(laughter). >> jon: please welcome back to the program liam neeson. (cheers and applause) >> jon: thank you for being here. i like to stand very far away to heighten the disparity between our relative sizes. >> oh, sit down. >> jon: i look like sprout. how are you? >> i'm okay, john, yeah. yeah. >> jon: i am all for actors doing their own stunts, doing these things. this looks like they actually put you into the very frozen and desolate area. >> it was cold, jon, it was cold. >> jon: where are you filming this? >> we were up in... for a week and a half up in a place called smithers up in northern subarctic british columbia. (one audience member cheers). >> jon: no, no. >> no, i don't believe that, either. >> jon: nobody here from smithers. (laughter) that sounds like one of those towns that is named after the person who died trying to get there. (laughter) >> maybe. you know, it's a population of 5,000. beautiful little village. in three feet of snow. i don't know what it's like in the spring. but it's got a great sushi restaurant. a great pizza resta

my guest liam neeson. our guest tonight, the great liam neeson, he's the star of the new film "the grey." the gripping story about a color trapped between white and black. (laughter) all right, as you know, yesterday was the martin luther king, jr. celebration and the 16th republican debate. two events with what i can only imagine has a very small crossover audience. (laughter) now, fox news summed up the strange confluence perfectly cutting away to the debate to both an enduring monument to dr. king's greatness and a myrtle beach republican candidate sand sculpture whose mortal enemy appears to be high tide. (laughter) it's like mount rushmore for hermit crabs! (laughter) all right. now i know a lot of you didn't have time to watch the whole debate and may not have time to watch our nine minutes of talking about it so for viewers in a hurry here's a synopsis of the debate. (laughter) all right. that is pretty much in the a nutshell. they were all over each other. in fact, the general theme of the evening

we recognize liam neeson's name. he plays the voice mustafa. >> yes. >> rose: all of us grew up with a profit. 1923 was when it was first published? >> yes. >> rose: all of us grew up with it, know something about its poetry and inspiration. how did you discover it and how did you say, i have to make a movie? >> well, it's two separate things. i discovered it because my grandfather who was liam neeson always had the book on his bedside table, and the original copy had thef$-ñ drawing by kahlil gibran. i was very close to my grandfather. he died when i was six. it was the first traumatizing experience with death, and i always wished i knew him better and that he could be there to guide me through life, and when i was 18 i found a book in someone's house, and it was the first time i could read the prophet, and i knew it was the same book. i borrowed it, and when i read it, it was as if my grandfather was telling me about life. >> rose: about love. about everything. and a little bit about him about who he was. but that

we recognize liam neeson. he plays mustaga.fa. what is it about this? all of us grew up with the prophet. all of us know about it, about its poetry, about its inspiration. how did you discover it and say i have to make a movie? salma: i discovered it because my grandfather always had the book on his bedside table. the original copy had the drawing of a man, and i was sort of haunted by this drawing of a man and associated it with my grandfather. i was very close to him. he died when i was six. it was the first traumatizing experience with death. and i always wished that i knew him better and that he could be there to guide me through life. when i was 18 i found that book in someone's house. it was the first time i could read it and i knew it was the same book. i borrowed it, and when i read it, it was like my grandfather was telling me about life. about love, about everything. and a little about him and who he was. that doesn't mean he makes a good movie. or that it is worth trying to make it into a movie. this book doesn't have a story. but it had othe

in the sequel the birds take liam neeson's wife. [ laughter ] [ liam neeson impression ] i'm coming for my wife, birds. pigs, will you help me? will you help me get my wife back, pigs? [ laughter ] while being pulled over for a dui in arizona, an exotic dancer kicked one police officer in the chest, spat on another and repeatedly fondled the genitals of a third officer. they decided to arrest her after a 2-1 vote. [ laughter and applause ] the university of phoenix -- the university of phoenix is under federal investigation for deceptive -- deceptive business practice. e university of phoenix is under investigation for deceptive business practices. so if you went to the university of phoenix, deceptive means sneaky. [ laughter and applause ] and finally, i don't know if you saw this, a shortstop for the new york mets started crying during a game this week after hearing rumors he may be traded. wow. usually players only cry when they get traded to the mets. ladies and gentlemen, everybody the 8g band. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: yes! everybody, that is the 8g band. and joining the 8

