( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY.
MY NEXT GUEST CAN NOW BE SEEN IN MEL'S NEW MOVIE, "HACKSAW
RIDGE."
PLEASE WELCOME LUKE BRACEY.
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>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN.
>> TOO MANY OF US INTERESTING.
HE WAS RAISE RAISED IN AUSTRALIA.
ANDREW GARFIELD IS BRITISH.
YOU'RE ALL PLAYING AMERICANS.
YOU UNDERSTAND DONALD TRUMP HAS A POINT, RIGHT?
YOU'RE COMING TO TAKE OUR JOBS AND HE'S GOING TO BUILD A WALL
ON THE GREAT BARRIER REEF AND MAKE AUSTRALIA PAY FOR IT.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY.
>> Stephen: WHAT PART DO YOU PLAY?
>> SMITTY RIKER FROM BROOKLYN.
HE'S A BIT OF A TOUGH GUY, ACTUALLY, BUT HE DOESN'T QUITE
TRUST DESMOND AT THE START.
>> Stephen: WON'T EVEN TOUCH A GUN.
>> NO, WON'T TOUCH A GUN.
AND HE'S A VERY INTERESTING GUY.
AND I JUST DON'T THINK ANYONE REALLY BELIEVES HE IS ACTUALLY
WHO HE SAYS HE IS.
HE DOES AMAZING STUFF, AND HE'S GOT THIS AMAZING WAY OF BEING,
THIS AMAZING CHARACTER.
AND SO EVENTUALLY, I KIND OF GET TO KNOW HIM A BIT BETTER THROUGH
EVERYTHING HE DOES.
WE RUN INTO EACH OTHER ON THE BATTLE FIELD, AND WE HAVE SOME
REALLY BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS IN THE FOX HOLE.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP HERE THAT I BELIEVE IS DURING
THE BATTLE OF HACKSAW RIDGE.
YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN ACTION AND YOU ARE STUCK IN A FOX HOLE
TOGETHER AND YOU COME TO A REALIZATION ABOUT WHAT HE'S
DOING FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TROOP.
>> AFTER WHAT WE'VE JUST BEEN THROUGH, ANY SANE MAN WOULD BE
SCREAMING FOR A WEAPON.
>> I NEVER CLAIMED TO BE SANE.
MY DADDY'S A DRUNK.
HE FOUGHT IT FOR YEARS, BUT IT KIND OF GOT A HOLD OF HIM HARD,
MADE HIM MEAN.
>> AT LEAST YOU KNOW HIM.
MINE COULD BE ANY ONE OF 10 GUYS.
>> YOUR MOMMA RAISED YOU.
>> SHE GAVE ME TO AN ORPHANAGE WHEN I WAS FIVE.
NEVER SAW HER AGAIN.
I LEARNED HOW TO HATE QUICK.
HOW TO JUDGE PEOPLE QUICKER, AND I GOT YOU VERY WRONG.
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>> Stephen: THAT'S A PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT MOMENT
IN THE MOVIE BECAUSE YOU'RE THE HEAVY, REALLY.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: UP UNTIL THIS POINT.
>> YEAH, I'M KIND OF THE COUNTER-WEIGHT TO DESMOND IN A
WAY.
>> Stephen: YOU ACTUALLY BEAT A MAN WITH A BIBLE.
>> I-- I TAKE HIS BIBLE AND MAYBE BEAT HIM WITH THE BACK OF
MY HAND.
>> Stephen: YOU BEAT A MAN WITH A BIBLE IN THIS MOVIE.
( LAUGHTER ) WAS IT A STUNT BIBLE OR WAS IT
AN ACTUAL BIBLE?
>> NO, THAT BIBLE DID ALL ITS OWN STUNTS.
>> Stephen: REALLY, THAT'S VERY NICE.
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE DIRECTED BY THIS GUY?
>> IT'S ONE OF THE MOST ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCES I'VE EVER
HAD.
AND IF HE WASN'T SITTING HERE YOU WOULD SAY WHAT-- HOW DOES HE
DIRECT YOU?
HOW DOES HE DIRECT YOU?
DOES HE JUST SAY, "DO IT LIKE I WOULD HAVE DONE IT."
>> NO, THERE'S A BIT IN BETWEEN THAT.
SOMETIMES HE COMES UP BETWEEN TAKES AND YOU THINK HE'S GOING
TO GIVE YOU A POINT AND HE TELLS YOU A JOKE OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT.
SOMETIMES YOU COME TO WORK AND YOU SIT UP THERE LIKE, JUST BE
STEVE McQUEEN.
OH, OKAY.
I THINK -- >> "BE STEVE McQUEEN?"
>> DOES HE THINK I CAN DO THAT?
MAYBE-- MAYBE I CAN.
ALL RIGHT, LET ME GO TRY.
YEAH, HE KIND OF GIVES YOU THIS CONFIDENCE IN A WAY AND HE'S GOT
A LOT OF TRUST.
HE'S VERY COLLABORATIVE IN THAT WAY.
HE'S JUST A FUN GUY TO BE AROUND AS WELL.
>> Stephen: DO YOU GIVE ADVICE TO THESE GUYS OFF THE STAGE,
LIKE HOW TO BE A STAR?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A HARD PART OF THE JOB.
>> NONE OF THAT STUFF.
I SAY YOU'RE CRAZY WHAT YOU GET YOURSELF INTO.
YOU CAN'T PUT THE TOOTHPASTE BACK INTO THE TUBE.
