Conan Just Got Back From Sundance Film Festival | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

Hello and welcome to Conor O'Brien Needs. a Friend. It's me, Conor O'Brien, joined. by Sonom Obsessian and of course Matt. Gorley. How are you? I'm both Sona. We're We're good. Good. Good. Wow. We. can't even do that part. If we can't do. that part, what does that say for the. rest of the show? Uh well, this show in. particular is uh going to be falling. right in line with that. Yeah, probably. given who's on. Yes. What have you been. up to lately? Where have you been? You. just came back and you look snowed.

Very nice. That's right. I was. molested by a. snowman. Uh I um I just did a quick, very quick 24-hour trip to Utah because. I participated in the Sundance Film. Festival. Never did that before. Because. you're in a movie. I'm in a movie. Uh I. think it was maybe two years ago I was. approached by this uh very talented uh.

writer director named Mary Bronstein and. she had a script called If I Had Legs. I'd Kick You and uh it's a very. different movie and I read the script. and I thought wow this is very powerful. very cool and uh my part is not. necessarily comedic per se. So you're. acting you're not doing a cameo as Conan. O'Brien Conan O'Brien. No, I'm And so I. was uh I I honestly uh I think I tried. to talk her out of it. It's an A24 film.

It's uh very prestigious. I I think it's. coming from this great company. And Rose. Burn, who I absolutely adore, is uh is. the star. She carries the picture, as. they would say back in the day. It was a. fascinating process to do it. And um. Mary did an incredible job. I had not. seen the movie. So, I flew in uh with. David Hopping and was walking through uh.

Park City, Utah, and it's this whole. thing there. I mean, the streets were. just clogged with people and film fans, and I guess people knew I was coming. So, I've never seen so many people with. parkas that had Simpson stills of me. with Bart. you know, to sign those guys. But, uh, little knickknacks and things. to sign and a pimpbot t-shirt. I mean, I. just pictured them coming over mountain. passes with Conan paraphernalia, but.

they were all very nice. Uh, so that was. strange. And then to to go in and um do. a red carpet and then go into the. theater and sit down and watch the movie. start. I have two questions that are the. same question. Okay. Were you nervous to. do serious acting and then were you. nervous to watch yourself do serious. acting? I was uh. certainly nervous to do it and then I. had a weird detachment. It's very.

different from anything I've done. before. So, you know, everything I do is. comedy, just everything. Mhm. So, you. know, because if you're watching it with. an audience or if I'm performing it in. front of an audience, the laughter is. what tells you how it's going. This is. not one of those experiences. People. weren't sobbing audibly. I was just. because of my eye vein was so giant. No. Uh I think I was nervous and I took it.

really seriously and I I didn't want to. I mean I'm working with Rose Burn and. she absolutely kills it in this movie. She's spectacular and the reviews that. she's had are amazing. What do you play? What's your character? I'm a therapist. Oh, yeah. I don't want to say I don't. want to say too much, but uh I'm a. therapist for her character who's going. through a lot of distress. And I was. very detached from seeing myself. I just. thought, "Oh, there's who? I don't know. that guy." Are you method? No, I am not. method. Uh but I mean, I just I wasn't I.

don't know. I don't I I felt a little. detached from seeing myself. I I I I. wasn't as interested in seeing myself as. I was in Rose Burn is so riveting in. this role and I know I'm biased because. I'm in the movie, but then all these. reviews came out that uh really shone a. light on her performance which made me. very happy. Well, when can we the. general public see this movie? That's a. really good question. Uh I think. probably sometime maybe this spring. I. don't know. And and the thing is this is.

all so alien to me. So, I don't know. anything about the movie business. I've. never aspired to be an actor. That was. never a dream of mine. Yeah. Why did she. think of you? What is Why did she Why did Why did she. think of you? It's a She I mean, Mary. Bronstein, maybe when the movie comes. out, she could come and and talk about. it. But, um I don't want to be insulting. to you. It's just you don't you just. were but but you're also right. You're. it's it's it's the exact right question.

Uh, and um, I was glad that the. consensus is that I don't get in the. way. You know, the consensus is that. sure it's better than Yeah. Uh, but I'm. really proud of what Mary Bronstein. pulled off and just blown away by by. Rose Burn who could not be more humble. At one point, um, she excused herself. and like climbed over some furniture cuz. we there was a, you know, everyone was. having drinks afterwards, all these A24. people and film people. She was like, "Oh, sorry, sorry. Excuse me. Oh, pardon.

me." You know, and she and I was. watching her and she's so humble and. just hope I'm not bothering anyone. And. um you know, she's very beautiful and. then just I think top top tier actor, just incredible ability. And she walked. away and I said to Mary, "The thing I. love about her the most is that she. doesn't know she's Rose Burn." Like no. sense of entitlement. No. I mean, uh, no.

sense that. And when I mean, when you. try and compliment her, ah, come on, mate. You know, is that your Australian. accent? That was it. Mate, but anyway, uh, looking forward to people seeing the. film and and uh, watch for me. I'll I'll. be in there a little bit. Yeah, that's. so cool. Yeah, it's cool you went to. Sundance. You know, I have to say I've. done two things in the space of about 6. months that were both unusual. experiences. And this is the part of my. career that I'm really enjoying, which. is just trying things. And um there was.

this movie that I shot uh that's just. coming out now. But about 6 months ago. or 7 months ago uh I did um the Newport. Folk Festival and played music and. headlined it with a bunch of musicians. and had one of the great experiences in. my life. And so just getting to do a few. of these things that are completely. outside my comfort zone are really fun.

My tryyous for the NBA. Oh no, you're an. inspiration. Really? Yeah. Yeah. The. Spur The Spurs are looking It's never. too late. The Spurs are looking for a. 6'4 in water boy. Well, I think I could do it. I'd be a. real good water boy.