>>> PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE
THEIR OWN PICTURES, THEIR OWN
INFORMATION AND PEOPLE HAVE THE
ABILITY TO INVITE OR NOT INVITE
THEIR FRIENDS TO JOIN.
SEE, IN A WORLD WHERE SOCIAL
STRUCTURE WAS EVERYTHING, THAT
WAS THE THING.
>> ANDREW GARFIELD PLAYING
EDWARDO SAVARIN.
IN THE 2010 MOVIE "THE SOCIAL
NETWORK."
THAT PERFORMANCE GOT HOLLYWOOD'S
ATTENTION AND TWO YEARS LATER HE
MADE THE LEAP FROM SUPPORTING
PLAYER TO BIG BUDGET LEADING MAN
WHEN HE WAS CAST AS "THE AMAZING
SPIDER-MAN."
TOGETHER THAT MOVIE MADE NEARLY
$1.5 BILLION AT THE BOX OFFICE
AND MADE GARFIELD A STAR AROUND
THE WORLD.
HE EARNED HIS FIRST OSCAR
NOMINATION FOR "HACKSAW RIDGE."
HE'S MORE COMFORTABLE ON STAGE
THAN A GLOBAL MOVIE STAR.
THAT'S WHERE HE IS NOW, ON
BROADWAY, AS THE LEAD IN THE
ICONIC PLAY "ANGELS IN AMERICA."
THE SHOW IS NOMINATED FOR A
RECORD 11 TONY AWARDS, INCLUDING
ONE FOR GARFIELD.
ANDREW AND I GOT TOGETHER FOR A
SUNDAY SITDOWN ON A DAY OFF FROM
THAT GRUELING PLAY.
ANDREW GARFIELD HAS PLAYED A
SUPER HERO AND A WAR HERO, BUT
IN PRIOR WALTER HE EMBODIES THE
HERO OF A DIFFERENT KIND AND THE
ROLE OF A LIFETIME.
>> I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING
TERRIFYING IS ON ITS WAY.
>> I'M PLAYING IN "ANGELS IN
AMERICA" IS ONE OF THE GREATEST
CHARACTERS IN THEATER HISTORY.
THIS PLAY HAS EVERYTHING, THE
WHOLE HUMAN EXPERIENCE IN IT.
>> I HAVE TO IMAGINE A TONY
NOMINATION AND THE RESPONSE
YOU'VE GOTTEN HAS TO BE
INCREDIBLY GRATIFYING GIVEN WHAT
YOU ALL HAVE PUT INTO THE SHOW.
>> YES.
DEFINITELY.
YOU KNOW, I THINK AS ARTISTS WE
TRY TO NOT CARE ABOUT THOSE
KINDS OF THINGS SO IT'S VERY
INTERESTING WHEN YOU'RE --
BECAUSE IT'S A HIT, I SUPPOSE.
IT IS ONE OF THOSE --
>> IT IS.
>> -- THINGS THAT I'VE HEARD OF.
A HIT.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN IT, ALL I CAN
SEE IS THE STUFF THAT DOESN'T --
THAT WE NEED TO KEEP WORKING ON
IT.
>> THE TWO-PART PLAY BY AMERICAN
PLAYWRIGHT TONY KUSHNER DURING A
TIME.
IT WAS ADAPTED INTO A MINI
SERIES.
>> AN ANGEL CRASHED THROUGH MY
BEDROOM CEILING.
>> GARFIELD PLAYS THE LEAD, A
YOUNG, GAY MAN WITH AIDS
NAVIGATING HIS LIFE AND FUTURE
WHILE WRESTLING WITH MORTALITY
AND VISIONS OF HEAVEN.
>> RESPONSIBILITY OF CARRYING
THE TORCH FOR A NEW GENERATION
OF GAY MEN AND WOMEN WHO SAY,
HE'S PLAYING THE LEAD ROLE IN
THIS PLAY THAT IS ICONIC TO US
AND IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT WHO WE
ARE AND WHERE WE COME FROM.
WHAT DOES THAT FEEL LIKE TO YOU?
>> I FEEL THAT RESPONSIBILITY
AND I'M HAPPY TO HOLD IT EVEN
THOUGH I FEEL THE WEIGHT OF IT.
IT'S NOT A LIGHT THING TO ME.
I HAVE A FRIEND THAT CAME IN FOR
THE TWO-SHOW DAY ON WEDNESDAY.
HE SAID THERE'S A GHOST IN THE
CITY FOR ME.
I SAID BRING THEM, BRING THEM,
BRING THEM.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL
RESPONSIBILITY.
>> SAY, YES, BABY.
>> LESION NUMBER ONE.
>> OVER ITS TWO PARTS, ANGELS IN
AMERICA RUNS 7 1/2 HOURS.
A PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL GRIND
UNLIKE ANY OTHER ON BROADWAY.
>> HOW DO YOU EVEN GET OUT OF
THAT CHARACTER?
>> SO THERE HAS TO BE RITUALS
AND WAYS BACK INTO YOURSELF.
I THINK HUMPHREY BOGART USED TO
GO SAILING.
IT'S OKAY FOR HIM.
GOING SAILING TO REFINED MYSELF.
>> FOR ME.
THERE ARE PEOPLE.
THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE THAT I
CAN USE AS ANCHORS BACK INTO WHO
I AM.
>> RIGHT.
>> I ALSO DO A LITTLE RITUAL
EVERY NIGHT WHERE I'LL WRITE A
LETTER, I'LL SIGN BACK OUT AND
SIGN BACK IN.
IT'S ALL WOO-WOO.
>> YOU DO THAT EVERY NIGHT?
>> I DO.
EVEN THOUGH I LOVE BEING PRYOR,
HE'S THE MOST REMARKABLE PERSON.
