>> Stephen: I JUST HAD TO RUN OVER THERE FOR A SECOND TO SAY
HI TO JON.
BECAUSE AFTER YOU SAID HI TO JON, I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO LIKE
YOU MORE THAN ME.
LAST TOUCH.
NOW, WELCOME.
WELCOME, JAMES SPADER.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE ALWAYS A HAVE INTERESTING GUY TO TALK TO.
>> IT'S NICE TO BE SEEN.
>> Stephen: GOOD, GOOD.
WE LOVE YOU ON "THE BLACKLIST," BUT THIS IS-- THIS IS THE GUY.
>> OH, THAT (BLEEP).
>> Stephen: THIS IS THE GUY THAT WE ALL FELL IN LOVE WITH
BACK IN THE DAY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) LOOK AT THAT!
DO YOU-- DO YOU-- DO YOU LOVE THIS GUY?
DO YOU-- DO YOU REMEMBER THIS GUY?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> I MEAN HE WAS SORT OF A (BLEEP).
>> Stephen: WHAT?
>> HE WAS SORT OF A (BLEEP).
>> Stephen: OH, REALLY?
>> Stephen: WHAT MADE-- WHAT MADE HIM AN (BLEEP)?
>> HE JUST WAS ONE.
>> Stephen: THE CHARACTER OR-- >> NO, THE CHARACTER.
>> Stephen: THESE WERE COMING-OF-AGE MOVIES.
>> HE HAD COME OF AGE LONG BEFORE THAT.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: YEAH, BECAUSE YOU'RE 25, 26 YEARS OLD.
I WOULD HAVE MY ENDOCRINE SYSTEM CHECKED OUT IF I HADN'T COME OF
AGE BY THEN.
>> I MEAN, I CAME OF AGE AT, LIKE, 10.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: NOW, WHEN YOU SAY
"CAME OF AGE," DO YOU MEAN YOU WENT THROUGH PUBERTY AT AGE 10?
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY, I JUST-- I HAVE SEEN LITTLE
EIGHT-MILLIMETER FILMS AND SO ON, OR PICTURES AND STUFF OF ME
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID.
AND I DON'T KNOW.
IT JUST LOOKED LIKE A LITTLE MAN WALKING AROUND.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: WHAT ARE-- ARE YOU-- WERE YOU AN ONLY CHILD?
DID YOU HAVE BROTHERS AND SISTERS?
>> I HAD YOUNGER.
>> Stephen: OLD THEY PLAY UP.
YOUNGER KIDS ACTUALLY MATURE MUCH FASTER.
>> EVERYONE WAS OLDER THAN I.
AND I HAD A VERY RICH, IMAGINATIVE LIFE.
YOU KNOW, VERY, YOU KNOW, IMAGINARY LIFE.
AND I PURSUED THAT A LOT.
AND STILL AM.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YOU'RE IN THE
RIGHT BUSINESS.
IS ANYBODY ELSE IN THE FAMILY, YOUR PARENTS, ACTORS OR--
>> NO, TEACH GLERS TEACHERS.
OH, THAT'S NICE.
( APPLAUSE ) AND DID YOU-- YEAH.
>> THERE'S A SCHOOL GROUP HERE TONIGHT.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
THERE ARE ALWAYS STUDENTS OUT THERE TONIGHT.
>> VIOLET, ARE YOU OUT THERE?
HEY, VIOLET.
SHE WORKS ON OUR SHOW.
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: HELLO!
WHAT-- CHA WHATDO DOES VIOLET DO >> ACTUALLY SHE AND I WORK VERY
CLOSELY ON THE SHOW.
SHE IS-- I GUESS IT WOULD BE REFERRED TO AS THE CAST P.A.
SHE IS IN CHARGE OF ME ALL DAY.
>> Stephen: TO MAKE SURE YOU GO WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GO.
>> SHOW GLUP OH, WOW.
>> AND KEEP ME INFORM GLD DO YOU NEED TO BE WRANGLED?
ARE YOU DIFFICULT?
>> HE'S NOT THAT BAD.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SHOW.
>> Stephen: OH, ALL ABOUT THE SHOW.
A CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL.
( LAUGHTER ) SO I'VE HEARD.
( LAUGHTER ) LET ME PUT THAT IN THE PHRASE
OF-- >> SHE'S A GOOD SOURCE.
>> Stephen: LET ME PUT THAT IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION,
"CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL?" DO YOU-- WHAT-- WHAT-- WHAT ARE
WE TALKING ABOUT?
( LAUGHTER ) OH, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
COMING-OF-AGE MOVIES.
YOU WERE IN "LESS THAN ZERO."
>> NEVER REALLY RELATED TO THOSE FILMS, EXCEPT AS A JOB.
I REALLY-- THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE FOR ME.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT I DIDN'T REALLY --
>> Stephen: WHAT ELSE WOULD THEY HAVE BEEN TO YOU?
( LAUGHTER ).
>> TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING UNDER THFORTHAT EXPERIENCE THOSE
GOING THROUGH.
>> Stephen: SPEAKING TO YOUR EXPERIENCE.
WHAT ABOUT "LESS THAN ZERO."
YOU WERE IN "LESS THAN ZERO."
>> I WAS.
