Does Sam Waterston Ever Get Starstruck? Yes, If Katharine Hepburn Or Robert Redford Is Involved

In part two of his interview with Stephen, "Law & Order" star Sam Waterston shares stories about meeting and working with mega-stars like Katharine Hepburn and Robert Redford, both of whom left him temporarily starstruck. Check out Sam Waterston in NBC's reboot of the original "Law & Order." #Colbert #LawAndOrder #SamWaterston
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[@BrownEyedGirl1367]

I don’t know that I’ve ever seen Sam Waterston interviewed before, but what an interesting, lovely man. His role on Grace and Frankie is so different from his other roles, but one in which his kindness, empathy, and generosity shine through

[@nahuelma97]

Well, he is all that in The Newsroom too, but it's just layered a bit under his character's job description in the show

[@michaelleary9233]

Yeah, I couldn't get into it at first because of all the yelling and cussing, but that scene in the parking garage in S2 was pure Sam.

[@nahuelma97]

@@michaelleary9233 the one when he gets slapped by the dude? 😂😂

[@michaelleary9233]

@@nahuelma97 Exactly, tough as Charlie was, you could just see how responsible he felt for David killing himself.

[@nahuelma97]

@@michaelleary9233 yeah, and also at the same time understanding that corporately speaking, he did what he had to do. I always loved how Aaron wrote his character, balancing both being corporate person and also being a person

[@garryfimister6878]

Stephen always has a great connection and chemistry with his guests. Lots of mutual respect

[@lynnturman8157]

He's a lot better doing interviews than he used to be.

[@sebastiananthony5442]

Watch 'Hot Ones' on KZbin and see a professional interviewer at work

[@pamr4040]

What a lovely, lovely man! The only downside to this interview was the time constraints due to commercial television...could have listened to him speak for far longer and hung on every word. Love you, Sam! 🧡

[@TB91178]

Protect Sam Waterston at all costs.

[@tinas_hotdog_sophie]

Bless you Stephen for making him talk about his daughter Katherine. The Waterstans are happy.

[@ChatsWithChris]

I have his autograph. My pen died mid signature and I had to chase him down with a different colored one for the other half! He found it funny and laughed it off.

[@LyndaMarie929]

Sam Waterson is such a talented actor and such a gentleman.

[@MrJimmy1953]

How can you not love this man. Bless you Sam and thank you for continued performances.

[@SN-sz7kw]

Can never get enough first hand accounts of Kate. I dreaded the day of her death and cried in the car when I heard it on the radio. Such an example of grit for women of my generation who were raised to be quiet & sacrificing.

[@mariekastler5391]

"I have never regretted anything I have done, so long as I enjoyed it at the time." Hepburn gave me permission to live a Wonderful and Satisfying life! Boundless appreciation!!!

[@rebeccat.6134]

Fun fact: in the version of The Glass Menagerie (1973) with Waterston and Hepburn, the other male character, Jim, was played by Michael Moriarty-- the FIRST Law & Order DA!

[@nlog121]

Another great. First time I went to a Shakespeare play was Richard the III at the Circle and the Square. Moriarty was Richard. Made his entrance over my left shoulder with the opening soliloquy and I nearly jumped out of my seat as I did not know how that theater worked.

[@corriecrazy]

That IS a fun fact. Thanks for sharing. :)

[@fergalhughes165]

@@nlog121 "Now is the winter of our discontent"?

[@amyelizabeth529]

Whoa! That's really cool! Thanks 😊

[@kylekirchhevel9097]

Waterston and Moriarty were both nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Emmy. Moriarty won.

[@positivelove444]

The best damn D.A that Law&Order ever had. Love you Sam W.

[@jacquelineleubin5004]

What a lovely man. I could listen to him for hours.

[@shelleyberry188]

We have always been in love with the Waterston clan. Thank you for this wonderful interview Stephen! 🌈💜🏳️‍⚧️🙏🏽💗

[@11cabadger]

What a lovely gentleman. Gosh he's nice. I developed a crush on him when I saw "Gatsby" despite the presence of Robert Redford. And of course the only voice of Lincoln is Sam's. He really IS a national treasure 🪙❤️🌟🦄

[@wanderer0617]

I was first drawn to Sam Waterston after watching The Killing Fields twice. He moved me in that role along with John Malkovich and Oscar winner Haing S Ngor about a painful time in the Vietnam War when the Khmer Rouge moves into Cambodia. It's one of those movies that I will always remember.

[@singerrb4984]

I too was greatly moved by the movie "The Killing Fields" with Sam's outstanding, unforgettable performance, for which he deserved a best actor nod.

[@wanderer0617]

@@singerrb4984 truly unforgettable movie and performances. It stays with you. I was a senior in high school when those events were going on. Seeing the movie in the early 80s brought home the reality of what really happened.