ANDREW IS ALL RIGHT.
HE'S A BIT MORE BORING.
>> 25 YEARS AFTER THE PLAY'S
FIRST RUN THE PLAY'S GUIDING
THEME ENDURES.
>> IT'S LOVE.
IT'S ACCEPTANCE.
ACCEPTANCE OF THE WHOLE GARDEN,
THE GARDEN.
HOW TWO MEN LOVE, HOW A MAN AND
WOMAN LOVE, HOW WOMEN AND WOMEN
LOVE.
THERE'S SO MUCH MYSTERY TO
CELEBRATE.
>> HE WAS BORN IN LOS ANGELES TO
AN AMERICAN FATHER AND BRITISH
MOTHER.
HE WAS RAISED IN THE U.K. WHERE
HE ACTED IN YOUTH THEATER BEFORE
MOVING TO THE BIGGER STAGES OF
LONDON.
TELEVISION SOON FOLLOWED WITH
CRITICS TAKING NOTICE OF
GARFIELD IN "BOY A" WHERE HE
PLAYED A NOTORIOUS KILLER TRYING
TO FIND NEW LIFE AFTER PRISON.
THE ROLE EARNED GARFIELD THE
2008 BRITISH ACADEMY TELEVISION
AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR.
GARFIELD BROKE INTO HOLLYWOOD
INSTYLE PLAYING ALONGSIDE MERYL
STREEP, ROBERT REDFORD AND TOM
CRUZ IN LIONS FOR LAMB.
HIS BREAKOUT ROLE ABOUT THE
BIRTH OF FACEBOOK EARNED HIM A
GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATION.
>> YOU DID IT.
YOU DID IT.
YOU PLANTED THAT STORY ABOUT THE
CHICKENS.
>> I DIDN'T PLANT THE STORY.
>> THEN CAME "THE AMAZING
SPIDER-MAN" AND THE SEQUEL, A
PAIR OF BLOCKBUSTERS THAT MADE
GARFIELD A HOUSEHOLD NAME AND
FACE AROUND THE WORLD.
>> DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOUR
LIFE CHANGED?
WAS IT SOCIAL NETWORK OR WAS IT
"SPIDER-MAN."
?
>> IT WAS "SPIDER-MAN."
WITH "SOCIAL NETWORK" IT WAS
PEOPLE SAYING, HEY, MAN, I LOVE
THAT MOVIE.
THE "SPIDER-MAN" CREATED THE
SEPARATION WHICH WAS ALARMING.
ON A GOOD DAY IF SOMEONE ASKS ME
FOR A PICTURE, I GIVE THEM A
HUG.
>> THEN I'LL FORCE THEM TO HUG
ME.
THEY'LL BE SWEATING AND SHAKING.
>> DO THEY GET THE PICTURE AND
THE HUG?
>> THEY JUST GET THE HUG.
THE HUG IS ENOUGH.
I'M A GOOD HUGGER.
I HAVE A LOT OF HUG TO GIVE.
>> BUT GARFIELD STILL RESTLESS
WITH THAT THING.
YOU'VE SAID YOU'RE NOT
COMFORTABLE WITH THE WORD
CELEBRITY.
HOW DO YOU RECONCILE THE FACT
THAT YOU'RE FAMOUS, EVERYBODY
KNOWS YOUR FACE AND NAME.
>> I THINK CELEBRITY HAS BECOME
A DIRTY WORD.
THIS ISN'T GOOD FOR ANYBODY.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE RICHEST
MAN OR WOMAN IN THE GRAVEYARD
AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LIVE
YOUR LIFE BECAUSE YOU'RE WASTING
IT LOOKING UP TO PEOPLE WHO
DON'T DESERVE TO BE LOOKED UP
TO.
I HAVE A PRETTY STRONG OPINION
ABOUT THAT BREED OF CELEBRITY.
I MADE SOME "SPIDER-MAN" FILMS.
>> I HEARD, YES.
>> AND NOW THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO
HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THE THEATER
WHO ARE COMING TO SEE A 7 1/2
HOUR PLAY AS THEIR FIRST PLAY
POSSIBLY BECAUSE THEY SAW ME IN
A "SPIDER-MAN" FILM.
THAT MAKES ME SO HAPPY.
>> ONE PLACE HE CAN TURN FOR
GROUNDING IS HIS FAMILY.
>> WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK?
YOUR FATHER, CAN HE BELIEVE WHAT
HIS SON HAS BECOME?
>> I DON'T THINK SO.
THE SAME WAY THAT WE FEEL WITHIN
OUR PLAY, WE CAN'T FEEL THE
SUCCESS.
WE CAN'T ACKNOWLEDGE IT.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO.
I THINK IT'S THE SAME THING
WITHIN MY FAMILY.
IT DOESN'T ADD UP.
LIKE WE CAN'T THANK GOD BECAUSE
OTHERWISE IT'S NOT THAT.
>> ASK FOR A SELFIE.
>> AND YOU'D GIVE THEM A HUG.
>> AND THEY'D REJECT IT, WHICH
THEY DO ANYWAY.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WORK, ABOUT
SQUEEZING EVERY LAST OUNCE OF
JUICE OUT OF THIS LIFE AND,
YEAH, WE'LL CELEBRATE SOME
THINGS, BUT WE'LL VERY, VERY
QUICKLY MOVE ON TO WHAT'S NEXT.
>> "ANGELS IN AMERICA" IS ON
BROADWAY NOW.
ITS RUN HAS BEEN EXTENDED
THROUGH JULY 15th.
ANDREW'S LATEST MOVIE IS CALLED
"UNDER THE SILVER LAKE."
OUR THANKS TO THE LEGENDARY
DANIELLE RESTAURANT FOR HOSTING
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