Adam Driver Talks Star Trek, Childhood Fears of Quicksand and Dinosaurs

[@astralshore]

I have no idea why I like Adam Driver so much, but I do. He’s just great.

[@slavkavargovamichalecova5441]

Same here❤ He's an amazing actor with great sense for humor 😁

[@christophersantiago6845]

I could listen to 2 hours of these two talking. Great chemistry.

[@benthomas1012]

dont let steffon hear you say that

[@pre-covid-conan]

Adam always plays such intense roles so it's almost weird seeing him smile and laugh so much hahaha

[@abbysomnia624]

I love watching Adam Driver just vibe. Such a cool dude.

[@NinaC]

The audience “awwww” and his reaction - AWWWWWWWW! 😍

[@tontonjeannot6089]

The unprompted audience "Awww" when Driver talked about showing the kids in his building the movie, just increased his bankability as an actor by huge percentage.

[@ellicel]

And (to me, at least) his kinda surprised look at the audience reaction indicates he didn’t say that to get brownie points. It feels as if he doesn’t think that was a kind and generous thing to do, just normal and neighborly. I don’t necessarily enjoy the types of movies he is in, but I think he’s quite talented and I absolutely love how he carries himself. In his interviews he comes across as earnest and sincere. And I LOVE all his sketches on SNL-he absolutely throws himself into each one as if it were a blockbuster movie 😂

[@margaretpeabody243]

I like, "Bankability".

[@rocketsoccer1]

He's told stories before too about the kids in his building reacting to him being Kylo Ren and he just always seems confused and delighted

[@globalwarmhugs7741]

I think it showed his kindness.

[@tontonjeannot6089]

@@globalwarmhugs7741 indeed, and people love him for it. People who make moves want actors in their movies who people love.

[@ellicel]

Although there are many actors whose work I enjoy, there are not many with whom I think a common person could have an enjoyable conversation (by that, I mean enjoyable for both parties). From the few interviews I have watched, Adam Driver comes across as someone who is very thoughtful and genuine; he doesn’t appear to be trying to portray a carefully curated persona. I get the impression that he would be an interested listener even if the person with whom he’s speaking is not another celebrity. With some actors, I am happy to see them succeed even if the movies they are in are not my personal taste. Not that my approval or disapproval makes any difference, but Adam Driver is certainly the kind of actor I like to root for.

[@lisa6894]

Adam needs to host SNL again..he was awesome!

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

Yeah, but SNL isn't funny...

[@kimakotrotman6860]

@@Facetiously.Esoteric When he was on, it was.

[@user-zy5dp8fl8n]

That career day sketch was solid gold!!!! So soooo funny, hope he comes back fsho

[@brikatgen]

@@Facetiously.Esoteric go watch Career Day, you will cry laughing

[@calibby85]

Yes! He's one of the best hosts ever!! Hilarious 😂

[@ivyinabottle]

I thought quicksand was gonna be a much bigger problem than it is when I was a kid. Those cartoons and movies really gave us all an irrational fear of something we’ll never encounter.

[@cerboris521]

Also it's not as dangerous as they make out. If you are less dense than earth and less dense than water, you will be less dense than earth and water combined. Still dangerous but you don't sink in it.

[@aaronisms]

John Mulaney

[@Wayzor_]

There's a whole genera of videos about real quicksand and lol... chicks.

[@chonqmonk]

I wonder if North America is only recently drying out and pre-1800's maybe quicksand was an issue, and so made its way into Westerns and such; either that, or it has always been bs.

[@Rincenso]

@@Wayzor_ Is that like the ones about women getting stuck under furniture and men "helping" them?

[@sharygalloway9777]

Saw 65 last night The young girl is amazing!! Not usually a sci-fi fan but I liked this one.

[@r3tr0actiongamer24]

I liked it a lot, very well done

[@RedfordStalker-Red]

No! Children should grow up watching movies with scientifically accurate non-avian dinosaurs. Accurate behaving non-avian dinosaurs should be both intimidating and amazing to watch in films.

