LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN.
BECAUSE FOLKS, YOU KNOW MY NEXT GUEST FROM "SHERLOCK," "BLACK
MIRROR," AND AS THE HOT PRIEST IN "FLEABAG."
PLEASE WELCOME, ANDREW SCOTT!
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>> HI, THERE.
>> Stephen: HI.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW, I'M A FAN OF MANY THINGS THAT YOU HAVE
DONE.
>> OH, WOW.
>> Stephen: BUT I AM-- I AM-- >> THAT'S A GOOD START.
>> Stephen: I SO LOVE, LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE, I SO LOVE YOUR
CHARACTER OF THE PRIEST.
BECAUSE IT'S CALLED "THE PRIEST" RIGHT NOT HOT PRIEST.
>> THE PRIEST, YEAH.
IT WAS WRITTEN AS THE PRIEST.
THE INTERNET HAS ADOPTED THE CHARACTER AS THE HOT PRIEST.
IT WAS WRITTEN AS THE PRIEST, BECAUSE OTHERWISE I THINK I
WOULD HAVE BEEN KIND OF INTIMIDATED.
>> Stephen: FOR THE CHARACTER TO BE HOT.
>> FOR THE CHARACTER TO BE HOT --
>> Stephen: I HEARD ABOUT HOT PRIEST, AND I THOUGHT, HE'S
GOOD, BUT I'M NOT SURE I WILL BUY HIM AS HOT.
>> I TOTALLY AGREE.
>> Stephen: I KNEW YOU FROM "SHERLOCK."
AND I FOUND YOU SO MURDEROUS AND TERFIETION I CAN'T FIND THAT
ATTRACTIVE.
>> WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
>> I HAVE DONE A LOT OF VILNIUS CHARACTERS BEFORE SO I WAS
LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE SIMILAR TO MYSELF.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE NOT VILLAINOUS AT ALL IN THIS.
>> I HAVE A LITTLE DARK SIDE.
IN THIS ONE, NO, W WE WANTED TO HAVE A CATHOLIC PRIEST WHO IS
REPRESENTED AS A GOOD PERSON.
I THINK SOMETIMES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS REPRESENTED...
( LAUGHTER )
HAVE THEMSELVES TO BLAME.
>> WELL, THEY DO, A LITTLE.
BUT, YEAH -- >> Stephen: HE'S CATHOLIC.
>> I WAS BROUGHT UP CATHOLIC MYSELF.
SO WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS CHARACTER, WE WANTED
HIM TO BE A GOOD MAN WHO HAS A GENUINE DILEMMA, YOU KNOW,
BETWEEN HIS LOVE OF THIS WOMAN AND HIS LOVE OF THE CHURCH.
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A-- THAT'S A REAL DILEMMA FOR A LOT OF-- A
LOT OF PEOPLE.
AND SO WE WANTED IT TO BE A REAL-- NOT JUST A GIMMICKY LOVE
STORY.
SO THE FACT THAT THE WORLD HAS EMBRACED IT IS REALLY GENUINELY
COOL.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE POPE HAS JUST COME OUT THIS WEEK TALKING ABOUT
OPENING UP THE DISCUSSION AGAIN ABOUT ALLOWING PRIESTS TO-- TO
GET MARRIED, WHICH I REALLY-- I REALLY WELCOME.
I MEAN, EVEN JUST--
YEAH.
>> Stephen: SURE.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE LOVELY.
IF PRIESTS COULD HAVE GOTTEN MARRIED, IF PRIESTS-- WERE YOU
AN ALTAR BOY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
>> I WASN'T AN ALTAR BOY.
BUT I WAS BROUGHT UP IN CATHOLIC IRELAND.
AND THERE ARE DWINDLING NUMBERS WHEN I WAS GOING TO SCHOOL THERE
WERE HARDLY ANY PRIESTS.
THEY WERE DYING FOR PRIEST S.
>> Stephen: SAME THING HERE.
>> I FEEL THE DWINDLING NUMBERS, WE COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THEM
IF PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED TO BE MARRIED.
>> IF I COULD BE MARRIED, I THINK I WOULD HAVE CONSIDERED
IT.
EXACTLY.
