David Letterman - Joaquin Phoenix Returns to the Late Show

[metaljo88]

what a fuckin jew



[zaprudermacphee]

@metaljo88 whoa. crawl back into your hole of hate and fear and let the rest of the world enjoy themselves. let me guess. you're poor, white, and pissed off

[goodvibrato]

Cool, it's 2012 and I just found out he was bullshitting.

[davd1986]

Reminds me a bit of Mark Cuban.

[jonas940]

Anyone who knows an addict, or has seen someone who uses drugs heavily knows that although that movie may have been farfetched, he has been doing some serious drugs. He stutters in this whole interview, his lower jaw grinds, and you can tell his mind and his mouth aren't in sync. Guy's brain is fried.

[GregoryJohnsonJr]

joaquin phoenix is a fucking genius

[theID2]

what amazes me is that it amazed some people that thought this was great acting. it didn't take any talent to do what he did. i would guess most of you could don a beard and dark glasses and do just as well.

this is one big .. WHO CARES?

[Batman8657]

Why are people saying he fooled everyone? Since the moment the other interview aired, me and a million other people knew it was a put-on.

[thepotpapers]

I can't see how this would help Joaquin's career. Snorting coke off some hooker's boob can't possibly make studios want to associate with him.

[weatherkop]

I knew that documentary wasnt real by one very important factor. Sean Combs was in it.

[Boomsmackme]

@weatherkop weird sean combs had no idea. lol

[Taur3x]

I was so happy when I found out that it wasn't real. I was honestly really concerned for this guy. He seems like a really good guy.

[ctbburg09]

What a tool. Wow.

[broadwaystar2011]

What on earth is happening?

[peterpan69844]

I still can't tell if it's real. maybe a backpeddle?? He couldn't of possibly mad up all of those issues. Right?

[Maritzoo]

making a comment to take off the other dumb comments lol JP forever<3

[dafullclip]

Fawk you, nigga, HE'S STILL THERE!

[TheunstopableDouche]

Wakeen in my opion is the best actor alive today much respect

[fuzzylogic218]

@TheunstopableDouche If you respect him so much why cant you spell his name right?

[TheunstopableDouche]

@fuzzylogic218 I spell things as they sound cause im a hard ass nigga

[fuzzylogic218]

@TheunstopableDouche You spelled dumb ass nigga wrong.

[TheunstopableDouche]

@fuzzylogic218 Tom Hanks?

[rawiristone]

@ipope your dumb just like letterman.

[bucketofblood97]

what an ass!

[iP0PE]

are all you people fucking serious!? its LETTERMANS talk show. he is joking when he says he's sueing. If you ran a huge talk show and someone came out and half assed their interview and dressed like a slob it would be considered a slap in the face like they dont care about your show. For you to say Letterman is a jerk now for taking stabs at Joaquin during this interview is ridiculous, and shows how little you understand the business. He could have sued him , and he jokingly brushed it off.

[AshleeTac]

@iP0PE lmfao....u poor thing dont let it ruin day :D

[SybillaEuropea]

Yes Letterman you turned out a jerk in movie :)

[kevin104z]

i've been watching the movie in bits and pieces,and u can tell it's all phony..i think joaquin and casey got together and smoked,and that's where they got this stupid idea..ha......must b nice to be able to do projects at a whim.....

[dupoisa200]

Let the guest talk letterman.. we've heard you enough...

[LTACS]

Im Still Here is one of the greatest acting performances ever

[penelopez1]

Ouch!



[penelopez1]

I think he's ALWAYS acting...

[89vmarie]

i hate wilmington delaware

[UnderTheInfluence8]

Joaquin Phoenix is an amazing actor!

