Matthew McConaughey explains how the famous humming from Wolf of Wall Street is because of him & Leo

The Graham Norton Show S14x16 feat. Matthew McConaughey, Julianne Moore & Alan Davies
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[@maxdurk4624]

This is not an original point, but it bears repeating: His character had less than ten minutes of screen time in a 3 hour movie and yet he is one of the most memorable things in it.

[@raz0rcarich99]

There is something called the primacy effect of memory: it's easier to remember what came first in a sequence of events.

[@maxdurk4624]

@@raz0rcarich99 I dont think that means what you think it means lol.

[@raz0rcarich99]

@@maxdurk4624 I study psychology m8

[@maxdurk4624]

@@raz0rcarich99 Yeah but saying you remember things that happen first more easily in a sequence is completely different than art where what sticks out is what is memorable. Nobody remembers the very beginning of the movie like they do this scene. I don't even remember what the first scene in the movie is.

[@pierer91]

@@raz0rcarich99 oooh look at me I study psychology

[@Alecmiester]

His suit game is so strong.

[@Sethard1]

Tony Stark money..

[@swiecacetylki]

Ivo Rashkov not every rich person looks so damn good in a suit

[@PaniniWasteland]

+Tony Stark This comment is even better because its from Tony Stark.

[@gitsiriusmusic]

+Tony Stark his wig picks out his suits.

[@thetruth2929]

its the colours and strong toned shirts with matching ties that does it, thats all. Its all about contrasting. Notice how everything is the same sort of colour.

[@taramilano3002]

His voice is MAGICAL

[@PhysiologyWithZaid]

1k like

[@ustbot7047]

alright alright alright

[@hxrshrxwxt]

that part "until one of us passes the f#ck out" was soo soothing

[@0YouCanCallMeAl0]

So we have to thank Leo for this one? GIVE THE MAN HIS DAMN OSCAR ALREADY!

[@fatimamuhel472]

that comment was written 2 years ago...

[@albertocorreia4218]

@Ricardo Hernández Lol and for have it one? He can have two if he keep workin to have it

[@NoOne-ky1er]

Fans ready to give him Oscar for everything.

[@sebastian597]

Ricardo Hernández lol i love how out of nowhere your insult is

[@charsenlik296]

Yeah, he shoilda won at least 3 imo. Titanic, Wolf of Wall Street, and Revenant

[@LukaMc99]

Does it annoy anyone else that the screen is flipped

[@toyski6663]

Now you mentioned it, yes -.-

[@ella_jam]

yes it does. so much. i am distracted by it

[@Connief1990]

Yep.

[@gaymartina7031]

Yes

[@Dameduse823]

Flipping the screen helps make it harder to get marked for a copyright claim.

[@RayRomanMedia]

And now, cocaine.

[@foodflicksandfun253]

That was pretty hilarious.

[@REALKILLADEALRECORDS]

John Edwards jesus you really don't like the guy do you lol I don't really like him but when he said that it cracked me up same as every person in the building. you'd be fit for an institution where they teach a sense of humour you boring man

[@foodflicksandfun253]

John Edwards​​ Why do you find it difficult to believe that someone can have a different sense of humor you?

[@TheYuccaPlant]

***** I feel like he actually had cocaine in the pocket he reached for

[@jakedeane5304]

Don't forget the ludes!

[@ThompterSHunson]

I could listen to McConaughey telling stories like for two straight months! What a dude. So balanced.

[@meavyhetalderzweitegrafvon8240]

This reversed Screen is the perfect example for stephen kings definition of horror

[@tobyclarkthomson8443]

Gold

[@K-aR-Oh]

Amazing how he's only in one scene in a 3-hour movie, but it's one of the most show-stealing, iconic moments everyone remembers.

[@T0BBi94]

Leo and Matthew is easily two of my favorite actors and you can really tell they love what they do and really bring their 110% and they are geniuses when it comes to film, what looks good, what will work and to improvise on the spot. That famous scene in Wolf of Wallstreet is their combines minds working together and it is awesome to watch! :D

[@RyanGiggsOBE]

I really thought that the humming was all planned seeing as Leo's character makes everyone do it later on the film. Also he was incredible True Detective which is probably the best thing I have seen on TV

[@vincentdolan7402]

Yeah I thought that. Might be a last minute script change.

[@XxShroomsAnyonexX]

a lot of things in the movie aren't true..

