>> Stephen: JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN, EVERYBODY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WOW.
WOW.
WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
MY FIRST GUEST IS AN ACADEMY AND TONY AWARD-NOMINATED ACTOR.
HE NOW PLAYS THE YOUNG POPE IN HBO'S "THE YOUNG POPE."
>> THE MOST PRESSING ISSUE IS MY NEED FOR A CUP OF AMERICAN
COFFEE.
YOU CAN MAKE ME ONE, YOUR EMINENCE?
>> CERTAINLY.
>> I DIDN'T ASK HIM.
I ASKED YOU.
>> IT WOULD BE A PLEASURE AND AN HONOR FOR ME TO BRING YOU
COFFEE, YOUR HOLINESS.
>> THANK YOU, YOUR EMINENCE.
>> IT'S MY DUTY, BLESSED FATHER.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME JUDE LAW.
♪ NA-NA-NA, HEY JUDE ♪ NA-NA-NA, HEY JUDE
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> WOW!
>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
THERE'S MY "HEY JUDE."
DID YOU THINK THAT SONG WAS ABOUT YOU AS A CHILD?
>> STUPIDLY.
>> Stephen: DID YOU REALLY?
>> THANK GOODNESS I WAS NAMED AFTER A GREAT SONG.
CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING NAMED AFTER A REALLY BAD SONG?
>> Stephen: YEAH, YEAH.
NAMING YOUR CHILD "FREE BIRD."
YOU'RE THE YOUNG POPE.
SHOULD I KISS YOUR RING?
>> THAT MEANS SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT IN THE U.K.
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN THE U.K.?
>> DON'T SAY THAT-- DON'T EVEN-- DON'T SAY THAT TO PEOPLE IN
ENGLAND.
THE RING, THE SORT OF HOLY RING OF THE REAR IS WHAT IT MEANS IN
THE U.K.
>> Stephen: WHAT CHAWSER CALLED THE NE-EYE.
YOU WERE HERE IN JUNE THIS PAST YEAR, AND WE HAD A LOVELY TIME
TOGETHER.
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING SINCE THEN?
>> NOTHING.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
YOU CAN EXPLAIN-- CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
>> WELL, NO, I HAD A WONDERFUL TRIP-- I LIVE IN LONDON.
I HAD A TRIP BACK TO NEW YORK WITH MY FAMILY.
AND WE HAD A GREAT PRE-CHRISTMAS-- IT WAS THE FIRST
SNOWFALL.
WE WERE THERE THAT WEEKEND, AND WE WENT ICE SKATING.
>> Stephen: NECESSARY CENTRAL PARK?
>> CENTRAL PARK.
AND I ASSUMED-- I ICE SKATED WHEN I WAS 13, 14, AND I THOUGHT
IT WAS LIKE RIDING A BIKE.
I WAS QUITE GOOD THEN BECAUSE I WAS 13, 14.
SOY TOOK THE KIDS AND I GOT OUT THERE.
I WAS AWFUL.
>> Stephen: HOW OLD ARE YOU NOW?
>> 44.
>> Stephen: 44, SO 30 YEARS LATER YOU WENT, "YEAH, JUST
STRAP ON THE ICE SKATES.
IT WILL BE FINE.
HOW HARD COULD IT BE?
>> I'LL TELL YOU HOW HARD THE FLOOR IS.
>> Stephen: YOU HAD ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY ON YOUR
ANKLE?
IT'S A DARING CHOICE TO WEAR PANTS WITH THE CROTCH DOWN TO
THE KNEE.
>> IT DIDN'T GIVE ME MAXIMUM MOVEMENT.
IT WAS FUN.
I'VE BEENITE SKATING AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING.
>> Stephen: SINCE JUNE.
THAT'S NICE.
YOU LIVE IN LONDON AND YOU'RE ONLY HERE FOR WORK.
>> I CAME FOR PLEASURE AND WORK.
YEAH, I LOVE NEW YORK.
I COME AS OFTEN AS I CAN.
>> Stephen: DID YOU ACTUALLY SHOOT "THE YOUNG POPE" ON
LOCATION IN ROME?
>> I LIVED IN ROME FOR SEVEN MONTHS.
WE FILMED IN AROUND THE VATICAN, NOT IN THE VATICAN.
>> Stephen: THEY WOULDN'T LET YOU?
>> NO, BUT THEY WERE INCREDIBLY HELPFUL.
>> Stephen: THEY MIGHT.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
>> THEY OWN-- I HEARD A THIRD OF ROME.
SO A LOT OF THE PALAWSUITOS, THE PRIVATE GARDENS WERE VATICAN
OWNED.
AND WE DID SOME WORK AT THE STUDIOS WHERE WE RECONSTRUCTED
TO SCALE THE SISTINE CHAPEL AND THE PRIVATE OFFICES OF THE POPE.
>> Stephen: THE LAST PERSON TO DO THAT WAS MICHELANGELO.
ABSOLUTELY TO SCALE.
WHEN YOU GOT THE GIG, WAS IT LIKE, WHAT IS-- WHAT IS THE
THING?
"THE YOUNG POPE"?
WHERE DOES IT SHOOT?
ROME?
I'M IN.
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: DID YOU REALLY?
>> IT WAS PRETTY MUCH AS STRAIGHTFORWARD AS THAT AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE WONDERFUL PAOLO SORRENTINO, OUR
WRITER AND DIRECTOR WHO MOST OF YOU WOULD KNOW, HE DIRECTED THE
ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING "GREAT BEAUTY."
AND HE IS A MASTER.
AND I JUMPED ON BOARD BECAUSE I WANTED TO WORK WITH THIS GUY
BECAUSE HE'S BRILLIANT.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE BREAK BUT WE'LL BE BACK
WITH MORE JUDE LAW.
STICK AROUND.