Succession Fans Beg Brian Cox to Say His Iconic Catch Phrase

Brian Cox talks about the depth of his character on Succession and how he approaches each of his roles.
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[@Voyager759]

This is one of those rare interviews where Brian Cox doesn't seem bored or annoyed, and kudos to Seth for engaging him in such pleasant conversation.

[@allyabernathy4098]

the audience was such a buzzkill!! it was like they were afraid to laugh at his story or something. this was a fantastic interview.

[@AdrianskiASMR]

Yeah this interviw showed me that Seth is a genuinely great interviewer who cares about the questions and the person they're talking to

[@emmahinchcliffe]

Seth busting out his Kendall Roy impression any time one of the Succession cast members is on is a true highlight.

[@Onionjellysarcasm]

I agree! I think he was really intimidated doing it in front of Brian Cox, though - usually I think it’s really good, but this was the worst one 😂

[@miaylather]

and the fact that it's the exact same line every time, really he is a gem

[@ermeeleer]

He dared to do his 'uh dad' to the dad... Bravo 👏🏽

[@nadiashireensiddiqi]

Love Brian Cox in Nuremberg; very likeable villain

[@WTFPr0m]

The fact that he sincerely loves his children makes Logan Roy all the more horrifying. Imagine being a human being whose genuine love is expressed with so much cruelty...

[@NateGH36O]

Really great way of looking at it

[@arshadeepsingh7280]

Yeah that adds more mystery to his character

[@Dratim-l6b]

I know…I love it.

[@mynameisuju]

Makes you imagine what he must have been shown as love

[@maazkalim]

Well.. You won't get any genuine-insight into it, given that the show was already in a quasi-mockumentary format and hence - doesn't do flashbacks but.. Worse, it has grown into a self-parody by this season. But if you genuinely do want, I may recommended at least 1 episode from the 1st season( alongwith a must-read of critical-reception towards it).

[@rodaxel7165]

Damn Logan Roy himself. The scene with him and Kendall talking one in one last episode is brutal. This season went by so fast.

[@marcdellorusso180]

That was the most emotionally intense and best written scene of the series. Reminiscent of the restaurant scene in Heat between De Niro and Pacino.

[@maazkalim]

Which “one last episode”???

[@colmcgillveray1010]

I saw him during the summer, where he lives in Scotland ..and, this is no joke Keeps and runs a cheese burger van,,,

[@warsshan]

I guess the whole lockdown thing really gives the writers time to refine the script.

[@warsshan]

@@maazkalim S3E8 when Kendall and Logan have dinner together.

[@willrichardson5931]

One of the best things about Succession is watching a bunch of actors at the top of their game absolutely shine in their performances.

[@Marcepan541]

3 weeks ago I never heard about this man. Over Christmas I ate 3 season of Succession straight away. Today he is my favourite actor

[@lar9299]

same!!!! I started watching the show two weeks ago and he has become one of my fav actors. Specially after that "Boar on the floor" scene. Absolutely terrifying

[@oyiegeronimo]

Same!

[@RealmsOfThePossible]

He is a famous actor in the UK, he has done some amazing roles over the years and has worked in TV, film, radio, voiceovers for games and animation, theatre and directing.

[@robtothejuice]

Checkout the autopsy of Jane doe. He’s great in that movie as well. Underrated horror movie.

[@gonzalotorres2554]

acá también !

[@nabilaadeliaputri2893]

Seth's questions are always so good and engaging you can tell Brian seems more excited in this interview compared to his other interviews

[@quietastronaut]

If he doesn't win an Emmy for this season someone will have to catch these hands!

[@sleepynative9132]

He ain't, so come get some weakling.

[@tahmeedchowdhury0007]

He'll have to go against Jeremy Strong, so no, I don't see him winning.

[@quietastronaut]

@@tahmeedchowdhury0007 Yeah, you're probably right. And to be honest if I can only choose one I do think Jeremy is the star of the show. His win last season was completely well deserved. But it feels criminal that they can't both be awarded.

[@anthonydanilov4995]

it is so so refreshing to see an actor just talk in depth about their craft in interviews and really show how they approach their work and see how much they care about their craft. a lof of times its short quipy answers that are comical but id love to see this more often

[@christinehill4491]

What a lovely guy and great actor. I can't imagine a person so different from their character.

[@darrenmitchell2830]

Well done to Seth for doing his homework! It helps make a great interview!

[@oncewasblind4292]

Indeed, Seth was a very gracious host here.

