROM THE SUN.
BUT ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, THAT BRIDGE IS GOING TO HAVE AMAZING
HIGHLIGHTS. IS THAT ANYTHING NEW WHAT YOU
HAVE DONE, YOU LOOK FANTASTIC. SINCE PEOPLE WITH PALE SKIN AND
RED HAIR ARE MORE SENSITIVE TO SUNBURN, ONE THEATER CHAIN IS
OFFERING BRITAIN'S REDHEADS FREE MOVIE TICKETS TO DODGE
EXTREME HEAT. THOUGH, OF COURSE, THE BEST WAY
FOR BRITISH REDHEADS TO DODGE EXTREME HEAT IS MOVING TO
AMERICA. TO BEAT THE HEAT, THE
GOVERNMENT'S ISSUING HELPFUL TIPS, LIKE: WEAR SUITABLE HEAD
WEAR; SLOW DOWN WHEN IT'S HOT; AND, AT HOME, WEAR AS LITTLE
CLOTHING AS NECESSARY. BUT CAREFUL NEAR THE STOVE--
YOU DON'T WANT TO ACCIDENTALLY BURN YOUR BANGERS AND MASH AND
END UP WITH SPOTTED DICK. IT'S NOT JUST EUROPE, BECAUSE
OVER 100 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U.S. ARE UNDER HEAT ALERTS.
IN FACT, THIS WEEK, "NEARLY 20% OF THE U.S. POPULATION WILL
LIKELY SEE A TEMPERATURE AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT."
REMEMBER WHEN YOU WISHED EVERYBODY WHO DENIED CLIMATE
CHANGE WOULD GO TO HELL? UNFORTUNATELY, HELL CAME TO US.
IT'S SO HOT RIGHT NOW IN THE U.S. THAT THIS IS A REAL HEAT
MAP OF OKLAHOMA. IT'S NEVER GOOD WHEN YOUR STATE
LOOKS LIKE A CLOSE-UP IMAGE OF AN S.T.D.
I'M SOR-- SORRY MR. JOHNSON, IT SHOWS YOU HAVE TULSA.
BUT THIS HEAT MAP DOES EXPLAIN THE FAMOUS SONG:
(S "OKLAHOMA" S) OKLAHOMA!
WHERE THE SWEAT GOES DRIPPIN' DOWN YOUR TAINT.
YOU'VE GOT BURNIN' GRASS AND BAD SWAMP ASS
WITH BALLS SO HOT THAT YOU COULD FAINT.
THE C.D.C. HAS RELEASED SOME TIPS FOR STAYING COOL DURING
THESE HEAT WAVES, INCLUDING: DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS; AVOID
HOT AND HEAVY MEALS; AND, IF YOUR HOME DOES NOT HAVE
AIR CONDITIONING, GO TO THE SHOPPING MALL.
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO FIRST EXPLAIN TO EVERYONE UNDER
30 WHAT A SHOPPING MALL WAS. KIDS, IT WAS LIKE AN AMAZON YOU
COULD WALK THROUGH, AND GET FREE SAMPLES OF CHICKEN TERIYAKI.
WOW, THERE ARE CHICKEN TERIYAKI FANS HERE TONIGHT.
THE HEAT IS AFFECTING MORE THAN PEOPLE'S HEALTH.
HERE IN NEW YORK, THE CITY'S ODOR COMPLAINTS HAVE HIT AN
ALL-TIME HIGH. WHICH IS WHY THE STATUE OF
LIBERTY ISN'T HOLDING A TORCH. SHE'S LIGHTING A MATCH.
ACCORDING TO THE CITY, 3-1-1 CALLS WITH ODOR COMPLAINTS HAVE
RISEN 54% SO FAR THIS YEAR. YOU CAN CALL THE COPS ON A
SMELL? WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO?
"YOU'RE UNDER ARREST! YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN
SILENT BUT DEADLY." ACCORDING TO ONE N.Y.P.D.
OFFICER, THE STINK IS DUE TO A "PERFECT STORM" OF HOTTER
TEMPERATURES AND "ABANDONED OUTDOOR-DINING SHEDS, WHERE
PEOPLE ARE THROWING GARBAGE." ONE RESTAURANT OWNER SAID HE HAD
TO INSTALL PLEXIGLASS WINDOWS AND A METAL DOOR ON HIS OUTDOOR
DINING SHED AFTER HE REPEATEDLY FOUND PEOPLE "SLEEPING, SHOOTING
UP, HAVING SEX, AND CRAPPING" INSIDE.
THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS! NEW YORKERS ALREADY HAVE A
PLACE FOR THAT-- IT'S CALLED PENN STATION.
BUT ONE MAN WHO'S NOT FEELING THE STINK IS MAYOR ERIC ADAMS,
WHO WAS ASKED ABOUT IT IN A PRESS CONFERENCE.
>> THE NUMBER ONE THING I SMELL RIGHT NOW IS POT.
