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00:15Hello, welcome to Build Series. I'm Adam Lance Garcia from Yahoo Entertainment. He's been a jukebox repairman, a big bad,
00:21a browncoat, a crime-solving detective, but for the first time ever, he's playing a rookie. Let's take a look
00:26at the aptly tiled new series, The Rookie.
00:36Happy Divorce Day. So, what do you want to do next? When I figured I'd let you know.
00:47Everyone, come on, now! Get down!
00:51Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Get back down now! You want to die? No.
00:56But, honestly, have I really lived? This fake robbery is the most exciting thing that's happened to me in a
01:02lot of years.
01:07Police dropping off!
01:11You were really brave.
01:20We got some new blood this morning, and some who were born before Disco died. Officer Bishop, you get to
01:26ride with a 40-year-old rookie.
01:28Sergeant Gray does not appear to be a fan of my presence in this department.
01:31Because you're old as hell?
01:33You're about to hit the street with a loaded handgun and no idea what happens next.
01:43The unicorn! He's laughing at me!
01:45Hey, I can handle unicorns, alright? This is what we train for.
01:49Go get them, boo!
01:50Do you think this is a joke?
01:51No, ma'am. I'm here to work and I won't let you down.
01:53I don't like you, Officer. No, I hate what you represent.
01:56A walking midlife crisis.
01:59And that will get my people killed.
02:03You know, I thought taking control of my life was going to be liberating, but...
02:06You got to make a mistake.
02:08Show me what you got.
02:09There's a moment in your lungs when...
02:12When the fire takes over...
02:15So how'd he do?
02:16He dove right in, even though there was a knife.
02:19I think there's value in having a rookie with his perspective.
02:21He deserves a chance.
02:23I thought I had to become someone else to do this job.
02:25That who I was before wasn't good enough.
02:27I earned my place here.
02:29And I'm not leaving.
02:39I became a cop to help people, not kill them.
02:41What happens next?
02:42You change both of our lives.
02:55You tired, Officer Nolan?
02:57No, ma'am.
02:57Good, because we got eight hours left on our shift.
03:01We can be heroes everywhere we go.
03:04We can have all that we ever want.
03:07Please welcome the star of The Rookie, Nathan Fillion.
03:14Holy crap, I'm talking to Nathan Fillion.
03:16I never thought this day would come.
03:17And I'm very excited, not gonna lie.
03:19Thanks.
03:19Good.
03:20This is a great interview so far.
03:23So tell us a little about the show and the character you're playing.
03:26So it's a cop show.
03:27History tells us that people enjoy cop shows.
03:30We were looking for a new foray into a new angle.
03:35And the idea of the do-over is prevalent in our culture right now.
03:42This is what people are doing.
03:44Marriage was the norm.
03:45Then divorce became the norm.
03:47And now people are starting over.
03:51Gone are the days where you get a job in your early 20s or late teens and you die doing
03:57that job.
03:58The changeover is much faster.
04:00Things are happening at a much more rapid rate.
04:03So if you are not experiencing a do-over in your life, you know someone who is.
04:08And this is what's happening right now.
04:10And that was our in.
04:11Look at this guy.
04:12He's so handsome.
04:14This is based on a real story, a true story.
04:18How does approaching a character that is real, how does it change your approach to the character?
04:23You know, we're not telling this.
04:27There is a man who at 40 years old decided to become a cop.
04:30Right.
04:31And the LAPD is one of two precincts that will take you over the age of 37.
04:37So we are borrowing that idea and then taking it and making a TV show out of it.
04:42We're not trying to retell the story of this gentleman's life.
04:46There's a kernel of truth from which we plant and sow the crop that is our series.
04:51You're one of the executive producers on the series.
04:54That's correct.
04:55And how has your time as a producer affected your approach to this show?
05:01Because you've produced a few shows by now.
05:03You know, I think in my case, being a producer on the show simply gives you a title for all
05:14the experience that you bring along with it.
