Skyler Gisondo

So I sent in that tape fully thinking, "This is for Superman." So if I look at that tape, do I get Superman vibes? Like, are you? Like, apparently not, I-- [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] Prepare your ears, humans. Happy, sad, confused, begins. [MUSIC PLAYING] Hey, guys, it's Josh. Welcome to another edition of Happy Seg Infused. Today on the show, we have Skylar Jizando in the house. First time guest on the pod, someone that has only done one other podcast before. I'll take that any day of the week. He's talking about prime time, his new film with Robert Pattinson and so much more. Thanks, guys, as always, for checking out the podcast. Remember, subscribe if you haven't already on YouTube, on Spotify, on any podcast platform you like. I don't care. Just subscribe, guys. Check out what we're doing over here. So thrilled to have Skylar on the show today. He has been crafting a remarkable career in recent years. Well, he is, of course, Jamilson. We talk about Superman, Man of Tomorrow. And yes, he has his own spin-off show, Facing Off Against Gorilla Graud, which I'm very excited about. They've been shooting it lately. We talk about that. He's in Focker in Law, opposite Ariana Grande and Robert De Niro, and Ben Stiller. He's in the new Shrek movie, very busy guy. And of course, this new film, Primetime, which is a change of pace for Skylar. This is a full-on drama. This tells the story of Chris Hanson. Yes, it is based on the events of "To Catch a Predator" and Skylar is kind of the secret weapon of this film. Kind of a co-lead. I don't want to ruin too much. But as the story progresses, it really becomes as much Skylar's film as it is Robert Pattinson's. And he is fantastic in it. I'm so happy to support him, support the film, and just talk about his crazy career. That's just really just been reaping great rewards for him. And I think we're getting him at a really cool time in his career and life. And as you'll see and hear from the conversation, just a fun guy to talk to. So, I was really happy to connect with him today. And I think you guys are going to really dig this one. Here is me and Skylar, Jizondo. Enjoy. Oh, man, you're ready for this, Skylar? I'm ready. Are you though? I think so. Skylar, welcome to the podcast. Thanks so much for having me, man. I'm very excited to have you here. You are absolutely killing it. There's 1,000 things to talk about. Harji or Softji, first of all, in the last name. Softji, thanks for asking. Softji. It's also like a good life. I've never heard. Yeah, Softji. Softji, that's a good nickname. It's a good rapper name. Yeah, yeah. You want to pursue that route. My manager came up with my rapper name recently. Oh. accidentally Sky Priority. Yes. Greenwood. And then I pitched the dollar sign for the S. Yeah. Sky Priority. Just floating that. Yeah. Just test run here today. Hashtag. Sky Priority. It's also not a cool way to launch a rapper. I got a real cool new rapper. Sky Priority. Famous rappers have launched their crews. I'm happy. For. So you're the next in the line. Do you rap? Have you? Do you sing? Or are you away? Um, I've had to. Under duress. I mean, in, uh, you know, there's some singing. There's some singing. It's helpful when it's, uh, that kind of singing where it's like, it's, it's a, there's sort of like a specificity to it. Like, I'm a Broadway-ish, you know, I want that I wanted. So it's like the singing. Through the character. Through it. Singing as a character, you feel so safe. Yeah. Singing me. Yeah. And probably not. No. We're, it's like eight thirty in the morning. Do you want to sing for us right now? Just sing through your supper. I can't say my name. It's like 45 minutes of vocal warm-ups. I could do it. We'd be out of time by the end. Do you do vocal warm-ups? Most morning. Yeah. Do you really? No. No. No. I did. Um, for doing prime time because I kind of like, my voice is sort of up a register. Yes. And so I, I found like, I, I wanted to get like out of that and into the higher thing. But usually no, but I'd, I'd be down to start. How many? Yeah. It's not a prerequisite to be on the podcast. Don't worry. It's good work, which you are achieving. Thanks. Okay. So you're here first and foremost for prime time, which I mean, folks that listen or watch this podcast, probably this is very high on the radar because this is Lance Oppenheim. This is based, you know, loosely or not so loosely on to catch a predator or Chris Hansen, the whole craziness. And it's obviously you and Robert Pattinson and everybody's in for a treat for this because like Rob kills it. But you're also kind of like, you're kind of the secret weapon of this Skylar. Thank you. Like you really are amazing in this. Um, talked to me a little bit first, just we'll get to the production, but you recently weren't Venice for the big world premiere. That's so cool. So you've done some cool things, but that's a unique experience. Totally. Totally. It is. Dude, it was just one, like moment to moment, the entire day was just one enormous out of body experience. It was like, you know, uh, that it's such an everywhere you're stepping here. It's such, it's so iconic. You have all these images in your head of like all the people who have stood there and like the press and the energy there, man, it, it, it's just unlike any other. It just feels like you're in like the epicenter of cool. Yeah. This is the coolest possible. You're in someone else's dream. Like this isn't real. Are you also like how I always like to ask about the famous standing O's? How awkward was the standing ovation? Dude is so awkward. I don't know. I know. Famously. Okay. Let's have to see for those that know the standing O's at Venice go on and on and on. Yeah. Which is great. Yeah. Awesome. The standing O, like standing up for more than 30 seconds starts to feel weird, let alone like 10 minutes. Right. And you, you, which I didn't realize like, you're also kind of clapping back at it. So you feel psychotic. You're just like looking, you're, they're looking to you. You're looking at them. And then I, I just kept asking Rob, like, how much, like, do we keep going? He's like, you just keep going. And then let, dude, I, I'm so glad I, I don't, I shouldn't draw attention to it. But Lance was like, Lance was like, okay, bow, bow, sky, bow. And I was like, no, and what, solo bow? And he's like, yeah, they want bow. And there's everyone's bow. And I was like, Lance is like, tell me about so I was like, okay. And then I did it. And then I like, ejected immediately. So there's a moment where I'm just like, and thankfully didn't cat. Now it's fine. No, we're talking about. Go back to the tape and really, I don't know why. But there's a very regrettable moment where I kind of like, and also to acknowledge, just did do a solo bow. Did you hurt C2? Did you just do a solo? I should have done it. Yeah. That would have been better. Right. But you clap, you clap, you clap. And then eventually, you know, thankfully, everyone does stop. And it's over. And it's done. Yes, it's done. And then you're like, why did you go to that, man? Come on. More. I'm an actor. I need this. I feed off of you. But look, this is a big moment. There are a lot of things to talk about. But like, this film stands out. This is obviously a moment for you. Like a different kind of a role that we haven't seen you in, certainly, different kind of a film. Did it feel like, I don't know, does it feel like a marker kind of for you in a career? Absolutely. Thanks, man. Yeah, it felt, um, it was certainly the, when, when Lance and I first spoke about it, I, I said to him, I was like, I don't know what you've seen of mine that makes you think I can do that. Like, if I was you, man, I wouldn't have-- The Air Bud movie. He was like, he was like, he was like-- Air dude, I saw spooky buddies specifically and your revelatory is what, how I felt about. But it's so, yeah, going into it, which is not, I'd heard actors talk about like wanting to do stuff that scared them or something. Right. I never got that. I want to be