>>> TAKE OFF THAT MASK.
YOU DON'T NEED IT.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'LL SEE
IF I DO?
>> THE FACE OF MY SON.
>> YOUR SON IS GONE.
>> THAT IS ADAM DRIVER PLAYING
THE VILLAIN KYLO REN IN 2015'S
"STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS,"
A MOVIE THAT GROSSED MORE THAN
$2 BILLION WORLDWIDE.
THE MOMENT KYLO TOOK OFF HIS
MASK IN "THE FORCE AWAKENS" AND
REVEALS THE ACTOR'S FACE, DRIVER
WITH HIS MEMORABLE LOOK
IMMEDIATELY BECAME RECOGNIZABLE
AROUND THE WORLD.
THAT BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE CAME
AFTER A TWO-YEAR RUN THAT
CATAPULTED DRIVER INTO ANOTHER
ECHELON OF CELEBRITY.
HE WORKED WITH MARTIN SCORCESE
AND WON CRITICAL ACCLAIM IN
"PATERSON" AND HE WRAPPED THE
FINAL SEASON OF "GIRLS," THE HBO
SHOW THAT PUT HIM ON THE MAP.
I GOT TOGETHER AT THE PARLOR
RESTAURANT IN NEW YORK WITH THE
NATIVE OF MISHWAUKA, INDIANA,
FOR A SUNDAY SITDOWN.
ADAM DRIVER IS STILL GETTING
USED TO BEING A MOVIE STAR.
>> IT'S A WEIRD THING TO ADJUST
TO.
I FEEL LIKE YOUR JOB AS AN ACTOR
IS TO LOOK AT EVERYBODY ELSE AND
WHEN PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT YOU,
YOU CAN'T HELP, BUT BE
SELF-CONSCIOUS ABOUT IT.
>> Reporter: PLAYING THE YOU
HAVE VILLAIN IN THE MOST FAMOUS
MOVIE FRANCHISE IN HISTORY HAS A
WAY OF CHANGING YOUR LIFE.
>> HANS SOLO, I FEEL LIKE HE'S
THE FATHER YOU NEVER HAD.
HE WOULD HAVE DISAPPOINTED YOU.
>> GET OUT OF MY HEAD.
>> IF YOU WALKED DOWN THE STREET
IN NEW YORK CITY, PROBABLY
MAINLY BECAUSE OF "STAR WARS,"
THE EXPERIENCE IS DIFFERENT THAN
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TWO YEARS
AGO.
>> AND THAT KIND OF -- THAT
SUCKS.
IT KIND OF SUCKS.
>> DOES IT REALLY?
>> THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE THAT
RECOGNIZE YOU FROM "STAR WARS"
AND PLUS, LIKE THE WAY, I'M
REALLY TALL, AND I TRY TO BE
COVERT OR YOU KNOW, WEAR A HAT
AND SAY LOOK, ADAM IS WEARING A
HAT WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND
DEALING WITH THE KID PART OF OF
IT IS REALLY GREAT.
I DON'T THINK I THOUGHT ABOUT
THAT, EITHER.
HOW MUCH CROSS-GENERATIONAL IT
IS.
>> Reporter: BEFORE HE BECAME
KYLO REN TO THE WORLD, DRIVER
WAS BEST KNOWN AS ANOTHER ADAM.
HIS CHARACTER FOR SIX SEASONS ON
THE HBO SERIES "GIRLS."
>> AFTER YOU.
>> I SAID AFTER YOU.
>> OKAY.
I'LL GO.
>> OKAY, GREAT, I'LL GO.
>> DRIVER WAS WORKING AS A STAGE
ACTOR IN NEW YORK WHEN THE CALL
CAME FROM "GIRLS."
HE HAD TO BE PUSHED, THOUGH,
INTO AUDITIONING FOR THE SHOW'S
CREATOR LENA DUNHAM.
>> I WAS -- I DON'T WANT TO DO
TV.
I WAS DOING A PLAY AT THE TIME,
BUT IT WAS HBO AND I THOUGHT IT
WAS DIFFERENT AND I STILL
CHECKED MY ARTISTIC STANDARD.