IT'S LIKE EVERYBODY IS SMOKING A JOINT NOW, YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY HAS A JOINT. >> Stephen: HE'S RIGHT, EVERYONE
IS SMOKING POT IN THE CITY. AND SOME OF THEM CLEARLY ARE
SMOKING IT BEFORE GETTING DRESSED IN THE MORNING.
>> Stephen: ITS HELL IS GOING ON.
HE LOOKS LIKE MORPHEUS BEFORE LABOR DAY, OR THE LEADER OF A
"KARATE KID"-THEMED CULT. SPEAKING OF ODOR, FORMER SENIOR
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR AND STAR OF MR. TOAD'S WILD D.U.I...
STEVE BANNON. AFTER MONTHS OF DELAYS, THIS
WEEK BANNON'S TRIAL FOR CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS GOT UNDERWAY.
IN FACT, THEY'VE ALREADY RELEASED SOME COURTROOM
SKETCHES-- HERE ARE THE LAWYERS MAKING THEIR OPENING ARGUMENTS,
AND HERE'S BANNON ENJOYING A LIGHT SNACK.
UNTIL NOW, BANNON HAD REFUSED TO TESTIFY TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE,
CITING EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE. BUT NOW, BANNON SAYS HE'S
WILLING TO TESTIFY TO THE JANUARY 6th COMMITTEE.
WHY THE SUDDEN FLIP? WELL, ONE, HE COULD GO JAIL IF
HE DOESN'T. AND APPARENTLY, THE FORMER
PRESIDENT WROTE A LETTER RELEASING BANNON FROM EXECUTIVE
PRIVILEGE, REPORTEDLY HOPING HE'LL GO BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
AND DEFEND HIM. FINALLY, BANNON CAN TELL THE
FORMER PRESIDENT'S SIDE OF THE STORY!
"MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS ALL A SIMPLE MISUNDERSTANDING.
THE PRESIDENT DIDN'T MEAN TO GRAB THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE
SECRET SERVICE. HE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A BIG
BLACK DONUT!" I AM A NOT SURE WHAT CHARACTER
I'M DOING, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THIS VOICE IS.
THIS IS MY IMPRESSION OF BANNON, HERE THEY GO, BIG BLACK DONUT.
NO IDEA WHAT HE SOUNDS LIKE. HERE'S THE THING ABOUT THE
FORMER PRESIDENT RELEASING BANNON FROM EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE.
THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S LAWYER HAS ALREADY TOLD FEDERAL
INVESTIGATORS THAT THE FORMER PRESIDENT NEVER ACTUALLY INVOKED
EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE FOR BANNON. I MEAN, WOW.
HE REALLY HUNG BANNON OUT TO DRY.
WHICH ISN'T EASY, BECAUSE HE EXCRETES A THICK LAYER OF SEBUM.
I HOPE BANNON KEEPS TALKING. BECAUSE, WHEN HE DOES, IT'S
MOLTO DELICIOSO. HERE'S SOME NEWLY-LEAKED AUDIO
FROM MOTHER JONES, WHERE BANNON MET WITH CONSERVATIVE ACTIVISTS
RIGHT BEFORE THE 2020 ELECTION. AND, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION--
HE DROPS SOME HINTS ABOUT HIS BOSS'S PLANS TO SUBVERT
DEMOCRACY. IT'S SUBTLE, BUT SEE IF YOU
CAN FIND THE MOMENT WHEN HE SPILLS THE BEAN BAG.
JIM? >> WHAT TRUMP'S GOING TO DO IS
JUST DECLARE VICTORY. RIGHT?
HE'S GOING TO DECLARE VICTORY. THAT DOESN'T MEAN HE'S A WINNER,
HE'S JUST GOING TO SAY HE'S A WINNER.
THAT'S OUR STRATEGY. HE'S GOING TO DECLARE HIMSELF A
WINNER. IF TRUMP IS LOSING BY 10:00 OR
11:00 AT NIGHT, IT'S GOING TO BE EVEN CRAZIER.
NO, BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO SIT RIGHT THERE AND SAY "THEY STOLE
IT." >> Stephen: HE'S EXPLAINING THE
WHOLE EVIL PLAN ON TAPE! THE ONLY WAY THIS COULD HAVE
BEEN MORE BOND VILLAIN IS IF HE HAD JOE BIDEN STRAPPED TO A
LASER TABLE. WE DWOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU
TONIGHT. MY GUEST IS ETHAN HAWKE.
BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, "MEANWHILE!"
JOIN US, WOWNT?
>> Stephen: EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK TO THE LATE SHOW, SAY HELLO
TO LOUIS AND STAY HUMAN, RIGHT THERE.
MAWTION (APPLAUSE)
THERE YOU GO, LOUIS. FEELING GOOD.
>> FEELING GOOD. >> Stephen: TONIGHT WE HAVE AN
EXTRAORDINARY GUEST, ETHAN HAWKE IS HERE.
ALL THAT. ALL THAT, YEAH.
THERE YOU GO. ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO TALK TO.
