Richard Gere Says He's A 'Bike Guy' And That Stephen Is 'Not'

FOLKS, MY FIRST GUEST HAS DONE EVERYTHING FROM
PLAYING AN ESCORT IN "AMERICAN
GIGOLO," TO SAVING ONE IN "PRETTY WOMAN."
PLEASE WELCOME RICHARD GERE.
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
( CHEERS ) >> SO NICE!
DO I GET ONE OF THOSE?
NO?
>> Stephen: THAT'S YOU.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE.
>> Stephen: THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE.
>> WOW.
LOOK AT EVERYBODY UP THERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WE TOLD PEOPLE--
>> AND THEY'RE SO NICE!
>> Stephen: THEY ARE LOVELY PEOPLE.
WE TOLD PEOPLE THAT RICHARD GEAR WAS GOING TO BE HERE TONIGHT,
AND THEY SAID, "CAN WE COME?" >> I WAS WATCHING THE WHOLE
THING.
WHEN THEY CAME OUT BEFORE AND RAN AROUND AND GOT CRAZY AND
EVERYONE WAS HAPPY.
IT'S SO NICE.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE STILL HAPPY.
>> THEY HAVE ABOUT ANOTHER 45 MINUTES OF HAPPINESS.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: THANKS FOR COMING ON.
I KNOW YOU DON'T DO THIS THAT OFTEN.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST I'M I'VE EVER DONE THIS?
THIS IS THE FIRST ONE?
>.>> Stephen: REALLY?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T DO IT A LOT.
>> NO.
>> Stephen: I SAW YOU DO "THE HOAX."
YOU WERE GREAT IN THE MOVIE "THE HOAX."
>> WE'RE OUT IN NEW JERSEY.
>> Stephen: AND I RAN INTO YOU AND WAS GUSHING AT YOU--
>> NO.
>> Stephen: I DID.
>> OH, NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT A DIFFERENT ONE.
IN THE CITY.
>> Stephen: YOU DID "THE HOAX" WITH MARCIA GAY HARDIN AND I
CAME AND GUSHED AT YOU, AND YOU SAID, "I DON'T WANT TO DO YOUR
SHOW."
>> I STILL DON'T WANT TO DO THE SHOW.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT THAT HAPPENED TO BE A VERY
GOOD MOVIE.
>> Stephen: THAT WAS AN EXTREMELY GOOD MOVIE.
YOU'RE AN EXTREMELY GOOD ACTOR.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: BUT YOU HAVE A LONG HISTORY THAT SOME PEOPLE
MAYBE DON'T KNOW ABOUT, BECAUSE YOU WERE IN THE LONDON CAST OF
"GREECE" DANNY ZUCCO, WHICH I BET A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE DON'T
KNOW-- >> I KNOW I'M GOING TO GET HURT
HERE.
IS THIS GOING TO BE PAINFUL FOR ME.
>> Stephen: NO, NO, NO, LOCK THE DOORS.
LOCK THE DOORS BECAUSE WE HAVE ACQUIRED A CLIP.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE.
>> Stephen: TO PROVE IT, TO PROVE IT.
>> THIS WAS 45-ISH YEARS AGO.
>> Stephen: YES.
>> AND I'M SCARED TO SEE WHAT THIS IS.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT.
( LAUGHTER ) JIM.
♪ SUMMER LOVIN'...
♪ SUMMER LOVIN' HAPPENED SO FAST.
♪ I MET A GIRL CRAZY FOR ME ♪ MET A BOY CUTE AS CAN BE
♪ SUMMER DAYS DRIFTING AWAY TO THE SUMMER NIGHTS ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> THIS IS-- THIS-- THIS WAS ACTUALLY FOR LINCOLN'S SECOND
INAUGURAL.
THIS WAS.
>> Stephen: THAT WAS LINCOLN'S SECOND NAWLERAL?
