Please welcome to the stage, Justin Hartley!
And Milo Ventimiglia!
Hi! Hi! How are you guys?
Are you guys glad they're here?
You guys, this show is incredible!
The second season was amazing!
There's so many things about the show I want to talk about.
Let's start in the beginning.
What we see as an audience is so relatable.
And I think one of the most genuine things about the show as you watch it,
you just feel for each and every character.
When you initially read the script, did you see that as well in the writing?
Absolutely. Right away.
That was one of the things that sort of drew us all to it.
And Milo and I, one of the first conversations we had about the script was
that it was about people.
It was about people and their every day lives
And things that actually happened, and it was like, this is just a dude.
It was something different and I had never read anything like it.
I remember thinking, if we can pull this off, if we can do half as good
as what's written, we've got something special.
And when we ended up watching the pilot altogether as a group,
it was like ten times as good as it read.
We all saw it , we absolutely saw it.
We all saw how great and how magical this moment was.
How everyone included, it's not just us actors on the screen,
it's the words we're speaking,
it's the production value, it's the camera, it's the hair
it's the makeup, it's the wardrobe.
It truly is one of these mathematical impossibilities
that this group of people cares so much
and hold it, like Justin actually said it the best,
it's like this beautiful baby,
and we're all there to protect it.
Because Mandy and I, we talk like a real live married couple.
about raising our kids, and what do you think about this, and do you agree in all this.
Sterling and I are like a married couple too. Yeah.
I actually have Sterling read the script to me.
I like his voice. I'm like, I'm just gonna close my eyes...read me the script!
Well you and Mandy have created this dynamic, it is a marriage.
I know it's acting, it's a suspension of disbelief and all that, but
But the basis for the relationship is so obvious and so apparent.
Did you guys even know each other before you were cast?
No! On I'd say, the studio test. And Mandy and I
literally met, Hi I'm Milo, I'm playing your husband, and like my face was buried in her neck.
It's kind of an odd experience as actors.
But one of those things you do. But Mandy and I, when we did have the roles,
we just had a conversation. And I said,
listen, from action to cut, I am your husband.
So let's make sure we communicate,
I'm not happy unless you're happy,
hopefully you're not happy unless I'm happy.
Let's try and build this relationship together.
It's important that mom and dad look like a unified front.
a secure group, of parents for the kids.
So it was important for us that we respected what a real marriage was.
Because I myself am not married.
But playing a good husband, I gotta do right by that.
Playing a good father, I gotta do right by that.
You play an excellent father and husband.
I mean even with the husband wife relationship, there are faults.
And that's what life is about. Yeah, the ugly.
You gotta be able to play the ugly too.
Would you say that? Yeah - same!
Justin, with your character, you're sort of on the surface, oh, he's got it all.
You know, he's a star,
good looking, wealthy,
successful, famous.
But what we really see in episode number one,
and where you guys get to work together, we see
what's really going on underneath, so we need to talk a little bit about that.
At the beginning you think, well I'm not sympathetic to his character, but
but then you end up being extremely sympathetic.
How did you create that dynamic?
Thank you, you know I saw when I read that character
I saw those things as well.
He's got fast cars, he's got women.
He's got fame, he's got everything you can imagine.
And immediately, I was like, here's a guy, it's the saddest thing in the world.
He's got all of that.
And he is standing in a crowded room, completely alone!
But if he's distracted enough, he won't have to talk about his dad's death.
If he's distracted enough, he won't have to talk about
how he ruined things with Sophia.
if he's distracted enough, he won't have to talk about how his relationship with his brother and his mom sucks,
He won't have to talk about that stuff and deal with it.
So I approached it that way.
As honest as I can be with all of that stuff
It allows then for me to have fun with it on the comedy side of it.
Because I feel like he's earned it.
And Milo, let's talk about the death.
Ok, great!
A rare opportunity to talk to somebody after they die!
When did you find out, in fact,
that you were going to go to the hospital
and it was going to be smoke inhalation, and not in the fire?
I knew pretty early on that it was in fact, smoke inhalation
caused by him running back in for a few prized possessions
of the family.
