>> James: THAT WAS A CLIP FROM "ALL THE OLD KNIVES" WHICH WILL
BE IN SELECT THEATERS ON AMAZON PRIME TOMORROW.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FILM. FOR ANYONE WHO DOESN'T KNOW,
TELL US WHAT IT'S ABOUT AND WHO YOU PLAY.
>> UM, THIS WAS ONE OF MY -- THE BEST SCRIPTS I'VE EVER READ IT
REMINDED ME OF CLASSIC JOHN -- GREAT SPY FICTION.
GREAT WHODUNIT BUT IT'S GOT A GREAT CASABLANCA ENGLISH PATIENT
LOVE AFFAIR AT THE CENTER OF IT, AND IT REVOLVES AROUND THESE TWO
CHARACTERS, BOTH SPIES IN THE VIENNA STATION IN AUSTRIA IN
2012, A TERRORIST ATTACK GOES DOWN, AND IT'S A BAD THING, BUT
FISHBURNE WHO PLAYS THE HEAD 10 YEARS LATER, LAURENCE OF
STATION IS INQUIRING ABOUT CERTAIN INCONSISTENCIES THAT
HAPPENED DURING THAT TIME AND IT TURNS OUT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S
SO THIS DINNER BETWEEN SHE AND A MOLE IN THE AGENCY. I
IS ABOUT TWO OLD FRIENDS AND LOVERS TRYING TO SUS OUT IF ONE
OF THEM IS THE ACTUAL MOLE. >> IS THE MOLE.
>> James: THERE'S STEAMY LOVE SCENES.
>> YES, SURE. >> James: IN THE FILM.
AND YOU WORKED FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH AN INTIMACY
COORDINATOR. WHAT WAS THAT LIKE?
>> IT'S A VERY STRANGE EXPERIENCE.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME I GUESS MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE THAT THAT'S
HAPPENED. USUALLY WORK IT OUT WITH THE
ACTRESS AND THE DIRECTOR AND IT'S A CLOSED SET, SO YOU FEEL
-- YOU KNOW, CERTAIN SENSE OF PRIVACY OR RESPECT, BUT THIS NEW
COORDINATOR, YOU'RE REHEARSING INCLUSION OF THE INTIMACY A
SCENE AND TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT AND IT'S AWKWARD AND BIZARRE
AND THEN YOU HAVE A WOMAN TAPPING ON YOUR SHOULDER GOING,
"NO, I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD WRAP YOUR ARM AROUND HER QUITE
LIKE THAT" AND GIVING YOU NOTES ON HOW TO HAVE SEX ESSENTIALLY
WHICH IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR A BIT.
>> James: HA-HA. >> I CAN FIND MY WAY AROUND
THERE. >> James: YEAH.
>> IT'S GREAT. IT'S LIKE HAVING A REFEREE AND
CHOREOGRAPHER ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
HER PRIMARY TASK IS MAKING SURE, AT LOOKS GOOD AND EVERYBODY IS
COMFORTABLE AND IT LOOKS GOOD ON CAMERA SO EVERYTHING DOWN TO THE
MOST MICRO MOVE AS WHERE THE HANDS GOES.
>> James: I'D QUITE LIKE THIS IN MY MARRIAGE.
I'D LIKE SOMEONE TO COME IN AND GO NO, NO, NO, DON'T DO THAT.
THAT'S IT. YEAH.
JUST REALIZING I'M TELLING YOU THIS WHILE MY MOTHER AND
FATHER-IN-LAW ARE HERE. I JUST CAME WITHOUT A JOKE.
IGNORE ME. IGNORE ME.
IGNORE ME. I HAD FORGOTTEN.
FORGET IT! STOP.
CARRY ON. PLOWING AHEAD.
JAMIE, YOU ARE BUSIER THAN EVER! >> WHY DO YOU YELL AT ME?
WHY CAN'T YOU GO LIKE, YOU YELL AT ME. "JAMIE."
>> James: WHEN I'M TRYING TO TALK --
>> MAKE NOISE. THANK YOU.
>> James: JAMIE, YOU'RE BUSIER THAN EVER.
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO NEXT?
DON'T -- AS YOU CAN TELL -- I >> I DON'T -- I DON'T -- I DON'T
I JUST SORT OF -- I DON'T THINK VERY MUCH. REALLY
HAVE A PLAN. I HONESTLY -- I TAKE EVERY JOB
THAT COMES TO ME, HONESTLY. MOST -- IF A JOB IS COMING TO M
ME, THERE'S A REASON FOR IT. >> James: RIGHT.
>> SO I JUST -- MOST THINGS I LIKE THAT. THAT
I DO ARE THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE ASKED ME TO DO.
>> James: YEAH. >> AND ALL THOSE OTHER MOVIES
WHERE YOU GO, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD IN THAT, THEY DIDN'T
ASK ME. I'M -- I'M -- I'M FROM HORROR
YOU'RE JUST HAPPY TO HAVE A MOVIES AND STUFF. GIG.
I'M JUST HAPPY TO HAVE A GIG. >> James: YEAH, I MEAN -- I'M
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. CHRIS, YOU'RE ABOUT TO DIRECT
YOUR FIRST FEATURE. YOU'RE ACTING ON THE FILM AS
WELL. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A
BRILLIANT DIRECTOR. I DO!
>> THANK YOU. >> James: I KNOW!
I IMAGINE YOU'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
>> A LONG TIME. >> James: HAVE YOU THOUGHT
ABOUT WHAT KIND OF ACTOR YOU'RE GOING TO BE?
I SEE SCARVES. A LOT OF SCARVES.
>> AS A DIRECTOR? >> SCARVES?
>> AS A DIRECTOR? NOT AN ACTOR?
>> YEAH. ONE OF THOSE OLD-FASHIONED --
>> James: ARE YOU GOING TO BE THE TYPE -- ARE YOU GOING TO SAY
"CUT?" >> THESE ARE ONE OF THE
PRACTICAL THINGS I'VE NOT REALLY FIGURED OUT.
FIRST OF ALL ACTING 101, NEVER DIRECT ANOTHER ACTOR.
NOT TO BE DONE. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BE
PARTICULARLY IN A SCENE -- IF I'M GOING TO BE CALLING ACTION
AND THEN I CALL CUT, WHAT IF IT'S LIKE AN INTENSE SCENE, SO
THEN I POP OUT OF IT? I DON'T KNOW THESE THINGS YET.
>> James: IMAGINE THIS, PRACTICE YOUR FIRST -- READY?
>> REMEMBER, JAMIE THAT JAMES IS VERY FRAGILE.
HE'S VERY FRAGILE. BUT HE'S STRONG.
HE'S STRONG AND FRAGILE AT THE SAME TIME.
JUST REMEMBER, REMEMBER -- >> James: I FEEL LIKE JAMIE IS
GETTING -- >> JAMES, JUST TRY TO GET
THROUGH THE SCENE. >> James: OK.
>> AND ACTION! >> James: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK,
EVERYBODY! ♪