Mark Wahlberg Rides An Indian Motorcycle & Speaks On Transformers, His Favorite Movies & His Past

I thought there was a debate about which way to go. We have to go the other way. I thought there was a debate about which way to go. We're fighting now. First timer. No. Go ahead and nod. Let it out real slow, man. I don't want any accidents here. No whiskey problem, please. Go on, Vodafone! You mentioned Ryan Phillippe is playing the role that you played, right? Yeah, in OMRF. OMRF. I saw the trailer. It looks intense. Yeah, it was actually one of those things where I thought I would be okay with it. And then I saw the first episode, and I was still a little jealous that I wasn't still playing that part. But they're doing such a great job, and Ryan's perfect for that part. Yeah, if you're jealous, then that means they are doing a good job. Yeah, well, Bob Lee Swagger was one of those iconic roles. But I think Ryan stepped right into the role, and I think it's going to be a big hit. That's a cool character. I remember that. Bob Lee Swagger. I remember you also had a dog that fetched you beer. Absolutely. Does the dog come back? We're going to definitely have a different dog, because I was going to kill my dog, which was one of the big motivations for me going on the rampage in the first movie. I mean, I can't go anywhere without people calling me Swagger. Oh, really? Which of your films, Mark, do people come up to you and mention the most? You know what? Shooter is one of them. Four Brothers, a lot. They're always asking for another Four Brothers. Of course, Ted. Boogie Nights, which is a little much at this stage of the game, being a parent. And the other thing is people call me, they always say they love me in their born identity. And I just say, thank you. No, they don't. Are you serious? Matt always gets it all the time, too. He always says, I love you in Ted or one of these other movies that I've done. And we just kind of laugh it off. I never correct anybody. I just say, thank you very much. I've got another one coming. Watch me in the Born Identity 4 this summer. Check it out. You're excited. You're excited. That's awesome, man. Well, I'm also looking forward to Deep Water Horizon. So I saw the trailer for that, too. And obviously about the Gulf Coast, the oil spill right there. What can you tell us about that film? Well, it's actually the largest man-made environmental disaster. But what people didn't realize, because of the lack of media coverage for the actual loss of human life, 11 people lost their lives. And it was a horrible, horrible tragedy. And we made a movie about it. And yes, we worked with Coruscant. We're a lone survivor. A lone survivor and another true story. And we also just did Patriot State at Boston Marathon. So that's our great trilogy right there. The true stories are always the things that I gravitate towards the most. They're so compelling. And these characters, these ordinary guys doing extraordinary things are so inspiring. Yeah, but whenever I see in a film either inspired by a true story or based on real life, I'm automatically hooked. It does make it more compelling. Yeah, and this, because it's such a huge disaster, it's really exciting. But also the characters are so compelling. And it's amazing to discover where oil and fuel comes from. And how these things that basically make everything go around and we use in our everyday life, the risks that people take to provide us with resources. And literally everything. Everything, Hudson and Kurt Russell. Their first time working together. Oh, really? Yeah. And then John Malkovich, Dylan O'Brien. We got to make that. That's amazing. And again, it was like a survivor unit. People realized right away it wasn't about their own individual experiences. For us growing up, that was like Steve Kliskin. Yeah, exactly. He's fantastic. And you know, he's a team player. So it's really, you know, I play Mike Williams and he plays Mr. Jimmy. And we have this great relationship. And we really created a bond that I think mirrors the relationship between the real guys. That's awesome. And you also posted a little something on social media. A little tease about the Transformers. Yes. I'm coming up. I start shooting on Monday. Yeah. I just finished Patriot's Day about a week and a half ago. And now I'm right at the Transformers. I'm excited. You know, it's a whole new adventure. We're now kind of, it's like this big adventure movie. Yeah. New cast. They just announced Anthony Hopkins today. I'm joining the cast. And I'm looking forward. I can't give away too many secrets. Michael's got us on a short leash. But I'm excited. It's going to be very different. I think it's a nice way to kind of transition this whole story. It's such a huge book. It's huge. It's got all versions. All in July. It's exciting. And, you know, the stuff that I've seen on the shooter is one of the great things. Because there were so many great books. And the story, it basically had everything that you loved in the movie. But then with the effects and everything else. I mean, it just lends itself to going twice in time. And Dwayne. How bad he killed it. Yeah. No, he's great. That's a cool hub. I used to enjoy it when I'd run into you in the Grove and you'd take your daughter to American Girl. Are you going there now? Is that your spot? That's my jam right now. That's my spot. But I thought it would just be you and her. Well, now my youngest, she still wants to go. But if I try to take my oldest, she wants to go to the Grove. But she wants to go to Topshop. She does not want to go to American Girl. How old is she? She's 12. She's going on 25. Oh, man. She's still got a little bit of time. Enjoy it. I know. It gets crazy. The pre-teen stuff. It's pretty dramatic. There's a lot of emotions going on. I bet. Have the kids shown any sort of interest of wanting to get into business at all? How would you react towards that? Encourage? Discourage? Well, I just want to make sure they get an education first. Obviously, they decided long ago what they want to do. My two boys are definitely just into athletics. And the girls are both creative and artistic. You can't discourage them. But encourage them first to get an education, have something to fall back on. But more than likely, I think at least one or two of them will want to be in some sort of form of entertainment. But, you know, what can you do? You've just got to support them. You've got to encourage them in whatever they want to do, as long as they have a backup plan. Exactly. What about Mother's Day? Do you have any plans? How are you selling? You know what? I'm coming home for the weekend. I'm from Transformers. So whatever my wife and kids want to do, as long as they let