LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS
GOING TO BE FUN. BECAUSE FOLKS, YOU KNOW MY NEXT
GUEST FROM "SHERLOCK," "BLACK MIRROR," AND AS THE HOT PRIEST
IN "FLEABAG." PLEASE WELCOME, ANDREW SCOTT! ♪ ♪ ♪<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> >> HI, THERE. >> Stephen: HI. NICE TO SEE YOU. >> NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO. >> Stephen: YOU KNOW, I'M A
FAN OF MANY THINGS THAT YOU HAVE DONE. >> OH, WOW. >> Stephen: BUT I AM-- I AM--
>> THAT'S A GOOD START. >> Stephen: I SO LOVE, LIKE A
LOT OF PEOPLE, I SO LOVE YOUR CHARACTER OF THE PRIEST. BECAUSE IT'S CALLED "THE PRIEST"
RIGHT NOT HOT PRIEST. >> THE PRIEST, YEAH. IT WAS WRITTEN AS THE PRIEST. THE INTERNET HAS ADOPTED THE
CHARACTER AS THE HOT PRIEST. IT WAS WRITTEN AS THE PRIEST,
BECAUSE OTHERWISE I THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN KIND OF
INTIMIDATED. >> Stephen: FOR THE CHARACTER
TO BE HOT. >> FOR THE CHARACTER TO BE HOT
-- >> Stephen: I HEARD ABOUT HOT
PRIEST, AND I THOUGHT, HE'S GOOD, BUT I'M NOT SURE I WILL
BUY HIM AS HOT. >> I TOTALLY AGREE. >> Stephen: I KNEW YOU FROM
"SHERLOCK." AND I FOUND YOU SO MURDEROUS AND
TERFIETION I CAN'T FIND THAT ATTRACTIVE. >> WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT. >> Stephen: EXACTLY. >> I HAVE DONE A LOT OF VILNIUS
CHARACTERS BEFORE SO I WAS LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE
MORE SIMILAR TO MYSELF. >> Stephen: YOU'RE NOT
VILLAINOUS AT ALL IN THIS. >> I HAVE A LITTLE DARK SIDE. IN THIS ONE, NO, W WE WANTED TO
HAVE A CATHOLIC PRIEST WHO IS REPRESENTED AS A GOOD PERSON. I THINK SOMETIMES THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH IS REPRESENTED... <i> ( LAUGHTER )</i>
>> Stephen: WELL, THEY ONLY HAVE THEMSELVES TO BLAME. >> WELL, THEY DO, A LITTLE. BUT, YEAH --
>> Stephen: HE'S CATHOLIC. >> I WAS BROUGHT UP CATHOLIC
MYSELF. SO WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING
ABOUT THIS CHARACTER, WE WANTED HIM TO BE A GOOD MAN WHO HAS A
GENUINE DILEMMA, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN HIS LOVE OF THIS WOMAN
AND HIS LOVE OF THE CHURCH. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A-- THAT'S
A REAL DILEMMA FOR A LOT OF-- A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND SO WE WANTED IT TO BE A
REAL-- NOT JUST A GIMMICKY LOVE STORY. SO THE FACT THAT THE WORLD HAS
EMBRACED IT IS REALLY GENUINELY COOL. AND, YOU KNOW, THE POPE HAS JUST
COME OUT THIS WEEK TALKING ABOUT OPENING UP THE DISCUSSION AGAIN
ABOUT ALLOWING PRIESTS TO-- TO GET MARRIED, WHICH I REALLY-- I
REALLY WELCOME. I MEAN, EVEN JUST--<i>
( APPLAUSE )</i> YEAH. >> Stephen: SURE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE LOVELY. IF PRIESTS COULD HAVE GOTTEN
MARRIED, IF PRIESTS-- WERE YOU AN ALTAR BOY OR ANYTHING LIKE
THAT? >> I WASN'T AN ALTAR BOY. BUT I WAS BROUGHT UP IN CATHOLIC
IRELAND. AND THERE ARE DWINDLING NUMBERS
WHEN I WAS GOING TO SCHOOL THERE WERE HARDLY ANY PRIESTS. THEY WERE DYING FOR PRIEST S. >> Stephen: SAME THING HERE. >> I FEEL THE DWINDLING NUMBERS,
WE COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THEM IF PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED TO BE
