Ben McKenzie Has Big Prison Fanbase

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It turns out there's a sizable contingent of jailbirds who LOVE "The O.C."

TranscriptCONAN: "SOUTHLAND" IS A TERRIFIC SHOW, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. DO YOU STILL GETS FANS OF THE "O.C." THAT WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER? BEN MCKENZIE: I DO. ON "SOUTHLAND" WE USE REAL GANG MEMBERS TO PLAY OUR GANG GUYS. SO X, SORT OF, SO WE'RE DOING -- VERY BEGINNING OF THE SHOW, ONE EPISODE HAS AIRED AND SOME OF THESE GUYS WERE ON BREAK AND THERE'S THIS BIG GUY, 6'2", 220, HE'S MEXICAN-AMERICAN, TATTOOS ALL OVER HIS HEAD, SHAVED HEAD, AND HE TURNS TO ME ON THE BREAK AND HE SAYS, "HEY, MAN, I LIKE YOUR WORK." AND "SOUTHLAND" HAS AIRED ONE EPISODE SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT HE'S REFERRING TO. AND I SAY, "THANK YOU" AND HE SAYS "YEAH, MAN, THE O.C., USED TO WATCH THAT -- IN THE JOINT." CONAN: HE WOULD WATCH THE O. GLFMNT IN PRISON? BEN MCKENZIE: IN PRISON. HE SAID, "THURSDAY NIGHT, ALL DOWN THE CELL BLOCK, YOU HEAR s CALIFORNIA s" CONAN: THINKING OF THOSE GUYS GETTING LOST IN THE LOVE TRIANGLE. THAT'S NICE, THOUGH. BEN MCKENZIE: YOU NEED AS MANY FANS AS YOU CAN GET. I HOPE THEY'RE NOT TOO PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR FANDOM BECAUSE THEY'RE PRETTY SCARY GUYS. CONAN: YOU TAKE YOUR ACTING SERIOUSLY WHICH SHOWS IN YOUR WORK BUT I'VE LEARNED -- BEN MCKENZIE: WHERE ARE YOU PULLING THAT FROM? CONAN: I THINK OF YOU AS A SERIOUS ACTOR BUT YOU HAVE AN UNORTHODOX WAY OF WORKING. BEN MCKENZIE: I'M SURE GOOD ACTORS WOULD TELL YOU ACTING IS ALL ABOUT LISTENING. I BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT LEARNING YOUR LINES SO I USE MY DOG. I HAVE A DOG, HE'S A PIT. HE'S VERY DEAD PAN AND HE'S VERY USEFUL BECAUSE YOU REALLY NEED JUST TO LEARN YOUR LINES. YOU DON'T NEED ANYONE TO SAY -- BECAUSE WHO CARES, RIGHT? CONAN: WHEN YOUR TIME COMES, YOU NEED TO SPOUT OUT YOUR LINES. BEN MCKENZIE: YES, SO THIS DOG, VERY PATIENT, HIS DEFAULT LOOK IS KIND OF LIKE, GO AFTER YOURSELF OR YOU'RE CRAZY, KIND OF LIKE WHAT ARE YOU DOING? AND HE'S GREAT. HE'S VERY PATIENT. AND THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS. CONAN: I'M JUST CURIOUS. DOES ANYONE COME BY AND SEE YOU? YOU'RE NEVER OUT WITH YOUR DOG IN THE PARK AND PEOPLE SEE YOU SAYING THINGS LIKE "YOU'RE GOING DOWN!" BEN MCKENZIE: AND THEN YOU'RE GOING DOWN! EXACTLY. EXACTLY. CONAN: I'M TOLD YOU WENT TO JAPAN? NOT TOO LONG AGO? BEN MCKENZIE: I DID. CONAN: I'VE NEVER BEEN. BEN MCKENZIE: IT'S WONDERFUL. YOU WOULD BE FASCINATING OVER THERE. THEY WOULD BE FASCINATED BY YOU. CONAN: THANKS A LOT. I GUESS YOU'RE A FREAK. HEY, ELEPHANT MAN, YOU'VE GOT TO TOUR THE COUNTRYSIDE. BEN MCKENZIE: ANYONE WHO'S BLONDE HAIRED AND BLUE EYED AND YOU'RE A FAIRLY TALL GENTLEMAN, THEY LOOK AT YOU LIKE YOU'RE INTERESTING TO THEM, FASCINATING. CONAN: WHEN I WAS A KID, MY DAD TOOK ME -- HE WAS A RESEARCH DOCTOR AND HE TOOK ME ON A TRIP TO SOUTH AMERICA AND I HAD BRIGHT ORANGE HAIR, FRECKLES, MY TWO FRONT TEETH WERE DEAD AND I HAD A MULTICOLORED SPORTS COAT AND HE TOOK ME THROUGH SOUTH AMERICA VISITING HOSPITALS AND I WOULD WALK AROUND AND PEOPLE WOULD JUST -- I WAS A TRAVELING CLOWN. I WAS A TRAVELING CLOWN. BEN MCKENZIE: NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED, REALLY. I'M JUST KIDDING! CONAN: WE'RE SO DONE! WE'RE SO DONE! EVEN WHEN YOU GET HOME YOUR DOG'S GOING TO BE LIKE, NOT COOL!

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