ashley. right four in, jimmy kimmel is next >> lou: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- jean smart, wes bentley, and music from charley crockett, with cleto and the cletones. and now, jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, everybody. thanks. appreciate that. welcome, thank you. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thanks for watching. thank you for joining us from our headquarters in southern california.

listen, i hate to single people out but there's a guy right here white jacket which stands out, and you're clapping like this. [ laughter ] what goes on? anyway, welcome to you. and welcome to all here in southern california where the holidays are on top of us and will not let go. sit down, relax, everybody. christmas is only two hannukahs away. [ laughter ] we don't get any snow around here, but what we lack in winter weather, we make up for in action. this is from hollywood. this is how we ring in the holidays. we hang santa off a chopper on the way to visit a children's hospital. hope the children won't see a tragic moment they will never forget. [ laughter ] it's like he double-crossed scarface or something. meanwhile, in new york, a decidedly more whimsical approach to holiday cheer, a christmas tree on the subway.pi parking lot. [ laughter ] jumped on the subway. and in florida, they are ringing sleigh bells of comfort and joy at the waffle house.

[ laughter ] >> jimmy: just enjoying my grits. it's part of the holiday charm. throwing food at a waffle house is known as a "florida gift exchange." [ laughter ] a lot of americans from the younger generation aren't going home for the holidays because they already live there. the cost of housing has gone way up this year. so much so that according to a moved back in with their parents this year. most of the reasons are obvious. move in to save money, move in because they couldn't afford their rent, lost their job. but this one at the bottom of the list was kind of surprising. i moved back in with my parents because "i missed the sound of them making love. [ laughter ] the house of representatives today passed a bill to protect same-sex and interracial couples

from our sketchy supreme court. once president biden signs it, gay and mixed couples will have the same rights all americans have when it comes to tying the knot. [ cheers and applause ] that's good. you know, i have to say, joe biden has come a long way on this issue. you know, in his day, marriage was between one man, one woman, and a pitchfork. [ laughter ] every democrat and 39 republicans voted in favor of the bill. gay was vicky hartzler of missouri, who gave an impassioned plea warning us that this bill has us headed down the road to damnation. >> i'll tell you my priority. protect religious liberty. protect people of faith. protect americans who believe in the true meaning of marriage. i hope and pray that my colleagues will find the courage

to join me in opposing this misguided and this dangerous bill. i yield back. >> jimmy: so wait -- that woman's not a lesbian? [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i mean, her mouth may be saying "unhinged bigot" but her haircut says "meet my partner bev." [ laughter ] and that jacket. it's like, what if the fonz was a middle-aged woman living in palm springs? [ laughter ] i looked her up. vicky hartzler loves a pleather jacket. [ laughter ] this is her official congress photo. didn't dustin hoffman wear that in tootie"? [ laughter ] and what's that pin she's wearing? can we zoom in on that? oh my gosh, ell. [ laughter ] hey, listen. we get it irk vicki. . you grew up in a religious family. get over it.

if jesus was against lesbians, he wouldn't wear sandals. [ cheers and applause ] the other big news out of the house that is the january 6th committee -- remember all those hearings that aired at even more random times than the world cup soccer games? not only is the house select committee expected to release their final report this month, they are considering criminal referrals for donald trump and his associates. these would be largely symbolic, because of course they would be, nothing bad ever happens to donald trump. i guess we all knew the committee couldn't prosecute trump itself, but it is a bummer to remember that liz cheney and her crew are basically just a neighborhood watch group hoping the cops show up after they file a report about a nut in a red hat urinating on their front lawns. [ laughter ] how has he not been charged? it's amazing how long this is taking. i mean, he's not the zodiac killer. [ laughter ] he's right there at home in florida eating pork chops with nazis! go get him! [ laughter and applause ] because of that, a handful of republicans are working to move their party away from trump,

including senator mitt romney, who said, "president trump lost again, and i know a lot of people in our party love the president, former president, but he is, if you will, the kiss of death for somebody who wants to win a general election." the mitt is hitting the tan! [ laughter ] mitt romney is out of control -- there are rumors he's even started drinking strawberry milk. [ moans and laughter ] the sharpie is on the walls for donald trump. after months of legal shenanigans, pushing and pushing and pushing, the justice department today got full access to the classified documents they seized at mar-a-lago, which means they're now free to use those top secret files as part of their investigation. and now you too can play along with that at home. >> 'tis the season for treason! >> yay! >> the mar-a-lego, where you can build donald trump's florida mansion and raid it fbi style. >> oh, no, it's a raid!