[@ellicel]

Old Yeller destroyed me. I was heartbroken for days. And Bambi’s mother’s death always made me cry. I remember being 15, watching it with a 7-yr old I was babysitting. She saw me crying, turned to me and said, “it’s just a movie.” 😂😂

[@paulyricca3881]

🚬👳🏻‍♂️🥃🥃VOTE FOR TRUMP IN 24 MAKE AMERICA BRING BACK COLONIAL AMERICA AGAIN

[@sharontrujillo]

...to this day.

[@civlyzed]

@@paulyricca3881 Traitor.

[@chonqmonk]

@@paulyricca3881 Who do you like best between Hitler, Putin and Trump?

[@wendigo53]

Ok. Don't watch how they harvest carrots, you'll go catatonic.

[@famousgoldentouch]

That’s really a thing of the 80-90ies - as a kid I used to be in constant fear of quicksand as well 😂 living in a city in Europe haha

[@sassysls1851]

Death by quicksand, cars driving over cliffs into a firey explosion and caves collapsing in on me are all fears I learned from 80s tv!

[@felicitousfeline9956]

Started before that, says this kid of the 60s & 70s!

[@starcabal2006]

Kylo Ren an underrated and wasted character by Disney. There was so much potential for him. Hope Adam is doing amazing for his other careers.

[@ellicel]

They had an embarrassment of riches with such talented actors in their iconic legacy characters and newcomers like Driver and Oscar Isaac, a really fresh idea with the introduction of a former stormtrooper, and (of course) the love of a devoted fan base. And even for all that’s been said of them, it’s not like JJ and Johnson are hack directors. If only there had been a strong vision for a great overarching story across all three movies. With better writing to ensure continuity, a central theme, and actual character development then this trilogy could have been so amazing.

[@elusive_mg]

Not really, u need to try at least to understand why, i think it was a tragic manipulated char

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

Quit blaming Disney, that was all Kennedy's fault. And Disney didn't bring her in, Lucas did many decades ago. Disney doesn't make internal business choices like that for their separate companies, that's literally what they pay her to do, so they don't have to. It is their fault though for keeping her after all the bad choices she has made.

[@bonghunezhou5051]

"...Adam is doing amazing..." Adam, Oscar, John, and even Daisy all have had their acting careers at least somewhat negatively impacted by their association with the 'Disneyquel' SW films. Better luck to *All Four* !

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

We saw quicksand everywhere as kids, it's because of the old westerns and Tarzan movies we grew up watching on Saturdays. I used to swing over any sand ( thick vines ) along the streams on our property, sure it was quicksand.

[@emu_warrior]

the audience was soooo good this entire night

[@DonDonP1]

A "Star Wars" actor talking "Star Trek": Priceless. Adam Driver would make a perfect guest star in a current "Star Trek" show. There have been people associated with both franchises.

[@tomlinkusa]

As a Trekkie I was awed by the fact that a legendary Star WARS actor watched Star TREK. Go Adam!

[@indranidasgupta8982]

I was even more amazed that he admitted it! Loved that bc it shows he’s not afraid of admitting that he is/was a Trekkie!

[@guilegameche3810]

Wasn't the movie about the whales directed by Shatner, though, because he add a contractual "kindergarten" clause stating everything Nimoy was allowed, he was also and Nimoy just happened to have directed the previous Star Trek movie?

[@indranidasgupta8982]

@@guilegameche3810 The TOS movies have had two repeat directors. TMP (the motion picture) director: Robert Wise. TWOK director (the Wrath of Khan): Nicholas Meyer. TSFS (the Search for Spock) director: Leonard Nimoy. TVH (the "whale" movie) director: Leonard Nimoy. TFF (the Final Frontier) director: William Shatner. TUC (the Undiscovered Country) director: Nicholas Meyer.

[@tomlinkusa]

@@guilegameche3810 Shatner directed Star Trek V - the one with the search for God.

[@nicks7835]

@tomlinkusa “Legendary” Star Wars actor? Seriously? Haha. The sequel trilogy was garbage.

[@r3tr0actiongamer24]

Saw 65 yesterday and really enjoyed it

[@marifazekas5650]

I neeeeed Adam to host SNL again. My sister and I quote his skits constantly

[@ChubbyUnicorn]

Many great actors have zero personality (lookin' at you, DeNero.) They fill the void with a written character. But Adam overflows with personability. He's a real guy and he can become any character. That's true talent.

