FOLKS, YOU MIGHT KNOW MY FIRST GUEST AS JAMES BOND.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) HIS NEW MOVIE IS "KNIVES OUT."

PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," DANIEL CRAIG!

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>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK.

>> OH, IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.

>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR MAKING SOME TIME FOR US.

YOU'RE AN EXTREMELY BUSY MAN.

>> I AM.

>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A LOT ON THE FIRE.

THE NEW BOND, "NO TIME TO DIE."

>> YES.

>> Stephen: AND NOW THE NEW MOVIE "KNIVES OUT."

>> YUP.

>> Stephen: OBVIOUSLY MY FIRST QUESTION IS HOW IS YOUR WIFE,

RACHEL?

>> YES, SHE'S WELL.

SHE SENDS HER LOVE.

>> Stephen: SHE SENDS HER LOVE?

>> SHE DOES.

>> Stephen: SHE DOES?

>> I HAVE A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU, THOUGH.

>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE BONE PICKING?

>> HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I BEEN HERE, TWICE, THREE TIMES --

>> Stephen: FOUR TIMES.

>> THIS IS THE FOURTH MAYBE.

AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN IN THIS RATHER SMALL DRESSING ROOM.

AND I GOT TAKEN UPSTAIRS AND IN A DRESSING ROOM WITH SOAF AS AND

CASHMERE THROWS, AND, YEAH, "IT'S THE ONE YOUR WIFE USUALLY

HAS."

AND I WAS LIKE, "SHE GETS THAT AND I JUST GET THE LITTLE

DRESSING ROOM BACK HERE, NORMALLY."

>> Stephen: I-- I LIKE RACHEL VICE MORE THAN I LIKE YOU.

>> FAIR ENOUGH.

( APPLAUSE ).

>> Stephen: I THINK I'VE MADE THAT CLEAR.

I THINK I'VE MADE THAT CLEAR EVERY TIME YOU'VE BEEN HERE

ACTUALLY.

>> MAYBE, BUT NOW IT'S BEEN CONFIRMED.

>> Stephen: GOOD, GOOD.

NOW, "NO TIME TO DIE."

HERE WE GO.

POST SER OUT.

THERE YOU GO.

COMES OUT-- ( APPLAUSE )

COMES OUT IN APRIL.

NOW, AS IF ANOTHER DANIEL CRAIG BOND MOVIE ISN'T COOL ENOUGH, I

UNDERSTAND THAT YOU PERSONALLY GOT THE GREAT FEEB WALLER BRIDGE

INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT.

>> YUP.

>> Stephen: HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT?

SHE'S AMAZING.

>> I KNOW, BECAUSE SHE'S AMAZING.

SIMPLE AS THAT.

IT WAS "KILLING EVE."

>> Stephen: YEAH.

>> SO I-- AND I KNEW SHE WAS AGREEMENT FROM "FLEEBAG."

BUT I WATCHED "KILLING EVE" AND I SAW WHAT SHE DID WITH THAT AND

I THOUGHT IT WAS SPECTACULAR.

>> Stephen: DID YOU KNOW HER?

>> A LITTLE BIT, LIKE "HI."

>> Stephen: I'VE DONE THAT.

YOU JUST CALLED HER AND SAID, "HI, IT'S DANIEL CRAIG.

WILL YOU WRITE THE BOND MOVIE?" >> KIND OF YEAH YEAH, YEAH.

>> Stephen: THAT'S COOL.

>> I MEAN, SHE COULD ONLY SAY NO.

AND SHE DIDN'T SAY NO.

SHE SAID YES, SO THAT'S GREAT.

>> Stephen: THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE TITLEAVE BOND MOVIE: "SHE

CAN ONLY SAY NO."

( APPLAUSE ) THE MOVIE HAS OUR FRIEND RAMI

MALIC IN IT.

>> HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO HAVE HIM.

>> Stephen: HE'S A WONDERFUL GUY.

AND HOT OFF THE OSCAR.

NOW, WHEN HE WAS HERE LAST TIME, HE WAS TALKING ABOUT IT.

WE HAVE A CLIP RIGHT HERE.

JIM.

>> HE'S MY FAVORITE BOND, FICAN SAY THAT, WITHOUT --

>> Stephen: SURE, SURE, WHY NOT?

>> YEAH, WHY NOT?

( APPLAUSE ) WE HAD THIS SCENE THAT WAS A

VERY COMPLICATED SCENE, AND WE WERE REHEARSING IT WITH OUR

DIRECTOR, AND WE WERE SITTING AT A TABLE HOURS BATTING BACK IDEAS

BACK AND FORTH, AND WE FINALLY CRACKED THIS REALLY CHALLENGING

SEEN.

AND, YOU KNOW, HE GRABBED ME, PICKED ME UP.

AND I CAN'T TELL WHO INITIATED THE NEXT MOMENT, IF IT WAS HIM

OR I, BUT...

( LAUGHTER ) A KISS TRANSPIRED BETWEEN THE

TWO OF US.

( LAUGHTER ) AND I'M GONNA SAY THAT DANIEL

INITIATED IT.

( LAUGHTER ) AND I WAS VERY TAKEN ABACK.

>> Stephen: WAS IT WELCOME?

>> YES, VERY MUCH SO.

>> Stephen: I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, YEAH.

>> AND I TOOK A MOMENT, CAUGHT MY BREATH.

>> AND LOOKED OUT AND SAID, "SO, DOES THIS MAKE ME A BOND GIRL?"

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: IT'S A VALID

QUESTION.

DANIEL CRAIG.

( APPLAUSE ) FIRST OF ALL, IT SOUNDS LIKE A

LOVELY MOMENT.

>> IT WAS A LOVELY MOMENT.

>> Stephen: BUT IT'S A VALID QUESTION.

>> I KISS ALL MY LEADING MEN.

I THINK IT JUST BREAKS THE ICE.

>> Stephen: GOOD, GOOD.

NOW, WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH BOND, ARE YOU DONE WITH BOND?

>> YES.

>> Stephen: YOU'RE DONE WITH BOND?

>> IT'S DONE.

>> Stephen: WOW.

IS THAT WHY YOU'VE GAINED ALL THE WEIGHT?

>> YEAH.

( LAUGHTER ).

>> Stephen: WHEN YOU FINALLY DO LET YOURSELF GO, LIKE REALLY,

IF YOU WERE-- IF YOU WERE TO LET YOURSELF GO, LIKE BRANDO STYLE,

ON TAHITI PLAYING BONGOS WHAT WOULD BE YOUR POISON?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO PACK ON THE POUNDS?

>> I THINK GUINNESS.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: JUST GUINNESS?

>> JUST GUINNESS.

GUINNESS I THINK WOULD PROBABLY BE --

>> Stephen: JUST TO KEEP THE GUINNESS IN LONG ENOUGH.

>> THAT'S AN EXPRESSION, WHY LET SOLIDS GET AWAY FROM YOUR DRINK.

>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK.

PLEASE DON'T LEAVE BECAUSE WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL HAVE MORE

WITH DANIEL CRAIG EVERYBODY STICK AROUND.