righghnow. >> no, but you're always-- you're always so on point, and so great, and you can-- i don't know. nope, everyone's bored with us. ( laughter ) >> stephen: but i'm enjoying this conversation! >> i am too. >> stephen: that's all that matters. let's talk about "the big short" for a second. i'm fascinated by this movie. i love the idea of this movie. so you play a guy, let me get this right, mark baum... >> yes. >> stephen: all right, based on a real hedge fund manager named steve eisman... >> right. >> stephen: and this is in the-- before the 2008 crash. >> uh-huh. >> stephen: he sees something coming. what does he see coming? he saw the housing bubble. he saw that all of these mortgages were going to default, and he and a-- >> stephen: a small group of people saw it with him. very few. >> a handful of people saw it coming, and they essentially bet against the u.s. economy. >> stephen: and everybody thought they were crazy. >> everyone thought they were crazy. and it's weird, watching the movie, too, because you think, "well, who are the heroes here?" because, you know, you kind of root for them, but at the same t