scared. What did you want to know? It's going to go well. And like-- Life is scary enough. I don't want to scare myself. Exactly. There's enough. And so this was the first time where, you know, I was, it was, I could not believe Lance wanted, it was going to happen. Yeah. But I was terrified. I mean, there was like, reading the script. There was things that I just like, I didn't know if I could do it. How I would do it. How it would go. And so it was this incredibly formative experience. And also in that, like, we all became Lance's so young, David Bowling, his cinematographers, the young part will. A lot of our producers, it felt like there was no adults on set. Oh, like, that was like a bunch of kids making a movie. And so it was, Lance is so collaborative. And it just was this very sort of, like, the most challenging thing I've ever done. It was the most, like, I started to, and I felt inspired by Rob in that way. Like, he, Lance has said that he, like, jumps off a cliff every take. And when you're working with an actor, it's like that dynamic, like you let go of the idea that you know what it's going to be or where it's going to go. And you start to get more comfortable, like, operating in that uncertainty. And I found a real joy, I think, in that uncertainty. You had an inspirational, I mean, yeah, I, I, I've talked about Rob so much on this podcast over the years. He's the great, he's the goat. He's the great. And people might be like, hard at me saying it because I go back to the Twilight days. And I covered Twilight so damn much. I live as, as you should. I mean, I was at MTV covering Twilight as you can imagine. We did a lot. And to see what he has done with his career, like, I'll be honest, I don't, I did not have this on my bingo card. He put in the work. Yeah. He really did. And where he's at right now, taking the risks that he does, working with the coolest filmmakers. It's an inspiration to me as just a film lover. And it sounds like to you as just like a screen partner to see what he's doing in a scene. Don't do it. He puts it all on the line now. He takes the biggest swings. He works with, like you said, such interesting filmmakers early in their career, you know, before you've really seen, like Lance had done, his doc stuff is unbelievable, you know, but he had not done a narrative. He had not done something. And so when you're robbing, you are where he is in his career to just be like, I like you. I like you. Let's go. Let's do this. It's, it's amazing, man. Yeah. Truly. And he's so, there's very few actor. I think most of us are like turning up and down the dials on different parts of ourselves. And there's a very select few who really shape shift and kind of just goes somewhere completely new every time. And yeah, totally inspirational to work with. So this character that you play within the narrative is, it's kind of interesting. There's a bit of a medicality. He's, he's a struggling actor. That's like willing to like kind of, I don't know, I don't want to like spoil anything, but kind of like sell his soul a little bit. Go to really extreme lengths for this chance. at some degree of success. I don't know, are there points of any connection that you make to Dan as an actor in this? - Totally do it in the like, you know, acting is humiliating, honestly. - Yeah, it starts very embarrassing. It's this very vulnerable thing. And I was fortunate in that like, I started young enough. I was like six years old when I started. And so by the time you start to get to that age, like 12, 13, 14 where you're developing a sense of like self-consciousness, I had like a resume or something. So by that, I kind of had this like, you know, I sort of was like, oh, this is what I do. I didn't have too much time to think about like, this is crazy, but then still those, the things I connected with the most are like, just that eagerness and that kind of like, you know, walking into a room and like, you know, the additions on Friday, you got sent them material on Monday. It's all you've been thinking about all week. You want, and you know, like everything could change everything. Like that's every role like a week after week after week. It's like, oh, dude, this is the thing that could. And so that sense of like, you know, wanting something so badly and feeling so far from it. And then two in his like, all of Chris, you know, like having, when I was, especially when I was younger, getting to work with people who you're just like, you know, they're 10 feet tall and you can't believe that like, you just want to soak in everything. And like, so certainly there was a ton. There was a ton that was there. So do you still feel, cause I have this conversation with a lot with actors about how silly it all is in the end. And how silly you can feel if you can't, like silencing the part of your brain that's like, I look like an idiot. Like in a different context. If you take the cameras away, what the fuck am I doing? I look like a mad person. So it's, dude, it's a really, I'm humbled all the time by like, anytime you see a take that they didn't use or like it would it's a, yeah, it's like acting really is 95% directing, writing, editing, you know, everything, everything comes together, the costume, the hair, the makeup to create this thing that's so much greater. And then the sum of its parts, the whole of its parts, some, the whole is greater than some of its parts. And I think that, yeah, you have to say D in your head that like, the past, like you're, so I've been a part of a couple of projects where I was cast and then other, we had to find other actors. So I was coming into chemistry, read with people. And so having that experience for the first time, I remember thinking for so many years, when I was auditioning for things, man, if I go in there and I'm like undeniable, you know, I can do it. Like, I just got to show them I can do it. Yeah. And then you wouldn't get it. And then being on this side of it, you see actor after actor coming and they're all great. It's her. And everybody is just different. And there's no like right or wrong. It's sort of like whatever makes sense for this, whatever we need for this. And no one person is really capable of giving the performance, the other person is giving. So I think you start, I just start to, yeah, you start to let go of like, whenever you're acting, there's going to be a lot that's really bad. And from the, from the wrong angle, even something that looks cool here might look really dumb there. And it's really a magic trick. It's like this highly technical thing. And so you're very dependent upon all of these other people to kind of lift you up. It's the, it's the key to also find the right collaborators in the director that's going to protect you in the edits. 'Cause like every actor's been burned and been like taking, taking a chance and then seeing the final come, be like, yeah, you use that. So dude, I literally said this to Lance the other day, inevitably whenever you watch anything, you're like, that's terrible. - That's a real thing. But then with Lance, it is dude, the opposite to the degree that I'm like, when did I do that? Like how'd you, how'd, it is, he's the way he sees things, the way David Bowling sees things, his cinematographer. Like I have never, it's such a privilege to get to like, I said to Bowling, like I was looking at the monitor. It was like, dude, every frame you set up is like a painting. - Yeah. - And to get to step into that world. - Yeah. - It's like amazing. - It's also cool. I was fascinated when like a film I can go from the dock side to the narrative side like Lance is. We were just talking, he's killing it right now. I got a chance to see the Nathan Field or dock, which he also directed with our journalists. - You're gonna fucking die, but did that bring, I mean, could you sense like a different kind of approach to filmmaking because of the dock pedigree? - Big time. Yeah, Lance like, it's so alive with him. He really operates in that place of like, I don't know that he really, he has a shot list, but him and David who he's worked with for many years, like they are so comfortable operating from a place of uncertainty and going like, it was very exciting. It results in this process where it feels like anything could happen and things can change very quickly, whatever's working and like going to that, going away from something, rewriting something, and also it's like best idea wins. They have no like, Lance is the most egoless, there's no, he could have spent a year thinking about something, but the second something else pops up. He's like, let's go with that, I like that. 