Diogo as the "mystery guest" on "Boa Tarde"

Diogo was the "mystery guest" on yesterday's episode of "Boa Tarde" ("Good Afternoon"), a popular daytime/talk show in Portugal.  Specifically, Diogo "surprised" the host of "Boa Tarde," Conceição Lino, for this very fun interview.  Awesome fan Dina was kind enough to send us the video and some translation for us, which can be found below each video respective clip. 

(video courtesy of SIC & Diogofanfriends YouTube Channel)

Diogo: Hello, today I am "Boa Tarde"'s "mystery guest" for Conceição Lino.  I just arrived at SIC's studio, and Conception knows absolutely nothing. So do not miss it.  Until then, until then.

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(video courtesy of SIC & Diogofanfriends YouTube Channel)

Conceição Lino (CL): I am very quiet in this position, why?  Because I'm interviewing someone and cannot imagine who it might be. The mystery guest sitting behind the screen will distort his voice, and will give me clues to see if I can guess who it is.  I'll do my best.  But the fact is that I have no idea who it might be.  I'm ready to receive my 11th mystery guest. We've already had 10 guests here.  This is the 11th and I'm always in the dark. 1,2,3, start the stopwatch... hello, good afternoon.

DM (disguised voice): Hello, good afternoon.

CL: Good mood?

DM: Always. Always in a good mood.

CL: Look ... "good mood" ... is a man.

DM: Ah ... so now ...

CL: Getting clues, getting clues.

DM: Clues? Are you hungry?

CL: I do not understand.

DM: Are you hungry? Want a hint? Which clue?

CL: I want a clue, the 1st please.

DM: Look ... you're getting angry, Conceição.

CL: No, I'm not angry.

DM: You're very angry, Conceição.

CL: (laughing) No, I'm not angry.

DM: Be calm, relax.

CL: I was wondering if it's someone in the area of hypnosis.

DM: You want some water?

CL: No ... I'm very calm, very calm. This is to mislead me.

DM: You are new to this ... don't get excited, take it easy ...

CL: It's looking bad for me, isn't it?

DM: Listen, I'll give you a clue.

CL: Okay. Thank you.

DM: I was born in the 1st month in the 80's. Eightiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeees. (laughs)

CL: But born in the 80's is young, with this deep voice...

DM: It's easy, isn't it? Very easy.

CL: 80's? More clues ....

DM: My middle name is Miguel.

CL: Miguel ... Hmm ... okay. But you're not known by this name, is that it?

DM: To my mother. To my mother I am. (laughs)

CL: Okay, okay. More ...

DM: I'm almost 6 feet 3 inches tall.

CL: 6 feet 3 inches tall?

DM: Hmmm, no?

CL: More

DM: I do not play basketball.

CL: Doesn't play basketball.

DM: No.

CL: 6 ft 3 inches tall. This is standing very straight or sometimes is a little crooked?

DM: That depends on the position ( laughs.)

CL: I meant, you're a man who walks always straight,  as if he had practiced classical dance , ballet.

DM: Straight. Always straight.

CL: Well I'm at zero. Next clue.

DM: I spent my childhood in Alentejo. (sings a song about Alentejo, laughs.)

CL: More clues.

DM: (continues to sing a song about Alentejo.)  So dear Conceição, how is it?

CL: I was thinking of tall men, young.

DM: Well, there are few. These few. (laughs)

CL: One more clue please

DM: I started working at 15. Child exploitation, so... (laughs.)

CL: Working on what?

DM: I cannot say .

CL: What is the area? It is the arts and entertainment?

DM: Some days ... some days I'm a real cowboy.

CL: But it's more comedy than tragedy ...

DM: ....

CL: From arts and entertainment? Comedy?

DM: So hard , my dear, so hard ...

CL: So I need further help, please ...

DM: So let's do it.  I'm a big spender. I have already been on programs on SIC.

CL: Now it's worse ...

DM: It is! Now you're done!!

CL: But I have an obligation to know ...

DM: Oh maybe you do ...

CL: Programs? What programs?

DM: Conceição, want water ?

CL: But long ago? Or a short time ago?

DM: That is very relative, my dear ... (laughs.)  A little more? Another clue?

CL: A man with 33 years in the arts , who's been on programs ... this is a shame I do not know ...

DM : Yeah, it's a shame .

