Justin Bartha Almost Ruined 'National Treasure'

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW MY NEXT GUEST FROM THE "NATIONAL
TREASURE" AND "HANGOVER" MOVIES.
HE NOW STARS IN "THE GOOD FIGHT."
>> GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR.
>> GO MORNING, MR. MORELLO.
ALWAYS A PLEASURE.
>> LIKEWISE.
THE GOVERNMENT ASKS THE DEFENDANT BE DETAINED PENDING
TRIAL, BOTH AS A FLIGHT RISK AND A DANGER TO THE COMMUNITY.
>> SERIOUS.
>> HE'S A DOCTOR WITH NO RECORD.
>> I SEEM TO HAVE STRUCK A CHORD OVER THERE, YOUR HONOR.
>> YES, IDIOCY HAS A WAY OF DOING THAT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
A LITTLE CORDIALITY HERE.
>> Stephen: LEES WELCOME JUSTIN BARTHA.
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: NICE TO MEET YOU.
THANKS FOR COMING ON.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME, MAN.
I AM SUCH A HUGE, HUGE FAN OF YOURS FOR YEARS.
>> Stephen: I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF YOURS SINCE "NATIONAL
TREASURE."
>> GOOD LUCK WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL RUN IN 2020.
>> Stephen: I'M JUST CONSIDERING IT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> IF YOU HAVE ANY OPENINGS-- OH, COME ON.
>> Audience: STEPHEN!
STEPHEN!
STEPHEN!
STEPHEN.
>> I MEAN, YOU WOULD MAKE A GREAT --
>> Stephen: I HAVE TO TALK TO MY-- I GOTTA TALK TO MY WIFE.
I HAVE TO PRAY WITH MY SPIRITUAL ADVISER, OBVIOUSLY.
>> , OF COURSE.
I MEAN, YOU WOULD MAKE A GREAT POTUS, I DO THINK THAT.
>> Stephen: HOLD ON.
YOU MIGHT MAKE A GOOD SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
>> I MEAN, MAYBE, IF YOU HAVE ANY ROOM ON YOUR ADMINISTRATION,
I WOULD BE HONORED.
>> Stephen: WELL, HERE'S THE THING, IS I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT
YOU LOOK A LOT LIKE PAUL RYAN.
>> I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT.
I DON'T SEE IT.
>> Stephen: WELL, I DO SEE IT BECAUSE HERE'S THIS-- I BELIEVE
YOU ACTUALLY-- YOU HELPED MAKE THIS.
>> WELL, THAT'S MY HEAD SHOT, ACTUALLY.
>> Stephen: OKAY, THIS IS YOUR HEAD SHOT.
I'M GOING TO DO THIS.
HOLD ON.
THIS IS-- THIS IS-- OKAY.
PAUL RYAN.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
>> I MEAN, I SEE A LITTLE.
YOU KNOW WHAT IS SO DISTURBING TO ME ABOUT THIS PICTURE-- A LOT
OF THINGS ARE.
BUT HE IS SO-- HE'S SO MUCH-- HE'S IN SUCH BETTER SHAPE THAN I
AM.
SEE HEE IS SO JACKED, WHICH IS-- I MEAN, IT'S TAKEN SO LONG TO
FIND AN ALTERNATIVE TO OBAMACARE, HE SPENT SO MUCH TIME
AT THE GYM DOING CURLS, I THINK.
>> Stephen: AND YOU'RE AN ACTOR.
>> I BE, I'M SUPPOSED TO LOOK THAT GOOD BUT I COULD NEVER DO
THAT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHY I STOPPED ACTING.
>> BECAUSE YOU CAN'T LOOK AS GOOD AS PAUL RYAN.
>> Stephen: AS I SAID, I FIRST GOT TO KNOW YOU, YOUR BIG BREAK
WAS IN "NATIONAL TREASURE."
WAS IT AN HONOR TO BE IN A MOVIE THAT EDUCATED THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR HISTORY?
SO ACCURATELY?
>> I HAVE HAD KIDS COME UP TO ME AND SAY THEY WATCHED IT IN
SCHOOL.
WHICH IS SO -- >> Stephen: THAT'S A
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, I HOPE.
>> I HOPE SO.
I HOPE SO.
( LAUGHTER ) I MEAN, IT WAS LIKE A DREAM
COME-- I NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE
IN A BIG JERRY BRUCKHEIMER -- >> Stephen: WAS THAT REALLY
YOUR FIRST BIG FILM?
>> THAT WAS MY SECOND MOVIE I WAS EVER IN.
THE FIRST MOVIE I WAS IN WAS A HUGE BOMB CALLED GILI.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
( APPLAUSE ) BIG FANS.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
WELL, JUSTIN THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TIME FOR.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> YEAH, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT THE COUNTRY SAID, TOO.