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He's putting himself in, which is kind of fascinating. Are you the type of actor like, have you ever brought a character out into the real world? Like are you like going to Starbucks as Jimmy Olson just to see like, if it works? Like, you know what I did? I did something recently just a small thing where I was in like, I had like, neck tattoos and like a fake beard. Oh, and so it looked, I just looked like a man. I just looked like a hard man. And I mean like, to an natural look, that's how you normally look. We said this is the mask. And an alternate universe that I felt, and then two of my castmates who also had the same look, we had like half an hour off and we went to this inn and out down the road. And I never, I never felt more respected in my life. And I put like, I was like, man, this is what it feels like to like, this is amazing. That was like, like to think, took a character out in the world. But ultimately, no, I would feel to, I feel like that requires such confidence. I don't know that I could, I would like, you know, on set for prime time oftentimes, just 'cause like Dan was in like this a very isolated place or just some dark kind of thing. We're having so much fun and we'd all become such good friends. I had to like, remove myself from that. Right. So you kind of, you have like the dark cloud over your head and you're kind of like, holding off to yourself, but as far as taking it, not yet. I'm excited for your neck tattoo beard phase. It's not the character, just as a real person. They like, thank you, thank you, man. I'm your 30 now. I'm young, I still get, yeah. My dad always told me he couldn't grow a beard until he was 30 and I recently turned 30. Have you ever tried to grow a beard? Still waiting, you know. By the end of this interview, it's gonna pop in. Something happens that's not, it's not good, you know, and it's not really a beard, but something does happen. Yeah, something's happening. Maybe 40, maybe like, what is your, because it is interesting kind of ties it to the film. Look, you're playing a guy who's playing younger. Yes. And you have a very youthful disposition. Like, are you, and you are 30 now. Like, have you kind of like, when's the last time you got offered a teenager role? Like, do you still kind of like, do people assume you're younger than you are? And is that, that's an asset, but it's also, total to negotiate. Totally. Yeah, I think I remember being like, I remember maybe I was like 25 and I said to my rep, so I was like, whatever the next thing is like, I don't think I could wear backpack again. I was like, maybe it's much too free. Maybe no more, or no more graphic tees, you know, with like a hoodie over it. Yeah, that's the world. And we're in a hallways. Yeah, for some actors, it's like, no nudity for you. It's like, I just can't do a graphic teet. Not another Jansport, yeah, please, please, no more. But, you know, you do definitely, and I think it's been, yeah, I know like in "Fonkers", I play like a fiance. Right. And that was like, I was like, oh, cool. I'm of age enough to get married to another human being. Yeah, totally. I felt when I was like, this is crazy. Yeah, I'd say, but I'm like, this is very age-appropriate and reasonable. But yeah, I think that's always been a theme. And yeah, it's been like, the last couple of years, it seems to have like, there's been a shift towards more mature stuff, maybe. Totally, totally. All right, so let's go back a little bit if you'll indulge me. So growing up, extrovert, introvert, what do friends family say about young Skyler? How did they describe you? an extrovert to the nth degree, just like a maniac. Yeah, my poor family, my poor, I don't know why, we didn't really have any like connective tissue to the film industry or anything. So I don't know why I like had, I had this idea in my head that I wanted to be in movies. I would watch the same things over and over and I would beg my mom to like let me be on TV, whatever that meant. And I would like, I had two older sisters and they would thankfully like humor me and I would like make us dress up and do like plays. I like West Side Story a lot. So I would like heard this of her, you're our friends often West Side Story and happy Gilmore. - Those were the two movies. - That's not the usual double feature people go to. - I don't know, West Side Story, I don't know why I fixated on these two things. Happy Gilmore, my uncle showed me, well he was watching me when my parents were out of town, my mom was not pleased because they're, yeah, she felt it was not appropriate. - Okay. - But so yeah, young, from the early age very, we would go to like, when we first came to LA, we were walking around like six or seven and in Santa Monica, all of like on the promenade, all of the, I would just like put a hat down and start like dancing to other people's music. - Yeah. - Yeah, I don't do it. I don't know what was going on. - Do you still do that if you just like, the beat gets into your strike? - Yeah, yeah, it was, yeah, I hit the promenade and yeah. - So what was your go-to move at six or seven on the promenade? What were you doing? - I don't know that I physically could do the go-to move anymore. I don't know that there was a go-to move as much as just felt in your body, just let the body move. - Let the body, oh the body. She would take me to this place, Millennium, where I would take hip hop. I loved it. I was like, I wanna go to the line and then there was something like a club. - It kinda was, it was like very cool. Like a lot of real dancers went there and-- - Was it cool? - It's probably not for me to say. - If I was in, oh, I'm sorry. I don't know why I'm bashing Millennium. - No, hold me accountable, I appreciate it. It's your job. - But there was the kids area and then there was the dome. We're like the real like adult dancers, back of dancers were coming. And I was like, these kids can't hang with me. I gotta get to the dome and so she took me to the dome and I don't know why they let me do any of this. I was like seven, just popping it in the dome. - Pop, pop. - Yeah, I put me at the dome. I think that's what they called it. Yeah, it's a euphemism for something nowadays. I don't know what it means. (laughs) But that's your question. That was, yeah, I just loved it. I loved, I always, I don't know why. - Yeah, did you get in on either audition or up for other than Happy Gilmore sequel or the West Side Story reboot? - Neither. - What? - What the hell? Yeah, can you believe that? I know, hopefully there'll be more. - There'll be more. I'm sure they'll do another West Side Story movie, a sequel at some point. Everybody ends up totally fine at the end of that movie. - Yeah. - So what do you remember about the early audition days? Like I mean, rejection is hard for an adult. How is rejection for a seven or eight year old? Or were you? - Part of the gift of starting young is the rejections lost on you. There's not a sense of like, yeah, it doesn't hurt. You don't have a sense of the stakes. You're just popping around from room to room. And like, I think the early days were great 'cause it would be, you'd show up and it was just cattle calls. Like you'd show up to a commercial to be 100 kids there. They'd want to find the kid that day. - Yeah. - So you'd be, it was, but I loved, I just loved it. And there was so many, also when you're younger, there's so many things to audition for, when you're kind of auditioning for everything. - Yeah. - So