[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY. WELCOME BACK.
GIVE IT UP FOR LOUIS CATO AND "THE LATE SHOW" BAND RIGHT OVER
THERE. [CHEERING]
>> Louis: IT'S GOOD! >> Stephen: HOLD ON.
DID Y'ALL -- I SERVED UP Y'ALL SOME OF THAT
SHRIMP AND HOMINY. WHAT'D YOU THINK?
>> Louis: THAT'S GOOD EATING. TOWN OF TEN PARADES GIVEN LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, MY NEXT GUEST IS AN OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR, ARTIST
AND MUSICIAN. HE'S CURRENTLY STARTING THE
SECOND SEASON OF "THE OLD MAN." HE'S CURRENTLY STARTING THE
SECOND SEASON OF "THE OLD MAN." >> AHH!
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," JEFF
BRIDGES! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪ [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪ >> Jeff: NICE!
OH! >> Stephen: GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN. >> Jeff: GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO TALK TO YOU.
IT'S BEEN TOO LONG. I JUST FOUND OUT SOMETHING.
NOT ONLY DID I FIND OUT BUT I FOUND YOU JUST FOUND OUT THAT
YOU ARE THAN -- YOU ARE NOT THE FIRST BRIDGES TO
BE ON THIS STAGE. IN 1962, YOUR FATHER, THE GREAT
LLOYD BRIDGES, PERFORMED HERE. ACTUALLY SAYING I'M ED SULLIVAN
SHOW. >> Jeff: HE DID IT RIGHT HERE.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOUR FATHER HAD DONE THIS.
>> Jeff: YOU SENT IT TO ME AND I LOVED IT.
>> Stephen: CAN WE SHOW LITTLE CLIP HERE?
♪ ♪ CLIP HERE?
♪ ♪ ♪ AT THE SIGHT OF A FACE ♪
♪ HOW I CARE, HOW I CARE, HIGH CARE, HOW I CARE ♪
>> Stephen: DID YOU KNOW YOUR FATHER HAD THE PIPES?
>> Jeff: OH, YES. IN "MAN OF LA MANCHA" IN
BROADWAY. >> Stephen: NO WAY.
YOUR FATHER? ♪ ♪
>> Jeff: THIS WAS FROM "GUYS AND DOLLS."
BROUGHT BACK ALL KINDS OF MEMORIES FROM MY CHILDHOOD.
>> Stephen: YOUR MOM AND DAD WERE ACTORS AND PERFORMERS.
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOTS CERTAINLY OF YOU AND YOUR DAD.
>> Jeff: [LAUGHS] >> Stephen: THIS IS YOU AND
YOUR DAD. YOU MUST BE ALL OF 3 YEARS OLD.
>> Jeff: THAT'S RIGHT. [APPLAUSE]
>> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THEM, OBVIOUSLY ABOUT LIFE
BUT PROFESSIONALLY? >> Jeff: WELL, EVERYTHING.
I MEAN, MY DAD LOVED ALL ASPECTS OF SHOWBIZ.
UNLIKE A LOT OF SHOWBIZ PARENTS, THEY WANTED ALL THEIR KIDS TO GO
INTO IT. THEY WERE SO GUNG HO.
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID, 8 YEARS OLD, YOU KNOW "SEA HUNT."
>> Stephen: I REMEMBER "SEA HUNT."
[APPLAUSE] >> Jeff: YEAH!
MIKE NELSON. >> Stephen: I REMEMBER THE
"MAD" MAGAZINE PARITY. >> Jeff: HE PULLED THAT SHOW
OFF SO WELL, AND THAT CHARACTER MIKE NELSON, PEOPLE THOUGHT HE
WAS A SKIN DIVER. >> Stephen: YOU WORKED ON THAT
SHOW. YOU AND YOUR BROTHER BEAU.
>> Jeff: COME ON, GET OUT OF SCHOOL, GO PLAY.
COME ON. I SAID OKAY.
TALK ME ALL THE BASICS. AND THEN I GOT TO WORK WITH HIM
AS AN ADULT INTO MOVIES, "TUCKER" WITH FRANCIS COPPOLA.
THAT WAS REMARKABLE. AND "BLOWN AWAY."
YOU ASK WHEN I LEARN FROM HIM. HE TAUGHT ME ALL THE BASICS
ABOUT, YOU'VE GOT TO LISTEN TO THE OTHER GUY.
HE CAN'T JUST SAY YOUR LINES. DOING IT DIFFERENTLY.
BUT THE MAIN THING WAS THE JOY IN WHICH HE APPROACHED HIS WORK.
YOU'VE GOT THAT, MAN. OH!
YOU OOZE AND IT'S KIND OF CONTAGIOUS.
OUR SHOW, "THE OLD MAN." JOHN LITHGOW, AMY BRENNEMAN.
THEY ARE APPROACHING IT WITH JOY.
LOOK AT WHAT WE GET TO DO. >> Stephen: THE PHILOSOPHY
HERE AS WE CALL IT THE JOY MACHINE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO
APPROACH IT, IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A MACHINE AND YOU HAVE TO
APPROACH IT WITH JOY BECAUSE OF THIS JUST A MACHINE, YOU'RE
GOING TO GET YOUR FINGERS CAUGHT IN THE GEARS OR SOMETHING.
>> Jeff: NICE. >> Stephen: AND YOU LOOK OUT
FOR EACH OTHER TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S HAVING A GOOD TIME.
>> Jeff: THE JOY MACHINE. THAT'S A GOOD TITLE FOR ROCK
GROUP. >> Stephen: IT'S NEVER TOO
LATE. YOU AND ME FRONTING ROCK GROUP
CALLED THE JOY MACHINE? SOME SKINTIGHT OUTFITS?
YOU'VE GOT THE HAIR FOR IT. >> Jeff: YEAH, MAN.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK BUT WE'LL BE RIGHT
BACK WITH MORE JEFF BRIDGES, EVERYBODY.
STICK AROUND.