Anthony Mackie Takes a Lie Detector Test

I do have a really good lawyer.

[laughing] [clattering]

[soft intense music] [buzzing]

[Interviewer] Is your name Anthony Mackie?

Yes my name is Anthony Mackie.

[Interviewer] Do you play the character Falcon

in The Avengers: Endgame?

Yes I play Falcon in The Avengers: Endgame.

[Interviewer] Are you ready to take

this lie detecter test?

Yes I'm ready.

I got all three of those right.

[thumping]

[Interviewer] First category, your life.

[thumping]

So you attended Julliard, is that correct?

I did.

[Interviewer] Would you use the word artsy

to describe yourself while you were there?

No.

[Interviewer] You told James Cordon

that you were a bit of a poet when you were younger.

Is that correct? Yes.

[Interviewer] Did you ever wear a beret in school?

[laughing] No.

[Interviewer] John is that true?

Can you create a haiku for us right now?

No, no. [laughing]

[Interviewer] Was this man, Lee Pace, your roommate?

What's with the pictures?

Yeah, Lee Pace was my high school and college roommate.

Yeah, it's weird, I know, trust me.

I got a lot of [beep] Lee Pace.

[laughing]

[Interviewer] Did you ever over serve yourself

when you were in college?

[chuckling]

Yes.

You're great with the pictures.

[Interviewer] Did he ever need

to help you in those instances?

No, but I had to help him.

True story.

I carried him like 20 blocks.

There's nothing worse than six foot three,

dead weight Lee Pace, slung over a brother's shoulder,

walking down the streets of Manhattan.

[Interviewer] When you two were roommates

did you ever borrow any of his clothes?

No.

[Interviewer] Did you ever put a sock on the doorknob?

Yes.

We had a lot of socks being used in our dorm room.

[laughing] Truth.

We were a sock room.

[Interviewer] And then you went on

to North Carolina School of the Arts, correct?

I got my high school diploma

from North Carolina School of the Arts.

[Interviewer] And I assume you indulged

in a lot of North Carolinian cuisine

while you were there.

Of course, I had some good barbecue.

[Interviewer] Would you say that North Carolina

has better barbecue than your home state, Louisiana?

No.

Nah.

[Interviewer] Is it true you've gone

sky diving more than 20 times?

True.

[Interviewer] Have you ever had that thought

mid-jump that your parachute wouldn't deploy?

Every jump.

[Interviewer] Would you say you're on the same

sky diving level as Tom Cruise?

[laughing]

No, Tom Cruise is the ultimate guy's guy.

I'm just like, kind of a guy's guy.

Next to Tom Cruise.

[Interviewer] Do you think you'll still be

sky diving at the age of 50?

I'm gonna jump, yes, yes, yes.

I'm gonna do one of those crooked flying squirrel jumps

for my 50th birthday.

[Interviewer] Let's change topics.

So you're a father.

I am.

[Interviewer] Would you support your kids

if they wanted to be actors?

If they exhaust every other resource.

[Interviewer] Do you have a favorite child?

Yes. Really?

Will you say which one?

No.

But they know.

He's everybody's favorite.

He's a cool dude.

[Interviewer] Do you ever embarrass your kids?

Every day.

[Interviewer] Do you ever make dad jokes?

Dad jokes, no.

[Interviewer] Let's move on to your career.

[thumping]

You've starred in many Broadway and Off Broadway plays.

True? True.

[Interviewer] In 2002 you were Don Cheadle's understudy

in the play Top Dog Underdog, correct?

Yes, one of the lower points in my career, yes.

[chuckling]

[Interviewer] Would you say he was a mentor?

Yes.

I would definitely say that.

[Interviewer] Was he ever a diva?

Yes, every day.

[Interviewer] Does he still treat you like an understudy?

Yes, every day.

He's an asshole, yes.

[chuckling]

Only to me.

But, he's a great guy.

[Interviewer] I read that Christopher Walken

was your co-star in a play called,

A Behanding in Spokane, is that correct?

Correct.

[Interviewer] So you spent a lot of time together?

Yes.

[Interviewer] So, do you have

your Christopher Walken impression down?

No.

[Interviewer] Your film debut was in 8 Mile.

Is that correct? Correct.

[Interviewer] Would you say you were a fan of Eminem

before the filming of the movie?

No.

[Interviewer] Would you say you prefer him

more as a blond or a brunette?

[laughing]

He looks crazier as a brunette.

So I would have to say blond.

Even though I prefer brunettes over blondes.

Which is weird.

[Interviewer] Do you think it's possible

that your character Clarence

was so destroyed by that rap battle

that he joined the Air Force and became an Avenger?

[chuckling] Nah.

In part two he came back and kicked Eminem's ass.

[Interviewer] You said that Eminem is one of your

top 10 favorite rappers, is that still the case?

Correct.

[Interviewer] Would you say that Eminem

is a better rapper than Kendrick Lamar?

Ooh, that's hard.

I would say no.

[Interviewer] John?

That was true.

Oh, that was a sweater.

Now that was, I got a little funk on that one,

you know what I'm saying?

Oh, she fell asleep. No.

Oh, no, all right my bad.

[laughing]

[Interviewer] Is Eminem a better rapper than Macklemore?