[@spacemono5419]

yeah , fr, like ive seen succession cast interviews with jimmy fallon and it was clear he had never watched the show or knew like anything about it.. maybe a clip or two LOL , but here its clear hes a fan of the show and knows about it . And it doesnt just go for succession but just using it as the example here cause the context :)

[@meumnomen]

Saw a heartbreaking BBC doc about life in workhouses, and Brian Cox was one of the people who traced their families history through said workhouses. Really moving.

[@ryanpacula9826]

Do you have a link to the doc or what the name of it was, please?

[@vinceely2906]

@@ryanpacula9826 Sounds like 'Who do you think you are'.

[@stevenweikert7062]

@@vinceely2906 If you think 'Do you have a link to the doc or what the name of it was, please?' sounds like 'Who do you think you are' then you appear to need a hearing test.

[@england6013]

The programme your thinking of is called "Who Do You Think You Are". Its on the BBC. Follows people as they find out about their forebears. It's really interesting

[@loia1242]

@@stevenweikert7062 thats the name of the show

[@socrappyicoulddie]

Love love love hearing him speak; not just because he's immensely eloquent but it's somewhat of a relief to know that he's nothing like Logan lol

[@EmanDeMoan]

Yes it's oddly comforting LOL he's an amazing actor

[@JJJameson.]

I think I might be the only person that thinks Logan is the best person in that show, even better than Greg

[@loganroy3381]

@@JJJameson. He's an ass, but everyone else is just so opportunistic and fake.

[@kevinkelner8928]

He's the voice behind the new McDonald's ads.

[@mimah1015]

Oh please, I love Logan Roy.

[@bobbi12781]

The actors and the scriptwriting / dialogue in Succession are what make it next level. Some of the best character development in the game.

[@kimulumakokha4588]

Very correct

[@aladdinsen]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Seth Meyers is the best interviewer around right now. Thank you and the entire crew obviously.

[@idontcare4gob742]

I just want to hear him say that Logan loves Kendall. Like that's pretty much all Kendall wants and it breaks my heart every week. I love that show!!

[@AroundTheWorldWithEase]

I’m born and raised and lived my whole life in LA, so you know, you see Steven Spielberg (repeatedly) or David Bowie and companions at Starbucks, and you don’t say a thing, and you don’t bring any attention to them. That’s the beauty of being famous and living here. However, my boyfriend is Scottish, and in December 2019, just having finished watching season 2, we were at his tailor in Edinburgh, and Brian Cox walks in. I thought I was going to die. The b/f comes out of the other room and I can’t even breathe, let alone speak, and I’m like, “Brian Cox … thbtfthy!” And under his breath, he’s like, “Calm down! You’re embarrassing me!”. I had to go outside in order to catch my breath.

[@racheldollton]

It was nice of Brian Cox to defend Jeremy after that brutal New Yorker profile. He seems like he cares for him like a son.

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

That article was AWFUL! I felt to bad for Strong after I read it.

[@kevinmac2200]

@@debbiedoodiedandi I heard about the article, but haven't read it. It sounds like Strong takes himself very seriously. If he was turning in poor performances, then I guess you could say he deserves a little mockery. But his performances are remarkable.

[@rigsby1454]

That article was fine. He didn’t come across bad at all. Not sure what the fuss is about

[@mthoughtsswriter1363]

What happened?

[@TaRa0350]

@@rigsby1454 The author of the article described it as being about someone who is "broadly despised" by the NY theatre community. I think a lot of Strong's friends felt a need to dispute that. And beyond the article itself there have been many people with poor reading comprehension or very cynical outlooks who extrapolated that Strong abused people on set/was a toxic colleague.

[@molefilebone]

Wow, Brian is too honest in this interview. This is what happens when you get mature and don't care what people say.

[@johnnydeleon8210]

Hes more Logan than he thinks

[@Tyler-z8r]

Too honest for an upbeat talk show interview, but who is to say all talk show interviews must be upbeat. Good interview, I liked hearing his point of view.

[@jedcarr3649]

Brian Cox is such a lion of an actor

[@looney1023]

Or a boar (on the floor)

[@jedcarr3649]

@@looney1023 😂

[@jaygray7883]

Great description

[@Powers3rg]

I love Seth has gotten a lot better as an interviewer. You can tell he's so much more comfortable now.

[@precioustraveler]

Agreed! I really think he’s become the best interviewer of all the late night hosts.

[@jacqainsworth]

Thanks for doing a one on one with Brian Cox. Those big group interviews prevent us from seeing what an awesome artist he is.

[@KinKaNef]

Seth you do an amazing job interviewing people. 👍

[@reml75]

Yes! He lets people talk. This is a great conversation. Seth’s former cast mate should take notes 😄

[@RD-vt9uu]

He doesn’t use cards. That’s a big difference from a lot of others in the biz.

