>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
THERE YOU GO. WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW,"
EVERYBODY, ALREADY IN PROGRESS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST
GUEST TONIGHT IS AN OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR
AND WRITER YOU KNOW FROM SO MANY OF YOUR FAVORITE FILMS LIKE
"GOOD WILL HUNTING," "THE BOURNE IDENTITY" MOVIES,
AND "OPPENHEIMER." PLEASE WELCOME BACK
TO "THE LATE SHOW," MR. MATT DAMON.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪
>> Matt: WOW. ♪ ♪
>> Matt: WOW. [CHEERING]
THESE ARE THE ADVENTUROUS PEOPLE WHO BRAVED THE SNOW.
>> Stephen: THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YOU MADE IT THROUGH THE STORM TO
BE HERE. >> Matt: I DID.
ERIC ADAMS, OUR MAYOR, IS VERY POPULAR IN MY HOUSE TODAY
BECAUSE EVERYBODY GOT TO STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE ONE OF THE BIG SUPER BOWL ADS THIS YEAR
ALONG WITH YOUR BUDDY, BEN AFFLECK AND TOM BRADY.
AS IF I HAVE TO ASK WHO'S IDEA WAS THIS?
>> Matt: THAT IS CLEARLY NOT MY IDEA.
[LAUGHS] WE HAD A LOT OF FUN DOING IT,
THOUGH. >> Stephen: IT LOOKS LIKE A
LOT OF FUN. IS BEN AFFLECK YOUR BEST FRIEND?
>> Matt: YES, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
>> Stephen: THAT'S FANTASTIC. I LIKE AT THE END, YOU SAY,
REMEMBER HOW I SET I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU?
THIS IS "ANYTHING." THAT'S WHAT YOU SAY THE END OF
THE AD. >> Matt: I SAID THAT TO HIM
WHEN WE WERE FILMING AND HE JUST LEFT IT IN.
>> Stephen: IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN I SAID, I GAVE YOU A CHIP
THAT SAID I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU AND YOU JUST BURN IT ON
AN AD. >> Matt: HOWEVER MUCH TIME WE
HAVE ON THIS BEAUTIFUL PLANET, HE'S GOT NO MORE CHIP WITH ME.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HANG WITH FAMOUS PEOPLE?
WHO IS YOUR CREW? WHO DOES MATT DAMON ROLL WITH?
>> Matt: WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T THINK OF MYSELF IN THE
THIRD PERSON. SO LET ME TELL YOU WHO
MATT DAMON ROLES WITH. >> Stephen: TELL ME.
STEPHEN COLBERT WANTS TO KNOW. >> Matt: WE HAVE SOME FRIENDS
WHO ARE FAMOUS OR IN THE BUSINESS BECAUSE THAT'S JUST WHO
YOU END UP MEETING. >> Stephen: WHAT IS YOUR RATIO
IN THE CREW, 80-20, WHAT'S YOUR RATIO OF FAMOUS PEOPLE.
>> Matt: JOHN KRASINSKI AND EMILY BLUNT, WE LIVE IN THE SAME
APARTMENT BUILDING SO I THEM QUITE OFTEN.
BUT THEY ARE MORE LIKE FAMILY. >> Stephen: THEN FRIENDS.
YOU CAN'T CHOOSE THEM. THEY ARE IN YOUR BUILDING.
>> Matt: NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THEM.
I SEE HIM IN THE GYM EVERY MORNING AND I CAN'T GET AWAY
FROM HIM. >> Stephen: REALLY?
ROGER'S ARM WRESTLED HIM. >> Matt: I KNOW.
YOU HAVE ARM WRESTLED HIM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.
>> Stephen: IT'S ONLY THREE. >> Matt: THAT'S NUMEROUS.
>> Stephen: I'M NOT GOING TO ARM WRESTLE YOU BECAUSE I
TOUCHED YOUR TRICEP ON THE WAY OUT HERE.
IT'S LIKE A BRICK WALL. ARE YOU GETTING READY FOR LIKE A
ROLL OR SOMETHING? YOU JUST LIKE TO STAY FIT?
>> Matt: I AM TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH JOHN IS THE TRUTH
BECAUSE JOHN WAS GETTING REALLY GOOD SHAPE FOR THIS ROLE THAT
HE'S GONE OFF TO DO, HE IS DOING THIS GUY RITCHIE FILM SO I
STARTED TRAINING WITH HIM EVERY MORNING.
JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO DO.
>> Stephen: SO YOU DON'T RUN WITH A LOT OF FAMOUS PEOPLE?
THE ONLY PEOPLE YOU CAN NAME OUR FAMOUS PEOPLE.
>> Matt: THAT'S RIGHT. THEN FOR INSTANCE, THAT IS VERY
FAMOUS BUT HE WASN'T 20 WAS 8 YS OLD AND WE STARTED HANGING
OUT. >> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW IF I
RUN WITH ENOUGH FAMOUS PEOPLE. I AM MILDLY FAMOUS.
NOT MATT DAMON FAMOUS. MILDLY FAMOUS.
>> Matt: YOU'RE ON TV EVERY NIGHT BUT I PICTURE YOU HANGING
OUT WITH JON STEWART. >> Stephen: THAT'S ALL WE DO.
JON AND I. WE MEET AT A BURGER BAR.
>> Matt: PLAN THE NEXT RALLY. >> Stephen: I HAVE TO ASK YOU
ABOUT "OPPENHEIMER." TWO QUICK QUESTIONS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT BEFORE YOU DID OPPENHEIMER, YOU AND YOUR WIFE
AGREE THAT YOU WOULDN'T ACT FOR A WHILE.
SO WHAT GIVES? WHY DID YOU DO "OPPENHEIMER?"
>> Matt: WE HAD A VERY SPECIFIC ARRANGEMENT WHICH WAS
LIKE MOST ACTORS WHO PEOPLE KEEP AN EYE ON SOMEONE LIKE CHRIS
NOLAN THEM I HAD A FEELING HE MIGHT HAVE A MOVIE COMING UP AND
HE'S REALLY MERCURIAL. NO IDEA IF THERE IS A PART IN IT
FOR ME BUT I JUST LEFT THAT ONE DOOR OPEN.
I SAID THAT IF CHRIS NOLAN WERE TO CALL ME.
>> Stephen: DARLING, NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN THE
TIME WE SPENT TOGETHER. >> Matt: OUR MARRIAGE...
[LAUGHTER] IS THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT
THING. NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
NO, BUT TO BE FAIR, SHE IS A MASSIVE FAN OF HIS MOVIES TOO.
SHE WAS LIKE NO, IF HE CALLS, THEN YOU CAN DO THAT.
THEN HE DID WHICH WAS GREAT. >> Stephen: WOW.
MAYBE THAT IS A WAY TO TEMPT HIM TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING.
I JUST WANT TO SAY DARLING, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I
WILL NEVER ACT IN A MOVIE UNLESS CHRIS NOLAN CALLS.
AND THAT I HAVE TO. >> Matt: IT'S IRRESISTIBLE.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK BUT WE'LL BE RIGHT
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