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Matthew McConaughey: “Even I Have No Idea How To Spell My Last Name.”

Matthew McConaughey graces us with his presence to talk taxes, his last name, and whether or not he’ll put his shirt back on.



Philip Seymour Hoffman: “It Gets Kind of Boring Nailing It Every Time.”

The Hollywood Ham: Philip, you have built up a resume on par with the best ever. How do you do it?

Philip Seymour Hoffman: Listen, I know you’re excited to meet me, but I’m just like any other guy. I go to work, I come home from work. I do it again the next day.

HH: Very humble of you. But are you saying it’s not exciting anymore? You’re one of the best actors of this generation.

PSH: To be honest with you, it gets kind of boring nailing it every time.

HH: What do you do to spice it up?

PSH: I take roles destined to fail. Take Mission Impossible 3.

HH: Great film. Love the series.

PSH: Stop kissing my ass. Those movies inspire bad acting so I thought there would be no chance I’d do well, but oops, nailed it anyway.

HH: What about the prestige pictures? Doubt?

PSH: Perfect example - I thought Meryl Streep would put me in my place and I’d learn from the master.

HH: And?

PSH: You saw the film. Didn’t turn out that way, did it?

HH: You even killed in Along Came Polly.

PSH: I don’t know what that is, but you’re probably right. Hell, I even killed in a movie where I co-starred with a ferret.

HH: That’s Along Came Polly! You nailed–

PSH: Only I can say I nailed it. And I did…

PSH: Nail it.



Chris Cooper: “Even I Couldn’t Tell You What I Look Like.”

The Hollywood Ham: Excuse me sir, that seat’s reserved for Chris Cooper. We’re interviewing him here today.

Chris Cooper: I am Chris Cooper.

HH: Incorrect. I think Chris Cooper has close cropped hair. You have a long, straight hair and a mustache.

CC: I think you’re picturing me in American Beauty.

HH: Right, right. Chris Cooper - loves his son. Hates gays.

CC: Well, that was my character.

HH: Why is it that nobody knows what you look like? We all know you exist, but we can’t picture you.

CC: To be honest, even I couldn’t tell you what I look like. Doesn’t that blow your mind?

HH: Not at all.

CC: Sometimes I think I’ll at least recognize me when I see me, but nope. I look different every time.

HH: Does that make it hard to view your movies?

CC: Does it ever. After seeing Adaptation for the fifth time, I went up to Spike Jonze and asked him why he cut all my scenes. Turns out I was the villain. Same thing happened with Seabiscuit.

HH: You were in that?

CC: Apparently.

HH: I thought that was Willem Dafoe.

CC: After seeing Capote, I could’ve sworn I was the lead. Needless to say, I was flabbergasted when Philip Seymour Hoffman got the Oscar nod for the role I thought I played the hell out of.

HH: See-Hoff clearly was channeling you. And he nailed it.



Patrick Dempsey: “I’ve Never Seen an Episode of Grey’s Anatomy.”

The Hollywood Ham: So what is it that they call you? Captain Dreamy?

Patrick Dempsey: They call me “McDreamy.”

HH: Did they leave off the “MD” because you’re Irish?

PD: Why would they do that?

HH: Racism…May I suggest Captain McDreamy, MD? Has a ring to it.

PD: I’ll run it by the gossip columns.

HH: Thank you. I expect royalties. Moving along…Grey’s Anatomy has caught a lot of flack for not accurately portraying cancer.

PD: I wouldn’t know anything about that.

HH: You’ve never known anyone with cancer?

PD: I’ve never seen an episode of Grey’s Anatomy.

HH:. Thank God. I haven’t either. What else haven’t you seen?

PD: Made of Honor.

HH: Enchanted?

PD: Nope.

HH: What other movies have you been in?

PD: Freedom Writers?

HH: Did you see it?

PD: I saw Dangerous Minds.

HH: Close enough. Meatballs III?

PD: Watch it everyday.



Billy Bob Thornton: “What Made You Think I Wasn’t Crazy?”

The Hollywood Ham: We’re here with Oscar nominated actor- just kidding, Billy Bob — Oscar nominated drummer, Billy Bob Thornton.

Billy Bob Thornton: That makes no sense.

HH: Calm down, Billy Bob. No need to get all “Joaquin” on me.

BBT: What?

HH: Anybody who’s anybody has been comparing your interview on the CBC to Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman.

BBT: That’s the furthest thing from the truth.

HH: Didn’t both interviews take place in crazy town?

BBT: The difference is that Joaquin used to be considered normal. But me, I’m a loose cannon. Always have been. What made you think I wasn’t crazy?

HH: Sling Blade.

BBT: Have you even seen that movie?

HH: The Alamo?

