Tom Selleck Talks About Being Inducted Into the Cowboy Hall of Fame on 'Late Show'(VIDEO)
It's been nine years since David Letterman last had Tom Selleck on the other side of the desk. He brought the actor onto the 'Late Show' (Weeknights, 11:35PM on CBS on to talk about his induction into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame alongside the likes of John Wayne, Henry Fonda and Steve McQueen, as well as his new series 'Blue Bloods.' But it was in their Hall of Fame discussion, that things got a little heated. Apparently, Selleck is a bit of a stickler about anachronisms in his movies. "If you see a movie that takes place in 1860 and the guy's using an 1894 Winchester," he explained. "It's not good."
"And they appreciated this and now you're honored with the induction." Letterman said.
"Well that wasn't the only reason!" Selleck snapped.
According to Selleck, the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Museum has put several of his props from his film roles to honor his work in the genre, as well as his attention to detail and accuracy. The actor was worried that he was going to choke up during the speech he gave. "You don't want to blubber through a speech in front of a bunch of cowboys," he said.
"I cowboyed up for about half the speech," he explained, but when he started talking about his mentors, Ben Johnson and James Garner, he got emotional. "I didn't cry," Selleck clarified. "I just couldn't talk for about a minute." It was an incredible honor for the actor, who visited the museum and was inspired by it when he was first getting into the acting business. And then Letterman had to go and mock him.
After the two bickered over what Letterman did and didn't mean by his comments, the host said, "I'm beginning to understand now why it's been nine years."
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