THE COMEDY "FLEABAG." >> HE PLAYS MARTIN TRYING TO
CONVINCE HIS WIFE CLAIRE NOT TO
LEAVE HIM.
LEAVE HIM. TAKE A LOOK.
>> FOR EASTER I ORGANIZED THE
DOWNSTAIRS TOILET.
DOWNSTAIRS TOILET. I FIRED THE HUMMING CLEANER.
>> YOU ENJOYED THAT.
>> I HOOVERED THE CAR, PUT UP
ALL YOUR CERTIFICATES AND I
DON’T MAKE YOU FEEL GUILTY FOR
NOT HAVING SEX WITH ME.
I’M NOT A BAD GUY!
I HAVE A BAD PERSONALITY.
IT’S NOT MY FAULT.
>> BRETT IS HERE WITH US THIS
MORNING.
MORNING. THE SUMMER OF BRETT.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> HOW DOES THAT FEEL, FROM
VOGUE MAGAZINE?
VOGUE MAGAZINE? NOT JUST SOME RANDOM WEBSITE.
>> I KNOW.
I’M USED TO RANDOM WEBSITES
SAYING MUCH HARSHER THINGS IN
THAT.
THAT. I DON’T GET THAT FROM RANDOM
WEBSITES, LET ALONE "VOGUE."
IT WAS CRAZY FOR THEM TO SAY
THAT ABOUT ME.
>> LET’S TALK ABOUT "FLEABAG,"
NOMINATED FOR A WHOPPING 11 EMMY
AWARDS.
AWARDS. PRETTY INCREDIBLE.
PRETTY INCREDIBLE. PEOPLE LOVE TO HATE YOU ON THE
SHOW.
SHOW. TALK ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER.
>> WELL, HE IS -- I HAVE A LOT
OF SYMPATHY FOR HIM.
HE HATES HIMSELF.
HE’S AN ALCOHOLIC.
HIS MARRIAGE HAS BEEN FALLING
APART FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
AND PHOEBE AND I TALK A LOT
ABOUT HOW -- ACTUALLY MY
CHARACTER AND HER CHARACTER ARE
THE MOST SIMILAR ON THE SHOW TO
EACH OTHER, BECAUSE THEY BOTH
FEEL ALIENATED FROM EVERYBODY
ELSE AROUND THEM AND THEN USE
INAPPROPRIATE HUMOR TO CONNECT
TO PEOPLE.
TO PEOPLE. ONLY MARTIN’S INAPPROPRIATE
HUMOR IS MAYBE A LITTLE TOO
INAPPROPRIATE A LOT OF THE TIME.
I THINK HE’S JUST CAUGHT IN THIS
DOWNWARD SPIRAL AND HE’S BLAMING
OTHER PEOPLE AND BLAMING
HIMSELF.
HIMSELF. THAT CREATES ALL THIS RAGE.
>> LET’S TALK ABOUT "STRANGER
THINGS."
THINGS." I DON’T WANT TO GIVE AWAY TOO
MUCH FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE
SEEN THE ENTIRE SEASON.
IS IT TRUE YOU ACTUALLY LEARNED
RUSSIAN FOR THE ROLE?
>> I LEARNED MY LINES, MY
RUSSIAN LINES.
RUSSIAN LINES. I DIDN’T LEARN THE WHOLE
LANGUAGE.
LANGUAGE. ACTUALLY, A WOMAN CAME UP TO ME
THE OTHER DAY AND STARTED
SPEAKING TO ME IN RUSSIAN.
I WAS LIKE, I DON’T KNOW WHAT
YOU’RE SAYING.
YOU’RE SAYING. >> THAT’S HOW CONVINCING YOU
WERE.
WERE. >> WELL, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I HAD A VERY GOOD COACH.
>> YOU WERE ACTUALLY SPEAKING
RUSSIAN WORDS --
>> I WASN’T DOING GIBBERISH.
I KNEW WHAT THE OTHER ACTOR,
WHAT ALEC WAS SAYING TO ME, BUT,
YEAH, BEYOND THAT, NO, NO, NO,
NOTHING.
NOTHING. AND I DON’T REMEMBER ANY OF
THOSE LINES EITHER.
>> WHAT’S YOUR MINDSET WHEN
YOU’RE ACTING OUT -- DO THE
ENGLISH LINES JUST SORT OF --
YOU KNOW YOU’VE GOT THOSE AND
YOU FOCUS ON THE RUSSIAN LINES?
HOW DOES YOUR BRAIN DO ALL OF
THIS?
THIS? >> IT’S LIKE YOU’RE RUSSIAN,
RUSSIAN, RUSSIAN LINES, RUSSIAN
LINES.
LINES. YOU’RE LIKE, OH, YEAH, MY
ENGLISH LINES.
ENGLISH LINES. THEY DO SOMEHOW COME EVEN EASIER
THEN AFTER YOU’VE BEEN LEARNING
THE RUSSIAN LIKE THAT.
>> BEFORE YOU LEAVE US THIS
MORNING, YOU’RE ALSO IN THE NEW
SEASON OF "MR. MERCEDES."
>> I AM, PLAYING FINKELSTEIN, A
LAWYER, EVERY JEWISH MOM’S
DREAM.
DREAM. >> YOUR MOST SANE CHARACTER
YOU’VE PLAYED?
YOU’VE PLAYED? >> MY MOST WELL ADJUSTED PERSON.
HE’S NOT A WE’RE DOUGH.IRDWEIRDO
I WOULD SAY HE BY FAR IS MY MOST
WELL ADJUSTED CHARACTER.
>> IS IT TRUE THAT YOU WENT ON
TOUR WITH THE DEAD?
>> I DID.
>> I DID. >> YOU’RE A DEAD HEAD, THROUGH
AND THROUGH?
AND THROUGH? >> I WOULDN’T SAY THAT I AM
STAY.
STAY. I DO LIKE THE GRATEFUL DEAD
STILL, BUT LATE IN HIGH SCHOOL,
MY MOTHER LET ME GO ON THEIR
LAST TOUR.
LAST TOUR. I WENT ON A BLUE SCHOOL BUS WITH
A HIPPY FAMILY, AND I SAW THE
LAST TWO PERFORMANCES OF JERRY
GARCIA BEFORE HE DIED.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> WOW.
>> WOW. >> THAT’S PRETTY COOL.
>> WOULD YOU HAVE DESCRIBED
YOURSELF AS A HIPPY?
>> THEN, YES, I THINK SO.
I DOESN’T DOING WELL.
I WAS A LITTLE LOST.
SO FOCUSED ON ACTING AND FOR
THOSE FEW MONTHS I WAS LIKE
MAYBE I’LL BE A DRIFTER.
NOT GOOD.
NOT GOOD. NOT GREAT.
NOT GREAT. >> LOOK AT YOU NOW.
>> LOOK AT ME NOW.
>> YOU’VE TURNED IT AROUND.
YOU’RE HAVING A HECK OF A
SUMMER.
SUMMER. >> ACTING CONSERVATORY WILL DO
THAT FOR YOU.
YOU WANT TO BE AN ACTOR, GET RID
OF THAT HIPPY STUFF.
>> I HOPE YOU COME BACK.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS.
I LOVE YOU, I LOVE THIS SHOW.
GREAT TO BE HERE.
>> IS HE ACTING?