Monday, April 4, 2011

Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman Interview, Two Minute Online Script


[starts at 0:15 seconds, ends at 3:17]
M.S. LETTERMAN AT DESK, READING NOTE CARD, TALKING. (PHOENIX BEHIND STAGE WITH MIC. ON, NOT SUPPOSED TO BE TALKING, BUT HE DOES.
Clapping in background.
Letterman: “Our uh, first guest, is a uh how about this two time academy award nominee and he’s in a brand new film entitled Two Lovers, I saw this movie uh I   think last week. What a lovely movie.” Phoenix: “It’s a nice movie.” Letterman: “What a fine piece of work. You see a lot of stuff coming out of Hollywood people that make movies see a lot of junk, frankly,” 
Laughter from studio audience.
Letterman: “You see a lot of stuff that just kind of makes you confused and queasy”. 
Laughter from studio audience. 
 Phoenix: “I understand.” Letterman: “This was just a lovely, very nice, well acted, uh interesting story, uh very insightful, beautifully done film.” Phoenix: “That’s nice.” Letterman: “Two lovers is the name of the film. And it opens on Friday in selected cities, I just pray to god your city has been selected.”
Laughter from studio audience. 
Letterman: “Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to the very talented Joaquin Pheonix”

W.S. PHOENIX WALKS INTO SHOT, SHAKES HAND WITH LETTERMAN.
Clapping in audience and live introduction music. 
PHOENIX WALKS IN AND SITS DOWN.
Clapping in audience and live introduction music continues. 
W.S. PHOENIX AND LETTERMAN AT DESK.
Clapping in audience and live introduction music dies down. 
Letterman: Thank you very much for being on the program again you know it’s been three years since the last time you were on the show and I will just say right off the top here you look different than I remember you.” 
Laughter from studio audience.

C.U. OF PHOENIX. HE NODS.
Letterman: “You’ve got the nice beard going and”
Phoenix: “Oh yeah, thank you.”
Letterman: “How is that, the beard?”
Phoenix: “in what way?”
Laughter from studio audience.
Letterman: “well is it comfortable?”

W.S. OF THEM BOTH AT DESK.
Letterman: “Are you pleased with it?”
C.U. OF PHOENIX. 
Phoenix: “I’m okay with it but now you’re making me feel weird about it”.

W.S. OF THEM BOTH AT DESK.
Laughter from studio audience.
Letterman: “I’m sorry, I’m making you feel weird about it?”
Phoenix: “Is there something wrong?”
Letterman: “I can’t be the first one to make you feel weird about it.”
Laughter from studio audience.

C.U. OF PHOENIX. SCRATCHES HIS FACE.
Phoenix: “No, I guess not.”

W.S. OF THEM BOTH AT DESK. LETTERMAN SCRATCHES HIS FACE. PHOENIX LOOKS DOWN THE WHOLE TIME, DRINKING FROM MUG.
Letterman: “See that’s what I’m talking about do you do a lot of this?” 
Phoenix: “That’s just a nervous tick I think.”
Letterman: “Oh just a nervous tick. Uh you know I saw this uh-”
Laughter from studio audience.
Letterman: “I saw this movie the other night, tremendous. What a tremendous film. You and uh who else is in it, what’s her name. Beautiful lovely”

C.U. OF PHOENIX. 
Phoenix: “Um”
Letterman: “Gweneth Paltrow”
Phoenix: “oh yeah Gweneth Paltrow, Vanessa Shaw...”
Letterman: “Very nice movie, and uh...”

W.S. OF THEM BOTH AT DESK. PHOENIX LOOKING DOWN THE WHOLE TIME, LOOKS UP WHEN LETTERMAN COMPLIMENTS HIM.
Letterman: “you don’t see movies like this much anymore and I was so gratified to see it and you were terrific in the film, I really enjoyed your work.” 
Phoenix: “Thank you.”
Laughter from studio audience.

C.U. OF PHOENIX. PHOENIX IS FIDGETY.
Laughter from studio audience.

W.S. OF THEM BOTH AT DESK.
Laughter from studio audience continues.

C.U. OF PHOENIX. 
Laughter from studio audience continues.

W.S. OF THEM BOTH AT DESK. PHOENIX IS FIDGETY.
Laughter from studio audience continues, and then later dies down.
Letterman: “Uh what uh, what can you tell us about your days with the unibomber?
Laughter from studio audience.

C.U. OF PHOENIX. HE LOOKS AROUND.
Laughter from studio audience.

W.S. OF THEM BOTH AT DESK. PHOENIX IS FIDGETY.
Letterman: “It’s just a little joke.”

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