>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY,
I'M BACK HERE WITH KEANU REEVES. KEANU YOU'RE ALWAYS GREAT TO
TALK TO. >> THAT'S KIND. >> Stephen: AND IT'S ALWAYS AN
HONEST CONVERSATION, AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION, WITH
REALLY SURPRISING ANSWERS. EVERYBODY LOVES SEEING YOU. BUT HERE'S THE THING IS THAT
PEOPLE THINK I GET TO KNOW THE PEOPLE THAT I'M INTERVIEWING,
AND IT'S SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO ACTUALLY PENETRATE TO
THE SOUL. >> SURE. >> Stephen: OF A HUMAN BEING. AND I REALLY WANT TO KNOW MY
GUESTS ON A DEEPER LEVEL. SO WHAT WE DID HERE, "THE LATE
SHOW"" LABS PUT TOGETHER A SERIES OF 15 QUESTIONS. >> OKAY. >> Stephen: AFTER WHICH, ONCE
THESE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ASKED AND ANSWERED. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: THE GUEST IS KNOWN
FULLY. >> OH, THE WHOLE THING. >> Stephen: THEY ARE FULLY
KNOWN. >> THE WHOLE 15 QUESTIONS! >> Stephen: 15 QUESTIONS. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU
ACTUALLY ARE ONE OF THE MAJOR INSPIRATIONS FOR DOING THE
COLBERT QUESTIONERT, BECAUSE SEVERAL YEARS AGO I ASKED YOU A
QUESTION ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I'M ABOUT TO ASK YOU. I HAVE YOUR ANSWER HERE. BUT I'LL GET TO IT. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THE
ANSWER YOU GAVE US FROM ONE OF THESE QUESTIONS, JUST A RANDOM
QUESTION I ASKED YOU IN AN INTERVIEW, ACTUALLY LED TO THE
QUESTIONNAIRE AND PEOPLE WILL KNOW IT WHEN I GET TO IT. ARE YOU READY TO BE KNOWN, KEANU
REEVES? >> ABSOLUTELY NOT. ♪ ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: KEANU REEVES. >> YES. >> Stephen: WHAT IS THE BEST
SANDWICH? >> BEST SANDWICH, YOU MEAN,
LIKE, FOR ME? <i> ( LAUGHTER ).</i> >> Stephen: WHO ELSE WOULD YOU
ANSWER FOR? <i> ( LAUGHTER ).</i> >> I DON'T KNOW, YOU COULD SET
UP AT YOUR LAB A WHOLE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD GO INTO THE
BEST SANDWICH-- BALANCE OF FLAVORS AND --
>> Stephen: THAT IS A VALID-- THAT IS A VALID, IF HOSTILE
RESPONSE. >> OKAY, I'LL ANSWER THE
QUESTION. I'LL ANSWER THE QUESTION --
>> Stephen: FOR YOU, KEANU REEVES. I WANT TO KNOW YOU. I DON'T WANT TO KNOW SANDWICHES. TO KEANU REEVES, WHAT IS THE
BEST SANDWICH, SIR? >> TODAY I'M GOING TO CHOOSE
TOASTED CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER WITH A-- TOAST-- CRUNCHY PENET
BUTTER WITH HONEY. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ). >> Stephen: BOLD. >> YEAH. SWEET AND SAVORY AND CRUNCH. >> Stephen: WHAT'S THE ONE
THING THAT YOU OWN THAT YOU REALLY SHOULD THROW OUT? >> OH, GOSH. ONE THING I OWN THAT I SHOULD
REALLY THROW OUT? I SHOULD REALLY THROW IT AWAY,
REEVES! WHAT'S IN YOUR-- WHAT-- IT'S SO
DIFFICULT FOR ME TO THROW THINGS AWAY. I'M A BIT OF A PACK RAT. >> Stephen: LOOK AT YOUR
ATTIC. LOOK AT YOUR GARAGE IN YOUR
MIND. >> WHAT SHOULD I THROW AWAY? I DON'T WANT TO THROW ANYTHING
AWAY. YOU KNOW WHAT, I DON'T HAVE AN
ANSWER FOR THAT. IT'S TOO MUCH. >> Stephen: DO YOU LIVE A
SPARTAN LIFE? IS THERE NOTHING--
>> OBVIOUSLY, NOT. >> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, SO
NOTHING. EVERYTHING IS ESSENTIAL. >> IT IS RIGHT NOW. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