>> THIS WAS FOR THE SECOND INAUGURAL.
>> Stephen: WERE THERE OTHER AMERICANS IN THE SHOW?
>> NO, I WAS THE ONLY ONE, AND I HAD BEEN DOING IT-- WHY ARE YOU
TAKING ME BACK THIS FAR?
I WAS THE-- I WAS DOING-- IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I DID IN
NEW YORK.
AND I STARTED OUT AS AN UNDERSTUDY, AND I WAS COVERING
FIVE GUYS.
AND, YOU KNOW, EVERY NIGHT ONE OF THE GUYS DIDN'T SHOW UP OR
THERE WAS A PROBLEM OR SOMETHING.
AND I WAS DOING ALL THE PARTS.
AND THEN WHEN IT CAME TIME TO DO IT IN LONDON, THEY ASKED FIWOULD
COME AND LEAD.
AND PLAY DANNY, AND I WAS THE ONLY ONE THERE.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD BEEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
IT WAS A BIG DEAL.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS LONDON LIKE FOR YOU?
HOW OLD WERE YOU AT THAT POINT?
>> 22.
>> Stephen: 22-YEAR-OLD GUY IN LONDON UHAVE A JOB.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING WITH YOUR TIME?
>> I-- ( LAUGHTER )
I'M THINKING WHAT CAN I ACTUALLY TELL HERE?
THE 22-YEAR-OLD GUY.
YOU KNOW WHAT I DO REMEMBER, THOUGH, WE WERE DOING PREVIEWS
IN CHERCHESTER BEFORE WE CAME TO THE WEST END, AND IT WAS THE
FIRST TIME I HAD ANY MONEY, FRANKLY.
I HAD SOME PER DIEM MONEY, AND THE TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE FACTORY
IS IN CHICHESTER AND I WENT IN WITH MY PER DIEM MONEY, PUT IT
DOWN, AND DROVE OUT WITH A TRIUMPH 650.
>> Audience: YEAH!
>> RIGHT THERE!
WHAT DID YOU HAVE?
WHAT DID YOU HAVE?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) TRIUMPH PEOPLE.
TRIUMPH.
>> Stephen: THAT LEATHER JACKET, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A
HOT LOOK TOO LONG AROUND LONDON.
DO YOU HAVE STILL HAVE THE BIKE?
>> NO, I TOTALED THE BIKE, TOTALLEDLY THE BIKE.
>> Stephen: TOTALED THE BIKE?
ARE YOU OKAY?
>> ON THE WEST SIDE HIGHWAY.
YOU KNOW WHERE-- IT WAS ALL STONE THEN.
IT WAS -- >> Stephen: IT WAS ALL COBBLE
STONE AND SLATE AND THERE WAS NO WORKING LIGHTS AT THAT POINT.
>> THIS WAS BEFORE ELECTRICITY, YEAH.
AND IT WAS RAINING AND I SLIPPED.
I MEAN, YOU'RE A BIKE GUY, RIGHT?
>> Audience: YEAH!
>> THEY DO A LITTLE DRINKING HERE, ALSO.
>> Stephen: WHY DON'T YOU ASK ME IF I'M A BIKE GUY?
I'M RIGHT HERE.
I'M A BIKE GUY.
>> YOU'RE NOT A BIKE GUY!
THAT'S A BIKE GUY, COME ON!
>> Stephen: I HAD A MINIBIKE WHEN I WAS A CHILD, A 1.5
HORSEPOWER MINIBIKE AS A CHILD.
I WAS EVEL KNEIVEL.
>> AND I HAD A GO-KART WITH THE SAME ENGINE.
>> Stephen: FANTASTIC.
YOU BURNED YOUR LEG ON IT ALL THE TIME ON THE MANIFOLD.
I'M TO THE A BIKER?
( LAUGHTER ) >> WHAT WAS YOUR BIKE?
WHAT BIKE DID YOU HAVE?
>>... 250.
