( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY! WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE
SHOW." LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY GUEST
TONIGHT IS AN ACTOR YOU KNOW FROM "CREED," "JUST MERCY," AND
"BLACK PANTHER." HIS NEW FILM IS "A JOURNAL FOR
JORDAN." >> OH, THERE WE GO.
A HEAD. A SPINE.
AND... HEART BEAT.
>> THANK YOU. I LOVE YOU.
>> I LOVE YOU, TOO. YOUFYS WANT TO KNOW THE SEX?
YES. IT'S A BOY.
KNEW IT! IT'S A BOY!
WHAT'S UP, LITTLE FELLA? HOW YOU DOING?
IT'S PAPA! I KNEW IT WAS A BOY, I KNEW IT!
>> STEPHEN: PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO THE LATE SHOW, MICHAEL B.
JORDAN! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( BAND PLAYING ) >> IT FEELS SO GOOD BEING BACK
IN FRONT OF, LIKE, AN AUDIENCE. >> Stephen: HAVE YOU NOT BEEN
IN FRONT OF AUDIENCES YET? >> I HAVE NOT.
>> Stephen: WELCOME! WELCOME TO FRIENDLY CONFINES.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU. >> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU
AGAIN. I ALWAYS LIKE TALKING TO YOU.
IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN HERE.
>> IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS. >> Stephen: YOU WERE 2020'S
SEXIEST MAN ALIVE. >> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THAT WAS A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY TO BE SEXIEST MAN
THAT YEAR FOR 2020 BECAUSE IT WAS A DIFFICULT YEAR AND WE HAD
TO LOOK TO YOU FOR SEXY LEADERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: HOW HEAVY WEIGHS
THE CROWN? >> I HOPE I LIVE UP TO MY
RESPONSIBILITIES. >> Stephen: DID YOU EVER LOOK
BACK ON THE YEAR AND SAY I HAD A LOT OF HOPES AND DREAMS BUT WHAT
DID I ACCOMPLISH FOR THE SEXY COMMUNITY THIS YEAR?
>> IT'S ONLY BEEN TWO WEEKS SO I JUST GOT THE THROWN.
IT'S STILL FRESH. IN MY MIND I'M STILL THE SEXIEST
MAN. >> Stephen: HAVE YOU CALLED
PAUL RUDD. >> HE DOESN'T RETURN MY CALLS?
HE'S CHANGED. >> I'M GOING TO SEND HIM A BUNCH
OF BAKED GOODS, CARBS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
>> Stephen: NOW THAT YOU'RE NO LONGER OFFICIALLY THE SEXIEST
MAN ALIVE, IS THIS YOU LETTING YOURSELF GO?
>> I'M ON MY WAY OUT, I'M ONE BURGER AWAY.
>> Stephen: I WAS THINKING OF WEARING A SKIN TIGHT MOCK
TURTLENECK, TOO. ( LAUGHTER )
>> I ALMOST WALKED OUT IN A FULL LEATHER PARKA JACKET BECAUSE YOU
KEEP IT SO COLD. >> Stephen: WE KEEP IT FRESH.
IT'S LIKE A VEGETABLE CRISPER IN HERE.
I LIKE THE AUDIENCE TO BE ABLE TO SNAP LIKE CELERY OUT HERE.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU'RE 34 YEARS OLD.
THE WIRE WAS YOUR FIRST GIG, RIGHT?
>> NO, BEFORE. THERE'S A MOVIE CALLED "BLACK
AND WHITE," BUT MY FIRST TELEVISION SHOW I TID WAS THE
WIRE AND I WAS 15. >> Stephen: HOW OLD WERE YOU
HERE? >> OH, MAN, THAT'S BEFORE THE
WIRE. >> THAT'S LIKE 12 OR 13 I HAD A
LITTLE DIRT ON THE UPPER LIP. THAT JUST CAME IN.
NO FUTURE OF A BEARD THERE. >> Stephen: A LOT OF PARENTS
ARE AFRAID FOR THEIR KIDS TO GO INTO ACTING ANYTIME.
WERE YOUR PARENTS ON BOARD? >> MY MOM WAS AN ARTIST SO SHE
WAS PRO-ACTING, THE ARTISTIC VIBE.
MY DAD'S A MARINE, SO HE WAS WORK ETHIC, HARD WORK, YOU'VE
GOT TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT SOMETHING, SO I HAD TO KIND OF
THREAD THE NEEDLE BETWEEN THE TWO.
>> Stephen: AND WHEN DID HE COME AROUND?
>> HE CAME AROUND WHEN MY MOM COULDN'T GO TO -- IT WAS A PRINT
JOB FOR A DORITOS. IT WAS LIKE A DORITOS PRINT AD
AND MY MOM COULD GOTTEN SO MY DAD TOOK ME AND IT WAS UNDER THE
WEATHER. I WAS A LITTLE SICK.