don jr., help me hide the documents! >> you'll have so much fun hiding classified material all over the estate. under the couch cushions. inside the tanning bed. beneath his ex-wife's tombstone. >> i'm flushing nuclear secrets down the toilet! >> open up, fbi! >> the only fbi i trust is a female body inspector. >> gross. >> use your special agent skills to crack open the safe. >> shh, i'm trying to hiding! >> mar-a-lego search and seizure also comes with saudi nationals. >> we're just here to golf, honest! >> and free maga supporters. >> where's hunter, where's hunter? look at my truck nuts! >> eric with his head stuck in a golf bag. >> uh, help, help me! >> find all the documents to indict the former president. >> we caught you red-handed. >> my hands aren't red. that's just ketchup. >> mar-a-lego search and seizure

edition. rudy's secret tunnel sold separately. [ cheers and applause ] >> available at walgreens. >> jimmy: they've got everything, they really do. in much happier news, wnba star brittney griner is finally at home. [ cheers and applause ] after a year in prison in russia for allegedly having a thc vape cartridge in her lug an. it's been a big year for the free britney movement, it really has. [ laughter ] the white house secured griner's release via a prisoner swap. they traded her for an international arms dealer known as "the merchant of death." that doesn't seem like a fair trade, the merchant of death for sweet lady vape? [ laughter ] of course, the right-wingers are furious, they're screaming about, saying victor boot sold deadly weapons to be-be terrorists. in america, if you want to sell weapons to terrorists, you have

to open a bass pro shop. there's a process. [ moans and applause ] but this was a big win for joe biden. it's incredible they managed to pull this off when the lakers can't even figure out a trade for russell westbrook. [ laughter ] maybe russia would be willing to take kanye while they're at it? [ moans and applause ] kanye west, the news gets better for him every day. he reportedly owes the state of california $600,000 in back taxes. you know you're in a bad spot financially when your company was in the hole by $600,000 before you started telling people how much you admire hitler. [ laughter ] and he doesn't seem to have much in the way of income opportunity. yesterday, kanye released a new song. i almost forgot he makes music. [ laughter ] i was like, oh, yeah, yeah, he's got that thing. he posted a song on instagram. it was deleted a few hours later. i'm not sure if instagram removed it, or if kanye did, or if a jewish space laser took it down. [ laughter ] so then he released it on alex jones' infowars. which is all you need to know.

he used to be on jay-z's label. now he's putting out music on the platform of a bankrupt conspiracy theorist uses to sell gas station boner pills. [ laughter ] this is like if james cameron had to release the new "avatar" on those little tvs in the back of the taxicabs. it's not a good sign. but that's what happens when you start telling everyone within earshot you have a man-crush on hitler. and i don't want to speak for hitler, i have a hunch kanye's newfound love for him wouldn't be returned. [ laughter ] and one more thing before we barrel ahead, it's thursday night, that means it's time to bleep and blur the big moments of the week, whether they need it or not. it is "this week in unnecessary censorship." [ cheers and applause ] >> at the end of the day, it's not the small [ bleep ]s that warnock has to [ bleep ], it's the big ones. he seems to be overperforming. >> i want to [ bleep ] herschel walker and his family, i want to [ bleep ] your [ bleep ]. >> in the midst of covid, i'd come back to the white house and the president and i would always [ bleep ]. compare [ bleep ]s. >> the most important thing to remember is moisturize your