>> THAT'S NOT A BIKE.
A YAMAHA 250?
THAT'S NOT A BIKE!
>> Stephen: IT'S A BIKE!
I-- I'M VERY HAPPY FOR YOU, SIR.
( LAUGHTER ) DON'T INSULT MY AUDIENCE.
THEY WERE SO HAPPY MOMENTS AGO.
>> I APOLOGIZE.
I APOLOGIZE.
I APOLOGIZE.
I APOLOGIZE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I'M SORRY.
I APOLOGIZE.
I APOLOGIZE.
I APOLOGIZE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I WANT EVERYONE TO FEEL GOOD.
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU DON'T DO THIS MORE OFTEN.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> BECAUSE I DON'T GET PAID ENOUGH, THAT'S WHY.
>> Stephen: I'LL SWEETEN THE POT ON THE BACK END.
I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE TASTE IN THE DISTRIBUTION.
WELL, THERE IS SOMETHING OF A RICHARD GERESPP ISANCEGOING ON.
YOU HAVE TWO MOVIES, "NORMAN," AND "THE DINNER."
THIS WEEKEND.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: I'LL GO SEE IT.
I'M GOING TO GO SEE IT.
>> IT'S COMING OUT THIS WEEKEND.
>> Stephen: YOU PLAY THE FATHERAVE TEENAGED SON, AND
STEVE COOGIN HE PLAYS YOUR BROTHER.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: HAVE TWO TEENAGED SONS AND I WANT TO SET UP THIS
CLIP.
WHAT YOU CAN TELL US?
HOW MUCH YOU CAN GIVE AWAY HERE?
>> WELL, THIS IS, IT'S CALLED "THE DINNER."
AND THE CENTRAL THEME OF THE MOVIE IS THESE TWO COUPLES ARE
MEETING TO HAVE A DINNER.
AND WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHY.
AND THEY'RE KIND OF RED HERRINGS ARE PUT OUT ABOUT WHY WE'RE
HAVING THIS DINNER.
BUT IN FACT, OUR TEENAGED SONSZ HAVE DONE SOMETHING HORRIFIC,
AND WE'RE GOG HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT.
SO I HAVE KIND OF-- I'M A CONGRESSMAN, AND I HAVE DECIDED
THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS TONIGHT.
SO THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF IT.
>> Stephen: JIM?
>> BROTHER.
>> WORRIED ABOUT YOU THERE.
DIDN'T, YOU WERE GOING TO MAKE IT ACROSS THE ROOM.
>> I HAVE MY POSSE HERE WITH ME.
TRAINED BODYGUARDS.
>> STOP SMILING NOW, STAN.
IT'S JUST US.
>> GIVE IT A REST, WILL YOU?
THIS IS LONG OVERDUE.
WHAT WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
>> WE WEREN'T-- WE WERE JUST ENJOYING ONE OF THOSE AWKWARD
PAUSES, AS THEY SAY.
NOT TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING.
>> NOT TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING.
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO TALK TONIGHT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> NOW I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO
THINK THIS IS ALL SITTING AT A DINNER TABLE.
>> Stephen: IT'S NOT ALL SITTING AT A DINNER TABLE?
>> THERE ARE FLASHBACKS AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS GOING ON.
BUT IT KIND OF FOLLOWS A MEAL, SITTING DOWN, THE HORS D'OEUVRES
COME, THE APPETITERS COME, DIFFERENT COURSES, AND WITHIN IT
THERE'S AN EMOTIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE NARRATIVE.
>> Stephen: WILL I BE HUNGRY BY THE TIME THE MOVIE IS OVER.
>> YOU WILL BE EXTREMELY HUNGRY.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
"NORMAN" IS OUT IN THEATERS, AND "THE DINNER"
OPENS TODAY.

Richard Gere Says He's A 'Bike Guy' And That Stephen Is 'Not'

Latest Posts