like every day it was sort of go, go, go. I don't remember ever feeling dejected or like, there was things I really wanted that I'd be bummed I didn't get, but it was always just like onto the next one. - Did you have like a type? Was there like, oh, this is like, this is your wheelhouse? Like, it's a good question. - I don't know, like, I did all the, you know, I did like the, when I was younger, the guest, like all the procedures and all of the, you kind of do the rounds, you know? - Yeah, like the cold case, the mull case on that. - Cold case, the mull, yes, yes, good mull. - Strong medicine, he are like all of those kinds of, I guess as I got a little bit older, the archetype was like, it seemed to be this thing that was working was just this like overly earnest sort of like, you know, well-intentioned to we be dude kind of thing. - Sure. - That like seemed to be what was work, but you also don't really have an awareness of like, what's worth, I think, especially at that age, you're not aware of like perception or how you're coming off, you're kind of just like. - Yeah. - It's why it's so, you know, it's kids are just so free, it's why it's, you know, you're just sort of like, being you, you're not really thinking about that much. - Do you think about a transition point of like, where it kind of went from just behavior, like being yourself to like, putting some craft into it and kind of like thinking about it more intellectually as an actor? - Yeah, great question. I think there was a few like, formative. I think when I was 17, doing night at the museum with was enormously formative. It was my first time being like, a big part of a very big movie and, you know, Ben Stiller was like, just such a hero of mine, and seen the way that he worked. Like, he, you know, how methodically he worked, how precise it was, how much of like, it was, it really like, I think set something in motion for me of like, I've been, 'cause I never really formally studied or trained or anything, it was sort of like learning on the job, learning from people. And so seen Ben at that age at that time, I was like, oh, dude, this is what it takes. Like, this is what it looks like. This is what you have to like, you know. - And then something like night at the museum. It's like, you know, you would think it's like, oh, you just show up and you just do the-- - The third movie. - Right, and it's also like, he's playing kind of an every man. So he could and many actors would and still be great. Just sort of like, show up and do it. And he was, he cared so deeply and everything mattered a lot. And it's like, it should do. Like, people, this is a big movie. Like, there's a lot of money on the line. Like, this is a huge, it's just the, you know, the idea of like, being worthy of the opportunity and like earning it and working for it. And so that really, that's what I was so cool to get to work with him again, 'cause it had been this like, you know, those waves kind of like. And then, yeah, every job, you kind of like, a little bit rubs off on you. Booksmart was a really big, you know, at 22. Like, Olivia, that was, I feel like so much of acting, it's just confidence, you know? Like, having the confidence to try things, to sort of like, be comfortable not knowing, you know, what you're gonna be, being confident enough to fail. And Olivia, like, gave us so much room to run. And to be that young and to be told, like, you know, I want you to just go, go for it. Like, I want you to do it. And like, it was the first time I felt like, that was sort of, yeah, that was a very kind of, formative experience in that way of like, it started this fire in me of like, oh, I love this. That was like this joyous thing making that movie. I remember thinking like, this feeling. Like, I want to chase this. - What was the feeling you got out of working on the airbud films that inspired you as an actor? - Well, those were dark, you know, that was like, everybody was really in, I was committed. You know, I lived, I built the house actually that my character lived in. I was lived there for a few months on the property. - How many airbud movies did you do? Can you rank them for me? What's the top, what should I start with? What should I go? - Well, there's airbodies. - Yeah. - Classic. - Yeah, obviously, I'm not gonna. No shade, I guess. - Snowbodies, space buddies. - Spooky buddies. - Spooky buddies, treasure buddies. - Yep. - Santa buddies. - And in one of the movies, and again, I don't know why I'm talking about things that, I hope, people don't want to know about it. But in one of the movies, I think it's spooky buddies. I'm the voice of B-Dog, and I'm the main live-action kid, who is B-Dog's owner. And I didn't have like, the tools to like, I was like, 10, I wasn't changing my voice. It's just me being like, what do you wanna do today, B-Dog? - Well. - And then it's B-Dog being like, whatever you think. - That's fucked up. - I don't know. - Back of oversight. Dude, I don't know, but it worked, I guess. - That probably broke some kid's brains. - Yeah. - You always B-Dog told him, "I always thought that. I've always knew something would go up." - Wow. So I should start with, which-- - Oh, sorry, you know what? I think spooky buddies, I think we found our groove on spooky buddies. - I like how the like, you started staring off in the space. You like went somewhere else when you were thinking about it. - I wish I could remember, dude, I can't, yeah. Oh my god. - Hi, listeners. We wanna tell you about a podcast we love. It's called Rebel Girls, formerly known as Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. It's about real life women who are changing the world with their courage, creativity, and big, bold ideas. Want to know how Taylor Swift became a superstar? Or hear how Simone Biles became the greatest athlete of all time? - From immersive stories to heartfelt interviews to super smart advice, Rebel Girls brings you stories that will get you fired up to become your best self. There are over 400 episodes for you to explore with new episodes every week. So check it out. Listen to Rebel Girls wherever you get your podcasts. And find us on youtube.com/rebelgirls. And whatever you do, stay Rebel. - Reality TV is messy. Pop culture is louder than ever. - And the internet completely unhinged. - Welcome to Roxanne. - Ancienteau, the podcast where cousins Roxanne and Chantal break down reality TV, celebrity drama and the stories everyone's texting about. - We recap the shows, spill the headlines, and sit down with the stars themselves. - No filter, no boring takes, just a tea. - New episodes every week. - If it's trending, we're talking about it. - This is Roxanne, Ancienteau. - Let's get it to it. - So you've done every kind of acting and seems like that you do the sitcom Bill Engel show. And it's like Jennifer Warren's also on that show. - Oh, crazy. - That's crazy to think about. What do you remember about working with Jennifer? Who is, I mean, I've done a lot with Ibs. obsessed with her. