>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME EDGAR RAMIREZ!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: DON'T LET ME STOP YOU FROM DANCING.
>> NOT AT ALL.
>> Stephen: GO AHEAD, DO IT.
IF YOU WANT TO DO IT.
>> I SAW YOU DO IT.
( CHEERS ) ♪ ♪ ♪
>> VERY NICE.
>> Stephen: WELL, I'M AFRAID THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TIME FOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MY FIRST TIME ON A BROADWAY STAGE.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MY FIRST TIME ON A TALK SHOW.
>> Stephen: YOU DIDN'T START OFF AS AN ACTOR, DID YOU?
NO, AS A JOURNALIST.
>> Stephen: AS A JOURNALIST.
YOU WERE LOOKING FOR THE TRUTH AND DECIDED TO MAKE UP THINGS
INSTEAD ( LAUGHTER ).
>> ACTUALLY, I WAS LOOKING FOR THE TRUTHINESS.
>> Stephen: OH, THE TRUTHINESS.
WELL, YOU'VE COME TO THE THE RIGHT PLACE.
>> I'M A BIG FAN.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU'RE FROM VENEZUELA, RIGHT?
>> I'M FROM VENEZUELA.
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOU GUYS DO IN THE OLYMPICS?
>> WE DID GREAT.
WE DID GREAT.
WE GOT THREE MEDALS, ONE SILVER, TWO BRONZE.
ACTUALLY, BOXING.
BRONZE MEDAL.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE PLAYING ROBERTO DURAN--
( APPLAUSE ) SURE.
YOU'RE PLAYING ROBERTO DURAN IN THIS NEW MOVIE "HANDS OF STONE,"
AND HE HAS MORE KNOCKOUTS THAN TYSON, RIGHT, AND MORE VICTORIES
THAN ALI.
HEIST HUGE TALENT FOR THOSE WHO DON'T REMEMBER DURAN.
MANY REMEMBER HIM FOR THE "NO MASS" FIGHT.
DID YOU BOX BEFORE YOU DID THIS ROLE?
>> NO, NO, NEVER, FIRST TIME, FIRST TIME.
I NEVER BOXED.
I MEAN, I WAS PRESENTED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PORTRAY THIS
CHARACTER, AND I MOVED TO PANAMA FOR OVER A YEAR TO PREPARE.
AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO BE AINED PI BY DURAN, SO HE WAS THE
ONE WHO TRAINED ME.
>> Stephen: IN PANAMA.
>> IN PANAMA.
>> Stephen: HE LIVES THERE NOW?
>> HE LIVES THERE NOW, HAS A HAPPY LIFE.
HE'S QUITE A CHARACTER.
>> Stephen: HE'S STILL SHARP.
>> HE WAS NEVER HIT IN THE HEAD.
YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S THE BEST CEEND OF BOXER TO BE.
>> YEAH, EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: THIS IS A VITAL ORGAN UP HERE.
>> EXACTLY.
AND IT MAKES YOUR MIND VERY, VERY SHARP.
>> Stephen: WHAT TO YOU MEAN IT MAKES YOUR MIND VERY SHARP?
>> BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO MAKE MANY DECISIONS VERY QUICKLY IN A VERY
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE RING FOR THREE MINUTES, YOU HAVE TO MAKE
TOO MANY CHOICES AND IT MAKES YOUR MIND SHARPER, LIKE MORE
ACCURATE, FASTER.
>> Stephen: WHEN YOU WERE TRAINING FOR THIS, DID YOU GET
PUNCHED IN THE FACE?
>> I WAS-- I GOT PUNCHED IN THE FACE, BUT NOT IN THE RING.
I GOT PUNCHED-- ( LAUGHTER )
EXACTLY.
NOT IN THE BOXING SCENES.
>> Stephen: IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A STORY THERE.
>> THERE ARE TWO STORIES, ACTUALLY.
IRONICALLY ENOUGH.
>> GOT PUNCHED IN THE FACE BY THE WOMEN IN THE MOVIE.
( LAUGHTER ) THERE'S ONE SCENE WHERE THINGS--
OBJECTS ARE FLYING ALL OVER.
AND ONE JUST LANDED ON MY NOSE AND CUT IT, AND THEY HAD TO STOP
SHOOTING FOR FIVE DAYS.
AND THEN THERE WAS SOME OTHER SCENE, WHERE I'M-- YOU KNOW,
THERE ARE SOME WOMEN IN THE SCENE, AND MY WIFE FINDS ME
THERE.
SHE'S, OF COURSE, NOT HAPPY.
AND SHE CALLS ME GROSS, AND HITS ME IN THE HEAD WITH HER HAND,
BUT SHE WAS WEARING THIS BIG RING, AND IT GAVE ME THE BIGGEST
BUMP THAT ACTUALLY YOU WILL SEE A LITTLE BIT IN THE FILM.
SO NOW, TO CONTINUE THIS STORY, YOU WILL HAVE TO GO AND SEE IT.
>> Stephen: GROWING UP IN VENEZUELA AND PLAYING A
PANAMANIAN, TO SOMEONE LIKE ME WHO DOES NOT REALLY HAVE WELL
VERSED IN SOUTH AMERICAN, CENTRAL AMERICAN CULTURE, IS
THERE A DIFFERENCE IN THE ACCENT BETWEEN VENEZUELA AND
PANAMANIAN.
>> Stephen: IS THERE A WAY YOU CAN DEMONSTRATE DIFFERENCE?
>> IN SPANISH OR ENGLISH.
>> Stephen: HOW ABOUT IN ENGLISH.
A PANAMANIAN-SPEAKING ENGLISH, VERSUS A VENEZUELAN SPEAKING
ENGLISH.
>> A VENEZUELAN SPEAKS BLSH LIKE ME.
>> Stephen: SPEAKS ENGLISH LIKE ME.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE NAILING IT.
>> IT'S SELF-EXPLANATORY.
A PANAMANIAN WOULD BE-- THEY HAVE VERY EXPLOSIVE "P"s AND
"B"s.
THERE'S A LINE IN THE SCENE, "ARE YOU CALLING ME FAT?
ARE YOU COMING TO MY HOUSE AND CALLING ME FAT?
YOU'RE A PARASITE?
DO YOU HAVE MIRRORS IN YOUR HOUSE?
BECAUSE YOU'RE GETTING FAT, YOU'RE GETTING FAT FOR THE
AMOUNT OF FOOD THAT YOU BUY WITH THE MONEY I'M MAKING YOU."
SO IT'S LIKE VERY EXPLOSIVE.
SO FAT AND -- >> DO YOU ACTUALLY THINK I'M
FAT?
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> NO, YOU'RE NOT FAT.
>> Stephen: I'M WORKING ON IT.
I'M WORKING ON IT.
>> YOU'RE NOT.
>> Stephen: WHATEVER.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU NOW.
>> YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL IN ALL SIZE S.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
EDGAR, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Stephen: LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
>> LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
LET'S HUG IT OUT.
>> OF COURSE.
>> Stephen: "HANDS OF STONE" HITS THEATERS ON FRIDAY.
EDGAR RAMIREZ, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY KIP MOORE.