>>> WELCOME BACK. THIS MORNING WE ARE CATCHING UP
WITH SIX-TIME EMMY WINNER HANK
AZARIA.
AZARIA. SIX.
SIX. >> COUNT THEM.
>> WE REMEMBER HIM FROM "THE
BIRDCAGE."
BIRDCAGE." WE’VE HEARD HIM FOR DECADES NOW,
VOICES THE SIMPSON.
>> NOW COMEDY SERIES
"BROCKMEYER" BACK FOR FOURTH AND
FINAL SEASON, HANK PLAYS
STRAIGHT SHOOTING ANNOUNCER.
>> I’M A LITTLE TEAPOT.
HANDLE, SPOUT.
HANDLE, SPOUT. JESUS CHRIST.
JESUS CHRIST. I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO RETIRING.
THE NARRATIVE OF MY LIFE IS
COMPLETE.
COMPLETE. I’VE ACHIEVED EVERY DREAM I’VE
HAD, WORKED MY WAY OUT OF THE
GUTTER.
GUTTER. I WANT TO RELAX AND SPEND SOME
MORE TIME WITH MY DAUGHTER.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. WELL, THIS HAS BEEN A WASTE OF
MY INCREDIBLY VALUABLE TIME.
>> THAT’S IT?
>> SEMISIS TOPPIAN FUTURE THERE,
THAT GUY OWNS THE YANKEES, SOME
BASEBALL TEAM AND BILLIONAIRES
BLIMP EVERYWHERE.
BLIMP EVERYWHERE. THAT’S BACK IN FASHION.
HE’S CALLING FOR HIS BLIMP.
THAT’S A GOOD BUDDY OF MINE.
>> GREAT TO HAVE YOU.
THIS IS AN INTERESTING SHOW
BECAUSE YOU SAY THIS IS ONE OF
YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTERS EVER.
>> MY FAVORITE.
I’VE BEEN DOING SOME VERSION OF
A WEIRD BASEBALL MEGER SINCE I
WAS A TEENAGER.
GUYS THAT TALK LIKE THIS, TALK
AS LONG AS THEY WANT AS LONG AS
THEY GIVE THE COUNT AFTERWARDS.
I HAD A ROUGH LAST NIGHT.
EVERY DRINK FELONY TO MINE AS
PEDRO GOES TO SECOND.
STARTED THERE AND ENSUED.
>> THIS IS THE FOURTH SEASON.
IT WAS PLANNED TO GO FOUR
SEASONS.
SEASONS. >> THAT WAS THE PLAN.
>> ARE YOU READY TO SAY
GOOD-BYE?
GOOD-BYE? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. I’VE NEVER BEEN ONE TO HANG ONTO
A JOB, ALTHOUGH --
>> THE "SIMPSON’S."
>> NOT BECAUSE I HUNG ONTO IT.
THEY KEPT PULLING ME BACK IN.
IT’S SO HARD TO MAKE THESE
THINGS.
THINGS. BY THE TIME YOU’RE DONE, YOU’RE
LIKE, THANK GOODNESS THAT’S
OVER.
OVER. I’VE GOT TO GO RELAX NOW.
YEAH, WE DID WHAT WE WANTED TO
DO HERE.
DO HERE. >> SPEAKING OF THE "SIMPSON’S,"
ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOWS ALL
TIME.
TIME. YOU VOICED A NUMBER OF
CHARACTERS.
CHARACTERS. ONE IS AN INDIAN GUY ON THE
SHOW.
SHOW. YOU DECIDED RECENTLY YOU DIDN’T
WANT TO DO THAT ANYMORE.
WHY SFWH
WHY SFWH WHY?
WHY? >> ONCE THERE WAS A LOT OF
OUTCRY ABOUT IT.
ONCE IT BECAME CLEAR TO ME --
THERE IT IS.
ONCE IT BECAME CLEAR IT WASN’T
17 HIPSTERS AT A MICROBREWERY IN
BROOKLYN DECIDING WHO SHOULD SAY
WHAT AND HOW BUT IT ACTUALLY
REALLY AFFECTED PEOPLE OVER THE
LAST 30 YEARS, IT WAS KIND OF AN
EASY DECISION TO STEP AWAY.
>> WAS THERE AN AHA MOMENT?
>> OVER THE YEARS REALLY
LEARNING ABOUT, LIKE I SAY, I
DIDN’T WANT TO KNEE JERK DECIDE
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. IT WAS LOOKING INTO IT VERY
EARNESTLY FOR A LONG TIME WHERE
I ARRIVED AT THAT.
>> SPEAKING OF THE "SIMPSON’S,"
PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE YOU’VE DONE
OVER 300 VOICES.
>> TECHNICALLY.
>> TECHNICALLY. OVER THE 30 YEARS.
BUT MOST OF THOSE ARE LIKE TWO
LINES FROM 1993.
>> BUT YOU ACTUALLY, I HEARD,
READ YOUR SON "THE WIZARD OF OZ"
IN TIMPS’S VOICES.
IS THAT TRUE?
>> I READ HIM ALL KINDS OF
THINGS, POPULATE CHARACTERS.
MOSTLY "SIMPSON’S" VOICES.
HE DOESN’T KNOW THAT.
>> HE THINKS THE SOUREDLY LION
SOUNDS LIKE THIS.
HE’LL DISCOVER -- HE HASN’T SEEN
THE "SIMPSON’S" YET.
HEY, THE COWARDLY LINE IS THE
CHIEF.
CHIEF. IT’S THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
>> WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE
"SIMPSON’S" CHARACTER.
"SIMPSON’S" CHARACTER. >> MO.
>> MO. MO SOUNDS LIKE HE’S FROM QUEENS.
I DON’T KNOW, YOU KNOW. I’VE GOT
A SPECIAL PLACE FOR HIM.
MO IS A LOSER.
>> IT SEEMS TO COME NATURAL.
NEXT YEAR, 25 YEARS SINCE "THE
BIRDCAGE."
BIRDCAGE." >> BOY, REALLY?
WOW, SO HEADLINE HERE, I’M QUITE
OLD.
OLD. >> AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY.
WHAT’S YOUR BEST MEMORY ABOUT
THAT?
THAT? >> OH, BOY.
THAT WAS LIKE MY FIRST BIG MOVIE
WITH ROBIN WILLIAMS AND THE
GREAT -- LATE GREAT MIKE NICHOLS
DIRECTED, NATHAN LANE AND GENE
HACKMAN.
HACKMAN. IT’S HARD TO PICK A FAVORITE
MEMORY.
MEMORY. WE REHEARSED THAT -- THERE I AM.
I KEEP HEARING MYSELF, GHOSTS OF
MY PAST COMING BACK, BECAUSE
IT’S ON THE MONITOR.
I THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A NERVOUS
BREAKDOWN.
BREAKDOWN. I’M GLAD TO KNOW YOU ALL CAN
HEAR THAT, TOO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING