Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles You actually came back, you left the play for a while. - Yeah. To shoot the movie of "Looking." Yeah. For HBO. -For HBO. One of the stars of "Looking." Then you came back a month later. Was it hard to like be away and to jump back into the show? I didn't know what to think when I came back, 'cause I'd never done that before. The biggest difference was the crown broke while I was gone. George's crown? - George's crown broke. Did it fall of the understudy's head or something? - I don't know...No! It was sort of breaking as I left, so there was a new crown when I got back. And it was such a revelation 'cause it was pounds lighter than the original crown. The original crown was so heavy, that it really informed my entrance walk onto the stage, which is a very specific situation-- Is that why you're walking so carefully? - Yes! Trying to keep your neck from snapping? A little bit, yes. And it's sort of like "I Love Lucy" like, if I tilt my head in one direction, I'm gonna just, like, completley fall over. I understand that Beyoncé loves your walk. She came to see the show with Jay Z, which was a huge moment for all us. Me in particular. I'm obsessed with Beyoncé. That's probably-- -Yeah, right? - Wow. Kate Blanchet and Beyoncé together in a room with you. - Yeah. I think I would implode, yeah. But she came to see the show with Jay Z, and she was so awesome She came back-- they both came backstage and were so generous with everyone and very specific words to every person in the show. She, they really, like-- they were really watching. And she said to me that-- she was like, you were the king. I said, yeah. And she said, "I want to steal your walk." Wow. Wow. And the floor opened up, and I fell into my grave. Could you show the walk that Beyoncé-- - Yeah. Because I want, I want people, I want people to know, when they see Beyoncé do it in her next video That she's actually stolen it from you. I want to teach it to you. Will you, will you do it? Can I teach you the walk? Oh, yeah. I'd love it. I'd love it. What do we need? - Maybe we'll walk-- Let's walk in this direction, yeah? Okay, that sounds good. So imagine that you've got, like, a crown on your head that weighs, like, 50 pounds. All right. - You're in a giant cape. So you're basically weighted down with a lot of, like, poundage. But you're also-- so are you feeling that? - I've got it, baby. But you're also in heels. Okay. Do you have, like, a book or something I can put on your head or like to like simulate weight? - I've got, uh-- I've got, uh-- Doris Kearns Goodwin's. Got a couple of books. I have a couple of hers. How about-- How about "The Bully Pulpit." Perfect! And I got uh-- I got her one on the Roosevelts here. That will work. - Nice! It's a good plug. Okay, so you got this on your head, right? Okay. Are you balancing? I'm going to button as well. Okay, and keep your cape on. Are your heels on? - Oh Are you wearing your heels? - You betcha. Yup. Okay, so now you're just gonna wanna put one foot in front of the other without crossing them, and walk as though you're walking on a tightrope. Oh, my god! You're so good! Jonathan Groff is in "Hamilton", now on broadway. Jonathan Groff, everybody. We'll be right back.
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