YOU KNOW MY NEXT GUEST FROM SUCH PROJECTS "FELICITY" AND HIS BARE
CHEST.
HE NOW STARS IN THE NEW TNT SERIES "ANIMAL KINGDOM."
PLEASE WELCOME, SCOTT SPEEDMAN!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) ♪
>> Stephen: ISN'T THAT LOVELY?
YEAH, THAT'S NICE.
>> Stephen: YEAH?
IS THAT MOVING?
>> Stephen: THAT IS ACTUALLY MOVING, YOU ARE NOT TRIPPIN'
BALLS RIGHT NOW.
YOU'RE OKAY.
>> I'M OKAY.
>> Stephen: NOW, I HAD TO MENTION YOUR BARE CHEST IN YOUR
INTRO BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF BUZZ ABOUT YOUR SHIRTLESSNESS IN
YOUR NEW SHOW "ANIMAL KINGDOM."
IF I HAD A CHEST LIKE YOUR CHIC, I WOULD BE DOING --
>> YOU HAVEN'T SEEN MY CHEST.
>> Stephen: I'VE SEEN PICTURES.
DON'T GIVE ME THAT.
>> FOR YEARS I WAS SO NERVOUS ABOUT DOING SHIRTLESS SCENES.
I WAS, LIKE, WHY WOULD I TAKE MY SHIRT OFF IN THIS OR THAT SCENE.
I'M ALWAYS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DOING IT?
WHY WOULD MY CHARACTER BE TAKING THE SHIRT OFF.
>> I WOULD BE IN BED WITH A WOMAN AND I WOULD BE, LIKE, GIVE
ME A SWEATER.
THESE GUYS WERE SURFERS AND I THOUGHT, I KNOW I'M GOING TO
HAVE TO DO IT?
DID YOU SHOW UP AND EVERYBODY IS SHIRTLESS?
>> YES.
WE DID A POST-FUNERAL SCENE AND MY BROTHER WAS THERE AND S.A.T.,
SHIRT OFF.
>> Stephen: FOR THE WAKE?
I DON'T KNOW, AT HOME.
YES, HE DID, YES.
>> Stephen: WOW.
I HAD TO FINALLY DO MY FIRST SHIRTLESS SCENE AND I WAS GOING
TO COMMIT TO IT.
SO WE STARTED DOING THE SCENE AND THE MOMENT COMES AND I TAKE
IT OFF AND FINISH THE SCENE AND THE DIRECTOR COMES OVER AND
SAYS, GREAT JOB.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AGAIN.
KEEP THE SHIRT ON THIS TIME.
(LAUGHTER) IT WAS THE SHAME OF PUTTING THE
SHIRT BACK ON AND THE ONE TEAR GOING BACK DOWN MY CHEEK.
>> Stephen: OH, ARE YOU OKAY?
NO.
>> Stephen: SO YOU'RE NOT THE YOUNG STUD IN THIS ONE?
>> NO, I PLAY THE OLDEST BROTHER OF FIVE BROTHERS AND IT'S BEEN
AN HILARIOUS ADVENTURE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THESE YOUNG DUDES.
ONE'S 20, 25, 30, AND ONE CLOSER TO MY AGE, BUT I DON'T PAY SO
MUCH ATTENTION TO HIM.
>> Stephen: AND IT'S A WEIRD FAMILY BECAUSE IT'S A CRIME
FAMILY.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHO ELLEN BARKIN IS?
>> Stephen: YES, I GREW UP IN AMERICA.
(LAUGHTER) >> SHE PLACE MOM AND SHE'S THE
MATRIARCH GODFATHER OF THE FAMILY AND SHE SENDS US OUT ON
THESE JOBS, ROBBING BANKS AND EVERYTHING.
>> Stephen: YOU MENTOR THESE OTHER BROTHERS?
>> TO A POINT.
YOU THINK I'M A GOOD GUY AND I'M REALLY NOT
(LAUGHTER) >> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP OF
YOU MENTORING ONE OF THE OTHER BROTHERS.
>> YOU TELL?
ES.
GOOD, YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.
ALWAYS COME TO ME FIRST, OKAY?
>> WHAT?
HE CHECKED LIZ LICENSE BEFORE YOU LEFT.
>> IS HE GOING TO DO SOMETHING TO HIM?