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - It's singular soul. - I mean, that show was like the last of a sort of dying breed of like, you know, live-action, multi-camp, thank you, multi-camp, live-oddance. And so being, you know, nine years old and like live-odd, it was so much fun. We, I lived for the Friday nights and it was so crazy 'cause I think Jen, she did, I think it was like between seasons two and three that she did. - Like Winter's Bone, Winter's Bone, yeah. - And this show, it could have been, it could not have been more night and day. I remember, I remember, I remember, we like, I think fought like brother and sister. Like we were like very close. There was like, you know, me, her and our Graham who played our brother, we were all very close. And like we, I idolized both of them 'cause I was that age where like, I think they're five, six years older than me. And so I just thought they were, I thought her and Graham were like the two coolest people in the world. So whenever I could be like, please can I hang out with you? - Yeah. - But I, you know, you at that age, you have like a studio teacher and you have to go to, you know, set and everything to school. But yeah, it is such a trip, such a trip. I think I saw like a clip from that show recently. I think the whole thing's like on YouTube or something. Billing Ball. There's any Billing Ball fans out there. - Yeah. - Appreciate it, yeah. - Okay, so again, it doesn't get much more diverse going from Billing Ball. Everybody's to PTA, not the usual path. But I mean, that's got to be a moment to get into licorice pizza with like every actor is like, dying to work with Paul Thomas. - That's the moment for sure. - Right. - Yeah, that's like, that was the most surreal. I was like the greatest of all time, you know, you can, you can, you never even like, I don't think, I could not have found them to ever having the opportunity to be in his world. - What's the vibe on a PTA set? What's, - Austin like, my stuff was like fun. I like, it was like really like, he, you know, the audition process was like, I sent in this tape and like, he called and I think I've told the story before but he on this FaceTime where he was basically giving me the role, he like asked me if I played piano. And I don't and with that missing a beat, I said, I've been playing my entire life. - And I, - You went to the extreme. - I went to the extreme, yeah. - Not just like, yeah, I do a little bit. No, I'm a trained pianist. - I could have just said, it would have been a lie. It would have been a lie to be like, yeah, I played a little bit, but I swung for the fences. Yeah, dude, I said, I've been playing my whole life. And then I, and he was like, oh great. So you're going to play this song, Scott Joplin's The Entertainer, like I should be, you know, not too hard and I was like, great. And we hang up and I immediately listen to the song. And if it was any other director, I would have called back right away and been like, you know what, dude? Like, I think we maybe should have a contingency plan. I'm listening to the song and it's, but I just was terrified. It's so terrified. I was like, you can't. - How much time did you have to? - We had 10 weeks and I just thought like, in that way that that delusional actors think you kind of can just, I was like, this will be my full-time job. I have nothing else to do. - Right. - If I have to play eight hours a day, I'll play. And I did, I played legitimately probably like five hours a day every day. The whole time thinking like, waking up in cold sweats. Like, I'm not at today's the day. I call him and come clean and like, tell him, I can't. And then like a week before I was the first time I was like, I think I'm going to be able to do this. And we do it show up, do the scene. It goes like, great. All of the filming was so we have like the best time. Like, it was like a really fun experience. And then doing 80 R a couple of months later, I'm on FaceTime with Paul again. And I was like, how's the movie looking man? And he's like, oh, it looks great. We cut the piano stuff, but everything else looks great. And I was like, all right. Okay, right on how man, right on. And he's like, yeah, I was too scared to tell him. - You never told him. - I thought at some point you told him. - Never told him. Never told him. Never told him. I told his wife, she was like, you got to tell him. I was like, I'm never gonna tell him. What now? I hope he's pleased, I hope you. But he knows because hilariously, which I didn't know, you don't really get to be the script, there's a scene in the movie where Cooper Hoffman's character, he's getting ready to go to his first audition. And Alana Heim tells him whatever they ask. Yes, just what, and there's a scene where she's like, fencing, he's like, yep, horseback riding. And then she's getting to the point where she's like, she knows he's lying. And so, he knows it was life imitating art. I think that's amazing. Yeah, briefly I want to mention, Regis gemstones. I mean, McBride was sitting in that seat not so long ago. - Oh, was he really? - The best, as you know. - The coolest, the coolest man. - He's created his own world out there and it's just making it work. What do you learn from a set like that, working with someone from McBride? - Dude so much. Danny is like, maybe just the nicest guy like in Hollywood and he's, you know, he learned so much like, from the way that he works, but also like outside of the work itself, the life stuff, like he will rack the code. - He rack the code. - He like, you know, it's like him and his best buddies and his, these guys, he goes so far back with. And like, they just do it together. And like, it's a family and he, the crew, you know, everybody like, he, there's so many different versions of like, you know, it's, you know, there's so many different ways to do this job and like have this career and the way that he's gone about it, the way he takes care of people and looks out after people. It's amazing and the way that he were like, yeah, I learned so much from like, he doesn't, Danny doesn't really like, he doesn't really write jokes, like all of the comedy comes from the characters, you know? So sometimes you read scenes of his and like, you don't even realize how funny it is until it's on its feet. And then he just has that quality where like, the second he starts talking. And he's also like, part of his brilliance is like, as I'm sure he felt, he's like the smartest guy in the room, but he has no, he, he so does not need anybody to know that, but he's like the most voracious reader I've ever met. His output is great. Like I remember, you know, it's tough to get him to like, talk too much about his own stuff, but like his output, the amount that he writes, how much porn is like, he's such a workhorse and like, and just the nicest dude. And that that vibe, he's such a nice guy that like, even if like a really unkind person showed up on that set, you would feel so embarrassed to be anything other than, the night it just neutralizes any kind of, he's the man. Yeah. - Maybe he can pop up with GI Joe. He's doing the GI Joe movie next. - No, dude, let me get in there, that would be cool. That would be cool. - Well, you do have stuff going on, Needles to say. Jimmy Olson, let's talk to me Olson, okay. So, famously, tell me, this is true, I believe this is true, when the audition, the opportunity comes around, you thought at first, maybe you were auditioning for, for soups for-- - That's right. Yeah, okay. Yeah, good. You could have been a great Superman. - Thank you, man. I really appreciate you saying that. - So at what point did you-- - To me-- - No. - I don't, man, I really, I don't know why I had the idea in my head. I got sent it, and I thought, and I looked at it because I told the story, I looked back, the side said Jimmy. They said Jimmy. - Right. - But I thought-- - It's cold, though. - I had this idea, my head that it was dummy. For whatever reason, I skimmed, sometimes I didn't read, you get these emails about it for very long, with a lot of information. And I was like, oh my God, a very exciting Superman. And for whatever reason, I had the idea in my head. I was like, I think it's like, I think it's for Superman. And Guns always, because he's cool and imaginative, I was like, it's gonna go in interesting more. - Way. - All every man kind of thing. And so I sent in that tape fully thinking, this is for Superman. - So if I look at that tape, do I get Superman vibes? Like are you-- - Apparently not. (laughing) Do you remember how you were playing it? Like, no, I played, I knew I was like, I just gotta be me, and if that's what he's looking for. So I was, I did, I was, yeah, thank God, I did not try to do this movie. - Oh, that's, that's, that's, you're my Superman. That's, that's, that's an answer. - But there it was, oh wow. That's what David does. (laughing) And then the first time I told James that story after he, dude, he laughed harder and then he laughed so hard and that felt great. He was like, how good you think? (laughing) - It's a little insulting James, but okay, it's