GO AWAY, BE A COOK, BE A CHEF.
BE A PHOTOJOURNALIST.
>> Stephen: IS THAT WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: A CHEF OR PHOTOJOURNALIST?
WOW, WOW.
NOW, I UNDERSTAND DOING THIS-- YOU SHOT THIS IN STRAL, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND YOUR DAD WAS ON THE SET A LOT.
>> HE CAME FOR TWO DAYS, YEAH.
HE CAME FOR A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT SCENES.
MOM AND DAD HAVE COME TO SET A COUPLE OF TIMES ON A COUPLE OF
FILMS I'VE DONE.
HE'S GOING TO BE COFERL SET, DAD, KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE THE
COFFEE AND TREATS ARE GR.
>> Stephen: BUT HE GOT WORK OUT OF THIS, RIGHT?
I UNDERSTAND HE ACTUALLY GOT A BEER COMMERCIAL.
>> THAT'S ACTUALLY-- IT'S ACTUALLY MY REALLY GOOD FRIENDS,
THEY MAKE A BEER.
THEY STARTED THEIR OWN BEER COMPANY.
AND THIS ONE BEER CALLED AN AUSTRALIAN ALE, AND MY DAD IS
PRETTY STEREOTYPEICALLY AUSTRALIAN.
HE SWIMS OUT BEACH EVERY SINGLE MORNING A MILE AND SITS ON THE
BEACH WITH HIS NEWSPAPER IN HIS SWIMMING COSTUMES.
AND MY FRIENDS GO, "WE HAVE THIS IDEA FOR AN AD AND WE JUST CAN'T
THINK OF ANYONE ELSE BUT YOUR OLD MAN.
WOULD HE MIND DOING IS ITT?" I SAID, "YEAH, I THINK HE'D BE A
BIT TOO HAPPY TO DO IT."
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP OF THE BEER COMMERCIAL YOUR DAD IS
IN.
WE HAVE THE BEER COMMERCIAL RIGHT HERE.
>> HERE' GIVE ME A BEER, SON?
NONE OF THIS.
GIVE ME A NORMAN.
>> A NORMAN, WHAT A REFRESHING CHANGE OF PACE.
>> Stephen: NOW THAT HE'S BEEN ON TV, DOES HE GIVE YOU ANY TIPS
ON HOW TO ACT?
>> IT WAS FUNNY, AFTER HE FINISHED THAT DAY AND IT WAS
JUST BASICALLY HIM SITTING ON THE BEACH DRINKING BEERS WITH MY
MATES, HE SAID, "THIS IS PRETTY EASY.
I COULD DO THIS."
"THANKS, DAD, I THINK IT'S KIND OF HARD.
>> Stephen: I LEARNED DESMOND DAWZ LIVED TO 2006.
>> HE WAS 87 YEARS OLD.
>> Stephen: DID ANY OF YOU GET TO MEET THE MEN WHO FOUGHT ON
HACKSAW RIDGE.
>> WE WERE IN NEW ORLEANS, AND WE WERE SCREENING THE MOVIE IN
THE WORLD WAR II MUSEUM AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO MEET THIS
BOY CALLED RAY AIKEN WHO HAPPENED TO BE DRAW BREES'
GRANDFATHER.
AND HE FOUGHT AND AFTER THE FILM WE HAY SMALL RECEPTION AND THESE
GUYS WERE GETTING OUT OF THEIR CHAIRS READY TO GO.
AND RAY COMES UP AND SAYS, "I WAS A MEAN SON OF A GUN BACK IN
THE DAY.
YOU WANT TO PLAY MERCY?" AND I WAS LIKE OKAY.
HE STARTED PLAYING MERCY WITH ME AND ALMOST BROKE MY HANDS YOU.
>> Stephen: PLAYED MERCY WITH A 91-YEAR-OLD MAN?
>> HE PLAYED WITH ME.
THIS GUY WAS AT HACKSAW RIDGE.
>> Stephen: DID YOU GO EASY ON HIM?
>> THIS GUY WAS BEATING ME.
HE WAS 92 YEARS OLD.
HE TOLD ME HOW HE USED TO BE ABLE TO RIP PEOPLE'S THROATS
OUT.
HE HAD HIS HAND AROUND MY NECK, JUST RIP IT OUT FROM THE ADAM'S
APPLE.
>> I WAS STANDING RIGHT THERE.
NO KIDDING.
HE WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR, AND HE SAID, "LET ME OUT OF THIS
CHAIR."
I SAID, "YOU'RE AN IMPOSTOR."
AND HE WENT FOR HIM LIKE THIS.
IT WAS FUNNY.
>> Stephen: GREATEST GENERATION.
>> THIS GUY, HE CAME IN, HE WEPT, HE WAS VERY MOVED BY IT.
IS HAD IT WAS OVER, HEAVE LIKE-- IT WAS LIKE HE WAS A KID AGAIN.
AND HE TOLD US HIMSELF IT WAS CATHARTIC BUT THERAPEUTIC.
>> HE TOLD US THAT'S WHAT IT WAS LIKE OUT THERE.
IT'S A HARROWING FILM SO TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS THERE TO
SAY WHAT IT WAS LIKE.
>> HE SAID, "YOU GOT IT RIGHT."
>> Stephen: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
LUKE, LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
MEL, NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
"HACKSAW RIDGE" OPENS THIS FRIDAY.
MEL GIBSON AND LUKE BRACEY, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY TEGAN AND SARA.
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