>> WHAT KIND OF FAMILY DO YOU THINK WE ARE, MAN?
I GOT IT FROM HERE.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY RIGHT
NOW.
>> YEAH (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
>> THEY COULD HAVE THROWN A LIGHT ON ME, MAYBE.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
IT'S A LITTLE MOODY.
>> Stephen: IS THE ENTIRE SHOUSHA DO PUP ET CETERA?
>> LET'S GET LESS LIGHTS!
(LAUGHTER) >> Stephen: CAN WE GET YOUR
SHIRT BACK ON AND -- >> IT'S MOVE THE LIGHTS BACK.
>> Stephen: WHAT IF WE DID THIS ON THE RADIO, SCOTT?
(LAUGHTER) BUT YOU WERE A SERIOUS ATHLETE.
SHIRT OR NO SHIRT, YOU WERE A SERIOUS ATHLETE.
YOU WERE LIKE NUMBER 9th.
YOU FINISHED 9th IN THE OLYMPIC TRIALS IF SWIMMING.
>> WHEN I WAS 16.
>> Stephen: WHAT YEAR WAS THERE?
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> 1992.
>> Stephen: 1992.
I COMPETED OLYMPIC TRIALS AND THREE WEEKS LATER I COULDN'T
PULL THROUGH THE WATER ANYMORE.
>> Stephen: WHY?
I DON'T KNOW, THE MOST BORING SPORT OF ALL TIME AND I GOT
INJURED.
SO IT'S NOT FOOTBALL OR BASKETBALL OR SOMETHING COOL,
LITERALLY MY SHOULDER GAVE OUT AND THAT WAS IT.
>> Stephen: HOW DO YOU GO FROM BEING REALLY A NATIONALLY-RANKED
ATHLETE TO AN ACTOR?
WHAT'S THE TURN?
HOW DID "FELICITY" HAPPEN IF THAT HAPPENED YOUNG FOR YOU.
>> IT HAPPENED YOUNG BUT I WAS AT A HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIFTED
ATHLETES AND GIFTED ARTISTS.
>> Stephen: SAME HIGH SCHOOL, ATHLETES AND ARTISTS.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: BASICALLY PEOPLE WHO CAN'T MAKE IT TO CLASS
TODAY.
(LAUGHTER) >> A LOT OF WEED AND A LOT OF
STEROIDS.
(LAUGHTER) BUT WHEN I GOT INJURED, I
STARTED HANGING OUT WITH THE DANCERS AND CHICKS.
>> Stephen: PARTY PEOPLE.
AND I GOT ADDICTED TO THAT WHOLE THING, I GOT A COUPLE OF
LUCKY BREAKS, AND "FELICITY" CAME ALONG, I WAS LIVING ON MY
MOM'S COUCH WITH NO MONEY AND GOT A CALL TO AUDITION FOR THIS
TV SHOW.
MY MOM GOT THE CALL AND I WAS, LIKE, WHAT'S THE WB?
I DON'T WANT TO BE ON THAT, WHO'S J.J. ABRAMS?
I DON'T WANT TO BE ON THAT SHOW.
SO AN AGENT FOUND OUT I'D SAID, NO THEN THEY GOT ME THE SCRIPT
AND I READ IT AND I THOUGHT I'VE GOT TO DO THIS.
SO I RENTED THIS VIDEO ROOM WHERE THIS KID WOULD FILM YOU
DOING WHATEVER YOU WANTED -- I MEAN, NOT WHATEVER YOU WANTED --
(LAUGHTER) >> Stephen: YEAH, BUT WHAT
ABOUT THE AUDITION?
>> SO I GOT THERE AND OPENED THE DOOR AND IT WAS, LIKE, A
17-YEAR-OLD AWKWARD KID AND I HAD TO DO THESE, LIKE, INTENSE
LOVE SCENES WITH A 17-YEAR-OLD BOY.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
BUT IT WENT WELL.
WE HAD CHEMISTRY, MAN.
>> Stephen: YOU GOT THE PART.
I WAS FEELING IT, GOOD.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS ON "ANIMAL KINGDOM."
GOOD THE MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU, MAN.
>> STEPHEN: "ANIMAL KINGDOM" PREMIERES JUNE 14TH ON TNT.