>>> WE'LL BRING YOU DESSERTS IN A MOMENT.
GET THIS, IT WAS A SCHOOL PLAY THAT LAUNCHED THE CAREER OF
TOPHER GRACE, WITH NO PROFESSIONAL ACTING EXPERIENCE.
HE LANDED THE ROLE OF ERIC FOREMAN, ONE OF THE FUNNY TEENS
ON "THAT 70s' SHOW." >> HE RECENTLY STARRED IN
"TRUTH." NOW, HE'S PLAYING WINGMAN TO
BRAD PITT'S CHARACTER IN "WAR MACHINE."
TAKE A LOOK. >> I'M SORRY.
I DON'T WANT TO START A FIGHT HERE.
AND PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR SPEAKING FOR YOU, SIR.
BUT THE GENERAL DIDN'T HIRE ME TO MAKE THINGS QUIET, OKAY?
LOOK, YOU'RE SO GOOD AT YOUR JOB.
BUT THAT JOB IS BASICALLY WRITING PRESS REREES.
HERE'S THE THING ABOUT PRESS RELEASES, NOBODY READS THEM.
>> THAT'S KIND OF TRUE, ACTUALLY.
>> TOPHER GRACE. GOOD MORNING.
NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> TELL US ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER. HE HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR.
>> HE'S REALLY NOT IN THE MILITARY.
HE'S A CPO. HE'S A CIVILIAN WHEN IT STARTS.
AND HIS LOCK OF KNOWLEDGE -- SPOILER ALERT -- YOU KNOW HOW IT
ENDS, RIGHT? IT'S ABOUT GENERAL STANLEY
McCHRYSTAL. HE MAKES WEIRD PUBLICLY CHOICES
FOR GROUP. THEY WIND UP PAYING FOR THAT.
>> AND TOPHER WENT THROUGH BOOT CAMP TO PREPARE FOR THAT?
>> YOU, TOPHER. >> NOT REAL BOOT CAMP.
ACTOR BOOT CAMP. YOU GET SCARED AS AN ACTOR WHEN
YOU'RE -- IT'S SO GREAT YOU'RE DOING THIS.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE A FRIEND ON THIS THING, RIGHT?
>> IT'S FUN FOR US TO WATCH, FYI.
>> AS AN ACTOR, YOU GET SCARED WHEN YOU'RE GOING A MILITARY
THING BECAUSE YOU HAVE THREE WEEKS TO FIGURE OUT ALL THE
STUFF I SHOULD KNOW. BUT MY CHARACTER IS SUCH AN
IDIOT. THE FIRST DAY I POPPED MY
COLLAR, I THOUGHT IT WOULD LOOK COOL.
AND THE MILITARY GUY SAID, YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT.
AND THE DIRECTOR SAID, HE WOULD. >> SO, YOU HAD AN EXCUSE FOR
ANYTHING. >> YEAH.
IT WAS MY LACK OF KNOWING ANYTHING WAS GREAT.
>> PERFECT. >> WAS IT "TOP GUN" YOU GOT YOUR
INFORMATION ON THE POPPED COLLAR?
>> JUST THE VOLLEYBALL SCENE. >> THIS FILM REUNITES YOU WITH
BRAD PITT. >> YEAH.
WE WANTED TO FIND SOMETHING TOGETHER, ME AND BRAD.
THIS WAS -- I SAID, YOU TAKE THE LEAD IN THIS ONE.
I'LL DO THE LEAD IN THE NEXT ONE.
>> YOU SAID HE WAS INTIMIDATED BECAUSE YOU'RE SO GOOD-LOOKING.
>> I FELT THAT. HE NEVER SAID ANYTHING.
>> YOU COULD SEE IT IN HIS EYES. >> YEAH.
HE WAS -- IT'S LIKE THAT POSTER. HE'S LIKE OUR GREAT LEADER EVERY
DAY. AND WE WERE OUT IN THE DESERT
FILMING THIS. GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
A GREAT GROUP. >> YOU WERE IN ABU DHABI?
>> ABU DHABI, YES. LADIES.
ALL OVER ME. >> ABU DHABI?
>> I WANT TO SAY, IT IS FUN TO SAY.
>> IT IS FUN TO SAY. >> IT'S FUNNER TO SAY BEFORE WE
HAD TO SPEND MONTHS IN A DESERT THERE.
>> YEAH. >> IT WASN'T AFGHANISTAN.
SO, THAT WAS GOOD. THERE'S A WAY, BEING AN ACTOR,
WHEN YOU'RE REALLY IN IT, YOU HAVE TO DO VERY LITTLE ACTING.
WE'RE JUMPING OFF BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS AND RUNNING THERE TU
DESERT. REALLY FUN.
>> THERE PROBABLY WAS NOT SO MUCH TO DO ON THE DOWNTIME,
EXPECT TO SPEND TIME WITH EACH OTHER?
THAT'S A GOOD THING. >> WE WERE THREE HOURS OUTSIDE
OF ABU DHABI. WE WOULD SHOOT.
AND IT'S JUICY, INTERESTING MATERIAL.
WE WOULD SIT AROUND THIS TABLE, CAST AND CREW AND TALK ABOUT HOW
FASCINATING THE MOVIE WAS AND WE SHOT THAT DAY.
AND IT WAS INFORM THE NEXT DAY. >> YOU'RE SUR ROUNDED BY IT THE
WHOLE TIME. >> YEAH.