to help us understand the way that you portray them, we know who eddie carbone is. what drives him. if we are listening and watching carefully. mark: absolutely. villains,yed a lot of that is an interesting dilemma because, villains are not supposed to be likable. charlie: every actor who plays villains says they try to find something about them that is interesting. mark: you have to make them understood. if you can understand the motivation of a bad guy, he becomes a little bit more accessible than somebody who is downright evil. and eddie, arthur miller said about eddie, you should with no tears for eddie. which is ironic, because a lot of people have been in tears at the end of the play. they find it really moving. i asked if they were selling for catherine and her loss or for eddie and his mistakes? they said both. it is incredibly emotional, this journey that you go on. the fact that at the end there are people who are incredibly moved by -- charlie: this is two hours without intermission. you are almost in every scene. how hard is it to do that? mark: once you

we know who eddie carbone is. we know what drives him. if we're listening and watching carefully. >> absolutely. llains, that's an interesting dilemma because, you know, dlillens aren't -- villains reasoned supposed to be actor. >> rose: every actor i know plays a villain says i have to find something interesting about them. >> if you understand the motivation of a bad guy he becomes more accessible than somebody just downright evil. miller said we should weep no tears for eddie. that's ironic. a lot of people are in tears at the end of the play. they find it very moving and really feel for what happens. i say are you feeling for catherine and his loss or eddie and his mistakes? and they say both. it's incredible emotional the journey you go on us with all and the fact at the end there are people incredibly moved by it. >> rose: two hours without intermission. >> yes. >> rose: you're almost in every scene. >> yes. >> rose: how hard is it to do that? >> it's exhilarating and incredibly exhausting and difficult, but once -- >> rose: drainin

to help us understand the way you portrayed him we know who eddie carbone is. know what drives him. if we're listening and watching carefully. >> absolutely. absolutely. and having played a lot of an ins, that is interesting dilemma because villains aren't supposed to be likeable. charlie: every actor plays villains and they say you have to find something that makes them interesting. >> you have to make them understood. if you can unthe motivation after bad guy he becomes more accessible than someone who is downright evil. miller said about eddie, we should weep no tears for eddie. that is ironic because a lot of people are in tears at the end of the play. they find it very moving and really feel for what happened. i asked the other day, are you feeling for catherine, for her loss, or for eddie and his mistakes? they said both. charlie: yeah. >> it is incredibly emotional this journey that you go on with us all. and the fact that at the end there are people who are incredibly moved by it. charlie: this is two hours without intermission. >> yes. you are almost i

. >> reporter: eddie carbone is a less than perfect patriarch, married but infatuated with his 17-year-old niece. driven wild when she falls in love with a newly arrived italian immigrant who's come to stay in his house. >> at some point, it hooks you in, and suddenly you find yourself really engaged with the characters, the story, and you're listening to what's being said. >> reporter: mark strong played the tortured long shoreman. on stage, there's practically no scenery. but there is an audience filling ing the wings of the theater. >> luckily i'm slightly shortsighted, so i can't actually focus. >> arthur miller wrote the play in 1955. themes of sexual identity and immigration status, controversial then, controversial now. >> i've looked out into the audience, and you find a face, especially here in this city, you find a face that's looking at you trying almost to have a conversation with you. >> the truth is not as bad as blood, eddie. >> the action simmers before it exploez. family revelations, falling upon family revelations. in the end, theatrical destruction. >> it's a very delica