and billy said the order should be martin, me, noah, bob, collin alison. bleep ] care. that's a movie star, man. >> jimmy: was that your first big job "fargo"? >> absolutely. before that t was american heart association commercials. and bar improv, my friend. >> jimmy: oh, is that right? >> a lot of improv for drunk people. >> jimmy: were you working at a regular job when you got that job. >> when i booked "fargo", i was at a pinup photography studio in post production and then i quit. >> jimmy: models would come in and you guys would take pictures? >> yeah, women who wanted to have their bachelorette party. it's called vavoom pinups, i highly recommend it. >> jimmy: you maintain a good relationship? >> they're lovely. >> jimmy: were they bummed when you left? >> i think they were like holy [ bleep ]. yeah, go make a tv show. before that, they thought it was the worst lie ever. okay. you can just quit. quit the job, you know. >> jimmy: then hopefully they tuned into fx. what about your family? were they worried that it wouldn't work out for you here in l.a.

and -- [ light laughter ] and this is a true story when billy bob thornton was on this show a couplein area." [ laughter ] so it landed with him. >> yes well, i love him oh, my god he's - >> seth: "bless the harts" is similar to this world. yes? >> yes >> seth: and is this inspired by where you came from and the people you knew? >> oh, god, yeah yeah it's all about my home town. everything i write secretly takes place in the south, which you know about like, even if its not the south, in my mind it's the south. and it also might be in the '80s the 1980s. [ light laughter ] but yeah in the vein of my southern obsession, "bless the harts" is this billy bob character it's my hometown and it's people i grew up with and it's sort of like a "king of the hill" that takes place in north carolina with female leads, lets say. >> seth: yeah. 'cause you have -- some of the voices of people heard in the clip kristen wiig, maya rudolph, the incredibly talented jillian bell >> mm-hmm. >> seth: ike barinholtz. >> yep >> seth: and it must be so fun to know that you have these people who's voices over

jim jimmy kimmel live, billy bob th >> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"!illy bob thornton, from "emergence", allison tolman, and music from morgan wallen. and now, don't dawdle, jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for come being ing tow and for all of the clapping in what is a major news day in the united states. the whistles are blowing in washington as speaker of the house nancy pelosi today announced that the house of representatives will launch a

billy bob thornton is in there as well, another patient at this clinic.se characters him and aaron taylor—johnson. like a father figure to him, really. the supporting cast are really good and provide the lighter moments. a lot of it is very intense and dramatic, gutsy. it felt to me like it was almost sam taylor—johnson who has previously directed fifty shades of grey, saying forget that, this is the kind of thing i really want to be making. obviously that was a big movie but not particularly critically praised. and i don't think it's something that she enjoyed that much making as a film director. this is the kind of thing she wants to be doing. this is her saying i can really do character pieces. i can do movies where the actors really have to act. intense, gritty? he is full—on method, broken and bruised, you can see him just fading away in front of you as this addict. is it a tough watch, given the subject matter? absolutely. but two things make it enjoyable. one is the acting because it is so good and two is the supporting characters. they are there j

jim jimmy kimmel live, billy bob thornton. >> try to restrain your en ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ shineof your life ♪ ♪ stronger than ever, ever ♪ stronger than ever, ever ♪ shine every day and night [cheers and applause] >> tamron: hello. how are you? hello, hello, hello. welcome, welcome. hi. we have a great show for you. so many things to talk about. i've got to get right into i g a uerway at m home state of texas. former police officer who fatally shot her neighbor in his own home. that trial is underway.

next week we are at it with billy bob thornton, cobie smulders, viola davis, freddie highmore, allisonistian slater and the cast of "charlie's angels," elizabeth banks, kristen stewart, naomi scott and ella balinska. plus music from cage the elephant, morgan wallen, james blake, and gary clark jr. a new edition of "mean tweets." and guillermo's exclusive report. back-to-back at the emmy awards. so it's going to be a great week. for eight magical, sister-humping seasons, our first guest played one of the best characters on one of the best shows ever. "game of thrones" received a record-setting 32 emmy nominations this year, including one for best supporting actor. please welcome the former jaime lannister, nikolaj coster-waldau. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> jimmy: how are you? >> i'm good. >> jimmy: so what's going to happen next season on "game of thrones"? you can tell us now. >> yes. >> jimmy: still sworn to secrecy. >> still sworn to secrecy, yes. >> jimmy: is it just me, or does the finale seem like five years ago. >> it seems like it. >> jimmy: we saw it in may? >> yeah, yeah. >> ji

tomorrow night, billy bob thornton and allison tolman will be here, with music from morgan wallen.ek, cobie smulders, viola davis, christian slater, vice president joe biden will be with us. we'll have music from james blake and gary clark jr. too. and i have a major announcement to make and i will announce it now. on october 21st we touch down in brooklyn, new york for a week of shows from the brooklyn academy of music. if you live in brooklyn or would like to join us there, you have first crack at tickets right now. go to kimmelinbrooklyn.com. the tickets are free, and we would love to see you there. [ cheers and applause ] our first guests tonight are following in the 24 footsteps of 12 previous angels fighting international crime while dressed exceptionally well. "charlie's angels" opens in theatres november 15th. please welcome kristen stewart, naomi scott, and ella balinska. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ our first look at "charlie's angels." >> here we are. >> jimmy: i wonder if -- for me "charlie's angels" is a really big thing because like -- i think it triggered puberty for me

billy bob thornton is in there as well, another patient at this clinic.or—johnson. like a father figure to him, really. the supporting cast are really good and provide the lighter moments. a lot of it is very intense and dramatic, gutsy. it felt to me like it was almost sam taylor—johnson who has previously directed fifty shades of grey, saying forget that, this is the kind of thing i really want to be making. obviously that was a big movie but not particularly critically praised. and i don't think it's something that she enjoyed that much making as a film director. this is the kind of thing she wants to be doing. this is her saying i can really do character pieces. i can do movies where the actors really have to act. intense, gritty? he is full—on method, broken and bruised, you can see him just fading away in front of you as this addict. is it a tough watch, given the subject matter? absolutely. but two things make it enjoyable. one is the acting because it is so good and two is the supporting characters. they are there just when you need the mood to be

bob iger. his candid and personal new book, "15 years as the head of disney", "star wars." he's here live. >>> backstage at the emmys. what about billy-bridge and "fleabag" sweeping their categories. >> this is just getting ridiculous. >> a bittersweet win for patricia arquette and no one more surprised than jason bateman about his emmy. our interviews backstage for the biggest night in television and look who is saying -- >> good morning, america. >> all: good morning, america. >> good morning, george. >> well, that never happens. >> wow, a person ol shoutout. >> good morning, jason. congratulations. >> knows how to get himself on tv. way to go, jason. that was good. >> what a huge night it was at the emmys. so many surprises and of course amy was right there for it all, backstage with the stars. you know who was having a lot of fun? billy porter. the television academy posting this. billy what his emmy and you could tell he sure knows how to pose. >> pose. see what you did there. >> we'll have more ahead backstage but we have a lot to get to starting with the latest on tropical storm karen closing in on puerto rico and the virgin i