Adam Driver Talks Star Trek, Childhood Fears of Quicksand and Dinosaurs

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Adam Driver talks about watching Star Trek films and Old Yeller when he was a kid, filming his movie 65 and his son's love of dinosaurs.
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@bramverhees755 Жыл бұрын

I have no idea why I like Adam Driver so much, but I do. He’s just great.

@slavkavargovamichalecova5441 Жыл бұрын

Same here❤ He's an amazing actor with great sense for humor 😁

@NYredsox Жыл бұрын

Adam always plays such intense roles so it's almost weird seeing him smile and laugh so much hahaha

@christophersantiago6845 Жыл бұрын

I could listen to 2 hours of these two talking. Great chemistry.

@benthomas1012 Жыл бұрын

dont let steffon hear you say that

@NinaC Жыл бұрын

The audience “awwww” and his reaction - AWWWWWWWW! 😍

@tontonjeannot6089 Жыл бұрын

The unprompted audience "Awww" when Driver talked about showing the kids in his building the movie, just increased his bankability as an actor by huge percentage.

@ellicel Жыл бұрын

And (to me, at least) his kinda surprised look at the audience reaction indicates he didn’t say that to get brownie points. It feels as if he doesn’t think that was a kind and generous thing to do, just normal and neighborly. I don’t necessarily enjoy the types of movies he is in, but I think he’s quite talented and I absolutely love how he carries himself. In his interviews he comes across as earnest and sincere. And I LOVE all his sketches on SNL-he absolutely throws himself into each one as if it were a blockbuster movie 😂

@margaretpeabody243 Жыл бұрын

I like, "Bankability".

@rocketsoccer1 Жыл бұрын

He's told stories before too about the kids in his building reacting to him being Kylo Ren and he just always seems confused and delighted

@globalwarmhugs7741 Жыл бұрын

I think it showed his kindness.

@tontonjeannot6089 Жыл бұрын

@@globalwarmhugs7741 indeed, and people love him for it. People who make moves want actors in their movies who people love.

@abbysomnia624 Жыл бұрын

I love watching Adam Driver just vibe. Such a cool dude.

@ivyinabottle Жыл бұрын

I thought quicksand was gonna be a much bigger problem than it is when I was a kid. Those cartoons and movies really gave us all an irrational fear of something we’ll never encounter.

@cerboris521 Жыл бұрын

Also it's not as dangerous as they make out. If you are less dense than earth and less dense than water, you will be less dense than earth and water combined. Still dangerous but you don't sink in it.

@aaronisms Жыл бұрын

John Mulaney

@Wayzor_ Жыл бұрын

There's a whole genera of videos about real quicksand and lol... chicks.

@chonqmonk Жыл бұрын

I wonder if North America is only recently drying out and pre-1800's maybe quicksand was an issue, and so made its way into Westerns and such; either that, or it has always been bs.

@Rincenso Жыл бұрын

@@Wayzor_ Is that like the ones about women getting stuck under furniture and men "helping" them?

@lisa6894 Жыл бұрын

Adam needs to host SNL again..he was awesome!

@Facetiously.Esoteric Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but SNL isn't funny...

@kimakotrotman6860 Жыл бұрын

@@Facetiously.Esoteric When he was on, it was.

@user-zy5dp8fl8n Жыл бұрын

That career day sketch was solid gold!!!! So soooo funny, hope he comes back fsho

@brikatgen Жыл бұрын

@@Facetiously.Esoteric go watch Career Day, you will cry laughing

@calibby85 Жыл бұрын

Yes! He's one of the best hosts ever!! Hilarious 😂

@ellicel Жыл бұрын

Although there are many actors whose work I enjoy, there are not many with whom I think a common person could have an enjoyable conversation (by that, I mean enjoyable for both parties). From the few interviews I have watched, Adam Driver comes across as someone who is very thoughtful and genuine; he doesn’t appear to be trying to portray a carefully curated persona. I get the impression that he would be an interested listener even if the person with whom he’s speaking is not another celebrity. With some actors, I am happy to see them succeed even if the movies they are in are not my personal taste. Not that my approval or disapproval makes any difference, but Adam Driver is certainly the kind of actor I like to root for.

