♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: OH, HELLO THERE.
WELCOME BACK.
MY NEXT GUEST IS AN ACTOR YOU KNOW FROM "BUFFY," "ANGEL," AND
"BONES."
HE NOW STARS IN "SEAL TEAM."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "A LATE SHOW," DAVID BOREANAZ!
DAVID, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
I APPRECIATE IT.
IT'S FUN TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS OVER ZOOM, I'M SURE.
>> Stephen: YES.
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY IT COULD BE MORE FUN AND THAT IS ANY OTHER
WAY.
>> WHAT'S THAT WITH A KEG?
>> Stephen: WITH HUMAN BEINGS?
>> IT WOULD BE NICE.
>> Stephen: I HAVE A BAR.
DO I HAVE A BAR?
I HAVE LIQUOR HERE, RIGHT?
>> DO YOU.
>> Stephen: I ALWAYS HAVE LIQUOR HERE.
>> GOOD, WELL IT'S NOT IN YOUR HAND AND YOU'RE NOT DRINKING, SO
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> Stephen: NOR AM I TREMBLING.
SO IT'S EARLY.
SEASON FOUR OF "SEAL TEAM," YOU DIRECTED SOME OF THE EPISODES
THIS YEAR, RIGHT?
>> YES, I DID.
YEAH, THE ONE THAT I DIRECTED THAT'S COMING OUT NEXT WEEK, A
WEEK FROM TONIGHT, WE FINISHED SHOOTING THAT ABOUT THREE WEEKS
AGO AND, YOU KNOW, THE NATURE OF THE SHOW REALLY ALLOWS ITSELF TO
BE SEEN IN KIND OF LIKE A DOCUMENTARY STYLE.
SO IT'S A VERY AGGRESSIVE SHOW, AND IT'S VERY REAL.
WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE REAL
VETERANS THAT ARE ON THE SHOW.
>> Stephen: THAT'S COOL.
>> AND BEING A DIRECTOR IN THAT SPECIFIC-- IN THAT MOMENT CAN BE
KIND OF COMPLICATED TO DEAL WITH SOME ACTORS.
>> Stephen: DO THE VETERANS EVER SAY-- DO THEY EVER SAY,
"THAT'S NOT HOW WE WOULD DO IT?" >> UH, LET'S-- LET'S REVISIT
THAT MOMENT FOR A SECOND.
ACTUALLY, IT'S FUNNY, BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS ARE SO SPOT ON, THAT
IT TAKES A WHILE FOR US TO GET IT DOWN.
BUT ONCE WE DO GET IT DOWN, WE FLY.
>> Stephen: DO YOU EVER HAVE TO SAY, "UHM, BUT, IN REALITY
WOULD YOU GUYS GET IT DONE BY LUNCH BECAUSE WE ARE ON A HARD
BREAK COMING UP HERE?" >> IN HOLLYWOOD WE CAN SAY
"CUT," BUT IN LIVE, IT'S LIFE AND DEATH AND THOSE GUYS REALLY
SACRIFICE FOR OUR FREEDOM.
IT'S A FUN SHOW, AND WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, HOLDING OUR BREATH FOR
SEASON FIVE.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT COMES OUT SOON.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS DAVID BOREANAZ LIKE AS AN ACTOR IN THE
POINT OF VIEW OF DAVID BOREANAZ THE DIRECTOR?
DO YOU GUYS CLASH?
OR WAS IT A MEETING OF THE MINDS?
>> YOU KNOW, THERE CAN BE SOME CLASHING.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THE ACTOR CAN BE A LITTLE STUBBORN.
THE DIRECTOR, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A SHOT AND MAKING
SURE HE GETS THE RIGHT SHOT.
WE WERE SHOOTING A STUNT SEQUENCE, AND IT INVOLVED ME
FIRE CARRYING A REAL SEAL WHO WAS AROUND 240 POUNDS.
AND THE DIRECTOR IN ME SAID, "DAVID, ACTOR, DO NOT DO THIS
SUNT BECAUSE YOU WILL HURT YOURSELF."
YET, THE ACTOR IN ME SAID, "I CAN DO THIS.
I CAN CARRY A 240-POUND SEAL WITH FULL GEAR ON MY SHOULDER."
SO WE KIND OF CONFLICTED.
AND AT THE LAST MINUTE, THE ACTOR, DAVID, DECIDED TO DO THE
STUNT AND PUT THE SEAL ON HIS SHOULDER, AND AS HE WAS WALKING
10 YARDS IN, THE RIGHT ANKLE ROLLED AND ACTOR DAVID FELL
PRETTY HARD, ROLLED THE ANKLE, AND ALMOST BUSTED UP BOTH OF HIS
KNEES.
SO THE DIRECTOR WAS HAPPY THAT HE GOT THE SHOT, BUT THE ACTOR
LEARNED THAT THE EGO IN THE ACTOR OF DAVID BOREANAZ SHOULD
JUST TALK A STEP BACK AND REALIZE HE CAN'T DO SPECIFIC
STUNTS LIKE THAT ANYMORE.