05:17A case in point, the other day we were shooting in Los Angeles.
05:21It's hot in L.A.
05:22It's a little chilly here, but in L.A. we still have very hot days.
05:25It was 109.
05:27We're in an alley downtown Los Angeles.
05:29We're wearing black wool.
05:31It's hot.
05:33And we were talking about filming this scene and I said, you know, everything after this is the setup.
05:39This is the punchline.
05:40Everything after that will get cut out of the show.
05:43We'll never have time.
05:44We'll never ever see it.
05:46Why film it?
05:47It's going to take us three hours to film that part.
05:49Let's just cut it out now.
05:52It's nice having that kind of voice.
05:54Yeah.
05:54I also feel like the show's a lot more serious than I expect it to be.
05:58Like, you're really great at playing sort of this lovable asshole and I say that with love because you're really
06:05good at it.
06:05It's a fine line to walk, I always find.
06:07Like, you have to be charming, you have to be quick, but you always make it enjoyable and fun.
06:13But what I really appreciated about the show, and we were talking about it before we went on air, is
06:17that there's a lot of emotion behind this show.
06:20There's a scene where, I'm not going to spoil it, where I got worked up watching it.
06:24And I guess I always want to know, when you're balancing the line of, like, humor and drama, what is
06:32that challenge like for you?
06:35Drama is a lot easier than comedy.
06:38Making people laugh is hard to do.
06:40Yeah.
06:40Drama, you do far less.
06:45There you go.
06:46There you go.
06:48There's an important conversation happening in this country right now about how police and community relations.
06:57How do you hope this show addresses that conversation?
07:02You know, good question.
07:04There is certainly enough bad stories we're going to see in the news.
07:08And unfortunately, bad news makes for good news.
07:13But the fact is, when something goes wrong, we all still dial 911.
07:17There's a lot of cops out there who are doing a fantastic job that you just don't hear about, because
07:22it just doesn't make for good news.
07:26We are well aware that there are bad things happening out there, but we are interested in telling the stories
07:35of people who are inspired to be police officers.
07:38This is a calling.
07:39This is a public service.
07:41This is a terrible job.
07:43This is a terrible job.
07:43Oh, my God.
07:44I would never be a cop.
07:45Guys, just so you know, when everything goes terribly, terribly wrong, that's when police jobs start.
07:55This is already out of hand.
07:57Now you go.
07:58And the stakes are very, very high.
08:01It's an intense job, and you have to have that calling.
08:06Did you do any ride-alongs to research the role?
08:08There are people on our show who did some ride-alongs.
08:11Actually, I went to places like London to sell the show and press our interests industry-wise while they were
08:19doing ride-alongs.
08:20Their experiences ran from the most exciting thing was getting tacos to we came across a gang block party.
08:29Oh.
08:30That's not terrible.
08:32They said it was tense.
08:32Yeah.
08:33They said it was tense.
08:33Huh.
08:34You look amazing, by the way.
08:36Keep talking.
08:37So, I mean, you look just incredible.
08:42And just really handsome and just great.
08:45No, but you look in incredible shape.
08:47What did you do to prepare for this role?
08:49And speak slowly, because I want to get feeling unfit?
08:54Um, I, uh, okay.
08:56Well, you know, you do the thing where you try to cut out the sugar.
09:00Yeah.
09:00Sugar and bread, you try to cut that stuff out.
09:02You want to work out.
09:02You want to treat yourself good.
09:03Drink lots of water.
09:04Mm-hmm.
09:04On top of everything, I got a little, uh, little, like a little watch that counts your
09:08steps.
09:08Uh-huh.
09:09And you're supposed to do 12,000 steps a day.
09:11Okay.
09:12That equals for me about, almost six miles a day.
09:14Yeah.
09:14It's a job.
09:15It's a job.
09:16It's really hard to get that many steps in.
09:17And then on top of that, uh, the, the, the steps on my watch are so small, I can't,
09:22I can't read it.
