( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHY EVERY GUEST DOESN'T LEAVE AFTER THAT.
THAT'S AS GOOD AS IT GETS.
IT'S NOT GOING TO GET ANY BETTER, GUYS.
I'M SORRY.
>> Stephen: THAT IS BUTTERY SOFT SUEDE.
>> IT IS BUTTER, ACTUALLY.
IT'S MADE OF BUTTER.
>> Stephen: WOW.
>> A LOT OF NEW YORK ANIMALS LOVE THIS SUIT.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS ON EVERYTHING SINCE THE LAST TIME I
SAW YOU HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: "A QUIET PLACE," AN EXTRAORDINARY MOVIE, AN
EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Stephen: IT BLEW PEOPLE AWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: FIRST TIME OUT OF THE GATE, THIRD TIME OUT OF THE
GATE?
>> THIRD MOVIE I DIRECTED.
>> Stephen: YOU DIRECTED "RAGING BULL"--
>> THIS WAS MY INDY.
EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: IT'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD.
NOW YOU ARE A HOT DIRECTOR.
THAT MUST BE REALLY EXCITING FOR YOU.
>> IT IS.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M HERE STILL TALKING TO YOU, BUT--
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: FAIR ENOUGH.
>> I'VE GOT STUFF TO DO.
>> Stephen: POINT WELL TAKEN.
>> I TRIED TO PROCESS IT, BUT THE TRUTH IS IT'S SO OVERWHELM
WILL NOT ONLY BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS SO NICE ABOUT THE MOVIE, BUT
TO DO SOMETHING THIS HUGE THAT CHANGED MY ENTIRE LIFE AND HAVE
MY WIFE NEXT TO ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN APPLAUD THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THAT DEFINITELY DESERVES AN AW, AND APPLAUSE.
BUT DOESN'T EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR CAREER KIND OF, LIKE, BLOW
YOU AWAY OR FREAK YOU OUT A LITTLE BIT?
BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST A NICE, YOUNG GUY FROM MASSACHUSETTS,
RIGHT?
>> MASSACHUSETTS.
>> Stephen: OKAY, MASSACHUSETTS.
YOU WERE GOING TO BE A TEACHER, I UNDERSTAND.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I WAS-- I WAS IN COLLEGE.
I WAS GOING TO BE A TEACHER ALL THE WAY UP TILL THE END.
AND THEN OUT OF SHEER LAZINESS, I WENT TO BROWN UNIVERSITY, THAT
TOOK-- YEAH!
HE'S, LIKE, NOUN?
WHAT?
NO, BROWN.
( LAUGHTER ) AT THE END-- SO I CAME IN
MIDYEAR.
I HAD TO GO TO SCHOOL IN JANUARY.
THEY SEND ME MIDYEAR.
>> Stephen: WHY DID THEY ACCEPT YOU MIDYEAR?
>> THEY HAD A PROGRAM FOR THE 32 KIDS THAT DIDN'T GET IN.
THEY HAD A-- THEY LET YOU IN.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE WAIT LISTED.
>> YOU WERE WAIT LISTED AND THEY SAID, "HANG TOUGH," WITH ONE OF
THOSE KITTEN POSTERS.
AND WE WEE GOT IN.
OUT OF SHEER LAZINESS, AFTER A COUPLE OF MY FRIENDS GRADUATED
IN MAY, I SAID LET'S FIND A PLACE THAT TRANSFERS CREDITS AND
I WENT TO A THEATER SCHOOL AND IT CHANGED MY LIFE.
>> Stephen: YOUR DAD, DAD'S A DOCTOR.
>> YUP.
>> Stephen: MOM'S A NURSE.
>> UH-HUH.
>> Stephen: VERY RESPECTABLE JOBS.
>> YES GR WERE THEY AT ALL WORRIED ABOUT YOU DOING
SOMETHING QUITE SO VAGABOND AS BEING AN ACTOR?
>> I'M SURE THEY WERE.
I'M SURE THEY WERE VERY-- >> Stephen: DID THEY EXPRESS
YOUR WORRY?
DID THEY SAY, "PLEASE DON'T THROW YR LIFE AWAY."