[AshleeTac]

honestly either way he still kinda made himself look like a douche even if it was real or fake he didnt know at the time and he still acted like a douche...him being a douche still aired on T.V. if it was in the movie or not lol

[iP0PE]

@AshleeTac

Are u dumb? How did letterman act like a douche? Hes a fucking talk show host who is famous for his witty humor and somewhat controversial style of interview. For someone to go on ANY interview dressed like Joaquin in rough shape and barely answering a question is a slap in the face in that business. Its a comedy show, have you ever heard his monologue or any other for that matter? Youre a complete moron and clearly you dont understand tv. he woulda got bashed on any show,

[AshleeTac]

@iP0PE hahahahahaha i love how u got pissed over a comment like that lmfao SMH...i dont give 2 shits what u think lol

[mohammad112388]

I think the reason people watch Letterman's show is due to the fact he is a dick.

[rachyahyah]

joaguin phoenix is amazing.

[dafullclip]

Bullshit! Like Roger Ebert said itt was a DOCUMENTARY not a Mock-u-mentary! Dude just tried to fake it out and recycle his career beyond his drug-clouded antics!

[Superfluential]

@dafullclip I agree....It clearly was a documentary...That being said....He has cleaned himself up and deserves to continue whatever line of work he chooses. I think he was an ass during it, and I think he is an ass trying to cover it up....but he is trying to clean his life up and that's what matters most.

[marbleheadband]

i dont know...letterman isnt funny, never has been, sort of snob comedy for rich uptight white newyorkers who some how are all above the working class,the homeless & the drug addicted masses just a few floors below, but i thought Pheonix was legit. goin bad on coke & was serious about rappin,(did you see sean combs face when he put his tape in?) & dave was just gettin ratings off phoenix' downfall....joaquin was abusive , scary, boardering on psychosis....thats what a great actor is.....

[liviasmuhmuh]

If anyone has seen the documentary that JP made when he wanted to become a rapper, I still can't decide whether it was staged or not, if so then he is definately a great actor, because in the doc, he acts like the biggest douche that i have ever seen, so I hope its not real. Check it out...it's documented by hs brother-in-law, Casey Affleck.

[liviasmuhmuh]

@liviasmuhmuh My last comment was made before I watched this video, so now I'm assuming that it was staged......Thank God,cause I actually felt really bad for him.

[103193WasAGoodDay]

@liviasmuhmuh .......

[jchooper007]

Letterman is so fucking UN-funny. Douche w/ capital  fucking D.

[MrChomsky42]

God dam letterman is a COMEDIAN!!! its his job to be sarcastic and phoenix is a burnout, sorry but it really wasnt that hard to make fun of him....... why am I wasting my time?

[valenvid]

Dave is hilarious

[deejaysupe]

Hey you guys...Letterman was JOKING! Jesus, why are you people acting so uptight?

[Iambecome]

"First of all, all I care about is..." What was the rest? I couldn't make it out.

[N0madist]

@Iambecome "... me in this."

[polarjeez]

shut the fuck up and let him speak, god

[GROMSF]

Punk'd! Letterman walked right into it.

[Pili117]

I am not from US (so not very familiar with the situation) but it looks like that Letterman can´t standt that Joaquin made him look fool. Is that right? He can´t get over it. So he looks even more foolish...

[TheFactory01]

what movie?

[harrisonhatton]

Letterman just came off as a jerk

[L33thalLee]

I agree with everyone of you, AMAZING ACTOR!! Cause he has fooled every single one of you!

[kylesinn24]

@L33thalLee No. he's lying in this whold second interview to cover for himself. He was so drugged out that he had to lie to cover for himself when everyone started asking questions about the first interview.

[L33thalLee]

@kylesinn24 lol that's my point. I agree with you. The acting is in this interview and everybody believes that he is telling the truth. Henceforth great acting...for those who don't perceive what is going on.

[Supaduck0]

I think Lettermans genuinely mad because Phoenix exposed him as kind of an insensitive asshole. Phoenix came out to that interview basically with all the signs of someone who was undergoing some sort of mental disintegration/mid life crisis/episode, and Letterman used it as comedic foil.

[Shaman1269]

You could tell in the last interview, phoenix almost blew it with a smirk...

[bamai59]

Crispen Glover did the same thing to Dave about 25 years ago. Dave didn't know that Glover was playing a part he had been working on and it remains one of the most memorable moments in TV history. Check it out.