[@garvitjethwani3076]

He is right, the result of Jeremy Strong's approach is just extraordinary like DDL, but literally to go through that heavy emotion from playing this character is just draining.

[@EzraDair]

I love that his mic is matching the sweater

[@seen921]

Love Brian Cox!! Guy’s career is incredible.

[@marvinoli]

YES SETH DID HIS KENDALL IMPRESSION

[@alexiscastle9903]

british actors especially old british actors are so articulate and have a depth with their thoughts, you can honestly tell that they come from a rich literary background.

[@robatsea2009]

Had the great pleasure of watching him on stage in 1989, doing "Frankie and Johnny" alongside Julie Walters.

[@SoozUK]

Oh I bet that was fantastic!

[@eggplanthose]

You can really tell when the interviewer is a true fan.

[@jch010]

That metaphor for Herman Gorring was spot on. Just realizing he would be great in a WW2 movie as a grizzled scottish general or german general.

[@AroundTheWorldWithEase]

Yes yes! I know what you mean. I believe he was playing Goring - but Goring wasn’t grizzled. I’m actually trying to think of a grizzled Nazi. Not Rommel. British? Had to have been an American. Not Patton, MacArthur or Eisenhower. All not grizzled, either. Sons of bitches, but not grizzled. I’ll ask around. But Brian Cox will be able to play a puppy, too, and whatever else he wants.

[@jch010]

@@AroundTheWorldWithEase Can't think of one either off the top of my head but he would be great in something high budget. He should be in more history pieces like The Crown or the upcoming WW2 Air Force mini series on Apple+

[@bothellkenmore]

He was the captain in Super Troopers. Has great comedic chops too!

[@w1lsons482]

He sure was! I totally forgot that!

[@ericmac5612]

You mean the president, chairman and C.E.O. of Levi Strauss ?

[@Wyntah888]

Last episode really did make me wonder if he loves his kids.Jesse is an incredible showrunner 😭

[@chikki_chik]

I love Succession, it's such a great show!

[@molliewatts6445]

So happy you got to do your Kendall Roy impression for him! :-)

[@AroundTheWorldWithEase]

This was everything. I do Seth’s Kendall so often, it’s a tic.

[@tomsgrexit]

What a sweet and humble man! 🥰

[@DiscoDashco]

I LOVE hearing his voice in all the McDonald’s commercials!

[@D4773n]

Up there with Billy Connolly in terms of being a national treasure 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@gertrudelaronge6864]

Scottish men are sexy!

[@Adriana-eu6ty]

James McAvoy 🤩

[@D4773n]

@@gertrudelaronge6864 On behalf of Scottish men, cheers 👍🏻

[@TheBrainFlow]

If he did Logan with his original accent it would be even more delightful (but maybe less evil🥰)!!!

[@gertrudelaronge6864]

@@Adriana-eu6ty there is a lengthy list.

[@Black_pearl_adrift]

Brian is such a legend ❤️ excellent talent, very self aware and endlessly charming

[@nanii1226]

Seth Meyers is soooo good at interviewing people!! Love it!

[@DougUnfunny]

Brian Cox has been such a part of of my early 20's, he did super troopers, X2, Bourne Identity, The Ringer, and was main voice in the Videogame Man Hunt.

[@blockpart2184]

Hes so cuteeee, like a teddy bear. Thats how great of an actor he is

[@brodie-tzu4753]

I hope they explain on the show what abuses occurred during the Roy kids’ childhoods and what happened to Logan as well. The keep alluding to it.

[@DG-wu7ke]

Great interview of one our generations best actors. TYVM

[@socialjunkiedotcom]

Come on, 'I swear to god I'll pistol whip the next guy that says shenanigans!' and then ' Put those things away' is classic Brian Cox!

[@federicoalonso4235]

I would loooove to see a scene between him and Anthony Hopkins, that'd be the stuff of legends

[@leonthesleepy]

All his scenes with Kendall are brutal

[@hessu275]

The show has some really brilliant writing, especially this season when everything seems to be falling apart. Too bad there's only one episode left and then we'll have to wait again for who knows how long

[@tjk3430]

Actually glad you mentioned this bc I assumed there were 10 eps but now I'll be let down less.

[@slartibartfast7921]

It was like a kick in the gut to find out this Sunday is the finale. Seemed like it only just started 😞

[@jessicab2409]

I assume since COVID won’t delay season 4 we should get it in at least a year and some change.