[ bleep ] twice daily. get out of the shower, pat your [ bleep ] dry, never rub it. >> president biden's intention is to make his [ bleep ] stronger. >> the older i get, the [ bleep ] i get. >> we're all going to get [ bleep ]ed for christmas, love you, amanda. >> santa's little [ bleep ]er. >> that's it, yeah. >> nice. >> rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you [ bleep ] my [ bleep ] tonight? >> it will be an honor, sir. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we have a good show for you tonight. from "yellowstone," wes bentley is here. we've got music from charley crockett. and we'll be right back with so stick around! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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>> jimmy: hi, there. welcome back. tonight, from the big, giant hit show "yellowstone," wes bentley is with us. [ cheers and applause ] then later, it's kind of a great story. he's the great, great, great grand-something of davy crockett, king of the wild frontier. his album is called "the man from waco." charley crockett from the mercedes eq stage. [ cheers and applause ] next week, we've got new shows with guests including sigourney weaver, margot robbie, brendan fraser, former first lady michelle obama will be here, we'll have music from dawes, the white buffalo, and i don't want to be a downer but i kneel like -- i don't know if you feel this way, guillermo -- i feel like i'm not getting enough nourishment from my lotion. >> guillermo: oh, boy, wow.

what kind of lotion is that? >> jimmy: it's just not nourishing enough. we have -- it's an inside joke between us and the audience. [ laughter ] our first guest tonight is a five-time emmy award winner. she is one of the all-time show. her show called "hacks" is on hbo max. starting twes 23rd you can see her on the big screen alongside brad pitt and margot robbie in "babylon." please welcome jean smart! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: you look great. and you smell really great too. >> oh, thank you. >> jimmy: i guess that is to be expected. how are you? >> i'm great. >> jimmy: it's wonderful to have you here. >> i'm very happy to be here. >> jimmy: you have been on -- i was thinking about this today in detail.

you have been on perhaps an unprecedented role when it comes to television. i'm going to go through it real quick. >> i sleep with the directors. [ laughter ] [ cheers ] >> jimmy: 2015 it starts with season two of "fargo," which is one of the great shows, and i think the best season of "fargo." [ cheers and applause ] 2017, another noah hawley totally underrated, "legion." 2021, "mare of easttown." 2021 and '22, "hacks." [ cheers and applause ] which is so popular. what is it like to be talented, tell me, tell us. [ laughter ] >> well, jimmy. no, i can't explain it. >> jimmy: it's more than just being talented, though. it's also picking the right things, right?

>> oh, god yes. no, i've always tried to be picky. and, you know, i know it's a luxury to be able to be picky. but i can't explain why, you know -- i mean, i'm just glad that i wasn't, like, huge when i was 25 or 30 and then it just kind of slowly went -- >> jimmy: that, you've probably never had more opportunities than right now in your career, would that be fair to say? yeah. [ cheers and applause ] that's remarkable. are you back to work on season three of "hacks" right now? >> yeah, we just started the second week of season three. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: did you see today, the show? >> no, no, because of you. >> jimmy: oh, i interrupted "hacks." [ laughter ] you needed the whole day to prepare for me, i like that. >> i did. >> jimmy: is there anything that you can say about what you have shot so far? is there any clue you can give us? >> oh, lord. oh, god.

they had to teach me how to drive a bulldozer. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: okay, uh-huh? >> i had to get bench pressed by a very attractive young actor. [ laughter ] which was absolutely humiliating. >> jimmy: bench pressed? >> yeah, bench pressed. >> jimmy: that doesn't sound so terrible. >> not just fireman carry. i mean -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you had to be perfectly still and he -- >> i tried, but i was so nervous. it's one thing to hold a, you know, a metal thing. >> jimmy: yeah? >> a person who's going -- you know. like this. [ laughter ] and i fell right on his face. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: did you really? >> it was horrible. we had to literally come back and shoot it the next day. >> jimmy: you do your own stunts is what you're saying? [ laughter ] like tom cruise. [ cheers and applause ] >> just like tom cruise. >> jimmy: you play a comedian on the show. >> i do. >> jimmy: do you feel like now, and i wonder about this, do you feel like if you have the material, you know, we see a lot of material on the show. do you think you could go do a show in las vegas, like a comedy show, in character?

