The pair co-star in John's brother Malcolm's new take on August Wilson's story. Report by Nelsonj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00They don't worry about quantity, you know what I mean?
00:02Everybody else think you're that many.
00:03Oh, did y'all ask him?
00:04It's loud. It's, it's, it's, how you doing?
00:07You'd be ready to pee your pants unwillingly.
00:09I was going to say the first thing I noticed was the chemistry on screen.
00:13It just seems like you are a proper real family and I'm seeing it before my eyes now.
00:17Like, do you just feel like you're family now?
00:19No, it's real. Absolutely.
00:20He's my brother.
00:21Yeah, for real. It was very natural.
00:23And, uh, and obviously, thank you for saying that because it influenced the, um,
00:28the performances. We were free to try and fail and fall and get up and go again,
00:33you know, and, uh, that kind of trust.
00:34The environment was set by our leader though, by Malcolm.
00:36He made it so to where we can trust each other and having the OGs there as well,
00:41you know, Michael Potts, you know, Samuel Jackson,
00:43Wilsonians who knew August Wilson, done his works for years.
00:47Um, that all helped in the, uh, comfort level to be able to go for it,
00:52to really be confident in our, uh, in our performances.
00:55What is his annoying traits then if you're seeing he's like a brother?
01:00I complimented you when I came in and I said,
01:02I heard that someone said you were really good looking.
01:05And then you said that wasn't a conversation that was had in here.
01:07And I said, maybe it was just in my head.
01:09So that's a good compliment. Now we need to balance it.
01:11He would get on my nerves when he will, um, just kidding.
01:14Nothing.
01:16That's a lie.
01:16Don't go ahead and say it.
01:17I never, no.
01:21He's always ready.
01:23He's a gift.
01:25He's a, he's a bloomin' onion.
01:29Bloomin' onion.
01:29He's a bloomin' onion.
01:30Oh, we're starting to...
01:31He's a dwindle.
01:34Thank you. Thank you.
01:34He's an electrolyte.
01:35We're going to stop that gift.
01:37Yeah. Yeah. Get us some Gatorade.
01:38No, he's, he's, uh, he's just a giver, right?
01:41He's always present.
01:43He throws his body into it literally and physically, like, and, and just, he's so present.
01:49He's a, he's just a leader too.
01:52This is so wholesome.
01:54I honor you.
01:57Right.
01:59And vice versa then, but maybe on the, on the flip side, let's say nice things because...
02:04Yes. Well, to, to be such a powerhouse of, of a performer, um, to do things that, you know,
02:11I strive to, to do as an actor, like to reach the kind of levels of, of, of the art of performance,
02:18um, in, in a moment that, that's what we all strive to, to, to, to get.
02:23And yet she is extremely lighthearted and, and, you know, the life of the party really,
02:31like the, the makeup trailer be live when she comes in, she is like, don't let her fool you
02:36because, and I didn't know that going in, I just a fan of her work, but I'm thinking,
02:39she's like, it's like a, all right, it's loud.
02:42It's, it's, it's how you doing?
02:44It's all, it's all that stuff.
02:46Um, so I, which is a great balance to this like deep, deep artist.
02:50She's hilarious.
02:51And we're waiting on the comedy.
02:53We are waiting on the comedy.
02:54I know like we are waiting on it because you blow me away every single time,
02:57but I'm always left like crying and just wanting to hug you.
03:00Like when are we getting the comedy?
03:02She's so freaking funny.
03:03Get ready to pee your pants unwillingly.
03:07I can just imagine this is what it was like on set for you guys, right?
03:10Cause you were also on this intimate set and you had Uncle Samuel there as well.
03:14You were being directed by your brother.
03:16Was it just a lot of laughs?
03:17Because it's also heavy.
03:19A lot of this as well, right?
03:20It's, I think it's heavy.
03:21I think it's complex too.
03:22It's a, it's a lot of different dynamics of the human experience.
03:26Totally.
03:27Um, the, the OGs are definitely funny and beautiful.
03:30And I think that I was the butt of a lot of jokes and I'm okay with that.
03:38Excuse me.
03:39No, you weren't.
03:40No, you weren't.
03:41In fact, Sam, Uncle Sam never messed with you.
03:44I'm pretty sure he said something about my cakes was dry.
03:49And Michael Potts said something about my cakes was dry.
03:51So she would bake for us and they were, man, they were masterful.
03:56You know, you had, what'd you have?
03:58You had a carrot.
03:59It was a carrot.
04:03It was just carrot.
04:04And that thing, it was hitting.
04:06But yeah, I guess you're right.
04:08That is true.
04:10I didn't do no electricity.
04:11Oh, see, she's a grafter.
04:15That's called love, baby.
04:17I forgot about that.
04:17They didn't ask what you look, but they wanted, but they kept wanting it.
04:20They want you to keep making it.
04:21And I, I didn't bring it for everybody.
04:23Initially.
04:23I neglected that.
04:24I apologize publicly.
04:25Everyone again.
04:27I don't want to try this cake.
04:28How can you have the time?
04:29You won't be baking cakes.
04:30No, that was another thing.
04:31It was kind of crazy.
04:32Cause I wasn't on set.
04:34I was on set a lot.
04:35But when you love somebody, that was a good set.
04:39You see what you do.
04:40That's what you do.
04:41You show them.
04:43You feed them.
04:44You fuel them.
04:46Had to beg for it.
04:46But yeah, we got it.
04:48We got it done.
04:48We got her done.
04:50I'm pretty sure you got like three loads.
04:51I don't know.
04:52I don't worry about quantity.
04:53You know what I mean?
04:54Everybody else didn't get that many.
04:55Oh, did y'all ask him?
04:56Yeah.
04:57But anyway.
04:58I love this so much.
04:59Can we just, can we just have like a series?
05:01Just you two chatting.
05:03Yep.
05:03Wouldn't you love that?
05:04Let's just keep it going.
05:06That comedy going to be me and you.