[@slartibartfast7921]

@@jessicab2409 Doh, you’re right. totally slipped my mind 🤦🏼‍♂😂

[@wizardguy14]

That finale tho wow 😳They are going to start filming Season 4 in early Summer so will probably be this time next Year for Season 4 maybe November earliest

[@jaygray7883]

While watching this I can’t help but think about how great Phillip Seymour Hoffman would have been, he was really scratching the surface. I say that because of the skill set of these two guys, awesome.

[@lracseroom8286]

I love me some Cox but PSH had WAY more range than him. Like. Cox is b-tier compared to PSH and it's not really close.

[@hoover728]

interesting comparison because PSH was a method actor which approach Brian is at odds with.

[@claycook9475]

Everyone knows the most famous line from his movies is: "You can't come in here, this is my mastabatorium!" (Running With Scissors)

[@flexdrillerson]

I'd go with "I swear to God I'm going to pistol whip the next guy who says, 'Shenanigans."

[@Baliboyish]

I just watched 5 episode of S1, seeing Brian Cox playing Logan reminded me of seeing Brando in Godfather for 1st time. Magnificent ❤️

[@biodigitaljazz5814]

Personally my favorite movie with this guy was chain reaction because of the subject matter, and he did such a great job of playing a unacknowledged special Access Project corporate guy who murders the scientist who invents a device that'll run your house or your car off water great movie great music Jerry Goldsmith

[@Dratim-l6b]

Respect to a great actor. Salute to you Mr. Cox.

[@wotan10950]

Cox has the same approach to acting as Laurence Olivier. When Olivier and Dustin Hoffman were on the set to do a harrowing scene together, Olivier asked, “My dear boy, you look absolutely haggard.” Hoffman said that he’d remained sleepless and took other physically torturous steps to prepare for the scene. Olivier wasn’t impressed, and said, “Well then, you have to learn how to ACT.”

[@rigsby1454]

That was a story Hoffman told himself and I think it shows that Olivier didn’t really understand that process. He came from the British stage. Hoffman is a superb actor

[@vanishing_girl]

he said "my dear boy, have you tried acting?"

[@nkt1]

@@rigsby1454 I'm quite sure that Olivier fully understood the process, he just thought it unnecessary.

[@slartibartfast7921]

What a great, genuine guy. I was also like…. wow, he’s not frail at all! …………. Acting 😎👌🏻🤦🏼‍♂

[@viktorgubka4493]

Okay but the sound guy tha whipped out a lav mic that´s the EXACT color of this sweater deserves a raise.

[@KesselRunner606]

Cox's Hannibal Lector was far better and scarier than Hopkins'. No insult to Anthony Hopkins, who is one of The best actors of our times; but his depiction was essentially Dracula, rather than a serial killer. Cox's portrayal (which is in only a couple of scenes in the original Manhunter TV movie) is cold, devoid of any interest in the humanity of the person in front of him. It's far more chilling, because while Hopkins' Lector is memorable, it's because it's overly theatrical and flamboyant. Cox's Lector was more real, like an actual psychopath, someone who would kill you without blinking.

[@lxuaes6915]

That movie (Manhunter) was just really good. I wouldn't necessarily say Cox's take is better than Hopkins'. There just different.

[@nedzmap.8630]

I now need to see this Manhunter thing 😁

[@detailsmove]

he's so articulate and eloquent in his speaking

[@al00irdv]

This feels like a pre covid conversation where people just speak naturally, listen and wait for their turn. And all that effortless as well, pretty cool to see 🖤

[@jmeijer6995]

what does that have to do with covid?

[@PatrickOCnMD]

He was good in soooo many movies. Including Bourne Supramacy.

[@jcoptimus]

Farva, hit the radio.

[@lisarogers3393]

😂😂😂I love this man! He has taught me so many cutdowns. Logan Roy is the best character on TV, he’s hilarious. My mom has been telling me to f**c off my whole life. But, I know she loves me. I know he loves his kids because we get the maddest at the ones we love the most.

[@sarahhardy8649]

One of my two favourite Brian Cox’s.

[@carlosangalang]

Succession makes so much more sense watching it as a dark comedy. Brian Cox is fantastic

[@ChipCain]

Actual legend.

[@JavaScriptJolt]

I too first watched Brian Cox in “Manhunter”. Seth would have been 13 years old, like me, in 1986 (when the film came out). He would definitely remember “Manhunter”. Maybe Brian thought he was younger.

[@TheSpacemannspiff]

Love him , he's in one of my favourite shows of all time 'Sharpe' which stars Sean Bean , I highly recommend it.

[@vivek27789]

True.. Very True...Amazing series and great acting by Sean Bean...And several future superstars who did guest roles including Daniel Craig.