>> Stephen: WHAT IS THE SCARIEST ANIMAL? >> SCARIEST ANIMAL? YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS A KID, I
ALWAYS-- SPIDERS. >> Stephen: YES, SIR. >> SPIDER WITH THE THING AND --
>> Stephen: 100%. THAT IS A GOOD ANSWER. THAT'S A GOOD ANSWER. >> Stephen: APPLES OR ORANGES? >> APPLES. >> Stephen: YES, BECAUSE YOU
CAN PUT CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER ON AN APPLE. WHAT A COMBINATION. >> IT'S SO GOOD. IT'S SO GOOD. >> Stephen: HAVE YOU EVER
ASKED SOMEONE FOR THEIR AUTOGRAPH? >> YES. >> Stephen: MAY I ASK WHOM. >> LOU REED. >> Stephen: DID YOU GET IT? >> YES, BUT IT WASN'T FOR ME. IT WAS FOR A FRIEND. >> Stephen: IT WAS FOR A
FRIEND, ALL RIGHT. >> AND HE WAS COOL ABOUT IT. >> Stephen: LOU REED WAS COOL
ABOUT IT? >> YES. >> Stephen: HOW ABOUT THE
FRIEND? >> IT WAS COOL. IT WAS A LITTLE PIECE OF PAPER
AND BLUE INK. IT WAS GOOD. IT JUST SAID, "LOU REED." >> Stephen: IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
REALLY DISAPPOINTING IF IT DIDN'T SAY LOU REED. >> IT COULD HAVE SAID, "ALL MY
BEST." >> Stephen: WITH ADMIRATION,
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER, DON'T EVER CHCHANGE. LOU REEDEAD. HAPPY HANUKKAH, LOU REED." THIS IS THE ONE I ASKED YOU
BEFORE. >> I ASKED FOR ANOTHER ONE. GEORGE CARLIN. >> Stephen: DID YOU GET
CARLIN'S? I'M SO JEALOUS. I'M SUCH A FAN. >> YEAH, YEAH. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL. BUT, YEAH, HE GAVE ME AN
AUTOGRAPH. >> Stephen: WOW. >> AND, YEAH. >> Stephen: THAT WAS FOR YOU. >> UH, YEAH, BUT I DON'T KNOW, I
CAN'T SWEAR ON THIS SHOW, RIGHT? NO. >> Stephen: YOU CAN SWEAR,
SURE GO AHEAD. >> BUT IT WAS REALLY FUNNY,
BECAUSE GEORGE CARLIN, HE-- HE WROTE-- WHAT DID HE WRITE. HE WROTE I THINK WAS, "DEAR
KEANU ( BLEEP ) YOU." YEAH. >> Stephen: THAT'S PRETTY
GREAT. >> YEAH. <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
>> Stephen: PRETTY GREAT. >> AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS --
>> Stephen: THAT'S VERY SWEET. >> AND I ALWAYS THOUGHT HE JUST
WROTE THAT FOR ME. AND THEN I MET SOMEONE ELSE WHO
SAID THAT HE WROTE THE SAME THING TO THEM. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
>> Stephen: SURE. >> YEAH! ANYWAY... BEAUTIFUL. <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
>> Stephen: SO THIS IS THE QUESTION I'VE ASKED YOU BEFORE
THAT INSPIRED THE ENTIRE COLBERT QUESTIONERT SERIES. I ASKED YOU, "WHAT DO YOU THINK
HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE?" AND YOU ANSWERED SEVERAL YEARS
AGO... >> I KNOW THAT THE ONES WHO LOVE
US WILL MISUS. >> Stephen: WHICH IS A LOVELY
ANSWER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO AMEND THAT
ANSWER ANY WAY? >> NO, I DON'T WANT TO AMEND
THAT. YOU'RE ASKING ME AGAIN? >> Stephen: NO, WE CAN MOVE
ON. YOU'VE GIVEN ME THE ANSWER. >> OKAY. >> Stephen: THAT ONE HAS BEEN
BANKED. WE HAVE THAT ONE ON FILE. FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE? >> Stephen: OH, GOFN. >> Stephen: AND YOU CAN BE IN
IT. IT'S OKAY IF YOU'RE IN IT. >> REALLY? >> Stephen: YOU CAN NAME ONE
OF YOUR OWN MOVIES. >> NO, BUT WHEN I WAS A KID,
"ROLLER BALL." >> Stephen: JAMES CAAN. >> "JONATHAN! JONATHAN!"
