>> Stephen: WELL, YOU'VE DONE
IT AGAIN, BOUGHT BECAUSE YOU'VE WRITTEN MANY BESTSELLING BOOKS. YOU HAVE A NEW ONE CALLED "ABOVE
THE LINE." AND THIS IS "MY WILD OATS
ADVENTURE." THIS IS ABOUT YOU TAKING A PART
IN A MOVIE. >> YES, STEVE, I STILL WORK. ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: GOOD FOR YOU. GOOD FOR YOU, OKAY--
>> AS OPPOSED TO YOU. >> Stephen: YEAH, ME. ( LAUGHTER )
I SHOW UP RIGHT BEFORE SHOW TIME AND I READ WHATEVER'S IN THERE. >> YES, I NOTICED. >> Stephen: YOU TOOK THIS JOB
ESSENTIALLY FOR NO PAY IN A MOVIE THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE
CANARY ISLANDS OFF THE COAST OF AFRICA, RIGHT? >> CORRECT. OKAY, I DIDN'T THINK I WAS
TAKING A JOB FOR NO PAY. >> Stephen: YOU THOUGHT THEY'D
PAY YOU. >> OH, YEAH, WELL, YOU ALWAYS
THINK THAT, UNLIKE YOU. ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE ). >> Stephen: I THIS IS-- THIS
IS ALL FOR CHARITY. >> FIGURES. ( LAUGHTER )
NO, HONESTLY, I LIKED THE SCRIPT. I WANTED TO DO IT. THERE WAS NO REAL FORTHCOMING,
LET'S SAY, INVESTMENT MONEY. EVERYBODY SAID, "WAIT UNTIL THE
MONEY DROPS. DON'T GO." BUT I WANTED TO DO IT. AND THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE
UNDERNEATH MY HEART THAT MEANT I WANTED TO DO IT. DON'T KNOW WHY. UNTIL I LANDED IN THE CANARY
ISLANDS, AND I SAW THE AD ON IBERIA AIRLINES, "WE ARE THE
ONLY AIRLINE THAT TAKES YOU TO THE LOST CONTINENT OF ATLANTIS. >> Stephen: OKAY. >> BACK WITH MY STUFF. >> Stephen: ANOTHER YES. YOU WERE ALSO KNOWN FOR MAKING
SPIRITUAL CONTACT, YOU SAY, WITH ANCIENT BEINGS, AND YOUR OWN
PAST LIVES. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: INCLUDING A LIFE
ON ATLANTIS. >> YES, YEAH. >> Stephen: BEFORE WE GET INTO
THAT, HOW ABOUT A COCKTAIL? ( LAUGHTER )
BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
I UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU'RE ON THE CANARY ISLANDS, YOU BECAME FOND
OF A COCKTAIL. NOW, THIS IS--
>> IS THIS THE REAL THING? >> Stephen: THIS IS THE REAL
THING. WE HAD IT MADE. >> I'M OVER. I'M UNDER THE CHAIR ALREADY. >> Stephen: I REALLY COULD USE
ONE. I COULD USE ONE RIGHT NOW. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU. >> THIS TH ISN'T THE SAME COLOR,
STEPHEN. >> Stephen: IT ISN'T THE SAME
COLOR? >> YOU'RE MISS SOMETHING
INGREDIENT. >> Stephen: SO, CHEERS. >> IS THIS REAL? >> Stephen: IT'S REAL. I PROMISE YOU. HERE, SKOL. ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE ) >> IT'S REAL. >> Stephen, OF COURSE, IT'S
REAL. QUITE TASTY. >> OH, GOD! >> Stephen: DO YOU CARE FOR
IT? >> NO. TOO STRONG. ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE ) LET ME HAVE YOURS. >> Stephen: NO, NO. THAT'S MINE. >> I WANT IT. >> Stephen: THAT'S MINE. YOU DON'T WANT MINE. I PROMISE YOU. MY COLD WOULD KILL YOU. TRY THAT. PLEASE. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
OKAY, SO HOW ARE THE CANARY ISLANDS THE LOST CONTINENT OF
ATLANTIS? AND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU? >> WELL, NOW WE'VE GOT TO GET
SERIOUS, OKAY? WAIT A MINUTE. I AM FEELING IT. >> Stephen: OKAY, GOOD, OKAY. >> SO ALL THE FOLKLORE ON THE
ISLANDS, AND ALL THE KIND OF ANCIENT HISTORY COINCIDES WITH
WHAT SOCRATES AND PLATO TAUGHT. >> Stephen: RIGHT. >> THAT THESE ISLANDS WERE THE
REMNANT-- PHEW! OF ATLANTIS. ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: BECAUSE-- >> NOW I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THE
REAL TRUTH. >> Stephen: BECAUSE PLATO SAID
ATLANTIS WAS OUT BEYOND THE PILLARS OF HERCULES, THE STRAITS
OF GIBROUGHTAR. I KNOW THIS STUFF. >> YOU WERE THERE WITH ME. >> Stephen: YOU THINK I WAS
THERE WITH YOU IN A PAST LIFE? >> UPPER THE ONE WHO MADE IT
SINK, BABE, BIG TIME. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: I'M GOING TO PUT THAT ON MY RESUME-- "MADE
ATLANTIS SINK." >> HERE I AM MAKING THIS PICTURE
FOR NOTHING WITH A BUDGET OF NOTHING. THINGS LIKE, "DON'T COME IN
TOMORROW TO WORK BECAUSE WE CAN'T PAY THE CAB DRIVERS." THINGS LIKE THAT. >> Stephen: OKAY. >> HMMMKIND OF ATTRACTIVE. I FIND THERE'S SOMETHING I
SHOULD START MAKING NOTES ABOUT. >> Stephen: SO THIS WAS KIND
OF APPEAL TO YOU, THE SORT OF THE ODDNESS OF YOUR SITUATION. >> NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. ( LAUGHTER )
EVEN THE MEMORY OF IT IS STRIKING NOW. I HAVE TO STOP THIS AND TELL YOU
THE STORY BECAUSE I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT A BOOK. >> Stephen: OKAY, YEAH. LET ME JUST DO IT THIS WAY. ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )
