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M: Well, I’m so excited for our next guest, because not only is he immensely talented, handsome- S: Wow. M: Fit! Looking great. S: Wow! M: You do everything. You’re an actor, you’re a writer. You’re just a great guy. I know you’re very involved in charities and so many other things. Um, and right now you have a show at The Falcon Theatre. It’s the world premiere of The Trouble We Come From and it was written by you, but you’re also in it- S: Yeah. M: -but not really playing the part that is kind of based on your life, according to what I’ve read, but please give a warm Marilu Henner Show welcome to Mr. Danno! Do they still say “Book ‘em Danno” from Hawaii- S: Sometimes. M: Yeah, from Hawaii Five-0. Please welcome Scott Caan! *woos and clapping* S: Wow. Thank you. M: I like my guests to feel at home- S: I feel fantastic, yeah. M: -and appreciated. Now, you and I have a history. S: Yeah. M: We were arguing about, you know, a couple things about it. Um, uh, we used to be next door neighbors. S: Yeah, well I don’t know. I don’t know if I’m buying it now because of our argument, because I’m positive that next door was a different house than you were saying. M: Maybe you remember a different house. S: Yeah. M: No, but I know that- S: There’s a lot of people doing crazy things at my house, so maybe we’re all confused over there, so. M: *laughs* Yeah, probably. But I’ve known your dad for years and then we ended up living next door to each other for a short period of time, ‘cause I was only there a year and-a-half, and you were a kid. S: Yes. M: Yeah, yeah. So it’s, uh, it’s really cool to, you know. And you were this handsome young man and hanging out with your dad and we’d say hi and everything else, but you probably don’t remember ‘cause you think I have a tennis court, which I did not. S: But I think then maybe you lived in a different house. M: No, I know, I know. I have a very unusual memory. Okay- S: I have a terrible—by the way. I don’t remember what I had for lunch yesterday, so you’re probably right- M: Oh, okay. S: -and I’m probably wrong. M: Alright, let’s talk about your play- S: Okay. M: -because it’s kind of based on real life, right? S: A little bit. I mean, I like say that 100% of it is real and 100% of it is not real, you know, I mean. It’s based on ideas that come from real life stuff, but it’s not 100% accurate, you know. M: Right. S: Just the ideas of what it is to be a, uh, thirty-something guy who’s having his first child and thoughts that come into your head, and, you know, the way you used to live life as opposed to the life you’re about to live, in the future. M: Were you surprised, when your – she was your girlfriend, right? At the time? S: Yeah. M: ‘Cause that’s what it’s about in the show. S: Yeah, yeah. I mean, look. It’s a good example, the guy in the play’s reaction to his girlfriend, um, telling him that she’s pregnant is “what do you mean?” and mine was not that, I was actually really excited. I was, you know. M: Yeah. S: I think in the play he says, uh, “What do you want to do?” is his reaction, which isn’t the best thing. M: Was it hard, did—and you wrote this after you had your child, right? S: Um. I think I wrote half of it before she was born and finished it after she was born, yeah. M: So you already had the idea for it before you even found out she was pregnant? S: No, no, I started writing when I heard she was pregnant, but there’s, you know, there’s a nine month period where the baby isn’t here yet. M: *laughs* Yeah. Is that what happened? That’s why my kids took so long. S: Yeah. Yeah. M: I didn’t realize. I mean, they’re 20 and 19. S: I just met one of your kids, he’s a great guy. M: Oh, thank you. He’s used to play football with one of your brothers. S: My little brothers, yeah. M: Your little brothers, yeah. Up at school. Yeah, so you wanted to write this play because you felt like…this is something guys your age could relate to? S: Yeah. I mean, uh, the way I write is I’ll get an idea and it sticks with me over a couple of weeks and I sit down and start to work on it, you know. I’m always thinking about things to write, but like I said, if something sticks with me, then I keep going and end up with a play sometimes, and then end up with trash some other times. M: Of course. The life of a writer. S: Yeah. M: Did you feel like, um, you know, if I write the way I reacted and the way I feel about having my daughter- S: It’d be boring. It’d be boring M: Yeah, so did you feel that way? Was that a conflict? S: It’s kind of – the play is also a play within a play, and it’s one of the ideas of the play that, you know, healthy relationships are not very interesting to write about, so you have to kind of, as a writer you have to…what? M: No, I was liking the way you sound so I was trying to angle your microphone, so that- S: Oh, okay. To make sure that- M: You have a great voice. S: Oh! I do? M: You have a great radio voice. S: I’ve never heard that before. M: What? S: Yeah. Maybe I’m just putting on the bedroom voice right now M: Because you’re talking about- S: Well, when you can hear yourself in your headphones- M: I know. S: – it makes you want to sound- M: I know, you want to sound like, cooler and- S: Sexier. Yeah. M: Sexier, yeah. It sounds good, though, because that’s a nice distance. S: Okay, good. Um, what was I saying? M: You were saying that, you know. S: I got lost in your eyes. M: *laughs* It gets boring if a relationship is really happy. S: Oh yeah. M: And, no conflict. S: Yeah, so, and that’s one of the themes of the play and that as a writer, you know, you can either make things up or you can sort of dramatize the things that happen in your life, and when you do that the people close to you can get upset ‘cause they think it’s really the way that you think. M: Oh, yeah. S: So, that’s kind of what the play’s about, well about what it is to be a writer and write about, you know, the things that happen in your life and the people that you have to offend and the people in your past that maybe you, you know, don’t have a happy ending with. M: Mm-hmm. S: And you write stories about those people. They know the story’s about them, and, you know, it’s a tricky thing, but I guess, as a writer, it can’t just all be therapy, but some of it has to be. M: Absolutely. Did you, uh, did you feel differently about women after having a daughter? S: Um, no. M: Because you don’t have sisters, right? S: I do have one older sister. M: Oh, you do have one older sister. S: I mean, I’ve only seen her a couple times. We’ve never been close, just a half-sister. M: You didn’t grow up together? S: No, I didn’t. I met her when I was 13 years old. The first thing she said to me in front of my father was, “He’s stoned.” So, we didn’t get on that great after. M: *laughs* Oh, really? S: Can we say that on TV? Or on the radio? M: Yeah, I just didn’t want you to swear. S: I won’t – did I swear? M: No, you didn’t. Not at all. S: I would never swear, not in front of a beautiful lady. M: Oh, you’re a charmer. You’re even more charming than your father. *laughs* S: Oh, absolutely. No, that’s a tough – he’s pretty charming. M: He’s very charming, but I think you’re less obvious about it. S: Oh, okay. Good. M: You’re just, you know. More elegant. S: Ah, thank you. I’m going to record this and send it to him, he’s going to be very upset. M: Yes! He’s a blast, though. S: Yeah. M: I, you know, we’ve known each other over the years, so he’s just a real character. So, uh, did it change your relationship with your girlfriend? Because you’re not married yet. S: I’m not – yet, yet. You say yet like it’s mandatory or something. M: No, no, no. Not at all, but you’re not married at this point? S: That’s another theme of the play, is about how important is marriage, and then to me having my daughter is- M: Really seals the deal. S: It’s more important than any piece of paper or ring or anything, so. M: Right. S: You know, my girl’s stuck with me for at least 18 years. M: Yes, and after that, because then there’s- S: Sure. M: -college and graduations. S: Sure, yeah. Yeah. M: College is expensive. S: Yeah. M: Those kinds of things. Uh, were you very close to your parents growing up? S: Um, yeah. I mean, one of them. At all times. M: Right. S: They didn’t get on, so I had- M: Was that tough? Was that tough for you? S: No, I mean. Look. I have nothing to compare it to. M: Yeah. S: To me, it wasn’t tough, but you, I might pitch it to you and you might say “Oh, that sounds tough”. But to me it’s- M: Yeah, ‘cause kids, you know, deal with whatever’s in front of them. S: Yeah, but I also- M: I like this. S: I got it good I think because they were never really together. M: Uh-huh. S: So I didn’t, it’s not like something got taken away from me or something. So to me it’s- M: Right. S: – completely normal. M: Right. It was just whatever it is. Okay, so your daughter is how old now? S: She’s 11 months. M: She’s 11 months. S: Yeah. M: That’s a great age. S: Yeah. M: So she’s just starting—can you believe how much you love another human being, in a different way? S: It’s pretty crazy, yeah. When she was born that was my first thought, like, I love this thing for no reason. Like, they’ve done nothing to earn it and I love them more than anything. M: Does she look like you? S: I think when she was born she did, but now she’s- M: A combo platter? S: – a combo of her mother and I, which is very strange. M: Yeah, ‘cause does she look like very different? S: No, I’m saying it’s obvious — yeah. M: Oh, it’s very obvious. Yeah, no, I mean, but you’re going to make good looking children, so it’s good that you picked well. S: Thank you. Thank you. M: We have to see pictures of your daughter at the break. S: I’ll show you. M: Um, but so, alright, so you’re doing this play but you’re not playing yourself in this. Is it because you wanted to have some kind of perspective and it was easier- S: A little. M: – for you to watch another actor play who you are, in the piece. S: Yeah, I think because of all the themes in the play and um, the people that I could potentially be offending, I felt- M: Oh, too close to home? S: Maybe. Maybe. But I also wanted to sit back and watch the play. I love acting and I love writing. I don’t know if I love doing them at the same time. Um, ‘cause, you know, as an actor when you go on stage you kind of just want to forget everything and be loose. M: Sure, you want to BE. S: Yeah. M: And you don’t want to have that critical eye, you know that hovering ego going- S: Yeah. M: -oh, that line could’ve been better. Or go- S: Yeah, it’s the worst. M: It’s hard. S: And that’s the beauty of doing a play. You get to kind of forget everything – you know, you do a TV show or a movie, you know, you’re constantly stopping and going, stopping and going. M: Right. S: And you’re judging yourself, and you’re thinking about…was it honest, was it not honest? You know. M: It’s horrible, oh. S: When you do a play, you kind of — the idea and the reason we do it is because you forget everything else and you actually forget that you’re doing something for five minutes if you’re lucky, you know. M: Absolutely. What was your first production that you ever did? Did you perform as a little kid, in like- S: No. M: -community theater? S: No. M: Nothing? S: Nothing. I was- M: Zero? Your dad did not say, hey, this is going to serve you well in business. S: He said do not — no, he said you can’t. He said it’s the worst idea in the world to get into entertainment, you know. M: Really? S: Yeah, he was- M: So you didn’t want to listen to him? ‘Cause you couldn’t stop yourself, probably. S: I guess. I don’t know. I mean, yeah. I don’t know. M: You never analyzed this? You never thought, you know, my dad said no, and I’m just drawn to it. S: No, I never thought about it. I mean, I would have my daughter, I would tell her to be into something creative. M: Oh, I think every parent has an obligation to get their kids into some kind of little either theater group or something just to have the experience of being on stage and to feel confident in front of a crowd, because that’s everybody’s number one fear. S: Yeah, yeah. M: Public-speaking. S: Yes. M: And you’re going to have to public speak the rest of your life . S: Yeah, that’s good for that. So, no. I didn’t — maybe that’s why sometimes I get nerves, or…you know. M: You do? S: Well, a little bit. Yeah. M: No on — on film or on stage? S: Not on film. Everything, you know, because when you’re younger I feel like you don’t really — it’s not that you don’t care but you’re hiding the fact that you care so much. It’s completely subconscious. And then you get older and go, wait I am terrified to not be fantastic, you know. M: Right. S: When you’re younger you don’t care. I’m just going to do my thing. M: Yeah. This is like no big deal. S: And then, you know, the older you get, the more, I think the more you do care, the more you’re conscious of caring and that it becomes- M: Did Hawaii Five-0 — it put you on the map kind of, right? It put you out there? *commercial music begins playing* M: Okay, well. Hold that thought. S S: What is that? M: ‘Cause you’re going to stick around. It’s, we’re taking- S: I got to go, I’m out of here. M: No you’re not. *laughs* I’m holding you hostage because there’s so much more to talk to you about. Okay. Scott Caan. His play that he wrote, he’s the writer of the play The Trouble We Come From. It’s at The Falcon Theatre. You can find links up at MariluShow.com. You get tickets and more information and it’s now through July 12 at The Falcon Theatre in Burbank, California. That’s a great little theater, too. S: It is really good. *Hawaii Five-0 theme song begins playing* M: You’re listening to the Marliu Henner Show and I’m Marilu. It must mean that we have somebody from Hawaii Five-0 there because uh — but we have Scott Caan in case you just joined us. He not only the star of Hawaii Five-0, but he’s also the writer of the play The Trouble We Come From. It’s now at The Falcon Theatre here in Los Angeles. It will be here until July the 12th. How many shows a week do you guys do? S: Uh, five. M: Five. That’s a nice schedule. S: Yeah, five. I had to count with my fingers, in case. Anyway. M: I’m glad it’s not twenty. We would’ve- S: Been here a long time. M: -for a while. It says, “In this romantic comedy, Charlie (Michael Weston) finds himself at a crossroads in his life with the news that his girlfriend (Claire van der Boom) is expecting. Charlie confides in his best friend, Vince (Scott Caan) that he’s recently crossed paths with other women in his life, including previous girlfriends (Teri Reeves). In this tangled web of relationships, he’s unsure about commitment.” S: Yes. M: So. Hmm. S: Hmm. M: So hilarity ensues and of course, some big thoughts. S: Yes. M: And that audience’s reaction has been great, right? S: Yeah, it’s been good. You know. Good reviews. It’s still tough to get people to come see a play, though. It’s weird. M: In Los Angeles? S: Yeah. It is. It’s very difficult. M: And it’s so close to the studios and stuff. Well I’m thrilled that you’re on the show and everybody should go see it. I’m going to go and see it next week. S: Yeah, you’ve got to come see it. It’s really fun. Yeah. M: Or the week after I’ll be able to come. Yeah. And that’s such a great theater. Gary Marshall, come on! S: Yeah, he’s the greatest. He’s the greatest. M: Gary Marshall from Pretty Women and so many other things. S: Yeah. A little show called Happy Days that he created. M: A little show called Happy Days. Laverne and Shirley, all the spin-offs. S: Yeah. M: Yeah. And so it’s his little theater. What is it, about 450-500 seats? S: No, no, no. Smaller than that. It’s about, uh, 140. M: Oh! S: Yeah. M: It has the feeling of space. Oh my gosh. That is a great theater. And they can see you up close. S: Yeah, they can. Well…whoever they are. M: The audience. The women who are in love with you and the men who want to be you who watch Hawaii Five-0. S: I’m going to come here more often. It’s a good ego boost. M: Well, I’m a fan. S: Thank you. M: Alright. Now let’s talk about Hawaii Five-0. Did you have to audition for that? S: I didn’t, no. M: You didn’t. They just said let’s get Scott Caan? S: Yeah. Nobody else wants to do it, let’s see if he’ll do it. M: Really? S: No. I’m kidding. M: So they just offered it to you. Did you have some pilots that you had done before? S: Not really. I had done one or two pilots, nothing for CBS before. I was on the show Entourage for the last few seasons. M: Right. Have you seen the movie? S: I did see it. M: Were you in it? S: I was not in it. M: What did you think of the movie? S: I thought it was great! I thought it was great. I thought that it was exactly what it should be. It’s a great version of one of the episodes, you know. The reviews were confusing to me. M: They were? S: Well- M: What did they expect? S: Exactly. This is what it’s supposed to be. M: I think those guys are great. S: Yeah, me too. M: They’re great. I was a fan of the show. S: Yeah, me too. M: I thought that was great. And yeah, so isn’t that nice to get a job offer? And I do this thing on the show called backstage pass. So whenever I explain something that somebody listening to the show might not understand about show-business. S: Mm-hmm. M: The hardest network to be on, and stay on, is CBS. S: Is it? M: Oh my gosh. I had a show…Unforgettable. On the show, I’m a consultant on the show. We were on the first year and we killed it on our time slot, but they took us off, and then we were on as a summer replacement show. We’re now in our fourth year, and you know, during the summer. They’ll take off shows with high ratings because they can afford to be very picky. S: Right. M: So the fact that you’re on — what is this your fifth year? S: Sixth. We start the sixth in July. M: Wow. So you’ve already been picked up, of course, because this is, you know, June. S: We have, but you never know. They could change their mind. M: I know, but you’re doing very well in the ratings and stuff. S: Yeah. I don’t know. You tell me. M: What kind of sunblock do you use during the show? ‘Cause you’re out there all of the time. S: *laughs* Um, I use Shiseido. M: You do? S: Yeah. I can’t believe that I actually knew that. M: These are important questions that people want to know. S: If anybody is listening from Shiseido, please send me a box of Shiseido. I just, I like the way it — it has a nice scent to it. I like it. M: It does. It’s great. S: Yeah. M: So you sit out there, like, a lot. You’re in the sun a lot. S: Yeah. M: I’m glad I asked you that question. S: Yeah. It’s a Shiseido commercial. M: Yeah, that’s for sure. Okay, and the character that you play, did you have to follow anybody? Did you do any kind of research for that character? Did you watch any of the old? S: No. No, I never saw an episode. I just basically, you know, they said he was a cop from New Jersey when I read it, and I thought, alright, I’m going to just. My idea was that he was basically a kid who grew up and