and kill? >> oh my god. oh, god. that sounds so terrifying. as a stunt, you mean? >> jimmy: a challenge, whatever. >> if it was just written for me brilliantly and everything? only because people now have seen me on the show, that's the only reason i could do it. it's so great because i get -- i get to go out there and do my stuff, and the audiences, of course, are all hired background actors. and they have to laugh. [ laughter ] so it's like, wow, i am good! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: your show got the ultimate endorsement, as did you, from a very, very, very popular pop star. do you want to say who this person is? or should i? >> harry styles! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: harry styles. now, you run into people, i'm sure, all the time. "oh, i love the show, you're great," blah, blah, blah, blah

what. then sometimes you discover something that is so particular that i think it's especially remarkable. this is a picture of harry styles checking into a hotel in berlin. come up with a fake name. will - they will check in under a fake name. mine, i check in under "jimmy fal fallon." [ laughter ] let's zoom in on this little package with keys and whatever. you can see he's checking in as deborah vance. [ laughter ] [ cheers ] on the 13th floor. >> the 13th floor. >> jimmy: which usually doesn't even exist. >> no, and that is not a joke. that is not a joke. i could not believe it. i mean, i knew that he liked the show because he sent me flowers >> he did. and he included a vintage, gorgeous pepper shaker. because my character collects salt and pepper shakers. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and his girlfriend, olivia wilde, told me, you know, how

much he liked the show. and they sent me tickets to the show. >> jimmy: and you went to the show? >> i've yet to meet the man. >> jimmy: you haven't met him? >> no, no, no. >> jimmy: but you have his pepper. [ laughter ] kind of sounded dirty. >> yeah, it does. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: on "hacks," maybe a duet with harry styles might be something? >> oh my god, yeah. >> jimmy: styles and smart, yeah. >> a dance team. >> jimmy: when your last name is smart, does that ever backfire on you? >> only -- only in school. >> jimmy: if you do something different in school? yeah, stupid? >> thank god i was a good student. >> jimmy: were you a good student? >> teachers would have a field day. >> jimmy: what did your dad do for a living? >> teacher. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: he was mr. smart. >> yes, mr. smart. when "get smart" was on tv, it was torture. >> jimmy: was it really? >> oh, yeah. >> jimmy: could have been worse. could have been a whole lot

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one day, every person in every film shot this year will be dead. and one day all those films will be brought from the vaults. and all those ghosts will dine together and adventure together, go to the jungle, to war together. the child born in 50 years will

stumble across your image flickering on a screen and feel he knows you like a friend. you'll have breathed your last before he breathes his first. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that was jean smart in "babylon," written and directed by damian chisel. i was directed by damian. in a doritos commercial. [ laughter ] not a joke, by the way. >> serious? >> jimmy: that did happen, yeah. i guess you do things for money, you know? [ laughter ] so you're acting with brad pitt. have you ever had an english accent in a show before? >> yeah. i mean, on stage. >> jimmy: on stage. >> i also did a movie about katherine and harry -- no, who are the prince and princess? >> jimmy: harry and meghan? >> no, the other ones. >> jimmy: william? >> william and katherine. i played camilla parker bowles.

>> jimmy: all right. it seems like an actor you have to do something with an english accent, right? >> i mean, just the -- part of your job being able to do some accents, anyway. >> jimmy: i thought you had a southern accent from "designing women." [ cheers and applause ] i just assumed that you were from the south. >> i was surrounded, i had no choice. >> jimmy: yeah. but you pulled it off so well. probably most everyone thought you really had a southern accent. okay, brad pitt. you're acting with brad. is it -- do you get lost in his beautiful eyes? [ laughter ] is that something that -- >> well, it wasn't our first scene together, so thank goodness. >> jimmy: i see. you had time to acclimate. >> although that was a really important scene. he could not have been kinder and sweeter. >> jimmy: yeah, but i'm talking about looks. [ laughter ] >> well, no. it's true. he'd even probably hate this. but when i first met him, he made a point of coming to me to introduce himself, which i thought was very chivalrous. and the first thought, "damn, he is that cute." [ laughter ]