MARRIED. >> IF I COULD BE MARRIED, I
THINK I WOULD HAVE CONSIDERED IT. EXACTLY. I LOVE AN AUDIENCE. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> Stephen: EVEN AN AUDIENCE
OF ONE WOULD BE NICE. >> RIGHT, RIGHT. >> Stephen: TO MAKE HIM LAUGH. >> I THINK IT'S REALLY TRUE. AND THIS, YOU KNOW, MINDFULNESS
AND SPIRITUALITY IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE OF MY GENERATION ARE
REALLY INTO. BECAUSE THERE'S A SORT OF GAP IN
THE MARKET BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE FEEL A LITTLE LET DOWN
BY-- SO, SO, SO THE WHOLE PRIEST THING HAS BEEN CRANBERRY. >> Stephen: NOW, VERY QUICKLY,
HERE, YOU'RE IN AN UPCOMING SERIES CALLED "MODERN LOVE." >> YEAH. >> Stephen: WHICH IS BASED ON
THE "NEW YORK TIMES" COLUMN OF THE SAME NAME. >> ARTICLES, YES. >> Stephen: IT'S EIGHT
EPISODES. >> AND THEY'RE LITTLE HALF-HOUR
FILMS. GREAT ACTORS, ANNE HATHAWAY,
TINA FEY, AND DEV PATEL. AND EACH STORY IS DIFFERENT
DIFFERENT. >> Stephen: THEY'RE ALL
DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOVE STORIES. >> EACH FORMS OF LOVE. >> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE A
FAVORITE LOVE STORY? >> WELL, I FEEL LIKE ALL DRAMA
IS SORT OF LOVE IN SOME WAY. BUT THE ONE FOR ME, I PLAYED
HAMLETT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND "HAMLETT" TO ME IS THE
GREATEST PLAY EVER WRITTEN, AND WEIRDLY TO MY MIND, THE GREATEST
LOVE STORY. IT'S ABOUT FAMILIAL LOVE, LOVE
OF YOUR COUNTRY, LOVE OF YOUR PARENTS. ROMANTIC LOVE. >> Stephen: HE'S NOT A GOOD
BOYFRIEND. >> HE'S A BIT OF A DOWNER. >> Stephen: HE IS. >> AT LEAST "FLEABAG" DIDN'T END
UP IN A POND. >> THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF
COMEDY IN "HAMLETT" AS WELL. AND THAT'S THE GREATEST LOVE
STORY EVER. AND IT'S ABOUT A YOUNG MAN WHO'S
GOT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. AND IT'S INCREDIBLY --
>> Stephen: DEPRESSED. >> YEAH, HE IS. AND THAT STORY, WHICH ALWAYS
JUST BLEW MY MIND, A 400-YEAR-OLD STORY, AND THE IDEA
ABOUT IT'S ABOUT A YOUNG MAN WHO HAS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WHO HAS
BEEN TOLD BY HIS FAMILY, "DON'T FEEL, BE A MAN, BE A MAN." WE DID IT 150 TIMES, AND IT'S
NEARLY A FOUR-HOUR-LONG PLAY. AND WE HAD INCREDIBLE AUDIENCES. I'M A BIT OF A SHAKESPEARE NERD,
ANDIENT TO BORE YOU. BUT WHAT I FIND FASCINATING
ABOUT IT, IN ORDER FOR SHAKESPEARE TO STAY RELEVANT, I
DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO CUT IT DOWN. I THINK YOU NEED TO MAKE IT AS
EXCITING AND AS THRILLING FOR AN AUDIENCE OF TODAY THAT IT WOULD
BE 400 YEARS AGO. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE BINGE
WATCH TV. YOU KNOW, WE WATCH FIVE HOURS OF
TELEVISION, IF IT'S EXCITING. THE IDEA IS DON'T CUT IT DOWN. JUST MAKE IT FOUR HOURS OF
REALLY EXCITING PLAYS. ANYWAY, I'LL STOP TALKI TALKING
SHAKESPEARE. >> Stephen: NO, NOT AT ALL. THAT'S AMAZING. I COULD TALK ABOUT HAMLETT ALL
NIGHT. THEY'LL TURN THE CAMERAS OFF. ANDREW, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: "MODERN LOVE"
PREMIERES OCTOBER 18 ON AMAZON. ANDREW SCOTT, EVERYBODY! WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