I LOVE AN AUDIENCE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> Stephen: EVEN AN AUDIENCE OF ONE WOULD BE NICE.
>> RIGHT, RIGHT.
>> Stephen: TO MAKE HIM LAUGH.
>> I THINK IT'S REALLY TRUE.
AND THIS, YOU KNOW, MINDFULNESS AND SPIRITUALITY IS SOMETHING
THAT PEOPLE OF MY GENERATION ARE REALLY INTO.
BECAUSE THERE'S A SORT OF GAP IN THE MARKET BECAUSE I THINK
PEOPLE FEEL A LITTLE LET DOWN BY-- SO, SO, SO THE WHOLE PRIEST
THING HAS BEEN CRANBERRY.
>> Stephen: NOW, VERY QUICKLY, HERE, YOU'RE IN AN UPCOMING
SERIES CALLED "MODERN LOVE."
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHICH IS BASED ON THE "NEW YORK TIMES" COLUMN OF
THE SAME NAME.
>> ARTICLES, YES.
>> Stephen: IT'S EIGHT EPISODES.
>> AND THEY'RE LITTLE HALF-HOUR FILMS.
GREAT ACTORS, ANNE HATHAWAY, TINA FEY, AND DEV PATEL.
AND EACH STORY IS DIFFERENT DIFFERENT.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOVE STORIES.
>> EACH FORMS OF LOVE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE LOVE STORY?
>> WELL, I FEEL LIKE ALL DRAMA IS SORT OF LOVE IN SOME WAY.
BUT THE ONE FOR ME, I PLAYED HAMLETT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,
AND "HAMLETT" TO ME IS THE GREATEST PLAY EVER WRITTEN, AND
WEIRDLY TO MY MIND, THE GREATEST LOVE STORY.
IT'S ABOUT FAMILIAL LOVE, LOVE OF YOUR COUNTRY, LOVE OF YOUR
PARENTS.
ROMANTIC LOVE.
>> Stephen: HE'S NOT A GOOD BOYFRIEND.
>> HE'S A BIT OF A DOWNER.
>> Stephen: HE IS.
>> AT LEAST "FLEABAG" DIDN'T END UP IN A POND.
>> THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF COMEDY IN "HAMLETT" AS WELL.
AND THAT'S THE GREATEST LOVE STORY EVER.
AND IT'S ABOUT A YOUNG MAN WHO'S GOT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
AND IT'S INCREDIBLY -- >> Stephen: DEPRESSED.
>> YEAH, HE IS.
AND THAT STORY, WHICH ALWAYS JUST BLEW MY MIND, A
400-YEAR-OLD STORY, AND THE IDEA ABOUT IT'S ABOUT A YOUNG MAN WHO
HAS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WHO HAS BEEN TOLD BY HIS FAMILY, "DON'T
FEEL, BE A MAN, BE A MAN."
WE DID IT 150 TIMES, AND IT'S NEARLY A FOUR-HOUR-LONG PLAY.
AND WE HAD INCREDIBLE AUDIENCES.
I'M A BIT OF A SHAKESPEARE NERD, ANDIENT TO BORE YOU.
BUT WHAT I FIND FASCINATING ABOUT IT, IN ORDER FOR
SHAKESPEARE TO STAY RELEVANT, I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO CUT IT
DOWN.
I THINK YOU NEED TO MAKE IT AS EXCITING AND AS THRILLING FOR AN
AUDIENCE OF TODAY THAT IT WOULD BE 400 YEARS AGO.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE BINGE WATCH TV.
YOU KNOW, WE WATCH FIVE HOURS OF TELEVISION, IF IT'S EXCITING.
THE IDEA IS DON'T CUT IT DOWN.
JUST MAKE IT FOUR HOURS OF REALLY EXCITING PLAYS.
ANYWAY, I'LL STOP TALKI TALKING SHAKESPEARE.
>> Stephen: NO, NOT AT ALL.
THAT'S AMAZING.
I COULD TALK ABOUT HAMLETT ALL NIGHT.
THEY'LL TURN THE CAMERAS OFF.
ANDREW, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: "MODERN LOVE" PREMIERES OCTOBER 18 ON AMAZON.
ANDREW SCOTT, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.