>> Stephen: THAT WAS A DIFFERENT KIND OF COMING OF AGE.
THAT WAS A DEEPLY TROUBLE, DRUG-FUELED, SUPERRICH COMING OF
AGE IN L.A.
>> NO, I HAD NO FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR THAT.
>> Stephen: I AUDITION THAT THAT MOVIE.
>> FOR WHAT?
>> Stephen: FOR WHATEVER PART I WAS LEAST SUITED FOR BECAUSE I
DIDN'T EYE DIDN'T GET THE JOB.
>> OR?
>> Stephen: YEAH?
>> YOU WERE PERFECTLY SUITED FOR IT, BUT YOU JUST WEREN'T VERY
GOOD IN THE AUDITION.
>> Stephen: THAT'S ENTIRELY TRUE.
>> THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU EVER NOT BEEN GOOD IN AN AUDITION?
>> OH, MY GOD!
YEAH!
I RARELY GOT THE THINGS THAT I DESPERATELY WANT GLD WHAT DID
YOU DESPERATELY WANT?
LIKE WHAT'S THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY.
>> I CAN'T REMEMBER SCWHR.
>> Stephen: YOU DESPERATELY WANTED THEM BUT CAN'T REMEMBER
NOW?
>> TRULY, BUT YOU MUST KNOW WHEN YOU'RE A YOUNG ACTOR --
>> Stephen: THIS IS WHY I DO THIS JOB BECAUSE I'M A TERRIBLE
ACTOR.
>> YOU GO OUT FOR A LOT OF THINGS.
>> Stephen: YES.
>> AND, YOU KNOW, IT-- IT TRULY IS WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE.
I MEAN, TRULY, YOU BECOME LIKE A DUCK, REALLY.
>> Stephen: NOCT.
YOU DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING.
>> YOU GO, YOU AUDITION FOR SOMETHING, YOU MAY CARE A GREAT
DEAL ABOUT IT.
BUT THE FACT IS, YOU DON'T GET IT, IT'S FORGOTTEN.
>> Stephen: I DIDN'T FORGET.
>> DI.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: I AUDITIONS FOR "21 JUMP STREET."
>> THE JOHNNY DEPP ROLE.
>> Stephen: NO DOUBT.
I HAVE NO IDEA.
OR GREEKO.
I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONE.
YEAH, YEAH, NOTHING?
"ROADHOUSE" THE PATRICK SWAZEY MOVIE?
YOU DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING YOU DIDN'T GET?
>> WELL, I DIDN'T AUDITION FOR "ROAD HOUSE."
>> Stephen: YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFECT.
I WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFECT.
>> I MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN IT BECAUSE A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF
MINE DIRECTED IT.
ROWDY HERRINGTON WHO YOU AUDITIONED FOR.
>> Stephen: UH, I DON'T KNOW IF I MADE THIST THAT FAR.
>> CASTING DIRECTOR.
>> Stephen: CASTING DIRECTOR, YEAH.
GOOD GUY, ROWDY?
>> VERY.
>> Stephen: HOW DOES ONE GET THE NAME ROWDY?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> BEHAVIORAL ISSUES, MAYBE.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
DID YOU EVER HAVE A NICKNAME?
BECAUSE JAMES-- IT'S NOT EVEN JIM.
IT'S JAMES.
IT'S VERY SORT OF FORMAL.
>> JIMMY.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: THAT WOULD BE ONE.
>> JAMESY.
>> Stephen: JAMESY.
WHO CALLED YOU JAMESY?
>> MY MOTHER.
>> Stephen: HOW SWEET.
>> SHE ALSO FOR SOME REASON CALLED ME BUTTERSCOTCH POODLE.
NOW I'VE DONE IT.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
I'D LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT'S TRUE.
>> I HOPE THIS SEGMENT GOES LONG AND YOU VALLEY TO CUT SOME
THINGS.
>> Stephen: NOPE, NOPE.
THEY'RE TELLING ME WE'VE GOT ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD.
( LAUGHTER ) YES.
WE'RE JUST-- WE'RE JUST-- HE'S POINTING AT THE CARD.
HE'S POINTING AT-- THIS IS HOW LITTLE FAITH THIS MAN HAS IN ME.
HE LITERALLY JUST PICKED UP A CARD AND POINTED AT WORDS AS IF
I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD QUESTIONS HERE.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT YOU DON'T GO TO THE CARD
WITH A CANNED SPAY!
YOU DON'T GO TO A CARD WITH A JAMES SPADER!
JAMES SPADER-- WE DON'T NEED CARDS!
WITH A JAMES SPADER!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) DO WE?
>> NOT REALLY.
I'LL TALK ABOUT--
>> Stephen: ONE SECOND.
HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
UH...
>> YOU NEED SOME TAPE.
>> Stephen: YEAH, YEAH.
OKAY.
( CLEARS THROAT ) MOLLY RING WOULD AND OTHERS HAVE
REVISITED JOHN HUGHES MOVIES IN THE WAKE OF THE #MeToo
MOVEMENT.
DO YOU LOOK AT THOSE MOVIES-- CHECK OUT "THE BLACKLIST"
WEDNESDAYS ON NBC!
JAMES SPADER, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH KATIE COURIC.