me play golf. Boy, you've always been such an early riser. We've trained together. And you said, yeah, get there like at 4 a.m. I'm like, dang. See, so there's no excuse. As busy as you are. I was up at 4 today. So you're still getting it in that early. Well, I put on a lot of weight to play a regular top in the ball game. So then I had two weeks, basically two and a half weeks to do what I would normally do in 10 to 12 weeks. And losing weight and getting in shape. So I got up at 4 this morning, worked out, and teed off at 6.15. And I ran the whole golf course. I hit the ball and just run to the next shot. I did that from 6.15 to 8 o'clock. And then I'll do some work today. And then I'll hit the rope for the diagonal pushups. The resistance bike for probably another 30 minutes this afternoon. What time do you usually get to bed? If I'm up at 4, I've got to go to bed at 8. I've got to get in at 8. Which annoys my wife and my kids. The game was on last night. We just came back from their sports banquet at school. And I was like, I've got to go to bed. Everybody's not happy. So you go to bed when the kids go to bed. Yeah. Or before. Or even before. But hopefully not for that long. I've been working hard. So I'm getting into shape that I can just maintain and start actually digging again. Nice. And I love that you're keeping up with the boxing now. Absolutely. And you'll appreciate this. Next week I'm doing a charity event. So nice. Yeah. Hopefully he won't get no flashbacks. Yeah. He's been enjoying life right now. So maybe he's not that into shape. I'll try to work on the body. But I admire you for getting in there with him. You don't play boxing as you know. No. Even when it's for charity, you're just getting in there, messing around. They want to touch you up. They want to tool you up. You've been in there with the pros. You did yourself just a reminder real quick. Exactly. Speaking of boxing. Can we get Triple G for now? Oh, man. Ali? It's going to happen. We're going to let it build a little bit. It's not going to take as long as I can see it. That was a couple of years ago. We'll wait for this a little bit more. But I wanted to mention to you too. I don't know if you're aware too. Ali is not doing too well. Have you ever had an opportunity to meet him? I have. Yes. One of my most prized possessions is a giant picture of an old Ali. Apple had with him with his fist on the roof of a building in New York. The greatest of all time. It did so much not only for the sport but for the world. I saw something on the ticket this morning, but I really didn't know it. He's been in pain for such a long time. He really has. I know, right? The truth. It's that right? It's that right. Mark, as you know, I've always been a fan. Because we have a lot of the same interests. I love the trip out. We've been in the game for a long time. We've been in the game for a minute. We've been in the game for a long time. Being for kids, man. Growing up. The transition's tough. I'm lucky to be able to go. I was joking around. Somebody came to me and said, we've got this great idea for a movie. This old guy and a young guy. And we want you to do the movie. So I started thinking, well, I love Jack Nicholson. Maybe Tommy Lee Jones. Clint Eastwood. Gene Hackman. Maybe we get Gene Hackman. Then all of a sudden they said, so what do you think about Garrett Hedlund? I goes, for what? He goes, for the young guy. And I said, oh, I'm the old guy? It took me five minutes to say, oh, you know what? I'm glad that I made it to the point where if I was playing the crazy kid at one time, now I can play the dad. I appreciate that. To just be able to make it. Especially if you just continue to build the empire. But another thing that I'm always very proud of is that you put out there that you're a filly. Tell me about that. Well, I hosted the Festival of Families. And the Pope obviously has been doing amazing things. He's really kind of transformed the church into modern day. But it was one of those things where they asked me. I was a little nervous because you're much better at it than these people in front of crowds and all that stuff. But I said, you know what? I have to do it. I always ask in prayer to help me to be more of a presence in the church and the community and not a spectator. To be a participant. And so, next thing you know, they started asking me to do the collection of the church. And then all of a sudden this guy comes and says, we host the Pope. I was really nervous. Now, mind you, the Pope hasn't watched television since the 80s. So he doesn't know me. He doesn't know you. He doesn't know anything. But still, when I went up to meet him and I just said, you know, it was an honor to meet you. The only thing he asked me, he didn't ask me who I was or what I do. He asked me to pray for him. And I thought, wow. And then I realized, oh my God, he literally has the weight of the world on his shoulders. And he just wants people to pray for him. And I just thought, to be in his presence. You and I have been around a lot of people who were hugely successful. And to see every single person going out of their way just to get a glimpse of this man. Young, old, from every corner of the world. Just to get a glimpse of him. It was amazing to see. I touched him up and hugged him up. Did you touch him on his head? I want to touch him. I want to touch everything. Right? Get all the blessing up his head. Absolutely. Hey, a couple little fun questions here. Is it true that you had your tattoos removed when you were making your watch? Well, they're gone now. I've got a little tiny bit lingering there. Just a little bit of the green. But it took a long time. It was really painful. I was going to say, that's a painful process. Yeah. Getting tattoos are painful. Removing them are twice as painful. And yeah, I thought, well, it would be smart for me to take my kids and kind of show them as a cautionary tale. This is not something you want to do. Even if you think it's cool when you're at a certain age, you'll want to remove them later on. But it's one of those things. They're not going to listen. People always say to me, if you had a chance to tell the 16-year-old Mark Wahlberg, what would you tell him? I'd say nothing, because he's not going to listen. He thinks he knows it all. But, you know, the only way you can become a really wise old man is by being a stupid young kid. And I'm just grateful that I was able to learn from my mistakes and grow. And so you are to transform who I am today. You are someone that I'm proud of. I appreciate it. Yeah, thank you for taking the time. My pleasure. And meanwhile, please be sure to tune in to the series premiere of Shooter, executive produced by Mark Wahlberg.