[@doesitreallymatter23]

RyanGiggsOBE They later incorporated it into the script.

[@sionjones5226]

+Katie Mitchell no alot of the movie is true read jordan belfort book and watch interviews...ITS MENTAL!!

[@MyKnocKnocK]

+Sion Jeff Jones You must be america

[@moonlightbae6456]

Leo is a genius for telling him he should add it to the scene tho like wtf i love them both even more lol it’s so original and creative!

[@moon12349100]

listening to Matthew McConaughey, establishing scenes in his head in like seconds shows his brilliance

[@ashwhite3810]

what i like about this show is the relaxed after dinner party feel it has. where the guests are relaxed enough to be themselves and not "performing." The american guests always seem almost awkward at how relaxed and "normal" the vibe is.

[@quickplanet7]

Exactly what part of this clip was awkward?

[@ashwhite3810]

Mirror maybe you should read my comment again.

[@quickplanet7]

Ash White I did, and the question stands.

[@ashwhite3810]

Mirror !sigh! well your tone is combative and i don't want to get in to an obligatory internet argument with you. BUT if you watch american chatshows (which i enjoy) they seems relaxed and at home and comfortable...and USUALLY when on this show although the american guests aren't overly awkward they always seem like a guest that you've bought home for the first time. which isn't a bad thing...its nice. they're more charming and during the show they become relaxed and more "real"

[@gabrielle916]

I agree. It's like they're hanging at someone's 70s home. Yeah baby!

[@gq244]

Leo is legend.

[@gq244]

SS-Oberführer Shekelbergstein LOL😂😂😂

[@gq244]

SS-Oberführer Shekelbergstein Not all Arabs are muslims you stupid fuck 😂😂😂

[@jess1886]

@@erdnusse277 go away

[@mickeya9808]

@@erdnusse277 fuck u racist

[@erdnusse277]

@@mickeya9808 i don’t recall what I said but I was indeed very racist a few years ago. Not anymore, though, proud to say🙂

[@veegob5287]

That is great. I consistently get told I sound like McConnaughey. After I say “I wish I looked like him,” I take that compliment with pride.

[@warriorclass1040]

Less than 8 mins of screen time of a 150+ mins of a movie and the forever memory of him in this movie.. is why he's amazing at what he does.. and deserves his flowers.. Leonardo, denzil and Matthew are the GOATS of this industry.. the numbers don't matter.. the quality does.

[@mkphotofilm]

He really does have this aura about him. He's the type of guy you would imagine as a good, charismatic friend

[@robert140377]

The humming was simply one of the best scenes I have seen in movies :) Just awesome :)

[@Beowolf5388]

Hey it’s been a long time

[@jaymeister4850]

This is what happens when you have great actors and a great director. They get the bare bones script. Then they put themselves to work, to try and bring the character out. Leo has the great idea, Matthew executes it to perfection and Martin Scorsese's keen eye knows that this is money. Great writing, great acting, great improv and great directing.

[@389293912]

You can tell a lot of that was adlibed. That's what makes it so good. It's live, it's rough, it's got mistakes (not acting mistakes, just mistakes that occur normally in conversation).

[@acephyo7222]

the best scene in the entire movie to me . that hamming sound and his character are so unique in the movie .

[@elliotness6420]

Him a Leo are my 2 fave actors, 2 cool extraordinary people

[@steliosp1770]

Leo needs to direct more. You hear all these little kinds of details over the years about spontaneous stuff like this or improvising certain stuff that turn out to be key moments in film and its all cause of him..

[@claimeddrip]

I remember for my prom, out of nowhere, right before the beat to a song dropped, the dj played Matt's humming over the beat, and before you know it, me, my friends, and everyone who either saw the movie and understood the humming or just wanted to be a part of it, we all just started humming and beating out chests. It was definitely a night to remember

[@CwonqeR]

I was diagnosed with vocal cord nodules and my doctor told me to do that chest beating with rythm every morning lol

[@surferdudette19]

I'm going to tell my fam thanks to this video which led me to your *comment. Thanks!

[@jp3666]

It must take one, no, TWO VIRTUOSI of actors to improv on spot like that.. It's not just your own ability and confidence, but a complete and utter trust in the ability and confidence of actor working opposite you, to respond to your improv with his own improv. WOW.