[glitrnglobetrtr]

Really don't like Letterman. He kept going on and on and on....annoying!

[HoorayTV21]

Wow, Why don't they make a Rod Serling bio pic with this fella. He looks perfect!

[crushcrushcrush2010]

I'm 13 & I find him sexy O.O

So wrong, so so wrong.

[Spencerianism]

I'll never watch another movie with phoenix in it again. You don't make fun of people who have gone off the deep end of life. When something like that happens, it's a tragedy.

[far2zi]

@Spencerianism dude that is exactly what Jaoquin was trying to show. That is is a tragedy and the medias play in it. He was in no way trying to make fun of anyone. The message of that movie was powerful.

[elevatorisland]

@Spencerianism why not?

[blaa94]

@Spencerianism

I wouldn't exactly call it 'making fun of'

[wowyourshit1]

letterman = god

[casteazful]

If you have the chance, watch his documentary "I'm still here". It's very sad, but enlightening about his life at that moment.

[weeweeweelliam]

@casteazful it wasn't real

[gambleriver]

@ idaro100 It's just Letterman's silly self depreciating humor.

[idaro100]

"Theres no off position on the genius switch" i always wonderd what that ment

[monkeybrainspit]

letterman is a douche. always has been

[bluejay55118]

...it's been added to Netflix recently. Check it out!

[bluejay55118]

"I'm Still Here" the 2010 mockumentary

[Dirkdigglerdan]

His character in Gladiator was fantastic. Became a fan since then.

[davegray02]

What movie are they talking about?

[callumorr07]

@davegray02 I'm still here.

[Hankercheifsaur]

he is saying they will have privacy in his screenings because it will be empty in the cinema.

[TheBrig44]

"Can we talk about it in private?" "Yeah, well' go to one of your screenings"

Did I miss a joke here? Please tell :)

[Collaborator]

@TheBrig44 He's saying there is nobody at his screenings, so if they go there, they can talk in private, because no-one else comes to them.

[cboyz31]

@TheBrig44 he was mocking the fact that noone has even seen his "mockumentary" which he spent the last two years of his life making lol...in other words letterman is a huge prick and is upset that juaquin showed letterman for what he really is...a lowlife heartless asshole like everyone else in hollywood, which was the whole point of phoenix and affleck making the film

[sfpopcorn]

Letterman is an ass.

[djjoep100]

i'm still here was real or fake ? does anyone know?

[charlotte07071]

@djjoep100 Fake. That's what this interview is all about.

[GeorgeRGJackson]

@djjoep100 It was a mockumentary, so it was a hoax.

[theshartedone765]

"I've always liked you. I've been to see your movies. I've always liked you." Hahaha,I wonder how many people don't understand why that was so funny for Letterman to say.

[evelau]

If Letterman wants to not look like a jerk, he should stop acting like one.

[TheNostalgiaKnight]

@evelau How the hell was he a jerk in the first place? How would you feel if you had to interview a man who was possibly on drugs or in some type of unstable condition and KNEW he what he was going to look like in the public eye and decide to act like a fucking retard? Would you treat him like he was a great person, even if it seemed he had changed out of nowhere? My God, people act like such pussies when Letterman points out the obvious. Get over it.

[fatschinkaby]

@TheNostalgiaKnight Tell 'em Steve-Dave!

[artynails]

tooo hottttttttttt

[pupitski]

it was definitely a ruse becusse when he originally came on acting like an asshole, he was in talks with casey affleck about making a film and thats when a switch went in my head.

[maxcope540]

I'm sorry but joaquin is lying. that was all very real. watch Im Still Here, it was all too real. he's snortin lines, bangin hookers, fighting people, crying, at one point he literally had his face shit on. a big theme of the movie was worry for his move to hip-hop because if that didn't work, he'd lose his house and be flat broke. I'm saying that he's spinning this to look like a rouse because he's needs to be in films. if you watch Im Still Here, you'll be convinced.

