I remember the first time [De Niro] hostedSNLand had a wonderful time with him.
That was not, uh, asexcitingas that seemed, because hes so comfortable being quiet.
Were on the 17th floor and its just a long, slow elevator, he continued.
Seth Meyers; Robert De Niro.Credit:Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty; Frazer Harrison/Getty
And at one point he goes, Did you write that sketch?
And I was like, I did.
He goes, Pretty good.
Robert De Niro hosting ‘SNL’ in 2002.Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
And then just [silence].
Ill go with best.
TheIrishmanactor has hosted the show two times since in 2004 and 2010, respectively.
Norton, who helms his own eponymous BBC One chat show, could sympathize with Meyers elevator plight.
I really like Robert De Niro, but hes not that chatty, he said earlier in their interview.
Norton then recalled an incident that he said occurred about the fourth time that De Niro visited his show.
He was having such a nice time, he started to tell an anecdote, he said.
And we were like, Oh my God, Robert De Niros telling an anecdote!
However, Norton noted that it soon became clear why De Niro prefers to keep mum.
It was properly like one of those old [ladies] going, And it was on a Wednesday.
No, I tell a lie.
It was a Thursday.
Meyers quipped back, Hes like, I just came here to have a nice time.
The story did not make the broadcast.
We cut it out, Norton added, to which Meyers replied, Thats very kind.
Watch Meyers and Norton trade De Niro stories in the clip above.