CL: Yeah ... and now the next clue... It is time to end, is not it?

DM: I participated in several sitcoms SIC, "Malucos do Riso,"  “Maré Alta” and “Aqui não há quem viva.”

CL: Oh now I know who it is (takes her hand to her head).

DM : I've been on "Boa Tarde" several times.

CL: Diogo Morgado!!

DM: Ohhhhh.

CL: Ohh kid .... (kisses).  Well ... it was awesome .... Well .... Very well done .... (laughs.)

DM: It was fun. I loved it. Can I take this thing (device that distorts the voice) that makes our voice different? This is hilarious. Really. From now on I answer all calls with this voice.  How is my dear Conceição?

CL: I'm fine. I'm beautiful. Walked around an enthusiastic team ... everyone said "this is going to go very well, it will go very well," and I do not know anything.  I thought it they were in a good mood because you were here with a pint... it was a nice trick.

DM: ...

CL: Your advantage is this. It is that you are an actor with a wide range of talent. We laughed with you, and then you have the other side too -- dramatic, serious.  And you have been asked many times, surely, which do you prefer, have you not? The question occasionally comes up ...

DM: My answer always turns out to be a bit the same. Because it is indeed the purest of truths . What I prefer is to work with people who are very fond of what they are doing. And I can say that I have had several experiences where everything seemed to match that everything was going to be very, very good,, and then it turned out not to be a very positive experience. And I've had the opposite. At first it was all a bit chaotic and later translated into a fabulous experience. Therefore it depends very much of the people with whom you are working, and they have to love what they are doing. And this will always be my choice.

CL: Well you're going through a great period in your life, aren't you?

DM: For a long time ... I have no reason to complain.

CL: That's true, it's true. But I was talking about this because I know you're excited about "Sol de Inverno" because you have been in the news around the world, haven't you? ( laughs) The Hot Jesus ... I should have said "look Hot Jesus " ...

DM: And I wouldn't come ...

CL: If I were Oprah you had to give these clues to, would you?

DM: Well, probably, I do not know ...

CL: Look, what do you want to talk about? About "Sol de Inverno" Your time with Oprah?

DM: We can say, for example, that the time has been better than it is now, that summer was quite short, arrived late and is leaving early, and we can also talk about Christmas gifts. We maybe could be the 1st television program that suggests to people what they can buy for Christmas ... Or not ... We can not talk about anything, drink water and do tching - tching (with the cups -- laughs.)

CL: People are always curious about you, and it is this curiosity that you have to kill, from time to time, just to quench the thirst. We can then talk about "Sol de Inverno."

DM: "Sol de Inverno" is a novela that our team is most enthused about, and hope the audience is too. But for now our team is extremely excited because I think the bar has been raised in regards to the TV production by SIC. As we were given early on episodes to read, it is a novela that has a lot of strength with regard to the values ​​that people relate to more: family issues, issues of betrayals, strong links between them, whether loving or friendship, and the truth is that about a week and a half ago was the first time I had the opportunity to see some footage and I was quite surprised.  I think this cast is the best cast ever assembled by SIC. A cast, all of whom, even in the smaller roles, has very strong players, who are not only very strong, but they like [their roles] and what they are doing with great conviction and passion. Therefore, when even the seemingly smaller roles, which do not really exist here, there are just roles with less exposure, but even these, when their delivery is so great, the bar is set very high.  We are all very excited and I 'm dying to know what people think when the series debuts.

CL: And it seems that your character for "Winter Sun" is not very likable... You're not exactly the most friendly or the nice guy we've come to expect ...

DM: Here I had the privilege of trying to do something that might seem an unlikely combination. Someone with great ruthlessness, but also with such foolishness, that it almost can be laughable.

CL: Here it comes ... [he's] so bad ...

DM: Bad ... But I usually just say that "Eduardo" is not the villain, because he has no capacity for that. He lacks .... he lacks .... it's subtle ... but in his head, he is really Machiavellian. And that creates a combination that I find very funny because you do not know if you will get a snap or a laugh with him.  And that's been really fun.

(video courtesy of SIC & Diogofanfriends YouTube Channel)

CL: Married to Cláudia Vieira, correct?

