Music: ... That's what you like it ... (applause)

> Robin > i guess I better take a little sip of coffee now. Mmm. I want to thank the bombay academy for this lovely gift. (Applause)

My movies are very deep to me and all of the people in bombay who made this happen. Thank you very much. It's good.

>> Ellen: That -- would you like that. It's a very -- isn't is attractive?

>> In many ways.

>> Ellen: Yeah.

>> It's the things you get as a gift and go -- "Why thank you."

>> Ellen: People are actually buying these, they like them so much. I feel like I should give you something.

>> No, that's okay.

>> Ellen: No, because the last time you were here you gave me a case of your wine. It's very tasty.

>> That's a good thing.

>> Ellen: It's your wine? You make it?

>> I don't make it personally.  Yeah. sittingthere, going: "This is going to Ellen." (Applause)

>> It's made from our grapes. I have a house up in Napa / Sonoma. And actually it's on the border, so I am not crazy. It's either Napa or Sonoma. (in Rain Man voice) "Both Napa & Sonoma. Yea. Both counties." And the grapes are used to make that wine.
>> Ellen: It's very, very delicious.

>> I have never heard it explained that way. You never hear a wine taster going "delicious". Fabulous, delicious and absurdly flatulent.

>> Ellen: I never know how to describe it. Are you good at that?

>> I used to be. When I drank, I was very good at that.

>> Ellen: Good at describing the flavors?

>> There are people, they do that thing where they taste the wine and go -- hold on a moment. (Takes his cup. Gargles. Spits) (Laughter) and that point you are going, thanks, thanks, keep the bottle. And then they do the whole thing: it has a nutty bouquet, reminiscent ... slightly smoky. And it's always interesting when you have a smoky red ... And then when you get further north you have Mendocino wines, which are really mellow. It's a medicinal wine. (Robin is about to drink from his cup)
>> Ellen: Don't drink that.

>> Hey baby, I know where it's been. I can drink it. (Laughter) It's like an episode of survivor. What is that? It's from a mule!

>> Ellen: You know, it's hard to believe, I sit here and marvel at you every time you are on, first of all ... And I love the way you dress and your socks and your suit.

>> God bless. It's like a "guys and dolls" thing. "Sopranos" on ice. It's fun to wear kind of elf shoes. ... And good luck socks are always great to wear. When you are going on a talk show, always wear a piece of Irish clothing. ... It's a manly soap.

>> Ellen: Bull say, you are amazing and to think that -- I don't know how many people know this, in high school you were voted least likely to succeed. Weren't they wrong?

>> Big time. (Applause)

Yeah. It's that thing where you show up at the reunion going "sorry.". It's an Academy award. Want to touch it? (Laughter and applause)

But it's a good time. I mean, I went from being an all boys private school to a big coeducational high school in San Francisco in 1969, which was mind expanding to say the least. A lot of interesting things going on.

>> Ellen: Is that after that high school?

>> This high school, where they voted me least likely to succeed.

>> Ellen: Why? Were you quiet?

>> Very quiet to the point of "is he here?" Having come from the all boys school, and all of a sudden there are girls. I'm going "You are very pretty. May I hold you just for a moment?" They used to have dances at all boys school and you felt like ... And you would have the close dances and they would be "let go of me. It's over." And it's frightening. You felt like Quasimodo on a day pass. (Laughter) "Why do you find me repulsive? I've been at a boy school." And if you English you going: "And your problem?"

But it was a good time for me also ...

>> ellen: Yeah. It's just good to remember, if you are one of those people in school that's quiet and people don't understand --

>> Remember these names: Me, Bill Gates. When they go "hey, geek." Really? Why are you looking out the window? "I don't know." What's that? "I call it a mouse. You'll learn what it is later." (Laughter and applause) They get their revenge.

>> Ellen: listen. We have to take a break right now. We'll be right back and I'll just sit and let you go.

>> We'll play.

>> Ellen: We will. More with Robin Williams. (Applause)

>> Ellen: We're back with Robin Williams. And I'm -- I love when you're here and this is amazing timing because I know you were friends with Christopher Reeve.

>> There was a ceremony yesterday, which was wonderful, with family and friends, and a day that was so beautiful. It was like he was present. You know? It was a fall day and New England and upstate New York and the wind was up and he was a sailor. And you think, "oh, it's a good one blowing from the northeast". And it was a sad thing, obviously, and I never imagined him leaving. But he beat the odds. I never knew that once he had the injury, he was on some sort of a clock. He would never think of it that way.
>> Ellen: He went past that time limit.

>> Yea, he went way past that. When they mentioned him at the debates. And when kerry spoke of him, "my friend, Christopher Reeve" I felt like a little kid. "I know him! ... That's my man. That's my bro." And it was very interesting that, he had brought the  spinal cord research and the stem cell issue specifically to the Forefront in those 9 years and raised 100 million $$. But also brought it forth in speaking in front of congress and lobbying actively and was so eloquent and . elegant Bobbie Kennedy said he is a person who speaks in expository paragraphs, with beginning to end. For me, who doesn't know how to end, I'm very envious. It's a mixed bag, because he's gone. But by the way people respond to his loss. I remember in New York years ago after the accident. Two guys at the back of the garbage track said, "tell your friend Chris he's amazing." All right. Just the effect on every day people was really wonderful.

>> Ellen: He was amazing and I was lucky enough to, when I shot my HBO special in New York, I had never met him before. He came and I knew it took him 3 and a half hours to get ready in a wheelchair to go anywhere and he came to the taping.