FOLK, IF YOU WATCH THE SHOW YOU KNOW I SPEND A LOT OF MY TIME
RIGHT OVER THERE, CAREFULLY HARVESTING THE DAY'S BIGGEST,
FRESHEST NEWS VEGETABLES, FINELY SLICING AND ARRANGING THEM IN A
LE CREUSET CASSEROLE, DRIZZLING IT ALL WITH A FINE XEREAS FAMILY
KORFI OLIVE OIL, THEN GENTLY ROASTING IT TO PERFECTION, TO
SERVE YOU THE GLORIOUS AND VELVETY RATATOUILLE THAT IS MY
MONOLOGUE. BUT SOMETIMES--
SOMETIMES, FOLKS-- SOMETIMES, I WAKE UP IN THE
CHIPOTLE I BROKE INTO LAST NIGHT, SCRAPE THE LETTUCE OUT
OF A DISCARDED BURRITO BOWL, STEAL A CARROT FROM A BABY, AND
PUNCH A SEAGULL FOR ITS PICKLE, TO PRESENT THE HOBO SALAD BAR OF
NEWS THAT IS MY SEGMENT: "MEANWHILE!"
THERE IS A NEW TREND MEANWHILE, THERE'S A NEW TREND
IN THE WORLD OF DO-IT-YOURSELFERS:
BUILDING YOUR OWN COFFIN. SO, THIS IS EITHER A
LIFE-AFFIRMING HOBBY TO CONFRONT YOUR OWN MORTALITY AND LIVE IN
THE MOMENT, OR THE ULTIMATE ELDERLY PASSIVE AGGRESSION.
"DON'T WORRY ABOUT CANCELING LUNCH AGAIN, SON.
I'LL JUST STAY HOME AND CONTINUE BUILDING MY OWN COFFIN.
I SUPPOSE THIS MIGHT GO FASTER IF I HAD ANY GRANDCHILDREN TO
HELP ME." SOME PEOPLE ARE DOING IT TO HELP
PREPARE FOR DEATH, SOME TO REMOVE A HASSLE FOR THE FAMILY,
AND SAY IT'S "EASIER ON THE BUDGET THAN BUYING A
COMMERCIALLY-MADE COFFIN," BUT CAUTION YOU SHOULD "MAKE
SURE IT'S STURDY ENOUGH TO HOLD THE PERSON."
WELL, WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO HEAR THAT BEFORE I BLEW $12.99
ON MY ORIGAMI DEATH CARTON. YOU CAN MICROWAVE IT THOUGH.
YOU CAN MICROWAVE IT. MEANWHILE, AIRLINES ARE ALWAYS
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR CUTTING-EDGE, INNOVATIVE WAYS TO MAKE LIFE
AWFUL, SO THEY'D LIKE YOU TO "MEET THE DOUBLE-DECKER PLANE
SEAT." PERFECT FOR EVERYONE SAYING
"FLYING ECONOMY IS ALREADY GREAT, BUT I WISH MY FACE WAS
CLOSER TO ASS." MEANWHILE, IT RAINED THIS
WEEKEND IN NEW YORK CITY, AND DREW BARRYMORE HAS GONE VIRAL
FOR SHARING HER EXPERIENCE OF IT:
(JOYFUL LAUGH) >> WHENEVER YOU CAN, GO OUT INTO
THE RAIN, DO NOT MISS THE OPPORTUNITY!
(JOYFUL LAUGH) >> Stephen: WHAT A LOVELY,
HEARTWARMING, AND UPLIFTING PSYCHOTIC BREAK.
THANK YOU, DREW. MEANWHILE, IN HAWAII, A
BEACHSIDE-WEDDING RECEPTION WAS INTERRUPTED BY A MASSIVE WAVE.
JIM? (WAVE CRASHES)
(MUMBLES) >> OH!
THIS IS COMING OVER, FOR SURE. OH!
OH-HO-HO! >> Stephen: WELL, THEY GOT THEIR
SOMETHING BLUE. MEANWHILE, IN NEW ZEALAND, THERE
HAVE BEEN CALLS TO TIGHTEN AN ACTUAL LAW THAT, UP UNTIL NOW,
HAS ALLOWED PEOPLE OUT CAMPING TO, LET'S SAY, DROP A STEAMING
KIWI IN A FIELD, AS LONG AS THE PERSON CAN SHOW THEY HAD
REASONABLE GROUNDS FOR BELIEVING THEY WERE NOT BEING OBSERVED.
YEP. REMINDS ME OF THAT INSPIRATIONAL
THROW PILLOW: "POOP LIKE NO ONE'S WATCHING."
WOMAN WELL HE A BE RIGHT BACK WITH ETHAN HAWKE.
>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
MY GUEST TONIGHT IS AN ACTOR, NOVELIST, DIRECTOR, AND
SCREENWRITER YOU KNOW FROM "BOYHOOD," "FIRST REFORMED," AND
"MOON KNIGHT." NOW HE'S DIRECTED "THE LAST
MOVIE STARS," A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT PAUL NEWMAN AND JOANNE
WOODWARD. >> IT'S HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
PAGE, I'M TRYING TO ASK ALL MY FRIENDS TO MAKE THESE AUDIOS
COME ALIVE, I'M TRYING TO TURN IT INTO KIND OF LIKE A PLAY WITH
VOICES, A COMMUNITY LOOKING BACK SOCKS THAT IS WHAT I AM DOING
HERE WITH YOU, AND SAMMY ROCKWELL IS GOING TO READ THE
DIRECTOR OF COOL HAND LUKE. >> JOANNE WOODWARD.
