>>> WE’RE BACK WITH ONE OF OUR FAVORITES.
FAVORITES. RYAN EGGOLD IS HANGING OUT WITH
US THIS MORNING.
>> HE PLAYS MAX GOODWIN ON "NEW
AMSTERDAM."
AMSTERDAM." HE CAME UP WITH AN IDEA TO SAVE
SOME MONEY.
SOME MONEY. TAKE A LOOK.
>> CAN I RUN SOMETHING BY YOU?
>> SURE, WHERE’S YOUR BODY
GUARD?
GUARD? >> I GAVE HIM THE SLIP.
>> ARE REALLY?
>> NO NO.
>> NO NO. I’M HAVING A BUDGET CRISIS AND
FIGURED OUT A WAY TO CLOSE THE
GAP.
GAP. ARE YOU READY?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> I WANT TO ELIMINATE ALL
OVERTEST INGING.
OVERTEST INGING. >> THAT’S A GREAT IDEA.
>> REALLY?
>> REALLY? YOU’RE THE FIRST PERSON WHO HAS
NOT WANTED TO STRANGLE ME OR
SLAM THE DOOR IN MY FACE.
>> WHAT TEST DID YOU HAVE IN
MINE?
MINE? >> I WANT TO CUT YEARLY
MAMMOGRAMS.
MAMMOGRAMS. >> SORRY?
>> SORRY? >> RYAN, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> SO LET’S JUST ADDRESS THE
MICKEY MOUSE.
MICKEY MOUSE. YOU’RE CLEANING OUT YOUR CLOSET.
>> AS WE SPEAK.
I HAVEN’T DONE IT IN LIKE A
DECADE.
DECADE. SO I FOUND THIS AMONGST OTHER
OLD GEMS.
OLD GEMS. I THOUGHT THE WORLD NEEDS TO
KNOW.
KNOW. >> IT SHOULD BE NOTED HERE YOU
JUST SIGNED THE NEW DEAL WITH
THIS COMPANY.
THIS COMPANY. DO YOU KNOW THAT’S THE FACE OF
OUR ARCH NEMESIS?
>> THIS IS FREDERICK MOUSE.
AND NBC UNIVERSAL MOUSE.
>> GOT IT.
CONGRATS ON THE THREE-YEAR DEAL.
TV THESE DAY, THAT’S UNHEARD OF.
IT’S A TESTAMENT TO THE QUALITY
OF THE SHOW.
>> AND TO NBC AND IT’S REALLY
GREAT.
GREAT. IT’S EXCITING.
IT’S EXCITING. >> COMPARISONS WITH YOUR
CHARACTER, YOU’RE REALLY LIKE A
DO GOOD ERER IN THE SHOW.
NOW YOU’RE A FATHER, A SINGLE
DAD OF AN INFANT.
THAT YOU DON’T HAVE IN COMMON.
BUT WHAT ARE THE COMMONTIES?
>> GOODNESS, LOTS OF THINGS.
THERE’S LOTS OF QUALITIES OF MAX
I WISH I HAD.
CERTAINLY, THE IDEALISM.
I THINK WE SHARE THAT AND THE
SORT OF WORKAHOLIC NATURE, THE
FRENETIC QUALITY OF HIFZ LIFE, I
CAN RELATE TO THAT WORKING IN
TELEVISION.
TELEVISION. BUT HIS ABILITY TO -- HIS DESIRE
TO WANT TO HELP AND BE REACHING
OUT IS SOMETHING I ADMIRE.
I’M TRYING TO PRACTICE MORE IN
MY OWN LIFE GETTING INVOLVED.
>> I SPENT TIME WITH GUYS THAT
HOST INSIDE THE SHOW THAT COMES
ON.
ON. I WANT TO PLAY A CLIP FROM ONE
OF THESE GUYS WHO IS A FAN OF
THE SHOW.
THE SHOW. >> OH.
>> OH. >> I LOVE MY JOB, BUT I DON’T
WANT TO WORK TO THE DAY I KILL.
>> HE ALWAYS SAYS THIS.
IF YOU WORK ONE TIME A WEEK.
>> YOU HAVE SIX DAYS OFF.
HE’S COMPLAIN INGING ABOUT THAT.
YOU’RE ON A VACATION NOW.
>> I WAS THINKING THAT.
>> HOLD ON.
ACTUALLY, HE DON’T WORK BECAUSE
DURING THE BREAK HE’S WATCHING
"SCANDAL" AND "FRIENDS."
>> "THE GOOD DOCTOR."
>> "NEW A.M. STERMSTERDAM."
>> YOU TOTALLY BLEW IT.
>> THAT’S AMAZING.
OBVIOUSLY, A FAN OF HIS.
THAT’S PRETTY COOL TO HEAR.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS ABOUT
THE SHOW THAT’S MADE IT SO
POPULAR?
POPULAR? >> I THINK IT’S SOMETHING THAT
WE ALL WISH EXISTED IN REAL
LIFE.
LIFE. I MEAN, IT’S THIS CHARACTER WITH
THIS DRIVE, THIS IDEALISM TO
PERFECT AN IMPERFECT SYSTEM, TO
HELP PEOPLE.
HELP PEOPLE. I THINK THE SHOW HAS A GREAT
DEAL OF INCLUSIVITY AND
DIVERSITY AND NOT JUDGING PEOPLE
ON WHERE THEY ARE FROM, HOW MUCH
MONEY THEY HAVE, WHAT KIND OF
INSURANCE THEY HAVE, BUT WE’RE
HUMAN AND WE NEED EACH OTHER TO
BETTER EACH OTHER.
>> AND YOU’RE DIRECTING AN
EPISODE.
EPISODE. >> YEAH, I DIRECTED THE ONE THAT
AIRS TOMORROW NIGHT FOR THE
FIRST TIME.
FIRST TIME. WHICH IS AMAZING.
IT’S A SCRIPT BY THE CREATE EROR
THE SHOW WHO HAS A FANTASTIC
SENSE OF THE SHOW, OBVIOUSLY.
AND WROTE AN AMAZING SCRIPT AND
I GOT TO WORK WITH THE CAST
MEMBERS WHOM I LOVE IN A