>>> FOR FIVE SEASONS, NBC’S HIT DRAMA "THE BLACKLIST".
>> SHE’S TAKING DOWN BAD GUYS
WITH THE HELP OF ONE OF THE MOST
NOTORIOUS CRIMINALS.
NOTORIOUS CRIMINALS. >> THIS SEASON RED FINDS HIMSELF
BEHIND BARS, YET DOESN’T SEEM
ALL THAT BOTHERED ABOUT IT.
>> COOPER’S BEEN ORDERED NOT TO
INFORM THE COURT ABOUT THE TASK
FORCE.
FORCE. THEY’RE GOING TO PROSECUTE YOU.
>> OF COURSE THEY ARE.
THEY’RE POLITICAL ANIMALS.
IN THE SHORT RUN, JUSTICE ALWAYS
LOSES TO POLITICS.
>> AREN’T YOU WORRIED?
YOU’VE BEEN INDICTED FOR AT
LEAST HALF A DOZEN CAPITAL
OFFENSES.
OFFENSES. >> I’M CONFIDENT I’LL PREVAIL.
>> MEGAN BOONE, GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN.
AGAIN. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> WELCOME BACK.
>> WHEN WE FIRST MET, WE WERE AT
THE MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY
PARADE.
PARADE. THE SHOW HAD JUST STARTED.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
>> NOW HERE WE ARE SIX SEASONS
LATER.
LATER. HOW DOES IT FEEL?
>> WELL, THE WORLD HAS CHANGED.
I’VE CHANGED.
I’VE CHANGED. SIX YEARS HAS GONE BY.
>> YOU’RE A MOM NOW?
>> I HAVE A TWO AND A
HALF-YEAR-OLD JUST LIKE YOU, BUT
YOU KNOW, AT THAT TIME BECOMING
A PUBLIC FIGURE AND MOVING INTO
THE PUBLIC EYE IS A VERY STRANGE
TIME.
TIME. LIKE EVERYTHING IS CHAOTIC AND
UNSETTLED, AND NOW I FEEL VERY
SETTLED AND GRATEFUL FOR
EVERYTHING THAT’S TAKEN PLACE.
>> WHAT IS IT LIKE PLAYING THE
SAME CHARACTER, FORTUNATELY, FOR
SO LONG?
SO LONG? DO YOU KIND OF KNOW THE
DIRECTION SHE’S GOING IN?
ARE THERE STILL CURVE BALLS THAT
THROW YOU OFF AND YOU’RE
SURPRISED?
SURPRISED? >> ON THIS SHOW THERE ARE CURVE
BALLS.
BALLS. YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? I THINK IF I WERE ON A DIFFERENT
SHOW THAT WAS MORE REPETITIVE,
IT WOULD BE LESS EXCITING, BUT
THIS ONE KEEPS IT EXCITING BUT
ALSO YOU DO -- YOU DO GET TO A
PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE CAST
MEMBERS WHO ARE LIKE FAMILY
BECAUSE YOU’VE BEEN WORKING WITH
THEM FOR SO LONG, AND THINGS
THAT YOU DON’T REALLY GET TO
EXPERIENCE IN OTHER JOBS THAT I
CAN APPRECIATE.
CAN APPRECIATE. >> LET’S GO BACK TO YOU BEING A
FAIRLY NEW MOM.
HOW DOES THAT AFFECT YOU AS AN
ACTRESS?
ACTRESS? HOW IS IT BALANCING THE TWO?
>> WELL, BALANCE DOESN’T REALLY
COME INTO THE EQUATION.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> WHAT’D YOU SAY ALL JOY AND?
>> ALL JOY AND NO FUN.
>> THAT’S A PERFECT DESCRIPTION.
>> YOU’RE HAVING FUN HERE.
>> I’M HAVING FUN RIGHT NOW, BUT
IT’S JUST ABOUT FINDING
OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE A BREATH
AND APPRECIATE THE MOMENT
BECAUSE IT’S ALSO FLEETING.
IT GOES BY SO QUICKLY.
>> IT DOES GO BY SO FAST.
>> WATCHING THE BEGINNING OF
THIS SEASON, AND IT JUST KEEPS
CHANGING.
CHANGING. I REMEMBER JAMES DESCRIBING THIS
AS LIKE AN ONION.
YOU KEEP PEELING BACK LAYERS,
AND THE BEGINNING OF THIS SEASON
IS NO DIFFERENT?
>> YEAH, THE WAY THAT IT’S
DESCRIBED SOMETIMES AS WELL AS
EVERY ANSWER BRINGS WITH IT
MULTIPLE QUESTIONS, SO YOU’RE
NEVER FULLY SATISFIED OR AWARE
OF WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THESE
CHARK
CHARK CHARACTERS AND THEIR
RELATIONSHIPS, AND SO IT KEEPS
OUR AUDIENCE, WHAT I’M SO
GRATEFUL FOR, ENGAGED WITH THE
SHOW AND HAVING A GOOD TIME WITH
US.
US. >> HOW ARE YOU AT KEEPING
SECRETS? BECAUSE I IMAGINE YOU
HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH UP THERE.
>> I’VE GOTTEN REALLY GOOD AT IT
BECAUSE I REALIZED PRETTY EARLY
ON THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS MY
BREAD AND BUTTER, SO IF YOU WANT
TO KNOW THE SECRET, YOU’RE GOING
TO HAVE TO TUNE INTO THE SHOW.
MY OWN MOM CAN ASK ME WHAT’S
GOING ON IN THE SHOW, AND I’M
LIKE MOM, YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE
TO WATCH.
TO WATCH. >> CAN YOU GIVE US ONE THING
THAT WE WILL BE SURPRISED AT
THIS SEASON?
THIS SEASON? >> AL, NICE TRY.
>> SHE JUST SAID IT’S HER BREAD
AND BUTTER.
AND BUTTER. >> I TOOK A SHOT.
>> YOU HAVE SPECIAL POWERS OF
PERSUASION, YOU’RE A VERY SWEET
MAN, BUT I AM NOT TELLING YOU.
>> MEGAN BOONE.
>> MEGAN THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YOU CAN FIND OUT SOME SECRETS