[@indranidasgupta8982]

Adam talking my favorite franchise - Trek! ❤❤

[@Renessie1]

i love how they are having a full conversation without finishing a single sentence 😂😂😂😂

[@kazza6078]

Another interview with great chemistry

[@adamkis3569]

I remember the quicksand craze of the 80's! I thought it was just a local thing. But then again, my hometown is only half an hour away from Adam Driver's, so maybe it was local.

[@brikatgen]

Understanding, gentle, and tall 😂

[@indranidasgupta8982]

😅😉💓

[@jaden8084]

They made us watch Old Yeller when I was in the third grade in school. We all cried and wanted to go home. Who shows that to kids that age?? Never ever watched it ever again even as an adult. After that as a kid, If I ever saw a movie with a dog in it I never wanted to see the end because I thought they ended the same way. It's a traumatic movie for a kid, especially one who had a dog. He was great on SNL I'd love to see him do more comedies and even action movies and can't wait to see 65.

[@RHTeebs]

Yeah, Star Trek V is a weird one, but, I admire Adam for watching TNG. I wonder if he's watching Picard at all.

[@amywarhaft8297]

Seth is the most charming host on tv

[@geoafe66]

65 was fun

[@NewMessage]

_John Oliver has joined the chat, but he's too busy to type_

[@desiii420]

Good reminder to watch that clip next.

[@sammygirl6910]

Thanks N.M., for keeping the dream alive.

[@calikiwi]

Who?

[@sparkleevenmore9638]

Bwahaha

[@abbyklein5752]

My parents did the same thing with VHS tapes; I never realized that I was missing a large chunk of the plots from movies like the Wizard of Oz until I was much older 😂

[@blackbird5634]

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was the first family-fun movie my family went to together, so you know, 1968. 😲

[@jodyvollmer4125]

I was just telling someone the other day about Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I saw it once as a kid and all I remember is they locked up a little boys in a cage. I have no desire to ever watch it again.

[@blackbird5634]

@@jodyvollmer4125 There's seriously Disney-weird sh** happening in it, and nothing is explained later. You're right to trust your 5yr old self!

[@lburm964]

I would love to see Adam Driver in a reprise of the Fiddler on the Roof.

[@SandieCastaneda]

He’s so cute ☺️

[@suzannahirwin7165]

I also had a fear of dying in quicksand and avalances. I was born and raised in Kansas, not known for quicksand nor avalanches however cheesy black-and-white Saturday movies instilled TERROR in a child like me.

[@FloraWest]

I feel like this was a very common fear for kids of a certain era.

[@TooRudeProductions]

I'm 33 years old and I think dinosaurs are still one of the coolest things that have ever happened on this planet. I don't think you really ever outgrow your fascination of dinosaurs.

[@travis_mitchell]

Hearing a Star Wars villain speak fondly of what many consider the worst Star Trek film, Is delightful to me.

[@ytuser_3122]

I love how he still sports his Star Wars haircut, but he looks nice with it.

[@kael13]

Oh my god, Adam's right, quicksand really was a fear of mine as a kid.

[@villanessa]

I'm still traumatized by Bambi and Dumbo and I'm 40. Never showing those two movies to my kids 🥺

[@SoulAbundanceIQ]

Same, especially Dumbo! It's the worst!!

[@cannibalbananas]

1) Glad it's not just my kid who's not interested in watching movies. 2) I love Mary Poppins, floating uncle and all ❤️

[@kurlykayla9013]

This interview is so fucking funny lmao

[@mrsjama8]

The host talks too Much and cuts off Adam Driver! We want to hear what Adam has to say not the host. Love love love 65, watched it 5 times! Thank you Adam Driver for acting in a movie for family! Nice to see no sex nudity bad swearing!

[@HeroicPenguin]

He was talking about Star Trek The Final Frontier.

[@jsmandrake]

THE YEARLING....best heartbreaking movie (the original w/ Gregory Peck)

[@raradis]

I had the same problem with quicksand.. damn!

[@charlotteillustration5778]

When my daughter was very little we lived in the hills in Italy and didn’t even have a television, so when we came back to the UK she was scared by several films. We had to leave the cinema because she sobbed so hard in The Aristocats when the kittens were abandoned, and as for Dumbo, with his mum locked up…. tragedy. So I completely understand, Seth!