not that funny. - But no, that, that was so, I mean, you talk about like just a golden ticket, like total magic carpet ride from the beginning, it was this, to be in like, Gunn is, he's just like, such a dreamer. He's got like, and he has the entire movie in his head always and he, you know, he just sees it so clearly and to have like a captain, you feel like, oh man, we can't, and he said, one of the things that really stuck with me, like when we first, I got the movie and then I didn't start filming for like a year and so it's so much time to freak out and be like, man, this is a really big deal. Like Superman, that finally comes around and like in three days, we shot like 80% of my stuff in the first movie in this like, 'cause we only had this location for a little while. So it just felt like all this time to think about it and then it was gone, it was done. And so we're at this dinner like that week and it was kind of spiraling a little bit, I think. And like, James was like, like, Jimmy calls me Jimmy. He's like, Jimmy, how you doing down there? And I was like, half joking, like, I don't know, man, kind of freaking out a bit. Maybe I feel like I blew it or something, you know? And he got really serious and he was like, have you seen my movies? And I was like, yeah, he's like, do you think that like, have you ever thought someone was bad in my movie? And I was like, no, he's like, right, he's like, I did my job, I did my, he's like, you're, don't worry, he's like, this is good for me to know, but like, you, and it was kind of this thing where it's like, oh yeah, dude, like, it's not about this guy is like, this is, there's so many moving pieces, he's got that. And it was just like this massive relief of like, he's got it. Like that's the, I'm here to do my job. I'm crazy, I, you can't, you can't concern yourself, but like, there's just so much, you have no idea editorially what he's thinking, you don't know like structurally where you are in the movie or tonally what senior come, where you're going, like you try to think about what you just can't know. And so you kind of like, yeah, and then he's also, as much as he knows the material and has like, always keeps us, he also like gives us so much room to try things and run and like, it is such a, it's a truly a dream, dream job. - Looking back and I've seen Superman a lot, I love that movie. What he's just, - Yeah, but you all did, it was like fantastic. - Thanks man. - Is Jimmy a good guy, he treats Tess Mocker. - I don't know, I don't know how I would play. I don't want to be too judgy, but what do you, defend Jimmy's actions, if you can. - I think, first of all, I'm glad you brought this, I'm so alarming to hear, I work on that. I mean, we finished this, I hope the second, I'm nicer, I'll work on it for the third. - I'll do it. - I mean, you're a mean guy, but I know what you're, I mean, you're a hero in the film, let's say that. But Jimmy's really put upon, I think the, yeah, I think when Sarah's so funny and from her first audition, she had this energy that was like, she was just so bubbly and sweet. And I think, James and I both thought like, the funniest version of this is just, Jimmy being so put upon by this person who was like, so sweet, so well-intentioned, doting on him, and so sort of the more she went that way, you could felt like the more I was going the other way, and that's just like Howard shook out, you know? I think Jimmy's a good, I think Jimmy, me at the end of the day, he wants, you know, only the best. And I think you'll be happy to see in the second, no spoilers, but I think you'll be happy to see. - What was the environment on Man of Tomorrow? We just said, "Adriah here." - Oh, no way. - Yeah, it was just awesome. How was her costume? She was very secretive. - Oh, I haven't seen it yet. - You haven't seen, you didn't work with her? - No. Oh, man. - You're fine. - Care, sweater. - I don't know, yeah, I didn't know. That's another set, we're like nobody, but also nobody can keep secret. - Right. - You know everything. - God will come up, Jimmy. He'll be like, Pete Saffern, it's like, yeah, runs the suit. He'll be like, don't tell Pete, but-- - No, no, no, no. - And then Pete will be like, well, don't tell James, it's over there. - You all need a stop-talk. - And then Lars, our library's over there. James, if he told you, all right. - And then like, do you get a whole script for a song like that? - Yeah, you do. - Okay. - Yeah, which is awesome. And it was so much fun. It's such a great, that movie truly feels like, 'cause we film a lot of it at the studio where there's not a ton out there. And so there's a cross from the studio, one hotel, with like, it's like, kind of like the Truman Show. There's like one street, one of everything you need. And it's sort of built to support the ecosystem of like the filmmaking. And so everybody, literally, I've never been on a set like that. We're like, everyone hangs out 24/7. Because like, you can't hide. Like, there's no, so we get dinner every night. And like, James usually spearheads it. And like, it feels like you're at summer camp. It's like such a wonderful group of people. - You feel confident about what you guys were able to do. It's wrapped by now. It feels like, special in its own way. - I hope so. I really do think, I mean, I think this is a bed, an even better movie. I think that it's a, yeah, I don't, I don't, I'm so terrified of saying anything. It's like, what James, I just think he's sort of like, it's a theme with him. He just like, he has the superpower of like, the first movie, he sees what everyone brought to their characters. And then in this script, you read it. And he just sort of like, zoomed in on what worked for everybody and like, put it even more into their voice. And sort of like, just gives you more, you know? Yeah, I think it went well. - I think it went good. - Okay, so you're also knee deep in this guerrilla grad show. - Yeah. - Which, I mean, that's a high compliment that like, the first spin off, et cetera, from this universe. - Totally. - Like, when did that come up? Was that on set? Like, that must be a nice phone call email or something when James is like, we have this idea for the show. We want to center Jimmy. - Totally, you know what's funny? From the beginning, it was, it was one, I guess like, it was one of the first ideas early, but even before the movie James had been, and he wanted something like a mockumentary set in this way, he just, he thought it would be great. And then, you know, Dan and Tony, like literally, who better than like American bandalists, I think, like just unbelievable. And so when I first got, the first movie, they were talking about it. It was like, it was in the works, but you sort of like, it sounded so amazing that I didn't want to let myself get excited about it. 'Cause you're like, who knows? Like, there's so much this and that and the next thing. And like, to be doing it now, it's, like I said, I'm such an enormous, I'm an enormous fan of Dan and Tony. And I can't believe we're getting to do it. I don't, I've never seen anything like it. Like, I mean, the set photos, usually I'm not watching, looking at the set photos, I'm trying to avoid it, but check 'em out, guys. So what am I looking at? Is there a guy in a, there's a guy in it? Let me treat you. Yeah, there's a great body actor and he's, I will never, I never, I said, like, no actor should ever complain ever again, this guy's in this full suit. We're in Atlanta. It's like 100 degrees, like 100% humidity. They're pumping cold air in. He's got to get the head off like every 10 minute. He's unbelievable. And singing apparently, I've seen some stuff. He's gonna be singing. And the puppet team did an incredible job. It's, I think, practically we're gonna be able to get away with a lot and not need to realize much on CGI's, they thought, or, yeah, 'cause I thought like, it would be awkward acting across from him. Kind of like tennis ball acting. But the puppet, it's so, you look into his eyes and you like immediately care about him and you feel like you're talking to somebody and it's been really fun. So, tonally, is it gonna feel like American Vandalish? Like, super funny, like super awkward. - I think so. I think that that, it is in that world, tonally, and then I think the stakes because it's also, you know, metropolis. I think it's sort of like that kind of comedy, but with the, the Annie kind of revved up a little bit. - I can't wait, honestly. Okay, also, I'm seeing this very soon. They're gonna be a sneak peak, I think. Focker and law. - Yes, yeah. - I'm very excited about this. - Yes. - Obviously, you mentioned before, you're reteaming with Ben, which must be rewarding. - Totally. - And yeah, you know, Ariana Grande into the mix. I assume you're doing a lot with since you are partners in the film. - Yeah. - De Niro needles to say. - Yeah. - Again, you've worked with a lot of luminaries. - Totally, man. - What's that set, like, looking to the left, De Niro to the right, Ariana Grande? - It's like Superman where you're like, you know, coming into, and just those movies meant so much to me as a kid and like, it's a real, yeah, it is having, and also John Hamburg, who like, he's such a hero of mine. Like, yeah, it was very much like. - He gave us sharding with Philip Seymour Hoffman back in the day. Long came Polly. - Yeah, I don't want to. - The best dude, the best, the best, yeah. I am very, yeah, so, so, so nervous coming in. Having worked with Ben before was like, very helpful. And John's like, the nicest dude, Ari is like, the loveliest person. And everyone calls Robert Niro Bob. Bob was so warm that it was immediately a very familial environment and like, it was so much fun. I know that I was very nervous about, I might have said this before, but like, calling, everybody calls Robert Niro Bob, but I knew it would be insane for, I wasn't gonna be the greatest actor of all time. I wasn't gonna come to set and be like, "Hey Bob, how you doing?" So I was like, Mr. Niro, of course, you know, so I met him. - I came Mr. Niro, how you doing? So nice to meet you. And I'm playing his grandson, you know, so I was like, playing your grandson. And he's like, okay, nice to meet you. And then the first week of filming goes by, like Monday, Tuesday, I'm like, "I am good morning, Mr. Niro, Dada." And by the middle of the week, I was starting to sense that like, he wanted me to not call him Mr. Niro. I'm more energetically it felt like it was time to grab. But he wasn't gonna, he's so, he's like this very chill guy. I just felt like it was time. - Okay. - I couldn't do, I was like nervous. I was nervous to go to Bob. And so I made a game plan that Friday, when we wrap end of week one, going into the weekend. So if it goes poorly, I have time, I'm gonna lay the first Bob on him. And it had been like, that's something it's supposed to be like a warm work trip. And so like Friday we wrap, I was like ramping myself off. And I was like, all right Bob, thanks for a great week, man. And like I could have been reading too much into it, but I think I saw a glimmer in his eye when he was like, I'm him. I think I saw, he was proud. I think you got famous, the pain Mr. Niro, little cut up. - It's been weird that you kept calling me Mr. Niro. - But you insist that he calls you Mr. Dazonda. - Yeah, he once slipped up and said Skylin'. I was like, we're not there, we're not quite there yet. (laughing) - We're not there, we're not there yet. But it was really, we had a really fun time making that movie. And I've seen, I think it's very sweet. I'm excited for people to see it. - You're also in the new Shrek movie, which is probably gonna make a good trillion dollars. - Yeah. - It really probably will. (laughing) - I'm putting my money on that one. Were you a Shrek person? Like is that a part of you? - The biggest, the biggest. - Yeah, everybody, I think all of it, like, you know, that is the job of everything going on. Dad is the one, everybody in my life has been like, dude, (laughing) you Shrek, like, everything else is a cool, like. - Oh, super nice, all right. - Yeah, yeah. - Truly, truly Shrek is. - That's the I have arrived moment. Yeah, everybody, and for me too, I, yeah, I can't, it's been true, the most, 'cause you're doing the record. - Right. - And they're playing like, I have a scene I'm listening to Eddie Murphy's Donkey. And you're like, I can't, oh my God, if like little me could see, this is the most like, you know, that is the most surreal moment of it all, I think. - Have you met any other cast members? No, you're just in a bit of a race. - Unfortunately not, 'cause you're doing it, you know, it's all isolated, you know, but. - So it'll be a press tour, you'll actually look forward to. - Yes, very much so everybody. - Very much so. - So, okay, so what are we, I mean, not that you need to manifest much at this point, 'cause you're very, very busy, but like, it does feel like you're in a bit of a transitional point dictated by the kind of opportunities you've had and made the most of, dictated by your age, where you're at, like, what are you, you know, 20s went well, what are the 30s hold for you? What are you hoping? - I hope, honestly, you know, I think truly working with Rob, lit this kind of fire under me of like, whatever it is, whatever it looks like, I look forward to, like, continuing to do these challenging things that feel very outside of my comfort zone, hopefully, and taking big swings, and I'm doing this next thing in the new year, this, say, 24 movie called Goblin. - Yeah, that sounds crazy. which is a swing. It's this way it's it's it's insane. Yeah, it's it's it's it's it's other than primetime the most insane thing I've ever read and I'm really looking forward to like getting getting weird with it So you're not the goblin kind of brown and Ron is the goblin course. Yeah Yeah, yeah, so but not physically. He's like a voice of a gum. He's the boy. Yeah, it's like a two and a half-foot tall Green guy. Yeah, like a practical puppet and that requires I think like 10 or 11 puppeteers simultaneously The test footage. I've seen looks amazing and um, yeah, I I think Yeah, hopefully that for that's it for the 30s man just continuing to as much goblin work as possible It's much between the grot and that. Yes, much puppets. I mean you went crystal monkey of way back Mungae. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's that that's the comp Goblins. Yeah, that's the where do we go next? I don't know man. Yeah, good question Yeah, maybe back to break dancing. I was gonna say back to the dome probably back to my roots. Yeah Busting and back to the village found my inspiration at the dome. Yeah, wouldn't doubt wouldn't doubt Before we wrap it up happy second fuse profoundly random questions for you Skylar. Okay. Okay. Are you a dog or a cat person dog? You have one not currently. Okay. That's okay. Look at the sun-brugged eye contact very good. Yeah, we just like that. What do you collect? What do I collect? What do I collect? It's a good question. I don't really They can be nothing. Nothing. I guess surfboards kind of okay. No, I don't collect I just have too many you have few Yeah, but that's yeah, I don't know I'd like to collect like guitars. I think that I played at that school right right now Yeah, I know you're a famous pianist. So you yeah, and I've always said that yeah, and so piano. I actually have a large collection Very low. Maybe the largest of in the world. Wow. Yeah, that's cumbersome. Yeah, cool. It's let's just that's my life song That's what I do favorite video game of all time Breath of the wild yeah, I'm not like a big video game guy, but that game got me dude I don't know who put me on to it, but oh my god I just did the months disappeared into it's like the most fun. Have you played? Yeah, but I mean I know of it But yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and now there's a game. I know I'll play Mario party with my friends. I'm a little Mario party and There's a I but the majority I play back Amon on my phone and that that's 99% Sophisticated gamer like a sophisticated. I have