Corey: Thank you for joining me on my show, Hook. So excited to have you. Can I call you Hook?
Captain Hook: No
Corey: How about James?
Captain Hook: No. You can call me Captain or Sir.
Corey: Ok. Captain it is.
Corey: You are the first villain I have had on my show.
Captain Hook: I’m honored, I guess.
Corey: Thank you. How did you lose your hand?
Captain Hook: Fishing accident
Corey: Really? I thought Peter cut it off and fed it to a crocodile?
Captain Hook: Does that count as two questions?
Corey: Sure if you answer them.
Captain Hook: I was minding my own business when out of nowhere this flying crazy person swooped down and cut off my hand. He threw my hand overboard and that crocodile ate it before I could fish it out. See, a fishing accident.
Corey: That crocodile really has a taste for you now; does that scare you?
Captain Hook: Scared? No, concerned– yes. Tough to go for a swim anymore.
Corey: Do people in Neverland get upset that you are fighting with a boy?
Captain Hook: Boy? Just because he refuses to grow up doesn’t mean he is a boy. He’s just short and really immature.
Corey: I never thought of it that way. What about the Lost Boys?
Captain Hook: What about them? Don’t let the Disney movie fool you. They are actually mature and realize that Peter isn’t all he is cracked up to be. They leave Neverland and grow up. Acquaintances really.
Corey: What is your feeling of the way you have been depicted in the movies?
Captain Hook: I’m fine with it. I don’t really care. Dustin Hoffman developed a mancrush on me, but that’s fine. Paid me well too.
Corey: I would guess that is true. You must make more money from cartoons and movies that feature you than you do actually pirating?
Captain Hook: You don’t understand pirating at all then. We pirates will take money the easiest way possible. If it means someone writing me a check, cha’ching!
Corey: Final Question. What’s next for the great Captain James Hook?
Captain Hook: I think I’m going to grab some dinner and head back to the ship.
Corey: That’s not what I meant, I meant…
Captain Hook: Sorry, 10 questions asked and answered. Good day to you.
