For a man who makes his living with words, Dustin Hoffman could only come up with one to describe his feelings at getting a Kennedy Center Honor…"surreal." During his tribute, Robert DeNiro says Hoffman made it hard for other actors because of his level of preparation and dedication to his craft. DeNiro says after Hoffman came along, it forced all other actors to — as DeNiro put it — "get it right." The Kennedy Center Honors will air on CBS on December 26.

John Paul Jones says he and the rest of Led Zeppelin "were heavily influenced" by American music — and all they did was translate into their own style and "brought it back to you." Whatever they did worked — three members of the group picked up their Kennedy Center Honors. Aside from Jones, honors went to two other Zeppelin members, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. Also honored in Washington was blues legend Buddy Guy — who Jones and Plant say was a major influence on their music.

David Letterman says he still doesn't think the people at the Kennedy Center got it right by giving him one of its honors over the weekend, either. The late night comedian jokingly insists there was some kind of "error in bookkeeping" and that he has people looking into it. But he still showed up for the event — since he had already paid for the suit he was wearing. Others honored included three members of Led Zeppelin — Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones, as well as Buddy Guy, and Dustin Hoffman.

Since Led Zeppelin and David Letterman got along so well over the weekend as Kennedy Center Honorees, they decided to extend their fun to tonight. Led Zeppelin will do a rare TV interview on Letterman's show tonight. They're promoting their concert DVD, "Celebration Day." They are not planning to perform.