YEAH, IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
IT HAS BEEN MANY YEARS BUT I'M VERY EXCITED.
I AM A HUGE FAN.
I THINK I EXPRESSED THIS.
I GOT TO SPEAK WITH YOU ONCE AT THE OLD SHOW, THE COLBERT SHOW,
BUT I WAS IN CHARACTER AND I COULDN'T EXPRESS HOW I REALLY
FELT ABOUT YOU AT THE TIME.
AT THE TIME, I GAVE YOU A T-SHIRT WITH ME AS CHE ON THERE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: DO YOU STILL HAVE IT?
>> I STILL HAVE IT.
I HAVEN'T FRAMED IT, BUT I STILL HAVE IT.
>> Stephen: IT'S A COLLECTOR'S ITEM.
>> IT IS.
>> Stephen: AND THIS IS YOU AS CHE, A FANTASTIC PORTRAYAL OF
CHE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, SINCE I
INTERVIEWED YOU, I ACTUALLY PORTRAYED CHE AS WELL.
THERE I AM.
WHO WORE IT BETTER, DO YOU THINK?
>> I THINK YOU'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD.
>> Stephen: I WAS GOING FOR YOUNG, SEXY CHE.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU WERE GOING FOR THERE.
( LAUGHTER ) ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH PEOPLE
FAWNING AT YOU?
YOU'RE A FANTASTIC ACTOR, I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU DO, DO YOU GET
TIRED OF THAT?
>> NO.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THAT'S A STUPID
QUESTION, I SUPPOSE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU DIDN'T GET IN THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE YOU DON'T
WANT ATTENTION.
>> NO.
WHEN YOU GET IT IS GOOD WHEN IT COMES FROM THE RIGHT PLACE.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
WELL, HERE'S THE THING ABOUT YOUR CAREER THAT SORT OF AMAZES
ME YOU CAN BE FANTASTIC IN TRAFFIC, YOU CAN BE FANTASTIC IN
THE USUAL SUSPECTS, YOU CAN BE FANTASTIC IN FEAR AND LOATHING
LAS VEGAS THEN I SEE YOU TAS COLLECTOR IN THE UNIVERSE AND I
THINK THAT'S A PERFECT PART FOR HIM.
WHAT'S THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE?
THERE COULDN'T BE FOUR MORE DIFFERENT PARTS.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
THE WARDROBE.
THE SHOES!
>> Stephen: IT MIGHT BE.
BECAUSE THERE'S ALMOST NOTHING I WOULDN'T WANT TO SEA YOU PLAY.
I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU PLAY "HAMLET."
>> YEAH, WITH THE SKILL.
>> Stephen: BUT AS FENSTER FROM "THE USUAL SUSPECTS."
>> YEAH.
"HAMLET," CUCKOO!
YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: BECAUSE I'VE SEEN
YOU PLAY IN TRAFFIC AND ALSO, OBVIOUSLY, IN THE SICARIO
MOVIES, I MISTAKENLY THOUGHT YOU HAD MEXICAN HERITAGE, BUT YOU'RE
FROM PUERTO RICO.
>> BORN IN PUERTO RICO, YES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: HAVE YOU BEEN BACK
RECENTLY?
>> YEAH, GO BACK OFTEN.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S YOUR HOMETOWN THERE?
>> SAN JUAN, BUT I'VE GOT FAMILY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ISLAND
AND I'VE GOT FAMILY MANY PLACES IN THE ISLAND.
>> Stephen: IT DOESN'T GET REPORTED ON A LOT ON U.S.
24-HOUR NEWS, AT LEAST STATESIDE.
WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS THERE THAT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THEY'RE GETTING BACK TO NORMAL,
YOU KNOW.
I MEAN, I WAS THERE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, MAYBE THREE WEEKS
AGO, AND EVERYTHING IS GETTING BACK TO NORMAL.
IT'S TAKEN A WHILE.
IT'S TAKEN ABOUT A YEAR.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
THE BOTTOM LINE IS, LIKE, EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN THAT LIVES IN
PUERTO RICO, IF THEY DON'T GET A RIGHT TO VOTE OR TO HAVE
REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS, NOTHING IS REALLY GOING TO
CHANGE.
( APPLAUSE ) THAT'S REALLY THE BOTTOM LINE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S CERTAINLY TRUE.
AND IS THAT THE ALL-AMERICAN CITIZENS?
SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE FLOATING -- >> NOT AT ALL.