KAREN ALLEN IS PLAYING JOANNE'S STEP MOTHER.
>> SCOTT "HAMILTON" IS GOING TO READ THE DIRECTOR OF THE STING.
>> VINCENT DEN OVARYO, GEORGE CLOONEY AGREED TO READ PAUL.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," ETHAN HAWKE!
>> THERE YOU GO. >> HEY ETHAN.
>> THAT'S SO NICE. I APPRECIATE IT, YOU GUYS.
>> THANKS FOR BEING HERE. >> NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: ALWAYS LOVELY TO YOU HAVE HERE.
I GOT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THIS DOCUMENTARY, TELL US A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THAT CLIP THERE.
BECAUSE I THINK AS GREAT AS AN ACTOR AS YOU ARE, WE DON'T
NECESSARILY ASSOCIATE YOU WITH PAUL NEWMAN AND JOANNE WOODWARD.
AND I'M CURIOUS HOW THIS CAME TO BE AND WHAT THE HECK IS ACTUALLY
HAPPENING IN THAT CLIP. >> THAT IS MY JOB TO TILL.
ALL RIGHT WHERE TO BEGIN, OKAY, IN MY APARTMENT I HAD FINISHED
TAKING A SHOWER. THE PHONE RINGS.
I NORMALLY DON'T ANSWER T IT JUST HAPPENS OVER THE YEARS BUT
I THOUGHT WHAT IS THIS. AND HI, I AM'S PAUL AND JOANNE'S
DAUGHTER, WE MET A COUPLE OF TIMES, OH YEAH, HI, SOMEONE, A
FRIEND OF FRIEND GAVE THE NUMBER, WOULD YOU DIRECT A
DOCUMENTARY ABOUT MY PARENTS. I WAS LIKE SHOULDN'T YOU CALL A
DOCUMENTARIAN. I MEAN-- .
>> Stephen: WOW, YES. >> AND SHE WAS LIKE WELL, MY
PARENTS OVER THE YEARS HAVE COME TO REPRESENT A KIND OF ICON OF
CELEBRITY BUT THEY DEDICATED THEIR LIFE TO THE PERFORMING
ARTS. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE FAMOUS
FOR IS FOR BEING GREAT ACTORS AND WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A
COOL IDEA IF ANOTHER ACTOR DIRECTED A DOCUMENTARY.
AND SO I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SAY NO POLITELY.
YOU KNOW. >> Stephen: WHAT AN HONOR.
>> I'M SO GLAD YOU THOUGHT OF ME BUT YEAH,-- SURE, I WILL DO THAT
AND I LOOKED OVER AT MY WIFE AND SHE WAS LIKE OH MY GOD.
I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO HIJACK MY BRAIN, YOU KNOW T IS SUCH, THEY
ARE TWO HUGE CAREERS, 50 YEAR CAER ROOSE, 50 YEAR LOVE AFFAIR.
THESE ARE CIVIL ACTIVISTS, THEY ARE FAMILY PEOPLE, THEY ARE
LOVES, LIKE GREAT LOVES OF EACH OTHER.
AND THEY MADE MEANINGFUL SUBSTANTIVE ART FOR 60 YEARS,
THAT IS THE CHURCH OF MY CHOICE, RIGHT.
AND YOU KNOW, SO I THOUGHT I HAD TO DO IT, MY WIFE THEN SAID TO
ME ALL RIGHT I'LL HELP YOU AS LONG AS YOU PROMISE NOT TO PUT
YOURSELF IN IT. I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO-- GET
SOMEBODY NICE TO DOT NARRATOR, DON'T INSERT YOURSELF ALL OVER
IT DON'T TURN THIS INTOING IS SOME-- .
>> Stephen: YOUR WIFE DOESN'T THINK ARE YOU NICE.
>> SHE THINKS I AM NICE, SHE LOVES ME BUT, THE POINT IS SHE
WAS LIKE LET'S' FOCUS THIS, BECAUSE WE'VE MADE ONE OTHER
LITTLE DOCUMENTARY CALLED-- THAT WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF.
BUT SHE WAS ALWAYS, I INSERTED MYSELF IN THAT DOCUMENTARY AND
SHE WAS LIKE YOU GOT TO MAKE IT ABOUT THEM.
DON'T MAKE IT ABOUT YOU. DEFINITELY AGREED, SHAKE HANDS.