DM: Married to Cláudia Vieira. Unknown to me, I've never worked with her ( laughs.) No, I am kidding.     Cláudia is a great friend. Incidentally, I was fortunate that the group of actors I work most directly with, are not only people who are great, but some I did not know but have long admired, as is the case with Maria João Luís, for example. It was a long-time dream to work with her. I'm a big fan and we have been doing very interesting things. Hope you enjoy. Please take a look. Watch the first 10 episodes. Then don't if you don't like it.

CL: Just yesterday we did ​​a report on the presentation of the series, and there is a great atmosphere that was evident in that story. I guess it is implemented in your day to day work. In fact it makes you want to see it.

DM : I think that things such as the Emmy we received make us actors and the whole team, raise the bar. It's something like okay, we now have confirmation by others, that what we are doing is quality, so now we want more, do you? We want better, and everyone wins with this and the viewer is the first to gain from it.  So obviously when there are many months of work before it debuts, we are now very eager to see what the audience's response/feedback is. And I think that's something that feels, that I already have felt at SIC for many years, and now, more than ever, we are at a level of excellence that deserves to be rewarded with people responding to what we are doing.

CL: Go watch, for sure. We are also all here with great curiosity.   And now Diogo, tell me about your new job as a director. That's another thing you have up your sleeve, isn't it? 

DM: I have nothing up my sleeve. (laughing)

CL: Is there's something you want to share with us?

DM: Yeah, I never hid that it's a goal of mine, perhaps long-term, to work more as a director, and as such I have been preparing myself for a few years, with the level of training, obviously, to be able to take these steps.  And this was perhaps ... and look here (looking for the photo of "Break.")

CL: Here's "Break" with Lúcia Moniz and Rui Unas.

DM: Yes, I called 2 great friends to work with me to help me tell this story, and it has been a very good experience. It was a very good experience.  It has been a very good experience because I was not expecting such positive reviews.

CL:  And then this is a thing of the times ... This premiere on YouTube .... 15 years ago we would not be talking of such a thing.

DM: Yes, of course, would have been impossible. We are living in a time that is a privilege, especially for artists, who can connect with people who follow us first-hand. No filters, no misinterpretations, as we are often used to having, that I think that much of this "divorce" that exists between the public and the Portuguese cinema has to do with the fact that, in the past, the public Portuguese cinema has been badly hurt. Now it is a little scalded. And in these times of crisis, it is even harder to spend 10 or 12 dollars or whatever, to go see a movie that still does not satisfy what people are expecting, or whatever. In that sense I think the internet helps us to "marry" again the public with Portuguese cinema. But obviously I do not claim it is a great movie. It's just an experience.

CL: But it is a step, because filmmaking is something that fascinates you. You went to the United States two years ago ...

DM: The first time I went to the United States was to study directing, it was not to work as an actor.

CL: So you're going to go step by step, to manage things as you always do with great enthusiasm, and we enjoy it very much.  That's why I was talking once again about your time with Oprah, because in fact it seemed that we too were all there...

DM: And you were ...

CL: And we were. But there is one thing.... Portugal has, and you must know this as an actor certainly, this idea that when a person is suddenly on the rise, it seems that we do not rest until he is struck down. There is a lot of that. Have you ever felt this too as an actor?

DM: No doubt.

CL: But there is also the other side, and it's happening more and more I think, and perhaps it has to do with the new generation, which is to stay very happy for others' successes. I find it wonderful. And you had this happen too, right?

DM: I had a fantastic response. But still about what you said Conceição, about the opinion that there is a need of seeing people who are up there to fall a little below. Unfortunately this is a cultural issue.  We have a lot of good, we cannot deny that, but on the other hand we have this side too. And I confess that it was for this reason that when I returned from the United States I decided to not immediately come to do television programs such as "Boa Tarde," because I think there is a time that people need to digest, to take in what they saw, or what was done, or what happened. You need to have time for the dust to settle, so now I 'm here in a completely relaxed way, without fear that I speak of other things that maybe now, after processing, I'm more apt to respond. I think the heat of things when people are running around much as, what do they say "the cats have rushed the blind children," isn't it? And I really believe that. I think now, for example, allows me to be much happier and more confident to be here and delighted to be sharing this moment with you.

CL: Look. How did you become Jesus Christ? How did that happen?

DM: Well ... I do not know.

CL: It was not a role that you had probably thought of doing . Maybe you've thought " I'd like to do this ..." "liked to do that ... " but have you ever thought you'd like to play Jesus Christ?