And it was one of those things you know, just like Dan Fogleman,
the man is being so heroic,
getting his family out.
He's thinking about these small things,
like Rebecca's necklace, the photo books, the dog and all of this
he's just always trying to give, give, give to his family.
Ultimately he gave the one thing that he probably shouldn't have.
How was filming that scene? Was the fire practical? Was it CGI?
Oh, it was real! No, that was real fire!
All of out crew that was in the room filming, were in full firemen outfits on.
Nomex face masks.
And I'm in pajamas!
But they were fire-treated so they were safe.
My face was covered in fire makeup.
There's no such thing as fire makeup!
It's called burnt.
And the camera's started rolling and
and you hear the flame bars whistling.
And then it gets overtaken by the whooshing thumping sound of this loud, angry fire.
And I remember I looked down at one of our cameramen, it was Bo,
and he's just got
big eyes looking through these little things and he's got his camera
and he looks up at me, and we're thinking the same thing,
"Oh. fudge!" And we're about to open the door.
And you know action is called and I open the door
and I saw the angriest sight
I've ever seen in my life.
Real fire that we were staring down.
And I'm honestly like, this is real
this is terrifying!
And I remember closing the door,
and then Glenn, our first assistant director,
was like, no you open the door so we can shoot some of the flames.
So we opened the door, and then the fire started licking into the room.
and I'm like, no, close the door, close the door! This *Bleep* is real!!!
I have a question.
Maybe directed more towards Justin,
but both of you, if you'd like.
With the relationship dynamic between Kate and Jack, and Randall,
and Beck,
What would you say Kevin
I guess, how did that affect him.
You know going into his older years and how we see him now?
I think tremendously, I think
that him feeling like he's always
like a fifth wheel, or left out.
whether that's the case or not, that's how he feels.
I would say it doesn't really matter what is actually happening,
it matters how you feel about what's happening.
And that's how he feels, right?
He misses his dad, he's never going to have another conversation with his dad again.
Ahhh, if he could've just read that note
that was in the fire that Jack left him.
Oooohh, how heartbreaking was that?
"You're grounded, I love you."
Milo texts me that every morning!
I do!
No, yeah I really do. I love you, man. You're grounded. I love you too.
No, I think it informs everything that he does.
And who he'll become as well, as we'll kind of see.
What was the most difficult scene for you guys to film.
Like acting techniques
and just emotionally?
You know, I have a couple.
You might notice that Jack, he doesn't cry much.
He's very stoic. He's kind of like the rock in the storm.
I myself cry.
I definitely am emotional.
Things really do get to me.
So I've had a few scenes where I really had to keep my *Bleep* together.
Sorry to the young ears guys, I apoloigize. Sometimes I cuss. I'm very sorry.
It's ok, they're used to it.
You're grounded. But I love you!
There was the scene where Jack was taking Randall to karate.
I really had a hard time not sobbing my eyes out.
I really had a hard time.
And then another moment, the moment
where you see when Rebecca sees Jack dead on the table.
And I was kind of fuzzy in the background.
That was kind of a hard moment, because my friend Mandy Moore is breaking on hearing
that half of her is dying, in her character.
That was really hard to hear, you know.
So that was a moment that I just had to be still.
Because, you know I didn't want to go,
No, no, I'm good! It's just makeup, these wires don't mean anything!
And to Justin,
the tears. The moment you realized you'd lost Jack's necklace.
And you were out there crying,
that's the moment that I lost it.
I was sitting there just bawling, and my kids were looking at me going
what's wrong mom?
So where deep, I mean you're talking about emotions,
But where deep does that come from for you?
Where do you go when you think of something that
could get you that emotional?
Uh, two parts.
#1, I don't talk about it because if I talk about it,
then it's like therapy and then it doesn't work anymore!
Well, that doesn't work anymore. I've done that before.
Don't tell them where your secret fortress is.
Fortress Of Solitude, man. Superman doesn't want you to know.
But I will say, #2, that if I use things that
may or may not have happened,
or if they haven't happened, if they did happen it would be absolutely devastating,
I don't know, life is tough, and we all have our moments
and if you go into that, what I call a private moment,
and if you're honest with yourself, it works.