[@biggtrux]

That was a powerful movie. So tragic.

[@EastSider48215]

That production of “The Glass Menagerie” was superb.

[@FlannelHobbit]

Mr. Waterston is a national treasure.

[@singerrb4984]

I have been madly in love with Sam Waterston FOREVER!!! He is so amazing!

[@maejohllegator3806]

What a decent person: Mr Waterston

[@cbranom7756]

Waterston is an amazing actor. I first became aware of him in I'll Fly Away and have sought out series and movies with him in them ever since.

[@MoreDoor03]

I just finished watching "I'll Fly Away" a couple months ago. Loved every minute.

[@BrownEyedGirl1367]

Stephen, I know you catch a lot a flack for your performances during a time when it seems like the world has gone mad, and is crumbling around us. However, the dismal, horrific facts can be found in 100s of places. I appreciate the warmth, humanity, and humor you deliver. Just because we can still smile or laugh doesn’t mean we don’t know, or that we’ve forgotten, the horror. Thank you.

[@carlychamberlain4237]

A legend ❤ and real class act theatre guy

[@debbiedean3165]

Sam Waterston, what a beautiful man, I’ve always loved him, beautiful stories about working with his children. Stephen as always, you are a uniquely gifted person to interview anyone, always ready, kind , respectful, and as with Ukraine, always well read and prepared. Hitting the appropriate tone with whatever subject or topic(🐶 you and John Oliver 😊). Thank you

[@cherylannebarillartist7453]

What a wonderful exchange to be listening and watching!!!

[@alex35agm]

I am glad to see Law&Order back on and just watched the first new episode,which was excellent as expected.One of my favourite shows,along with its spin-offs.Always intelligent and riveting stories.His daughter Katherine is also very good in the Harry Potter prequel movies.

[@biggtrux]

I would have loved a few more seasons of Grace and Frankie. Sam and Martin are hilarious together.

[@oliviageter5566]

@Peter Dragon..There are more episodes coming soon. I JUST finished watching the 4 episodes of Season 7.

[@karenshurley4793]

Such a joy watching Sam last night! Star struck by Redford and Katherine Hepburn!

[@rocco3693]

I hope and pray that I look as loving and kind as Sam Waterston. No airs whatsoever. This is what we're to be by age 81.

[@kbrock9146]

Hard to believe this man is exactly 40 years older than I.

[@karenbaker9255]

I saw Much Ado About Nothing At the Delacourt Theater in Central Park. We waited to get autographs after the performance, and as Sam Waterston came out, we heard, "Didn't I tell you she was good?!" followed by "Da-ad!" Elizabeth Waterston was good, too, as Hero, So good, I can't understand why she hasn't acheived the same number of good roles as her sister Katherine. We got her autograph, and her father's. They were both so nice, very friendly. She want off to be with some friends or family, and he stayed to chat with us. He was so funny, that I told him he really needed to talk the Law and Order folks to do a comedic episode, jsut for a change of pace. He thought that would never happen, but said it'd be pretty fun, to see if Jack had a good sense of humor! I saw Sam again, at the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, Ct, a few years later, in Travesties. This time, he did do comedy, and after the performance, we stayed for autographs. I attended with a friend who had organized online, donations to Refugees International, a very worthwhile charity Sam was on the board of, at the time. He was just overjoyed to meet her, and it really made her day! He was so grateful to her, as she had gotten so many of his fans, and fans of all the Law and Orders, to donate. Of course, there weren't many large donations, but all those $20-$50 did add up. Again, he was so nice, so personable, and impressed me as being a very intelligent, funny man. I'd love to live next door to Sam WAterston!

[@richardjarrell3585]

Waterston was in Reese Witherspoon’s first film, MAN IN THE MOON (1991).

[@steveconn]

Man Reese has aged well.

[@richardjarrell3585]

@@steveconn She was 14 at the time.

[@steveconn]

@@richardjarrell3585 Even so by 1951 standards that's old.

[@cc1k435]

I hope that was '91, long enough ago now it may as well have been the 50s, I guess. 😆

[@richardjarrell3585]

@@cc1k435 Thanks for pointing out the typo, will correct. I was a printer’s devil as a child-in the digital age I have to ramp up my proofreading.🤪🙏🖖😎💕

[@i.s9896]

in Frankie and Grace he’s top again!

[@wildechild5]

Oh I adore and miss this man ❤❤❤

[@home1250]

yesssssssss i need more content of OG’s that made our childhood

[@charmainevillamin4658]

He always reminded me of that bird on the muppets

[@anthonymorgan6255]

Sam the Eagle

[@micheleolson9914]

Love Sam! 💜

[@fosterfuchs]

I'm a huge Law & Order fan and watch reruns whenever I'm home and I have the time. There are a couple of movies I had watched before Law & Order had started. And when I watched them again more recently, I was surprised that Sam Waterston was in them. One is Friendly Fire, the other is The Killing Fields.