[aferrar2]

@maxcope540 , the movie is obviously above you, it's a large social experiment seeing how far the media and people like you go. It was a brilliant piece of art about questioning film, and a giant mocumentary you were clearly fooled hahaha.

[99bajakid]

@maxcope540 watch it again, with different eyes. I saw the letterman interview live and I knew he was putting on an act, you can see him crack just a bit when letterman was rippin' on his persona. It's a great movie that if you don't get you should watch again with the notion that it's all an act, and poking fun at reality tv shows. Hell even in one scene J.P say's something to the effect of: "Why are we filming us riding in a car". So many "reality" TV shows do this + cliche time lapse..

[GeorgeRGJackson]

@maxcope540 I thought it was real too, but we must take into account this guy is an actor, and so he's done all he can to make the character convincing. Truly exceptional actors don't just act, they live the character. So it was real what happened, but that wasn't Joacquin Phoenix, it was like he was possessed.

[SuperDreamPolice]

@maxcope540 get the DVD and watch the special features. there's a alternate ending which has them joking about a sequel and how they should end the doco. not that you need that to be convinced it was a hoax. phoenix is a fucking god

[TheDowntown86]

I can hear River Phoenix's voice in his voice. <3

[wpgrocker]

"Can we talk about it privately"

"Yeah, we'll go to one of your screenings"

CLASSIC Letterman!

[VeggieScope]

Somebody needs to do bad stuff to Letterman, the cocksure bastard.

[WJValente]

Dave is so relieved that last time's performance wasn't real.

[TheJoshJman]

no actor has done what joaquin phoenix has done.

[kwontif65]

everyone except for David thinks hes hot

[Jobeykobra]

I know he was acting. First, if you actually watch the credits you'll see people who didn't play themselves that attests to this, as well as Casey's statements. The fact that no one close to him honestly told him that his rapping sucked would probably not have happened.

What he and Casey did was explore, imo brilliantly, how when a celebrity projects the image of an iconic star for the masses, even for years on end, the moment that facade of perfection and idealism is lost, so is his support.

[crxtech1]

@Jobeykobra Have you ever watched the movie "earthlings" he narrates it and its his best work. It's on youtube.

[ALBUSBASS1]

am gld he shower and shave

[seanybiker]

Phoenix is a fucking legend.

Letterman is a muppet.

[ccollins1721]

not buying it. he was off the deep end for a while.

[bboystitch]

GOD.. this guy is just brilliant... I mean, the humilliation, him destroying his carrer... facing the worlds criticism... Joaquin's a Hell of a good actor.. those 2 years of his life, best performance ever*****

[crxtech1]

@bboystitch Actually if you search yotube for the movie "earthlings" that was his best performance if it was a performance.

[Santy960529]

So glad he recover

[MaladaptiveCatalyst]

Letterman really digs into him like hard, geez... he's clever though

[nshpls]

Dave is such an *ssh^le

[thesouljunkies]

he didnt even watch the fuc*in movie!?...letterman doesnt need someone to make him look like an ass hes doin it all on his own and dragging out that ''Im gonna sue you'' bs opitimised some of the points the film raises....what a moron

[ChimeraAZ]

Yup,..David missed letting us into the Joke that Joaquin and Casey created.Jerk.Too busy trying to squeeze money out for himself.

[Methstories]

Hahah everyone hates on David, they clearly don't understand that he's done this for years and that's one of many things he's known for.

[jake180289]

This is David Letterman airing his opinion. Nobody cares Dave, you just wasted an excellent opportunity to interview an absolute geezer

[MaladaptiveCatalyst]

@jake180289 geezer? old person? can you elaborate about what you mean by your statement if you dont mind

[jake180289]

@MaladaptiveCatalyst It's pretty self-explanatory- DAVID LETTERMAN, IN THE ABOVE VIDEO, WASTES A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW A POPULAR PERSON

[MaladaptiveCatalyst]

@jake180289 not really self-explanatory...by your explanation, you just called Joaquin Phoenix a geezer, which means old person, which doesn't technically mean popular person. but anyway thanks for the reply. i agree Letterman wasted a perfect opportunity.