in the sequel the birds take liam neeson's wife. [ laughter ] [ liam neeson impression ] i'm coming for my wife, birds. pigs, will you help me? will you help me get my wife back, pigs? [ laughter ] while being pulled over for a dui in arizona, an exotic dancer kicked one police officer in the chest, spat on another and repeatedly fondled the genitals of a third officer. they decided to arrest her after a 2-1 vote. [ laughter and applause ] the university of phoenix -- the university of phoenix is under federal investigation for deceptive -- deceptive business practice. the university of phoenix is under investigation for deceptive business practices. so if you went to the university of phoenix, deceptive means sneaky. [ laughter and applause ] and finally, i don't know if you saw this, a shortstop for the new york mets started crying during a game this week after hearing rumors he may be traded. wow. usually players only cry when they get traded to the mets. [ laughter ] ladies and gentlemen, everybody the 8g band. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: yes! everybody, that is the 8g band

liam neeson says the poetry in a way that is like a conversation with a little child. he didn't even look at the script because he knew all the poems i heart. charlie: whenever you are sitting in the first certain rows you always raise your hand because you like to speak, you are passionate about public issues. one of the interesting things you have said at conferences in which i have participated is you strongly make the argument that to defeat isis what we have to do speak to the young people who are joining isis or other groups. at the same time what we have to do is provide an alternative so they are not lured to find their own identity, yes? salma: if they are lured to find their own identity, it means they are not their own identity. they are not exposed to a simulation that will make them come up with their own sense of purpose. but they are easily brainwashed. i believe young people today don't have enough of this stimulation. they think smartly about their own purpose. our future is in their hands. one of the things people said about this movie, they say you a

plus, later this week, liam neeson, billy crystal and james spader will all be stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] big week. and we have performances from public enemy and tim mcgraw. >> steve: whoa! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about. can you feel the excitement? >> steve: you can. >> jimmy: the whole building is buzzing. >> steve: is tingling. >> jimmy: yeah, it is. it's great. tonight is a historic night for us and for "the tonight show." making her first late night talk appearance in over 50 years. >> steve: 50. [ cheers and applause ] we're honored, but one of the few people in history to win the emmy, tony, the oscar, the grammy and the golden globe awards, barbra streisand is in the house. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: whoa! >> jimmy: this is her new cd right here. it's the new album, it's awesome. it's unbelievable. just hearing her rehearse, oh, my gosh, it's unbelievable. everyone's just like -- everyone was just like mouth open like -- [ light laughter ] it's barbara -- and her voice, it just -- it sounds like she doesn't need a a micropho

tomorrow night, liam neeson [ cheers and applause ] we have something special planned for him. be sure to tune in for that. later this week, lena dunham and don cheadle will be joining >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: and we got music from ghostface killah. >> steve: hey! >> jimmy: you don't want to miss it, it's good stuff this week. but first, we have a fun show tonight. i'm just -- gosh, she's one of the most beautiful people in the world. look at her here. oh my gosh. wow. [ cheers and applause ] her new movie is the big family film, "paddington." nicole kidman is here tonight, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] "paddington" bear movie. >> steve: paddington bear. >> jimmy: yeah. we're going to put her acting skills to the test with a very intense game called "box of lies." [ cheers and applause ] plus, he's a hilarious comedian. gosh, he's always funny. he's author of the new book here, "silver screen fiend: learning about life from an addiction to film." it's all the movies he saw in this short time. he was like addicted to going to the movies, and he wrote a

