>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK TO
THE SHOW, EVERYBODY! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU ARE IN
FOR A TREAT BECAUSE MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS A
TALENTED YOUNG MAN WHOSE STAR IS ON THE RISE. HIS DIRECTORIAL DEBUT IS PICKING
UP SOME BUZZ... AND EIGHT OSCAR NOMINATIONS. PLEASE WELCOME, BRADLEY COOPER! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( BAND PLAYING ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( BAND PLAYING ) >> Stephen: NICE TO HAVE YOU
ON. >> WOW, THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> Stephen: OH, PLEASURE
HAVING YOU. PLEASURE HAVING YOU. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> BEAUTIFUL. >> Stephen: THANKS. LUCKY TO BE HERE. >> ME, TOO. >> Stephen: WOW. IT'S SO NICE TO FINALLY HAVE A
CHANCE TO TALK TO YOU. >> OH, ME, TOO. IS THIS MINE OR YOURS? >> Stephen: THAT'S YOURS. I KEEP MINE OVER THERE SO THE
GUESTS CAN'T SNEEZE IN IT. >> GOT IT. >> Stephen: YOU HAVE BEEN A
BUSY MAN. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: YOU HAVE BEEN
TRAVELING ALL OVER THE WORLD,NOY YOU CAME HERE FROM LONDON. >> I JUST ARRIVED FROM LONDON
TODAY, WE WERE THERE FOR THE BAFTA AWARDS LAST NIGHT. THAT WAS AMAZING. >> Stephen: SUNDAY NIGHT, YOU
WON A GRAMMY. >> OH, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. SUNDAY NIGHT. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
YEAH, THAT OLD THING. YEAH. >> Stephen: IT'S YOUR FIRST
GRAMMY. >> CORRECT, AND ONLY PROBABLY
EVER. >> Stephen: WELL, YOU NEVER
KNOW. I'VE GOT TWO. >> YEAH
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: WITH LADY GAGA. GREAT CHRISTMAS ALBUM. WE LAUGHED A LOT. >> Stephen: LADY GAGA WAS
THERE. YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO BE THERE
BECAUSE YOU WERE IN LONDON. >> RIGHT. >> Stephen: DID YOU HAVING? YOU WOULD HAVE SAID? DID YOU HAVE ANY SPEECH PREPARED
IF YOU COULD HAVE BEEN THERE? BECAUSE, ACTUALLY, I HAVE A
GRAND ONE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW. >> IT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
AWARD. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: IT'S PRACTICAL, TOO. YOU CAN ACTUALLY PLAY A RECORD
ON IT. >> IN THE GRAMMYS, IT WAS A BIG
DEAL BECAUSE THERE WAS A SCENE IN THE GRAMMYS IN THE MOVIE, AND
TO GET THE PERMISSION FOR US TO GET A GRAMMY, WE MADE A GRAMMY
AND IT'S TOO SMALL. BECAUSE THIS IS QUITE SOMETHING. >> Stephen: YEAH. THEY SAID, WELL, YOU COULD DO
IT BUT WE HAVE THE PERMISSION TO SAY YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE MOVIE
IF WE DON'T LIKE THE SCENE. >> Stephen: THEY'RE
PARTICULARLY HOW YOU SHOW IT. IT CAN'T BE SHOWN THIS WAY, IT
HAS TO BE THAT WAY. AND YOU CAN'T TAKE THE BELL OFF
FOR ANY REASON. ( LAUGHTER )
THEY GET REALLY MAD ABOUT THAT, SO DON'T DO IT. LET'S EDIT THAT PART OUT,
PLEASE. SO, AND THE WINNER IS LADY GAGA,
BRADLEY COOPER! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
THERE YOU GO. ♪
>> HE'S THE WINNER! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: THAT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL. >> YEAH, IT WAS. >> Stephen: THAT WAS BEAUTI
BEAUTIFUL. >> AWARDS DON'T --