09:24So, I'm so old, I can't read my watch.
09:27I have to ask somebody, how many steps do I have?
09:29Uh, speaking of age, not to make everyone here feel very old, but it's been 20 years
09:34since you premiered, uh, the character of John Lee, Johnny Donnelly on Two Guys, A Girl
09:38and a Pizza Place.
09:39This is, this sounds close to true.
09:41Yeah, it's, it was 1998.
09:43Yes.
09:43Uh, so I feel very old as I remember when that, uh, came on.
09:46And I watched that show quite a bit.
09:48Uh, I was wondering, what is, do you remember of that role?
09:51And are you-
09:52Everything.
09:53Everything.
09:53Go on.
09:53Yeah.
09:54I remember everything.
09:55I remember, that was when I learned when, uh, so I came on as this character who seemed
09:58like a really cool guy.
09:59He was the fix it guy.
10:00Yeah.
10:00He was the nice guy.
10:01He was, he, he was the voice of reason, whereas the other characters were really out
10:05there.
10:06And then later on they said, and by the way, now he's cheap.
10:10Huh.
10:11And I thought, what?
10:12I had this really cool character.
10:13He was so awesome.
10:14And now he's cheap.
10:15That's, I thought that was the worst.
10:17And then I realized nobody wants a perfect guy.
10:19There are no perfect guys.
10:21I mean, I'm looking at one right now.
10:22Keep talking.
10:23But, the flaws are where you get the relatability.
10:28Right.
10:29We all know someone cheap.
10:30And the flaws are where we mine the comedy.
10:33And you started as like a, a secondary character, but then you graduated to a series
10:36regular.
10:37That's correct.
10:38And then it sort of like, it changed from two guys, a girl, and, and a pizza place,
10:42to just two guys and a girl.
10:43Yes.
10:43Like, how did that transition feel for you?
10:45Because was that your first series regular role?
10:47Let me tell you, I was broke.
10:51I had watched my, my money dwindle away.
10:53I was, a year of unemployment.
10:55I was, I was reaching for the phone to pick it up to call One Life to Live.
11:01I used to work down the street.
11:02Which way is north?
11:03And that's north?
11:04Yeah.
11:04I used to work up on 66th street.
11:06I was on One Life to Live for three years.
11:07Had a great time.
11:08Yeah.
11:08And I came out to LA to try my hand.
11:11I did like a couple of jobs.
11:12I was on a rocket, you guys.
11:13I was on a rocket to the top.
11:14It was amazing.
11:15And then a year of unemployment.
11:17And I was ready to come back.
11:18And the phone rang as I was about to pick it up.
11:21And that was two guys and a girl saying, why don't you come by?
11:24And that job lasted me two and a half years.
11:26And I gotta say, that unemployment taught me the value of work.
11:32Yeah.
11:32I know what it is like to pay my rent on credit.
11:36Yeah.
11:36And to value a job is, it's a, it's a good lesson.
11:41Speaking of One Life to Live, one thing that I always found interesting about the way those
11:45series were shot.
11:46They were shot like down an aisle and like they would move to other sets down this aisle
11:52for, they shoot an entire episode in a day.
11:53Yes.
11:54I, I've, what was that like?
11:55Cause that feels like the most intense job for an actor just to like.
12:00I will never speak poorly of daytime.
12:03Yeah.
12:03It is the hardest work I've ever done.
12:05It's the most intense work I've ever done.
12:08Now I shoot a 42 minute program.
12:11It takes me eight days of 14 to 16 hour days.
12:14Whereas then we would do one and a, and then a little bit of an episode every day.
12:19Now, I think they changed it since for the few soaps that are left.
12:23Yeah.
12:23It's dying.
12:23It's a dying breed.
12:24Yes.
12:25Um, so Josh Whedon, uh, described Mel Reynolds as, this is, I know a lot of browncoats in
12:31the audience.
12:32Uh, he described-
12:33Is that true?