>> I WAS LEAVING THAT THEATER SCHOOL I TOLD YOU.
TRULY MY MOM PICKED ME UP AT THE THEATER SCHOOL AFTER 16 WEEKS OR
SOMETHING, AND AS SOON AS THE DRIVEWAY LEFT THE, I SAID I'M
GOING TO NEW YORK AND BE AN ACTOR.
MY MOM SAID THE ONLY THING I ASK YOU IS IN TWO AND A HALF, THREE
YEARS, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY SENSE THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN--
WE USED TO FISH-- IF YOU DON'T GET A NIBBLE OR BITE IN TWO
YEARS, YOU HAVE TO MAKE MY ONE PROMISE.
YOU HAVE TO PULL YOURSELF OUT.
BECAUSE AS YOUR MOTHER, YOU CAN'T ASK ME TO GIVE UP ON YOUR
DREAMS.
I SAID THAT'S SO PROFOUND, AND, YES, FAIR.
TWO YEARS LATER I SAID I'M OUT.
THIS IS TERRIBLE.
IT'S SO SCARY.
THIS IS THE WORST.
WAITING TABLES, NOT AS FUN AS THEY SAY.
SHE SAID, "IT'S SEPTEMBER.
WAIT IT OUT.
WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.
DON'T GIVE UP JUST YET."
I WAS TELLING HER TO COME GET ME.
>> Stephen: IN NEW YORK?
>> YES.
AND THREE WEEKS LATER I GOT "THE OFFICE."
>> Stephen: THAT WORKED OUT.
THAT WORKED OUT.
>> YOU KNOW, I GIVE HER A LOT OF LOVE AND 10%.
SHE DESERVES IT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S SOMETHING ALL PARENTS SHOULD KNOW THAT
SUCCESS IS THREE WEEKS AWAY.
JUST THREE MORE WEEKS.
>> WAIT IT OUT.
YOUR DREAMS WILL COME THROUGH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S CAREER-FORMING, LIKE,
HISTORICALLY FUNNY TELEVISION SHOWS.
>> YOU GET IT.
SEE, YOU GET IT.
>> Stephen: I ONCE TOLD MY MOM THAT I WASN'T WORRIED TO BE AN
ACTOR.
AND SHE SAID-- AND I SAID, "I DON'T KNOW WHY."
AND SHE SAID, "I DON'T KNOW WHY, EITHER."
( LAUGHTER ) AND SHE WAS SUPPORTIVE, THOUGH.
SHE WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE.
>> THAT'S NICE.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
SO LET'S GET BACK TO "A QUIET PLACE" FOR A SECOND.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE AS YOU WERE SAYING BEFORE, YOU AND YOUR
LOVELY WIFE, EMILY BLUNT, ARE IN THIS MOVIE TOGETHER.
YOU STAR IN IT.
SHE STARS IN IT.
IT'S GREAT.
HOW DID YOU-- I KNOW THIS IS, LIKE, A BASIC QUESTION, BUT HOW
DID YOU UP WITH THE IDEA OF "A QUIET PLACE"?
IT'S A WONDERFUL CHOICE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THAT-- THAT-- IT'S ALL THAT STILLNESS JUST LEADS TO
MORE OF THE THRILL.
>> IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE I HAD ACTUALLY JUST GOTTEN
THE ROLE OF JACK RYAN, AND THE PRODUCERS ON JACK RYAN HAD THIS
SCRIPT THAT THEY WERE PRODUCING ON THE SIDE.
AND THEY SAID, "WOULD YOU EVER ACT IN THIS MOVIE?"
SO THEY GAVE ME THE SPEC SCRIPT, AND THE IDEA WAS SO GREAT.
I SAID, "THE IDEA IS REALLY GOOD.
BUT I HAVE SOME IDEAS OF HOW TO CHANGE THE SCRIPT.
WILL YOU LET ME REWRITE IT IF I STAR IN IT?"
I WENT TO MY WIFE AND SAID I HAVE THIS IDEA.
WE HAD JUST HAD OUR SECOND DAUGHTER, AND SHE WAS THREE
WEEKS OLD.