[@mohaxiir10]

My Favourite actor Mathew Mccnahey.

[@berryb745]

you ever notice that matthew, no matter who he is talking to, how many are there, or who is speaking to him, he is always facing the girl? Look at any of his stuff he always faces the ladies when talking no matter what.

[@awesome1ru]

Edgy pumpkin why?

[@conradsz]

Alpha male+ Southern manners ?

[@sheakillinit]

Probably out of respect idk

[@attilaaluhut6250]

awesome1he's horny

[@iisuperstarii7310]

Edgy pumpkin wow, I seriously never noticed that.

[@OldSchooledTV]

I love you Alan Davies :D

[@mattwren]

What I find most interesting is that it was Leonardo who recognized that this would be great to have in the film, and it did become one of the most iconic scenes in Wolf of Wall Street. He is not just an extraordinary actor but clearly has an excellent understanding of what makes a great scene.

[@Nabolzi]

Alan Davies is pretty funny guy all without being annoying just happy and charming

[@TheFallenclimber]

His 'and now cocaine' quip is timed to perfection aha

[@imhim3717]

idk bout best scene but yes

[@autrostic]

I haven't watched the whole movie still. But I've watched that scene a good 20 times. You can't look away, it's so good

[@keithangana2183]

Really loved this guy. Hoped he'd be on more parts of the movie

[@stevehughes1510]

He's a riot that bloke, so original and refreshing.

[@knightsintodreams]

it took me a few minutes to realize the video was flipped. i was like WHY IS GRAHAM ON THE RIGHT

[@93deadpool]

When you've got McConaughey you've got a friend and that friend is you;)

[@joeyhughes1413]

I'm a Coach in a current u10's Football / Soccer Team. We do the Hum as a way of Team Bonding. The kids have no idea where it comes from but they absolutely love it

[@Numantino312]

that is awesome! bet nobody is gender confused or even merely depressed after that; AWESOME

[@joeyhughes1413]

@@Numantino312 they do it themselves now when there's good play or when someone makes a error they do the hum so the person in question rewinds the play and gets another chance to put it right

[@Numantino312]

@@joeyhughes1413 i bet your team has the highest percentage of "come back next season" players in the league

[@TheCelticer]

Has anyone else tried this humming thing by his/herself since the movie? I did

[@TheWartechgaming]

i think everyone did

[@chem2]

I did it during the movie

[@poolguy6018]

Ooh yeah. Everyone who loves mcconaughey does this

[@Alvaro-nd4vl]

i used to do it when i was a kid and a teenager. HItting my chest or back, tapping my throat or covering and uncovering my mouth. Makes distorted noises. After that scene is kind of awkward.

[@aBoxfulOfVids]

If you slow the video down by 0.5, Matthew McConaughey is the new drunk Jeff Goldblum

[@rioneru]

+aBoxfulOfVids I laughed so hard after I tried it. And now I can't stop listening to it.

[@yeetwchybaban]

aBoxfulOfVids what

[@ScreaminSavior]

Dead. Lolol

[@MITXF]

aBoxfulOfVids it was fun trying it 😂

[@dontreadmyprofilepicture507]

aBoxfulOfVids 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@LiLLobby]

What a legend

[@talytasbarcelos]

He made a great Leo's kind of impresionation.

[@nwokochagift2777]

True

[@miralabualjadail4206]

I do that too I thought I was the only one , It relaxes my heart beat when it's fast, my friends would look at me like I'm nuts

[@EvilTwin123]

"and now....cocaine!" ⛄ Best moment in the entire interview

[@Samy.10VE]

Leo is a genius so is Mathew one of my favourite scenes!

[@-colette4427]

His voice is so relaxing good lord.

[@kamilaguerrero7264]

Leo is genius

[@Patrick-Daniel015]

This is so freaking cool! MC and LC! Love it

[@jordanhaleigh4598]

Really wish he was in the movie more ❤❤❤

[@Lex23222]

That scene was legendary

[@TheJettlinger]

and now...cocaine

[@vxAlanxv]

i watched it too!:D

[@jzeusn7421]

@@majdfayad2234 lmao bro it ain't that serious

[@nate687]

I'm a doer it was hilarious

[@peanutismint]

There's a little bit of Goldblum about him, isn't there.