12:34See?
12:35Just checking.
12:36Um, I'm a browncoat.
12:38I'm not gonna lie.
12:39Uh, but he described him as sort of Han Solo.
12:41Did you go see Solo and you're like, eh, I've done it better.
12:44I really enjoyed Solo.
12:46I mean, so did I.
12:47I'm just saying.
12:47I had a really great time.
12:48Why was my voice so high?
12:49I don't know.
12:51But, uh, I enjoyed Solo.
12:52I had a great time with Solo.
12:53Yeah.
12:53There's, there's a guy that I, I can relate to and, and like Malcolm Reynolds, just the
12:58worst luck.
13:00Yeah.
13:01Yeah.
13:01I mean, just can't catch a break.
13:03I can relate to that.
13:04Yeah.
13:04I can't relate so much to spaceships and, and robots and that kind of the super future stuff
13:10and traveling to different planets, but not catching a break, that I can, I can relate
13:14to that.
13:15That's actually-
13:15Although I am pretty, super duper lucky in real life, actually.
13:18Yes, he is.
13:18I'm really lucky, guys.
13:19He's really lucky, guys.
13:21Um, uh, you originally did a, uh, Nathan Drake, uh, fan film.
13:25I did that.
13:26And I, I loved it, by the way, because it's like there, if there's one person who needs
13:30to play Nathan Drake, it's you.
13:31I mean-
13:32That's very kind.
13:33How did you get involved in that?
13:34Because I've always been fascinated by the fan film culture and you're like, oh, this
13:38is a fan film.
13:39I'll do it.
13:40Alan Unger, a director from Canada, was introduced to me through a mutual friend.
13:45We sat down for, uh, vegan Thai food.
13:48And, uh, he, he, I had some sort of pad thai with no meat.
13:53And we, he, he is a, he is a fan of that franchise.
14:00Yeah.
14:00And I really enjoyed those games.
14:02There's another guy that we can relate to.
14:04Yeah.
14:04There's like, I could totally picture myself in Nathan Drake's shoes, only maybe not as
14:08smart with the history.
14:09But, I'm not such a climby guy, too.
14:11I'm not with heights.
14:12You can do it.
14:13I mean, like it's like you're just like on a little apple box.
14:15Heights.
14:15Yeah, I know.
14:16I know.
14:18But, like Alan Unger, I was waiting for someone to do something Drake's fortune oriented.
14:28Yeah.
14:28I wanted to see it.
14:29Just show me something.
14:30And we kind of got tired of waiting.
14:31So, he wanted to do something and I was, I was in.
14:34How's the response, has the response to surprise you at all?
14:37Or, because I know like we've been, the fans have been advocating for you to be Nathan Drake
14:41for years.
14:42Yeah.
14:42And like you're doing it.
14:42And now like, what do we do?
14:44My question really is, what do we have to do now to get you on the big screen?
14:47Yeah.
14:48So, the one thing that did surprise me was, for everyone who said, I want Nathan Fillion
14:53as Nathan Drake, then you give it to them and they go, not enough.
14:59You know what I mean?
15:00Yeah.
15:00So, he finally got it and it's like, but more.
15:02So, but it became my new hobby after, after we did that, we released it on YouTube.
15:07It became my new hobby to watch the fan film reactions that people do.
15:11Yeah, yeah.
15:11They film themselves watching the thing.
15:14What's the coolest one you've seen?
15:15Ah, there was this kid, he's wearing glasses, he's blonde, he has a slight accent, some
15:22European accent, and he was, he was just a step ahead every moment.
15:28He was just, he knew what was coming next.
15:30Oh, oh, he was just kind of rewarded with every moment.
15:32He was, it was very fun to watch him.
15:34Don't read the YouTube comments, I'm just going to tell you right now though.
15:36Like YouTube comments.
15:37No, they're great.
15:38They're great.
15:38Just in general.
15:39Oh, okay.
