Mark Cuban and Daymond John Take a Lie Detector Test

[Man] Mark.

Yes.

[Man] Daymond?

Yes.

[Man] Tonight, you'll be taking a lie detector test.

One of you will be hooked up to the machine

while the other asks questions, and then you'll switch.

So who wants to get hooked up first?

[tense subdued music] I wanna get it over with.

[Daymond laughs]

[briefcase latch clinking]

[static hissing]

How many of these have you taken?

Four or five.

Okay, a few questions to calibrate the machine.

Is your name Mark Cuban? Yes.

Were you born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?

Yes.

[Daymond] Are you the owner of the Dallas Cowboys?

No.

All right, let's get started. [laughs]

[boom]

Before you made your fortune, you slept on the floor

in a three-bedroom apartment with five other roommates.

Is that right? Yes.

Would you say you were one of the cleaner roommates?

No.

Did you ever clean the toilet?

No.

Can you remember the last time you cleaned a toilet?

Yes.

Do you ever eat your roommates' leftovers?

Absolutely.

[laughs] Do you think I'd be a good roommate?

That you'd be a good roommate?

Yeah. Yeah!

Is it true that, in college,

you taught disco dancing to sororities?

Yes.

[Daymond] [laughing] Can you show me?

[laughing] Yes.

You're a billionaire.

It must feel good to say that, right?

Yes.

[Daymond] Can you say I'm a billionaire without smiling?

No. [people laugh]

It's almost like Simon Says. [laughs]

Do you ever check your Forbes billionaire ranking?

Yes.

Have you ever corrected someone

after they called you a millionaire?

[laughing] No, well, probably, yeah.

Would you rather have dinner with this fellow billionaire

What?

Oh yeah, okay. over me?

Oh wait, this fellow billionaire over you?

I'll take her. [laughs]

Do you think it's fair that Kylie Jenner

calls herself a self-made billionaire?

Yeah.

You once wrote in your blog that you

can never think of any good reason

for any sane person to wear a suit.

Do you still feel that way?

[laughing] Yes.

So did the Shark Tank producers force you to wear one?

Yes.

You're a big fan of graphic tees, right?

[Mark] Yep.

[laughs] Would you say your closet

is over 50% graphic tees?

No.

[Daymond] Do you own any FUBU shirts?

[laughing] No.

Why not?

[woman chuckling]

I threw 'em away. [laughs]

I used to.

You once said you try to read

about three hours everyday. Yes.

That's a lot of books, wouldn't you say?

Yes.

I've written five books.

Have you read any of them? No. [laughs]

I've promoted 'em, but never read 'em.

[Daymond] Why not?

Next. [Daymond and Mark laugh]

What about Lori Greiner's book,

Invent It, Sell It, Bank It?

Did you read that?

She wrote a book? [Daymond and Mark laugh]

What about Robert Herjavec's book, Driven?

Robert can write? [Daymond and Mark laugh]

Did you ever read the Fifty Shades of Grey series?

No, but fun fact, there's a picture

of me in the first movie.

Really? For real. [laughs]

[laughing] He's telling the truth. Yeah!

Your own brother said you made him start

in the stockroom at your company, is that true?

Yes.

[Daymond] Would you let your daughters work for you?

Yes.

[Daymond] Would you make them start as unpaid interns?

Yes.

You currently hold the Guinness World Record

for the largest single e-commerce transaction

of a jet for $40 million; did you know that?

Yes.

[Daymond] Is that one of your prouder accomplishments?

No.

[Daymond] Prouder than winning an Emmy?

No.

Prouder than being my friend?

Oh, I love being your friend!

[Daymond laughs] Chocolate Thunder,

are you kidding me?

You once tried to be an actor in LA, right?

[Mark] Yes.

Is it true [laughs] you were almost cast

in the movie Twister?

Not almost, but I got a callback.

Are you still bitter that you weren't cast?

Yes.