WHEN HE SAW ME ON SET AND SAW HOW THE REST OF THE ADULTS
TREATED ME AND MY WORK ETHIC, HE SAID, MY SON IS A PROFESSIONAL
NOW. >> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU DROVE
THROUGH THE SICKNESS. >> I TROVE THAT YOU THE
SICKNESS. I WAS THROWING UP ONE MINUTE,
SLEEPING, AND THEY CALLED ACTION, I GOT UP, WENT TO THE
SET, SHOT THE JOB. WHEN THEY YELLED CUT, I WE WANT
BACK OVER THERE, THREW UP, WENT TO SLEEP AGAIN.
>> Stephen: WERE YOU EATING DORITOS AT THAT TIME.
>> I HAD A SPIT BUCKET. >> Stephen: THAT PAINTS A
PICTURE UP HERE. >> UH-HUH, UH-HUH, UH-HUH.
>> Stephen: NOW, IN 2022, THE B. IN MICHAEL B. JORDAN IS GOING
TO STAND FOR "BIG" IN 2022 BECAUSE A LOT COMING THIS YEAR.
YOU WILL BE STARRING IN AND DIRECTING "CREED 3".
>> YES. ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS FILM FOR YOUR DIRECTORIAL
DEBUT? IS IT FAMILIARITY WITH THE WORLD
AND THE CHARACTER AND THE FACT YOU COULD SAY I'M DIRECTING THIS
NEXT CREED? >> ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I THINK I JUST FELT COMFORTABLE. I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO ARE A
RISK. I'M SUPER EXCITED TO GET BEHIND
THE CAMERA, BUT TWO PROJECTS, THE FIRST TWO MOVIES, FINALLY
HAVING AN OPINION AND HAVING A STORY I WANT TO TELL, EXECUTE
THE VISION I SAW IN MY HEAD. SO FROM THE SECOND ONE TO THE
THIRD ONE, I CALLED RYAN UP AND HE'S LIKE, YOU'RE READY FOR IT,
JUST DO IT. >> Stephen: HAS HE GIVEN YOU
ANY ADVICE? >> LOTS OF ADVICE.
LIKE, I'M IN PREP RIGHT NOW, SO JUST BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, FIGURE
OUT YOUR SHOT LIST, GET A STORY BOARD ARTIST, START BOARDING THE
SHOTS WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH LIKE A COMIC BOOK LALLED OUT THAT
GIVES YOU WHAT SHOTS YOU NEED ONCE YOU START FILMING AND FOR
ME THAT'S GOING TO SAVE ME SO MUCH TIME, SO I'M NOT ON THE DAY
WORRIED ABOUT WHERE AM I GOING TO PUT THE CAMERA AND MY ACTORS
AND BASICALLY TRUST THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU TO HELP YOU OUT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOULDER IT ALL ON YOUR OWN.
WHEN YOU'RE IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA ACTING, YOU CAN'T WATCH
THE PLAYBACK SOMETIMES. SOMETIMES YOU DON'T KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT YOU HAVE. YOU NEED YOUR OTHER PRODUCERS OR
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY TO SAY, MIKE, YOU NEED TO MOVE ON.
SO THOSE ARE THE GEMS HE GAVE ME.3
>> Stephen: WHAT KIND OF TRERK DO YOU WANT TO BE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE DIRECTOR'S JOB IS IN RELATIONSHIP SO THE
ACTOR? >> AS AN ACTOR, I THINK CREATING
AN ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY FEEL SAFE AND THEY CAN TAKE RISKS.
I WANT TO HAVE ONE WHEN I GO TO SET.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIMENT AND TRY THINGS.
SO TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYBODY
WANTS TO COME TO WORK AND SHOW UP AND GIVE YOU THEIR BEST,
THAT'S THE LEADERSHIP I WANT TO INVOKE ON MY CAST AND CREW.
>> Stephen: THIS IS A MINOR BUT A REALLY INFLUENTIAL THING.
ARE YOU GOING TO BE A DIRECTOR WHO YELLS ACTION AND CUT OR ARE
YOU GOING TO BE, IN YOUR OWN TIME, FIND THE MOMENT, WHEN
YOU'RE READY, WE'RE ROLLING, GO. >> I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT BUT
I THINK I'LL TRY THAT. I DIDN'T KNOW WHICH ONE I WOULD
BE BUT YOU MADE IT SOUND REALLY COOL THEN, SO I'LL TRY IT.
TAKE YOUR TIME, IT'S OKAY, IT'S YOUR WORLD, I'M JUST CAPTURING IT
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAK A QUICK BREAK.
STICK AROUND. BACK WITH MORE
MICHAEL B JORDAN, EVERYBODY.