>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN -- FOLKS -- YOU KNOW MY FIRST GUEST FROM
"THE BUTLER," "A UNITED KINGDOM," AND AS REVEREND
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. IN "SELMA."
HE NOW STARS IN THE FILM, "GRINGO."
>> STEPHEN: PLEASE WELCOME, DAVID OYELOWO!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE A MAN WHO APPRECIATES THE AUDIENCE.
>> THEY'RE VERY, VERY LOVELY.
>> Stephen: SPEAKING OF LOVELY, THAT'S A NICE BEARD.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
YES, I'M CULTIVATING THIS FOR A PART I'M PLAYING AT THE MOMENT.
>> Stephen: OH, ARE YOU GOING TO PLAY SANTA?
YOU WOULD BE A GREAT SANTA.
>> NO, I'M PLAYING JAVER IN A MID SUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM,
"LES MISERABLES," A MINI SERIES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) NO SINGING, THOUGH, BASED ON
VICTOR HUGO'S ORIGINAL NOVEL AS A SIX-PART MINI SERIES.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU PLAYED MANY BAD GUYS?
>> NOT MANY.
NOT MANY.
I HAVE IT IN THERE.
IT'S NOT ALL GOOD.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: I'VE GROWN A BEARD
BEFORE, TAKES ME A LONG TIME, AN IT'S JUST A PAIN THE WHOLE TIME
IT'S HAPPENING.
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU ENJOYING THE BEARD?
>> IT'S WORTH NOTING HOW FAST YOU GROW YOUR BEARD IS A SIGN OF
VIRILITY.
SO MINE GROWS REALLY FAST, PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: OH, WOW, THAT'S GOOD.
( LAUGHTER ) >> BUT BEARD HYGIENE IS AN
IMPORTANT THING.
>> Stephen: VERY IMPORTANT.
I'VE READ A STUDY THAT THAT YOU HAVE FOUND IN SOME MEN'S
BEARD MORE BACTERIA THAN YOU WOULD FIND IN A PUBLIC TOILET.
( AUDIENCE REACTS ) SO I SHAMPOO, CONDITION AND OIL.
>> Stephen: GOOD, GOOD.
YOU'VE GOT THE NICE STROKE DOWN.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: IT MAKES YOU SEEM EXTREMELY THOUGHTFUL.
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.
WHEN YOU SEE "LES MISERABLES," I JUST DO THIS THE WHOLE TIME.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YOU WERE BORN IN
THE U.K.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOUR FAMILY IS FROM NIGERIA AND YOU WENT BACK
AND LIVED THERE IN NIGERIA FOR PART OF YOUR CHILDHOOD, RIGHT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT, YEAH.
>> Stephen: NOW, DONALD TRUMP --
( LAUGHTER ) -- WHEN ASKED ABOUT IMMIGRANTS
FROM SEVERAL COUNTRIES INCLUDING ONE FROM NIGERIA IS "WHY DO WE
HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM (BLEEP) HOLE COUNTRIES?"
AS SOMEONE WHO KNOWS AND LOVES THE PLACE, WHAT'S YOUR REACTION
WHEN YOU HEAR THAT?
>> MY FIRST THOUGHT IS SOMEONE WHO THINKS NAMIBIA IS AN AFRICAN
COUNTRY KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YOU KNOW, I'M A VERY, VERY PROUD
NIGERIAN, AND THAT STATEMENT CAN ONLY COME FROM SOMEONE WHO'S
NEVER BEEN THERE AND IS CERTAINLY IGNORANT OF WHO I AM
AND MY PEOPLE ARE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WELL, SPEAKING OF
WHO YOU ARE, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT THE LAST TIME WE
WERE HERE, IS AGAIN, YOU WERE NOT BORN IN NIGERIA BUT YOUR
FAMILY IS FROM A NIGERIAN ROYAL BLOODLINE.
YOU ARE LITERALLY A NIGERIAN PRINCE.
>> I AM, YES.
YOU CAN SAY THAT AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT.
>> Stephen: WHY AREN'T YOU THE BLACK PANTHER?
( LAUGHTER ) OR ARE YOU AND YOU CAN'T TELL
ME?
>> THIS IS ACTUALLY MADE OF VIBRANIUM SO I AM THE REAL BLACK
PANTHER.
WHAT I DID FOR DR. KING CHADWICK BOESMAN IS DOING FOR ME.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WONDERFUL.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO WAKANDA?
>> WE SHOULD ASK DONALD TRUMP IF HE'S EVER BEEN TO WAKANDA.
>> Stephen: I THINK IT'S WAKANDA AND NAMIBIA.
>> RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER, A LOT OF TRADE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: AS SOMEONE PROUD
OF THEIR HOME COUNTRY, DO YOU HAVE ANY REACTION THAT WHY DO WE
HAVE TO CELEBRATE AN AFRICAN COUNTRY THAT DOESN'T EXIST?