[@misslanapaulford]

Star Trek 5 with Spocks half brother. Plus the muscular female Klingon.. Kirk says his pain from losing everything and his son is what keeps him going and his drive. I also wondered how many people could relate to that.

[@Wayzor_]

She was a Romulan.

[@MarisaP1978]

@@Wayzor_ Did you actually WATCH the movie? I have, in fact, I have it and she wasn't a Romulan, she was most definitely a Klingon. Watch it again!

[@ivonmorales2654]

It can't be a coincidence that most trekies are smart and talented like Adam...

[@ethgratz2186]

Picard s3 is so damn good imo so far. Adam Driver is cool as well. He sounds about 11 years old every time he says "my Dad." So sweet.

[@dantower8268]

Beast Master in the 80s had an amazing quick sand scene

[@DOSkywalkR]

I always wonder how they determine when Seth says "our friend" or "our very good friend" before saying the guest's name 😄 I think I heard "very good" the most with fellow SNL alumni of Seth. 🤔

[@StephanieAly]

That makes sense bc I think it's probably just whatever happens to come out of his mouth based on his personal relationship with the guest and their relationship with the show/team

[@judeangione3732]

I saw Old Yeller when I was 7. We rarely went to the movies. We waited in line. It was all very exciting. Until Yeller gets shot. That's all I remember. Yeller got shot. Got a new dog? That did not register. They shot Old Yeller; that's all that registered. For years I would cry any time someone brought up that movie.

[@EDDIELANE]

My mom used to try and edit out parts of movies with the black tape. She would try to cut the bad parts out, but she didn’t get the right place, so it would be the bad part> like the swear or whatever> and then about 7 seconds of nothing where everyone awkwardly thought about the bad stuff, and then back into the movie again.

[@jma331982]

I think Seth might be the best interviewer on late night tv

[@nayjay468]

That was so freaking charming!

[@dipperdandy]

The Old Yeller bit was from Friends and the Quicksand one I've heard in standup. Still all funny and relatable tho

[@semievilsquirrel]

His hands are HUGE!!

[@cerboris521]

Scariest movie I've ever seen (as a kid and adult) was the Original Willy Wonka. As a fat kid with claustrophobia, it scared me senseless.

[@paulyricca3881]

🚬👳🏻‍♂️🥃🥃🍺🍺 VOTE FOR TRUMP IN 24 MAKE AMERICA BRING BACK COLONIAL INDIA AGAIN

[@shelleyjennings4344]

I didn’t think Adam Driver was old enough for the quicksand paranoia. I thought it was just a Boomer thing. Maybe he grew up watching older tv shows? 😂😂 In any event, he’s a cool dude!

[@costcosfinest4763]

I am firmly Gen Z and we also grew up with the quicksand paranoia, so it might just be a thing that writers love to add to children's media

[@StephanieAly]

Younger/core millennial - I developed the same paranoia, but I actually don't remember how often I saw quicksand in '90s-'00s cartoons relative to how often it turned up in older syndicated ones

[@willhightower1467]

Did Adam think he was talking about the Fizzy Lifting Drink part of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when he said, Marry Poppins was scary? Or is there a part of the movie I don't remember ?

[@ripadipaflipa4672]

I saw old yeller on the big screen and was so traumatized I refused to allow my children to watch it. I think the reason was very personal because I couldn’t handle watching it again. I did watch It with my way too young children and they never lost a night’s sleep because of fear from It.

[@melmel4712]

I hate that movie & any movie that kills off the pets.

[@billiey36]

@@melmel4712 Remember The Yearling?

[@Ou8y2k2]

Adam Driver is like the millenial Keanu Reeves. lol

[@chewpocalypse]

Theyr'e not wrong... quiksand sequences in movies used to be a LOT.

[@maryrosekent8223]

Quicksand spa treatment would definitely exfoliate your skin! A hose down and then a hot tub…it could become the next big thing.

[@globalwarmhugs7741]

That tiny adolescent squeak coming out of that giant of a man, when he first says "quicksand" was so, so endearing.

[@danielhenderson3753]

Quicksand was totally a Gen X primary concern!

[@lb5368]

It's Adam Driver season!! Welcome, all ye rats 💕 Also, I watched Star Trek TNG with my own dad growing up, so I now adore Adam just ever so slightly more 💔😭

[@calidofrio13]

Seth started talking like we knew what movie this guy is in lmao.