[@tessstickells5463]

Loved Brian Cox as Hogan. "You've lost the Colours, sir. The King's own Colours, touched by his own hand. Take my advice and a pistol, and go behind that tent and blow out what's left of your brains"

[@jadefire2817]

@@tessstickells5463 Then later in Wellington's office, I love how he's just casually sniffing snuff as Simmerson obliterates himself. "Major Hogan's coat buttons up over a number of other duties, Sir Henry. " *YASSSSS. CRUSH him. *

[@Wowreally42]

He really is a generational talent. So captivating as Logan Roy.

[@slipperyjim1497]

He was so good in Manhunter as Hannibal Lecter. Even the great Sir Anthony Hopkins couldn't compare in my humble opinion.

[@DRthistle]

Brian should get the Emmy this coming year.

[@MarceloAbans]

I would love to hear him tell me, "You're my boy... My number 1 boy..."

[@lindaapton6185]

I didn’t like that article and I usually love the New Yorker. It was truly designed as a piece that would hit Jeremy Strong. I guess it did succeed in that everybody’s talking about it and several stars have had to come to Strong’s defense.

[@KingofNewark]

I had to be talked into watching Succession, I thought it looked boring. Then I binged watched all 3 seasons. It's a great show.

[@scottcavanaugh6260]

Lets be honest, Brian's best work was in Super Troopers. And no one is talking about it...

[@bleezyb15]

Give me the god damn soap

[@rmac5584]

Super Troopers, X-Men, Troy, Jason Bourne etc.

[@RealmsOfThePossible]

British TV series called The Take along with Tom Hardy is incredible, try and get hold of it if you can.

[@lararesende7499]

Brian fica muito fofinho rindo! Parece um ursinho e dá muita vontade de abraçar! 🥰❤️

[@ro2670]

Seth said “acting teachers” if you “know” then you know he means Impression Camp Counselors.

[@jeffreyfletcher3261]

What a good and insightful interview!

[@305donkryder8]

I keep hearing how method acting takes a toll on the actors

[@LiddlestLady]

He will always be Jack the Thee-ater Chiropractor in Deadwood to me ♥️

[@alexh.4842]

WoW, the moment he starts to talk. That voice...

[@supermodelwannabe]

I was today years old when i found out Brian Cox is Scottish which is a pleasant surprise

[@TheBrainFlow]

Point is: he is a teddy bear. Very cute and lovely grandpa looking old man.

[@NellieKAdaba]

Yes

[@gprick40]

Well, I just need to remind you all that Connor Roy was interested in politics at a young age.

[@PayMeNoMind]

Cox, as the patriarch Logan Roy, is still up to his old Agamemnon (Troy) games!!!

[@EM.1.]

He did a great job as Herman Goring in the TV movie Nuremberg.

[@GTFBITK]

I like when when he played the Trooper from Vermont.

[@TheSportzBilly]

Him as Hannibal Lector in manhunter was absolutely mesmerizing

[@beowulfmahoney8677]

I loved him in Super Troopers and Super Troopers 2

[@Mkwaa]

I loved Brian Cox in RED. I want to see a RED3 film, not a TV show. Remember Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson in DIE HARD (3): WITH A VENGENCE was just as good as the original; who cares if DH2 was tripe. If RED3 added Jackson to the mix, maybe throw in Tyler Perry, we could have infinite RED possibilities.

[@catalinacurio]

Never watched it, now I will. 😊

[@DSAK55]

He's like the absolute professional

[@Gio-vf1zf]

Excellent Actor in Succession!

[@Aksriv100]

Legendary Actor

[@billwolfe7244]

I enjoyed Brian in Sharpe's Rifles.

[@powerfrenzy]

Loved Brian Cox ever since X2's William Striker

[@rabbit251]

That was a great interview! He's an actor (and so was Seth once; watch "Journey to the Center of the Earth" which is why Seth likes to do impressions all the time because he thinks he's an actor still or he's just acting to be a TV show host in his mind, ANYWAY) and really should ask them how they approach their work. I have been an extra in two TV shows and the down time was incredibly boring as they set the scene. One show I was in was only like 2-3 minutes in the show, but it took a whole day to do. I watched some of the outtakes of making Harry Potter and some scenes with just the number of people involved had to had been mind-boggling. I can understand when he talks about the difference between TV and movies.

[@trey3905]

i love seth and his kendell impression. great show as well.

[@deadeyedmillennialmedia]

REALLY loving this love for Manhunter, or Red Dragon: Vice City

[@theonlyalexoliveira]

This interview is worth more than 4 years of theatre school

[@kelst75]

Has he ever taught drama? Because he'd be an excellent teacher.