>> Stephen: WE ARE COWORKERS
NOW.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND ANY TOUCHING I
DO OF YOU HAS TO BE WELCOME.
I READ THE HANDBOOK.
>> YES, PAGE 84.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: SO IF I EVEN GO,
"HEY, HOW YOU FEELING, YOU SEEM
TENSE," LET ME KNOW IF THAT'S
WELCOME.
>> OKAY, OKAY.
>> Stephen: TELL ME ABOUT
"LIFE IN PIECES."
HOW MANY BROKE GIRLS ARE ON IT?
>> I'M VERY FORTUNATE IN THAT
I'M SURROUNDED BY INCREDIBLY
TALENTED PEOPLE ON THAT SHOW,
ZOE LISTER JONES, WHO PLAYS MY
WIFE, WHO YOU SAW IN THE CLIP.
WE HAVE JIM BROLIN AND DIANE
WEIST--
>> I HAVE TO TELL YOU, ONE OF MY
FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT THE SHOW
IS I HAVE AN ENORMOUS CRUSH ON
DIANE WEIST.
>> THAT WILL HOPEFULLY CONTINUE.
>> Stephen: YEAH, NO, NO.
SHE'S SO CHARMING.
I LOVE DIANE WEIST.
>> SHE'S AN ABSOLUTE SWEETIE.
ANYTHING SHE ASKS, YOU JUST WANT
TO GO, "YES."
OH, IS THIS OKAY?
>> Stephen:
>> Stephen: THIS IS PERFECTLY
FINE.
YOU'RE IN CHARACTER NOW.
>> I'M IN CHARACTER.
>> Stephen: AS WITH DIANE
WEIST, IT'S VERY WELCOME.
YOU'RE A NEW DAD IN "LIFE IN
PIECES."
BUT YOU'RE ALSO THE DAD OF YOUNG
KIDS.
HAVE ANY ACTUAL STORIES OF YOUR
LIFE ENDED UP ON THE SHOW?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU USED THAT
EXPERIENCE?
>> YES, IN THE PILOT EPISODE,
WE-- WE-- PRIOR TO THE PILOT,UN,
PILOTS ARE VERY SPECIFIC THINGS.
THEY'RE GONE THROUGH WITH A
FINE-TOOTHED COMB BECAUSE IT'S
GOT TO BE PERFECT BECAUSE THAT'S
GOING TO BE THE-- YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO JUDGE THAT
ONE EPISODE AND SAY, "DO WE WANT
TO MAKE" YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY IN
OUR CASE "2,000 MORE EPISODES?"
WE HAD A MEETING IN WHICH WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT THE UNIQUE
NATURE OF THE SHOW BECAUSE IT'S
FOUR SHORT STORIES, AND EACH ONE
FOCUSES ON DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF
THIS MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILY.
SO IT'S SORT OF SMALL, LITTLE
MOMENTS FROM EVERYONE'S LIVES,
THAT THEN PAINT A GREATER
PICTURE OF WHAT FAMILY LIFE IS
LIKE.
IT'S ACTUALLY VERY SWEET AND
VERY FUNNY.
AND I HAD TOLD THIS STORY ABOUT
WHEN I TOOK MY FIRSTBORN
DAUGHTER, WITH MY WIFE, HOME
FROM THE HOSPITAL.
AND WE BASICALLY CRIED THE
ENTIRE WAY HOME.
THEY WERE --
>> WITH JOY?
>> WITH JOY.
I ALWAYS-- I ALWAYS HAVE TO
PREFACE WITH NOTHING BUT UTTER
JOY.
JUST CRYING TEARS OF JUST, "I'M
SO HAPPY!"
AND I TOLD THAT STORY THE VERY
NEXT DAY, THERE WERE REVISIONS
SENT TO ME WITH THAT WRITTEN IN.
AND I'M LOOK, OKAY, BUT WE'RE
NEVER GOING TO SHOOT THAT.
WE SHOT IT.
>> Stephen: DID YOU TELL YOUR
WIFE THAT YOU HAD SHARED THIS
STORY?
>> I DID.
AND SHE SAID, "YOU HAVE TO STOP
TELLING THEM THESE STORIES."
BECAUSE THEY ENDED UP PUTTING IT
IN THE PILOT.
>> Stephen: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT
MY WIFE LOOKED LIKE WHEN SHE WAS
HAVING THE BABY, OKAY.
SHE HAD HER FEET NUPT STIR UPS--
>> YOU CANNOT TELL THOSE
STORIES.
>> I LNDERS VERY QUICKLY I HAVE
TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE
STORY.
>> Stephen: DID YOU HAVE THIS
REACTION?
I HAD THIS REACTION WHEN THEY
GAVE US OUR BABY, MY FIRST
CHILD, I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND
WHY WE WERE ALLOWED TO LEAVE
WITH HER.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> WELL, THAT'S THE GREAT THING.
THEY REALLY-- THERE'S NO REAL
CLASS.
THEY DON'T --
>> NO!
>> THEY DON'T CHECK TO MAKE SURE
YOU'RE PREPARED.
LIKE, THEY'LL --
>> AND IT'S 24 HOURS LATER, AND
THERE'S THE DOOR, BUDDY.
>> ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY.
>> Stephen: DON'T LET THE DOOR
HIT YOU WITH THE BABY SPLIT YOU.
( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE )
>> I HAD TO GO THROUGH MORE
TRAINING TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME
THAN I DID TO HAVE THE BABY FOR
THE REST OF MY LIFE.
>> Stephen: NOW, BUT YOU PLAY
A DAD, AND YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE
BABY ON THE SHOW.
DO YOU EVER GO LIKE, "THE BABY
IS DIRTY.
I HAVE TO CHANGE HER."
DO YOU MISTAKE--
>> NO, BECAUSE WHEN IT'S NOT
YOUR BABY, YOU DO NOT CARE.