plus, later this week, liam neeson, billy crystal and james spader will all be stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] big week. and we have performances from public enemy and tim mcgraw. >> steve: whoa! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about. can you feel the excitement? >> steve: you can. >> jimmy: the whole building is buzzing. >> steve: is tingling. >> jimmy: yeah, it is. it's great. tonight is a historic night for us and for "the tonight show." making her first late night talk appearance in over 50 years. >> steve: 50. [ cheers and applause ] we're honored, but one of the few people in history to win the emmy, tony, the oscar, the grammy and the golden globe awards, barbra streisand is in the house. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: whoa! >> jimmy: this is her new cd right here. it's the new album, it's awesome. it's unbelievable. just hearing her rehearse, oh, my gosh, it's unbelievable. everyone's just like -- everyone was just like mouth open like -- [ light laughter ] it's barbara -- and her voice, it just -- it sounds like she doesn't need a a micr

tomorrow night, liam neeson will be here. [ cheers and applause ] we have something special planned for him. be sure to tune in for that. later this week, lena dunham and don cheadle will be joining us. >> steve: oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: and we got music from ghostface killah. >> steve: hey! >> jimmy: you don't want to miss it, it's good stuff this week. but first, we have a fun show tonight. she's a great, great actress. i'm just -- gosh, she's one of the most beautiful people in the world. look at her here. oh my gosh. wow. [ cheers and applause ] her new movie is the big family film, "paddington." nicole kidman is here tonight, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] "paddington" bear movie. >> steve: paddington bear. >> jimmy: yeah. we're going to put her acting skills to the test with a very intense game called "box of lies." [ cheers and applause ] plus, he's a hilarious comedian. gosh, he's always funny. he's author of the new book here, "silver screen fiend: learning about life from an addiction to film." it's all the movies he saw in this short time. he was like addicted

the words are timeless and we all know that voice, liam neeson. >> yes, but this time the words are timeless but now the words have images so even for little ones who might not understand every word they are getting poetry and the meaning of this amazing concept through the images. >> it was so important for you to bring this to the screen. why? >> it's so many different reasons wean we have such little time. but one of them i think i -- i wanted to create something that was content that could satisfy some of the profound thinkers at all ages because we have little kids that are profound thinkers and teenagers and adults that they are looking for something he and everything that's given to them it's very digested they're really designed for them not to think but to just sort of follow and this is something that promotes individual thinking. >> the way you've done it everyone can take it at its own level. can get something from it. even your daughter and she plays a role in the french version. >> yes, she did the voice of the little girl in french. quvenzhane wallis is the little girl here. >

the words are timeless and we all know that voice, liam neeson. >> yes, but this time the words are timeless, but now the words have images, so even for little ones who might not understand every word they are getting poetry and the meaning of this amazing concept through the images. >> it was so important for you to bring this to the screen. why? >> it's so many different reasons wean we have such little time. but one of them i think i -- i wanted to create something that was content that could satisfy some of the profound thinkers at all ages, because we have little kids that are profound thinkers and teenagers and adults that they are looking for something he and everything that's given to them, it's very digested, they're really designed for them not to tnk to just sort of follow and this is something that promotes individual thinking. >> the way you've done it, everyone can take it at its own level. can get something from it. even your daughter and she plays a role in the french version. >> yes, she did the voice of the little girl in french. quvenzhane wallis is the little girl here. >

the words are timeless, and we all know that voice, liam neeson. >> yes, yes, but this time the words are timeless, but now the words have images, so even for little ones who might not understand every word, they are getting poetry and the meaning of this amazing concept through the images. >> it was so important for you to bring this to the screen. why? >> there' so many different reasons, and we have such little time. but one of them i think i -- i wanted to create something that was content that could satisfy some of the profound thinkers at all ages, because we have little kids that are profound thinkers and teenagers and adults that they are looking for something else, and everything that's given to them, it's very digested, they're really designed for them not to think but to just sort of follow, and this is something that promotes individual thinking. >> yeah, but the way you've done it, everyone can take it at its own level. can get something from it. even your daughter, and she plays a role in the french version. >> yes, she did the voice of the little girl in french. quvenzh