Gosh, I mean, that's all he had.
That whole episode might've been,
that was a beautiful episode, you know, such a showcase
for people to see what you are really capable of as an actor.
But that same moment, I was in tears for the whole thing.
I knew it was coming,
and you portrayed this man so beautifully in that moment
of loss,
especially when he's longing to be connected
to his father.
But then, I'm like the father on the other end, and that hurts.
And it wasn't like that's the only thing he had of his father's, it wasn't all he had.
It was the only thing he had of his father's
that represented what his father was before he became what he's becoming,
And it was just this horrible thing.
And even in the moment where he gives you the necklace,
and he says, you were my purpose, Kev.
That whole thing was great.
It's just so well written, it makes our job a lot easier.
Milo, you were also in a little show called, "The Whispers".
Oh, yeah! You watched that...thanks! I sure did!
So, I was wondering if you could talk a little bit about
your experience on Heroes and The Whispers,
And do you think we can just go ahead and blame Drill for Jack Pearson's Crock Pot incident?
None of you watched that show, because none of you have any idea what she's talking about!
Ok, Heroes was great! I felt like Heroes was one of those early television shows that was taking an X-Men idea, and plugging it into mainstream.
It was great. We had a great time. We enjoyed it.
Without being like specific, I mean we just had a really great time on that.
And The Whispers,
that was just a show that sadly, nobody watched.
That'll happen from time to time.
Time to time, over and over and over again!
Like how many shows have you been on that have been cancelled?
Thank you for the question!
Because I have a lot!
10, I don't know!
Yeah, there was this alien creature named Drill, that was responsible for electricity,
Wow, what a great tie-in. I never thought about that!
I just thought, don't blame it on George the neighbor.
You know, it's true what you mentioned, all the different credits,
that you guys have on your resume,
people kind of see one thing, and they're like, oh wow!
But it takes a long time to get to the place where you're part of something really special like This Is Us.
I mean, it's not an overnight thing. Congratulations!
Hi!
So in the show, you know they used Jack Pearson as a verb,
So like you get Jack Pearsoned.
Just wondering for both of you, is there a moment in your life, in real life,
when you've been Jack Pearsoned, or you Jack Pearsoned someone else?
I've been Kevin Pearsoned!
Tell me what this is!
And then I'm leaving!
No, because he's a successful actor, something like you get pulled out of line.
Oh, yeah.
So, I've been Kevin Pearsoned.
It was nice!
It never happens! This was the first time.
I was waiting in line for a restaurant
and someone walked up and said, "Table for two?"
And I went, "Yes!"
But there's a 45 minute wait and these like 70,000 people here.
And they're like, "We're Kevin Pearsoning you!"
That's a new term!
I got to pose in a picture yesterday with you guys yesterday with my friend as
Smoke Detector & Crock Pot, so thank you. That was fun!
My question is, now that you guys have done 36 episodes together,
and you've kind of seen each other's versatility as actors,
my question is, is there a particular actor, co-worker on set
that you'd picture in a particular role
or would like to see in a particular role?
Gosh, I think mt cast could do anything!
Wouldn't it be crazy if all of a sudden
if there's a This Is Us episode like some kind of a crime anthology?
We could do that.
I mean there's like American Crime and they just tell different crime stories.
How crazy would that be if all of a sudden the ensemble of This Is Us
is just telling a different story like the Wizard Of Oz!
That would be the weirdest crossover! Wouldn't that be awesome!
Yeah, I see , honestly I see
every single one of our cast members doing like a superhero.
You know, that would be awesome. Different superheroes. How about that.
There we go - that works!
Hi, I'm Toni, I'm a school teacher.
First of all, thank you for being a school teacher!
Thank you! No seriously, that's awesome!
I just wanted to ask this question, you guys probably don't have data or statistics,
but do you get feedback
from your fans
about how the show has influenced adoption?
Yes!
I do not have hard facts about
adoptions spiking up because of the show,
but what I have gotten is walking off the plane
in New York from Berlin,
with Chrissy Metz
and a woman walked up to us, me specifically,
and said you know, my husband and I adopted
a boy,
and he was having a really hard time. Our son was.