>> Stephen: AWORDS DON'T DEFINE ME, AS JON SAYS. >> LET'S HOPE NOT. >> Stephen: YEAH. YOU'RE UP FOR A LOT OF THEM,
THOUGH. FOR A LOT OF THEM. THIS PICTURE, THIS IS THE FIRST
THING YOU'VE DIRECTED, RIGHT? >> YES. >> Stephen: IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. YOU KNOW, I LIKE YOU. IT'S HARD NOT TO LIKE YOU. I ADMIRE YOU AS AN ACTOR, I
DON'T MIND YOU ARE ATTRACTIVE, BUT LEAVE SOMETHING TORE THE
REST OF US, BRADLEY COOPER. NOMINATED FOR THE BEST ACTOR,
SCREENPLAY, ACTOR, CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST ORIGINAL
SONG -- IT'S AN AMAZING STORY OF CREATIVITY AND LOVE AND
FRIENDSHIP AND ADDICTION AND HEARTBREAK. WHY WAS THIS THE STORY YOU
WANTED TO MAKE YOUR FIRST MOVIE ABOUT? >> YOU HAD LADY GAGA ON, WHICH
WAS AN INCREDIBLE INTERVIEW, AND WENT TO THE NATIONAL BOARD OF
REVIEW AND GAVE SUCH A GREAT SPEECH. FOR SOMEONE LIKE YOU TO TALK
ABOUT A MOVIE SO FAVORABLY AND EXPLAIN WHY IT MOVED YOU MEANT
SO MUCH TO ME. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. NOT EVERYBODY DOES THAT. ( APPLAUSE )
THAT REALLY TOUCHED ME. I'M SURE YOU COULD DO THIS SHOW
AND SOMEONE -- AND YOU'RE, LIKE, OH, IT ACTUALLY SOMETIMES WORKS,
AND YOU GET IT BACK, AND THAT'S THE WHOLE DEAL, MAN. RIGHT? >> Stephen: I THINK I MIGHT
HAVE SAID THIS TO THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW, WHEN PEOPLE
COME ON THE SHOW, I DON'T HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE THEIR MOVIES. >> YEAH, YOU DID SAY THAT. >> Stephen: YOU KNOW, I SAID
IF YOU COME ON MY SHOW, CHANCES ARE I DIDN'T SEE YOUR MOVIE, BUT
IF IT HELPS, I ALSO DIDN'T READ YOU BOOK. ( LAUGHTER )
BECAUSE I DO 202 DAYS OF THIS A YEAR. AND I REALLY WANT TO, ESPECIALLY
IF SOMEBODY SAYS I WANT YOU TO SEE IT IN A MOVIE THEATER. >> I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. >> Stephen: NO. I WANTED YOU TO SEE IT LIKE
THAT. >> Stephen: I WENT IN WITH AN
EXTREMELY BAD ATTITUDE. I WALKED OUT THINKING THANK GOD
SUCH THINGS EXIST. IT'S AN OLD FASHIONED MOVIE IN
SOME WAYS. WAS THAT INTENTIONAL? >> WELL, I THINK THERE ARE
ELEMENTS -- I DON'T KNOW, THE INTENTION WAS TO MAKE AN EPIC
MOVIE THAT WAS INTIMATE, TO HAVE IT BE UTTERLY CINEMATIC IN THE
WAY I LOVE MOVIES, BUT ALSO TO HAVE IT BE EXTREMELY INTIMATE,
AND MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE I LOVE MOVIES BY HAL ASH BY AND CINDY
LAMET, THERE'S THAT INFLUENCE. I WAS TRYING TO PAY HOMAGE TO
THE OTHER MOVIE WHERE SHE'S SINGING THE PREAMBLE TO
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW -- >> Stephen: THAT'S THE 1954
VERSION OF THAT. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: THAT'S THE MOMENT
THREE MINUTES INTO THE MOVIE I THOUGHT, OH, THERE IS SOMETHING
GREAT ABOUT THIS MOVIE, AND TWO HOURS LATER I SAID TO MYSELF,
NO, YOU'RE WRONG, THERE'S EVERYTHING GREAT ABOUT THIS
MOVIE. I KEPT ON WAITING FOR YOU TO
BLOW IT. ( LAUGHTER )
>> WAITING OR WANTING? >> Stephen: NO, NOT WANTING AT
ALL. >> BECAUSE YOU WERE IN THE
THEATER. >> Stephen: IT WAS LIKE
SOMEBODY THROW -- PITCH A NO HITTER, I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY
ANYTHING. >> I HAVE THE LUXURY OF TIME. >> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I SPENT A LONG TIME IN THE
MOVIE. WE DID A LONG POST AND EDIT AND