@sharygalloway9777 Жыл бұрын

Saw 65 last night The young girl is amazing!! Not usually a sci-fi fan but I liked this one.

@r3tr0actiongamer24 Жыл бұрын

I liked it a lot, very well done

@redfordstalker4672 Жыл бұрын

No! Children should grow up watching movies with scientifically accurate non-avian dinosaurs. Accurate behaving non-avian dinosaurs should be both intimidating and amazing to watch in films.

@famousgoldentouch Жыл бұрын

That’s really a thing of the 80-90ies - as a kid I used to be in constant fear of quicksand as well 😂 living in a city in Europe haha

@sassysls1851 Жыл бұрын

Death by quicksand, cars driving over cliffs into a firey explosion and caves collapsing in on me are all fears I learned from 80s tv!

@felicitousfeline9956 Жыл бұрын

Started before that, says this kid of the 60s & 70s!

@ellicel Жыл бұрын

Old Yeller destroyed me. I was heartbroken for days. And Bambi’s mother’s death always made me cry. I remember being 15, watching it with a 7-yr old I was babysitting. She saw me crying, turned to me and said, “it’s just a movie.” 😂😂

@paulyricca3881 Жыл бұрын

🚬👳🏻‍♂️🥃🥃VOTE FOR TRUMP IN 24 MAKE AMERICA BRING BACK COLONIAL AMERICA AGAIN

@sharontrujillo Жыл бұрын

...to this day.

@civlyzed Жыл бұрын

@@paulyricca3881 Traitor.

@chonqmonk Жыл бұрын

@@paulyricca3881 Who do you like best between Hitler, Putin and Trump?

@wendigo53 Жыл бұрын

Ok. Don't watch how they harvest carrots, you'll go catatonic.

@emu_warrior Жыл бұрын

the audience was soooo good this entire night

@Facetiously.Esoteric Жыл бұрын

We saw quicksand everywhere as kids, it's because of the old westerns and Tarzan movies we grew up watching on Saturdays. I used to swing over any sand ( thick vines ) along the streams on our property, sure it was quicksand.

@marifazekas5650 Жыл бұрын

I neeeeed Adam to host SNL again. My sister and I quote his skits constantly

@brikatgen Жыл бұрын

Understanding, gentle, and tall 😂

@indranidasgupta8982 Жыл бұрын

😅😉💓

@DonDonP1 Жыл бұрын

A "Star Wars" actor talking "Star Trek": Priceless. Adam Driver would make a perfect guest star in a current "Star Trek" show. There have been people associated with both franchises.

@indranidasgupta8982 Жыл бұрын

Adam talking my favorite franchise - Trek! ❤❤

@tomlinkusa Жыл бұрын

As a Trekkie I was awed by the fact that a legendary Star WARS actor watched Star TREK. Go Adam!

@indranidasgupta8982 Жыл бұрын

I was even more amazed that he admitted it! Loved that bc it shows he’s not afraid of admitting that he is/was a Trekkie!

@guilegameche3810 Жыл бұрын

Wasn't the movie about the whales directed by Shatner, though, because he add a contractual "kindergarten" clause stating everything Nimoy was allowed, he was also and Nimoy just happened to have directed the previous Star Trek movie?

@indranidasgupta8982 Жыл бұрын

@@guilegameche3810 The TOS movies have had two repeat directors. TMP (the motion picture) director: Robert Wise. TWOK director (the Wrath of Khan): Nicholas Meyer. TSFS (the Search for Spock) director: Leonard Nimoy. TVH (the "whale" movie) director: Leonard Nimoy. TFF (the Final Frontier) director: William Shatner. TUC (the Undiscovered Country) director: Nicholas Meyer.

