>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, JAKE GYLLENHALL IS HERE.
SO MANY THINGS, SO MANY THINGS TO TALK ABOUT WITH YOU TONIGHT,
ENDLESS, ENDLESS.
WELL, YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN A NEW PLAY AT THE PUBLIC THEATER.
IT IS CALLED "SEA WALL / A LIFE."
IT'S TWO ONE-ACTS RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
IS THAT LEGIBLE?
>> Stephen: "SEA WALL."
>> -- >> I'M SORRY.
>> Stephen: "SEA WALL," HOLD ON.
"A LIFE."
I DIDN'T DESIGN THE POSTER.
>> YOU CAN HOLD IT A LITTLE-- CAN YOU HOLD IT A LITTLE HONGER.
>> Stephen: "SEA WALL"-- >> IT'S THE OTHER WAY.
CAN YOU READ THAT?
YOU CAN READ THAT?
THERE GU!
>> Stephen: "SEA WALL--" WHICH ONE ARE YOU IN?
"SEA WALL" OR "A LIFE"?
"A LIFE" BUT IT'S A ONE-- IT'S A ONE-MAN MONLOCK, I UNDERSTAND.
>> IT'S A ONE-MAN MONOLOGUE WITH TWO MEN.
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
( APPLAUSE )
>> NO.
IT'S ONE PERSON DOES ONE MONOLOGUE, AND THEN THEY FINISH.
AND THEN THE OTHER PERSON DOES ANOTHER MONOLOGUE.
>> Stephen: SO "SEA WALL" IS ONE MONOLOGUE, AND "A LIFE" IS
ANOTHER MONOLOGUE.
>> YEAH, BUT I DON'T DO ANY OF THEM.
ONLY BOTH.
>> Stephen: WHAT?
>> AND THERE ARE TWO OF US.
>> Stephen: WHAT?
>> OKAY.
IT'S-- LET ME EXPLAIN.
>> Stephen: YEAH, PLEASE.
>> IT'S TWO-- OKAY, IT'S TWO MONOLOGUES.
I DO ONE, AND TOM STURRIDGE, THE WONDERFUL TOM STURRIDGE --
>> Stephen: OF COURSE.
>> HE DOES ONE.
THEY'RE TWO MONOLOGUES ABOUT TWO MEN, FATHERS, AND THEIR
EXPERIENCE OF BEING, YOU KNOW, FATHERS AND SONS, AND REALLY--
ANSWER ALL THE BIG QUESTIONS.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU ALONE ON STAGE FOR YOUR PORTION OF IT?
>> I AM.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS THAT LIKE FOR YOU ON THE PUBLIC THEATER.
IT'S A LOT OF THE WEIGHT.
YOU'RE NOT PLAYING A SCENE WITH ANYBODY ELSE.
IT'S JUST YOU.
SOMEBODY CAN'T JUMP IN FOR YOU.
IS THAT PRESSURE?
>> YEAH, I-- I RAN INTO CARRIE MULLIGAN FROM A FILM CALLED
"WILDLIFE."
>> Stephen: DAZZLES!
DAZZLES!
CAN'T REMEMBER WHO ELSE WAS IN THAT ONE.
>> THAT'S FINE.
IT'S FINE.
AND-- AND-- SHE-- I TOLD HER I WAS DOING A MONOLOGUE.
AND SHE SAID, "WHY?" AND I SAID, I SAID-- SHE SAID,
"DON'T DO IT.
DON'T DO IT.
YOU CAN GET OUT OF IT?" BECAUSE SHE JUST DID A
MONOLOGUE, SO YOU KNOW, SHE DID A MONOLOGUE, A BEAUTIFUL
MONOLOGUE, EXTRAORDINARY AND MESMERIZING.
AND-- HE'S AWESOME.
I LIKE HIM.
AND THEN I-- I HAPPENED TO RUN INTO OTHER ACTORS-- BASICALLY, I
FEEL LIKE ACTORS WE JUST SIT IN ROOMS TOGETHER.
WE SIT THERE, SORT OF LIKE VACUUMS AND TALK, YOU KNOW,
ACTORS TALKING ABOUT OTHER ACTORS.
"I RAN INTO THIS GUY, I KNOW THIS ACTOR, HIS NAME IS--"
WHATEVER.
I RAN INTO BILLY CRUDUP?
>> Stephen: I LOVE BILLY CRUDUP.
>> HE'S A FANTASTIC ACTOR.
AND I SAID, "HEY, I'M DOING A MONOLOGUE."
AND HE SAID, "DON'T DO THAT.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT?" >> Stephen: AFTER YOU
COMMITTED.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: THAT IS SO HOSTILE.
YOU'RE DOING THIS?
NO.
>> I ALREADY DID IT.
>> Stephen: OH, YOU'RE A DEAD MAN.
>> I DO.
I THINK IT'S SORT OF-- YOU GET USED TO IT.
WHAT'S IT LIKE FOR YOU?
LIKE, YOU DO A MONOLOGUE EVERY NIGHT IN FRONT OF THIS AMAZING
AUDIENCE.
YOU DO A MONOLOGUE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I HAVE-- I HAVE A-- I HAVE A
QUESTION FOR YOU, MR. COAL-BERT.
WHAT IS IT LIKE TO DO A MONOLOGUE IN FRONT OF ALL THESE
PEOPLE?" >> Stephen: IT'S WONDERFUL.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: "SEA WALL/ A LIFE" BEGINS IN PREVIEWS ON FEBRUARY 1
AT THE PUBLIC THEATER.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH COMEDIAN PETE HOLMES.
THAT'S JAKE GYLLENHALL, EVERYBODY!