AND IT'S A MOVIE ABOUT PARENTINGS, AND I SAID I THINK
THIS COULD BE THE GREATEST METAPHOR FOR PARENTING.
I KNOW HOW TO DO IT IF I COULD MAKE IT ALL ABOUT THE FAMILY.
I'LL TELL YOU THIS, EMILY TURNED TO ME AND SAID, "YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO REWRITE AND ACT IN IT, YOU HAVE TO DIRECT IT."
I SAID, "I'M NOT READY TO DO IT."
SHE SAID, "YES YOU ARE.
I AM LOOKING AT YOUR FACE AND YOU ARE."
SHE'S THE REASON I DIRECTED THE MOVIE.
>> Stephen:
WELL, I AGREE-- I MEAN, I THINK IT'S CLEAR-- I THINK IT'S
CLEARLY ABOUT PARENTING BECAUSE-- I HAVE THREE CHILDREN.
AND THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THEY WERE VERY SMALL THAT I THOUGHT
IF WE CANNOT GET THEM TO BE QUIET, WE WILL ALL DIE.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT I THINK I'M THE MONSTER.
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO BE DONE.
>> YOU WOULD BE THE MONSTER.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE TWO KIDS EAT RIGHT NOW.
>> TWO.
>> Stephen: ALWAYS A CHALLENGE.
ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL BUT OFTEN HARD.
>> IT'S THE BEST.
IT'S THAT AMAZING, WONDERFUL CHAOS.
I HAVE A FOUR-YEAR-OLD AND A TWO-YEAR-OLD.
AND THEY JUST BECAME-- THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN FRIENDLY, BUT THEY,
LIKE, HOLD HANDS AND THEY'RE BUDDIES NOW.
EVERY DAY, OH, MY GOD.
JUST EVERY-- THEY'RE LIKE, "DADDY, LOOK, I DREW YOU THIS
THING."
AND I'M LIKE, "I HAVE TO LAY DOWN."
EMILY'S LIKE, "PULL IT TOGETHER, MAN."
>> Stephen: YOU'RE PLAYING JACK RYAN.
ICONIC ROLE.
>> IT IS.
>> Stephen: DID YOU READ THE BOOKS?
>> I DID READ THE BOOKS.
I THINK I WATCHED THE MOVIES FIRST.
I THINK I WAS PROBE 12 OR SOMETHING WHEN "HUNT FOR RED
OCTOBER CAME OUT."
>> Stephen: CLASSIC.
>> CLASSIC.
ALEC BALDWIN, CAN DO NO FRONG FOR ME.
HE ALSO PAYS ME TO SAY THAT TO BE FAIR.
I REMEMBER WATCHING THAT MOVIE AND THINKING THAT IS SO COOL
AND, YOU KNOW, TRULY, I THINK IN A WORLD OF SUPERHEROES AND
PEOPLE WITH CAPES AND SHOOTING THINGS OUT OF THEIR HANDS, IT
WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE A GIEW WHO WAS JUST USING HIS BRAIN AND
HIS INSTINCT TO DO WHAT WAS RIGHT AND I ALWAYS CONNECTED TO
THAT CHARACTER.
AND I THINK IT'S A NICE CHARACTER TO HAVE THESE DAYS.
I HAVE TO SAY THE PREMIERE OF JACK RYAN WAS LAST WEEK ON THE
USS "IOWA" PARTNERED WITH THE USO, AND I WILL TELL YOU IT WAS
ONE OF THE GREATEST EXPERIENCE OF MY ENTIRE CAREER, BEING UP
THERE AND SHARING THAT WITH ALL THOSE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN.
>> Stephen: IT'S A PRIVILEGE.
IT'S A PRIVILEGE.
( APPLAUSE ) WELL, WE'VE GOT TO TAKE A LITTLE
BIT OF BREAK RIGHT HERE.
I'VE GOT A LITTLE BEEF WITH YOU THAT I WANT TO SETTLE WHEN WE
COME BACK.
NOTHING SERIOUS, BUT WE'VE GOT TO SETTLE IT.
>> THAT DOESN'T MAKE MEANTIME TO STAY, SO...
>> Stephen: YOU CAN'T LEAVE.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE JOHN KRASINSKI.