and taller than i expected. >> jimmy: really? >> a lot taller than i expected. >> jimmy: why did you expect him to be short? >> you know how you meet actors and they look so big on film, you meet them in real person, they all look very small. [ laughter ] you know what i mean? not all of them. but, i mean -- yeah. i thought -- i don't know. i figured he was 5'10", he's at least 6 feet. >> jimmy: who's the shortest actor you ever worked with, do you remember? [ laughter ] as far as appearance -- >> danny devito. >> jimmy: danny devito, all right, yeah, sure. [ applause ] >> do i win something? >> jimmy: yes, you do, you win danny devito. [ laughter ] he's in a box. guillermo, go grab him. >>. >> guillermo: i'll go get him. >> jimmy: the clip we saw is tv friendly, but the movie itself, there's a long scene that has drugs and newt nudity and animals and all kinds of stuff. >> yep. >> jimmy: is that an

ununcomfortable situation for you? or at this point is it like -- >> it was interesting. i got used to it. got bless all the uninhibited extras that live in los angeles, california, my hat is off to you. you know, after -- i mean, it was smoky, it went on for days and days and days. damian is brilliant. he does these tracking shots that go on forever with chickens and -- >> jimmy: yeah, we had that in the doritos commercial. [ laughter ] literally there were just naked people around me everywhere. most of my character, she's a columnist, i'm sort of sitting back just sort of taking notes. >> jimmy: yeah. >> at the end of the day i thought, okay, jane, just don't look down and don't back up. [ laughter ] [ applause ] you'll be okay. >> jimmy: good advice. i'm wondering if you can help us with something. when i say us, i mean everyone watching right now.

you obviously, one of the great actors. you i'm sure receive gifts sometimes that you're not so keen on. and i thought it would be fun if you gave us a little class, a little lesson, in how to react when you get a gift you don't like. [ laughter ] would you be willing to do that? >> yes. >> jimmy: okay. [ cheers and applause ] so here we go. i'm going to -- all right. so here's the first gift. and everyone, i would like you to pay attention to jean here and learn how you do it on christmas morning. >> well, who's it from? >> jimmy: let's see, who this is from? this is from annie potts. [ laughter ] annie asked us to give you this. >> aww. >> jimmy: yes. enjoy. >> so sweet. i'm so nervous. oh my god. okay. >> jimmy: oh, how nice. it's bacon in a can. [ laughter ]

>> i -- i love -- i will eat bacon on anything! i would eat bacon on plywood! and she's from the south. so they do. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: uh-huh? >> oh my god, you're so sweet! [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: the key is to get as high a register as you possibly can? >> yeah, uh-huh! [ laughter ] aww, annie, i love you, thank you! >> jimmy: this one is from -- >> smoke flavor added. >> jimmy: oh, this is from cousin guillermo, who's over there sitting on the stool. all right, there you go. [ applause ] >> guillermo: hope you like it. >> jimmy: guillermo, he's great with gifts. >> this is the tv wrapping. >> jimmy: tv wrapping, yes. >> the ribbon doesn't go all the way around. >> jimmy: that's right. >> thank you, you're so sweet to think of me! >> guillermo: oh, you're welcome. >> thank you! "a history of thimbles."

[ laughter ] wow! you know, i love antiques. i love antiques. this is gorgeous! [ laughter ] thank you! >> jimmy: can i be honest? you weren't that convincing on that one. [ laughter ] [ applause ] we'll try again. now really sell it here. this is -- oh, this is from your postal carrier. there you go. all right. pay attention, everybody. >> we're going to have to leave you more in the mailbox this year. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] [ applause ] wng, i'm you were

tearing up, getting emotional. >> no, i was coughing, coughing. "wonder sauna hot pants." >> jimmy: yeah. >> that was -- wow. who would have thought? [ laughter ] that's incredible. i wonder if you can get electrocuted. [ laughter ] maybe you could drop a few bls? >> jimmy: yeah, all sorts of benefits. >> do you think he noticed something about me when i come out to get the mail in the bathrobe? >> jimmy: that's between you and him, i really don't know. [ laughter ] >> thank you so much! thank you! >> jimmy: and thank you. when people go on that master class website, they have to pay a fortune for that. and here you gave us that for free. thank you for that gift, jean smart. [ cheers and applause ] wonder sauna hot pants. it's great to have you here. the movie is called "babylon." it opens december 23rd. we'll be back with wes bentley. jean smart, everybody!