[laughs] Would you say you're more proud

of your acting work on Entourage over Sharknado 3?

Yes; I was good in Entourage.

They invited me for one episode.

They kept me for eight.

You were also a contestant on Dancing With the Stars

in 2007, is that correct? Yes, yes.

[Daymond] Would you say that was one

of the more challenging things you ever done?

Ever, yes.

So would you say, in some ways,

dancing is harder than making a billion dollars?

In some ways, yes.

You are the majority owner of the Dallas Mavericks,

Yes. right?

Be honest, do you have a favorite player?

Maybe,

but he retired.

Who? Dirk.

And you played basketball in high school, right?

No, I got cut.

Donald Trump, among other things,

has called you dopey, boring, and a loser.

Be honest, does his trolling ever hurt your feelings?

No.

Are you sick of being asked if you'll run

for president one day? Yes.

[Daymond] Will you run for president one day?

[laughs] [people laugh] Yes.

He's telling the truth.

[hisses loudly]

Let's wrap it up.

At any point during this interview,

did you lie and we didn't catch you?

No.

[gasps] Really? Say it again.

No.

Yeah, he's telling the truth.

Yeah.

Messing with me. All right.

All right, Mark. See, it was easy,

it was fun.

[boom]

Anybody else in here nervous but me?

[woman chuckles] No?

You ready to go?

I'm ready. Okay, here we go.

Is your name Daymond John?

Yes.

[Mark] Were you born in Brooklyn?

Yes.

Have you ever taken a lie detector test before?

No.

Is your birthday February 23, 1969?

Yes.

Okay, let's get to the meat of it.

You said you started working at the age of 10

by handing out flyers, is that correct?

Yes.

Do you remember what kind of things you spent your money

on at 10 years old?

Sneakers,

fake jewelry.

And you grew up in Hollis Queens, right?

Yes.

[Mark] Would you say you're the most successful person

to come out of your neighborhood?

No.

More successful than this guy?

No.

[Mark] What about this guy?

Don't know.

Okay, let me rephrase that.

More successful than this guy after the Fyre Festival?

[Mark laughing] No.

Do you still feel strong ties to that community?

Yes.

[Mark] Would you ever invest in a local bodega?

No.

[chuckles] You grew up in the same neighborhood

as a lot of hip hop artists, correct?

Yes.

[Mark] Did you ever consider a career in music?

Every day of my life. Yeah.

Is your new album of speeches scored over music your attempt

at breaking into the industry?

Somewhat.

Why didn't you sing on the album?

'Cause I can't sing. [laughs]

Would you sing me a song if I ask?

Yes. I'm asking.

Rap or something. ♪ Let your mind ♪

♪ And your body be free ♪

♪ Dance with me ♪

♪ Uh uh uh ♪ ♪ Uh uh uh uh uh uh ♪

♪ Joanna, Joanna ♪

[Mark] Have you ever been an actor?

Yes.

Did you ever act in a Sharknado movie?

Yes.

Are you a better Sharknado actor than I am?

I didn't see your role.

Were you killed in Sharknado?

Yes.

I'm better. [laughs] [Daymond laughs]

Is it true that when you

were first starting your billion-dollar business FUBU,

you were still waiting tables at Red Lobster?

Yes.

During that time, did customers ever not tip you?

Yes. And so,

when you weren't tipped, did you do anything to retaliate?

They already left; I could not spit in their drink.

[laughs] Do you think I would be a good customer

at Red Lobster?

[Daymond] Yes.

What would I eat?

You would not eat any meat.

[laughs] Yeah, right.

Would you consider me a good tipper?

Yes.

[Mark] Do you ever still eat at Red Lobster?

Yes.

[Mark] What do you order?

Crab Alfredo.

Is it true that you started FUBU with $40?

[Mark] Yes. Do you think this guy

could've started his fashion company with $40?

If he did it the right way after he was famous.

If Kanye came on Shark Tank and asked you

to invest in his Dome isles and properties,

would you do it? No.

