LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU'VE SEEN MY FIRST GUEST IN
"THE SOCIAL NETWORK," "CALL ME BY YOUR NAME," AND "SORRY TO
BOTHER YOU," AND NOW HE'S MAKING HIS BROADWAY DEBUT IN "STRAIGHT
WHITE MEN."
PLEASE WELCOME, ARMIE HAMMER!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
WELCOME BACK.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME, DUDE.
ALWAYS GLAD TO BE HERE.
>> Stephen: FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BROADWAY
DEBUT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THE PLAY IS "STRAIGHT WHITE MEN," AT THE
HAYES THEATER IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, THE BIG CITY OF
DREAMS.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW WHY I HAD IT IN MY HEAD YOU'RE FROM
NEW YORK.
WHERE DID YOU LIVE ORIGINALLY?
>> I'M NOT FROM NEW YORK, I GREW UP IN L.A. AND MOSTLY IN THE
CARIBBEAN.
>> Stephen: WHERE IN THE CARIBBEAN?
>> GRAND CAYMAN.
>> Stephen: NICE PLACE TO GROW UP.
>> IT LEAVES YOU MISSING WITH CERTAIN TOOLS TO DEAL WITH BIG
CITIES.
I COME HERE AND THE BUILDINGS ARE SO TALL, I'M JUST, LIKE, NO,
I DON'T LIKE THIS PLACE, TOO BUSY AND H H H HECTIC.
BUT NOW I REALLY LOVE IT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: DO YOU RIDE THE
SUBWAY.
>> I DO.
I'VE GOT A METRO CARD IN MY POCKET.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE ABLE TO GET HERE TONIGHT?
THE SUBWAY IS IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE.
>> YOU'RE ONLY A FEW MINUTES FROM WHERE WITH I LIVE SO I
WALKED BUT I WOULD TAKE A LONGER WAY BACK ON THE ES SUBWAY
BECAUSE I LOVE IT THAT MUCH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: DID YOU DO A LOT
OF THEATER OR WAS IT STRAIGHT FROM MOVIES TO BROADWAY.
>> ESSENTIALLY FROM MOVIES TO BROADWAY BUT MY TRAINING IS
THEATRICAL-BASED TRAINING, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME TO SEE IF
ALL THE MONEY I PUT TOWARD THEATRICAL-BASED TRAINING WORKS.
>> Stephen: YOU'VE GOTTEN GREAT REVIEWS.
>> IT'S BEEN GREAT.
>> Stephen: ANYTHING SURPRISED YOU ABOUT BEING IN A BROADWAY
THEATER THAT YOU HADN'T EXPECTED?
>> YEAH, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE DEAL ABOUT DOING A SHOW ON
BROADWAY.
I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF SUPERSTITIONS AND TRADITIONS AND
I THINK I'VE BROKEN THEM ALL.
>> Stephen: IS THERE A SCOTTISH PLAY?
>> THERE'S A SCOTTISH PLAY THAT BEGINS WITH McB THAT YOU CAN'T
SAY IN A THEATER BECAUSE IT'S BAD LUCK.
YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO WHISTLE.
>> Stephen: IT'S BAD LUCK.
WHAT'S THE REASON?
>> Stephen: THE RIGGING IN THEATERS IS LIKE THE RIGGING ON
THE SHIP, THEY EVEN HAVE STAY PEGS TO KEEP THE ROPES TIED
TOWN.
AND SAILORS COMMUNICATED BY WHISTLING.
IF YOU WHISTLED BACKSTAGE THEY WOULD THINK IT'S TO HAVE PULL A
PIN AND HAVE SOMETHING FALL.
>> SO A SAFETY ISSUE.
>> Stephen: YES.
O IF I WAS ON STAGE AND HEARD WHISTLING --
( WHISTLING ) -- I WOULD SAY WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN WHISTLE GOOD.
PART OF YOUR TRAINING?
>> YEAH.
AND I WAS PASSING THE TIME AND STARTED WHISTLING AND SOMEBODY
SAYS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
AND I SAID, WHAT?
THEY SAID, YOU CAN'T WHISTLE HERE!
I SAID, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING.
THEY SAID, SPIN AROUND THREE TIMES, SPIT ON THE FLOOR AND SAY
A CURSE WORD.
YOU WANT ME TO SPIT ON THE FLOOR?
YES!
THAT'S WORSE THAN WHISTLING!
>> Stephen: THAT IMPROVES IT?
YEAH ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: "CALL ME BY YOUR NAME," AN INCREDIBLE FILM, IT
HAS SUCH A BIG FOLLOWING, DO PEOPLE FROM THAT FILM COME TO
THIS PLAY?
YOU'RE NOT A STRAIGHT WHITE MAN IN THAT ONE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: DO THEY COME TO SEE YOUR RANGE?
>> YES, THEY COME TO SEE CAN HE PLAY A STRAIGHT WHITE MAN
BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A FEW PROJECTS FOR ME.
>> Stephen: IS IT BELIEVABLE.
YES.
THE PEOPLE WHO COME, YOU CAN SPOT THEM RIGHT AWAY AND THE
BIGGEST DEAD GIVE AWAY IS THEY WILL NORMALLY HAND ME A PEACH.
I GET HAND AT LEAST A PEACH OR TWO ALMOST EVERY STAGE DOOR,
WHICH IS -- >> Stephen: DOES ANYONE NOT
UNDERSTAND THAT REFERENCE?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WELL, WATCH THE FILM.
>> BUT THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE HANDED ME A PITCH I WAS, LIKE,
OH, THANKS.
