LISTEN, EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW MY NEXT GUEST FROM
"GOSSIP GIRL," "EASY A," AND "JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE."
HE NOW STARS IN "YOU" ON NETFLIX.
PLEASE WELCOME PENN BADGLEY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
COME ON!
YOU SIT IT RIGHT DOWN THERE.
NICE TO SEE YOU, NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> IT IS AN HONOR.
I REMEMBER BACK IN THE DAY "STRANGERS WITH CANDY."
>> Stephen: YOU WATCHED "STRANGERS WITH CANDY"?
>> I WAS A BIT YOUNG FOR IT.
>> Stephen: I'M A BIT YOUNG FOR IT.
IT'S A WEIRD SHOW.
NICE TO MEET SOMEBODY WHO'S EMOTIONALLY DAMAGED.
THAT'S NICE.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU'RE IN A RUNAWAY SMASH CALLED
"YOU."
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU PLAY A SOCIOPATHIC KILLER NAMED JOE,
AND DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY -- PEOPLE LOVE JOE.
OKAY.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO THE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO SAY
THEY WANT TO DATE JOE DESPITE THE MINOR FLAW OF MURDERING
PEOPLE?
>> I WOULD SAY SLIDE INTO MY D.M.s.
( LAUGHTER ) I'M MARRIED.
>> Stephen: IT JUST HAPPENED.
NO, BUT, I MEAN, I HAVE TO SAY, THOUGH, IT'S NOT ENTIRELY
FAIR TO PUT THAT ON THE VIEWER BECAUSE WE'RE PURPOSEFULLY
CREATING A DEVICE THAT IS MEANT TO BE PROVOCATIVE, HOPEFULLY
THOUGHT PROVOKING AND NOT JUST TITILLATING.
IT'S NOT A CLINICAL PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER.
>> Stephen: IT'S A FUN PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YEAH, IT'S JUST A ROMP.
>> I THINK IT'S INTENDED TO FUNCTION AS A SOCIAL COMMENTARY.
>> Stephen: ON WHAT?
WHAT IS IT COMMENTING ON, PENN BADGLEY?
>> I EXPERIENCE IT AS SUCH.
I STRUGGLE GREATLY WITH THE CONFLICT OF PLAYING SUCH A GUY
AND HIM BEING PARTLY SO LIKABLE AND PEOPLE HAVING A THIRSTY
RESPONSE TO HIM.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU THINK IT SAYS ABOUT OUR SOCIETY THAT
PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTED TO PEOPLE LIKE THIS GUY?
>> IT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT HOW WE'RE BEING ABLE TO BE PATIENT
AND FORGIVE, SOMEONE WHO HAS A BODY LIKE MINE, COLOR, GENDER,
SKIN, AND PRIVILEGES, AND MUCH LESS TO FORGIVE PEOPLE WHO DON'T
FIT THOSE BOXES, YOU KNOW.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: YOU AS THIS
CHARACTER HAVE THIS NEAT TRICK OF GOING FROM CHARMING TO VERY
CREEPY.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: FAIRLY SMOOTHLY.
IS THERE A TRICK?
IS THERE A TRICK FOR MAKING THAT TURN FROM CHARMING TO CREEPY?
>> IT IS SHOCKINGLY SIMPLE.
( LAUGHTER ) IT DOES NOT MEAN IT'S EASY.
ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES IT IS.
I'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE ANECDOTE THAT ILLUSTRATES THIS PRETTY
WELL.
WHEN WE WERE DOING TO FIRST ROUND OF PRESS, LIKE THE STUFF
THAT YOU SEE ON BILLBOARDS OR POST-ERS, IT'S NOW ALL ON YOUR
PHONE, IT WAS A PHOTO SHOOT WHERE I AND MY LOVE INTEREST IN
THE FIRST SEASON, WHO IS NOT AROUND ANYMORE, BY THE WAY, IF I
DON'T WANT TO GIVE ANY SMOILERS BUT THAT GIVES YOU SOME
INDICATION OF WHAT HAPPENED, YEAH -- YEAH, HEY, LISTEN, YOU
GUYS ARE WATCHING IT, NOT ME.
ACTUALLY, NO, I DO HAVE TO WATCH IT.
( LAUGHTER ) SO I -- THEY -- THE WOMAN, UM,
PLAYED MY LOVE INTEREST, ELIZABETH, SHE WAS ALREADY ON
SET.
THEY BRING ME IN.
SHE'S IN A BED, IN A T-SHIRT.
SHE'S UNDER THE COVERS BUT SHE'S IN HER T-SHIRT AND HER UNDERWEAR
AS ONE MIGHT SLEEP IN BED.
I'M FULLY CLOTHED IN A WINDBREAKER AND A HAT, WHICH IS,
LIKE, MY CHARACTER'S STALKING OUTFIT --
>> Stephen: GOTCHA.
GOTCHA.
>> I ARRIVE ON THE MARK.
I DO NOTHING BUT LOOK UP, AND THE ENTIRE CREW BEHIND THE
CAMERA GOES, OH!
WHOA, MAN!
THAT IS PHENOMENAL!
THAT IS SO CREEPY!
AND I DID NOTHING.
I DID NOTHING.
( LAUGHTER ) AND, OF COURSE --
>> Stephen: WHAT A COMPLIMENT.
WHAT A COMPLIMENT.
>> AND, OF COURSE, THE REASON IS IF YOU PUT A FULLY CLOTHED
PERSON STARING AT A WOMAN IN HER UNDERWEAR IN HER BED WHEN HE'S
NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, IT'S INHERENTLY CREEPY AND YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
SO YOU PUT YOURSELF IN A REALLY QUESTIONABLE CIRCUMSTANCE, AN
INAPPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCE, AND THEN YOU DO NOTHING.
>> Stephen: COULD YOU DO THIS FOR US?
COULD YOU GO FROM CHARMING TO CREEPY?
LIKE, COULD YOU TRY TO GO FROM --
>> WELL, I WOULD HAVE TO GO FROM NOW TO BE HONEST WOULD BE THE
CHARMING PART BECAUSE I CAN DO NOTHING.
SO LET ME -- >> Stephen: WHAT ABOUT LIKE
SMILING TO CREEPY?
WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE?
>> I COULD DO THAT.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN DO IT TO CAMERA THREE RIGHT THERE.
>> HI, CAMERA THREE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: WOW!
WOW!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THAT WAS WONDERFUL!
A REAL CHARLIE MANSON VIBE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
SEASON TWO OF "YOU" IS ON NETFLIX NOW.
PENN BADGLEY, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.