Don Cheadle Enjoys Being Less Famous Than Brad Pitt | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

all these different roles that you've. played I've always thought and I could. be wrong that the oceans franchise seems. like it might have been the most fun. because it felt like well that's a fun. group of people yeah to be around and. mostly let's get into it yeah let's dig. in a little bit it's got to be Carl. Riner. yeah you know. what we won't do it on this we'll talk.

afterwards okay Carl Riner renowned. prick no no we're not going to go into. anything well whatever the important. thing but it does seem like it would. mostly be a fun gig oh it was absolutely. a fun gig and we got to go everywhere. and you know Jerry Wi Tri who was hell. on people in the business but great on. for us you know just made it like. perfect right and when we were in Italy. where we shot the second one we had like.

the a one whole floor of a hotel just. well we kind of had to because you know. Paparazzi is an Italian word we could. not there's no place where we could. really go so they're like you guys live. right here that's it and our families. came and we it was just it was great. like and if we ever did get the. paparazzi would come you know I'd be. with George or Matt or something we'd go. look there's Brad just. all is that. Brad oh that it's a different Brad.

yeah yeah there's different levels and. it's cool to have seen all of the. different levels and you know what I. mean because I can still pretty much. just go around you know what I mean I. don't really get bothered that much. somebody will say something or I'll know. somebody recognize me but for the most. part I just am lowkey and people just. let me live my thing I don't think Brad. can be you know what I mean it's like he. can't go anywhere and I don't think I. would want. that I would you know it's like it's. it's hard and people feel like and I.

know you've heard it you've probably. heard it before people like what did you. expect like that's what I they think. it's the contract like I should get to. walk up to you and like put my hat on. your head and go take a picture like. what's wrong I paid for this it's like. well no you I did that thing and you. paid for that thing and then that was. shook hands and that right and now I'm. just a person out here too you know so. it's It's Tricky and it's look it's a. high class problems and it's like don't. complain over this stuff if if nobody. came out nobody would be seeing your. things nobody would you know if you have.

fans nobody's coming but it is an. interesting sort of a thing I think what. you're talking yeah I think what you're. talking about is this whole other you. know I get hey Conan cool hi you know or. um Conan not a fan karate chop but I get. some version of that and it's it's very. friendly and they're they know me as me. it's. not that you know it's not that level. where the street gets blocked do you. know what I mean.

andbody signs. like wanted to be Anor I don't think he. they're going to have to close an entire. airport if I show up because that's a. whole other thing yeah and you can't. anticipate you're not I mean you've seen. it but you never think like that's it's. not gonna be me I'm not going to have to. like do Maneuvers to get out of traffic. because nobody's trying to chase me but. it's like yeah sometimes I think we were. doing a live podcast and it was after. someone sort of charged the stage when. Dave Chappelle was performing.

and security you know got to the person. and uh but then it was like a week later. I was doing something like a Netflix. comedy event and this whole security. team came up and said just so you know. uh we're going to be protecting you when. you're on stage because of what happened. to Chappelle and I said gentlemen stand. down that is not going to be a problem. we are good.

I am no Dave Chappelle and I don't. Inspire that kind of fanaticism we're. fine yeah someone might throw like a. book of poems on stage yeah for me to. read but that's about you know it'll be. a small paperback that will bounce off. my head be fine hilarious what's nice is. you're such a great shape shifter as an. actor that you're you're able to inhabit. all these different roles you've your. career doesn't fit any standard pattern.

in this fantastic way you know you've. tell my agent it's. fantastic it's like why don't you pick. something I can sell your. ass who is he he's this he's that he's. that. Jesus I'm kind of with your agent now I. wouldn't sign you I think you must be a. nightmare but I am I'm a problem I'm a. big problem I've heard you mention this. and I find it fast.

ating because. everybody um we all look at different. people and and make assumptions and so I. would look at you and say well Don cheel. would have no anxieties about his next. job because he who's worked more. steadily uh in more different ways um. and not just as an actor but producer. and more consistently and is respected. and check all the boxes but that is not. the case that's on how you feel I don't.