And we were watching the show, and my husband was also having a hard time.
But he watched how you were as a father,
on that show
in trying to connect and relate to your adopted son.
It's really helped us
and in turn helped our son.
You know it was a really significant and impactful thing
and it also made me as an artist
think about what we're imparting
on an audience, and even subconsciously
putting out into the world.
And it's good, and it's hope, and it's inclusion,
it's all those wonderful things
that I think a lot of us are missing in our own lives,
and around the world right now.
So it feels nice to be a part of that statistic.
Believe it or not, the show is very, it is emotional,
and it does take you places that
you probably aren't comfortable going to all the time,
That you don't want to live in all the time.
But honestly, we're laughing all the time on that set.
I think that's what allows us to sort of go there in those moments
is we're constantly laughing!
It's a happy group. It's such a happy group.
We love our jobs. We're happy to be there.
But also, these people are just hilarious.
One minute you'll be laughing, and
three minutes later you'll be crying with somebody.
We probably look like crazy people.
That's how Mandy Moore describes you guys! Crazy people?
Because the funny part is, there's the present day version of the show,
and that's like you, and Sterling, and Chrissy,
and Sully,
and Jon Huertes. Susan.
And Mandy would talk about everything is light,
and fun, and exciting and warm.
And then Mandy's like I lost my husband,
I lost a baby, like all these things. Yeah.
She would always talk about how it's so happy over there.
And on like our show, it's more heart, more kids, and all this,
Yeah, we're partying! Yeah, you are!
Yeah, she'll talk about how you'll all be laughing, Ha Ha, and then jump right into it.
But there's a real trust amongst you guys to be able to do that, I imagine. And a real camaraderie.
That is one of the things that is very clear to the audience.
That's what makes it so watchable.
So ,my question for you guys is,
Who is your favorite character, that isn't your character, and why?
Mine switches from day to day,
Mine changes all the time.
It's like asking me what your favorite flavor of ice cream is.
Mine always changes.
What is it today, Justin?
Jack!
Mine's Kevin!
I'm with Justin.
Mine changes moment to moment.
I always see, and I always appreciate, are these beautiful performances
that give such life to these
men and women that
you guys all know. I mean
you guys watch the TV, you know, we're in your homes.
and you know, like, you're Kevin, and you're Jack, I see what you're going through.
For us, being on the other side of things,
I see moments that everyone does on the show,
and it blows me away, and inspires me.
You know, me too.
And it's, I have the privilege of not only working with these people, but
being friends with these people.
They are tremendous human beings. So talented.
But great men and women.
More importantly.
And so when you see these performances that
they blow me away. I mean there's no better acting on TV
than what my co-stars are doing.
I'm just proud of them, because
I love them as people and they're friends of mine, and I'm just so
proud of you guys when I see stuff like that.
It's really nice, it's fantastic! Same.
How hard is it be that emotional connection, and kind of be so present
and felt that energy, on different shows that touched so many people,
how hard is it to
switch that gear from one person,
where you're Jack or Kevin,
and then the next person
you're from Heroes or Smallville?
It's easy.
You know people are, whenever they come up, they are connected,
so if you're just as present as they are,
then there you have it.
Also, it's not really switching from character to character, he gets to be Justin
I get to be Milo. Who Justin is, is a great man.
And who I am, I'm okay.
But,
we are in the fortunate position
to have people walking up to both of us
happy,
excited,
wanting to share your stories.
So how can either of us, or anyone on this side of things,
not respect and honor that.
That actual human being. Again, it's nice.
Who you are is the most special thing ever.
So I would always encourage artists, actors, actresses, anything,
be yourself, honestly be yourself.
Because what you bring is gonna be different than anybody else, when you are yourself.
It's a tough thing to do. And also
persevere and keep going. That's also a tough thing to do.
And I think
one of the things to remember
is that to have success in this business,
is to 90% of the time fail.
That's success. You get kicked in the teeth constantly.
But just keep goin'.
Because no one knows what they're talking about.
Be yourself, be honest.
That is great advice.
I can't thank you enough for sitting here with us this hour.
This has been amazing! Have you guys had fun?
Thank you guys so much!
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