OKAY. I KNOW THIS IS THE LONGEST FIRST
ANSWER TO A QUESTION EVER. >> Stephen: I GOT NOTHING
ELSE. >> OKAY, SO HERE IS WHAT
HAPPENED, ALL RIGHT, TO THE FAMILY, WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
WELL, THEY HAD SOMETHING REALLY AMAZING WHICH WAS PAUL HAD SET
OUT TO WRITE A MEMOIR ABOUT 1986 TO 1981 AND HE AND HIS BEST
FRIEND WHO WAS A FAMOUS SCREENWRITER, HE WROTE REBEL
WITHOUT A CAUSE AND A LOT OF OTHER GREAT MOVIES WAS LIKE ALL
RIGHT, HERE IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO WE'LL INTERVIEW OUR
CLOSEST FRIENDS, WE'LL INTERVIEW CASSAN,ALITYMAN, JOHN HUSTON,
ALL OF THE GREAT LITTLE AM MAKERS YOU WORKED WITH, AND ALSO
INTERVIEW YOUR EX-WIFE, THE NANNY, THE CLEANING LADY, WE'LL
INTERVIEW EVERYBODY AND PAUL HAD THIS IDEA CUZ WE DON'T LIVE IN A
VACUUM. WE DON'T LIVE IN ISOLATION.
WE LIVE IN RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: AND WE OFTEN REWRITE OUR OWN STORY FROM OUR
OWN POINT OF VIEW AN DON'T KNOW THE TRUTH.
>> AND HE WANTED TO DO THIS COLLECTION OF ENCOMPASSING OTHER
PEOPLE'S POINTS OF VIEW. >> EXACTLY.
>> AND THE PROBLEM IS, HE THEN GOT COMPLETELY BORED OR
IRRITATED WITH THE PROJECT AND HE JUST GOT, YOU KNOW,
APPARENTLY TOOK THEM TO THE DUMP AND SET THEM ON FIRE, THE
AUDIENCE, HE BURNED ALL THE AUDIOTAPES.
>> YEAH, HE BURNED MOST OF THEM. WE FOUND A COUPLE BUT THEY WERE
UNUSABLE BUT WE HAD THE TRANSCRIPT TO, YOU KNOW, STEWART
HAD WRITTEN THEM DOWN. >> WHAT KIND OF-- HOW MANY PAGES
ARE THEY? >> THOUSANDS.
I MEAN THOUSANDS. AND THAT'S WHAT MI SHOWING BILLY
IN THAT CLIP. WHAT I STARTED DOING, ALL RIGHT,
YOU ARE AN ACTOR, WHY DON'T WE JUST-- I DON'T HAVE THE AUDIO
RECORDINGS BUT WHY DON'T WE RERECORD THEM AND I WILL-- SO I
GOT ON ZOOM WITH BILLY AND ON ZOOM WITH ROCKWELL, STARTED WITH
FRIENDS, JUST PLAY THIS PART. READ THIS OUTLOUD AND I WILL TRY
TO CUT SOMETHING TOGETHER WITH IT AND THEN MY EDITOR STARTED
GOING, I'M REALLY INTRIGUED BY LISTENING TO YOU TALK ABOUT IT I
PROMISED MY WIFE I CAN'T INBE THE NARRATOR.
THIS IS NO FLY ZONE RIGHT HERE. >> LET ME JUST TRY SO WE LEFT IT
IN, FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN I SCREENED AN EARLY CUT FROM MY
WIFE AND SHE WAS LIKE, JUST LEAVE IT IT'S WORKING.
I WAS LIKE YES! YOU CALLED THE LAST MOVIE STARS,
AND WHY DO YOU CALL IT THAT? WITNESSES GORE INDIVIDUALAL FOR
THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, NATIONAL BOOK AWARD-WINNING NOVELIST,
WRITER, THINKER EXTRAORDINARY WAS ONE OF THEIR CLOSEST
FRIENDS. AND HE WAS A VERY RADICAL PERSON
AND VERY INTERESTING THINKER. AND IN HIS TRANSCRIPT WHEN THEY
INTERVIEWED HIM, THAT IS WHAT HE CALLED THEM.
I WAS KIND OF HYPNOTIZED BY THAT.
I DIDN'T REALLY THINK OF THEM AS MOVIE STARS, THEY ARE ACTOR.
THEY ARE NOT MOVIE STARS LIKE THAT.
AND BUT HE WENT ON TO GO THAT AS THE WORLD IS EXPANDING AND THE
POWER OF CINEMA IS CHANGING, WE'RE WATCHING THINGS, A MILLION
SHOWS COME OUT EVERY WEEKEND, WHEN A PAUL NEWMAN MOVIE CAME
OUT, IT WAS A GIANT EVENT. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS MANY, MANY
EXPONENTIAL MOVIES RELEASED EACH YEAR T SAY CULTURAL EVENT WHEN
SOMEBODY WOULD MAKE A MOVIE. THERE WAS A LOT OF ARTISTRY PUT
INTO IT AND A LOT OF THOUGHT PUT INTO IT.
HE THOUGHT THEY WERE THE LAST GENERATION TO BE RAISED AND
NURTURED THE WAY THAT KATHARINE HEPBURN, CARREY GRANT THAT OLD
SCHOOL HOLLYWOOD, THEY WERE THE LAST ONES THAT DID THAT,.