Everyone is a better rapper than Macklemore.

[chuckling]

Does Macklemore rap?

That's like calling that techno shit house music.

Wait for the drop. [groaning]

That's not house music.

[Interviewer] Did you know you're referenced

in a Busta Rhymes verse on Kendrick's song Rigamortis?

I did not know that but I'm very happy about it

'cause Busta's in my top five

and I started acting because of Busta Rhymes.

So that is amazing.

[Interviewer] Well let me read you the verse.

I carried the Anthony Mackie and put holes in you badly.

[beep] Sending you off in a hearse

I'll send you off in a taxi.

Do you know what he meant by that?

I know exactly what he meant by that.

We've spent many New York evenings together in revelry.

That's dope, I've never heard that song,

now I gotta go back and listen to that song

'cause I'm in a rap song, yo.

With Busta Rhymes. [laughing]

I'm officially famous.

[Interviewer] I'm a bit jealous.

I wasn't 30 seconds ago.

[Interviewer] Now you starred in The Night Before

with Seth Rogan. True.

[Interviewer] And you told Jimmy Fallon

that you've only smoked weed once in your life, right?

Very true.

[Interviewer] Is that still true?

Yeah.

Deathly afraid of marijuana and crack.

[Interviewer] Did Seth ever try

to peer pressure you into smoking?

No, I told him I didn't and they like,

never offered me again.

If he would've peer pressured me I probably,

if he would've asked me twice

I probably would have, I would have that story

to say I smoked with Seth Rogan.

[Interviewer] Is weed a gateway drug?

No.

Is that true?

True.

Oh, man, gotta question myself.

[Interviewer] Now let's talk about the Avengers.

Have you read all the Marvel comics?

No.

[Interviewer] But you have read

all the Captain America comics?

Yes.

[Interviewer] Have you read all the comics

with Sam Wilson or Falcon in them?

No.

[Interviewer] So I guess you wouldn't say

you're a super fan? [laughing]

No.

[Interviewer] Can you name 10

Marvel superheroes in 10 seconds?

Oh my God, okay count.

Scarlet Witch, Dr. Strange, Hulk,

Spider-Man, Iron Man, Falcon.

Times up. Aw.

I could name 10 people who play superheroes in 10 seconds.

That was pretty bad.

[Interviewer] Do you think Deadpool

is the funniest character in the Marvel Universe?

I don't find Deadpool all that funny.

[Interviewer] Avengers: Endgame

is your 6th Marvel Universe film, is that correct?

Is it six?

I think, yeah, I think that's right.

Yeah, six times, yeah.

[Interviewer] Would you say you

and Chris Evans have good chemistry?

Yeah.

[Interviewer] Have you ever spoiled

any Avengers secrets before the premiere?

No, well yes.

Yes, for Infinity Wars everybody kept asking me

to give them a spoiler and I said, cool, everybody dies.

They're like, aw you're such a dick.

I'm like, no everybody dies.

Nobody believed me, [beep] you.

[Interviewer] Would you say Tom Holland

is the most likely to spoil anything?

I think it's a, it spoils it when you meet him.

He's so tiny.

Is this like a life size portrait?

Yes, you know what?

He's learned now, we've taught him very well.

He was so excited when he first started

he just wanted to talk about it.

So now I would say no.

Mark Ruffalo will spoil a bar mitzvah.

[Interviewer] Now in the comics

Falcon takes over the mantle of Captain America.

Do you think that'll happen in the movies?

Well yeah.

Someday.

[Interviewer] If Falcon had to sacrifice

another Avenger for the soul stone

do you think it would definitely be Bucky?

I would definitely kill,

I have to sacrifice an Avenger?

Oh, okay.

I'd kill Scarlett.

[Interviewer] Is it true there's going to be

a Disney+ show based on Falcon and the Winter Soldier?

Very true.

[Interviewer] Does that mean you get

to go to Disney World for free or?

I just went to Disney World two days ago, for free.

[Interviewer] Would you say Disneyland

is better than Disney World?

No.

[Interviewer] Would you say you

and your Avengers castmates are close in real life?

Yes.

[Interviewer] Chris Evans said there's a 10% increase

in fun when you're on set.

Do you think that's true?

I'd give it 25.

10%, I forgot, be modest in 2019.

Yes, 10%.

[Interviewer] Is Chris Evans fun on set?

He's a lot of fun, yes.

[Interviewer] On set, is Robert Downey Jr.

more fun than Chris Evans?

No.

[Interviewer] What percentage of time on set

is wasted on Chris Hemsworth's hair and makeup?

None.

He woke up like that.

Yeah, he's a beautiful man.

[Interviewer] Is it fair to say that Sebastian Stan

is the least fun on set?

He is the squarest person alive.

He is fun kryptonite.

He is NyQuil to fun.

That's what he is.

He puts fun to bed like Hennessy and NyQuill.

[Interviewer] Did you keep a set of your Falcon wings?

No.

[Interviewer] Have you ever stolen anything from set?

Yes.

[Interviewer] Really?

Every movie I do I steal something.

But to be fair I tell them from jump,

I'm gonna steal something.

[Interviewer] At any point during this interview

did you lie and we didn't catch you?

No.

Oh man. [tapping]