@tomlinkusa Жыл бұрын

@@guilegameche3810 Shatner directed Star Trek V - the one with the search for God.

@nicks7835 Жыл бұрын

@tomlinkusa “Legendary” Star Wars actor? Seriously? Haha. The sequel trilogy was garbage.

@r3tr0actiongamer24 Жыл бұрын

Saw 65 yesterday and really enjoyed it

@RHTeebs Жыл бұрын

Yeah, Star Trek V is a weird one, but, I admire Adam for watching TNG. I wonder if he's watching Picard at all.

@starcabal2006 Жыл бұрын

Kylo Ren an underrated and wasted character by Disney. There was so much potential for him. Hope Adam is doing amazing for his other careers.

@ellicel Жыл бұрын

They had an embarrassment of riches with such talented actors in their iconic legacy characters and newcomers like Driver and Oscar Isaac, a really fresh idea with the introduction of a former stormtrooper, and (of course) the love of a devoted fan base. And even for all that’s been said of them, it’s not like JJ and Johnson are hack directors. If only there had been a strong vision for a great overarching story across all three movies. With better writing to ensure continuity, a central theme, and actual character development then this trilogy could have been so amazing.

@elusive_mg Жыл бұрын

Not really, u need to try at least to understand why, i think it was a tragic manipulated char

@Facetiously.Esoteric Жыл бұрын

Quit blaming Disney, that was all Kennedy's fault. And Disney didn't bring her in, Lucas did many decades ago. Disney doesn't make internal business choices like that for their separate companies, that's literally what they pay her to do, so they don't have to. It is their fault though for keeping her after all the bad choices she has made.

@bonghunezhou5051 Жыл бұрын

"...Adam is doing amazing..." Adam, Oscar, John, and even Daisy all have had their acting careers at least somewhat negatively impacted by their association with the 'Disneyquel' SW films. Better luck to *All Four* !

@geoafe66 Жыл бұрын

65 was fun

@kazza6078 Жыл бұрын

Another interview with great chemistry

@adamkis3569 Жыл бұрын

I remember the quicksand craze of the 80's! I thought it was just a local thing. But then again, my hometown is only half an hour away from Adam Driver's, so maybe it was local.

@abbyklein5752 Жыл бұрын

My parents did the same thing with VHS tapes; I never realized that I was missing a large chunk of the plots from movies like the Wizard of Oz until I was much older 😂

@blackbird5634 Жыл бұрын

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was the first family-fun movie my family went to together, so you know, 1968. 😲

@jodyvollmer4125 Жыл бұрын

I was just telling someone the other day about Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I saw it once as a kid and all I remember is they locked up a little boys in a cage. I have no desire to ever watch it again.

@blackbird5634 Жыл бұрын

@@jodyvollmer4125 There's seriously Disney-weird sh** happening in it, and nothing is explained later. You're right to trust your 5yr old self!

@Renessie1 2 ай бұрын

i love how they are having a full conversation without finishing a single sentence 😂😂😂😂

@lburm964 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see Adam Driver in a reprise of the Fiddler on the Roof.

@suzannahirwin7165 Жыл бұрын

I also had a fear of dying in quicksand and avalances. I was born and raised in Kansas, not known for quicksand nor avalanches however cheesy black-and-white Saturday movies instilled TERROR in a child like me.

@FloraWest Жыл бұрын

I feel like this was a very common fear for kids of a certain era.

@kael13 Жыл бұрын

Oh my god, Adam's right, quicksand really was a fear of mine as a kid.

@ytuser_3122 Жыл бұрын

I love how he still sports his Star Wars haircut, but he looks nice with it.

@amywarhaft8297 Жыл бұрын

Seth is the most charming host on tv

@villanessa Жыл бұрын

I'm still traumatized by Bambi and Dumbo and I'm 40. Never showing those two movies to my kids 🥺

@SoulAbundanceIQ Жыл бұрын

Same, especially Dumbo! It's the worst!!

