EVERYBODY! WE'RE BACK WITH MAESTRO--<i>
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i> >> EXCUSE ME, STEPHEN. I WAS JUST GETTING GREASY THERE. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
>> Stephen: JIM, THANKS FOR ALMOST JOINING ME TONIGHT. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT'S SO GREAT TO TALK TO YOU IS NOT JUST
BECAUSE YOU BRING EVERYTHING TO THE INTERVIEW, BUT I ADMIRE--
YOU'RE A COMEDIC GIANT AND I ADMIRE YOUR WORK ENORMOUSLY. >> IS THAT WHY YOU PROPPED YOUR
CHAIR UP HIGHER THAN MINE? >> Stephen: YES. IT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN MAINTAIN
ANY STATUS AT ALL. HERE WE GO, YOU KNOW, JIM--
>> THAT'S RIGHT BETTER. >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO. >> FE-FI-FO-HUM, I SMELL THE
BLOOSTLED A HOST. >> Stephen: YOU HAVE PROVED
YOURSELF TO BE AN ACCOMPLISHED DRAMATIC ACTOR, "MAN ON THE
MOON", "ETERNAL SUNSHINE." NOW, DO YOU APPROACH YOUR
DRAMATIC ROLES DIFFERENTLY THAN YOUR COMEDIC ROLES? >> WELL, I ACTUALLY-- YOU KNOW,
I LIKE TO GIVE EVERYTHING CHARACTER A DRAMATIC BACK STORY. FOR THE FIRST SHOT AT "DUMB AND
DUMBER, I SPENT THE FIRST 32 YEARS AS A COMPLETE IDIOT. >> Stephen: YOU CAN SEE IT ON
SCREEN. I WAS WONDER AGO YOU CAN TELL ME
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT-- BUT I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WANTED TO
DO AN ACTING EXERCISE AND YOU REINTERPRET THEM WITH A MORE
FULL AND IMPACTFUL EMOTIONAL DEPTH. >> ALL RIGHTY, THEN! <i> ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i>
>> Stephen: DO YOU MIND IF I DIRECT YOU TO SET UP THE SCENE? >> I'M STILL IN IT. >> Stephen: FLUSH, FLUSH. I'LL DIRECT YOU, SET UP THE
SCENE. THE FIRST ONE, THIS IS A LINE
FROM "ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE." JIM. >> DO NOT GO IN THERE. WHOA! >> Stephen: OK, YOU MADE A BIG
COMEDIC CHOICE. BUT WATCHING THAT NOW, AS A MORE
MATURE PERFORMER, WOULD YOU DO IT DIFFERENTLY? >> OF COURSE. AFTER YEARS OF HONING MY CRAFT,
THERE IS SO MUCH MORE EMOTIONAL NUANCE THAT I COULD BRING TO
THAT MOMENT. >> Stephen: FANTASTIC. SO HERE IS THE SCENE. LET ME SET IT UP FOR YOU. YOU ARE AT A PARTY HOSTED BY A
BILLIONAIRE. AND SOMETHING UNSPEAKABLE HAS
HAPPENED. AND IT HAPPENED IN A TOILET. GO. >> DO NOT GO IN THERE! THE WHOLE PLACE STINKS TO BLEED
HELL! DO NOT GO IN THERE! IT'S THE WORST THING YOU'LL EVER
SMELL! ♪ ♪ ♪
WOOOO! <i> ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).</i> >> Stephen: FANTASTIC. THAT'S-- THAT--
>> I TURNED IT INTO A MUSICAL. I TURNED IT INTO A MUSICAL. >> Stephen: THAT'S ONE OF THE
LOST SEENS FROM "OKLAHOMA." >> "SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN
BROTHERS." THAT'S RIGHT. WHEN YOU'VE GOT SEVEN BROTHERS,
YOU KNOW, THE BATHROOM IS BUSY. >> Stephen: THAT WAS VERY
BRAVE. THAT WAS VERY BRAVE. THIS NEXT ONE IS A CLASSIC LINE
EVERYONE KNOWS FROM "DUMB AND DIRM." JIM. >> SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THERE'S
A CHANCE? >> Stephen: WHERE DO WE START
WITH THIS? WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT THIS NOW
AFTER ALL OF YOUR DRAMATIC WORK, WHAT IS MISSING? >> WELL, THE LINE IS DEALING
WITH CHANCE. YET, I FAILED TO CONVEY THE
NATURE OF PROBABILITY ITSELF. AND I SHOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCENT. >> Stephen: THAT'S BRILLIANT. HERE'S THE SCENE-- LET ME SET IT
UP AGAIN. THE WOMAN YOU LOVE HAS GIVEN YOU
ONE-IN-A-MILLION ODDS OF LOVING YOU BACK. SCENE! >> SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THERE'S
A CHANCE? <i> ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )</i> <i> ( CHEERS )</i>
>> Stephen: WOW. WOW. I MEAN, CHILLS. LOOK AT THAT. GOOSE FLESH. >> YOU'VE GOT VAPORS! YOU'VE GOT VAPORS. >> Stephen: UNBELIEVABLE. THAT'S CHILLING! LASTLY-- AND THIS MIGHT BE THE
MOST CHALLENGING. ARE YOU EXHAUSTED? DO YOU NEED A BREAK? >> I MIGHT NEED A BIT OF MANGO. >> Stephen: A BIT OF MANGO,
OKAY. >> HIT ME! >> Stephen: FINAL ONE IS FROM
"MASK." >> OOOH, SOMEBODY STOP ME! IT. >> Stephen: EVERYBODY--
EVERYBODY LOVES THAT LINE. IT'S IMMORTAL. EVERYBODY QUOTES THAT LINE, FROM
FRAT BROS AT A BAR TO FRAT BROS TO THE OTHER END OF THE BAR--
EVERYONE. BUT WE ALL KNOW IT. BUT JIM CARREY, AS A DRAMATIC
ACTOR, DO YOU BELIEVE IT? >> UNFORTUNATELY, NO. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
I KNEW THERE WERE DEEPER LEVELS TO THE STORY I WASN'T REACHING. AND I THINK ABOUT IT EVERY DAY. >> Stephen: OKAY. >> EVERY DAY IT HAUNT ME. >> Stephen: LET ME REMIND YOU
OF YOUR BACK STORY. YOU ARE POSSESSED BY AN ANCIENT
MASK. IT MAY HIDE YOUR FACE, BUT IT
CANNOT MASK YOUR INNER PAIN. YOU'RE CRYING OUT TO SOMEONE,
ANYONE, FOR HELP. AND GO. >> SOMEBODY STOP ME! <i> ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i>
SOMEBODY! SOMEBODY! <i> ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i>
SCENE. >> Stephen: SEASON TWO OF
"KIDDING" PREMIERES SUNDAY NIGHT ON SHOWTIME. "SONIC THE HEDGEHOG" IS IN
THEATERS NEXT FRIDAY. EXTREMELY DRAMATIC ACTOR JIM
CARREY, EVERYBODY! WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