YEAH, VIOLENCE, GAME, SOCIAL COMMENTARY. FANTASTIC. >> Stephen: WINDOW OR AISLE. >> WINDOW. >> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU DON'T
MIND GETTING UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND MAKING THE PERSON
ON THE AISLE TO STAND UP? >> I HAVE THE VIEW. >> Stephen: YOU HAVE THE VIEW,
OKAY. FAVORITE SMELL? >> TODAY I'M GOING TO PICK MY
1974 NORTON COMMANDO WHEN THE ENGINE WARMS UP WHEN YOU'VE BEEN
GIVEN A GOOD GO. THE OIL IN THE ENGINE HEATS UP,
AND THE SMELL THAT COMES OFF THE ENGINE IS REALLY GOOD. <i> ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )</i> >> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, I LIKE
IT, I LIKE IT. THAT'S NICE. CATS OR DOGS, SIR? >> DOGS. >> Stephen: DOGS? >> YEAH, BUT I'M STARTING TO
REALLY LIKE THE CATS, THOUGH, TOO. >> Stephen: YOU ONLY GET TO
LISTEN TO ONE SONG FOR THE REST OF YDUR LIFE, WHAT IS IT? >> UH... ONE SONG? I'M GOING TO TAKE JOY DIVISION'S
"LOVE WILL TEAR US APART." >> Stephen: NICE. GOOD RESPONSE OVER THERE. WHAT NUMBER AM I THINKING OF? >> SIX. >> Stephen: NO. >> THREE. >> Stephen: YOULONLY GET ONE
GUESS. DESCRIBE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
IN FIVE WORDS. >> WHAT? <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
WHAT KIND OF QUESTION -- >> Stephen: DESCRIBE THE REST
OF YOUR LIFE IN FIVE WORDS. >> WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS
THAT. >> Stephen: IT'S NOT A
QUESTION. IT'S A DEMAND<i>
( LAUGHTER )</i> THERE'S NO QUESTION MARK THERE. >> OKAY, WELL, THEN I'M GOING--
I'M GOING TO BE HOPEFUL. HEALTH. LOVE. FRIENDSHIP. CREATE ART. MOTORCYCLES. <i> ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i>
>>> Stephen: KEANU REEVES, YOU ARE KNOWN. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: THANK YOU, KEANU. <i> ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )</i>
KEANU REEVES, EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. ♪ ♪ ♪<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i>
Big points for the Joy Division answer.
He's such an awkward dude but you know that's just him being him and we love him for that
That answer to what happens when we die is just poignant. I love it.
He’s always so damn sincere and genuine! He is such a nugget of joy. What’s not to love about this guy, fr!
Crunchy peanut butter gang
This guy is a national treasure.
He is just so precious.
“WHAT??”
I must have rewatched that part 5 times. His tone and facial expression. So good.
thx for posting it, real cool to watch