AND WHY HE MIGHT HAVE A REAL >>> MICHAEL KELLY HAS MORE THAN 60
FILM AND TELEVISION CREDITS TO
HIS NAME.
HIS NAME. >> MOST RECENTLY AS THE COLD AND
CALCULATING FIXER DOUG STAMPER
IN "HOUSE OF CARDS," A ROLE THAT
EARNED THIS HIM THREE EMMY
NOMINATIONS AND, FRANKLY, MADE
US ALL A LITTLE SCARED OF HIM.
>> THE PRESIDENT SAID DOUG
STAMPER WILL NEVER LEAD US TO
THE TRUTH.
THE TRUTH. DO YOU CARE TO COMMENT?
>> IT MUST SERVE THE PRESIDENT
TO PAINT ME AS A CRAZY MAN.
I AM A BRIGHT MIND, AND SHE
KNOWS IT.
KNOWS IT. >> IN TERMS OF A REVISED WORLD,
WHO KNOWS?
WHO KNOWS? >> ASK HER THAT QUESTION.
>> SO GOOD.
MICHAEL KELLY IS HERE WITH US
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> SO "HOUSE OF CARDS" WRAPPED
ITS SIXTH SEASON LAST YEAR.
WE CAN’T GIVE IT AWAY BECAUSE
NOT EVERYBODY HAS BINGE WATCHED
THE WHOLE THING YET.
FINALES, SOME PEOPLE LOVE THE
DIRECTION IT WENT IN.
SOME PEOPLE DON’T.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT?
WITHOUT GIVING TOO MUCH AWAY.
>> WITHOUT GIVING TOO MUCH AWAY,
IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE. YOU SEE AT THE END OF EVERY SHOW
THAT PEOPLE LOVE.
YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE SOME
PEOPLE HAPPY AND YOU ARE GOING
TO UPSET SOME FOLKS.
I THINK WHAT THE WRITERS DID WAS
TRY TO STAY TRUE TO THE STORY.
I FELT LIKE THEY DID A REALLY
GOOD JOB OF THAT.
VERY SHAKESPEARIAN.
VERY SHAKESPEARIAN. >> YOU PERSONALLY GOT THREE
NOMINATIONS FOR OUTSIDE
SUPPORTING ACTOR.
SUPPORTING ACTOR. WE ARE HEADING INTO THE FINAL
EMMY NOMINATIONS FOR THIS
SERIES.
SERIES. DO YOU THINK THIS IS IN THE
CARDS FOR "HOUSE OF CARDS"?
I JUST CAME UP WITH THAT.
>> THAT’S GOOD.
>> I AM PROUD OF MYSELF.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT.
>> YOU ALWAYS HOPE SO.
FOR ME, I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE, WOW,
JUST TO GET INVITED TO THAT
PARTY, YOU KNOW, TO GET THAT
NOMINATION IS A SERIOUS WIN.
AFTER THAT IT’S APPLES AND
ORANGES.
ORANGES. >> IS IT A FUN PARTY?
>> YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS SAY THAT
IT’S THAT, THE EMMYS WEEKEND AND
THE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS
DINNER ARE MY TWO FAVORITE
WEEKENDS.
WEEKENDS. >> REALLY?
>> REALLY? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. I LOVE THEM BOTH SO MUCH.
THE EMMYS, QUITE OFTEN YOU HAVE
FRIENDS YOU ONLY SEE AT THE
AWARDS SHOWS.
AWARDS SHOWS. YOU WORKED WITH THEM OVER THE
YEAR.
YEAR. TY VERLE IS A DEAR FRIEND OF
MINE.
MINE. WE WORKED ON "DAWN OF THE DEAD"
A LONG TIME AGO.
WE SEE EACH OTHER AT THE AWARDS
SHOWS.
SHOWS. THAT’S A REAL TREAT TO CATCH UP
WITH OLD FRIENDS.
>> WE ARE EXCITED BECAUSE YOU
HAVE APPARENTLY, NOT TO GIVE
AWAY TOO MUCH, SECOND SEASON
AMAZON HIT SHOW, A SHOW THAT WE
LOVE.
LOVE. YOU ARE JOINING THE CAST?
>> I LOVE IT, TOO.
>> I DIDN’T KNOW YOU WATCHED.
SO YOU ARE --
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?
>> NOVEMBER ISMIKE NOVEMBER IS T
STATION FOR THE CIA IN CARACAS,
VENEZUELA.
VENEZUELA. THEY COME TO VENEZUELA ON A CASE
AND WE MEET AND MADNESS HAPPENS.
AND IT’S A LOT OF FUN.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I GET TO FLY
IN A BLACK HAWK WITH THE WINDOWS
OPEN, ONE BUCKLE, HANGING OUT.
I THINK THAT ALL THE TIME WHEN
I’M ON SET.
I’M LIKE, MY GOD, SOMEONE IS
PAYING ME TO TRAVEL THE WORLD,
TO DO ALL THESE FUN EXCITING
THINGS AND MEET NEW PEOPLE AND
GO ON THESE CRAZY ADVENTURES.
I FEEL SO FORTUNATE.
>> TELL US ABOUT THANKS MOM AND
DAD.
DAD. YOU ARE GETTING POLITICALLY
ACTIVE?
ACTIVE? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. WELL, I HAVE BEEN PARTLY BECAUSE
OF "HOUSE OF CARDS," SORT OF LET
ME GET MY FOOT IN THE DOOR IN
D.C.
D.C. I HAVE ACTUALLY GONE AND LOBBIED
ON THE HILL FOR SENIORS.
IT’S SOMETHING THAT’S ALWAYS
BEEN NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART
BECAUSE MY MOTHER WORKING IN
AGING FOR HER WHOLE SECOND
CAREER AFTER RAISING US.
AND SHE STARTED HER OWN
FOUNDATION CALLED THE THANKS MOM
AND DAD FUND.
IT ALLOCATES FUNDS TO SENIORS
FOR, YOU KNOW, GETTING THEM TO
THEIR DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS AND
GETTING THEM -- BASICALLY TRYING
TO LET THEM STAY IN THEIR HOMES
BECAUSE SENIORS WANT TO STAY IN
THEIR HOMES.
THEIR HOMES. THEY DON’T WANT TO GO TO
ASSISTED LIVING.
ASSISTED LIVING. LET THEM STAY IN THEIR HOMES.
THEY PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THESE
SENIORS AT HOME AND THEY GET TO
BE AT HOME.
IT’S A BEAUTIFUL ORGANIZATION.
>> MICHAEL KELLY, A BIG CRAIG
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