LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST IS AN EMMY

AWARD-WINNING ACTOR WHO PLAYED JESUS QUINTANA IN "THE BIG

LEBOWSKI."

HE HAS NOW WRITTEN, DIRECTED, AND STARS IN A SPINOFF, "THE

JESUS ROLLS."

PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO THE "LATE SHOW," JOHN TURTURRO!

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>> IT'S GOOD TO TRAVEL WITH GLOVES.

I GOT LEATHER.

>> Stephen: YOU'RE EITHER TRYING TO BE HYGIENIC OR YOU'RE

GOING TO CHALLENGE ME TO A DUEL ( LAUGHTER )

NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

HOW ARE YOU?

>> I'M GOOD.

>> Stephen: EVERYONE IS EXCITED BECAUSE THE JESUS IS

BACK.

>> YES, HE IS BACK, YEAH.

>> Stephen: THE MOVIE IS OUT TOMORROW, WHICH IS YOUR

BIRTHDAY.

>> YES.

>> Stephen:?

LIKE A GIFT TO YOURSELF?

>> I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'LL TAKE IT.

I'D RATHER BE ON THE FOUR-YEAR PLAN WHEN IT GETS TO A CERTAIN

YEAR ON YOUR BIRTHDAY.

>> Stephen: EVERY FOUR YEARS YOU CELEBRATE IT?

LIKE THE OLYMPICS OR THE PRESIDENTIAL --

>> EITHER ONE, SURE.

>> Stephen: YOU'VE PLAYED SO MANY ICONIC CHARACTERS.

WHY DO YOU THINK "THE JESUS" GRIPS PEOPLE SO MUCH?

>> IT'S THE PHILOSOPHY OF "THE BIG LEBOWSKI" BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT

CLASSIC UNDERACHIEVERS.

THIS MOVIE CELEBRATES THAT, PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE MOMENT.

I WAS ONLY IN IT FOR FIVE MINUTES, BUT MAYBE IT WAS THE

JUMP SUIT OR THE HAIR NET, I DON'T KNOW, THE DANCING.

>> Stephen: IT'S LICKING THE BOWLING BALL.

DID ANYONE EVER ASK YOU TO LICK THEIR BALLS?

>> WHEN I DID "THE BIG LEBOWSKI," I GOT A LOT OF MAIL

FROM MEN AND WOMEN AND PRISONERS, AND PEOPLE WOULD SAY,

WOW, I WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO YOU IN THAT JUMP SUIT, YOU KNOW,

I WANT TO GET INSIDE THAT JUMP SUIT.

AND I WOULD BE, LIKE, I WAS A LITTLE FRIGHTENED SOMETIMES.

>> Stephen: WOW, NO SUCH THING AS BAD PUBLICITY, THOUGH.

>> NO.

>> Stephen: IN THIS MOVIE, YOUR CHARACTER, THE JESUS HAS A

THREE-WAY WITH BOBBY CANAVALI AND SU SUSAN SARANDON.

WHAT'S BOBBY LIKE IN THE SACK BECAUSE I ASKED ROSE AND SHE

WOULDN'T TELL ME.

>> HE'S A LITTLE SHY.

>> Stephen: HE'S NOT A TIGER?

HE DIDN'T WANT TO SHARE SOMETIMES.

I LOVE BOBBY, YOU KNOW.

BOBBY IS REALLY FUNNY, BUT HE WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS.

>> Stephen: HE WAS IN THIS CLIP.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

>> I DON'T KNOW, WHAT IS THE CLIP THAT YOU GUYS ARE SHOWING?

OH, THE BOWLING ALLY, OKAY.

( LAUGHTER ) WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO BE

LOOSE ABOUT IT.

>> Stephen: OF COURSE.

WELL, I'M IN A BOWLING ALLY AND I TRY TO PICK UP A GIRL IN A

BOWLING ALLY, AND IT GOES FROM THERE.

>> Stephen: OKAY.

JIM?

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( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: I HAVE TWO

REACTIONS TO THAT.

I HAVE TWO REACTIONS.

THE JESUS STILL HAS THE MOVES, AND THE SECOND IS I GO TO THE

WRONG BOWLING ALLY BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYBODY THAT SEXY AT

A BOWLING ALLY.

>> IT'S HARD TO DANCE IN A BOWLING ALLY BECAUSE YOU'RE SLIP

AGO LOT.

>> Stephen: BECAUSE OF THE SHOES.

>> BECAUSE OF THE SHOES.

I WAS DOING THAT DANCE WITH MY SALSA TEACHER AND SHE'S IN THE

MOVIE AND SHE KEPT REMIND MEG RE NOT TO STEP ON HER FEET.

>> Stephen: DO YOU DO SALSA OUTSIDE OF THIS THING?