he could have been a gangster or a cop, and he just picked being a cop. M: Sure. Did you work on your accent? Where are you born? Are you born here? S: I was born here, yeah. M: But you have a kind of an east coast…flavor. S: I think that goes with my bedroom voice. I throw on a little bit of that. M: Does it? Little more Jersey, New York. S: Yeah. On the show I have a bit of a heavier accent, you know. M: Yeah, definitely. S: But um, that’s easy. I grew up around a bunch of guys from New York. Spend a lot of time in New York. M: That’s where your dad is from. Isn’t he from New York? S: He was born in the Bronx and grew up in Queens, yeah. M: That’s what I thought. So were you a big fan of your dad’s movies, did he make you watch them? S: Oh, no. M: Were you even aware of? S: Not really. You know, he didn’t do a lot of self promoting to me about his career. It was more about sports and how to be a man and stuff. M: Well, that’s good. That’s good parenting. S: Yeah. M: The fact that he played Sonny Corleone in The Godfather and every guy quotes The Godfather. S: Yeah, sure. M: For years. S: I didn’t see the Godfather until I was, you know, fifteen, fourteen. Fourteen or fifteen. M: What did you think when you saw it? S: I thought wow. I thought, oh, that’s just my dad doing my dad, you know? M: *laughs* That’s funny. S: I said, there’s nothing brilliant about that. He just showed up, you know? That’s who he is. M: And he got a nomination. S: Right, right. He should have won, too. M: He should have. He should have. Well, I mean, he was ridiculous. He was so good in that movie. They were all good, but your father jumped off the screen in a really strong way. S: Yeah, I agree. I agree. M: Yeah, really great. So if they ever did a remake of The Godfather and said we want you to play the part. S: I don’t think so. M: No? S: No. M: That’s one of the movies they will never ever remake. S: Yeah, right. You never know. M: How old were you when you first wanted to go into show-business, when you said I’m doing this? S: Um, I was eighteen years old. I was in the music business. I was just kind of doing anything I could to not go to school. M: Oh really? What high school did you go to out here? S: I went to a bunch of ’em. M: *laughs* Did you get kicked out? S: I tried ’em all. I tried ’em all. M: Really? S: Uh-huh. M: Did you get kicked out schools? S: Some of ’em. Yeah. Some of ’em they just didn’t have what I was looking for, so I left. M: I see. ‘Cause high school is such an elective. S: Yeah, yeah. And uh, what were you saying? What were we talking about? M: No, no. I was asking you how old were you when you said I want to be an actor. S: Oh! M: Said you were in the music business, looking for- S: I was in the- M: -any excuse not to go to school. S: Yeah, right. M: See, I have a good memory. S: Yeah, you do. I forget everything. What were we talking about? M: We were talking about- S: I’m kidding. M: It’s okay. S: I, uh, I was in the music business and I was on tour with band called Cyprus Hill and another band called House of Pain. And uh, this director came to one of shows and asked if I would come audition for this movie. I wasn’t into it until I read the sсript and it was this cool sсript about this kid who drives a motorcycle, shoots people, and you know, has a girlfriend. So I thought, alright, this is pretty cool. I ended up auditioning a couple times. Ended up getting the part, and when I was on set of that movie I realized, wait, this is — these are the people I want to hang out with. I didn’t know at the time it was…acting, writing. M: Did you grow up on sets? You’re father never took you to movie sets? S: A little bit. From three to beginning of adolescence he kind of took off and didn’t work a bunch. so I didn’t start going on movies sets until I was twelve or thirteen. M: Right. So now, has your daughter, your eleven month old daughter, has she been on a movie set yet? Like visiting you. S: No. No. I mean, she came to the stage, but she didn’t come while we were working. M: I guess she was barely conscious last season. S: Yeah. They’ll make too much noise. M: Ah, that’s true. That’s true. Thank you so much for being with us! S: Oh yeah, we’re done. M: The play is called The Trouble We Come From. It’s at The Falcon Theatre. You can find a link at MariluShow.com or go to falcontheatre.com to get tickets and more information. It’s until July 12th. S: Yeah. M: It’s fabulous and good luck with your show. S: Thank you. M: And your baby. S: Thank you. Thanks for having me. M: Thank you so much for being here. S: Yeah, of course. M: Scott Caan. Check him out.

— Scott Caan, writer of the play “The Trouble We Come From”
hosted by Marilu Henner || Jun 23, 2015

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