-Our next guest is a talented
actor you know from his work on the "Captain America"
and "Avengers" movies. He returns as Bucky Barnes in "The Falcon
and the Winter Soldier," which is available
exclusively on Disney Plus, with new episodes
releasing on Fridays. Let's take a look. -You're alone.
You're 100 years old. You have no history,
no family -- -Are you lashing out at me, Doc? Because that's really
unprofessional. You know, I mean,
when did that start? When'd you start yelling
at your clients? Oh, the notebook. That's great.
[ Sighs ] All right. Give me a break.
I'm trying. Okay? This isn't -- [ Sighs ]
This is new for me. I didn't have a moment
to deal with anything. You know? I had a little...calm. In Wakanda. And other than that, I just
went from one fight to another for 90 years. -Please welcome to the show
Sebastian Stan. Thanks for being here,
Sebastian. -Hey, man,
thank you for having me. -I feel like
there were two things we were all very desperate for
over the last year -- vaccines and new Marvel content. And it feels like
they're dovetailing together very nicely. -Yes. Yes. Perfect timing for both of us,
I guess. -So, I have to ask, when you and your co-star
Anthony Mackie were -- this was first presented to you,
was it surprising? Did you know
this project was coming? -No, we didn't.
We just both knew we were going to stick around
in some capacity. You know, because we were alive
at the end of "Endgame." But, then, we had both gotten
called in, unbeknownst to us, you know, for a meeting. And, you know,
we had separate meetings, but then I ran into him
at this hotel in L.A., and I didn't know
he was in L.A. And he, like,
looked at me funny, and I looked at him funny,
and we sort of started to kind of
piece the puzzle together that maybe we were there
for the same reason, you know? -One of the puzzles
anybody in show business has had to piece together
this year is how to shoot during COVID,
obviously. -Yeah.
-You were -- In the middle of it, you were
going to Prague last March. -It's very difficult
with Anthony because he's a close talker. So, you know, the aspect
of social distance for him is a difficult thing. But, yeah, we were in Prague. -It's like a normal 6 feet, but
it's like an Anthony 12 feet? Is that what you're saying?
-[ Laughs ] Yeah, exactly. -So, you flew to Prague.
This was, I guess, last year. Before everything shut down. And I will say I tip my cap. Early on, you were
taking this very serious. That's you on an airplane.
-Oh, yeah. Yeah, well, thank God Fox News reported on it at the time,
you know? But we did because, you know,
we didn't know what to expect. And I had my best friend
with me, who's a worse hypochondriac
than I was. And we just kept piling things
on and going -- I mean, where do we stop
with this thing? And, you know,
it was our first -- my first picture of this hashtag we were trying out
called #BuckyTakesEurope, Which, of course,
led to only three posts and a birthday that happened
a few days later. And then we were sent back. -I heard you were
actually celebrating Bucky's 106th birthday when you found out
that everything was shut down. -Yep. Yeah. We were -- We decided to find
one of the most authentic, you know, places in Prague
to go and have dinner, and it was a crowded place. And we thought
it was funny at the time, and then it led to me
meeting about 35 waiters and hugging them
and taking selfies with them, and then, 10 minutes later,
we got a call. We were supposed to
get on a plane. So I felt really good
about how I spent that night... more at risk than ever. -Now, I have to ask,
you know, obviously, you're not Bucky's age yet, but you have been playing
this character for 10 years. Is it harder --
Do you find the recovery harder from the intense
action sequences that they put
your character through? -Yes. Well, it's usually
by the end of the press tour, so you can get closer
and closer to the age. But, yeah. I mean, I think we both
take quite a lot of Advil, you know, and there's --
and definitely some ice packs. But, you know, it's just -- We got to get Anthony
off the ground a lot more. -[ Laughs ] That's right.
Very nice how I feel like you have a lot of empathy
for Anthony. It's really sweet that you're
sharing that with us today. -Well, I do, you know,
but it's sort of something you have to live with. It's like --
You know, it's like a disease that you're just gonna
have to live with. But we --
I think, look, you know, we kind of know each other well
and we have a good rapport, and somehow they decided
to give us a show, you know, to have more,
so it's been a privilege. -You came back from Prague when everything got shut down
in New York City. I know that you had
lived here before. You were an actor
here in New York City. What was it like for you
last spring being in a city that obviously we all know is much more vibrant
than it was then? -Well, it was really strange. I mean, because, you know,
we didn't really know what -- at the time what to expect. And so everything
felt out of place. And, you know, I think
the emptiness of the streets. But I went full on like
"The Aviator" DiCaprio OCD. Like, I was taking
my clothes off in my hallway and running them
to the washing machine and then washing every little
thing, you know, in the sink. And it was really weird. But I had this old lady
across the street from me who every night at 7:00 p.m. would come out
and just blast Frank Sinatra. You know, and then,
everybody else would come out and just sort of join in. And that -- Moments like that
just feel kind of that -- They surpass all time. -I always like asking
anybody who was young living in New York,
especially actors, what their first -- their
early apartments were like. Did you have any doozies
back in your day? -It was --
I'll say exactly where it was. It was at 323 West 42nd Street right across
from Port Authority. -Oh, great area. Great area.
Beautiful. -Yeah. Yeah.
But we were in Times Square. So, you know, we felt lucky. -How many roommates
were you rocking back then? -Uh, well, I had
one official roommate that paid the rent with me, and then we had all of our
Rutgers friends kind of, like, just hop off the bus,
cross the street, and then crash with us,
you know? But it was -- I don't know. Everything about that
was romantic at the time. That's what we said to ourselves
until you walked outside. -Yeah. And you would also,
I'm sure, say it to girls. "You want to see
something romantic? You've never seen romance
until you've seen the Port Authority at night." -Oh, yes. Yeah. Yeah. That will definitely
shake things up. -It's like the one neighborhood
they just haven't tried giving a cute name to. They're like, "No." "We've got a one-bedroom
in Port Thor." -Yeah. Yeah.
It's always what it is. But in a way, you know, there was something
grounding about it. And it's like --
You walk out in New York City. You know, you're always -- Life greets you,
and it kind of puts you on a -- reminds you
of the right things I guess. -I think
you're right about that. And congrats on the show.
It's so exciting to watch. And thanks so much
for being here. -Thank you. Thank you, man. Absolutely. Thanks so much.
I'll see you. -New episodes of "The Falcon
and the Winter Soldier" are available on Fridays
exclusively on Disney Plus.