15:39Like, no, yours are fine.
15:40What did they say?
15:41They're a nightmare.
15:44I didn't know that part.
15:45You're fine.
15:45You're fine.
15:46Okay, okay.
15:46So you did Con Man, which is created by your Firefly co-star, Alan Tudyk.
15:52Yes.
15:52And you also executive produced that, I believe.
15:54Yes, I did.
15:55And it's loosely based on his own experiences at comic conventions.
15:59And you've been to many comic conventions.
16:01Many I have.
16:01And I also want to add that when I was working at One Life to Live.
16:04Yeah.
16:05In 1994 through 97, right up the street on Columbus at Harry's Burritos.
16:10Alan Tudyk was my waiter.
16:12Really?
16:12Yeah.
16:13For three years.
16:14Did you, did you tell him that?
16:15We figured it out later on.
16:17That's crazy.
16:18Did you tip him well?
16:19Apparently, yes.
16:20Yes.
16:21I hope so.
16:21Yeah.
16:21Yeah.
16:22Yeah, yeah.
16:22Yeah, good.
16:23Yeah, yeah, thanks.
16:23Good.
16:24Yeah.
16:24But no, but like, what is the weirdest, I always wonder for someone like yourself, like,
16:28what is the strangest comic con moment you've ever had?
16:32You know, when someone makes a comment, and you think they're joking, so you make a joke.
16:39Yeah.
16:40And then you realize they weren't joking, and they haven't drawn the line between fantasy
16:45and reality.
16:46That becomes awkward.
16:49Can you give us an example?
16:50I mean.
16:51I mean, no names.
16:53Yeah, no names.
16:54I can't, I can't think of an example off the top.
16:57I'll tell you one odd thing that happened to me.
16:59I was signing autographs.
17:01I signed an autograph for somebody.
17:03It was kind of like an riser.
17:05They moved off to the side.
17:06Now I'm signing autographs for more people.
17:07And I hear this first person saying, Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, you should, you know that nude
17:11scene you did in Firefly?
17:13Yeah.
17:13I did a scene where I was naked in the desert.
17:15Yes.
17:16I'm sorry, I'm just trying to get to, but do you remember that nude scene?
17:19Yes, I remember.
17:20What was your name?
17:21Okay, good.
17:21You should do more of those.
17:25That's really creepy, sir.
17:27This is like 50 something year old gentleman.
17:29Oh.
17:30Yeah.
17:31It gets a little odd at that point.
17:32It gets a little odd, yeah.
17:32It's like, maybe things you don't yell out across the room.
17:36And he did anyway.
17:37There you go.
17:38Were there any, like, Castle recently ended?
17:42Wait, wait, wait.
17:43What?
17:43What?
17:43I know, I know.
17:44What did you hear?
17:45I heard that it ended.
17:47It's true.
17:47Two years ago, yeah, it's true.
17:48What was your favorite memory working on that?
17:53It could be just...
17:54My favorite memory working...
17:55So I worked eight years.
17:57For every 42 minutes you watched, I did eight days of, like, 14 to 16 hour days.
18:05What was my favorite day of all those days?
18:08Easy question.
18:08Super easy.
18:09Super easy.
18:09No, like, we only have softballs here, Bill.
18:11I can tell you, though, when I started that...
18:15We filmed that pilot right here in town.
18:17Right.
18:18We filmed the pilot here.
18:19And I remember there was a day...
18:21I took everybody out.
18:22We did this solve a mystery thing down in the lower end of town.
18:27Right.
18:27We were solving some kind of mystery play.
18:30You know, you run around town trying to put pieces together.
18:32It was a lot of fun.
18:34And Molly Quinn, sort of the rain, she was running around jumping in puddles.
18:38She's this skinny little 14-year-old kid jumping in puddles.
18:42And then the last season of Castle, I'm looking...
18:45She's a 23-year-old woman.
18:47And...
18:48Right?
18:49It makes you feel a little old, but I'm kind of...
