WE'RE BACK WITH STAR OF "OUR FRIEND," JASON SEGEL.

YOUR NEW MOVIE "OUR FRIEND," STARS CASEY AFFLECK AND DAKOTA

JOHNSON.

IT'S BASED ON A TRUE STORY.

CAN■ç YOU-- CAN YOU TELL THE PEOPLE-- IT'S FASCINATING, IF

HEARTBREAKING STORY.

>> WELL, IT'S DEFINITELY HEARTBREAKING, AND I THINK

SOMEHOW MANAGES TO BE UPLIFTING AS WELL, WHICH IS WHY I WAS

INTERESTED IN DOING IT.

BUT MATTHEW TEAGUE, WROTE AN ARTICLE, WHICH THEY TURNED INTO

THIS MOVIE.

HIS WIFE WAS STRUCK WITH PANCREATIC CANCER WHICH IS A

DEVASTATING ILLNESS, AND AS THEY WERE, AS A HOUSEHOLD DEALING

WITH EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON, THEY REALIZED THEY WERE

OVERWHELMED AND THEY BROUGHT IN THEIR BEST FRIEND, NAMED DANE,

WHO I PLAY, TO HELP THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS.

AND HE ENDED UP BASICALLY GIVING UP HIS LIFE AND LIVING WITH THEM

FOR SOMETHING LIKE TWO YEARS.

AND I GUESS WHAT WAS AMAZING TO ME IS THAT MATT TEAGUE WENT

THROUGH THE HARDEST THING YOU'RE EVER GOING TO GO THROUGH, AND

SOMEHOW CAME OUT OF THE PROCESS IN VIEWING THIS AS A STORY ABOUT

FRIENDSHIP.

AND THAT'S WHAT THE MOVIE IS ABOUT.

IT'S HEARTBREAKING.

IT'S ALSO REALLY UPLIFTING.

AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING TO BE A PART OF.

>> Stephen: AND I UNDERSTAND YOU PLAY THE FRIEND.

>> I PLAY THE FRIEND, YEAH, DANE.

>> Stephen: AND WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.

IT'S YOU AND CASEY.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

>> I DO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

SO THERE IS A POINT IN THE REAL-LIFE STORY, IN THE MOVIE,

WHERE EVERYONE JUST BECOMES OVERWHELMED, AND PEOPLE START

BEING REALLY SHORT WITH EACH OTHER AND AT EACH OTHER'S

THROATS, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.

AND CASEY, WHO PLAYS MATT TEAGUE, NEEDS A BREAK, AND SO I

HIKE A LOT IN THE MOVIE.

AND I TELL HIM TO COME WITH ME TO JUST GET A BREAK.

THAT'S FUNNY TO YOU THAT I HIKE A LOT IN THE MOVIE.

LISTEN -- >> Stephen: YOU HAVE TALKED A

LOT ABOUT WALKING IN THIS INTERVIEW.

YOU HAVE BEEN WALKING.

YOU SAID FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY, YOU WENT FOR A WALK.

AND IN THIS MOVIE, YOUR CHARACTER TRAIT IS "GUY WHO

HIKE."

>> LISTEN, WHEN THEY SAID, DO YOU WANT TO BE ON THE SHOW?"

I SAID I HAVE NO STORIES.

AND SHE SAID, "YOU MUST HAVE BEEN DOING SOMETHING."

AND I SAID, "I'VE BEEN WALKING."

AND SHE'S LIKE, "GREAT.

OH, GREAT.

THAT WILL FILL THE TIME!

TELL US ABOUT THE WALKING!" ( LAUGHTER )

HERE WE ARE.

>> Stephen: PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO IT.

IT'S RELATABLE.

MANY PEOPLE WALK.

NOT IN LOS ANGELES, BUT MANY PEOPLE WALK.

WELL, JIM.

( LAUGHTER ) >> IT'S WEIRD TO JUST SIT OVER

HERE AND WATCH.

WE HAVE TO TELL THEM THAT WE'RE HERE SO THEY KNOW SO THEY DON'T,

YOU KNOW, GO SKINNY-DIPPING OR SOMETHING.

JUST SAY SOMEONE'S OVER HERE SO THEY KNOW WE'RE HERE.

SAY SOMETHING.

TELL THEM-- >> I'M GOING TO!

I'M THINKING OF WHAT TO SAY-- >> JUST SAY, "THERE ARE PEOPLE

HERE."

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU SAY.

>> THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU SAY!

>> HEY!

>> THEY THINK THAT WE'RE WEIRD IN THE FOREST.

>> MY FRIEND IS FREAKING OUT-- >> COME JOIN US.

>> WE WERE HERE BEFORE YOU.

>> WE'LL GO AWAY SOON, IF YOU WANT TO WAIT.

>> COME ON!

>> Stephen: DID YOU SHOOT THIS IN ALABAMA?

>> YEAH, IT'S SHOT IN FAIR HOPE, ALABAMA.

HAVE YOU BEEN THERE?

.>> Stephen: I'VE BEEN TO MOBILE BAY BUT I DON'T THINK

I'VE BEEN TO FAIR HOPE.

>> FAIR HOPE IS AN AMAZING TOWN.

IT REMIND ME OF THE TOWN I LIVE IN.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT MADE HE REALIZE WHY I NEEDED TO START

DOING THIS WALKING, BECAUSE I WANT TO CONNECT IT TO WALKING.

>> Stephen: ALL ROADS LEAD BACK TO YOU WALKING.

>> OF COURSE.

I SAT DOWN IN FAIR HOPE, ALABAMA.

I LIKE TO GET WHERE I'M GOING TO SHOOT A FEW WEEKS EARLY SO I'M

RELAXED AND FEEL CALM.

AND I SAT DOWN AND THE WAITRESS CAME UP AND SAID, "OH, JASON

SEGEL.

I KNOW YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN TOWN?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN FAIR HOPE, ALABAMA?"

AND I SAID,"I'M DOING A MOVIE WITH DAKOTA JOHNSON."

AND SHE SAID, "OH, MY GOSH, HOW MUCH WEIGHT DO YOU HAVE TO

LOSE?" ( LAUGHTER )

>> Stephen: IS THIS BEFORE OR AFTER YOU SAID TO YOURSELF, "I'M

GOING TO GET HEALTHIER "?

>> THIS IS ABOUT-- I'M GOING TO SAY 20 SECONDS BEFORE I

DECIDED...

( LAUGHTER ) I'M GOING --

>> Stephen: DID SHE THINK MAYBE IT WAS ONE OF THOSE "50

SHADES" SITUATIONS?

>> I THINK SHE MUST HAVE.

I THINK SHE MUST HAVE BECAUSE I THINK AMERICA'S BEEN DEMANDING

THAT I DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE REAL SEXY

KIND OF MOVIE.

SO SHE ASSUMED THIS MUST BE HAPPENING.

>> Stephen: THERE'S ONE OTHER SORT OF CONFESSIONAL THING I

WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT, AND THAT IS ABOUT THE "DRACULA" MUSICAL

THAT YOU WROTE.

BECAUSE IN "FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL," YOU PERFORMED PART OF

THIS.

AND WHAT I DID NOT KNOW WAS THAT THERE'S AN-- YOU WROTE AN ACTUAL

MUSICAL ABOUT DRACULA.

>> YEAH.

>> Stephen: AND WHEN TO HEAR YOUR "DRACULA" MUSICAL?

>> YOU KNOW, I'VE STARTED THINKING ABOUT MAYBE TRYING TO

DO THE WHOLE THING.

I HAVE AN IDEA FOR HOW TO DO IT.

BUT, YEAH, AT THE TIME, I THINK I WAS 23 YEARS OLD, AND I HAD

DONE-- I HAD DONE "FREAKS AND GEEKS," AND THEN I HAD A BIG

OUT-OF-WORK PERIOD.

BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS BEEN 6'4" SINCE I WAS, LIKE, 13 YEARS OLD.

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, I WAS TOO■ç TALL TO PLAY A KID, AND I WAS

TOO YOUNG AND WEIRD TO PLAY, LIKE, A DOCTOR.

AND SO I WAS JUST OUT OF WORK.

AND I THOUGHT, I KNOW HOW I'M GOING TO JONES START MY CAREER.

I'M GOING TO WRITE A LAVISH DRACULA PUPPET MUSICAL AND SHOW

EVERYONE.

SO ALONE IN THIS, LIKE, ONE-BEDROOM, LIKE, STUDIO

APARTMENT, I COMPOSED A DRACULA MUSICAL.

I HAD PUPPET AND EVERYTHING AND I RECORDED IT.

AND THEN I TRIUMPHANTLY BURNED IT ON TO A CD-- THAT'S WHAT YOU

USED TO DO IN THOSE DAYS.

>> Stephen: I REMEMBER THAT.

>> I CALLED JUDD APTO YOU, WHO HAD MADE "FREAKS AND GEEKS," AND

I SAID, "JUDD, I HAVE SOMETHING I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO

HEAR" I CAME TO HIS HOUSE AND PUT IT

ON THE STEREO.

AND HE LISTENED TO IT RESPECTFULLY AND NODDED HIS HEAD

AND IT STOPPED AND HE LOOKED AT ME AND HE SAID, "YOU CAN'T PLAY

THIS FOR ANYBODY EVER."

( LAUGHTER ) AND THEN-- AND THEN, LIKE, THREE

YEARS LATER, WE ENDED "FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL" WITH

IT.

>> Stephen: JASON, ALWAYS GOOD TO TALK TO YOU.

I KNOW YOU'VE GOT TO GO FOR A WALK.

( LAUGHTER ) SO I'M GOING TO LET YOU GO.

>> I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BEING SARCASTIC, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO

GO ON A WALK WITH YOU.

>> Stephen: I WOULD LOVE TO GO ON A WALK WITH YOU, TOO.

YOU'RE IN-- YOU'RE IN-- YOU'RE ON THE ORCHASHED RIGHT NOW.

>> NO, I'M IN MY LIBRARY.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: "OUR FRIEND" IS

JASON SEGEL.

AND THE MOVIE "OUR FRIEND" IS AVAILABLE IN THEATERS AND ON

DEMAND FRIDAY.

JASON, THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

STAY SAFE.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY BLACK PUMAS.