Trainwreck interview on Letterman
And who is this unbalanced celebrity unable to string a sentence together for David Letterman?
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Oh dear. When you go on American chat shows, you really have to have a few good anecdotes up you sleeve.
Y’know, those little stories about what happened at the airport, or preparing for a film….something to let the host bounce off you.
Joaquin Phoenix really didn’t want to play the game. Especially when Dave started to ask him about his beard….
In fact he says he doesn’t really want to act anymore, period. Which is a bit odd given he was there to talk about a new film with Isabella Rossellini and Gwynneth Paltrow, Two Lovers.
What went down was awkward television to say the least, but it didn’t faze Dave, who even ended by saying “I am sorry you couldn’t be here tonight Joaquin.”
Clips are being removed off YouTube but here’s one that currently works.
The View even played clips of Letterman, which means Nine ended up playing clips of TEN shows, a curious situation that often happens with US shows and Aussie networks.
Still on Letterman, he will also feature U2 for an entire week in the first week of March, arguably a stunt to tackle Jimmy Fallon’s new talk show on NBC.
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interestingly, Joaquin Phoenix’s appearance on Letterman looked a lot like his acting on Walk the Line, when he (Johnny Cash) was scraping bottom
It’s totally fake, but it sure is entertaining. Thanks for the laughs, Joaquin!
This will go down as one of Letterman’s famous interviews. Awkwardly entertaining television at its best.
I don’t see why people are getting their panties in such a bunch over Joaquin Phoenix Andy Kaufmanning us. Dude is playing a role, and Dave knows enough to play along – he’s gone on record as saying he prefers guests who are entertaining, rather than just using him to plug some stupid project.
I find the whole thing hilarious.
Yes covered in other posts, it was shown on Friday. Don’t forget to check Tags to help source this kind of info. Cheers.
Speaking of Letterman what happened to the episode prior to this one featuring the crew from the Hudson River plane crash. The ep appears to have been filmed and shown in the US but Ten showed an old one with Harrison Ford from when Crystal Skull came out. Have Ten held this over to milk in another timeslot (ala Oprah) or is that episode not yet available outside the US? Anyone know?
It was a bit. Nothing more….nothing less. Move along, people.
If he was drugged out of his mind he had obviously forgotten what happened to his brother.
Have to agree that it was all an act and Joaquin – if it really was him – enjoyed every minute of it. Check out what looks to be an untidy hairpiece on the back of his head.
Haha
I loved it & it showed how great Dave is as an tv host take note Rove…