18:51I'm going, oh my God, this kid literally grew up in front of my eyes.
18:55What is that like?
18:57I used to be the son.
18:59When I started, I was the son.
19:00I was somebody...
19:01There was, like, somebody important on the show, and I was their son.
19:04Now, I'm the person on the show, and I have kids.
19:07That is weird.
19:08Now, on my new show, my kids are off to college.
19:10Are they going to play a role in the show?
19:12I'm technically the age that I could be a grandfather.
19:14That's actually one thing that I really...
19:16Going back to the rookie that I'm looking forward to seeing,
19:18is both your relationship to your ex-wife.
19:20So, that's a big thing.
19:21Like, in the show, he is you, your character, and is recently divorced.
19:26Yes.
19:27Gets into a bank robbery.
19:29Yes.
19:30Decides to become a cop.
19:32How will his extended family, his ex-wife, and his kids play a role in the story moving forward?
19:37He does have a relationship with his son.
19:39They're still very, very tight.
19:42He's already been in an episode, so we'll see him soon.
19:46I'm not sure how the ex-wife is going to play into that.
19:48We'll see, though.
19:49I'm very interested to see how that plays out.
19:52Cool.
19:52Because, you know, if you meet your ex, and they're with somebody else,
19:56you would hope either your hair looks great, or you have a gun.
20:00Yeah.
20:01Or both.
20:03One thing that...
20:04Actually, I don't want to spoil the relationship in the middle of this movie, the show,
20:09but let's talk about Santa Clarita Diet.
20:11Let's do it.
20:12So, you play a disembodied head on the show.
20:15Yeah.
20:15I started as a body.
20:17You started as a body.
20:17Full entire person.
20:18Full entire person.
20:19Got killed off in the very first episode.
20:21Yes.
20:21And now you're a disembodied head.
20:23What is it like going onto the set and be like,
20:26all right, I'm going to just be a talking head?
20:28Trick question.
20:28They filmed everything beforehand with a dummy head.
20:34Really?
20:35I came in and for a day and a half filmed my half of the scenes as a zombie head,
20:42but in a contraption that doesn't allow you to move your head.
20:45And apparently moving my head is my crutch when I'm acting.
20:48Apparently I move my head a lot.
20:51You played Caleb on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
20:53Also true.
20:54Also true.
20:55Yes.
20:55I'm glad we're confirming all these things as facts.
21:02Looking back on that character, especially now with toxic masculinity,
21:07how do you reflect back on that character?
21:09Especially now with toxic masculinity?
21:10Just in the Me Too era and that conversation that's going on right now.
21:15This is the first that I've ever been asked this question.
21:18I try.
21:19First of all, it was my first villain I've ever played.
21:23Right.
21:24Usually I've played jerks, but not like full on.
21:28Yeah.
21:28I'm going to murder you villain.
21:30Yeah.
21:32As far as a comment on the Me Too era, I would say it's an appropriate comment because he was
21:40obviously a misogynist.
21:41He was obviously anti-women and then he was split up from the middle.
21:47Full on.
21:49That's how he was killed.
21:50From his manhood up.
21:52Yeah.
21:53I think that's somehow apropos.
21:55We have five fan questions, but before we do that, I have to ask this question.
22:02Can I take the sky from you?
22:04No, you can't.
22:07Sorry.
22:07It's in the song.
22:09All right.
22:10Let's go to our first fan question over here.
22:13Hi.
22:14What's your name?
22:15Hi, I'm Camilla.
22:16Nice to meet you, Camilla.
22:17Nice to meet you.
22:18Do you see yourself playing historical character?
22:21And if so, which famous person would you like to play?
22:24Historical characters.
22:26Which famous person would I like to play?
22:31Captain Cook.
22:33Because that would mean I would get to be on a ship and I would get to go to the
22:36Hawaiian Islands, the Tahitian Islands.
22:38He did a lot of that stuff.
22:40It's all about where you're filming, right?