[@kguerr197]

If you didn't know what he was in, that's on you. Hollywood knows.

[@wd3987]

Kylo Ren solo film! Or Kylo Ren Solo film!

[@EST84x]

Adam Driver can be quite guarded in interviews. He's not here, actually seems to be enjoying himself. So, good job Seth.

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Barney phllips talk about Hal taggart

[@jesjusie]

amo ele

[@carolbenson6524]

Was unbelievable in House of Gucci!!!

[@edofcedar]

John Oliver is so jealous right now.

[@lethargogpeterson4083]

Spoiler warnings for Old Yeller.

[@jacovawernett3077]

Adam Driver is a Nephalim. 🤣🤣💗💗⚓️⚓️🤸‍♀️😇😇💗💗

[@MM-ud1xf]

The only that was scarier than quicksand was falling into a bottomless pit.

[@semievilsquirrel]

The internet says Adam Driver is 6'2". I just cannot believe that. I work with plenty of guys who are 6'2" and none of them look that tall....

[@suecastillo4056]

♥️😘‼️🙋‍♀️

[@sarahewson3607]

Child of two actors doesn’t want to watch movies 😂😂

[@tompreuss6939]

If his fan club isn't called "The Adam Passengers" then somebody messed up.

[@lilybee9421]

they're called baby drivers, actually

[@TwinGeeks]

I think they'e called the rats, which is just weird

[@kguerr197]

They're called the rats. He played a part of a lab worker where he works and lives with rats. Don't know if it was a movie or a TV show.

[@hillarypritchard9249]

Heartbroken John Oliver wasn't there the same night.

[@MissAlikescakes]

I never saw kids hate movies. Hate one movie because of a character yes but hate movies I never saw. Show a kid a movie with a character that they like and they will watch it.

[@billiey36]

Don't take a 6-year-old so seriously. 🤣

[@TheRunningLeopard]

If only the dinosaurs were actually accurate.

[@LittleRed4]

Well, it looks like he and his father were already fans so TFF didn't ruin it for him.

[@indranidasgupta8982]

TFF was actually kind of a long bad TOS episode complete with some of the best sequences (mountain climbing) and lines (“Excuse me but what does god need with a starship?”) in all of Trek.

[@reneekad]

Dinosaurs & trains

[@ArielDuffyable]

I think that was more of an 'awareness' of quicksand than a fear 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@noodlewhitley]

Star Trek V

[@lovingtennis247]

Adam Driver and John Mulaney had the same childhood fear.

[@Alm0st999]

He was in white noise - the movie that portrayed the Ohio train spill before it happened- wake up people!!!

[@billiey36]

Grow up. A movie based on an over 20-year-old book is not some sort of conspiracy, unless you think the author was predicting the hundreds that have happened in the last 20 years. 🤣

[@Alm0st999]

@@billiey36 stay asleep good little sheep. 9/11 and titanic were both predicted over 20 years before they happened-you're mad that I speak the truth

[@expectationlost]

Seth keeps cutting him off, hes in hurry

[@seizure_alert]

wow way to spoil the mystique lol

[@melb5387]

I still can't watch a movie or tv show with a character falling in quicksand and I'm almost 60. 😁

[@caseydupuis904]

Why is star trek called star trek when they never actually visit a star? It should be called planet trek

[@indranidasgupta8982]

Because it navigates amongst stars 😒

[@kenster8270]

Adam D will never not remind me of that huge Native guy in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"

[@KenLit]

4 o7, and Yes quick sands, took my Lionheart Bro, Dennis Litgov´s wooden 1 shoe, Right, I recall... Hmmm, remember, D 🙂 In 1979 I saw ALIEN. AND then at my ages 11 invited newer Stockholm, I became Cosmonauty, AND THEN at 12, I became sort of aware That The Marianer Trench is LIFE... only when like Us, besides never ever roomed existed, creates New. 500 million Years, in New, We have parked vehicles Planetary wised... A SHOW ❤

[@atxcomanche]

Is Adam Driver the new David Schwimmer?

[@jordanpriore]

this man always looks like he's afraid that he's about to get hit by a truck

[@leshcamp7281]

John Oliver will not be pleased.