I don't I don't know if any actor I mean. of course there's certain people who. have piles of scripts that come in and. they're always like which one of these. do I want to do but you know it's not. doesn't mean you're always going to find. one that you want to do or one that you. think is good and I don't by the way I. don't have piles of scripts coming to my. house just to be clear but I you know I. get offers and there's things that I. look at and there's a lot of stuff that. I want to put together as a producer and. try to find ways to put people in it and. get it over the transom that's just like. roll up your sleeves and that's a grind. always but um.

no I don't it's more the um anxiety of. once you've said yes to something and. are doing it and the level of that you. hope you're able to achieve with it like. I'm literally right now like trying to. figure out the proper proportion for. that it's like it's not your. responsibility once you've done it you. put it out there you let it and it's. going to be what it's going to be I. don't know any actor that doesn't leave. and just go like God I hope they don't. use this take and you know what's it. going to.

you give up a lot of control it's gone. as soon as you're done everybody else. gets to play with it and you don't know. what it's going to be which is even more. of a reason to just be like okay it is. what it is I I'm it's out of my hands. but it's very you know if you're doing. it right I think you're you're using a. lot of you and you're exposing a lot of. stuff and it's a it can make you very. vulnerable and then to put that out. there and be like whatever is something. I'm trying to learn about more how to be. more I guess graceful with that moment. with myself as opposed to being to use.

your word neurotic about it because I. think most actors are pretty neurotic. yeah if you care if it matters you know. you want to you want to do the best job. possible and you want to you know if you. love the material you want to like do. well with the material you want to be in. things that are that work and that feel. good um and that you can tell yourself. the reason that you spent four or five. months out of your life doing it you. know that's another thing is you can't. get that back no matter what they pay. you it's like you're your time is your.

time so you want to make all of the best. decisions you can going into the thing. and then you want to show up fully and. be there as much as you can be and so. it's weird to then after it's over kind. of like how you dial that down or turn. that off or it's just a very interesting. process and it's and it it's over you. know a long time you do the. pre-production then you do the. production then you do the post-. production you're doing ADR then you do. press it's like a project lasts years in. your life it's not just when you shoot. it it's amazing to me it took me a long.

time to figure this out but over the. years and years and years of doing the. Late Night show to realize cuz I'm you. know. not not from uh the world of acting. movies and so it was very foreign to me. but the idea that when people were. coming by the time they got to my show. or anytime you came on my show which I. think you came on my show like nine. times uh you were promoting something. that you would maybe finished making a. year or a year and a half earlier yeah. and then you would had to get get. yourself from the mindset of you know.

yes I'm here to talk to you about this. and um and that is so foreign to me. because everything you know this world. particularly but even the late night. world everything was we think about it. at 3:00 in the afternoon we tape it at. 5:30 immed they like it they hate it. people that night like it or hate it. someone on the street maybe the next day. but you're already on the next thing and. so um that I that was news to me yeah. there's kind of a marathon quality to it.

like you said all these steps and you've. got to be totally invested each time one. of them comes up but then you move on to. the next project right and then by the. time the podcast or the talk show rolls. around it's like that was six months ago. yeah that's this far away I mean fight. night you know the one that's coming out. in September that's not that far away. we've wrapped it in I wrapped in June. but yeah very often it's 6 months n. months a year you're like set up this. clip you're like I don't remember that.

oh trust me I was out there so many. times so many times the 10,000 you know. late night shows I did I was out there. so many times where I'd say like so tell. me what are we going to see and they go. like. well uh and I could see it in their eyes. and then I'd say you go to a camel. store and they're like right right yes. yes camel St don't tell me don't tell me. and then and then suddenly it became a.

game show where I'm telling them what. their clip was and ding ding ding ding. ding ding ding you got a new car a camel. store yeah yeah you didn't see that. movie they sell camel that was a a movie. yeah okay that you're very proud of by. the way absolutely and I came up with. the twist where I know you're from the. camel movie Yes camel store camel store. yeah you probably sused me out as a real. camel guy I look there was one ticket. sold and look like it was to.

you uh a geek bought a ticket that's the. good. news hey no no no not that kind of geek. good kind of geek good kind of geek.