@ChubbyUnicorn 5 ай бұрын

Many great actors have zero personality (lookin' at you, DeNero.) They fill the void with a written character. But Adam overflows with personability. He's a real guy and he can become any character. That's true talent.

@kurlykayla9013 Жыл бұрын

This interview is so fucking funny lmao

@jaden8084 Жыл бұрын

They made us watch Old Yeller when I was in the third grade in school. We all cried and wanted to go home. Who shows that to kids that age?? Never ever watched it ever again even as an adult. After that as a kid, If I ever saw a movie with a dog in it I never wanted to see the end because I thought they ended the same way. It's a traumatic movie for a kid, especially one who had a dog. He was great on SNL I'd love to see him do more comedies and even action movies and can't wait to see 65.

@raradis Жыл бұрын

I had the same problem with quicksand.. damn!

@charlotteillustration5778 Жыл бұрын

When my daughter was very little we lived in the hills in Italy and didn’t even have a television, so when we came back to the UK she was scared by several films. We had to leave the cinema because she sobbed so hard in The Aristocats when the kittens were abandoned, and as for Dumbo, with his mum locked up…. tragedy. So I completely understand, Seth!

@ivannano Жыл бұрын

'What kind of doggie snuff film is this?' Phoebe Buffay on Friends after watching the real end of Old Yeller.

@misslanapaulford Жыл бұрын

Star Trek 5 with Spocks half brother. Plus the muscular female Klingon.. Kirk says his pain from losing everything and his son is what keeps him going and his drive. I also wondered how many people could relate to that.

@Wayzor_ Жыл бұрын

She was a Romulan.

@NewMessage Жыл бұрын

_John Oliver has joined the chat, but he's too busy to type_

@desiii420 Жыл бұрын

Good reminder to watch that clip next.

@sammygirl6910 Жыл бұрын

Thanks N.M., for keeping the dream alive.

@calikiwi Жыл бұрын

Who?

@sparkleevenmore9638 Жыл бұрын

Bwahaha

@jsmandrake Жыл бұрын

THE YEARLING....best heartbreaking movie (the original w/ Gregory Peck)

@HeroicPenguin Жыл бұрын

He was talking about Star Trek The Final Frontier.

@HarlanDaleAbsher Жыл бұрын

I'm 33 years old and I think dinosaurs are still one of the coolest things that have ever happened on this planet. I don't think you really ever outgrow your fascination of dinosaurs.

@ivonmorales2654 Жыл бұрын

It can't be a coincidence that most trekies are smart and talented like Adam...

@DOSkywalkR Жыл бұрын

I always wonder how they determine when Seth says "our friend" or "our very good friend" before saying the guest's name 😄 I think I heard "very good" the most with fellow SNL alumni of Seth. 🤔

@StephanieAly Жыл бұрын

That makes sense bc I think it's probably just whatever happens to come out of his mouth based on his personal relationship with the guest and their relationship with the show/team

@cerboris521 Жыл бұрын

Scariest movie I've ever seen (as a kid and adult) was the Original Willy Wonka. As a fat kid with claustrophobia, it scared me senseless.

@paulyricca3881 Жыл бұрын

🚬👳🏻‍♂️🥃🥃🍺🍺 VOTE FOR TRUMP IN 24 MAKE AMERICA BRING BACK COLONIAL INDIA AGAIN

@dipperdandy Жыл бұрын

The Old Yeller bit was from Friends and the Quicksand one I've heard in standup. Still all funny and relatable tho

@nayjay468 Жыл бұрын

That was so freaking charming!

