Timothée Chalamet on Oscar Nomination & Meeting Celebrities

If you find yourself in any danger it's from that group right there. Okay, good. Welcome, it's great to have you here. Hey man, thank you for having me back. Boy, what a great actor you are. I have to tell you, I saw you in Lady Bird before I saw you in Call Me By Your Name. I thought, oh, this kid's a really good actor. And then I saw you in Call Me By Your Name, I was like, oh, yeah, that's the kid who was a really good actor in that last one. Man, thank you so much. Two Oscars. I mean, first of all, you're nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for your first leading role, right? That's correct. I mean, is that at all, and I don't want to, I tend to bring negativity, but that's why we needed Oprah here to wash some of that out. Man, I can't believe I'm following Oprah. How am I going to follow Oprah? Did you meet Oprah? I did. I met her backstage. She has the softest hands in the world. I'm not even kidding. She does. Oprah was excited that you were here, she told me during the commercial break. Yeah, I mean, she said my name in her voice, in the voice, in the voice. Timothee Chalamet! Oh, really? I don't come out of the gate like this. Do you worry about, like, what your third- Of course I'm worried. Yeah, right. You do, yeah. You know, but really, I get to be here with you right now. You know, I'm a big Bill Simmons fan, and I know you guys worked together. Oh, is that right? You're Bill Simmons from The Ringer. Yeah. And this feels so not given. I was in two independent movies. The fact that we're getting any sort of love on, like, mainstream television shows, thank you for highlighting these movies. Yeah, the Oscars are pretty mainstream, so- Wait. Yeah. And you're going to be hosting, right? I am hosting the Oscars, yeah. This is good. I'd like to invest a little bit of time right now to say, please don't roast me. Please don't. Please no peach jokes. Oh, yeah. The peach jokes. Have people been- Well, for those who haven't seen the movie, there's a scene. I don't know. Should we reveal that, or- I don't know. Are we allowed to talk about it? I mean, we're allowed to talk about it, but- And there's a scene where, I don't know how to describe this. There's a peach, and in life, one has to explore sometimes, and the exploration commences. Right. Exactly. And so, people have been mentioning this to you a lot? Yeah. You say, like, are you worried? I'm worried, like, 50 years from now, I'll be, like, signing peaches behind a desk. That's your vision of hell? Yes, sir. Yes. You're at the Hilton by the airport in Burbank? Yeah. And then, like, Armie will walk by, like, waiting for you or something? Armie will- No, Armie won't walk by, he'll drive by in, like, a Bentley or something like that. Exactly. Hey, kid, how's things going? Yeah, exactly. So, fingers crossed that's not- Yeah, no, that's not gonna happen to you. Don't worry about that at all. That is not in the cards. So, but you are in a rare position where you're now, you know, a kid who's suddenly famous, and you're amongst these people who've been famous for a long time, and taking selfies. This is, uh, where did this happen, do you remember? That was at the Oscars luncheon, and- The luncheon? You know, I don't wanna be, like, cheesy or anything, but, like, that was really one of the greatest moments of my life. It should be one of the greatest moments of your life. I mean, I auditioned for Steven Spielberg a year and a half before that picture. You did? So, he didn't put me in the movie. Oh, you taught him a lesson. Well, listen, if I did that, I wouldn't have gotten to do Calling By Your Name, so- You know that it's a big event when Steven Spielberg is wearing a name tag. Yeah, exactly. Exactly. That's when you know you're at something. So, this is, uh- Oh, here's another good one. Where's Kobe Bryant? Actually participating in your selfie. Yeah, I had to get his attention. I was like, Kobe! Kobe! That's pretty great. I mean, it doesn't get much better than that, does it? No, no way. And now you're on the cover of GQ magazine. I was on the cover of GQ magazine- Yeah, I know! Before you were on it, and then- Woo! But now, my face has been removed from all the stands, and there you are, looking kind of sad. Not, like, totally content. And I think you've plucked your eyebrows a little since then, huh? Absolutely, absolutely. Listen, uh, I'm French, you know? Us French people get, uh- What's the plan for the Oscars? Who are you bringing with you? I'll go with my family. Your family. I'll go with my mom, my dad, and my sister. Who sits next to you in that key seat? Oh, God, I don't know. You don't know. Have you considered making them have a competition to ingratiate themselves to you? Yeah, yeah. You know? Maybe, like, King Lee or something. Yes! Like, people, they can, like- Make them perform. Tell them they each have a minute to do something. And you will deem whoever's- Yeah, you're right. Worthy. Yeah. You gotta bring your mom. You gotta let your mom see this. No, no, no. Mom is, like- Listen, I think everybody- I mean, we all literally would not be here without our mothers. Yeah, well, sure. Unless you were incubated, which is fine, too. And, um- And, uh- Don't offend anyone, you know? Yeah, no. I don't think there's anyone in that category. You're all right. It's the one area which nobody's gonna tweet about. The incubees are not gonna be a problem for you. Don't worry. Well, this is gonna be fun. I have a feeling- But now I realize, if you're gonna be in that audience, I am most certainly gonna have to talk to you during that. No, no, no. Yes, it's- No, no. You and your mom, or whoever in your family, you bring your mom. It'll be my mom. Well, congratulations to you. Hey, man. Thank you. You did an absolutely fantastic job. Man, thank you so much. 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