It's Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers.
And the movie is
called A Beautiful Day
in the Neighborhood.
I have to-- he was
the kindest man.
And this movie is done
so-- it's interesting.
It's really kind
to one story of--
of forgiveness, really.
And-- but you are so
good as him because it
is a whole different cadence
how slowly you had to talk.
Everything about him must
have been difficult to play.
Yeah.
Mari Heller, our boss, the
film maker, would come to me
and say, slow down.
There's-- there's
Mari and I. We--
she was going for this
obtuse thing, which was sort
of like aggressive generosity.
And I think that's
what Fred practiced.
We shot in the great
city of Pittsburgh.
And everybody in Pittsburgh knew
that we were shooting there.
And we had a-- we had a real
sense of responsibility.
I was going up in the elevator
one day, and all of Pittsburgh
knows you're there
shooting a movie,
and everybody is
very cool about it.
And they say, so,
oh, Mr. Hanks, you're
shooting Mr. Rogers here.
Yes.
Yes, I am.
How are-- how are how are
you enjoying Pittsburgh?
I said, well, very nice.
Thank you.
Pittsburgh is a lovely town.
Is shooting going well?
Are-- are you--
Yeah.
I think it's going pretty well.
I mean, who knows?
We hope it cuts together.
But it feels good.
Well, good luck to you.
I-- I hope--
I hope the movie turns out well.
I said, oh, thank you very much.
And just as the elevator was
close-- he got out before me.
Just as the elevator was
closing, he said to me,
you know, we take Mr.
Rogers very seriously here
in Pittsburgh.
And the door-- and
the door closed.
He was like-- it
was a veiled threat.
Yeah.
Yeah.
That was, literally, don't
screw this up somehow.
Yeah, no.
I'm sure.
That-- that's a lot to take on.
He was beloved.
He was--
He-- he was--
he-- I think that--
I'm trying to like
learn from him.
You try to learn a little
something from every gig.
And he taught me
that listening is
about a-- is a million times
more important than talking.
And thank you for
listening to me right now.
You are you are a
magnificent show host.
The-- there is an
acronym that I have now
started using in my own life.
W-A-I-T, wait, which stands
for why am I talking?
You should just sit
and start listening
to everybody that
comes across your way.
And you'd be amazed
at what you learn.
Yeah.
That's great.
Mr. Rogers was known for
wearing his sweaters.
Cardigan sweaters.
So we made something for you
to help promote this movie.
I can only imagine.
Well, it's--
Oh, look at that bad boy.
Now, in the great
Mr. Rogers tradition,
I will voluntarily put this
on, on television, all right?
Because there was never
a time when he didn't.
You know, his sweaters were
originally made by his mother.
Oh, really?
Yes.
And he was colorblind.
So he did not know if
it was red or gray.
Look at that.
You like it?
I do.
How much-- who put-- who
put this together for you?
We have people.
Your crack staff?
Yep.
Now, there you go.
Look at that.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
All right.
A Beautiful Day in
the Neighborhood
is in theaters now.
And we're going to
play a game after this.
We'll be back.
Oh, great.
Should I keep this on?