DM: No, of course not. There are kinds of things that I confess I'd like to do, but never a historical religious figure or human like Jesus. But if we're being honest, I also never ever thought of doing Salazar (laughs.) It is true.

CL: They are in fact paths. You can not anticipate them.

DM: There are those good surprises that life presents us and allows us to look a little bit and see how we ourselves have received these gifts.

CL: You've already had the chance to talk about the crucifixion scene. You say that it was the hardest.

DM: Yes, it was ....

CL: Why ?

DM: So if I said already, we do not need to talk about it more (laughs).

CL: But you have talked about it on "Boa Tarde."

DM: (laughs) No, I'm kidding. I think the story that changed the world, so to speak, is defined by that moment [crucifixion scene] For example without the crucifixion, without Jesus sacrificing so much for us all, maybe there would be no Christianity in the world. So this is the moment that defines everything. And the fact is when an actor is placed in such a situation, it can never be done half way. Every second I was in that moment ...

CL: There may be a handful of minutes ...

DM: No, no . It was indeed a long time , every second of which was being filmed for me was 200 % truth. And this, as it should be, is extremely brutal to an ordinary mortal. It is at this scale that is in fact impossible to describe, there are no words. I think I'll need a few years to entirely digest what happened there. I have great difficulty watching it. Seen it once or twice, and it was too strong for me. It is very difficult for me. And I don't see myself.

CL: But it is an extraordinary thing . You do not see yourself there, in your work .... It's a great time for you ...

DM : No doubt, no doubt. But I, when I really like a chocolate, I eat it slow-ly ... (laughter and applause.)

(video courtesy of SIC & Diogofanfriends YouTube Channel)

CL: The purpose of resistance. This is something you learned Diogo, or are you naturally like that? In these things it is said that people who are really thirsty appreciate the pot.  Some say it is learned with maturity, or with age, but you have always been so?
DM: I do not know ... My parents always taught me not to rush in to anything. Obviously at first, maybe for the first ten years of work, I subconsciously had a need for me to prove myself and demonstrate to others that I was able to do a certain thing. Now, at this point, I am 32 years old and I think I'm calm enough to know my limitations and know that as much as I want something, sometimes it is very difficult to be able to achieve it, but I'm at the perfect age to roll up my sleeves and say I'm willing to go after it. And this is something that maybe, a few years ago, I was not.  So in that sense, yes, I think it came with time. I think it is a natural thing. But on the other hand it is also in falling that we gain strength to stand up and obviously I've had situations where I felt pretty low and had time to digest them and how to learn from them. I think that is the normal evolution of being human.
CL: Well with the experiences you have had outside Portugal ... do you want to do more things outside of Portugal? I know you like be here (in Portugal) and here you evaluate the projects brought to you, but you have this ambition, of doing more things outside of here.
DM : I do not know if it is an ambition. I can say that for me, the most important thing after a project like "The Bible," was to come back to Portugal and do something here. And do something that did not have a very big spotlight on me. To that extent, "Sol de Inverno" is perfect. Take the time that we need to digest, to give to us the time to savor the chocolate( laughs), and also to prepare ourselves for the next steps.  Now these steps can be here or somewhere else. I have no ambition to go outside of Portugal. I have ambition, yes, work keeps getting better and better, with better projects. So yeah. And I cling to them tooth and nail. I have this hunger. But I don't have the premise that it must be out of Portugal. If this happens, great, even more so with the windfall that I've discovered of bringing to the project the name of Portugal. It was a feeling I did not know. And I can only imagine what our football team or other teams who carry the flag of Portugal and defend us out there, feel. And I felt it. I was not expecting it, and it's an added bonus to everything else. It is an extra plus for me and gives me special pleasure.
CL: Well, it was a pleasure for us to have you here ...
DM: It was my pleasure.
CL: I'm sure our viewers today are saying "good, good."  Our mystery guest was Diogo Morgado. And Diogo Morgado, what do you deserve? A big round of applause. Thank you Diogo.
DM: Thank you, very much. (And a HUGE thank you to Dina for all her hard work here for us! Obrigada!)

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Just a reminder that "Sol de Inverno" premieres on SIC in JUST 3 DAYS, on this Monday, the 16th.

And, if you have not seen it, you definitely should check out Diogo's AMAZING film "Break" on his YouTube Channel, StoryLab.

--Sara

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