BBT: Would you ask Tom Petty that?

HH: I have.

BBT: What’d he say?

HH: That she’s an American girl.

BBT: Are you trying to outcrazy me?

HH: Is it working?

BBT: No. It’s normal to me. If anything you’re speaking my language. I’m gonna put a tattoo of your face with Angelina’s body on my knuckles. That way when I punch people, they think some fem version of you is coming at them. Rowdy rowdy rah hah.

HH: You win.



Robert Pattinson: “New Moon Will Be Me Not Showering for 90 Minutes”

The Hollywood Ham: People have been questioning your hygiene lately. How do you feel about that?

Robert Pattinson: Great. Any publicity is good publicity, right?

HH: But they’re calling you smelly.

RP: I don’t feel the need for showering. I’m just going to get dirty again. You don’t wash a dish if you’re about to put food on it, right?

HH: I only use bowls. Are there any shower scenes in New Moon?

RP: No.

HH: Really? You’d think you’d kill two birds with one stone. Give the ladies a gander at the goods. And clear up any non-showering controversy.

RP: I told the director, Chris Weitz, that there’s no way Edward would shower. It’d wash all the shiny glitter off him.

HH: Are there any swimming scenes? A soak’s as good as a shower.

RP: New Moon will be me not showering for 90 minutes.

HH: When was the last time you showered?

RP: I walked in the rain a few weeks ago.

HH: Did you have a bar of soap with you?

RP: Actually yes. But it didn’t do much good under my umbrella.

HH: Shower.



Samuel L. Jackson: “Shit, I’ll Make 9 Nick Fury Movies This Year.”

The Hollywood Ham: Thank you, Mr. Jackson, for talking to us. May I call you ‘Sammy J’?

Samuel L. Jackson: No you may not.

HH: Noted. You just signed a nine picture deal to play Nick Fury. The original character was White, yet you’re Black. Tell us about that.

Sammy J: My goal as an actor is to be in every movie ever made. Black, White, Asian - Shit, I don’t care, as long as I get the part.

HH: But a nine picture deal? You’re already 60 years old. By the time these are are produced, you’ll be well into your seventies.

Sammy J: Shit, I’ll make nine Nick Fury movies this year.

HH: Seems like quite the workload.

Sammy J: Mark my words. Nine in ‘09.

HH: When will you have the time to do it?

Sammy J: Listen, I shoot feature length movies in a week.

HH: I don’t think that’s possible.

Sammy J: Shit, I’m shooting a movie as we speak.

HH: Where are the cameras?

Sammy J: Fuck the cameras. You ever see Pulp Fiction?

HH: Of course.

Sammy J: I filmed that in 14 seconds.



Miley Cyrus: “I Only Smushed My Face Because That’s What They Look Like.”

The Hollywood Ham: Miley, great to have you here. We’ve been fans since we saw your shoulders.

Miley Cyrus: I got in some trouble for that. I blame Annie.

HH: The orphan?

MC: Liebowitz.

HH: Anyway, we asked you here because someone peed in all our cokes. We think it may have been you playing a joke.

MC: What are you saying?

HH: You’re Chinese and you may or may not have played a joke.

MC: I’m not Chinese.

HH: Well, we have some photographs where you look Chinese.

MC: That’s me making a goofy face.

HH: Ohhh, my mistake. Are you saying Asians have goofy faces?

MC: Yes.

HH: I did notice that the one Asian in the picture was not making the face with his hands.

MC: He didn’t need to. I only smushed my face because that’s what they look like.

HH: So you’re just a big racist, right?

MC: I also peed in your coke.



Josh Brolin: “Heath Ledger is Ruining My Shot at an Oscar.”

The Hollywood Ham: Ok, the big elephant in the room. Let’s talk about it.

Josh Brolin: That I’m up against Heath Ledger for “Best Supporting Actor?”

HH: Are you? Didn’t realize. I was talking about the much rumored Goonies sequel.

JB: Who’s been talking about that?

HH: Me and the back of the Goonies VHS box. Anyway, you were talking about something?

JB: That Heath Ledger is ruining my shot at an Oscar.

HH: But he’s dead.

JB: Exactly. If I win, I just look like a dick. I’ll go down as the guy who ruined Heath Ledger’s legacy.

HH: And if you lose to the dead guy?

JB: I go down as the guy who got beat by a dead guy.

HH: Quite the conundrum.

JB: But I want that Oscar. Not to take anything from Heath’s performance, but I thought I did a great job.

HH: Tell me about it. The scene where you take on the Fratelli Brothers: Classic.

JB: You don’t have to tell me. I was there.



Natalie Portman: “The Shins Never Actually Changed My Life.”

Natalie Portman reveals that The Shins never changed her life, forever changing ours.