THEY SAID, NO, WILL YOU SIGN IT FOR ME.
I SAID, YOU WANT ME TO SIGN A PEACH?
I HAVE A SHARPIE IN MY HAND AND I SAID, OKAY.
I SIGN IT AND AS I HAND IT BACK, I GO, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO EAT
THAT ARE YOU?
THERE'S SHARPIE ON IT.
THEY SAID, NO.
I SAID, SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH IT?
LIKE, IT'S GOING TO -- I MEAN, LOOK, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY
SOMETHING THEY COULD DO WITH IT THAT COULD BE MORE DISTURBING
BUT THE OTHER SIDE IS THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THAT PEACH ON A
SHELF AND IN TEN DAYS IT'S GOING TO PEW TRIFY'AND THEIR ENTIRE
PLACE WILL BE FULL OF FRUIT FLIES.
>> Stephen: IT'S AN ART INSTALLATION.
>> THERE YOU GO ( LAUGHTER )
WATCH IT WITHER LIKE DONALD TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WHOO!
WOW...
>> SORRY, VLAD!
>> Stephen: DONALD TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY, MUCH LIKE THAT
PEACH, WE ARE ( BLEEP ).
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: PROBABLY CAN'T MAKE IT ON AIR.
>> I'M ALL FOR IT.
>> Stephen: DO YOU AND TIMOTHY SHALLMAY, DO YOU GUYS STILL
TALK?
>> YEAH.
HE'S WORKING ON A PROJECT IN LONDON AND HE'S A NEW YORKER.
I CALL HIM AND SAY WHAT DO I DO NOW?
I'M DOING THIS.
I WAS AT A STREET FAIR AND WE FaceTimeED EACH OTHER.
HE SAID, WHAT'S UP?
ARE YOU AT A STREET FAIR?
I SAID, I DON'T KNOW, THEY SHUT A ROAD DOWN.
HE SAID, YEAH, IT'S A STREET FAIR!
I'M SO JEALOUS!
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE DINNER LATER.
>> Stephen: WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
I'M FREE AFTER THE SHOW ( WHISPERING )
>> Stephen: DEFINITELY NOT.
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
( LAUGHTER ) THERE'S WORD OF A SEQUEL TO
"CALL ME BY YOUR NAME."
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: IS THERE ANY TRUTH TO THAT?
>> I KNOW LUCA HAS A STORY.
I KNOW THAT HE HAS SORT OF LIKE SKETCHED OUT A ROUGH IDEA OF
WHAT HE WANTS THE HAPPEN BUT WE DON'T HAVE A SCRIPT YET, SO FEEL
FREE TO BADGER HIM AND ENCOURAGE HIM AND ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE.
>> Stephen: THIS TIME, IS IT LIKE A HONEYDEW OR --
>> WATERMELON.
>> Stephen: WATERMELON, OKAY, GOOD.
( LAUGHTER ) THIS IS DELIGHTFUL BECAUSE, AS
LONG AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COMING OF AGE STORIES HERE, WHEN
SOMEONE IS TALENTED AND HANDSOME AND SMELLS GOOD, I LOVE SEEING
THE AWKWARD AGE FOR SOMEONE AS DASHING AS YOU.
HOW OLD WERE YOU IN THIS PHOTO BEFORE I SHOWED IT TO THE
PEOPLE?
>> I MUST HAVE BEEN 12 OR 13.
>> Stephen: OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
AND THIS PERSON YOU'RE WITH?
>> THAT'S MY MOM.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
12 OR 13 -- YEAH.
LET ME JUST SAY THAT -- ( CHEERING )
12 AND 13 IS NEVER A GOOD TIME FOR ANYBODY MUCH LESS SO IN THE
LATE '90s.
THAT WAS TOUGH FOR EVERYBODY.
>> Stephen: COOL MOM, THOUGH.
SHE'S LOOKING COOL AND BOHEMIAN.
IS SHE A BOHEMIAN MOM?
>> NOT REALLY.
THAT'S JUST '90s FASHION.
MAYBE MORE THAN I GIVE HER CREDIT FOR BECAUSE SHE ALLOWED
ME TO STUPIDLY BUY MY HAIR BLUE.
>> Stephen: DID SHE ENCOURAGE IT?
>> SHE TOOK A WISE PARENTAL TACTIC WHERE IT'S I'M CHOOSING
MY BATTLES, HE'S NOT DOING DRUGS OR ANYTHING STUPID.
IT'S ANOTHER THEATER TRADITION.
IT'S LIKE, I'M GOING TO HAVE SO MANY BATTLES, LET HIM DYE HIS
HAIR.
I DYED MY HAIR AND SHE CAME HOME TWO DAYS LATER AND I HAD MY HEAD
SUBMERGED IN A POOL.
SHE SAID WHAT'S WRONG?
I SAID, I HEARD THAT CHLORINE HELPS GET IT OUT AND I DON'T
WANT BLUE HAIR ANYMORE.
EVERYBODY LOOKS AT ME WHERE I GO EVERYWHERE!
>> Stephen: DID SHE TAKE YOU TO A BEAUTY PARLOR TO PUT THE
BROWN BACK IN?
>> NO, IT'S, LIKE, YOU MADE THIS MISTAKE YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE
WITH IT.
>> Stephen: LIKE MAKING YOU SMOKE AN ENTIRE PACK OF
CIGARETTES AT ONE SITTING.
>> TOUGH LOVE.
>> STEPHEN: "STRAIGHT WHITE MEN" IS AT THE HAYES THEATER UNTIL
SEPTEMBER 9TH.
ARMIE HAMMER, EVERYBODY!