Njengoba iMad Men iqala ukuphela, uJon Hamm ubhekene nesiphetho nesiqalo esisha. Ukuhlangana noStuart McGurk wakwa-GQ esitezi sama-35 e-Mandarin Oriental New York, umlingisi wethu wakamuva wekhava uveza ukuthi kungani enethemba lokuphila ngemva kuka-Don Draper kumagazini wethu wangoSepthemba. Ngokudutshulwa kwakhe kokuqala njengendoda ephambili eHollywood -Million Dollar Arm - eshaya izikrini kule nyanga, lo mlingisi usikhanyisela ngokukhuliswa kwakhe okunoshukela, ukuba yintandane eneminyaka engu-20 ubudala nokuthi kungani kwadingeka akhule abe ngoqasheka. Yize kuzodingeka ulinde kuze kube uLwesine 7 Agasti ukuze ufunde inhlolokhono ngokugcwele, bheka izithombe zethu zokubuka kuqala ezithombeni zethu noHamm lapha, futhi ufunde izingcaphuno ezithile ongakhetha kuzo...
Ekubazeni umsebenzi ophumelelayo wangemva kweMad Men…
“Alikho ibalazwe lomgwaqo lalokhu. Ubheka umuntu ofana noMatthew McConaughey - eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, ubungeke usho ukuthi uzoba umlingisi owawina i-Oscar, uyazi? Insizwa evela kuFailure To Launch? Ubuzohlekwa uphume ekamelweni. Ubheka impumelelo yomuntu kanjalo bese ucabanga: UNkulunkulu asheshe. Futhi ngethemba ukuthi unikezwe ithuba. Kunzima ngoba iHollywood inezinto eziningi, kodwa akuyona ingozi enkulu kakhulu. "
Ngesikhathi sekhefu lomsebenzi wakhe wakamuva…
“Bheka umhlahlandlela we-TV ngeminyaka yamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye - ngihlole yonke le midlalo. Bekungekona nje ukubukeka kwami. Amandla ami ayengalungile. Uyazi, [kuthinta izwi lentsha elikhuthele kakhulu] ‘Hey guys! Ngicabanga ukuthi kube nokubulawa! Futhi ubonile ukuthi kukhona umdanso?’ Kwakungemina. Kwadingeka ngikhule ngibe umuntu oqashekayo. Abantu bathi kimi, linda uze ube neminyaka engu-40.
Ngokunaka akuthola ngokudlala uDon Draper...
“Ngingahamba ngokoqobo eCentral Park futhi wonke umuntu wesithathu uzofana nokuthi, ‘Ngingakwazi ukuqabula?’ Cha! Lutho neze! Futhi uJennifer [Westfeldt, uzakwethu wesikhathi eside kaHamm] uzobe elapho! Akukwenzi uzizwe ulungile. Ngikhona: ukhule kanjani?"
Ekushiyeni iMad Men ngemuva...
“Sonke sifuna ukwazi ukuthi leso siqephu sokugcina sithini, futhi sisho kanjani. Futhi kuzoba nzima ngempela. Iminyaka eyishumi yazo zonke izimpilo zethu. UJohn Slattery ubethi ngobunye nje ubusuku, ngabe sonke ngabe senzeni ngaphandle kwalolu hlelo? Kushintshe izimpilo zethu kakhulu. Futhi-ke into engashiwongo iwukuthi: yini esizoyenza ngokulandelayo? Futhi akekho ofuna ukucabanga ngalokho.”
Lapho elahlekelwa nguyise oneminyaka engama-20 (okulandela ukushona kukanina lapho eneminyaka eyi-10)…
“Kuvele kwashintsha yonke into. Kwakuwumqondo ojulile wokuba wedwa. Futhi lokho kwathatha isikhashana. Ngangisekolishi, futhi kwadingeka ngiqale phansi. Impela kwaba umzuzwana. Ngangisemampambanweni emigwaqo. Empeleni bekungenzeka ukuthi kuhambe ngendlela engafanele.”
Ushicilelo olusha lwe-GQ luzotholakala ngomhla ka-7 Agasti.
I-GQ iyatholakala ngokuphrintwa futhi njengohlelo lwedijithali olusebenzayo lwe-iPhone, i-iPad ne-Samsung Galaxy Tab S. Izinhlelo ezijwayelekile zedijithali nazo ziyatholakala ku-Kindle Fire nezinye izisetshenziswa ze-Android.
Bhalisa lapha futhi uthole okukhishwayo okungu-6 ngo-£15 kuphela, kanye nokufinyelela okusheshayo kwamahhala ku-iPad esebenzisanayo, uhlelo lwe-iPhone.