CAN'T WE GET EXCITED ABOUT ONE THAT DOES EXIST?
>> BUT WE'VE TOLD SO MANY LIES ABOUT THE AFRICA AND COUNTRIES
THAT DO EXIST THAT IT'S TAKEN A FICTIONAL REPRESENTATION THAT IS
CELEBRATORY, SASSY, SEXY, POWERFUL TO SHOW THE TRUTH OF
WHAT AFRICA ACTUALLY IS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT FEELS TO BE AN
AFRICAN.
>> Stephen: WAKANDA FEELS MORE TRUE.
>> IT IS, IT IS.
( APPLAUSE ) THE REGALITY THAT YOU SEE IN THE
FILM, THE MINERAL RESOURCES, THE CONGRESCONGO IS ONE OF THE MOST
MINERALLY REACH COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD.
COLONIALISM MADE IT ONE OF THE POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD,
BUT THE RESOURCES ARE STILL THERE.
YOU KNOW, AS AN AFRICAN, I'M BASICALLY HERE TO DO ALL I CAN
TO GET THAT CONTINENT TO BE SEEN IN THE RIGHT WAY AND TO
ULTIMATELY COME TO A PLACE WHEREBY IT IS THE BEST IT CAN
BE, AND "BLACK PANTHER" IS A BEAUTIFUL DEPICTION OF HOW I SEE
THAT CONTINENT.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WELL, IN THE NEW
MOVIE, YOU'VE GOT THE NEW MOVIE OPENING ON THE 9th.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: "GRINGO."
WHAT'S YOUR CHARACTER'S NAME?
>> HIS NAME IS HAROLD, A NIGERIAN IMMIGRANT.
>> Stephen: YOU CHOSE TO MAKE HIM A NIGERIAN IMMIGRANT.
WHY?
>> HE WAS WRITTEN AS HAROLD SALINGER, A WHITE GUY LIVING IN
CHICAGO.
I READ THE SCRIPT, I LAUGHED OUT LOUD.
I WANTED TO DO A COMEDY, MOST PEOPLE KNOW ME FOR MY DRAMATIC
WORK, AND I SAT DOWN WITH THE DIRECTOR AND DECIDED TO MAKE HIM
A BLACK CHARACTER.
AS WE DUSDZ IT, HE WAS A GUY WHO WAS TRUSTING, HAPLESS.
I DIDN'T WANT TO PLAY HIM AS A NERDY GUY.
I SAW MY PARENTS OF GOING THROUGH THE OBSTACLES OF BIG
IMMIGRANTS TO THE U.K., AND THERE'S SOMETHING WIDE-EYED AND
HOPEFUL ABOUT THAT DISPOSITION, AND I WANTED THAT TO BE IN THAT
CHARACTER.
SO I MADE THE SUGGESTION, I COMPLETELY OPENED UP THE FILM.
HE'S NOT STUPID, JUST VERY TRUSTING.
HE BELIEVES IN THE AMERICAN DREAM.
UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
>> Stephen: AND WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOUR CHARACTER WHO IS A LOT OF BAD
THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO HIM, DOWN AND OUT, HE DECIDES TO RIG AN
INSURANCE SCAM ABOUT BEING KIDNAPPED, AND --
>> ILL ADVISED.
>> Stephen: ILL ADVISED.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS CLIP RIGHT HERE?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT SNTS.
>> -- DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?
>> YES, BASICALLY THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY HE WORKS
FOR LIED TO HIM ABOUT HIS PROMOTION, AND NOW HE IS TAKING
REVENGE ON THEM BY PRETENDING THAT HE'S GOING TO BE KIDNAPPED
AND, LIKE I SAY, HE'S ABOUT TO REALIZE WHY THAT'S A BAD IDEA.
>> Stephen: JIM?
LOOK, I MAUDE A DEAL WITH RICHARD THAT IF I SACRIFICED
YOU, I CAN HELP -- >> YOU WANT TO SACRIFICE ME?
-- THOUSANDS, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF UNDERDOGS.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
(CRYING) ( SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE )
>> PLEASE, GOD, SAVE ME FROM THIS MAN!
PLEASE, I BEG YOU!
PLEASE, HELP ME!
PLEASE, JESUS, PLEASE!
>> HAROLD, NO ONE'S COMING IN YOUR MOMENT P OF NEED.
YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN GOD?
>> OF COURSE.
WHAT KIND OF PERSON DOES NOT BELIEVE IN GOD?
>> ME!
I DON'T!
>> Stephen: I WOULD BELIEVE IN GOD IN THOSE MOMENTS, TOO.
( APPLAUSE ) >> YES!
>> Stephen: DAVID, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: GOOD LUCK.
THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: "GRINGO" IN THEATERS THIS FRIDAY.
DAVID OYELOWO, EVERYBODY.