>> Stephen: I'M GETTING A PHOTO OF THEM TO REMIND
EVERYBODY, 1951. >> AND THIS IS A TIME PERIOD,
YOU KNOW, WHAT HE GOES ON TO SAY IS THAT IN THE 50S, LOOK, THEY
WERE IN CLASSICS LISTEN TO THIS, THEY ARE IN CLASS WITH MARLON,
ACTING CLASS, ACTORS STUDIO, THE 50S WITH MARLON BRANDO, JAMES
DEAN, GERALDINE PAIGE, MARILYN MONROE, THIS UNBELIEVABLE-- THEY
ARE ALL UNBELIEVABLE AND THEY CHANGED STORYTELLING.
THEY CHANGED THE WAY WE MADE MOVIES.
THAT WAS THEIR GENERATION. AND WHEN HE IS TALKING ABOUT,
WHEN THEY STARTED ACTING, THERE WERE WORLD FAMOUS ACTING
TEACHERS, YOU KNOW, YOU AT SANFORD MMISNER, FAMOUS PEOPLE,
NOW WE'RE MAKING ALL THESE MOVIES AND NOBODY WHO TEACHES
THAT IS FAMOUS. IT IS A CULTURE OF CELEBRITY AS
OPPOSED TO A CULTURE THAT REALLY RESPECTS THE ART OF IT.
>> THAT IS WHAT GORE INDIVIDUALAL WAS GETTING AT.
>> I'M CURIOUS WHAT YOU THINK, AS SOMEBODY WHO IS, YOU ARE A
MOVIE STAR IN YOUR OWN RIGHT BUT WELL RESPECTED ACTOR.
>> BUT YOU KNOW, WE KNOW FROM YOU A LOT OF YOUR INDEPENDENT
FILMS, LESS AS MOVIE STARS, MORE GLITZY THAN THAT, NOT THAT YOU
CAN'T PUT IT ALL IF YOU WANT TO, OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN BE ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK, FROM WATCHING THIS, MAYBE
FROM DOING THIS MOVIE, DO YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT IDEA BETWEEN A
MOVIE STAR AND ACTOR IS, OR IS THERE A DIFFERENCE AND MOVIE
STAR IS MERELY SUCCESSES. >> THE TRUE GREATS, YOU KNOW, I
THE TRUE FIRST-- ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BOTH.
DENZEL WASHINGTON IS BOTH. PAUL NEWMAN, WAS BOTH.
AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT REST ON THEIR IMAGE OR THEY BECOME
KIND OF A BRAND AND THEY ARE SELLING SOMETHING AND THEY
BECOME MORE OF A PRODUCT, AND THEN THEY BECOME A PERFORMING
ART, YOU KNOW, OR THAT IS THE FOCUS OF THEIR LIFE IS
EXPRESSING THEMSELVES. CERTAIN PEOPLE CAN DO IT AT A
VERY HIGH LEVEL FOR A LONG TIME AND THAT'S VERY, VERY RARE.
AND I THINK WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL TO ME ABOUT PAUL AND JOANNE IS
JOANNE WAS THE QUINTESSENTIAL ACTORS ACTRESS, SHE TAUGHT
ACTING, SHE RAN A THEATRE COMPANY, YEAH, SHE WON AN OSCAR.
YES, SHE HAD A LOT OF THOSE KIND OF ANCILLARY ELEMENTS OF SUCCESS
BUT SHE WAS A TRUE BLUE LOVE OF THE GRAFT OF ACTING SHE WAS ON
THE CAROL BURN ET SHOW, WEAR A FUNNY WIG, DO SOMETHING SERIOUS
AN WORKED FOR SCORSESE. SHE WANTED TO ACT.
PAUL WAS A CINEMA LUMINARY, HE IS A MOVIE STAR, BRANDS-- .
>> Stephen: I'M SHOWING ANOTHER PHOTO.
I THINK THIS MIGHT BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPH EVER TAKEN
OF A MAN, AND THIS IS HIM IN '63.
>> ON HIS WAY TO THE PREMIER OF HUD, ONE OF THE GREATEST MOVIES
OF ALL TIME. >> Stephen: THAT SAY MOVIE
STAR. >> THAT SAY MOVIE STAR RIGHT
THERE. WHEN I WAS KUGHT THE MOVIE
TOGETHER I ACCIDENTALLY PUT THAT PHOTO IN LIKE 17 TIMES.
I WAS LIKE, ANOTHER TIME MY WIFE WAS LIKE TAKE IT EASY WITH THAT
PHOTO, OKAY. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A
QUICK BREAK BUT WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE MR. ETHAN HAWKE,
EVERYBODY. STICK AROUND.
>> Stephen: EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK.
I'M SITTING HERE WITH THE DIRECTIONER OF THE NEW DOCUMENT
AIR THE LAST MOVIE STARS PLRKS ETHAN HAWKE.
ETHAN, THEY SAY DON'T MEET YOUR HEROES.
AND THEY SEEM LIKE HEROES TO YOU.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD ANY PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM
BEFORE WORKING ON THIS. BUT WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT
THEM AND IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WISH YOU HNTS LEARNED?
