Javier Bardem Is Conan & Gourley’s Favorite James Bond Villain | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

hi my name is Javier Bardem and I feel. scared about being Conor O'Brien's. friend you should be scared you should. be scared it is uh it is great uh I mean. maybe the greatest honor of your life. I'm sure you've I haven't done any. research I don't know if you've won any. awards of any kind uh major Awards. um I've heard talk of an oscar but who. knows those things yeah who cares this. is the true honor of your life no no. listen everything has lead me to come.

here today. I work hard for years for ages to be in. front of you man because I love you yeah. yeah yeah you know it was great this man. uh you would come on the The Late Night. show many times or over the years you. came on several times and you were. always so funny because you just spoke. from the heart and it was so fantastic. because you would look at me and you go. hey man your hair you look like a fool. [Laughter].

and the whole crowd would go crazy. because they're like yes Javier get him. get him he's like what is this what are. you doing man what are you doing it was. fantastic I would laugh so hard that on. the way to the podcast studio today. thinking about seeing Javier again I was. laughing and thinking about it that's. good yeah the only thing that I will ask. for in any promotion is I want to go and. see Conan O'Brien. that's so nice that is so nice here I am. today I'm so glad I'm sorry your dream. uh your dream has come true and uh.

congratulations thank you so much I hope. it's really up up there as I imagine. well this is a problem now I have to I. used to have this problem with women. they would imagine that you know the. word without that I was a great lover of. course when did that get out well I kept. putting it out there okay I figured and. then of course uh there was always. disappointment and crying I was crying. often but you're here now it is so great. to have you here and we have to get a. few things out of the way because. um we have some major insane fans in the.

room uh my friend here Matt and I'm. going to bring this up right now is uh. obsessed with James Bond movies all. right and and I agree with him he. maintains and I will back him up on this. we both believe that you may be. if not the best one of the greatest even. I don't think there's even a question. frankly that's Bond villain oh wow best. Bond villain and your performance in. Skyfall was so freaking insanely good.

and I had all this mixture of qualities. where there were times where I really I. felt sorry for you you sucked me in and. then I felt sorry for you but then I. hated you and it was it just kept. swirling around what about you Matt you. well even just now when you said that. everything led up to this moment is very. much like what Silva says yeah uh. frankly I almost fainted yeah but. because because Conan is the most. similar thing to James Bond.

I mean. exactly. yes and then I am very painful I'm going. to open yours I'm going to open your. shirt very soon and start carries in. your purchase Oh my God oh my God oh my. God I did that today is Craig can you. believe yeah I am the man who was. touching Daniel Craig's breast like this. close uh you touch his breasts that's. the way it goes yeah yeah it's funny you. always wonder how planned out was a.

moment like that because it's such. you haven't seen that happen with James. Bond and it's this move it's this move. that's Crossing all kinds of lines it's. so shocking and I think is that the kind. of thing that's discussed beforehand or. can you just go for it with Daniel Craig. It Was Written but till the moment we. got on set and we start to put it on on. on our feet uh it was not we didn't know. how to achieve that moment so we just. and some Menders love rehearsal but he.

said you know what we're gonna shoot it. let's see how he goes and Daniel is the. best partner ever he was having a blast. like he really wanted to to go as far as. we could as far as we as far as the. studio will let us go. uh and uh and I think the chemistry was. there because uh we liked being with. each other and playing with each other. and uh but uh I think Sam Mendes was the. the heart of the and the Holland soul of. the whole thing he really wanted to. create this uh uh profile of a villain.

that you can relate to and it's more is. more reliable than also I thought uh. that your relationship with Judy Dench. you know as. that's Mom and and trying to relate to. James Bond that we all do this for you. know the queen is Mom and this is Mom. and and so there's that element to it. also and I thought it was one of the. most it's the most emotionally complex.

relationship. uh with a bond villain and showed you. what these movies can do what they can. be it because we we grew when I was a. kid I grew up and it was just you know. you must die Mr Bond and and petting the. kitten and you it's a caricature it's. fun but you never thought of these kinds. of moments yeah absolutely and that. little walk you do from your monologue. intro is it true that they built that. set basically the length of your walk so. you could time that out well what I when.

I got there the city was built so that's. not a lot that's a lie okay I have to I. have to walk I just want you to know I'm. a huge liar. that's why you are in this program this. podcast every day he says Conan I really. admire you. you're so funny and you're a good. looking too why aren't you in film he. says that all the time yeah. now the thing is it's true that I didn't. I never rehearse on on the set but once. I was there and I saw how far Daniel.

Craig was sitting down on the chairs. like man how am I going to do this. and I'm gonna tell you we did it like. seven times and he was not there. so Sam and I we look at each other and. we said this is not. we haven't done it so and he said you. know what let's play the scene and at. the end if there is some time we'll go. back to it we play most of the scene. most of my side of the scene and then in. the last 20 minutes he said are you.

ready I think we can make one of those. more yeah let's do it he put the camera. and I did it and that's the one it's in. the movie because my body was more. relaxed it was more it was more at least. yeah uh when the first thing in the. morning to do that for me was a little. bit of a shot oh wow and uh and and it's. funny because Daniel the camera was on. his shoulder and he was like rooting for. me because he was seeing me how I was. coming to the mark the end mark yeah and. I was making it happen yeah he was like.

yes yes and at times you could take. these little baby steps to make it time. out but it works for the character this. kind of like almost a little Boot Scoot. and Boogie yeah yeah you can see uh it's. sometimes if you look really closely. Daniel Craig starts to high five. yeah and they had to they had to cut. around it and it's that got a little. awkward and um and not to just totally. fan geek out but in addition to that. movie one of my alts I'm idolize the. Coen brothers and then I think my.

favorite of all their movies if I had to. if they said okay you get to pick one I. would say No Country for Old Men And as. as great as that cast was I know you. came on the show to promote it. and uh had the nerve to show a clip of. Anton chigur and then minutes after. showing that clip turned to me and told. me that my hair looked stupid. and I said wait a minute you're an. assassin who's who looks like Dorothy.

Hamill on skates you know. but uh but it was such a it was such an. amazing moment for me because. you still I still had the more. ridiculous hair than Anton chigur it's. ugly.