>> Stephen: WILL COME BACK. YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS. IT’S THE START OF “ARGYLLE,” BRYAN CRANSTON. WHEN DID YOU FIRST FALL IN LOVE WITH ACTING? >> Bryan: OH, WELL I ACTED A LITTLE BIT WHEN I WAS YOUNG. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LOS ANGELES AND MY DAD WAS AN
ACTOR, NOT A VERY SUCCESSFUL ONE. WE WERE ALWAYS AROUND IT. BUT IT NEVER — I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY FOR ME. >> Stephen: WAS HE IN FAVOR OF YOU DOING IT? >> Bryan: YEAH. IN MY SECOND YEAR OF COLLEGE I
WAS STARTING POLICE SCIENCE AND I WAS GOING TO BECOME A POLICE OFFICER I DID TAKE AN ELECTIVE COURSE, I TOOK ACTING. I’M 19 YEARS OLD. SECOND YEAR. BLACK BOX STUDIO, THE OVERWORKED TEACHER HAD A BUNCH OF SCRIPTS AND HE SAID COME ON, COME ON. JUST GATHER AROUND.
WE ALL CONVERGED ON HIM AND I HAPPEN TO BE STANDING NEXT TO A THEY SAID YOU TO READ THIS, YOU TO READ THAT ONE. YOU ARE NUMBER FOUR AND YOU ARE NUMBER FIVE AND I’M LOOKING AT THIS. I’M NERVOUS. OH, GOD. SHE’S PRETTY.
I LOOKED DOWN AND IT SAYS “A COUPLE IS MAKING OUT ON A PARK BENCH.” [LAUGHTER] AND I KNEW THAT IT ANY MOMENT SHE’S GOING TO LOOK AT THAT. SHE WAS TALKING TO A FRIEND. SO I STARTED TO FEEL INSECURE ABOUT THAT. AND I STARTED TO COMPOSE A
LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW. TRIED TO SEE IF I COULD LOOK MORE ATTRACTIVE AND MASCULINE. >> Stephen: TRIED TO GROW A MUSTACHE? >> Bryan: TRIED TO GROW MUSTACHE RIGHT AWAY. SHOW LITTLE TAIL FEATHERS LIKE THEY DO IN THOSE NATURE FILMS. AND THEN SHE LOOKED, SHE LOOKED
OVER AT ME. AT THE TIME SHE READ THAT. SHE LOOKED UP TO SEE WHO SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO KISS. HERE WAS HER REACTION. [LAUGHTER] YES! IT WAS A VICTORY. [APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: YEAH. >> Bryan: THAT GIRL JUST LAID IT ON ME.
SHE KISSED ME SO HARD AND SO LONG THAT ON OUR SCENE, I WAS TAKEN AWAY. YOU’RE 19 YEARS OLD. MY JOB IN THAT CLASS WAS TO KISS THIS PRETTY GIRL AS BEST I CAN. SO ALL OF A SUDDEN, SHE’S KISSING AND KISSING AND I FEEL
HER GO LIKE THIS AND I THOUGHT OH, MY GOD. IS THAT WHAT THEY CALL SPANKING SO I SLAPPED HER BACK. THAT’S NOT IT? KISSING, KISSING. I REALIZED I HAVE THE FIRST LINE IN THE SCENE. [LAUGHTER] >> Stephen: THAT’S FANTASTIC. THAT’S ALWAYS GREAT. THAT’S NOT GIVEN ENOUGH CREDIT
WHEN PEOPLE GO INTO ACTING BECAUSE THEY GIVE GET TO KISS PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY ATTRACTIVE. >> Bryan: THAT IS THE REASON I WENT INTO ACTING. >> Stephen: NOW YOU’RE BACK ON SCREEN. GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYBODY. THE NEW MOVIE “ARGYLLE.” YOU PLAY THE VILLAIN WHICH IS SO PLEASANT. AS A POST LIKE AN ANTIHERO.
YOU’RE JUST A PLAIN OLD VILLAIN. >> Bryan: JUST A PLAIN OLD VILLAIN. >> Stephen: WHO HE IS AND DID YOU CHANNEL ANYONE TO PLAY HIM? >> Bryan: YOUR BUDDY, MY BUDDY. STEVE CARELL. [LAUGHTER] >> Stephen: SO PEOPLE KNOW HOW — AWFUL HUMAN BEING.
>> Bryan: ONE OF THE MOST VICIOUS HUMAN BEINGS HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED IN MY LIFE. >> Stephen: IT IS LIKE THAT CANDY COATING OF NICENESS. >> Bryan: YOU BREAK IT OPEN AND THERE’S NOTHING BUT DARKNESS INSIDE. HE’S LIKE A CANDY BAR. NO. HE DOES THAT CHARACTER. IT’S NOT, THERE’S SOMETHING SO
CHARMING ABOUT HIM EVEN THOUGH HE DOES ROTTEN THINGS. I THOUGHT, THAT’S KIND OF A TEMPLATE TO WHERE I WANT THIS GUY TO BE. SO I DID THINK OF STEPHEN WHEN I WAS DOING THIS MUSTACHE TWIS TWISTING. >> DID YOU KNOW THAT CLEMENTINE WAS MY GRANDFATHERS?
HE NAMED IT AFTER HIS MOTHER. HE WAS A VERY STRICT MAN BUT I ALWAYS FOUND HIM REASONABLE. AND HE HAD A POLICY. HE WOULD ONLY KILL IF IT WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. FOR FOOD OR TO VANQUISH AN ENEMY OR TO ELIMINATE AN INCOMPETENT IMBECILE. >> MISTAKES WERE MADE.
IT WON’T HAPPEN AGAIN. >> OH, I KNOW IT WON’T. [APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: BRYAN, ALWAYS A PLEASURE. “ARGYLLE” OPENS IN THEATERS THIS FRIDAY. BRYAN CRANSTON, EVERYBODY. WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH PEABODY AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST MICHELE NORRIS.
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