>> WITH HER.

IT'S FANTASTIC.

AND IT'S REALLY HARD AND SHE'S A REALLY TOUGH TEACHER.

>> Stephen: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS?

>> A COUPLE OF YEARS,.

>> Stephen: WOW.

HE'S ALWAYS LIKE YOU'RE DANCING WITH ME, YOU'RE DANCING

WITH ME.

>> Stephen: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

>> BECAUSE SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, YOU GET CARRIED AWAY AND YOU'RE

NOT TAKING IN YOUR PARTNER.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE IN YOUR PARTNER, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO

MANY MOVES.

>> Stephen: YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND

IMPROVISATIONALLY.

>> YOU'RE THE LEADER IN SALSA.

YOU'RE LEADING THE LADY, BUT I'M NOT REALLY LEADING HER, NO WAY,

NO.

( LAUGHTER ) SHE'S WAY AHEAD OF ME.

>> Stephen: AS A GREAT ACTOR AND A DIRECTOR YOURSELF, I'VE

GOT TO ASK YOU, OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DEMOCRATIC

CANDIDATES -- >> OH.

>> Stephen: -- BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING TO A SMALLER AND SMALLER

CAST EVERY TIME THEY GET UP ON STAGE, BUT IT'S GETTING MORE AND

MORE DRAMATIC.

WHEN YOU SEE THEM, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THEIR PERFORMANCES?

>> WELL, I DON'T THINK I COULD EVER DO THAT.

FIRST OF ALL, I COULDN'T BE AN EXPERT ON ALL THESE SUBJECTS.

I THINK IT SHOULD BE A TEST.

>> Stephen: BECAUSE THEY INSTANTLY HAVE TO KNOW.

>> THEY KNOW GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, SCIENCE, ECONOMICS.

BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO PROBABLY SAY,

LIKE WE WERE LAUGHING BECAUSE MY WIFE IS READING THIS BOOK ON

SLEEP, AND I WAS THINKING, WELL, IMAGINE IF THAT WAS A TOPIC OF

WHY WE SLEEP, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE BERNIE SAYING, IT'S A HUMAN

RIGHT TO SLEEP!

EVERYONE SHOULD SLEEP!

IT'S A HUMAN RIGHT!

AND YOU CAN SEE ELIZABETH WARREN >> Stephen: (BERNIE) IN OTHER

COUNTRIES, PEOPLE SLEEP!

>> AND ELIZABETH WARREN, I HAVE A PLAN FOR SLEEP, I WILL RAISE

TAXES SO YOU CAN SLEEP ONE EXTRA HOUR.

AND BLOOMBERG WOULD BE I DON'T REALLY NEED TO SLEEP THAT I HAVE

SO MUCH MONEY THAT I JUST SORT OF GO INTO A TANK AT NIGHT.

( LAUGHTER ) BUT YOU KIND KNOW OF WHAT THEIR

IMPULSES ARE GOING TO BE.

BIDEN ALWAYS BEING, I'M THE FIRST PERSON TO EVER HAVE SLEPT!

YOU KNOW.

( LAUGHTER ) AND THEN HE'S ALWAYS LOOKING

SAYING, I KNOW MY TIME IS RUNNING OUT, BUT I HAVE ONE MORE

THING TO SAY.

>> Stephen: YOU KNOW, WHEN I USED TO SLEEP WITH BARACK

OBAMA -- ( LAUGHTER )

>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY!

( LAUGHTER ) ( PIANO RIFF )

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WE SLEPT TOGETHER.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IN SEPARATE BEDS.

>> Stephen: HAVE YOU EVER SPOKEN TO THE OBAMAS ABOUT THE

FACT THAT THEIR FIRST DATE WAS TO GO SEE "DO THE RIGHT THING,"

WHICH, OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE IN.

>> YEAH, AND I PLAY THE RACIST CHARACTER IN THAT.

>> Stephen: RIGHT.

MICHELLE AND BARACK TOLD ME, I HAVE BEEN WITH THEM SINCE THE

BEGINNING AND I SORT OF BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER.

>> Stephen: GOOD.

NO, THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING.

>> Stephen: WELL, IN OUR FRACTURED SOCIETY, IS THERE SOME

OTHER FILM OF YOURS THAT YOU WOULD RECOMMENDED THAT WE WATCH

TO COME TOGETHER?

>> OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOU, YOU KNOW, WOULD BRING EVERYBODY

TOGETHER.

>> Stephen: ON THE QUEUE.

KEEP UP THE DANCING.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Stephen: "THE JESUS ROLLS" IS IN THEATERS TOMORROW.

AND HIS MOVIE IN "THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA" PREMIERES ON

THE 16th ON HOBB.

BACK WITH CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD!