Jason Segel On David Foster Wallace | CONAN on TBS

Jason talks about playing the celebrated '90s author in his new movie, "The End of the Tour."
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Jason Segel On David Foster Wallace | CONAN on TBS
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[@ninesi1]

I am enormously glad that through this movie a lot of people will hopefully get introduced to David Foster Wallace´s works. He deserves it. RIP

[@AgidyYelov]

Man, Conan really is lightning QUICK.

[@TheIvyBlade]

As George Bernard Shaw put it, "There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your hearts desire. The other is to gain it."

[@GnarlzBarkley]

you nailed that joke!

[@CleverMetaphor]

***** he totally did

[@Scamspam]

***** "OH MY GOD THAT IS FUNNY!"

[@blackbird5634]

Eastern philosophy is full of that very thing: getting what you want, being where you want to be, and feeling no different than when you were pursuing the dream. This is the state of human existence.

[@JohnDoranDohnJoran]

This is such a great example of why Conan is the best hands down

[@trentcole808]

Please go out an see this movie. Just got back fro it and it is my favorite of the year. I see a lot of movies and this one is just incredible.

[@thesunstartstoset]

+Jack O'Sullivan Please go out and take a piss in Plumber Dan's new restroom, he has my favorite touch, best restroom of the year. I pee in a lot of restrooms and Plumber Dan's work is just incredible

[@trentcole808]

Sorry I want to promote phenomenal cinema. You can go enjoy your Transformer movie you inbreeds.

[@palbo4]

doge fm no, do watch it even if you aren't, there's a really good chance it'll turn you onto this amazing author

[@sjs7917]

I was totally blown away by Jason's performance, David Foster Wallace seemed so humble and beautiful, his books are incredible, just astounding. I watch this film every year, it breaks my heart. 'This is water' on youtube is a gift everyone should give themselves. Much love.

[@SpirusOfH]

Segel thanking Conan for calling the movie well written and complex reminds me of the scene in the movie where Wallace says he can't take credit for the view outside his house.

[@cl8822]

Segel and Conan are the shit...I'd love to have a beer or two with these two

[@Krsnik666]

Conor Logan Why not 3!?

[@okaymckay]

Conor Logan Yeahhh

[@lu933964]

+Conor Logan shut up, conan is not shit

[@cl8822]

lu933964 word

[@anderseriksson6445]

What about Andy?

[@nickilovesdogs8137]

Be careful about meeting your idols! They might not be that glorious as you think they are. And the biggest disappointment is when those idols are arrogant. Then you really know that they still have some mental work to do. But David was not arrogant. Matter of fact he was very worried about coming across as arrogant because he was very aware of how wrong it must be and feel to be arrogant. David was the opposite of arrogant, he was extremely humble. I love him.

[@nickilovesdogs8137]

+Jeff B Pringles. Haha. They make us fat. I prefer to get fat with Lindt chocolate. Arrogance is only a sign of insecurity and yes most humans are insecure myself included. David was insecure, too. It does appear though that Jason Segel is not insecure. Good for him. I think those who had a good mother who nurtured them during infancy and who held them on their chest, grow up to be secure. But this emphasis on loving, nurturing and holding babies on chest is still a rare event. Hopefully people will learn the importance of it and not causing their babies loneliness anymore. Then we will conquer once and for all the negative side effects that can be termed Infancy Abandonment Syndrome.

[@nickilovesdogs8137]

***** Ha. I'm sure Donald had a good mother. But did you know that real wool is problematic as well? I didn't know that either in the past. One might think well what's wrong with wool? But unfortunately the wool industry is corrupted and cruel as well. They castrate the sheep without anesthesia and they cut away huge chunks of flesh this makes no sense at all. That is why I am fully vegan in my whole life style including clothing. You can buy 100% synthetic fuzzy socks which feel really smooth and comfortable, they also absorb moisture from wet and cheesy feet and they diffuse the moisture and breathe it back out so that the feet always feel dry and warm.

[@nickidaisydandelion4044]

@@seldomseenn The wool industry is extremely cruel they castrate male sheep without anesthesia to "save money". I paint with acrylic and polymer colors I have no other choice but I use cotton swabs to avoid it from going into the drain. Plastics are waste products from the oil industry we need to at least utilize it. Avoid plastic bags when you can and use clothe bags instead.

[@jrock5830]

This was the most beautiful movie about such a beautiful human being. I have only made it half way on my last attempt at the magnis opus that was Infinite Jest. I have never attempted to honestly read a novel that so consistently had me reaching for dictionaries, and those footnotes… God the footnotes…! Anyway his work causes me to feel like a literary moron, and I have written all my life, and have been complimented for this skill over anything else all my life. I would love to just once write something “good”. Not THAT good… I just do not, and will never have the tools that beautiful man had. Much writing is about “finding your voice”… but there are vistas between my best voice and his most accessible work (like his short stories written for magazines)… I mean, it is just humbling. I idolised DFW since my 20s. I was more upset at his self inflicted loss than any other idol or public figure I can think of. For me it was his obvious humility demonstrated in the respect his interviewers and his readers just got me. There was nothing he could not do with a sentence. He didn’t pretend it was easy, but I don’t think his humility would allow him to appreciate just how far his writing felt to other writers or would be authors like myself. It is impossible for me not to feel that there were many times that he felt the need to “dumb down” when he was addressing a group or speaking in an interview. But he did it graciously, and with kind thoughtfulness that it made this movie as good a testament to his talent as anything. It still makes me desperately sad when I think about him if I am honest. Loved, respected, adored even, but so painfully separated from and isolated from. God. Siegel did a really underrated and beautiful job in that movie. Both actors and the script was so great at introducing what made him special and the envy of so many authors… and this guy.