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>> jimmy: welcome back. wes bentley and charlie crockett are coming up. but first, the holidays are warm and wonderful. but they can an stressful time too, even for our make-believe friends. >> boy oh boy, another hectic holiday season. the crowds, the shopping, the traffic, the weird viking guy with no pants. i'm one stressed-out snowman.

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>> jimmy: hi, there, welcome back.

music from charley crockett is on the way. you know our next guest from "american beauty," "american horror story" and "hunger games" too, but they all pale by comparison to his wildly popular show "yellowstone." you can see it sunday nights on paramount network. please welcome wes bentley! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: i mean, you seem nice but you're not a good guy, you're a bad guy. you're a bad guy on the show. >> i am a bad guy, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: the show, i mean, congratulations. the show is the most-watched -- outside of football, the most-watched television show in the united states. [ cheers and applause ] in year 2022, that's incredible. >> it's amazing. it's quite a trip. usually any hits i've had before were really films. that's a different experience. >> jimmy: right. >> that's one moment. on a show like this, it's year after year. and it's been building in such

an interesting way. like the first season when i'd fly around, ranchers and farmers, "hey, i know that guy, i know who you are." second season, a few more people, younger people maybe, people that didn't ranch or farm or were from the west. then cities. it's gotten bigger and bigger and example bigger. >> jimmy: do any of these people confuse you for your character? >> yeah, they try to give me therapy. [ laughter ] in montana i'll go shopping at the grocery store. from across the store some man will yell out, "hey, jamie dutton, i hate you!" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: as long as you get the smile and the wave at the end, you're okay. >> i'm safe when i walk to the arking lot, yeah. >> jimmy: for those who don't watch the show, your character had his sister sterilized when she was 14 years old. murdered a journalist. you were worried he was going to leak some stuff. shot your biological father to death. i think you opened a bait and

tackle shop with kanye west? [ laughter ] >> that's next. no spoilers. >> jimmy: so, very bad things. i would imagine it's more fun to play a guy like that? >> it's actually -- it can be fun. but it also, it can be very draining and tiring. because it's a lot of dark stuff, you know. >> jimmy: oh. >> it's tricky because you try to play him like he's not seeing himself that way. >> jimmy: right. >> it can be -- but at the same time, yes, it's more of a blast when i talk to fans who want to give me therapy. "we're really worried about jamie." >> jimmy: your parents are methodist ministers? >> that's right. >> jimmy: did they -- do they approve of this? are they into it? do they watch the show? >> my parents love the show, my family, extended family. >> jimmy: oh, great. >> there's not one in my family who's not feeling it. only because he is a retired evangelical minister, my grandfather. i forgot to tell him there was nudity in the first episode. >> jimmy: oh. >> so he doesn't want to have anything more to do with it, he stopped watching it. >> jimmy: oh, he hadn't seen

nudity in a while when this popped up. [ laughter ] yeah, i guess that's kind of weird, isn't it? should have let him know. bably- >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, you should have let him know. you should have been naked when you let him know. [ laughter ] >> right. caller interactions. >> jimmy: i americaned "american beauty." won best picture at the oscars. [ cheers and applause ] how old were you when you were in that movie? >> 20 when we shot it, turned 21 the day before it came out. >> jimmy: how did it happen that you got into that film? >> it's interesting. because i was -- i'd done other films but nothing had come out. and i was with a new agency and with a new manager. lee daniels, who's actually a well-known producer and director now. >> jimmy: lee daniels was your manager? >> was my first manager, yes. >> jimmy: wow. >> one of my first managers, yeah. >> jimmy: wow. >> so he told me that there's this great script, "american beauty," you should go to l.a. with your buddies, hang out with them, go on a read for that.

