WELCOME BACK!
LAST NIGHT, MY FIRST GUEST RETURNED AS THE STAR OF HBO'S
"WESTWORLD" IN THE SEASON TWO PREMIERE.
>> SORRY, DELORES, I WAS LOST IN THOUGHT.
>> WE WERE JUST TALKING.
HAT WERE WE TALKING ABOUT?
YOU WERE TELLING ME ABOUT A DREAM.
>> YES.
I DREAMT I WAS ON AN OCEAN WITH YOU AND THE OTHERS ON A DISTANT
SHORE.
>> WERE YOU WITH US?
NO.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME JEFFREY WRIGHT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> WOW!
WOW!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) GOOD STUFF.
( APPLAUSE ) ( PIANO RIFF )
>> Stephen: HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?
WELL.
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT?
THIS IS GREAT, THOUGH.
THE ENERGY IN THE AIR IS -- >> Stephen: OH, YEAH.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> YOU DO THIS EVERY DAY,
THOUGH.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
BUT THIS IS GOOD STUFF.
>> Stephen: I'M ADDICTED.
I'M ADDICTED.
>> I HEAR YA.
>> Stephen: THAT CLIP THERE, I SAW LAST NIGHT'S PREMIERE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: IT WAS FANTASTIC, INTENSE AS IT ALWAYS IS.
A WHOLE LOT OF DEAD PEOPLE.
>> A LOT.
>> Stephen: A LOT OF DEAD PEOPLE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: BUT THAT CLIP OF YOU IS THE HAL HALLMARK OF WHY I
LOVE YOUR ACTING, A QUIET TROUBLED INTENSITY TO YOUR
PERFORMANCE, IN THE JAMES BOND MOVIES, BROKEN FLOWERS, ALSO A
TREMENDOUS PERFORMANCE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: AND IN THIS RIGHT HERE.
WHAT DO YOU DO TO GET YOURSELF INTO THAT MOMENT OF TROUBLED
INTENSITY?
>> BOURBON.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> THAT WORKS.
>> Stephen: IT WORKS?
I JUST GO BY WHAT'S ON THE PAGE YOU KNOW,.
WE'VE GOT INCREDIBLE WRITERS AND THEY JUST FEED ME THIS BEAUTIFUL
POETIC MELANCHOLY CRAZINESS.
>> Stephen: I WAS LUCKY TO BE ON THE SET, JONATHAN GAVE ME A
TOUR WHEN I WAS THERE.
I KNOW THINGS ABOUT THIS SEASON I CAN'T SAY.
REALLY GREAT THINGS.
>> SURPRISING THINGS.
>> Stephen: LAST NIGHT, I WAS WATCHING WITH MY WIFE WHO WOULD
NOT HAVE BEEN ON THE TOUR THEY GAVE ME AND I WAS, LIKE, I SAW
THAT.
SHE WAS, LIKE, IF YO YOU NEED TO UP.
>> AND YOU ESCAPED IN TACT AND WITH ALL YOUR PARTS AND ALIVE.
>> Stephen: NOT EVERYBODY DOES.
>> NO, A LOT OF PISSED OFF ROBOTS OUT THERE.
>> Stephen: YOU SAID IF FANS WOULD TWEET A NUMBER OF TIMES --
>> THEY NEED TO APPROVE OF THE IDEA THAT JOA JONAH PUT FORWARD
HE WAS -- OUR SHOW IS A DETECTIVE MYSTERY, A LOT OL'
PUZZLES TO SOLVE, AND JONAH SAID WE'RE JUST GOING TO TELL
EVERYBODY THE ENTIRE LAYOUT OF THE SHOW, REVEAL ALL THE
SECRETS.
HE SAID I'VE CONSULTED WITH THE CAST AND WE'VE AGREED TO DO
THIS.
AND I SAID TO MYSELF, JONAH, I DON'T RECALL HAVING THAT
CONVERSATION.
>> Stephen: SAID THEY WERE GOING TO PUT OUT A VIDEO
EXPLAINING EVERYTHING.
>> YEAH, BUT THEN 15 MINUTES LATER I GOT AN EMAIL FROM HIM
SAYING, HERE, WOULD YOU READ THIS?
WE'RE GOING TO DO THE VIDEO, YOU READ THIS NARRATIVE.
IT WAS ALL A RUSE.
>> Stephen: YEAH, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE DID WHAT HE ASKED AND H
HE PUT UP THIS VIDEO AND TURNS OUT --
>> HE DID.
DO YOU HAVE THE VIDEO?
>> Stephen: JIM?
NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP.
NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN.
NEVER GONNA RUN YOU AROUND AND DESERT YOU.
♪ NEVER GONNA MAKE YOU CRY ♪ ♪ NEVER GONNA SAY GOODBYE ♪
♪ NEVER GONNA TELL A LIE AND HURT YOU ♪
>> Stephen: THAT'S CRUEL.
NEVER GONNA TELL A LIE, EXCEPT IN THIS CASE.
>> Stephen: YEAH, MM-HMM.