[jake180289]

@MaladaptiveCatalyst I'm glad we agree on that but.......... Geezer does most definitely not mean 'old person' lol it's a generic term of endearment

[MaladaptiveCatalyst]

@jake180289 cool, but in North America the term 'geezer' means 'old person' haha either way take care

[dorisdazyz]

Mr. Letterman proves once and again what a big mouth asshole he is.

Joaquin, you're quite the gentleman.

[migasfiesta]

good to have him back

[The1stTaskIsDragons]

I still think this was a dumb stunt on Joaquin's part. There were people who were genuinely worried that he was just a couple of snorts away from following River to an early grave.

[red2177]

So if you say fuck you to the this bullshit world all they want to here to have you back is to say you were kidding?

[mrfruity77]

fucking amazing actor

[hojima]

anyone notice that it is a joke?

[MrOrdinaryday]

david ur so stupid hahahah

[soundfxboy]

Dave kills me

[tngu7893]

I'm more upset over there being no album released than dave getting sold short

DIDDY!! CALL HIM FFS!!

[bambam12345678910]

dave owned him

[RyanDrewBurns]

Letterman is a dick

[virtualsnake1994]

he deserved an oscar for his 2009 appearance on the letterman show...

[Yoshi7Link]

@virtualsnake1994 I'll say, that was hilarious.

[cyz81]

My little obssession!

[mcuffy213]

problem, letterman?

[maagiapall]

Hahahah, I finally understand what he meant by "we'll go to one of your screenings"

[MCDigi1]

Joaquin, the biggest troll in the world.

[nikki7558]

He is hottie!!!!

[Stevesk0011]

What movie was it?

[virtualsnake1994]

@Stevesk0011 im still here... see it...

[knotightul]

Well, this was 5 minutes long...and edited in a way to make Dave look like a jerk. So.....

[Mistagamebrain]

That documentary was fucking intense, i felt so bad for him, and now i find out it was fake, wtf dude?

[xtalrose1]

Dave is Funny ..BUT JOAQUIN YOUR ...Thanks For sticking up for me ...Kinda !!

[turandretur]

What does he say at 1.47? Why was it so funny? TELL ME IM CURIOUS XD

[turandretur]

@turandretur oh sorry 4.47 ****

[kennmunk]

Letterman sounds a lot like ALF here.

[retroguitarmaster]

Glad that Dave got swindled like what he is, a dick

[ThatGirlTyson]

I ♥ him.

[jksonny]

Actually, if Dave really wanted to be a jerk, he could legitimately sue over the issue..

[sajlovesam]

@jksonny sue over what??? you americans live off suing others.

[jksonny]

@sajlovesam Don't get me wrong. I wasn't suggesting that he sue b/c I agree that many Americans are sue-happy. I just meant that if Dave really decided to stick it to Joaquin, he might have a case. There are laws concerning when you can and can't use another person's likeness.

[lottiesocks]

He's hot!

[anubis1974]

Great job on both their parts. Good for Dave caling him out on his shit and good for Joaquin for taking it like a man. I didn't tink Dave came across as a jerk but they should have let him in on the gag.

[jschudar]

He did awesome.. I fell for it.. I'm Still Here is fuckin awesome. And so is Joaquin Phoenix!!

[kogi88]

Well, Letterman may be famous in the US, but few people know him abroad. So, I guess it's "free publicity" for Letterman, actually.

[WinterXL]

@kogi88 seeing as he's been doing his show for almost 30 years, i don't think he cares about publicity at this point

[meadowfrance]

Oh, David Letterman annoys me to no end. I love how Joaquin sits there nodding and just lets Letterman sit there in awkward silence when he's expecting Joaquin to say something... XD

[ducheswannabe]

AVE COMMODUS....

[sami21586]

"No, I don't think you come of as a jerk, I think you.. " I love this moment, lol.. Well Dave the interview was publicity for your show too, so I guess you're even ;)

[thegreatestg]

what movie was that?