Gerard Butler Interview on Late Night

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By April MacIntyre Oct 16, 2009, 15:34 GMT

NBC sent us clips from last night’s Late Night, as Jimmy welcomed Gerard Butler into the studio, where he talked about the many nicknames he has. 10/06/2009 - Gerard Butler - NBC sent us clips from last night’s Late Night, as Jimmy welcomed Gerard Butler into the studio, where he talked about the many nicknames he has. © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos

10/06/2009 - Gerard Butler - NBC sent us clips from last night’s Late Night, as Jimmy welcomed Gerard Butler into the studio, where he talked about the many nicknames he has. © Albert L. Ortega / PR PhotosButler recently revealed in an Esquire interview that he gave up drinking after living with some Irish guys in Venice, California, and sharing some sotted stories."For a while, I was living in an apartment in Venice Beach with three Irish guys who drank every day. It was perfect..." said Butler to Esquire. "We just got smashed. I started getting odd jobs. My buddies turned up one day and said they'd gotten a job working in a carnival that was going around the state fairs in California. In this year out of school, I did many things. I drove from L. A. to Miami, from L. A. to Chicago, from Miami to Chicago. And I kept getting arrested for stupid stuff — basically just being too drunk. I was out of control, and justifying it with this idea that I'm young, this is life. This is me just being boisterous. I remember getting arrested once and they actually put me in shackles. I was walking around chained to eight other guys. And technically, I was still president of the Law Society in Glasgow.""I ended up in L. A. County Jail. I was in a cell with my 501s and my tight leather jacket and my long hair thinking I was Jim Morrison. I can't believe I'm talking about this. I'd better not."Butler also talks about hosting this weekend’s SNLPlus, last night we got to see the latest episode in Jimmy’s “Real Housewives of Late Night”