>> SNOB.
>> A TOTAL SNOB.
>> AND THEN I MET LENA, AND I
REALLY LIKED IT.
I LIKED HER, AND DIDN'T THINK I
WOULD GET IT.
MY AGENT MADE ME GO ON IT AND
THAT WAS IT.
>> "GIRLS" WAS A BREAKTHROUGH
ROLE IN A CAREER THAT GOT OFF TO
A ROCKY START.
DRIVER WAS TURNED ON TO ACTING
BY HIS MOVIE-BUFF GRANDFATHER.
ADAM SET OFF FOR HOLLYWOOD TO
TAKE A SHOT AT FAME.
THAT SHOT WAS BRIEF.
>> I FAILED.
I GOT TO CALIFORNIA, AND I HAD
NO MORE MONEY BECAUSE MY CAR
BROKEDOWN IN AMARILLO, TEXAS,
AND I SAT IN A YOUTH HOSTEL FOR
TWO DAYS AND BASICALLY RAN OUT
OF ALL MY MONEY AND DROVE BACK
HOME AND EVERYBODY I SAID
GOOD-BYE TO IN INDIANA AND I HAD
A GIRLFRIEND AT THE TIME AND I
WAS, LIKE, SEE YA IN THE MOVIES.
TWO WEEKS LATER AND A WEEK LATER
I WAS RIGHT BACK.
>> Reporter: DRIVER MOVED RIGHT
BACK IN WITH HIS PARENTS AND
ADMITTEDLY WAS LOST.
THEN AS HE WATCHED THE ATTACKS
OF SEPTEMBER 11th ON TELEVISION,
HE DECIDED HE HAD TO DO
SOMETHING.
HE JOINED THE MARINES.
>> AND SO HOW QUICKLY AFTER 9/11
DID YOU FIND YOURSELF IN CAMP
PENDLETON?
>> LIKE, FEBRUARY, I WAS GONE
AND I REMEMBER THEM ASKING ME
ARE YOU ON THE RUN FROM THE
POLICE BECAUSE YOU ARE SO
ANXIOUS TO GO THAT IT MAKES US
NERVOUS.
>> WHAT DID YOU LIKE ABOUT IT?
WHAT DID IT GIVE YOU?
>> I LOVED THE PEOPLE.
IT MADE IT KIND OF WORTH -- WHEN
YOU LIVE WITH THOSE PEOPLE DAY
IN AND DAY OUT AND THEY'RE
CONSTANTLY SHOWING UP FOR YOU,
THAT'S A HARD THING TO
DUPLICATE.
>> AS HIS PLATOON WAS SHIPPING
OUT TO THE IRAQ, HE BROKE HIS
STERNUM IN A BIKING ACCIDENT AND
DESPITE HIS PROTEST, HE WAS
ORDERED TO STAY BEHIND.
>> WAS IT BRUTAL TO WATCH THE
GUYS SHIP OUT WITHOUT YOU.
>> I THINK IT'S -- I'M MORE OF A
NASTY, LAZY CIVILIAN THEY FEEL
BETTER ABOUT BEING OUT, BUT TO
SUDDENLY LEAVE THAT GROUP AT THE
TIME WAS -- WAS NOT COOL.
BUT PEOPLE HAVE -- I'VE SAID
THIS BEFORE AND PEOPLE FROM MY
PLATOON HAVE REACHED OUT AND
BEEN, LIKE, I READ THIS THING
THAT YOU SAID, AND I GIVE YOU
PERMISSION TO LET IT GO.
>> WITH THE MEDICAL DISCHARGE
FROM THE MARINE CORPS, ADAM
TURNED BACK TO ACTING.
HE APPLIED TO THE PRESTIGIOUS
JUILLIARD SCHOOL IN NEW YORK FOR
A SECOND TIME.
HE GOT IN, AND FOUND ANOTHER
SIDE OF HIMSELF.
