Celebrity Response
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Keanu Reeves
Actor · January 2022 · Aired January 13, 2022
Question set: Revised (2021–2022)
1
What's the best sandwich?
Toasted crunchy peanut butter with honey
"The sweet, the savory, and the crunch."
2
What's one thing you own that you should really throw out?
He's a pack rat and won't throw anything away
"I should really throw it away… it's difficult for me to throw things away. I'm a little bit of a pack rat."
3
What is the scariest animal?
Spiders
4
Apples or oranges?
Apples (especially with peanut butter)
Because you can put crunchy peanut butter on an apple
5
Have you ever asked someone for their autograph?
Lou Reed & George Carlin (Carlin wrote: "Dear Keanu, f**k you")
Got Lou Reed's autograph for a friend. Got Carlin's for himself — later found out Carlin wrote the same thing to other people too.
6
What do you think happens when we die?
"I know that the ones who love us will miss us."
This answer went viral in 2019 and inspired Colbert to create the segment.
7
What's your favorite action movie?
Rollerball (1975, James Caan)
"Violence, a game, and philosophy — social commentary. Fantastic."
8
Window or aisle?
Window
"You got the view."
9
What's your favorite smell?
His 1974 Norton Commando engine oil
"When the engine warms up and you get the good go, the oil heats up... it's really good."
10
What's your least favorite smell?
—
Not asked on tape.
11
What's the most used app on your phone?
—
Not asked on tape.
12
Cats or dogs?
Dogs
"But I'm starting to really like the cats though too."
13
You only get one song to listen to for the rest of your life — what is it?
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" — Joy Division
14
What number am I thinking of?
Six
15
Describe the rest of your life in five words.
"Health, love, friendship, create art, motorcycles"
"I'm going to be hopeful" — he technically used six words.