>> This was exactly it.
>> You want her back in.
>> She's still not
communicating, and we've tried
everything.
Or almost everything.
>> Okay.
Take me to her.
>> That's a look at
Dermot Mulroney starring in
season two of "Hanna."
Welcome, Dermot!
>> Hey. How you doing?
>> Doing good, man.
>> Looking good right there in
quarantine.
Where are you right now?
>> Oh, I'm in the middle of
mid-city, Los Angeles.
Thank you. I put on a shirt.
And, you know, like -- You
remember Ted Baxter,
"Mary Tyler Moore Show," that
whole joke about what he was
wearing?
>> Yeah.
>> Going on for decades, but now
that [bleep] Is funny again.
[ Laughter ]
>> Pants are optional on our
show.
>> Yes. Yes. Nice top.
>> Rocking the flops and
everything down here, of course.
>> Mario and I were talking.
You've been in some incredible
movies with the most
unbelievable love interests of
all time.
Give us one word to describe
some of your love interests.
Let's start with
"My Best Friend's Wedding."
You had to choose between
Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz.
>> It wasn't my choice.
I didn't write it.
But I didn't have a choice, as
written, really.
The whole reason that -- One of
the main reasons that tension in
that movie works and why it's
funny and why Julia is such a
good choice is that I don't
choose her.
I was never planning on choosing
her, right?
Wasn't I madly in love with
Kimmy and had blinders on for
that?
And it was true love, above
expectations of your best
friend.
I'm not defending anybody this
far into the race, but, um, you
know, I didn't do anything
wrong, people.
>> "Family Stone," you had to
choose between Claire Danes and
Sarah Jessica Parker.
>> Uh, I had to choose between
Sarah Jessica Parker and Claire,
of course.
It was heart-rendering.
But that movie is so beautifully
crafted with that cast.
And I couldn't say enough about
"Family Stone."
It's not that it was unexpected
for me, but we all know it's
become this remarkable, mainly
holiday movie that is just gonna
remain perennial now.
It's amazing.
Didn't see that coming, but I
knew we were making a great
movie with those people.
Craig Nelson, Diane Keaton.
This list really goes on and on.
>> Such classic movies that
remain timeless.
What is it about you, Dermot,
that you think these women want
to fight over you, that you get
cast in these roles?
>> Duke it out.
>> I don't know.
You tell me, Mario.
But, um, you know, I've just
really been blessed with these
parts.
I don't know.
I think sometimes being a nice
guy does help.
>> That's what I like to think.
>> That is to say, I've done my
best to be a nice guy, and to
what kind of luck I don't know.
Some of it's bred it.
Some of it you make yourself.
Even my very first thing where I
was signed by an agent, I was
signed because I was really
prepared.
At that moment, I just happened
to have a scene from a play that
was up to speed, and so if it
hadn't even -- I'd have made my
way here some other how.
I know that now.
But even the first turn is just
a matter of having your feet
under you when that opportunity
presents itself.
>> You're exactly right.
>> What about on "Friends"?
You were a great guest star
on -- Was it Gavin?
What was your name?
You were Jennifer Aniston's
boyfriend?
>> It was Gavin.
I hadn't thought about Gavin for
several decades, and then
"Friends" did this thing where
it showed up on Netflix and
everybody on the planet
watched it.
So I suddenly -- This is a
couple years -- three years ago.
I was being stopped on the
street as Gavin.
To me, it did take me the first
time before I knew which --
when I had played a Gavin.
That's all.
I was only there three episodes.
I know I've made my public mea
culpas for not taking the other
three episodes that they
offered me.
Can you imagine?
>> What?
What would have happened?
You could have been with Rachel.
>> Bad judgment, I think.
There were scheduling issues,
but I've since learned that
those just get worked out and
you do both.
But, yeah, I don't have many
regrets, and that's not even
one, but --
>> Small ones, small.
>> Turns out people wanted to
see some Gavin.
I didn't know, you know?
I underestimated the power of
that show even when it was the
top show when I did it.
But sometimes you don't see
them -- you don't see the impact
they're gonna have until they
have it, and it takes them
several decades to have it, like
a couple of the movies you
mentioned.
It's not that I didn't think
they were great movies.
You just have no way of knowing
what's going to really last,
yeah.
>> No, it is interesting.
That's a fun fact, by the way,
about "Friends."
And then you were speaking
about, you know -- And I apply
to the same philosophy.
Just being a nice guy, I think,
obviously, helps with you
landing a lot of those romantic
leads.
But ironically, in your show
"Hanna," which is action-packed,
I love that your character is
described as an "Approachable
villain."
>> Right.
Well, so, maybe some of those
good-guy parts I did have added
up to bank that I can use to
really stick it with this sort
of -- You know, we've seen a
nice-guy type of villain.
I love David Farr's version of
it here.
He wrote "Hanna" the film and
then of course wrote and
directed this, now the second
season Prime Video, of
"Hanna 2," as we like to call
it.
And he just handed me an
incredible character.
Of course, I even want to, like,
bear down a little bit on being
bad, and he just said, "Just
hang on.
It'll happen."
So, as the story developed, the
character really took on a shape
that I just -- I couldn't --
It was happening -- You know, it
was great to be a part of the
process of making a show like
that.
>> Dermot, Mario just put me in
his Christmas movie, so I'm an
actor now.
And I have to say, I didn't know
you have to do the lines over
and -- I'm used to live TV.
You have to do them like 20
times from different angles.
Mario was a total pro.
>> You -- your job -- I've said
this each time I've come to see
you guys -- I think it's the
hardest one in Hollywood, to
every morning have to -- Sure,
you have the questions written
or guidelines on how to guide
the conversation, but the stuff
you guys have to
extemporaneously make up out of
your own head right while you're
talking, that is super hard.
We take it for granted.
They write my lines down for me.
I try really hard to get them
just right and then we go back
and we try again to get it even
a little better.
You guys -- one shot, that show,
that's it.
If you mess up or stumble, you
move on.
It's incredible, and you guys
are unheralded heroes,
especially in a time like now,
where people need entertainment
in their home reliably more than
ever.
So, thanks.
>> Oh, I appreciate the kind
words.
That's so nice of you.
But by the way, to Hoover's
point right there, she killed
the part, and I think if you
ever need a shady character on
your show, she is gonna nail it.
She looks all nice and
everything, but she's got that
approachable-villain vibe,
as well.
>> Totally.
If you need a Slim Shady, I'm
your girl.
Mario's right.
>> Oh, good. Well, that's --
The new bad guy is the old good
guy, or somebody will make up
the way to put that.
>> I love it.
Hey, Dermot, man, it was nice
catching up with you.
Congrats on the show.
Thank you so much for taking the
time.
And, listen, you guys, catch
season two of "Hanna" on Amazon
now.
And, Dermot, thank you so much,
my friend.
>> Thanks, Dermot.
>> You guys, thank you so much.