>>> HE IS AN ACTOR, A WRITER, AND DIRECTOR WHO IS NOW STARRING
IN A NEW FILM THAT GOT, GET
THIS, A TEN-MYINUTE STANDING
OVATION.
OVATION. >> WE’RE TALKING ABOUT OUR GOOD
FRIEND RYAN EGGOLD.
>> RYAN IS IN THE NEW SPIKE LEE
DIRECTED MOVIE CALLED "BLACK
CLANSMEN."
CLANSMEN." IT TELLS THE TRUE STORY OF RON
STALLWORTH WHO GOES UNDERCOVER
TO INFILTRATE THE KU KLUX KLAN.
>> RYAN PLAYS THE HEAD OF THE
COLORADO CHAPTER WHO EXPLAINS
THE RULES.
THE RULES. >> GO AHEAD AND FILL THESE OUT.
SEND THEM TO THE NATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS.
HEADQUARTERS. NOW, ONCE THEY SEND YOU YOUR
MEMBERSHIP CARD, YOU’LL BE ABLE
TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL OUR
PROGRAMS.
PROGRAMS. >> HOW COOL, I CAN’T WAIT BEEN.
I LOVE THE COMMERCIAL.
>> IMPERIAL TAX, $10 FOR THE
YEAR, $15 CHAPTER FEE.
ROBES AND HOODS ARE NOT
INCLUDED.
INCLUDED. THAT’S EXTRA.
THAT’S EXTRA. >> WELCOME, RYAN EGGOLD.
NOW THE MYSTERY HAS BEEN SOLVED.
YOU WERE ON OUR SHOW.
YOU WERE BUZZED CLEAN.
YOU LOOKED SCARY, I THOUGHT.
YOU SAID IT WAS FOR A ROLE THAT
YOU COULD NOT KIND OF ELABORATE
ON.
ON. >> FOR ME IT WAS REALLY JUST A
VANITY PROJECT TO LOOK THAT
HANDSOME ON SCREEN WAS REALLY A
JOY FOR ME.
>> YOU JUST SAID YOU WATCHED IT
AND YOU WERE LIKE, OH, MY GOSH.
EVEN CREEPED OUT BY YOURSELF.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE MAKING THIS
MOVIE?
MOVIE? >> IT’S -- YOU KNOW, IT TAKES
YOU A MOMENT TO GET COMFORTABLE
GOING TO THAT SORT OF UGLY
PLACE, LETTING YOURSELF FEEL
THAT KIND OF, YOU KNOW, HATRED
AND BIGOTRY AND SORT OF IF ONLY
FOR THE MOMENT, BETWEEN ACTION
AND CUT.
AND CUT. OBVIOUSLY YOU’RE DOING IT IN
SERVICE OF TELLING THIS GREAT
STORY, IN SERVICE OF THIS
ENSEMBLE, J.D. WASHINGTON AND
HIS PERFORMANCE.
HIS PERFORMANCE. YOU’RE THERE TO PLAY YOUR PART.
>> WAS IT THE STORY THAT MADE
YOU PSI,SAY, I WANT THAT?
OR SPIKE LEE?
>> THE COMBO.
SPIKE IS ONE OF MY ALL-TIME
FAVORITE DIRECTORS.
FAVORITE DIRECTORS. >> HE LOVES YOU.
>> OF COURSE HE DOES.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE WORKING WITH
HIM?
HIM? >> SO COOL.
AND KIND OF SCARY BECAUSE HE’S
GOT ENERGY THAT’S MOVING.
AND IT’S JUST A TRAIN THAT YOU
GOT TO JUMP ON.
HE DOES VERY FEW TAKES.
HE LIKES A VERY REAL, ROUGH AND
TUMBLE, ALIVE ATMOSPHERE AS
OPPOSED TO GETTING EVERYTHING
CHOREOGRAPHED JUST SO.
HE WANTS IT TO BE MESSY AND REAL
AND HONEST AND LIFELIKE.
>> ISN’T IT CRAZY TO THINK IT’S
KIND OF IN OUR LIFETIME?
DAVID DUKE IS STILL AROUND.
IT’S NOT LIKE IT’S THAT KIND OF
HISTORY THAT YOU GO, OH, THAT
WAS WAY, WAY BACK THEN.
>> RIGHT, YEAH.
>> IT’S RELEVANT.
>> ESPECIALLY NOWADAYS WITH
EVERYTHING THAT’S HAPPENING AND
LAST YEAR WHAT HAPPENED IN
CHARLOTTESVILLE AND THINGS.
IT’S VERY RELEVANT,
UNFORTUNATELY.
UNFORTUNATELY. >> YOU GOT AN NBC PROJECT THAT
YOU ARE PUMPED ABOUT.
>> YES, YES.
>> DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT IT IS?
>> I DON’T HAVE TO ROCK A
MUSTACHE IN THAT OR A KLAN HAT
OR ANYTHING.
OR ANYTHING. BUT YEAH, VERY EXCITED.
>> IT GOT A TEN-MINUTE OVATION.
IT’S GOING TO LIVE UP TO THAT.
DO YOU FEEL THE PRESSURE WHEN
SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS?
>> YEAH, IT CAN.
IT’S AMAZING.
IT’S AMAZING. THE ONLY THING IS YOU DON’T WANT
TO HYPE TO OVERSHADOW YOUR
ABILITY TO WATCH THE MOVIE.
BUT IT’S A TRUE STORY IS THE
MOST AMAZING THING.
THIS GUY, RON STALLWORTH, REALLY
WENT AFTER THE KLAN AS A BLACK
MAN IN THE LATE ’60s, EARLY
’70s.
’70s. THE
THE >> BY THE WAY, I KNOW YOU DID
WELL.
WELL. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO MARVEL AT YOUR PERFORMANCE.
BUT I KNOW TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE
MARVELING MORE THAN ANYBODY
ELSE.
ELSE. THEY HAPPEN TO BE STANDING BACK
THERE, YOUR MOM AND DAD ARE IN
THE STUDIO.
THE STUDIO. HOW CUTE ARE THEY?
>> THERE THEY ARE.
THEY’RE THE BEST.
>> RYAN SAID YOU WANTED TO
CO-HOST THE SHOW.
>> YES.
>> YES. I DON’T KNOW IF THIS IS ON OR
NOT.
NOT. >> YOU’RE FREE?
WHAT A GOOD LOOKING BUNCH.
>> NOW WE SEE WHERE YOU GET YOUR
LOOKS.
LOOKS. >> WHO GAVE MY DAD THE MIKE THAT
DOESN’T WORK?
DOESN’T WORK? DID SOMEBODY TAKE THE BATTERIES
OUT?
OUT? >> HODA, IF I MAY JUST SAY, THE
KLANSMEN, WE DIDN’T RAISE HIM
THAT WAY.
THAT WAY. >> OF COURSE YOU DIDN’T.
WELL, YOU DID WELL WITH THIS
ONE.
ONE. THANKS FOR COMING TO SEE US.
RYAN, WE LOVE YOU.
>> LOVE YOU GUYS.
>> BY THE WAY, NEXT WEEK WE’LL
BE TALKING TO SPIKE LEE AND