[@frankrosko]

Two of my favorite at the top of their game!

[@GusinJapan]

Now I want to see this movie, sounds very intriguing.

[@tombovitale2597]

You can see just from Jason's interview that he is a intelligent educated guy with a beautiful heart seems he's a caring loving kind of person n never would hurt a sole. He's one actor I love to meet one day just to tell him that wonderful human being he seems t be. Awesome Jason very handsome too

[@SlowJoman]

such a good comedy actor

[@davidcoulter2283]

can't believe i still haven't seen this. love DFW's writing and am fascinated by him as a person.

[@pilouuuu]

Jason seems like a really nice guy and Conan is so funny and witty!

[@driftingthroughthisplace5898]

yikes ur a horrible person for having that pfp

[@therunkumar]

I anticipated the he would do that. He nailed it in lightning speed.

[@RogelxD]

you can only pull that joke if you are so self confident as conan.

[@OnlyKindofMedia212]

Saw this just while watching How I Met Your Mother

[@pedrohenriqueveiga3870]

love you conan

[@travissmith575]

The other writer's name is David Lipsky, they just referred to him as Jesse Eisenberg throughout the entire clip lmao

[@estebanaldana1232]

Jason segel ! Forever the man!

[@ChrisF07]

That punchline though. Conan just nailed it, as he so often does. "Cause that's what Conan's all about" xD

[@asfan972]

Love you Marshall!

[@WhyBeUgly]

You honestly can't not like Jason Segel

[@Beyondflix]

I can

[@beetvalley]

I can too, he is fake af

[@TheCarrotBush]

What, he HAS to be fake just cause he’s a nice guy? Cool people exist, you know.

[@whereisevan]

Really? I met him a few year ago, and he was super genuine and unassuming.

[@mitchellhughes5180]

You actually can.

[@tombovitale2597]

This movie he did helped me know who David was n what his life was like...

[@chinitowon]

BRILLIANT performance.

[@MM-ko7cu]

Conan, you are the best😄

[@MultiOne4all]

Conan you are the best !😎

[@rad4924]

I honestly think Jason Segel deserved an Oscar for his performance in this movie. It's ridiculous that no one seemed to even notice it.

[@kingmilan378]

conan is the best.

[@MarketResearchReading114]

1:50 is the most brutal look a human being has ever had to endure on tv probably holy shit dude fucking full blast

[@Thesalamisquad]

whats the song at the start

[@GuiiBrazil]

Cool dude. Looks like a good potential actor.

[@frmthesoulfiddle]

Segel looks so much like wallace when in full costume.

[@ConfusedDonkey]

I'm early n a Conan video?

[@kingmilan378]

i could have said first but no im not gon say that. conan is the best end of story

[@genericscotsman3576]

King Milan First!

[@justclayhead]

King Milan By writing this you pretty much already said it.

[@kingmilan378]

Justin Head in a way yes

[@justclayhead]

good, we're in agreement

[@playbackproductions1]

I wanted to see a clip

[@moanalyssa6244]

he kind of looks like that one dude from the movie Lawless, Shia's older brother.

[@llssneN]

It's okay Jason, he's an idol for other people too!

[@KingAlexander10]

Dont forget that it takes a while for things to sink in.

[@imthatawsome95]

NOICE!

[@icecoldwater4545]

ayy lmao

[@salas7146]

Jason segal cool is a cool actor.

[@Misserbi]

He is a teacher. He is a human. He has exceptional talents. He needed to develop real world skills. For instance, why hesitate explaining your own words? He was powerfully overwhelmed when it was time to return to points. I think that is what they mean by being careful what you wish for? Sometimes, in my experience, getting exactly what you want requires you learn everything about it. When deciding you want everything you will learn there are many people wondering if you are their source? That is scary to think about. Transparency and accountability, means nothing you are about is concerning. Nothing. That level of honesty -- is it.

[@imbored4615]

I'd really like to know if wallace really used to do some things that also Hal Incandenza does in the book, i don't know why but it really bugs me

[@adfxceedfgdfvvbasdfrtvcx]

"im sure you've dealt with this, we've all dealt with this, this moment where things go as well as they possibly can..." Audience cant relate Sadge

[@glasstumble1677]

00:56 the hedonic treadmill.

[@keshcars]

vs. the machine

[@KING-gl7gc]

Jessie Heisenberg has so much going on 0_0.