AND THAT'S MORE PEOPLE THAN SAW THE MOVIE.
>> Stephen: SO WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO BE IN THIS THING THAT
WAS SUCH A-- >> IT WAS NERVE-RACKING FOR THE
MOST PART.
AND I-- THERE WAS-- THERE'S THIS-- I WAS NERVOUS ALL THE
TIME.
I MEAN, IT'S BRUCKHEIMER AND NICK CAGE.
>> Stephen: WELL YOUR CHARACTER IS KIND OF NERVOUS.
>> EXACTLY.
SO I WAS JUST PLAYING MYSELF.
I WAS JUST TRYING NOT TO MESS UP.
AND ONE TIME, AFTER WE SHOT THE MOVIE, WE HAD TO DO A COUPLE OF
RESHOOTS, RIGHT, AND ONE OF THE RESHOOTS WAS THE ENDING OF THE
MOVIE.
SO -- >> Stephen: AT THE VERY END,
WHEN THE HAPPY EVER AFTER ENDING.
>> WHEN WE FIND THE TREASURE-- SPOILER ALERT-- WE FIND THE
TREASURE, AND MY CHARACTER JUMPS INTO THIS BEAUTIFUL CONVERTIBLE
FERRARI AND DRIVES OFF.
I JUST HUNG OUT FOR A FEW MONTHS, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY
AUDITIONED FOR SOME MORE MOVIES, WENT TRAVELING.
AND IT WAS SUMMER IN NEW YORK MUCH LIKE A HOT SUMMER LIKE
THIS, INDIAN SUMMER.
AND I WAS WALKING WITH MY FRIENDS IN THE VILLAGE PAST
ASTER PLACE BARBER SHOP.
A GREAT OLD BARBER SHOP.
IT'S LIKE A NEW YORK INSTITUTION.
I SAID, "IT'S SO HOT, LET'S SHAVE OUR HEADS.
I'VE NEVER SHAVED MY HEAD BEFORE.
LET'S SHAVE OUR HEADS.
IT'S SO FAST."
WE GO DOWN, ME AND MY BUDDIES, WE SHAVE OUR HEADS, WE GO BACK
UP TO THE HOT DAY.
I'M LIKE, "OH, MAN, IT FEELS SO GOOD.
I'M FORGETTING SOMETHING.
WHAT AM I FORGETTING?" THE RESHOOTS WERE IN, LIKE, A
WEEK AND A HALF FOR THE MOVIE.
I HAD TO CALL THE MOST POWERFUL PRODUCER OF ALL TIME AND TELL
HIM THAT I WAS THE DUMBEST ACTOR OF ALL TIME.
>> Stephen: IS THAT WHAT THIS IS?
I HAVE A SHOT HERE-- IS THAT WHAT THIS IS?
>> YUP.
THAT IS-- THAT IS A WIG.
THAT IS A FULL WIG.
( LAUGHTER ) SO I-- YOU KNOW, PEOPLE COME UP
TO ME ALL THE TIME-- PEOPLE COME UP TO ME ALL THE TIME AND SAY,
"DID YOU GET TO KEEP THE FERRARI?"
THEY'RE ALWAYS MIDDLE-AGED GROUPS FROM BROOKLYN.
"DID YOU GET TO KEEP THE FERRARI?"
AND I'M THINKING THE WHOLE TIME IN THAT SCENE I HOPE MY WIG
DOESN'T FALL OFF.
>> Stephen: AND NOW WE'RE YOOUR DOING "THE GOOD FIGHT"
HERE ON CBS ALL ACCESS.
SEASON TWO IS COMING DOWN THE PIKE.
>> YUP.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE PLAYING A LAWYER IN HERE, A LOVE INTEREST
WITH CUSH JUMBO, A NEMESIS TO CHRISTINE BARANSKI.
ACTING AND LAWYERING IS SOMEWHAT ALIKE, RIGHT?
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF SIMILARITIES, I THINK.
I MEAN, YOU'RE EFFECTIVELY BOTH TRYING TO CONVINCE A GROUP OF
PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE TELLING THE TRUTH, RIGHT?
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE TO MEMORIZE A LOT.
>> YOU HAVE TO MEMORIZE, YOU KNOW, LINES OR THE LAW.
AND I-- I HAVE-- I HAVE A FEW FRIENDS THAT ARE LAWYERS IN NEW
YORK, AND WITH WHO I HUNG OUT WITH-- BECAUSE I KNOW NOTHING
ABOUT THE LAW SO I WANTED TO KIND OF RESEARCH.
AND A LOT OF THESE GUYS AND WOMEN, THEY GO TO ACTING CLASS
TO TRY TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, SOLIDIFY THEIR PERFORMANCE IN
THE COURTROOM.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THE STAKES ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT IF YOU
SCREW UP AS A LAWYER, SOMEONE COULD END UP IN JAIL, OR WORSE.
AND IF YOU SCREW UP AS AN ACTOR YOU END UP IN A $30,000 WIG.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW WHO HAS A LOT OF GREAT--
>> WHAT'S THAT.
>> Stephen: PAUL RYAN.
>> HE SURE DOES.
>> Stephen: WELL, LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: "THE GOOD FIGHT" IS AVAILABLE NOW ON CBS ALL
ACCESS.
JUSTIN BARTHA, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH QUANTUM PHYSICIST BRIAN GREENE.
WE'RE GOING TO LEVITATE!

Justin Bartha Almost Ruined 'National Treasure'

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