-Hi. Welcome. Thank you so much for doing this.
-Absolutely, man.
-I really, really appreciate it. I'm kind of getting to see
a little bit of your quarantine life
because you just joined Instagram.
-Oh, yeah, I did. I did.
-That was a big decision for you, huh?
-Yeah, it was. I don't know what it was.
I guess I caved. I feel like such an old man.
I'm so late to the party.
-[ Laughs ] Oh, my God.
-You know what it is? I had too many good pictures of my dog.
I was like these are being wasted on my phone.
-Wait till you get to brunch.
Wait till you start posting those photos. Oh, Gosh.
-No spoilers. No spoilers.
But I did see what you did to your dog.
It's a little unfortunate.
Why would you try to shave your dog?
-Alright. I had done it once before,
right when quarantine began.
I gave him just a little bit of a trim,
just, you know, with a little bit of timidity.
And it went great.
And so I got a little confident and put on a shorter attachment.
And it just exploded in my face and I kept trying to fix it.
And eventually I was like, "Alright, got to cut my losses."
-Explain it to me because I want to do it for my dog.
-Well, here's the deal. Alright. We'll get into it.
I'll give you the real. So, the first time I did it,
it was after a walk, and so he was exhausted.
So he was straight and flat.
And you can just kind of -- you got to go with the hair.
You don't go against it. -Don't go against it. Okay.
-But then the next time I did it,
it was first thing in the morning
and he had a lot of energy and he kept --
As you're bringing the clippers down,
he kept twisting his body and the skin will crunch up.
-Was he bleeding? -Oh, God, no.
He had no idea what was going on.
I just kept trying to tell him to str--
I mean, you're trying to speak to him.
He doesn't speak English.
-Oh, my God, you got one of those foreign dogs?
-[ Laughs ]
-But I will say for everyone to follow you,
because you're @ChrisEvans.
-You're giving me a little boost on the show. Alright.
-I'm helping you.
I'm helping you grow this Instagram thing
because I'm a fan. I see what you've done.
I follow you on Twitter. You're a good follow.
People enjoy you. You do creative things.
Are you going to wear the -- Are you going to wear the sweater?
-The sweater? Oh, oh, oh.
-What, dude? That was a phenomenon.
-Yeah. You know, I can't wear the sweater.
I mean, it's a shame. I love cable knits.
But now I feel like when I wear them, people like, you know.
-Yeah.
-It's kind of -- I don't know if it works anymore.
-It's kind of great sweater to own, though.
I mean, that's a classic.
-I love that sweater.
I love those sweaters. I love cable knits.
That's my favorite about winter. You get cable knits.
-I was going to ask you this because a lot
of people know you. You're very funny as well
because you get to do movies like "Knives Out,"
but you also get to do "Captain America"
and you can tap dance, too. Is that true or I made that up?
-Yeah. Yeah. I heard you're tapping now.
Is that true? -I'm trying to tap.
-Hey, man, I tell you what, it's true.
When I was -- I did a show in New York a few years back.
And when we weren't rehearsing, I took tap classes once a week
just to brush up a little bit. I miss it.
It's a really, really fun time. It's a great workout.
And it's frustrating, but it's --
-It's frustrating.
It's so hard. -You know what? It's like golf.
Like, you know, you'll hit a million bad balls.
But then that day you turn the corner and it just makes sense.
You're like, "Oh, my God. I got it. I love this."
-That's a good analogy.
I do feel that way with golf because I'll never master it.
-Just take one good shot to keep coming back, though.
-One good shot. You go, "Ah, that made my whole month."
Let's talk about your new series, "Defending Jacob."
It's on Apple TV+.
I'm familiar with the book.
But what is this series about?
-It's -- I play an assistant district attorney
in a small town in Massachusetts.
I have a 14-year-old son who gets accused of murder.
There's a murder in the town.
And my son gets arrested as prime suspect.
And it's kind of the unfolding of those events.
-Based on the giant book.
-Yeah. Yeah.
-Did you -- Do you like doing TV over movies?
Is there a difference? -That line is so blurred now.
You know, I can't --
It doesn't feel like, maybe 20, 30 years ago
there was more of a divide in terms of
the nature of the content.
But now, I mean, you know, it's just that --
there's actually a lot more exciting risks being taken,
I think, in that medium these days.
I mean, any sort of a -- I mean, 20 years ago,
this would've been a movie and it would've been all engine
and it would have been plot-heavy,
and it would've been entertaining.
But this allows it to breathe a little bit.
You know, you get to explore characters and moments,
much more texture to it, and I think that's the stuff
that you almost consume it the way you would a book.
You know, books, you kind of revisit.
And, you know, the draw of the book
is how quickly it can pull you back into that world.
And that's kind of why I think people are getting addicted
to these streaming shows,
because you can watch in chapters.
-Yeah. It's also great to watch good actors just
get into a juicy role and just, like, create it
and see how long they can make that character.
It's fun. It's like watching a high-wire act.
I think it's cool.
-Oh, good analogy. I like that.
I'm sure I'll steal that.
-[ Laughs ] You're allowed to, man, please.
You did that where? In Massachusetts?
-Massachusetts.
We shot like 20 minutes from where I live. It was great.
I have like a -- It's like having a regular 9:00 to 5:00.
I was sleeping in my own bed
and I was seeing my family on the weekends.
It was great.
If I could shoot everything in Boston, I'd be thrilled.
-And then you got to highlight your Christopher's Haven,
which is a very cool charity.
You want to explain what that's about?
-Sure. Yeah, I've worked with them for a few years now.
Just kind of -- I know the woman who runs it.
And every now and then she'll kind of ask
if I can help model a little bit or do something.
And it's just such a great place.
They provide housing for people who are coming to town,
getting treatment at Mass General,
you know, such a great hospital and great pediatric wings
and so, so the people that are coming to town
for these extended periods of time,
kind of have to leave, you know, friends, family, routine.
This makes it a little bit more palatable.
-That's cool that you're doing that.
Is your brother -- How's your brother doing, Scott?
-He's doing great.
Yeah, I actually was in L.A., and right -- I left
to come back here for this, you know, quarantine.
And I was like, "You should probably come with me."
And he probably thought at first,
maybe a couple of weeks.
And we've been here now two months.
So we're roomies. It's great.
-I love that. That's crazy 'cause last time we played
"Know Your Bro" on our show and it was great.
I love that game because we got to see, like,
do you guys really know each other?
Would you be up for another game, if I went to commercial?
Could you get your brother? Is he around?
-Yeah. I'll ask him. Probably. Why not? What is he doing?