MIXING THE MOVIE. I HAD A LONG PREP TO GET READY
FOR THE SHOOTING. IT WAS ALL ABOUT FOUR YEARS. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT ANY
SHORTER THAN THAT. NOT EVERYBODYH EVERYBODYHOUSE AL
TIME, I DON'T THINK. >> Stephen: YOU MADE
EXTRAORDINARY CHOICES. THE THING THAT STICKS OUT TO ME
IS WHEN YOU'RE WATCHING HER REHEARSE SORT OF LATER ON IN THE
MOVIE AND THE CAMERA JUST STAYS ON YOU WATCHING HER. WE NEVER SEE HER DOING THESE
WONDERFUL PERFORMANCES, IT'S JUST YOU WATCHING HER IN THE
REHEARSAL ROOM AND YOU'RE -- THE COLORS. >> AFTER THE FIGHT. >> Stephen: AFTER THE FIGHT. YES. >> Stephen: AND I JUST
THOUGHT, HOW DID YOU HAVE THE PATIENCE AND THE MATURITY TO NOT
TAKE THE CAMERA AWAY AND N THAT MOMENT, JUST LET IT REST? THERE'S SO MUCH PATIENCE IN SO
MANY SCENES WITHOUT BEING INDULGENT WHERE YOU ALLOW THE
ACTOR ALL THE TIME THEY NEED TO SHOW US HOW THEY FEEL. >> M, THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL
MARRIAGE IN WORKING WITH A GREAT CINEMATOGRAPHER LIKE MATTY
LATIQUE. THAT'S HIM SEEING THE ART
INDUSTRY INSTEAD OF HIM HAVING THIS IDEA YOU ONLY SING THIS
WAY. SO YOU HEAR THE POP ON THE LEFT
SIDE OF THE SCREEN. THEY'RE ALMOST GHOSTS. YOU'RE SEEING THAT AND YOU'RE
WATCHING HIS FACE HOPEFULLY STARTING TO CHANGE AND
APPRECIATE WHAT SHE'S DOING IN THAT SHOT. SO THE HOPE IS THERE'S A LOT
GOING ON IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME, TOO BECAUSE THEY'RE
ABSTRACT FIGURES. WE HAD TO MANEUVER THE MIRRORS
IN A WAY YOU DIDN'T SEE THE CAMERAS BUT SAW THE FIGURES. THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF MAKING
MOVIES. >> Stephen: THE INTIMACY
BETWEEN ALI AND JACKSON IN THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
LOVE STORIES I'VE EVER SEEN, HEARTBREAKING, BUT BEAUTIFUL AND
INTIMATE AND FELT VERY REAL TO ME. WE HAVE A CLIP HERE, IT'S YOU
AND LADY GAGA, JACKSON AND ALI. DO YOU KNOW WHAT JUST HAPPENED? >> THIS IS THE REHAB SCENE, I
BELIEVE. >> Stephen: AFTER THE GRAMMYS? RIGHT AFTER THE GRAMMYS WHEN
HE'S HIT HIS BOTTOM, NOW HE'S BEEN THERE TWO MONTHS AND SHE'S
GOING TO VISIT FOR THE FIRST TIME. >> Stephen: JIM. I'M SORRY I DID THAT. T'S OKAY. IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. IT'S A DISEASE. >> NO, BUT I EMBARRASSED YOU. I EMBARRASSED YOU. >> I'M NOT EMBARRASSED OF YOU. T WAS SO WRONG. AND THEN YOUR -- AND THEN YOUR
DAD. >> MY FATHER LOVES YOU. IT'S OKAY. >> I KNOW, BUT I -- I. T'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY. >> OH, MAN. SHE WAS SO WONDERFUL IN THAT
SCENE. ( APPLAUSE )
I HAD TWO CAMERAS AT THE SAME TIME. >> Stephen: MM-HMM. AND I REMEMBER, THAT JUST
SORT OF HAPPENED. I DID NOT EXPECT FOR THAT TO
HAPPEN TO JACKSON, AND I JUST REMEMBER HOW IT FELT WHEN SHE
SORT OF TOUCHED MY FACE, AND I THINK THAT'S ALSO PROBABLY WHY
HOPEFULLY THE AUDIENCE FELT THAT IT WAS SO REAL. YOU KNOW, THOSE TACK TILE
MOMENTS, AND JUST THE WAY SHE TOUCHES HIS FACE WITH HER FINGER
THAT I JUST -- YOU KNOW, YOU PRAY AN ACTOR WILL DO SOMETHING
LIKE THAT, AND SHE DID THAT IN DROVES THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE
SHOOTING PROCESS, COIFS VERY LUCKY. >> Stephen: WE'LL TAKE A
BREAK. DON'T GO ANYWHERE. BACK WITH MORE MR. BRADLEY
COOPER, STICK AROUND!