Do you think the FUBU graphic tee

with my face on it would sell?

Highly doubt it.

[Mark] Do you like hot butter on your breakfast toast?

Yes.

[laughs] Do you like to tell pirate jokes?

[laughing] Yes.

[Mark] Does anybody dislike your pirate jokes?

Probably. [laughs] [Mark laughs]

Do you dislike 'em?

[laughing] I'm not sittin' there.

[Daymond] Argh.

[Daymond and Mark laugh]

You tell people that there are 100,000 words

in the English language, and we only use 5,000 everyday.

Is that true?

Five to 7,000.

[Mark] Do you have a favorite word?

Love. Love, okay.

Did you give yourself the name Chocolate Thunder,

or did somebody give it to you?

I gave it to myself.

[Mark] [laughing] Does anybody

actually call you Chocolate Thunder other than yourself?

You do.

I call you Choc.

The whole Shark Tank said call me Chocolate Thunder.

If an employee did not call you Chocolate Thunder

on the Shark Tank set, would you fire them?

[laughs] My employees or Yes,

your employees. or other people's employees?

If they did not call me Chocolate Thunder?

[Mark] Chocolate Thunder on the Shark Tank set.

Absolutely not.

On the Shark Tank set, do you sit on one pillow

or more than one pillow?

[Daymond and Mark laugh]

I sit on two. [Mark laugh]

Before you accepted a seat on Shark Tank,

you were going to turn the show down for a role

in Keeping Up With the Kardashians, is that right?

Yes.

Is it true that Khloe Kardashian

is the reason you accepted the Shark Tank job?

Yes, she said she wouldn't get in my way.

Does that make Khloe your favorite Kardashian?

Yes.

[Mark] Do you still watch the show

Keeping Up With the Kardashians?

No. [Mark laughs and gasps]

Are there any investments you made

on Shark Tank that you later regretted?

Many of them. [Mark laughs]

[Mark] Are you a better investor than me?

No. [Mark gasps]

Is it true that you were named Presidential Ambassador

for Global Entrepreneurship by President Obama?

Yes.

[Mark] Would you say you two are friends?

No.

Are you better friends with him than you are with me?

[laughs] No. [Mark laughs]

I don't even think I have a phone number on him

or email.

Do you think he'd consider me for the position?

Absolutely. Oh, I didn't know that.

Is being friendly with the Obama more valuable

than having one billion dollars?

No.

I'm sorry. [Mark laughs]

I just need the money.

You work out every morning, is that right?

[Daymond] No.

You work out once a month, is that right?

Yes. [laughs] [Mark laughs]

Could you beat this woman in a pushup contest?

Probably not.

[laughs] Could you beat Barbara Corcoran

in a pushup contest? Yes.

[laughs] Could you beat me in a pushup contest?

Don't know yet. [Mark laughs and gasps]

Probably not.

I blew out my shoulder, the only reason.

When I was healthy, I'd beat all of you.

Okay.

Have you ever embellished your wealth to an investor?

[Daymond] Absolutely.

Have you ever embellished your wealth to a girl?

Absolutely. [Mark laughs]

Is that-- I'm currently

embellishing to my wife my wealth!

Is that ever a strategy worth pursuing with women?

No.

Depends on where you are in life.

When you were single, did that strategy work well for you?

Yes, [Mark laughs]

but we're talking about when I was 20, 25.

[Mark] Yeah, when you were single. [laughs]

No, we're talking about when I was broke,

and it was the only way to go up.

Exactly.

Do you think this guy has ever lied about his wealth?

Every day of his life. [Mark laughs]

What about me?

Do you really think I'm worth a billion dollars?

[Daymond] Yes.

Okay, let's wrap it up.

At any point in this interview,

did you lie and we didn't catch you?

No.

One more question.

Who's more handsome, you or me?

Me.

He's telling the truth.

Aw! [laughs] [Daymond laughs]

[boom]