22:41Yeah, it's about location, location, location.
22:43And then in the end, he gets his head cut off.
22:46You're all about getting your head cut off, aren't you?
22:48I'm all about it.
22:49Do what you know.
22:50Let's go to our next question over there.
22:54Here he comes.
22:55And your name is?
22:57Yes, my name is Lawrence and it's always a pleasure, Captain.
23:00Nice to meet you, as you were a soldier.
23:01Yes.
23:02You mentioned about your dedication to your work and the advice Bob Woods gave you about keeping work sacred.
23:08What allows you to maintain that respect and humility for your work as you have all your success in your
23:13career?
23:15Good question.
23:16Listen, I'll be the first guy to tell you I'm very, very lucky.
23:20People say you pick these amazing roles and it might appear that way, but I don't pick roles.
23:25I think now I'll do sci-fi.
23:27I think now I'll do a horror.
23:29You don't pick.
23:30You have your hand out and somebody gives you a job.
23:32I've been very fortunate that I've been able to perform these roles that resonate with people.
23:43I appreciate them as I think more than anyone else does because not only am I a fan, but I
23:51also get to participate.
23:53So I revere my work because I enjoy it so much.
23:57And we appreciate you all the better for it.
24:00Thank you, Lawrence.
24:01Real quick for the next question.
24:03What's the role that resonated with you the most?
24:07For different reasons, I will say Malcolm Reynolds.
24:10It was my first shot at a lead role.
24:14I came off of three years of doing intense work on daytime.
24:18I was nominated for a daytime Emmy.
24:21I came out to Los Angeles and people say, he's good, but we don't know if he can handle a
24:25lead.
24:26Well, no one will until you do give me that opportunity.
24:30And Joss Whedon was the first guy to say, you're the guy.
24:34That's awesome.
24:35Our next fan question is also behind me.
24:39All right.
24:40And you are?
24:41Chris.
24:41Nice to meet you, Chris.
24:42Nice to meet you too.
24:44How do you prepare for the roles you're given to on movies or TV shows?
24:48How do I prepare?
24:49Well, first of all, I read it front to back.
24:52I try to determine what my part of the story is.
24:56I think people make a mistake.
24:57They come in and they say, this is my chance to shine.
24:59It's not your chance to shine.
25:01It's one scene.
25:02It's one piece of a day.
25:04Whatever character you're playing, it's five minutes in his day.
25:07It's not a shine moment.
25:09It's a character moment.
25:10I think preparing and I think being pleasant to be around.
25:15You're the best.
25:16You're very pleasant too.
25:18All right.
25:18Our next question is coming up here.
25:22And your name is?
25:23Sharon.
25:24Hi, Sharon.
25:25Hi.
25:25You have police advisors on your show.
25:28Were there any anecdotes or stories that they told you that kind of shocked you, you weren't aware of?
25:34All of them.
25:35All of them.
25:36Let me tell you, we trained with some wonderful guys, Chick and Bob are their names.
25:41They are amazing guys and they'll say, this is the rule.
25:44This is why we do this.
25:46This is to prevent this one thing.
25:49This one time a guy did this and it's a crazy nutty story and now they have a procedure to
25:56make sure that never happens again.
25:57And all the stories would kind of, they would curl your hair.
26:01But there's a code you get where they'll say, hey, we need you over here for a domestic dispute.
26:08We need you over here because there's been a traffic accident.
26:10There's a code for everything, but there's a code that says, we don't know what's going on.
26:14We have no idea.
26:15They need the police, but we don't know why.
26:17So you have no idea what you're coming up on.
26:21And apparently one time they came up, this is horrible to hear.
26:24They came up on a dead body in a car that had been there for over a week after a
26:32suicide.
26:33Someone had put a gun underneath and blown off everything above the chin.
26:37Well, on that note.
26:38Right.
26:39Let's go to our next fan question.
26:42We have one more.
26:45Do you have any more fun stories like that?