>> WE WORKED REALLY HARD. WE WORKED ALL THE TIME.
THEY PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO WHAT THEY DID.
SOMEBODY BACKSTAGE IS TELLING ME THEY PRESENTED ANSAWARD TO HIM.
THEY WERE A MEMBER. THEY GAVE AWAY SO MUCH MORE
MONEY THAN THEY HAD. IT IS ONE THING TO HEAR THESE
BILLIONAIRES GAVE AWAY A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS.
THESE PEOPLE GAVE AWAY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE VERY MUCH. THEY GAVE AWAY EXPONENTIALLY
MORE MONEY THAN THEY POSSESSED. THEY WERE RADICAL IN THAT WAY.
THEY SAW THEMSELVES AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
WHEN I STARTED A THEATRE COMPANY WITH MY FRIENDS I WAS LIKE 21.
I WENT UP TO JOANNE AT THE PREMIER OF QUIZ SHOW, THIS IS A
TRUE STORY. I DIDN'T DARE TALK TO PAUL BUT
WENT UP TO HERE, I WAS STARTING A THEATRE COMPANY.
SHE SAID DO YOU HAVE NONFOR PROFIT STATUS.
I DO, I DO. YOU CAN PROVE T I DO, I'M IN THE
LYING, HAVE I IT, SHE SAID OKAY, THIS IS THE NUMBER OF MY
ASSISTANTS, CALL ME AND WE'LL MAKE A DONATION.
AND I WAS THINKING $100, AND WE GOT $10,000, AND $20,000 NEXT
YEAR. >> Stephen: HOLY [BLEEP], I
START AID NONFOR PROFIT WHEN I WAS 21.
>> IT WAS A GAME CHANGER, I COULD BUILD A PRODUCTION ON THAT
MONEY. WHEN YOU SEE, I FOUND MY OWN
PLAY BILL AND YOU SEE THE LIST OF DONOR, MOM, DAD, ALL OUR
PARENTS, AND THEN THE FINAL DONOR, BECAUSE YOU DO LIST THE
THING AND THERE IS ONLY ONE, YOU KNOW, PAUL NEWMAN AND JOANNE
WOODWARD, THEY WERE OUR BIGGEST DONOR BY FAR.
BUT I MINGED IT, THAT IS THE IMPACT THEY HAD ON ME, AND MY
FRIENDS AND MY GROUP OF PEOPLE. AND THEY WERE DOING THIS EVERY
DAY ALL OVER THE CITY, ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
>> Stephen: AND YOU DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR THAT.
>> I DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR IT. >> Stephen: BECAUSE IT ACCUSES
YOU OF NOT WORKING HARD ENOUGH? >>
>> Stephen: WE CAN DO BETTER. WE CAN.
TASK'S TOUGH. IT'S TOUGH TO KNOW.
>> WHEN I FOUND OUT, YOU WANT TO FIND OUT, OH, YOU KNOW, WHAT A
BUM, HE TOOK OFF FIVE YEARS IN CANCUN, NO, LIKE WORKING FOR NEW
CLEAR DISARM AMENT, IN THE 70S SHE IS WORKING TO GET PEOPLE TO
RECYCLE. I MEAN THEY WERE OUT THERE ALL
THE TIME. >> Stephen: WE'RE GOING TO
TAKE A QUICK BREAK, STICK AROUND, WE'LL BE TALKING TO MORE
ETHAN HAWKE WHEN WE COME BACK, EVERYBODY.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW HE IS IN VENICE.
>> YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING YOU WANT.
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, LOOK, IT'S ETHAN HAWKE.
MR. HAWKE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING
THAT YOU ARE THINKING OF DOING, THAT IS OUT THERE.
AND I REALLY LIKE THIS IDEA, TELL THE PEOPLE ABOUT THIS
LETTER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, I DON'T
KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT YET. >> I PITCHED STEPHEN THIS IDEA,
I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR YOU, BUT I KNOW YOU WERE RAISED
CATHOLIC. >> Stephen: MI STILL, IT TOOK.
>> IT TOOK. AND I AM EPISCOPALIAN.
>> Stephen: ONE POPE AWAY. >> WE ARE WANNA BE CATHOLIC, MY
MOTHER ALWAYS SAY WANNA BE CATH CATHOLICS, HE DON'T WANT TO DOT
HARD WORK AND WE WANT TO GET DIVORCED THAT SOUR THING.
I WAG RAISED ON THE GREAT CATHOLIC WRITERS AND THINKERS
AND WHEN POPE FRANCIS WAS ELECTED, I WAS SO IMPRESS THAT
HE TOOK THE NAME OF FRANCIS OF ASSISI BECAUSE WHEN YOU READ
ABOUT THE GREAT CHRISTIAN THINKERS THROUGHOUT TIME,
FRANCIS OF ASSIS IS A REALLY STAGGERING PERSON AND HI THIS
IDEA THAT I WANTED TO WRITE THE PPE AND SAY TO HIM THAT FRANCIS
OF ASSIS MARCHED ACROSS THE DE SETTER TO A BATTLE FIELD AND TRY
TO HAVE AUDIENCE WITH-- DID HE THIS HUGE ACT OF PIECE AND HE
SHOULD HAVE BEEN CULLED BY THE SUL TANS DIDN'T KILL HIM, STRUCK
HIM AS A HOLY MAN, TOOK CARE OF HIM, TOOK CARE OF HIM.