@cannibalbananas Жыл бұрын

1) Glad it's not just my kid who's not interested in watching movies. 2) I love Mary Poppins, floating uncle and all ❤️

@dantower8268 Жыл бұрын

Beast Master in the 80s had an amazing quick sand scene

@SandieCastaneda 5 ай бұрын

He’s so cute ☺️

@Ou8y2k2 Жыл бұрын

Adam Driver is like the millenial Keanu Reeves. lol

@EDDIELANE Жыл бұрын

My mom used to try and edit out parts of movies with the black tape. She would try to cut the bad parts out, but she didn’t get the right place, so it would be the bad part> like the swear or whatever> and then about 7 seconds of nothing where everyone awkwardly thought about the bad stuff, and then back into the movie again.

@judeangione3732 Жыл бұрын

I saw Old Yeller when I was 7. We rarely went to the movies. We waited in line. It was all very exciting. Until Yeller gets shot. That's all I remember. Yeller got shot. Got a new dog? That did not register. They shot Old Yeller; that's all that registered. For years I would cry any time someone brought up that movie.

@ripadipaflipa4672 Жыл бұрын

I saw old yeller on the big screen and was so traumatized I refused to allow my children to watch it. I think the reason was very personal because I couldn’t handle watching it again. I did watch It with my way too young children and they never lost a night’s sleep because of fear from It.

@melmel4712 Жыл бұрын

I hate that movie & any movie that kills off the pets.

@billiey36 Жыл бұрын

@@melmel4712 Remember The Yearling?

@maryrosekent8223 Жыл бұрын

Quicksand spa treatment would definitely exfoliate your skin! A hose down and then a hot tub…it could become the next big thing.

@jma331982 Жыл бұрын

I think Seth might be the best interviewer on late night tv

@semievilsquirrel Жыл бұрын

His hands are HUGE!!

@chewpocalypse Жыл бұрын

Theyr'e not wrong... quiksand sequences in movies used to be a LOT.

@danielhenderson3753 Жыл бұрын

Quicksand was totally a Gen X primary concern!

@shelleyjennings4344 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t think Adam Driver was old enough for the quicksand paranoia. I thought it was just a Boomer thing. Maybe he grew up watching older tv shows? 😂😂 In any event, he’s a cool dude!

@costcosfinest4763 Жыл бұрын

I am firmly Gen Z and we also grew up with the quicksand paranoia, so it might just be a thing that writers love to add to children's media

@StephanieAly Жыл бұрын

Younger/core millennial - I developed the same paranoia, but I actually don't remember how often I saw quicksand in '90s-'00s cartoons relative to how often it turned up in older syndicated ones

@jesjusie 11 ай бұрын

amo ele

@ethgratz2186 Жыл бұрын

Picard s3 is so damn good imo so far. Adam Driver is cool as well. He sounds about 11 years old every time he says "my Dad." So sweet.

@mrsjama8 Жыл бұрын

The host talks too Much and cuts off Adam Driver! We want to hear what Adam has to say not the host. Love love love 65, watched it 5 times! Thank you Adam Driver for acting in a movie for family! Nice to see no sex nudity bad swearing!

@travis_mitchell 5 ай бұрын

Hearing a Star Wars villain speak fondly of what many consider the worst Star Trek film, Is delightful to me.

@suecastillo4056 Жыл бұрын

♥️😘‼️🙋‍♀️

@lb5368 Жыл бұрын

It's Adam Driver season!! Welcome, all ye rats 💕 Also, I watched Star Trek TNG with my own dad growing up, so I now adore Adam just ever so slightly more 💔😭

@willhightower1467 Жыл бұрын

Did Adam think he was talking about the Fizzy Lifting Drink part of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when he said, Marry Poppins was scary? Or is there a part of the movie I don't remember ?

@tompreuss6939 Жыл бұрын

If his fan club isn't called "The Adam Passengers" then somebody messed up.

@lilybee9421 Жыл бұрын

they're called baby drivers, actually

@TwinGeeks Жыл бұрын

I think they'e called the rats, which is just weird

@kguerr197 Жыл бұрын

They're called the rats. He played a part of a lab worker where he works and lives with rats. Don't know if it was a movie or a TV show.

