WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE
SHOW"." WE'RE HERE WITH OUR FRIEND, OUR
COMPATRIOT, ROBERT De NIRO. I DON'T THINK-- I DON'T THINK
IT'S NECESSARY TO GIVE LONG ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FOR US TO
HAVE A GOOD TIME. >> I AGREE. >> Stephen: JUST KEEP IT
PITHY. I'D LIKE TO DO A LIGHTNING ROUND
OF SOME RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS FOR YOU RIGHT NOW. WE'RE CALLING THIS "ANALYZE
THESE." <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
ARE YOU READY TO DO THAT? >> YEAH, YEAH. >> Stephen: GIVE IT A SHOT? OKAY. GREATEST ACTOR YOU'VE EVER
WORKED WITH. >> MYSELF. <i> ( LAUGHTER )
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).</i> >> Stephen: THE GUY I IN THE
MIRROR. >> I HAD TO SAY THAT. >> Stephen: OF COURSE, OF
COURSE. >> NO MARLON BRANDO WAS --
>> Stephen: BRANDO? >> I LOVED MARLON BRANDO. ALL ACTORS OF MY GENERATION
LOVED MARLON BRANDO. HE WAS A GREAT ACTOR. TOWARDS THE END HE WAS NOT AS--
I DID A MOVIE WITH HIM ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, AND HE WAS-- THE
DIRECTOR SAID, "LOOK, IF YOU WANT TO-- I'M THINKING OF
GETTING BRANDO." I SAID, "GREAT, GREAT, BUT JUST
KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE." IT WAS THAT. HE'D COME ON, SAY THIS, DO THAT. WE LOVED HIM, SO I DIDN'T CARE. WHATEVER HE DID, WE'LL GO OFF OF
THAT. IS THERE DID IT HAVE A VAGUE
RELATIONSHIP TO WHAT THE LINES WERE? >> NOT REALLY. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
>> Stephen: FAVORITE ROBERT De NIRO MOVIE. >> "THE IRISHMAN." >> Stephen: THIS FALL. THIS FALL. WITH MARTIN SCORSESE, OKAY. PERSON WHO DOES THE BEST ROBERT
De NIRO IMPRESSION. YOU LOVE MINE, RIGHT? >> YOURS IS GREAT. >> Stephen: "I'M BOBBY D. I RUN THIS TOWN." OKAY. >> YOU'RE VERY GOOD. >> Stephen: DO YOU KNOW WHO
DOES A REALLY GOOD ONE? >> ALEC BALDWIN. ALEC DID A THING ON THE REUNION
OF "GOD FATHER ONE AND TWO" THAT I SAW THAT WAS SO FUNNY. HE WAS MAKING FUN OF ALL OF US,
ME, FRANCIS, PAKENO, JIMMY CAAN. HE WAS GREAT, HAD ME IN
STITCHES. >> Stephen: WHAT'S THE BEST
IMPRESSION YOU DO? >> I DON'T DO IMPRESSIONS. >> Stephen: YOU CAN-- DID YOU
DO A ROBERT De NIRO? >> WELL, WHAT-- YEAH. >> Stephen: GIVE ME YOUR BEST
De NIRO. >> OH, COME ON, I DON'T-- GR I
HEAR IT'S GOOD. I HEAR IT'S REALLY GOOD. <i> ( CHEERS )</i>
BEST ROLE OR DREAM ROLE YOU STILL HAVEN'T DONE? >> I SHOULD HAVE AN ANSWER FOR
THAT. BUT I DON'T. >> Stephen: OKAY. YOU FAILED. >> I FAILED. >> Stephen: OKAY. HARDEST LINE YOU'VE EVER BEEN
GIVEN TO DELIVER. >> I CAN'T, OF THAT, EITHER. BUT THERE ARE SOME-- YOU KNOW,
JUST-- WHEN YOU GET A SCRIPT THAT IS WRITTEN WELL, EVEN IF
IT'S NOT YOUR OWN RHYTHM AND IT'S ALIEN TO YOU, YOU KNOW IT'S
WRITTEN WELL, IT'S MUCH MORE EASY TO LEARN AND GET A SENSE OF
IT AND A FLOW OF IT. IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN YOU HAVE TO
LEARN SOMETHING THAT IS NOT COMING FROM A REAL PLACE. >> Stephen: WE HAD LAURIE
METCALF ON EARLIER THIS WEEK OTUESDAY NIGHT, AND SHE SAID
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE-- IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WHEN YOU SEE IN A
SCRIPT LIKE "SNEEZE." CAN YOU ACT A SNEEZE? >> YEAH, BUT THAT'S-- YOU KNOW. I NEED ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR
PREPARATION. >> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT SHE
SAID. YOU HAVE TO-- YOU HAVE TO
FORESHADOW IT AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. FINALLY-- AND THIS IS MOST
IMPORTANT QUESTION... >> YES. >> Stephen: HOW YOU DOIN '? >> I'M DOIN 'OKAY. THANK YOU. >> Stephen: WELL, THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. ROBERT De NIRO. ALWAYS A PLEASURE. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL RUNS APRIL 24 TO MAY 5. TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW. ROBERT De NIRO, EVERYBODY!