26:47There's a ton of those.
26:47Oh, I bet.
26:48That was like the tamed down one.
26:51Oh my God, it gets worse.
26:54Go on.
26:54I'm telling you.
26:55They got all these kooky stories that all start with, so this guy gets killed.
26:58Oh boy.
26:59Hello.
27:00And you are?
27:00Oh, sorry.
27:01I didn't mean to interrupt.
27:02Not at all.
27:03I'm Rebecca.
27:04Hi Rebecca.
27:04And I was just wondering if there were any roles that you ever turned down that you regret
27:07turning down?
27:11No.
27:12I don't remember.
27:14No, no.
27:14I don't remember turning down any roles that I thought would be amazing.
27:18There's plenty of roles I tried out for that I didn't get and I regret that.
27:24Such as?
27:26I was actually in a meeting for a role and they said, yeah, they're thinking about offering
27:31this role to like a Tom Hiddleston type, you know, like a Bradley Cooper.
27:36And I said, listen, you could hire Tom Hiddleston or Bradley Cooper for your movie.
27:43And yes, their celebrity and their fame is going to bring more people and thus more money
27:49to your movie.
27:50Yes.
27:50But also on the other hand, they're probably going to do a really, really, really good job.
27:55So.
27:59What's the weirdest?
28:00What's like the one role that's just really the one you're like, wow, I did that.
28:07This is the weirdest one.
28:08Yeah.
28:09I don't know about weird, but the wow, I was in Saving Private Ryan.
28:13Yes, you were.
28:14I was the wrong Ryan.
28:15When they tell the kid his brothers are dead and he cries and they go, oh, wrong guy.
28:19Yeah.
28:19That was 25 year old me.
28:21What was that?
28:22What was it like?
28:23Yeah, please.
28:24A super duper nerve wracking.
28:26All I had to do was cry and I was really good at it.
28:28Man, when we were in seventh grade, my friends and I on the bus would go, okay, who can cry
28:32first?
28:32Go.
28:34And whoever could cry first was the winner.
28:36So it was like, oh, I could do this.
28:38This is easy.
28:39I was so nervous I couldn't cry.
28:40Yeah.
28:41I was really tense.
28:42And there's Mr. Tom Hanks.
28:44We call him Oscar Tom.
28:45And then Ted Danson right beside me.
28:47I'm a huge Cheers fan.
28:49There's all these guys, super big movie stars.
28:50They're all just watching you.
28:52And I couldn't, I'm dry.
28:54I'm like a popcorn fart, just nothing.
28:59And Mr. Steven Spielberg pulls me aside and says, what I hear you saying is wherever it
29:04is inside, it's not coming out, but you're at least acting it.
29:07But tell me about your backstory.
29:09So I did.
29:09And then he said, okay, it sounds like good.
29:10He tweaked my backstory a little bit to make it super duper sad.
29:13I started crying, listening to him talk.
29:16He goes, you look ready.
29:17Let's roll these cameras, shoot this on a 22 and action.
29:21Wow.
29:21That was it.
29:23That's great.
29:23Then I cried 17 times in a row.
29:25And then they said, hey, we only needed the first 13.
29:28You can stop crying.
29:31I haven't rewatched that film since I first saw it.
29:34It's one of those, it's like, it's so powerful and so heartbreaking.
29:38I have friends from high school who call me up and go, you were in that movie?
29:45That's it.
29:46That's it.
29:46All right.
29:47You know what?
29:48Everybody did a really amazing job here today.
29:50You guys, we're very proud of you.
29:51Especially me.
29:51Especially you and you over there.
29:54All right.
29:54So make sure to watch The Rookie premiering tomorrow night on ABC at 10 PM starring this
30:01handsome man right here, Nathan Fillion.
30:03Oh.
30:04Yeah, I know.
30:04That one guy there.
30:06Thank you so much.
30:07And we'll see you soon.
30:10I know.
30:17We'll see you soon.
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