@jacovawernett3077 Жыл бұрын

Adam Driver is a Nephalim. 🤣🤣💗💗⚓️⚓️🤸‍♀️😇😇💗💗

@nicolamcguinness8689 Жыл бұрын

Barney phllips talk about Hal taggart

@carolbenson6524 Жыл бұрын

Was unbelievable in House of Gucci!!!

@MM-ud1xf Жыл бұрын

The only that was scarier than quicksand was falling into a bottomless pit.

@calidofrio13 Жыл бұрын

Seth started talking like we knew what movie this guy is in lmao.

@kguerr197 Жыл бұрын

If you didn't know what he was in, that's on you. Hollywood knows.

@wd3987 Жыл бұрын

Kylo Ren solo film! Or Kylo Ren Solo film!

@reneekad Жыл бұрын

Dinosaurs & trains

@lethargogpeterson4083 Жыл бұрын

Spoiler warnings for Old Yeller.

@edofcedar Жыл бұрын

John Oliver is so jealous right now.

@semievilsquirrel Жыл бұрын

The internet says Adam Driver is 6'2". I just cannot believe that. I work with plenty of guys who are 6'2" and none of them look that tall....

@lovingtennis247 Жыл бұрын

Adam Driver and John Mulaney had the same childhood fear.

@TheRunningLeopard Жыл бұрын

If only the dinosaurs were actually accurate.

@ArielDuffyable Жыл бұрын

I think that was more of an 'awareness' of quicksand than a fear 🤷🏾‍♂️

@hillarypritchard9249 Жыл бұрын

Heartbroken John Oliver wasn't there the same night.

@noodlewhitley Жыл бұрын

Star Trek V

@seizure_alert Жыл бұрын

wow way to spoil the mystique lol

@globalwarmhugs7741 Жыл бұрын

That tiny adolescent squeak coming out of that giant of a man, when he first says "quicksand" was so, so endearing.

@sgupta4 Жыл бұрын

Well, it looks like he and his father were already fans so TFF didn't ruin it for him.

@indranidasgupta8982 Жыл бұрын

TFF was actually kind of a long bad TOS episode complete with some of the best sequences (mountain climbing) and lines (“Excuse me but what does god need with a starship?”) in all of Trek.

@kenster8270 Жыл бұрын

Adam D will never not remind me of that huge Native guy in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"

@MissAlikescakes Жыл бұрын

I never saw kids hate movies. Hate one movie because of a character yes but hate movies I never saw. Show a kid a movie with a character that they like and they will watch it.

@billiey36 Жыл бұрын

Don't take a 6-year-old so seriously. 🤣

@melb5387 Жыл бұрын

I still can't watch a movie or tv show with a character falling in quicksand and I'm almost 60. 😁

@sarahewson3607 11 ай бұрын

Child of two actors doesn’t want to watch movies 😂😂

@EST84x Жыл бұрын

Adam Driver can be quite guarded in interviews. He's not here, actually seems to be enjoying himself. So, good job Seth.

@Alm0st999 Жыл бұрын

He was in white noise - the movie that portrayed the Ohio train spill before it happened- wake up people!!!

@billiey36 Жыл бұрын

Grow up. A movie based on an over 20-year-old book is not some sort of conspiracy, unless you think the author was predicting the hundreds that have happened in the last 20 years. 🤣

@Alm0st999 Жыл бұрын

@@billiey36 stay asleep good little sheep. 9/11 and titanic were both predicted over 20 years before they happened-you're mad that I speak the truth

@expectationlost Жыл бұрын

Seth keeps cutting him off, hes in hurry

@caseydupuis904 Жыл бұрын

Why is star trek called star trek when they never actually visit a star? It should be called planet trek

@indranidasgupta8982 Жыл бұрын

Because it navigates amongst stars 😒

@Billy-vp7yp Жыл бұрын

Is Adam Driver the new David Schwimmer?

@arindam0712 Жыл бұрын

I saw the video on my feed and thought, "Let me go see two unfunny guys." ... I was not disappointed.

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