[@damnyankeefl]

killing fields is the first thing I remember him in. he was incredible

[@wilbertmartinez4226]

He is the only thing about Law&Order that I ever cared about! 🤩

[@chefjeff1366]

God bless Sam Waterston.

[@steveconn]

Katherine did well in Alien Covenant. Too bad about the xenomorph impregnation. Yeah, the acting life and profession generally suck.

[@lynnturman8157]

yeah, well...when do xenomorph impregnations EVER go well?

[@toddboughn5168]

She was good in Inherent Vice.

[@andreroman87]

Love the positivity in these comments. I wish more comments were positive.

[@lisabauch854]

Loved Sam Waterston in "Rancho Deluxe"! (Plus, he was a Digger back in the day.)

[@susanhemmingway6707]

Sam has such a lovely smile.

[@SC7289]

I think we'll all remember the day we learned that Sam Waterston was awesome.

[@patchworkgirl27]

I love America grandad:) he so cute!!!!

[@joesdi]

Love this. 💕

[@amyelizabeth529]

Okay. Sam Waterston must be a guest on all talk shows at least twice per year. That's all.

[@Ireneharnack1138]

I loved him in the movie "Hopscotch".

[@tallspicy]

Thirst comment: he has always been and always will be a snack 😍

[@lulybsanto9439]

Love Sam !

[@saraleecoleman4427]

He was in a movie with Reese Witherspoon when she was just starting out, maybe her first movie

[@teresathayn5170]

Just WOW!!!!

[@BrianTodd-vh4tw]

no short on J&J we get along now

[@hilarybrintnall2320]

So charming!!

[@TB91178]

I LOVE JACK!!!

[@LawAndOrderFangirl38]

What a gorgeous, incredibly talented, classy, intelligent & educated man Sam is

[@djdissi]

Sam Waterston ❤

[@joshuaglassman7558]

Wrap this man in bubble wrap. 😍🥰

[@deb9806]

Loved Great Gatsby. Sam was her son.

[@lietdune3187]

By my calculations the world was 'wrong' when I woke up to the Cub being the winners of the World Series.

[@tantasugarman]

What a lovely man! He is NY

[@conservativestrawman9837]

Sam Waterston will always be Charlie to me

[@captainjacksparrow1518]

I read the name and immediately I thought of F.R.I.E.N.D.S ... unfortunately that's all I've ever known him from.

[@BrianTodd-vh4tw]

shucks on a roll

[@melissaxsue]

would like to adopt Sam and make him my grandpa. thanks.

[@mikebockey4125]

how cool was that ?

[@BrianTodd-vh4tw]

i convey authority with my..

[@pauldockree9915]

Arnold Vinnick. aka Alan Alda. I was drafted. Alda as Vinnick - He talked the fictional Press to a standstill in ahem LITERALLY a 20 minute section. The Press wandered off flummoxed. A fortunately fictional nuclear crisis as a backdrop. Ron Silver's Bruno's mouth dropped. RIP Ron Time Cop villain you know? Sam Waterston of Eagle's Feather. Never did see Sweet William nor The Killing Fields. But Lilies Of The Fields. Lillianfields and Helicopters (Galileo and Feet Washing West Wings) you knew I was always up for it. And not spinning my wheels.

[@deanwilliam459]

His son, Graham is cute.

[@mga2899]

Dopes have to get politics in every line. Screw em.

[@BrianTodd-vh4tw]

wait

[@BrianTodd-vh4tw]

100 years young braggart!

[@tildenberrytracks2671]

Jack f**kin' McCoy.😎

[@BrianTodd-vh4tw]

i am so butch!

[@janetownley]

Robert Redford: I never understood the fame and fortune

[@BrianTodd-vh4tw]

not like

[@BrianTodd-vh4tw]

star struck my ass robert redford

[@BrianTodd-vh4tw]

he confessed he was hydra cap is his girlfriend

[@pamevans8001]

ah the Great Kate. Truly an icon. her record of 4 Oscars still stands. I think Meryl will tie her eventually but not yet!!

[@BrianTodd-vh4tw]

sunset blvd was gay robert redford

[@BrianTodd-vh4tw]

booo

[@sebastiananthony5442]

Stephen is a terrible interviewer just as any celebrity that's booked by his producers ... then ask them about Sean Evans they rave about Evans and lament Colbert and his weak questions

[@BrianTodd-vh4tw]

your feminine whiles dont work on me robert redford

[@BrianTodd-vh4tw]

robert redford is the one who is gay!

[@BrianTodd-vh4tw]

actors fund to support robert redford he is old

[@BrianTodd-vh4tw]

okay okay via time travel one last one: Sundance Kid gay for Butch. thanks go on with your miserable lives now.

[@alansilverman8500]

That's a whole lot of nothing...!