[@KING-gl7gc]

Lucas Swart dammed auto correct.

[@XxklonkbrunchxX]

what happened to Conans hair?

[@stephenmoreno8242]

To me he's always gonna be Marshall

[@balduran.]

its complicated

[@imthatawsome95]

His voice crack when starts talking 😂😂😂

[@Starlightean]

GG or in this case good interview :)

[@HigherPlanes]

No one can ever fill that hole.

[@ghazzter]

Only three comments?! Anyway, I've just read about David Foster Wallace and I'd just like to know why hes so celebrated? If anybody would like to enlighten me as to why hes so grand, please let me know.

[@BastiansChannel]

Infinite Jest.

[@dragomirmarinov3891]

Read his work and you'll see.

[@none4530]

Wow he looks a lot like John Lennon in the thumbnail

[@rocky41235]

Marshall

[@tunsiCA94]

I don't get that joke at the end... Captain?

[@chrishaugan8230]

Khalid Ibn Walid Conan was insinuating that he was Jason Segels idol

[@LeandroVelez7]

Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it.

[@LifeWatcher]

2 comments. wow. im so fast!

[@cutter3501]

You can tell neither one of them understands the book

[@ethancooney3331]

Well, the movie isn't necessarily about the book. I assume you're talking about Infinite Jest

[@steveconn]

He spoke at my college a couple months before he killed himself. Wish I'd gone. Can see why he did it though. That Pale King book is just depressing.

[@ole_limberlegs]

Ah the "hedonic treadmill" showing up twice today, what a coincidence.

[@noordelemi8614]

is someone swedish here ?

[@nickpagano7134]

andy is Swedish german

[@ZPM7]

I envy anyone whose problem is that they've accomplished their goal.

[@RolandMcGruner]

Zetch_ rant alert: what’s to envy? They keep saying that the attainment of a goal ends up meaning absolutely nothing in the face of “how are you really going?”. I hope we don’t all need to 1. achieve a goal, 2. so that you can see that you STILL feel empty, 3. to realise that none of that is important, 4. so you can begin the real work of learning how to learn, and how to become better attuned to yourself. You can’t know what you don’t yet know, so just trust that there are different ways that you can’t even imagine. Start moving towards doing the work to integrate yourself. (For me, what worked was/is Alexander technique, therapy, and ‘hardwiring happiness’ by Rick Hansen. It felt alien at first, but that’s how you know there’s something to learn)

[@Swiatlocien]

Absurd jealousy. It's all about the journey, accomplishing the goal leaves you even a tiny bit more unsatisfied than you were just before the achievment. Just keep striving, it doesn't matter at all if you make it (in regards to your fulfilment).

[@RolandMcGruner]

@@Swiatlocien interesting, i don't think i fully understand what you're saying, but i think i disagree. keen to have you explain it to me, if you feel like it. In any case have a nice day

[@zakhutson4576]

i forget was this the geek or the freek? -}

[@Gdschn]

Deutschland

[@aarongrayfan1]

Nobodyepic is that you

[@rajatsharma2555]

yayy early birdd

[@kevinkade8477]

Firsttttt

[@pedrohenriqueveiga3870]

first

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firstttttttttttttttttt

[@bballmike248]

test

[@MetallicCross]

Fist

[@wolfson1252]

lol fist

[@kevinkade8477]

First

[@monikasadowska3715]

Kevin Kade damn Ive never been so close to being first but you were first anyway :(

[@V.Spiroski]

4th ;)

[@SengDennis]

Kevin Kade you win!

[@justincase-ch4ke]

anybody else see the anus on the moon? hmm

[@OxInABox49]

justin case ben schwartz did a bit on it in one of his interviews haha

[@CarlXVIGustafBernadotte420]

först igen

[@noordelemi8614]

så du e från sverige du , ?

[@edgypreteen3176]

Badabada dabadaba SVEEERGIEEE! yay Zlatan

[@MiotaLee]

Badabada dabadaba Ja, ja! vi fattar.

[@ruispuuro]

Sweden sucks.. according to conan..

[@CarlXVIGustafBernadotte420]

ruispuuro we suck at most things but are really good at a few things

[@faboze]

Jason looks like a muppet.

[@pakulupapito6156]

first bitches

[@beetvalley]

Just because you play someone in a movie that is leagues ahead of you in intelligence(even as a dead man) doesn't make you smart, steven segal.

[@webomaryhoptoe]

jason looks thinner and i don't like it

[@andresmarino2788]

If you enjoy READING dfw do not see this movie . It was a bad choice

[@bascal133]

Complicated is a better description than gentle and sweet he was a domestic abuser

[@amarillorica]

after seeing that thumbnail... no... just no wtf

[@AmeyaBenare]

the movie was a disaster. DFW needs better movie or even better a series.

[@toefurniture]

Or not. Nothing is sacred anymore, which means everything is destroyed

[@aarondavid5866]

jesse eisenbert played jesse eisenberg . nothing new nothing special at all

[@TheIvyBlade]

As George Bernard Shaw put it, "There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your hearts desire. The other is to gain it."