>> MY FRIENDS IN THE MILITARY
WOULD BE MORE AGGRESSIVE OR
VIOLENT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T
ARTICULATE IT, AND I WAS
BECOMING LESS AGGRESSIVE WHEN I
WAS EXPOSED TO THESE HIGHLY
ARTICULATE PLAYWRIGHTS OR EVEN
JUST, YOU KNOW, A THEATRICAL
EXPERIENCE THAT TRANSCENDED
WORDS OR WHATEVER AND SUDDENLY
YOU FIND A CONNECTION WITH
SOMEONE.
>> THOSE ACTING CHOPS CARRIED
HIM FROM STAGES IN NEW YORK TO
ROLES IN MOVIES LIKE SPIELBERG'S
"LINCOLN" AND THE COHEN
BROTHERS' INSIDE LOUIS DAVIS.
IN THE FILM LOGAN LUCKY WHICH IS
BEING CALLED AFFECTIONATELY A
RED NECK "OCEAN'S 11".
>> MY LIFE OF CRIME IS OVER.
>> WHERE "OCEANS 11," THEY HAVE
ALL OF THE MEANS AT THEIR
DISPOSAL.
THESE PEOPLE HAVE NO MEANS AT
THEIR DISPOSAL WHICH MAKES IT
FUNNY.
>> HOW MANY HAVE EVOLVED?
>> 40 YARDS.
>> I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE 30.
>> IS IT 20 OR IS IT 30?
WE ARE DEALING WITH SCIENCE
HERE.
>> SODDERBERG CAME OUT OF
RETIREMENT TO DIRECT AN ALL-STAR
CAST THAT INCLUDES DANIEL CRAIG,
HILARY SWANK AND DRIVER JOINED
BY HIS BROTHER IN THE MOVIE,
CHANNING TATUM.
>> DID YOU GET ALONG WITH HIM
RIGHT AWAY?
>> CHANNING IS A REALLY OPEN AND
AVAILABLE PERSON THAT'S EASY TO
GET ALONG WITH HIM.
I WENT OVER TO HIS HOUSE AT 4:00
IN THE AFTERNOON AND I LEFT AT
4:00 THE NEXT MORNING.
>> DID YOU REALLY?
>> YEAH.
IT WAS A GOOD HANG.
>> AND THIS DECEMBER, DRIVER
RETURNS AS KYLO REN IN "STAR
WARS," THE LAST JEDI.
>> YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING.
>> YOU WATCH ME EDIT MYSELF AS
I'M TALKING AND EVEN THEN, I'M,
LIKE, OH, GOD.
THE STUDIO HEAD IS RIGHT OVER
THERE STARING DAGGERS AT YOU.
>> WITHOUT GIVING AWAY A PLOT.
>> RIGHT.
>> WILL FANS BE HAPPY WITH WHAT
HAPPENS TO KYLO.
>> GOD, I HOPE -- I HOPE THEY
WILL.
I HOPE.
I THINK IT WILL BE -- HOPEFULLY
UNEXPECTED.
>> YOU NEED A TEACHER!
I COULD SHOW YOU THE WAYS OF THE
FORCE!
>> LAST QUESTION AND THIS IS FOR
MY-YEAR-OLD SON AND BY MY
8-YEAR-OLD SON, I MEAN ME.
ON THE LIGHT SABER, THE LITTLE
CROSS HANDLE.
>> THE CROSS GUARD DID KYLO EVER
WORRY ABOUT BURNING AND INJURING
HIS HAND IN ANY WAY ON THE
CROSS.
I GET THE LONG ONE, THE
CONVENTIONAL SABER.
THE CROSS AT THE BOTTOM.
ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THAT ONE?
>> WAS HE EVER SCARED?
>> NEVER WORRIED ABOUT IT.
>> HE WAS COOL WITH IT.
>> HE SAW THE ADVANTAGES AS
OPPOSED TO THE DISADVANTAGES.
HE'S AN OPTIMIST, IF YOU CAN'T
TELL.
>> AND ADAM RETURNS AS KYLO REN
WITH THE SABER THIS DECEMBER.
"LOGAN LUCKY" DIRECTED BY
STOOFEN SODDERBURG IS IN
THEATERS.
ARTS IN THE ARMED FORCES THAT
BRINGS THEATER TO MILITARY BASIS
FOR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS
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