>> Stephen: YOU COULD GET A GOOD SHOT AT IT, I'M SURE.
>> ARE YOU GOING TO ENDORSE ME?
>> Stephen: YEAH, I AM RIGHT NOW ENDORSING BENICIO DEL TORO.
PLEASE HAVE NO SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) HOW DO YOU CHOOSE A PART?
WHEN YOU FIRST SEE A SCRIPT, WHEN IT'S GIVE TON YOU, DO YOU
COUNT YOUR LINES AND GO HOW BIG OF A PART IS THIS FOR ME?
BECAUSE I TRIED TO BE AN ACTOR WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND I
THOUGHT, HOW BIG A PART IS THIS?
I KNOW THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A SMALL PART, JUST SMALL ACTORS.
BUT THERE ARE ALL SMALL PARTS.
WHAT'S YOUR METHOD?
>> WELL, IT STARTED LIKE THAT.
I USED TO LOOK AT A SCRIPT AND MY CHARACTER.
>> Stephen: FENSTER HAS SIX LINES IN THE WHOLE MOVIE BUT
HE'S THE FIRST CHARACTER I THINK OF FROM THAT.
>> WELL, THANK YOU.
BUT THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD SCRIPT, AND THE CAST WAS GREAT.
WE HAD A CHANCE TO -- YOU KNOW, I JUST -- I JUST, YOU KNOW, WENT
UP TO THE DIRECTOR AND I SAID, LISTEN, I'M GOING TO DIE ON PAGE
37, SO WHY DON'T I TRY TO DO SOMETHING HERE AND TRY TO GO OUT
ON A LIMB?
AND I DID AND I WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS GOING TO WORK OUT, AND I
REALLY THINK IT WORKED OUT BECAUSE THE MOVIE WAS GOOD, AND
ALL THE OTHER ACTORS WERE GOOD.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR MOVIE, REALLY, BUT I GOT
LUCKY THAT THAT MOVIE BROKE OUT, AND THAT'S WHY YOU REMEMBERED ME
IN THE MOVIE.
>> Stephen: SO YOU DON'T CARE HOW MANY LINES YOU HAVE?
>> NO, I DON'T COUNT THEM ANYMORE.
BUT I USED TO COUNT THEM.
NOT ANYMORE.
>> Stephen: I HEARD YOU ACTUALLY REMOVE LINES FROM
FILMS.
>> YES, SIR, I DO.
>> Stephen: I HEARD THAT, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE SAID THAT YOU WILL KNOW A HUMAN BEING
MUCH BETTER BY THEIR GESTURES THAN BY WHAT THEY SAY.
>> Stephen: WAS THAT A MIME WHO SAID THAT?
( LAUGHTER ) WHO SAID THAT?
I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS, IF YOU DON'T --
>> ALL THIS LANGUAGE, GESTURES.
BEFORE THERE WAS EVEN LANGUAGE, THEY WERE GOING, LIKE --
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: I GOT THAT.
THAT WAS REALLY THREATENING.
OKAY, YES.
I CAN UNDERSTAND AN ACTOR WHEN YOU'RE SHOWING EMOTION LIKE
THAT.
DO YOU THINK THAT NOT TALKING WOULD WORK IN AN INTERVIEW?
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: SO HOW IS IT WORKING WITH JOSH BROLAN?
>> MMM...
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: REALLY?
I'VE HEARD THAT.
YEAH.
YEAH, I'VE HEARD STORIES ABOUT THAT.
YOU'RE THE COLLECTOR IN AVENGERS 3.
YOU APPEAR TO DIE -- SPOILER ALERT.
DO YOU APPEAR IN AVENGERS 4?
JUST BLINK.
AH-HA!
( LAUGHTER ) THAT'S VERIFIED.
SO WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS CLIP WE'RE ABOUT TO WATCH?
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: JIM?
HEY.
YOU GOT THE GIRL?
>> SHE'S WITH ME NOW, YEAH.
I'M GOING TO CUT TIES.
YOU'VE GOT TO GIT RID OF HER.
>> I CAN'T DO THAT.
WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME?
NOT THIS ONE.
GOOD LUCK.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: CHILLING.
CHILLING.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A GREAT SCENE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT SCENE COULD HAVE USED?
FEWER LINES.
( LAUGHTER ) BENICIO, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE!
>> THANK YOU.
>> STEPHEN: "SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO" IS IN THEATERS JUNE 29.
BENICIO DEL TORO, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ALISON BRIE.