WE HAVE A GREAT FAN BASE PARTICULARLY ON REDDIT AND I
THINK WE JUST WANTED TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH THEM.
>> Stephen: SPEAKING OF HAVING FUN WITH THE FANS, WE'VE SEEN
YOU NUDE TALKING WITH ANTHONY HOPKINS IN THE LITTLE -- WHAT'S
THAT ROOM?
>> THE DIAGNOSTIC ROOM.
>> Stephen: THE DIAGNOSTIC ROOM.
IS THERE STILL GOING TO BE A LOT OF NUDITY THIS YEAR?
>> WELL, IT'S "WESTWORLD," AFTER ALL, AND, YOU KNOW, WE DO SHOW,
YOU KNOW, THE -- IT'S NOT THE HUMAN FORM, THOUGH, IT'S THE
ROBOTIC FORM.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
O THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.
>> Stephen: THEY LOOK AWFULLY HUMAN, THOUGH.
>> THEY DO.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
AND YET WE'VE GOT A FAIR -- IT CAN BE A LITTLE DISTRACTING
AT TIMES.
>> Stephen: AS AN ACTOR?
I TELL YOU, THERE WAS A SCENE THAT WE SHOT, AND WE HAD A PILE
OF DISCARDED HOST BODIES, ROBOT BODIES, AND THEY WERE VARIOUSLY
DRESSED AND UNDRESSED.
THERE WAS ONE GUY WHO WAS ON HIS SIDE FACING AWAY FROM ME AND THE
CAMERA WAS MOVING TOWARD ME AND I'M SUPPOSED TO BE JUST KIND OF
TAKING IN THIS AMERICAN CARNAGE OR "WESTWORLD" CARNAGE, AND THE
CAMERA IS APPROACHING AND OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE, I'M PRETTY
SURE -- YEAH, THAT'S A SCROTUM.
( LAUGHTER ) THAT'S A RE RED SCROTUM STARING
AT ME.
( LAUGHTER ) THE CONFUSING PART IS WE GET
REWRITES AT THE LAST MINUTE.
I WASN'T SURE IF IT HAD LINES AND WAS IT GOING TO STICK TO THE
SCRIPT, WAS IT GOING TO IMPROVISE --
>> Stephen: BECAUSE IT WAS DEFINITELY STEALING FOCUS.
>> I THINK W.C. FIELDS SAID NEVER PERFORM WITH ANIMALS,
CHILDREN AND (BLEEP).
AM I MISTAKEN?
>> Stephen: NO, TRUE.
THEY KNOW.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: FIELDS.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: I HAD THE GREAT HONOR OF PERFORMING NUDE WITH
YOU IN THE DIAGNOSTIC LAB FOR A BIT THAT WE DID ON THE EMMYS.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT WITH US.
>> MY PLEASURE.
YOU WERE -- >> Stephen: A HOST.
A HOST, BOTH OVERDRESSED AND UNDERDRESSED AT THE SAME TIME.
>> Stephen: RIGHT, I HAD A TUXEDO ON FOR PART OF IT AND FOR
THE MAJORITY OF THE SCENE WE DID TOGETHER I JUST HAD ONE OF THOSE
FLESH-COLORED SOCKS YOU PUT OVER YOUR BITS AND PIECES.
YOU PUT A LITTLE POUCH ON AND PULL A ZIP CORD TO HOLD
EVERYTHING IN PLACE.
>> THAT'S ABOUT IT.
WELCOME TO "WESTWORLD," MAY I TAKE YOUR ORDER PLEASE.
( LAUGHTER ) YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT IT.
>> Stephen: YOU IMPROVISED A LINE IN THE SCENE.
>> I DID.
I HEARD IT SOMEWHERE, THOUGHT IT WOULD WORK, I DEFERRED TO YOUR
GUYS.
THEY SAID NO, I DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE FINAL CUT.
>> Stephen: IT DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE FINAL CUT, BUT IT'S WHAT
HOSTS SAY WHEN THEY SEE SOMETHING THAT THEIR PROGRAMMERS
DON'T WANT THEM TO SEE.
THEY SAY -- WHAT'S THE LINE?
>> THEY SAY, "IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING TO ME."
>> Stephen: YES, OKAY.
YOU THREW THAT IN, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS GREAT.
I WANTED TO KEEP IT IN.
THEY CUT IT OUT.
NOT UP TO ME.
>> THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WORKED.
>> Stephen: THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND ARTISTS.
( LAUGHTER ) WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CLIP OF THE
ACTUAL LINE THAT WE CUT OUT, THE SETUP AND THE LINE AFTERWARDS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IT?
>> SHALL WE SEE IF THE AUDIENCE CAN --
>> Stephen: SURE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR ME?
>> Stephen: YEAH, WHY AM I NAKED?
>> DO YOU MIND BEING NAKED?
>> Stephen: WHY WOULD I?
HEY, MY EYES ARE UP HERE, BUDDY.
>> IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING TO ME.
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: THE NEW SEASON OF "WESTWORLD" IS BACK SUNDAYS ON
HBO.
JEFFREY WRIGHT, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ALI WENTWORTH.