Jeff Bridges On The Contagious Joy He Inherited From His Father Lloyd Bridges

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[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY. WELCOME BACK. GIVE IT UP FOR LOUIS CATO AND "THE LATE SHOW" BAND RIGHT OVER THERE. [CHEERING] >> Louis: IT'S GOOD! >> Stephen: HOLD ON. DID Y'ALL -- I SERVED UP Y'ALL SOME OF THAT SHRIMP AND HOMINY. WHAT'D YOU THINK? >> Louis: THAT'S GOOD EATING. TOWN OF TEN PARADES GIVEN LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NEXT GUEST IS AN OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR, ARTIST AND MUSICIAN. HE'S CURRENTLY STARTING THE SECOND SEASON OF "THE OLD MAN." HE'S CURRENTLY STARTING THE SECOND SEASON OF "THE OLD MAN." >> AHH! >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," JEFF BRIDGES! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪ [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪ >> Jeff: NICE! OH! >> Stephen: GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. >> Jeff: GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> Stephen: ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO TALK TO YOU. IT'S BEEN TOO LONG. I JUST FOUND OUT SOMETHING. NOT ONLY DID I FIND OUT BUT I FOUND YOU JUST FOUND OUT THAT YOU ARE THAN -- YOU ARE NOT THE FIRST BRIDGES TO BE ON THIS STAGE. IN 1962, YOUR FATHER, THE GREAT LLOYD BRIDGES, PERFORMED HERE. ACTUALLY SAYING I'M ED SULLIVAN SHOW. >> Jeff: HE DID IT RIGHT HERE. YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOUR FATHER HAD DONE THIS. >> Jeff: YOU SENT IT TO ME AND I LOVED IT. >> Stephen: CAN WE SHOW LITTLE CLIP HERE? ♪ ♪ CLIP HERE? ♪ ♪ ♪ AT THE SIGHT OF A FACE ♪ ♪ HOW I CARE, HOW I CARE, HIGH CARE, HOW I CARE ♪ >> Stephen: DID YOU KNOW YOUR FATHER HAD THE PIPES? >> Jeff: OH, YES. IN "MAN OF LA MANCHA" IN BROADWAY. >> Stephen: NO WAY. YOUR FATHER? ♪ ♪ >> Jeff: THIS WAS FROM "GUYS AND DOLLS." BROUGHT BACK ALL KINDS OF MEMORIES FROM MY CHILDHOOD. >> Stephen: YOUR MOM AND DAD WERE ACTORS AND PERFORMERS. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOTS CERTAINLY OF YOU AND YOUR DAD. >> Jeff: [LAUGHS] >> Stephen: THIS IS YOU AND YOUR DAD. YOU MUST BE ALL OF 3 YEARS OLD. >> Jeff: THAT'S RIGHT. [APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THEM, OBVIOUSLY ABOUT LIFE BUT PROFESSIONALLY? >> Jeff: WELL, EVERYTHING. I MEAN, MY DAD LOVED ALL ASPECTS OF SHOWBIZ. UNLIKE A LOT OF SHOWBIZ PARENTS, THEY WANTED ALL THEIR KIDS TO GO INTO IT. THEY WERE SO GUNG HO. WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID, 8 YEARS OLD, YOU KNOW "SEA HUNT." >> Stephen: I REMEMBER "SEA HUNT." [APPLAUSE] >> Jeff: YEAH! MIKE NELSON. >> Stephen: I REMEMBER THE "MAD" MAGAZINE PARITY. >> Jeff: HE PULLED THAT SHOW OFF SO WELL, AND THAT CHARACTER MIKE NELSON, PEOPLE THOUGHT HE WAS A SKIN DIVER. >> Stephen: YOU WORKED ON THAT SHOW. YOU AND YOUR BROTHER BEAU. >> Jeff: COME ON, GET OUT OF SCHOOL, GO PLAY. COME ON. I SAID OKAY. TALK ME ALL THE BASICS. AND THEN I GOT TO WORK WITH HIM AS AN ADULT INTO MOVIES, "TUCKER" WITH FRANCIS COPPOLA. THAT WAS REMARKABLE. AND "BLOWN AWAY." YOU ASK WHEN I LEARN FROM HIM. HE TAUGHT ME ALL THE BASICS ABOUT, YOU'VE GOT TO LISTEN TO THE OTHER GUY. HE CAN'T JUST SAY YOUR LINES. DOING IT DIFFERENTLY. BUT THE MAIN THING WAS THE JOY IN WHICH HE APPROACHED HIS WORK. YOU'VE GOT THAT, MAN. OH! YOU OOZE AND IT'S KIND OF CONTAGIOUS. OUR SHOW, "THE OLD MAN." JOHN LITHGOW, AMY BRENNEMAN. THEY ARE APPROACHING IT WITH JOY. LOOK AT WHAT WE GET TO DO. >> Stephen: THE PHILOSOPHY HERE AS WE CALL IT THE JOY MACHINE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO APPROACH IT, IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A MACHINE AND YOU HAVE TO APPROACH IT WITH JOY BECAUSE OF THIS JUST A MACHINE, YOU'RE GOING TO GET YOUR FINGERS CAUGHT IN THE GEARS OR SOMETHING. >> Jeff: NICE. >> Stephen: AND YOU LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S HAVING A GOOD TIME. >> Jeff: THE JOY MACHINE. THAT'S A GOOD TITLE FOR ROCK GROUP. >> Stephen: IT'S NEVER TOO LATE. YOU AND ME FRONTING ROCK GROUP CALLED THE JOY MACHINE? SOME SKINTIGHT OUTFITS? YOU'VE GOT THE HAIR FOR IT. >> Jeff: YEAH, MAN. >> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK BUT WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE JEFF BRIDGES, EVERYBODY. STICK AROUND.

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