HE WASN'T ABLE TO END THE WAR BUT IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL ACT AND I
FEEL LIKE POPE FRANCIS SHOULD TAKE HIS NAME SAKE AND IF HE
WOULD DO IT, IF HE WOULD LEAD A MARCH FROM BELARUS TO MARIUPOL
AND WE WOULD ALL GO AND WE COULD BRING THE REFUGEE TO THEIR HOME
AND PRIESTS AND RABBIS AND WE COULD ALL GO AND SAY YOU HAVE TO
STOP KILLING CHILDREN. YOU HAVE TO STOP KILLING.
CHOICE SHOULDN'T BE WHETHER TO ESCALATE THE WAR OR FOR
DEMOCRACY TO FAIL. I FEEL LIKE THE GROWN UPS OF THE
WORLD NEED TO STAND UP AND SAY YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BOMB AND
KILL CHILDREN. ARE YOU NOT ALLOWED TO DO IT.
YOU HAVE TO BEHAVE LIKE A GROIN UP.
AND THAT WAY WE COO FOCUS OUR ENERGY ON TAKING CARE OF THE
PLANET AND ADDRESS THE REAL CRISIS THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT
NOW INSTEAD OF MAKING THEM UP. >> IF YOU FEEL IT IS HARD TO
FIND A MORAL AUTHORITY THAT PEOPLE CAN AGREE ON.
>> EXACTLY, THANK YOU. THE REASON WHY I KEEP THINKING
ABOUT WHERE THE VOICE FOR NONVIOLENCE IS, WHERE IS MARTIN
LUTHER KING WHERE IS MOTHER THERESA, NELSON MANDELA, WHERE
ARE THE VOICES OF PEOPLE THAT ASK US TO JOIN TOGETHER AND I
FEEL LIKE IS HE ONE OF THE VERY FEW PEOPLE CAN I THINK OF THAT
HAS THAT MORAL AUTHORITY. I'M KIND OF SENDING A MESSAGE
THROUGH THE AIRWAVES. >> Stephen: I'M SURE THE POPE
IS WATCHING. >> THE FILE AT THE VATICAN
WEBSITE WHERE YOU SEND IT IN, I FEEL LIKE IT COULD GET LOST.
>> Stephen. >> TRANSLATED, MI GOING TO REACH
HIM SDZ ETHAN, LOVELY TO SIGH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE. >> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THE LAST MOVIE STARS IS AVAILABLE THURSDAY ON
HBO MAX WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A
PERFORMANCE BY COURTNEY BARNETT.
>> Stephen: PERFORMING "BEFORE YOU GOTTA GO" FROM HER ALBUM,
"THINGS TAKE TIME, TAKE TIME," COURTNEY BARNETT!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ BEFORE YOU GOTTA GO GO, GO, GO
♪ I WANTED YOU TO KNOW KNOW, KNOW, KNOW
♪ YOU'RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND YOU'RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND
♪ IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN, MY DEAR
♪ I WOULDN'T WANT THE LAST WORDS YOU HEAR
♪ TO BE UNKIND TO BE UNKIND
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ SAID SOME CARELESS THINGS
WHO WAS WRONG REMAINS UNCLEAR ♪ PRIDE LIKE POISON
ALWAYS KEEPING SCORE ♪ YOU DON'T HAVE
TO SLAM THE DOOR ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ BEFORE YOU GOTTA GO GO, GO, GO
♪ I WANTED YOU TO KNOW KNOW, KNOW, KNOW
♪ YOU'RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND YOU'RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND
♪ IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN, MY DEAR
♪ I WOULDN'T WANT THE LAST WORDS YOU HEAR
♪ TO BE UNKIND TO BE UNKIND
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ DON'T YOU KNOW I'M
NOT YOUR ENEMY? ♪ MAYBE LET'S CUT OUT CAFFEINE
TOMORROW'S TOO ♪ LATE TO REMINISCE
CALL ME WHEN YOU GET THIS ♪ ♪ ♪
♪ BEFORE YOU GOTTA GO GO, GO, GO
♪ I WANTED YOU TO KNOW KNOW, KNOW, KNOW
♪ YOU'RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND YOU'RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND
♪ IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN, MY DEAR
♪ I WOULDN'T WANT THE LAST WORDS YOU HEAR
♪ TO BE UNKIND TO BE UNKIND
♪ ♪ ♪
♪ MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN
♪ FUNNY HOW THINGS CHANGE
♪ YOU GOT TO GET AWAY
♪ YEAH, I KNOW AND I DON'T BLAME
♪ YOU ♪ ♪ ♪
♪
COURTNEY BARNETT, EVERYBODY! THAT'S IT FOR THE LATE SHOW.
GOOD NIGHT.