>> Stephen: HEY, LOOK HERE. IT'S THE STAR OF THE NEW MOVIE
"GEORGE & TAMMY." MICHAEL SHANNON.
YOU HAVE BEEN IN BAND OF YOUR OWN, I UNDERSTAND.
>> I DABBLED IN IT. I DABBLED IN IT.
>> Stephen: ANY PLANS TO GET THE GANG BACK TOGETHER AND GO
BACK ON TOUR? >> WELL, MY BAND, WE HAVEN'T
PLAYED IN A WHILE. >> Stephen: THE BAND IS CALLED
CORPORAL? >> YEAH, THIS BAND, WE STARTED
UP ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO OR SO. BUT AS OF LATE, I'VE BEEN MOSTLY
PLAYING SHOWS WHERE I PICK A RECORD AND JUST COVER THE WHOLE
RECORD BACK TO FRONT. >> Stephen: WOW.
BUT YOU DO IT AT, LIKE A BAR? >> YEAH, THOSE SHADY BARS, YEAH,
YEAH. >> Stephen: OLD TOWN ALE
HOUSE. >> OH, HEY!
BULL'S EYE! THERE YOU GO!
YEAH. THAT'S A LITTLE INSIDE JOKE.
( LAUGHTER )
>> YEAH, SEE YOU THERE. YEAH, ONCE WE DID HIGHWAY 61
REVISITED, THE DYLAN ALBUM, WE DID THAT ONCE.
I MEMORIZED "DESOLATION ROW," THE WHOLE THING.
>> Stephen: ONE OF THE BEST LINE.
>> ABE SAID MAN, YOU MUST BE PUTTING ME ON.
GOD SAID NO. ABE SAID WHAT?
GOD SAID YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT, ABE, BUT NEXT TIME YOU SEE
ME COMING, YOU BETTER RUN. YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S IT. >> THAT'S HOW I SING IT.
( APPLAUSE ).
YOU GOT AN ALBUM YOU THINKING ABOUT COVERING?
>> WELL, MY BUDDY JASON IN CHICAGO, HE CALLED ME UP THE
OTHER DAY, AND HE SAID, "ARE YOU COMING OVER FOR THE HOLIDAYS?
WE SHOULD DO A SHOW?" AND I SAID, MAYBE, MAYBE."
HE SAID, "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?"
AND I SAID HOW ABOUT "THE MODERN LOVERS."
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HERE KNOWS "THE MODERN LOVERS.
THERE YOU GO. >> Stephen: WHAT YEAR ARE WE
TALKING ABOUT IN "LOVERS?" >> THE FIRST RECORD, THE ONE
THAT SAYS "MODERN LOVERS ON IT? >> Stephen: 76?
NOT RICHMOND AND THE MODERN LOVERS.
>> NOW YOU'RE TRYING TO TRIP ME UP.
ROAD RUNNER, ASTROPLANE, PABLO PICASSO.
>> Stephen: HE'S NO ( BLEEP ). >> HE'S NO A-HOLE.
YEAH. >> Stephen: NOW, YOU'RE
TACKLING A NEW CHALLENGE. YOU'RE KURNL IS THIS YOUR FIRST
MOVIE YOU'RE DIRECTING? >> I'M DIRECTING A MOVIE, YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE MOVIE?
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: HOW, I HEAR GOOD THINGS.
>> NO, I'M KIDDING. THE NAME OF THE FILM IS CALLED
"ERIC LARU." >> Stephen: WHAT IS IT BEING
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAMERA THAT APPEALED TO YOU?
WHY DID YOU WANT TO DO THAT? >> FOR A LONG TIME I KIND OF
DREADED IT. WHENEVER I'D GO TO WORK I'D LOOK
AT THE DIRECTOR AND IT JUST LOOKED LIKE A NIGHTMARE, ALL THE
STUFF THEY HAD TO DEAL WITH. AND PEOPLE WOULD SAY, "WHEN ARE
YOU GOING TO DO THIS?" AND I SAID, "NEVER, NEVER GOING
TO DO THAT." AND I READ THIS SCRIPT AND IT
WAS THIS WEIRD THING WHERE I COULD JUST SEE IT SO VIVIDLY IN
MY MIND THAT I COULDN'T IMAGINE NOT DOING IT.
AND MY FRIEND WHO WROTE IT ORIGINALLY HE JUST WANTED TO
HEAR, LIKE, MY OPINION OR "YOU THINK THIS IS GOOD?
HAD? AND AS SOON AS I READ IT, HE
SAID, "WHAT DO YOU THINK?" AND I SAID, "I WANT TO DIRECT
IT." AND HE SAID, "OH, OKAY."
I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS KIND OF MYSTICAL.
>> Stephen: AS AN ACTOR, WHAT DID YOU-- AS AN ACTOR IN
SOMETHING WHAT KIND OF DIRECTOR DO YOU WANT?
WHAT DO YOU WANT A DIRECTOR TO DO FOR YOU OR DO WITH YOU?
>> WELL, I MEAN, THE WAY I LOOK AT IT IS MOST OF THE TIME WHEN
AN ACTOR GOES TO WORK THEY'RE SCARED OUT OF THEIR MIND BECAUSE
IT'S TERRIFYING TO DO. YOU JUST THINK, "OH, I'M NOT
GOING TO GET IT RIGHT." OR "I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M
DOING," OR WHATEVER. THE WAY I APPROACHED IT WAS JUST
TO TRY TO CREATE A REAL SAFE ATMOSPHERE WHERE PEOPLE FELT
LIKE THEY COULD TRY ANYTHING AND THERE WERE NO RIGHT ANSWERS, NO
RIGHT WAY TO DO IT. AND LET'S JUST KEEP EXPLORING.
EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T HAVE A BIG BUDGET, I WAS ABLE TO HAVE
ENOUGH TIME WHERE WE WEREN'T RUSHING, AND I-- I DON'T KNOW.
I WOULD JUST ALWAYS TRY AND HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY THEY FELT WOULD
BE-- WOULD BE HELPFUL. BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES,
HONESTLY, THE DIRECTORS DON'T SAY MUCH AT ALL.
>> Stephen: IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU, OR DO YOU WANT THEM TO SAY
SOMETHING? >> WELL, WHEN YOU'RE AS GOOD AS
ME, YOU DON'T REALLY NEED MUCH GUIDANCE.
BUT OTHER PEOPLE...
>> WEAK PEOPLE, EXACTLY. >> Stephen: MICHAEL SO LOVELY
TO SEE YOU. >> NICE TO SEE YOU, STEPHEN.
>> Stephen: "GEORGE & TAMMY" PREMIERES DECEMBER 4 ON
SHOWTIME. MICHAEL SHANNON, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH TIG NOTARO.