>> Jimmy: BRIAN, WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. MAN, YOU'RE A FANTASTIC ACTOR. BUT I -- BEFORE WE GET INTO YOUR WORK ON "SUCCESSION," I WANT TO ASK, HOW WAS THE SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL? >> IT WAS GREAT. IT WAS -- YOU KNOW, IT WAS -- YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT YOU PLAY GOLF WITH SERENA WILLIAMS. YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: NO, EXACTLY RIGHT. YEAH, YOU WERE IN A MICHELOB ULTRA SPOT. HERE'S THIS. >> OH, THERE WE ARE. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. >> Jimmy: SERENA SWINGING THERE. >> SHE WAS -- SERENA WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE SHE -- SHE DOESN'T REALLY LIKE GOLF. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YEAH. >> AND -- YOU KNOW? SO -- >> Jimmy: INTERESTING. >> YEAH. SO -- SO, SHE WAS -- YOU KNOW, SHE WOULD -- I WOULD -- YOU KNOW, SHE'S VERY CONTAINED, AND SHE WAS DOING THE BALL, AND SHE WOULD DO IT. AND SHE GOES -- AND THEN THAT WAS IN MIAMI WHERE WE FILMED IT. AND THEN LATER ON, WE CAME TO PHOENIX TO WATCH THE GAME, TO WATCH THE ACTUAL SUPER BOWL. AND SHE WAS AMAZING BECAUSE SHE'D BEEN PRACTICING. AND SHE'D BEEN PRACTICING HER SWING. AND SHE WAS EXTRAORDINARY. AND I THOUGHT, "YOU KNOW, YOU ARE SO SECRETIVE." >> Jimmy: YEAH, DOESN'T THAT MAKE YOU A LITTLE MAD? YOU GO, "CAN'T YOU BE -- YEAH, YOU HAVE TO BE GOOD AT EVERYTHING? >> I KNOW. YEAH. >> Jimmy: YEAH. >> I'M GONNA GET CRAZY. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YOU ACTUALLY GREW UP NEAR ST. ANDREWS, RIGHT? >> I DID, I DID, I DID. >> Jimmy: WHAT WAS THAT LIKE? >> WELL, IT WAS -- IT WAS -- NO, IT WAS GREAT. I MEAN, I SAW -- I MEAN, FAMOUSLY, WHEN I WAS SEVEN, I SAW BEN HOGAN -- >> Jimmy: WOW. >> -- WIN THE CARNOUSTIE OPEN. >> Jimmy: OH, MY GOSH. >> AND I GOT -- I ACTUALLY HAD A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITH HIM. AND PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO BEN HOGAN IS. >> Jimmy: YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. A LEGEND. >> BUT YOU PROBABLY KNOW WHO HE IS. >> Jimmy: ABSOLUTELY KNOW WHO HE IS. BEN HOGAN IS THE GREATEST. >> AND THAT WAS -- THAT WAS AN AMAZING TIME. BUT I'M NOT A GOLFER. I'M HOPELESS. I CAN'T DO IT FOR LOVE, NO MONEY. >> Jimmy: WELL, YOU -- WELL, YOU HAVE TO BE A GOLFER, THOUGH, IF YOU GREW UP NEXT TO THE COURSE. >> NO. THAT'S THE REASON WHY YOU'RE NOT A GOLFER. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YOU'RE LIKE, "YOU DON'T HAVE A CHANCE AT IT." >> WHEN YOU'RE NEXT TO THE COURSE AND YOU ALL SEE THESE GUYS DOING IT, THEY CAN GO, "[ BLEEP ] THAT. I'M NOT DOING THAT." [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE ] NOT FOR ALL THE TEA IN CHINA. >> Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. YOU'RE SUCH A GREAT DRAMATIC ACTOR. BUT I WAS READING A COUPLE INTERVIEWS, SO THAT YOU MIGHT BE READY FOR A BREAK IN DRAMA AND DO A LITTLE COMEDY. >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: I WOULD LOVE THAT. >> WELL, AS YOU GET OLDER, YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH. I MEAN, WE LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF SUCH A BIG [ BLEEP ] SHOW, IT'S -- IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE LAUGH MORE. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YEAH. >> YOU KNOW, AND I -- I THINK THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO. I WANT TO LAUGH. I WANT TO BE, YOU KNOW -- I MEAN, YOU KNOW, LOGAN'S QUITE FUNNY. >> Jimmy: YEAH, HE IS. I THINK HE'S VERY FUNNY. >> YEAH, NO. I THINK HE'S VERY FUNNY. >> Jimmy: BUT YOU WERE IN ONE OF MY FAVORITE COMEDIES, "SUPER TROOPERS." >> OH, YEAH. >> Jimmy: THIS IS A CULT CLASSIC NOW. BUT I MEAN, FOR YOU TO BE IN THIS WITH THE -- [ LAUGHTER ] COME ON. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] RIGHT? >> BROKEN LIZARD. >> Jimmy: BROKEN LIZARD. >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: JAY CHANDRASEKHAR. >> JAY CHANDRASEKHAR, GREAT DIRECTOR. >> Jimmy: WHEN YOU -- FANTASTIC. WHEN YOU GET OFFERED THIS ROLE, DO YOU GO LIKE, "NO, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU GUYS?" >> NO, NO, NO. NO, THE POINT IS I'M AN ACTOR. I DO DIFFERENT THINGS. AND THE MORE DIFFERENT, THE BETTER. >> Jimmy: YEAH. >> SO, WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT COMES ALONG AND THEY SAY, "BUT WHY DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT? YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT?" THAT'S IMMEDIATELY THE REASON THAT YOU DO DO IT. BECAUSE EVERYBODY SAYS, "WHY DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT?" I'M GOING TO DO IT. THAT'S IT. >> Jimmy: YEAH, YEAH. YOU'VE TAUGHT ACTING OVER THE YEARS. AND THERE'S A RESURFACED VIDEO THAT JUST SHOWING UP ON THE INTERNET NOW WHERE YOU ARE TEACHING SHAKESPEARE TO A A 2-YEAR-OLD. >> YEAH. WELL -- >> Jimmy: WE HAVE A CLIP OF IT. [ LAUGHTER ] >> TO BE. >> TO BE. >> OR NOT TO BE. >> OR NOT TO BE. >> TO BE OR NOT TO BE. THAT IS THE QUESTION. >> YEAH. IT IS. [ LAUGHTER ] >> FANTASTIC. TO BE. >> TO BE. >> OR NOT TO BE. >> OR NOT TO BE. >> THAT IS THE QUESTION. >> THAT IS THE QUESTION. >> YES. [ LAUGHTER ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> Jimmy: COME ON! IS THAT THE CUTEST THING? WHAT A CUTE KID. >> OH, HE'S AMAZING BOY. AMAZING. I MEAN, HE'S NOW -- THAT WAS -- HE'S NOW 13. YOU KNOW, HE WAS AN AMAZING KID. HE IS AN AMAZING KID. >> Jimmy: HOW CUTE. AND YOU GO LIKE, "YEAH, THAT IS THE QUESTION." IT'S LIKE -- [ LAUGHTER ] >> YEAH, THAT IS THE QUESTION. AND HE REALLY UNDERSTOOD. YEAH, YEAH. >> Jimmy: YEAH. >> HE UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION, YEAH. >> Jimmy: YEAH. ARE YOU -- DO YOU BELIEVE THAT ANYONE IF PRACTICED ENOUGH CAN BE AN ACTOR? >> YEAH. I THINK ACTING IS -- YOU KNOW, WHAT I LIKE ABOUT ACTING, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT BEING AN ACTOR. IT'S ABOUT BEING IN TOUCH WITH YOURSELF BUT UNDERSTANDING WHO YOU ARE. AND THERE ARE NOT VERY MANY INSTITUTIONS WHO DO THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST YOU. THAT'S IT. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU DEAL WITH. AND IT'S -- YOU LEARN SO MUCH. I MEAN, I -- WHEN I WENT TO DRAMA SCHOOL, IT WAS THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE BECAUSE IT GAVE ME A VISION OF WHAT WAS POSSIBLE. >> Jimmy: YEAH, ALSO, EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT GOING INTO ACTING, I WOULD SAY IT'S PROBABLY GOOD. >> EXACTLY. >> Jimmy: IT GIVES YOU CONFIDENCE. >> YEAH. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT ACTING. IT'S ABOUT BEING A HUMAN BEING. AND THAT'S -- THAT'S WHAT WE DO. THAT'S OUR JOB. >> Jimmy: YEAH. YOU'VE ACTUALLY GONE VIRAL FOR SOME OF YOUR OPINIONS ON METHOD ACTING. >> WELL, YOU KNOW, JIMMY, I'VE BEEN A LITTLE HARSH. [ LAUGHTER ] NO, I HAVE. NO, NO, CAREFUL, CAREFUL. I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE HARSH ON IT. AND -- AND I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND IN FACT, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT IN A -- IN A MASTER CLASS SERIES OF ACTING THAT I'VE JUST BEEN DOING. >> Jimmy: WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU DID A MASTER CLASS. >> NO, I KNOW. IT IS. AND, YOU KNOW -- WELL, ACTUALLY I BROUGHT A CLIP OF -- IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT. THIS IS A CLIP. AND I THINK THIS MORE ELOQUENTLY EXPLAINS MY FEELINGS ABOUT ACTING. CAN -- CAN YOU SHOW IT? >> Jimmy: OF COURSE. HERE'S A CLIP FROM BRIAN COX'S MASTER CLASS. ♪♪ [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> HI. I'M BRIAN COX, AND THIS IS MY MASTER CLASS ON THE CRAFT OF ACTING. JUST [ BLEEP ] DO IT! [ LAUGHTER ] ACT! SAY THE [ BLEEP ] LINES, AND DON'T BUMP INTO THE [ BLEEP ] FURNITURE! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] ♪♪ >> Jimmy: THAT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING. THAT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I'VE EVER SEEN. >> IT'S VERY BEAUTIFUL. WELL, I'M -- EVEN WATCHING, I'M QUITE MOVED BY IT. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: I NOTICED YOU DID MOVE A LITTLE BIT. YEAH. >> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. >> Jimmy: YOU WERE OVER THERE, AND NOW YOU'RE OVER HERE. [ LAUGHTER ] I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FINAL SEASON OF "SUCCESSION." >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: BOY, OH, BOY, I FEEL LIKE WE WANT MORE. YOU KNOW, WE WANT -- WE WANT A A COUPLE SEASONS MORE. AND I THINK -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] WE'RE NOT READY. >> WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN OLD ADAGE, "WHEN THE PARTY'S AT THE BEST, LEAVE." [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: YEAH. >> AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE. YOU KNOW, JESSE ARMSTRONG, OUR GREAT CREATOR, HE'S JUST -- YOU KNOW, HE WON'T LET SOMETHING GO PAST ITS SELL BY DATE. HE KNOWS THAT TELEVISION ISN'T INFINITE. FOR HIM, IT'S FINITE. SO -- AND EACH SEASON TOPS THE LAST SEASON. >> Jimmy: YES. >> AND THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN DO IN TOPPING THE SEASON. SO, THIS SEASON IS THE TOPPER OF ALL SEASONS. AND ACTUALLY, INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, HE HADN'T -- HE KIND OF HINTED TO ME THAT HE WAS GOING TO STOP. THE SHOW WAS COMING TO AN END. BUT HE DIDN'T REALLY DECIDE UNTIL QUITE LATE ON. IN FACT, I THINK SARAH SNOOK -- >> Jimmy: YEAH, SHE WAS HERE LAST NIGHT AND DIDN'T KNOW. >> YEAH, SHE DIDN'T KNOW. YOU KNOW, SHE DID THE LAST EPISODE, AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THE FINAL READING THAT THE SHOW WAS OVER. BUT THEN, SHE'S AUSTRALIAN. SHE LIVES FAR AWAY, AND THEY DON'T LISTEN VERY WELL. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Jimmy: DID YOU HAVE AN INKLING THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE THE LAST SEASON? >> I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE THE LAST SEASON. >> Jimmy: YOU DID? >> YEAH, I KNEW AND I, KIND OF, FELT IT IN MY -- >> Jimmy: YEAH. >> MY BONES. AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD THING. I DON'T MIND IT. I LOVE ENDINGS. I LOVE GETTING THE [ BLEEP ] FINISHED WITH IT. YOU KNOW? AND -- BUT, YOU KNOW -- AND EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE -- I'M AFRAID -- >> Jimmy: NO, NO. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN LEAVE IN TO BE HONEST. YEAH. [ LAUGHTER ] >> I KNOW. IT'S WHAT I CALL THE "LOGAN ROY DISEASE." AND I'VE BEEN AFFECTED BY IT. AND IT'S MY WIFE WHO'S NEARLY DIVORCING ME. >> Jimmy: WELL, LOOK AT THAT -- I MEAN, YOU HAVE -- WHAT A A GREAT CAST AS WELL. WENT ON -- >> THEY'RE A GREAT CAST. >> Jimmy: HERE'S YOU GUYS AT THE RED CARPET. ANY ONE OF YOUR KIDS, DO YOU THINK, DESERVE ANYTHING? >> NO. [ LAUGHTER ] NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT. THEY DESERVE [ BLEEP ] ALL, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE ] >> Jimmy: I KNEW THAT BEFORE I ASKED IT. I FELT IT AS WELL. >> BUT I -- YOU'RE CLEARLY VERY INTELLIGENT. >> Jimmy: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ LAUGHTER ] YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON TO EVER SAY THAT TO ME. >> YEAH. >> Jimmy: ARE YOU ACTING? >> WHAT? [ LAUGHTER ] OH, YOU MEAN NOW? >> Jimmy: YES. >> JUST A TOUCH. >> Jimmy: JUST A TOUCH. YEAH, I THINK -- YEAH. FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN THE SHOW BEFORE WE SET UP THIS SEASON, WHAT CAN WE SAY ABOUT THIS SEASON ABOUT "SUCCESSION"? >> IT'S A ROLLER COASTER. >> Jimmy: YEAH. >> YOU KNOW, IT REALLY IS. AND IT'S -- YOU KNOW, WE'RE BRINGING EVERYTHING HOME TO ROOST, AND IT TAKES TIME. AND I THINK YOU'RE IN FOR -- YOU KNOW, WE -- AS I SAY, HE CAPS EACH SEASON. AND I THINK THIS SEASON'S GOING TO BE A CAPPER. >> Jimmy: THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. I WANT TO SHOW A CLIP. HERE'S BRIAN COX IN "SUCCESSION." TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. >> YOU GOOD? >> UH-HUH. >> IT'S NICE, HUH? >> YEAH, LITTLE PIGGIES STUFFING THEIR MOUTHS. WHY IS EVERYBODY SO [ BLEEP ] HAPPY? >> YOU OKAY? >> YEAH. I GOT DONE A HUGE [ BLEEP ] DEAL AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT TIME. I GOT A -- PLUS BEERS. I GOT THE ELECTION. I GOT PLENTY ON MY PLATE. >> Jimmy: YEAH, BRIAN COX, EVERYBODY! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] THE FOURTH AND FINAL SEASON OF "SUCCESSION" PREMIERES ON HBO THIS SUNDAY.