>> Stephen: LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING ABOUT WHEN YOU WERE
YOUNG ENOUGH TO DO STUFF LIKE THAT.
IS THIS TRUE-- BECAUSE I HEARD A RUMOR WHICH I'M INTERESTED IN--
YOU WERE AN ALTAR BOY?
>> YES, I WAS AN ALTAR BOY.
BEING-- COMING FROM AN ITALIAN KIND OF FAMILY, THAT'S KIND OF A
RITE OF PASSAGE.
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> YOU ARE-- ONCE THAT MOMENT COMES TO BECOME THE ALTAR BOY,
IT'S LIKE THE MOM IS SO PLEASED.
I STILL BELIEVE MY MOTHER TODAY WISHES I WENT INTO THE
PRIESTHOOD AND I ACTUALLY-- OVER MANY MEALS --
>> Stephen: EVERY CATHOLIC FAMILY-- I'M ONE OF 11 KIDS.
MY PARENTS FELT IT WAS THEIR DUTY TO INTRODUCE TO US THE IDEA
THAT WE MUST CONSIDER FOR A MOMENT THE HOLY ORDERS, JUST FOR
A MOMENT.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: THAT WAS THEIR DUTY AS A PARENT.
DID THEY EVER ASK YOU TO THINK ABOUT IT?
>> YEAH, I DID THINK ABOUT IT FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS.
YEAH.
IT WAS-- IT WAS VERY FAST.
I MEAN, I REMEMBER THE DAYS OF BEING AN ALTAR BOY-- I THINK I
STARTED WHEN I WAS IN FOURTH GRADE.
IT WAS ALWAYS KIND OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE LAUGHING ALWAYS
STARTED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HALFWAY INTO THE MASS, WHICH WAS ALWAYS
DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.
SO IF YOU'RE WITH A FELLOW ALTAR BOY AND YOU LOOKED OVER TO HIS
LEFT, AND SOMETHING SO MINIMAL CAN MAKE YOU LAUGH, THAT WAS THE
HARDEST PART OF GETTING THROUGH THE MASS WAS WITHOUT LAUGHING
BECAUSE THE PRIEST WOULD LOOK OVER AT YOU WITH THOSE EYES AND
YOU KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE TROUBLE.
>> Stephen: SURE, I REMEMBER THOSE EYES.
HOW MANY YEARS DID YOU DO IT?
>> I DID IT I THINK FROM FOURTH GRADE TO POSSIBLY MY SOPHOMORE
YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NOT BAD.
THAT'S A GOOD RUN.
>> IT'S NOT BAD.
AND THE FUNNY THING ABOUT IT IS THE TIE WAS ALWAYS DIFFERENT.
YOU HAD THE BIG TIE AND IT WAS UNDER THE ROBE AND WAS IT
LONGER, SHORTER.
IF YOU WORE THE SNEAKERS THAT WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE
SNEAKERS WEREN'T ALLOWED.
A FEW TIMES I WAS CAUGHT WITH THE SNEAKERS AND THAT WAS A
MISTAKE.
>> Stephen: IF I WORE THE SNEAKERS I WOULD ALWAYS CROUCH A
LITTLE BIT SO THEY WOULD TRAIL ON THE GROUND SO FATHER COULDN'T
SEE I WAS WEARING THE TRACKS.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: BEFORE YOU MADE IT AS AN ACTOR, I UNDERSTAND YOU--
I LOVE THIS-- I UNDERSTAND YOU USED TO SNEAK ON STUDIO LOTS BY
PRETENDING TO BE A BIG SHOT?
WHAT DID YOU DO?
HOW DID YOU-- HOW DID YOU GET IN?
>> WELL, THIS WAS BACK IN '"NEW YORK POST," SO IT WAS LIKE THE
DAYS WERE A LITTLE BIT LAX IN SECURITY, AND I REMEMBER WHEN I
DROVE ACROSS COUNTRY WITH MY FATHER, AND I WAS LIVING
DOWNTOWN.
I WAS SLEEPING ON A COUCH AND FROM MY GRADUATION FROM COLLEGE
I GOT TWO SUITS-- A TAN ONE AND A DARK ONE.
I WOULD PUT THE SUIT ON AND GO TO THE STUDIOS AND WOULD
ACTUALLY BE IN MY SUIT AND MY BREE CASE AND WALK IN WITH
EVERYBODY ELSE.
FORTUNATELY ENOUGH, ONE DAY I DID WALK ON-- I WALKED ON THE
SET OF "CHEERS," AND I BASICALLY LOOKED LIKE ONE OF THE
BACKGROUNDS IN "CHEERS," AND THEY THOUGHTIS AN EXTRA, WHICH
WAS GREAT.
I GOT A FREE LUNCH THAT DAY, WHICH WORKED OUT PERFECTLY FOR
ME BECAUSE I WAS STRUGGLING AND TO HAVE A SET LUNCH WAS GREAT
FOR MY STOMACH.
>> Stephen: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH DAVID BOREANAZ AND HIS
ATLS OF DOOR-TO-DOOR MEAT.