>> But he loved laughter, even with a respirator, laughing was hard. But for him, it was still him.

>> Ellen: You were roommates at Julliard?

>> Not roommates. I would borrow food from him. "Can I just have some tuna fish? I'll bring it back." We came as masters students, which means we went through the 4 year program in 2 years. And I remember the first day we met, John Houseman was sitting there, like the wizard of Oz.
"Sit down, gentlemen. Mister Williams mister Reeves, the theater needs you. You will be soldiers in the army of the theater, unless of cause you can make a shit load of cash making movies." So right off the bat we were like "i like this guy." And we went through the program and he was there for two years and then got work in a film and at that time the program didn't acknowledge ... you couldn't go to the movies. "You have gone off and turned into a whore, boy."

>> Ellen: The teachers were Like that?

>> No. Heath gothen! Leave my class! You have lowered yourself to make a movie. What are you teaching? Character acting.

>> Ellen: Were they pirates teaching the class?

>> Yeah. Welcome to the sword fighting. Try to stay on my good side. What is your name? Robert Newton. And tell the bird not to speak while we are fighting. (Parrot voice) Peace of ... Phone call. You've got mail! Got mail. ... you mail dog. You've got mail. Got one leg. Don't talk about me leg. Hand me my number 4. I'm going dancing. (Applause)

What are you doing? There's a pirate self abuse. Just whipping the leg down. Send this one to Martha Stewart. Tell her, I wish her a good day. (Applause)

Sorry. She's gone inside. She's gone away

>> Ellen: I Know.

>> And Martha is going, oh, it's truly inside living.

>> Ellen: We have to take another break. We'll be right back.

... an Ancient tradition. When someone would die, a social outcast, marginals. They would lay out the body, put bread and salt upon the chest, coins upon the eyes and they would eat the bread and take the coins at payment and by doing this, cleanse the soul and allowing them safe Passage into the after life. (Applause)

>> Robin: It's a very strange piece.

>> Ellen: Yeah. We are back with Robin Williams and that's from "the Final Cut," the new movie. And it's a very interesting concept. Try to explain that.

>> Good luck. Yea, in 25 words ...  Essentiallyit's almost about an alternative future. And it's kinda shot retro. so you don't know ... How come it doesn't look like science fiction? But the idea that there is a chip that is implanted, and when you die they take it out. And it recorded your entire life, video and audio. And then it's my job as a cutter, along with a major computer program, sorts out ... number of hours in bathroom lost ... basically sorts out the highlights, the positive moments of his life. And does like a Tribute to a person, like those AFI tributes: "And now, here's another film clip of Henry.

>> Ellen: So it would be really interesting to have that footage to look at and see what your pov is of the entire life.

>> The person it would be most advantageous to ..., if you could go back and look at it yourself. And think "i don't remember it that way." Because the brain has an amazing adaptive mechanism, both good and bad. And sometimes it could morph it to positive and maybe it better than it was or worse than it was.

>> Ellen: Which was interesting in the movie.

>> And I have a massive guilt driven by a memory that is actualy quite wrong.

>> Ellen: I would imagine you have a good memory, cause you hold on to things ...

>> Yea, retentive on that level ... It's a weird combination of sometimes being retentive and sometimes teretian. And it's sometime: "Bleed it out!" That's why I am not able to edit myself a lot of times, much to the dismay of my family. As we've seen in last few minutes: "You shouldn't have said that."

>> Ellen: ... I think everybody wonders where you get your sense of humor. What happened? Were you funny as a kid and you get it from your mom?

>> Very much so. She was, you know, that primary thing that Leny Bruce talked about, the first audience and a necessary one is your mother. If not, you don't get fed and much, that's why may make babies real cute. Okay, fine." (Applause)

All right you know, guys, couldn't breast feed. "Come on. I got things to do. Finish up. The game's on." Don't bite. You are biting. Hey, hey ... But it's that thing. My mother, here's an example. She was a christian scientist. But she also had plastic surgery. So at moment, I was like, wow. She had her eyes done, and I'm going: "Ok, Merry Baker. You are a Christian Dior scientist." (Applause)

She's was really funny. She used to smoke big cigars -- not big cigars, slightly feminine. Annd my father would be like, what are you aunty Maim? Come on, kids, we are going to school. Get in the car. Mom loves yea. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. But she was like that, outrageous. You know, growing up in New Orleans. And very, very --

>> Ellen: She grew up in New Orleans?

>> Yeah. For a long time I thought she was born in Louisiana. And then I said: "My mother was born in Pas Christian", and people went: "Sweetheart that's in Mississippi".

>> Ellen: My family was in Pas Christian. I was raised in New Orleans and my aunt was in Pas Christian.

>> That is where my mother was from. My mother would say, it was a lovely town but no longer there because of the hurricane. ... God comes in and says, "nice to see you." But everyone rebuilds. Isn't it amazing? Every year hurricanes come, 3 or 4 ... We rebuild. And it happened last year, Too. "I know." But it's thing .

>> Ellen: And they keep building higher and higher.

>> They keep building higher and higher. And water keeps getting higher and higher. Raise your bets. Raise your bets. What's the name of this hurricane? Hurricane Chinica. Uh-huh. You better hold on. Don't make me come down and get really crazy. Yo, girl. Talk to the hand. Call waiting. You know what I am saying.

(Laughter)

>> Ellen: I love when you are here.

>> Thank you.

>> Ellen: And the film opens in select cities today and we'll be right back. (Applause)