i read it. i thought it was amazing. i went to deb zanes' office, they clearly were not expecting me. i wasn't on the 60. they didn't know who i was. >> jimmy: lee didn't set it up? >> i don't know. i don't know what happened. but they certainly -- it was awkward. >> jimmy: is that why lee had to get into producing and directing? [ laughter ] >> just to get me the job? >> jimmy: instead of managing? >> just to work it out. >> jimmy: you showed up unannounced and got the job? >> i guess so. she let me read, they were nice about it. and i got the job. a few auditions later. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's probably a good lesson for people. young actors. you don't need to have an audition scheduled, just walk in. >> i don't know about that. i don't know if it goes well every time. maybe need a lee daniels with you. >> jimmy: yeah, maybe so, maybe so. this is the moment i think most people probably remember from this movie. other than like the flowers. the plastic bag. your character, you videotape,

it would kind of spin around there in the wind. >> yeah. yeah, i actually have a funny story. >> jimmy: do you keep in touch with the bag? >> yeah, my buddy the bag, my old friend. that bag is interesting. i have a funny story about this. i was in australia. at a friend's party. downtown australia, in melbourne. hanging out with these girls. i thought this one girl was cute. hey, do you want to go downstairs, chat downstairs where it's quieter, on the street? kind of a windy night. i was really feeling myself, thought i was impressing her. she started to look behind me. shi she'd look at me. she looked like she was stifling a laugh. i thought this was, maybe she's feeling me. keeps looking behind me. she's getting more concerned. finally, smack! a plastic bag hits me right in the side of the face and wraps around my face. [ laughter ] i can't talk any more. >> jimmy: wow, that's weird. >> yeah, that's weird. >> jimmy: did it work out between you? >> no, that was it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it didn't, oh. oh, bag. the bag's not a good wing man

what is you're saying. >> no, no, that didn't work out. >> jimmy: is it true that you turned down the role of spider-man? >> from what i understand. i mean, sometimes, you know, people -- i understood i had the first offer -- >> jimmy: you did? >> whether dead or not, i wasn't going to do it. >> jimmy: what? lee daniels was a terrible manager. [ laughter ] >> yeah. to be fair, he was begging me. >> jimmy: oh, okay. >> but it was like -- at that time, we'd come off the "batman" disaster, you know -- the last few "batman" films were not great. nervous. >> jimmy: is this when tobey maguire played spider-man? >> tobey took the role, yeah. >> jimmy: you didn't want to play spider-man? >> i didn't, and i loved comic book movies. but at the time i was wanting to do stuff that wasn't comic book movies. >> jimmy: this is why the bag hit you in the head. you're an idiot! such an idiot! [ laughter ] >> it's been telling me that from the beginning. >> jimmy: great to have you here, even though you aren't

spider-man. [ laughter ] congratulations on the show. it's "yellowstone." watch it sunday night, 8:00 on paramount network. wes bentley, everybody. thank you, wes. be right back with charley crockett, stick around! >> lou: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series is presented by mercedes e-q. all electric, all mercedes.

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>> lou: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series is presented by mercedes e-q. all electric, all mercedes. >> jimmy: thanks to jean smart and wes bentley. apologies to matt damon. we ran out of time for him. "nightline" is next, but first, this is his album," the man from waco." here with the song, "i'm just a clown," charley crockett! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ the circus is coming through ♪ ♪ everybody knows that when you purchase a ticket you expect to get a show ♪ ♪ take a look at me i'm just a clown

and on my face i wear a frown ♪ ♪ i've paid the cost to hang around so take a look at me ♪ ♪ the joker stands in the middle and turns a trick for you ♪ ♪ because sometimes you know it's better to be thought of as a fool ♪ ♪ take a look at me i'm just a clown and on my face i wear a frown ♪ ♪ i've paid the cost to hang around

so take a look at me i'm just a clown ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm just a clown that's what they say i guess my clothes give me away ♪ ♪ all of my friends have disappeared you know it makes me wonder

if i was ever here ♪ ♪ take a look at me i'm just a clown and on my face i wear a frown ♪ ♪ i've paid the cost to hang around so take a look at me i'm just a clown ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm just a clown &-pe i'm so lonesom ♪ i just a clown that's what they say ♪

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ this is "nightline." >> tonight, brittney finally freed. >> what's your mood? >> happy. >> after 294 days of detention and protests in the states to free the wnba star -- >> today, my family is whole. >> russian state media showing that dramatic prisoner swap for the so-called merchant of death, arms dealer viktor bout. how the top secret deal came together and why it's so controversial. >> it's a good thing that a u.s. citizen is home. and now we just returned the lord of war to putin. makes no sense to me. >> and what about the marine veteran left behind? >> we're upset.

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