son. I at the end of my life if you could see how may I I would I have no It's good. It's gonna have been years by the end. I'm playing back Amon on my phone Any interest in the grand theft auto. This is gonna about to take over pop culture, you know Yeah, the games I get you know as a kid my mom would have let me play the violent ones and now as an adult I find they make me a little a little anxious little upset I'm a good job poor guy didn't deserve to get hit by a car and that I don't want to do that to that guy so I don't really I don't Okay, Dakota Johnson asked me this I ask everybody would you rather have a mouthful bees or one being your butt? Be in the butt Yeah, be in the butt. What did she say? 90% of people say be in the butt. That is the prevailing wisdom. I feel like just practically Just get it down the mouth. You don't know if they're going you know down to the then you have other problems be in the butt Yeah, I don't think he's gonna be able to get deeper I'm likely I'm likely I don't be right. I'm not I'm not I'm not a breast of the right up. Right how bite I will get some medical texts out It would be yeah, we can get some input being the butt for now. What's the wallpaper on your phone? It's a picture me and my girlfriend Last actor you were mistaken for All the time we'll polter from not any more It will not not vote not any more but like five years ago Jeremy Alan White and will polter Because will polter did the year where the millers came out Yeah, it's the year vacation came out and both were like rated our family road trip comedies And we both played like the awkward teenage sun. Yes, where the millers made like a way bigger splash You know and and so yeah people I it got to the point where there's a one point I Just felt bad not telling me so I've taken pictures with people who think that I'm I've told store I've spun tales of like how I was like production was great really like how was I was like because they're so excited Yeah, you're you know, I'm like you're not me. Yes, and you're like oh my god today kiss the man And I've always wondered if he ever I don't catch us up with them Oh, that is a verse who's taken sure and then when before Jeremy Alan White got like jacked and became a huge movie star People and guys like look so look so cool people were like oh my god from shameless and a handful of times The kid from everybody hates Chris. Oh, and I recently was in an airport and this woman god bless her would not Refuse to believe I was not she's like oh my god, and I was like no. Oh, let me see picture no She's like quick plan with me and I was like no that she facetimes like her cousin She's like tell me come come shake tell me this isn't I was like it's not me and her cousin was like that's you Quitt messing around that's the guy and I was like I promise I I would tell you I swear to guys my government issued ID Yeah, I walked away both of them thinking I'm a piece of shit I just won't acknowledge that I'm the kid from everybody. It's great. Well, you're well known to be that No, where's no director has ever given you? Damn, you don't need to name names unless you want to Wow good question. I Don't I've been lucky man. I wish I had a good answer for you. I I think the only mistake It's not no it's getting a note before you've done the take. Oh, yeah, yeah Reemptively kind of closing free emptily. It's like hey, I was thinking that that can be because it's sort of like you know You get one she like I'm gonna you're gonna tell me and we're gonna do it like we'll do it one We'll know let's do one where we have no idea what's gonna before there's any but I've never gotten like a bad right That's good bad. Yeah, yeah, I've been lucky. Okay been lucky and finally in the spirit of happy second fuse Who's an actor who always makes you happy you see the month screen you're happy? I think I'd say Ryan Gosling I think I mean who you know who doesn't but he there's so he there's such a joy in his in everything of his I've been a fan of his like forever for my whole you know everything from the beginning But yeah, he just and it seems like he's only he's only getting more and more in the pocket, right? But yeah, I'd watch yeah anything. I think movie that makes you sad I Always forget if it's I always miss one of my favorite movies and I always mess up the title about about love or about time about time about time The Donald Wilson the about time. Yeah, it's so I can be emotional talk. It's so beautiful But it's so yeah, and it is so uplifting and there's something but there's something It's so sad. Yeah, it's so sad. No, it's a good one, but it's so good and a food that makes you confused Food that makes me confused. Yeah, I don't I'm a really I Will I don't venture out enough. I will eat the same thing. I don't give myself the opportunity to get confused because especially when I'm alone I'm doing like rotisserie chickens over this. I'm I will eat the same thing Every day wow for months from if I'm not what like I will walk at home There's a Bristol Farms right across. I will just walk in chicken teriaki bowl every day You can set your clock or and then after like three months. I'll move off of that and there's like this Place by this Mexican place. I'll go get the carne sada every day every day for months right and I don't venture out enough So I don't yeah, I don't often get confused. Okay. I'm just reliving the same day Groundhog day food version for sculler. I'm just like I'm just I just want the slop man. I just want a bowl Right just bunch of meat just a meat vessel that just needs like something inputted It's not there for the pleasure. Just just give me a lot of your involved. Yeah, it is just calories in calories out Related to someone less in my life Literally, what's your answer? I mean, there's plenty of things I don't like but I I like food is why I'm living my life Yeah, like not you just to keep you alive. Yeah, yeah, yeah I think I agree I get anxious by the idea of like, you know group everyone loves a group dinner sure right but it's always Family style and it's like a bunch of small play. So you're playing this game the whole time I don't like I don't want someone else to get that first and then you're like, oh did I take too much? I take to look next thing. You know you've been there for three hours. You're still hungry. Yeah I you didn't eat anything fulfilling. Yeah, you're like, I'm gonna. I wish I had my slop Yeah, you're just in the corner with your little chicken teriyaki bowl Yeah, like a monster. Yeah, like a monster. Okay. Yeah I appreciate you doing this. Thank you so much. I haven't I didn't mention at the start Like you haven't done a lot of this so I really appreciate you trusting me coming on the podcast It's coming at a great moment Congratulations on prime time Focker and lost Shrek goblin related material And I'll see you at the dome. I'll see you Dude, I'll hold you to that please. Alright. See you at the top. Thank you so much for having me. I appreciate it. I appreciate you. 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I'm Daisy Ridley and I definitely wasn't Most writers have written really terrible stories my name is Vince to Johnny and I am no exception The only thing different about me is that I kept them all now I'm gonna force my very talented actor friends to read them with me I want to be that like a man in his 50s or perhaps 40s if he was as large a smoker as the center surrounding him suggested wow Drag him Vincent There are teen slasher's where every character sounds edgy as hell There's sci-fi giants that read just a little bit too much like giant penises and there's a murderer who enjoys Musical theater for some reason and occasionally something I wrote 15 years ago will be much much worse only after a few minutes Did I realize that if I thought about about a certain thing or said at a time when something was said or walked by what am I reading? What does that mean? We're gonna laugh. We will probably cringe, and I may even cry just a little bit. 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