(dramatic music)
(low grunting) (glass shattering)
(gun clicks)
(exhausted breathing)
- [Ryan] What a (beep) situation this is.
(dramatic bluegrass music)
- Y'know, he's been waiting for his opportunity
to prove his worth, to do a bit more than he's been
tasked to do.
- I got it.
- And so when he's called upon to do something,
y'know, extracurricular, go with the boss's son, uh,
it's like 'Yeah lemme go grab my stuff! I can't wait to go!'
Does he know how far he's willing to go?
What he's been asked to do? And does he know where his
limit is yet?
No, I think he's just happy to get in the car,
and then he's gonna figure it out along the way.
And then guns come out,
(dramatic music)
And, you know, we get to a point where
y'know, we're seconds away from pulling the trigger
and killing somebody.
And he stands up right there,
- Forgot to ask me for my keys.
- So, I think he's going to forcefully push through
these people and circumstances in time until he gets
what he wants, and demonstrate that he can be trusted,
and uh that he's a very powerful asset for the work
that these people do.
(bluegrass music)
- How fast do I need to go?
- [Ian] Tell us about your,
Has you ridden a horse before--
- [Jeff] I had never ridden a horse in my entire life.
In my audition, Taylor Sheridan said, "So you ride?"
- [Rip] Know how to ride a horse?
- [Jeff] I said, "Y'know, Taylor,
I've spent a lot of time around horses.
(both laughing)
I had never ridden in my life.
- Figures, c'mere gimme you're shit.
- But I'm lucky, right? 'Cause you guys are supposed to be
hard, tough cowboys.
And Jimmy, he's not a hard, tough cowboy.
(distress horse whinny) (helicopter engine rumbling)
- Jesus christ.
- No - So I just get to like y'know
- [Ian] You get to live the adventure
- [Jeff] Exactly, I get to sorta learn along side Jimmy
- [Denim] With Jimmy, yeah.
- [Jeff] Whereas, everybody else comes in there,
Dave Annable, Luke Grimes, come in there,
they're supposed to be the sorta hardest,
best riders there are. - Yeah, that's yeah.
- Woo! (dramatic music)
- And they are, they're tough guys.
They're very tough guys, but I had it easy.
- It's easy.
- Easy?
- 'Cause uh, all Jimmy's supposed to do is learn.
He doesn't have to be an expert.
(pained yell)
- [Denim] My horses name was Colt.
I trained with Colt - [Jeff] Yeah.
- Um, so we got a really good opportunity
to get to know one another.
He's a stubborn four-legged animal.
- [Jeff] Yeah I got the easy mode horse,
and Denim's got the hard mode horse.
- Yeah you got, you definitely, high powered.
- [Denim] He wants to get After it a little bit.
- [Ian] He has issues, he's thinkin' about stuff.
(low country music) (horse snorting)
- [Jeff] My horse is like, he's chill.
He's like, you couldn't piss him off if you tried.
They're like, everyday, they're like, "Hey man--"
- [Denim] Boom! Is it--
- [Jeff] Boon! - [Ian] Boon.
- They're like, "Hey we're gonna put Jefferson on you,
just go easy on him."
Everyday, and he does! He's cool.
He's like the Forrie J Smith of horses, y'know?
- Ah huh. - Sorta got my back
Slow, steady - [Denim] Yeah, steady.
- [Jeff] Yeah
- [Denim] Yeah, but with purpose.
- Oh yeah! I'll be like "C'mon Boon, C'mon!"
He'll be like, "Bro the mark's over there, just chill."
(all laughing) - [Jeff] I'll be like
"Nah bro, you're blocked. They eye line's blocked,
I'm takin' you over here." - [Denim] We gotta do this
Yeah he knows what he's doin'.
- He's like, "Hey, Jeff, dude,
you keep rubbin' on your mic, man."
(Ian and Denim laughing)
You're really fuckin' with the sound department."
- [Ian] You've got headphones on and like--
- [Jeff] (laughing) Exactly! He's got monitors
(all three speaking at once) - He's got the monitors,
like, "Hey Jeff, just relax, bro.
A lot of tension in your vocal cords, man."
(Ian laughing)
- Remember how we did that saddle exercise before--
- [Jeff] Yeah, he's my combination horse and acting coach.
- [Denim] Yeah he also does yoga classes on Saturdays,
he's really weird.
- Used to mellow me out-- (Denim talking over Jeff)
He does nutrition. He's like making smoothies
- He's always been big into hay.
(all laughing)
(pained grunt)
- I don't know if that's gonna get it, Jimmy.
(upbeat drumming) - I don't know.
(men yelling)
(low guitar strumming)
- [Denim] Sometimes I feel like,
disrespectful to even get on a horse
with how good they are, y'know?
Like, it's, I mean I'm a decent rider,
but I could spend the rest of my life,
and I wouldn't be half as good as these guys are.
(hooves trampling)
Just the pounding on their bodies,
and I think I'm sore after sitting on, just sitting
for a shot, for like 8 hours.
I'm like, "My back and my legs hurt and everything hurts"
and it's like they're on circuits,
like cause when they're not filming, y'know,
they're on a circuit.
- When a cowboy needs the extra money, he wins it.
- [Denim] What their bodies are capable of is,
pretty remarkable. - And like,
Forrie has competed.
- Wins it how?
- Bronc ridin', ropin', bull huggin', cuttin'.
All the shit we do every day,
but you can barely do it as it is.
- Forrie has been cowboying his whole life,
but he's also been acting for forty years.
So he'll give you advice about everything.
- [Forrie] It's cowboys or kids right there, Jimmy.
- [Jeff] They'll be at the crafty table and he'll be like,
"You wanna know the best way to peel that orange?"
(all laughing)
And it's good advice! It's good advice.
- Rough business becomin' a man, ain't it?
- [Jeff] Forr-- (laughing) He's gonna kick my ass.
You don't like my advice, Jeff?
- Jimmy, you ain't got sense enough
to pour warm piss outta yer boot.
- No, he gives great advice.
And because he's been doing this for a long time,
he looks out for us, and feels like Lloyd.
I think Forrie, the boundary between Forrie and Lloyd,
is pretty thin. Which is amazing!
- This is why you don't go to the bar without me.
- It's amazing to have this actor who's been doing it
for a long time.
He's been cowboying for a long time and--
- And he's in his element like--
- It's his backyard
- [Denim] My favorite Forrie thing is, y'know,
it's like Five O'Clock in the morning, y'know,
we're getting out of the van, everyone's dog tired,
and you hear Forrie out here,
"I'm just happy to be on a call sheet!"
(all three laughing)
- [Denim] Yeah bro, that is like him.
You know, I mean like he just loves it so much,
and that energy really is infectious.
- [Jeff] And that's the difference
between Forrie and Steven Williams.
Cause you say to Steven Williams,
"Hey Steven, how are you today?"
- Beautiful day until now.
- Not good. (loud laughing)
- I'm not good.
- Not good, gettin' too old for this (beep).
- Yeah, Forrie's been up, Forrie's like,
"Wow, late call time today! Four-Thirty AM!
Been up since one, didn't know what to do with myself."
(bluegrass rock music)