[@yamakbats]

it's always like that, most best scenes of a movie weren't even included in the script in the first place. Actors came up with them

[@tomblah]

Been watching so many Matthew McConaughey impressions that when he started talking at 0:18, I was like, woah, this dude does the best McConaughey

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

MATTHEW SO COOL !!!!!!!

[@abdisalamabdi9470]

My all time favorite actor

[@Eric.Morrison]

What he's describing is meditation. But that doesn't sound good here in Murica, so we bang our chests instead.

[@BromidicCompound]

But you still claim to have a penis hanging between your legs?

[@Jontman42]

BromidicCompound What.

[@ryangiggsq8]

Jontman42 The.

[@Imallowedindoors]

tareq abul taco

[@herebyhereby2874]

Not really meditation. You don't do that in meditation

[@svenreimaa6042]

He is the coolest guy on earth.

[@Achw3l]

Alan Daviesssss

[@wongho1]

I love Matthew but Leo is the genius this time!

[@MarcoEcija]

What a wonderful man

[@EstelleDiary]

This man I swear ! Brilliant

[@nicholasgarnett1767]

Matthew McConaughey the legend 👍⚡🙏🇦🇺 Along with Leo.

[@SmoochBoosh]

I tried to do it but...boobs...pain...not gonna try it again thats for sure.

[@jerryvelasco1474]

***** I second that.

[@SmoochBoosh]

***** ohhhhhhh. I did watch it tho

[@SmoochBoosh]

***** Just tried it, there really isnt much space above my boob, above my boob is like 2 inches of space then collarbone

[@Myview246]

Eh? My boobs prevented the pain

[@dancagurli]

Try right below the collar bone with an open hand.

[@lisaroberts2456]

Such a funny movie and now I see Matt in a different light lol

[@TheGreatAlan75]

He steals every scene

[@ash7324]

McConaughey just oozes charisma now he's a little older. Age really suits him.

[@Speed1-t2s]

Hes amazing actor

[@mudkak]

Mathew is an actor all day... No matter what is he upto...

[@Cyba_IT]

Matt is so f'n cool

[@alexcasanova5668]

World class act man...

[@nataneraser]

julianne moore is hot!

[@MrShiningbubblegum]

s

[@shubhampahal4453]

Watch Don Jon boy.....

[@bryanewyatt]

She looks so elegant here.

[@maxdurk4624]

Julianne Moore is absolutely stunning.

[@martyfox53]

Its a shame that his character didnt make it too far in the movie...

[@jonathancorbett2042]

Christ, how cool is he!

[@illadelphcat]

that scene is iconic

[@fogonthefog]

This man is the real star of the movie!

[@devanshmufc]

Matthew is just crazy smooth!

[@lucgh2007]

I can listen Matthew talking all fucking day long

[@SumriseHD]

Chill Guys, this is just a scene from the upside-down...

[@kuantize]

Julianne Moore thirsting for a bit of alright, alright, alright is very sweet.

[@human9512]

Matthew Nailed That

[@oni5909]

What an icon

[@jordanbelfort9118]

My mentor. My hero.

[@alexis-se7or]

his smile i am in looooove

[@Rotoprism]

I love Alan Davies

[@racheljohnson7177]

Matthew's funny

[@averagejoe7860]

matthew speaks: insert canned laughter

[@AJ8871]

I can see why people don’t enjoy Matthew but man he really is a talented actor. Him and Leo need to work together more

[@xTheNameisEthan]

Do people not enjoy him? He's always seemed so nice but like thr kind of guys where you really listen to every word he's saying like hes always about to say the most amazing thing you've ever heard and you don't want to miss it

[@MILITAWATCH]

that influenced me since then

[@gabrielle916]

Talented, funny, hot, laid back. Can ya be any more perfect Matt?

[@nerdtuga9180]

"Who is this guy?" If there were ten actor commandments, this would be number one.

[@ytuserinfinite]

no no no! wtf is it showing the wrong way around ?! can't watch more than 3 seconds.

[@lderozen]

Genius

[@jongcook8288]

You gotta feed the geese to keep the blood flowing😂

[@w77eed]

i know alot of people complain about the comedians, but they're there as a catalyst.

[@dexterbernard2701]

Classic scene.

[@DesmondMarxShow]

[@angelashevlin2656]

Love 💗 his voice 💋

[@Freyja051]

well I just saw the interview with di caprio where he says that he did not know that mathew will do the humming. whom should I trust? 🙂