1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: Hey, guys, welcome to I've never said this before with 2 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: me Tommy di Dario. Part one of the final season 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 1: of Cobra Kai is out. 4 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 2: Now. 5 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: I know, I know, we are not quite ready to 6 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: say goodbye, but today is a joyous day because to celebrate, 7 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: I have one of the most beloved stars on my show, 8 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: the one, the only, the brilliant Mary Mauser. Mary, of course, 9 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: plays Samantha LaRusso, daughter to Daniel LaRusso aka the iconic 10 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: Ralph Maccio. If you perhaps haven't seen the series yet, 11 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 1: it's a martial arts comedy drama sequel to the original 12 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: Karate Kid films, and it is so damn good. It 13 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: has surpassed one point seven billion minutes and counting of 14 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: streaming from their fifty episodes, and it's constantly number one 15 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: on the Netflix charts. Basically, yeah, the show is magical. 16 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: It is the sixth and final season, which is bittersweet, 17 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: but man, how excited are we that new episodes are here. 18 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 1: We cover all things Cobra Kai today and dive deep 19 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:03,959 Speaker 1: into Mary's journey on the show. And don't worry, there 20 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: are no spoilers, but we may just get a little 21 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: tease of what's to come later in the season to 22 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: tide us all over. So let's see if today we 23 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: can get married to say something that she has never 24 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: said before. Mary, it is so good to see you. 25 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: How are you, my friend? 26 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 2: Great to see you too. I'm I'm good. Yeah, it 27 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 2: takes me a second to like think how I'm doing, 28 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 2: but overall great. I just you know, it's a dig 29 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 2: reactive wating to a different kind of busy, you know, 30 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 2: getting into the first drop of the show coming out 31 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 2: and everything. It's very exciting times. 32 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:44,479 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, it's super exciting and jumping right on that. 33 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: Part one of the series finale of Cobra Kai is 34 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: out now. A lot of people are super excited for it, 35 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: but super sad to see the show go away. So 36 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: first of all, how are you doing? How are you 37 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: processing the ending of something so very important? Has it 38 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: sunk in yet? 39 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: Oh? I think we all like the beauty of knowing 40 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 2: that it was our last season going into the season. 41 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:09,519 Speaker 2: Oh man, I'm gonna get all emotional. Okay, let me 42 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 2: see if I can get through this. What was that? 43 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 2: I think we all kind of like knew it was 44 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 2: our senior year, and so everybody treated it that way. 45 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 2: You know, everybody took the extra time, and there were 46 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 2: nights where I think we were all just like disted, 47 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:24,519 Speaker 2: but we would still go get dinner together just because 48 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 2: it was like, you know, this is the last time 49 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 2: we're all going to be together, is a big group 50 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 2: like this, And you know, so even on the nights 51 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 2: when we were on our whatever it is of filming 52 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 2: some insane stunt scene, we still were all like giddy 53 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 2: with each other because it was this like magic of 54 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 2: knowing like we've made something great and now we get 55 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 2: to just live in knowing that we were a part 56 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,399 Speaker 2: of something so special and we get to enjoy every 57 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 2: last second of it. So I think the it set 58 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 2: in a little bit more every day, and by the 59 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 2: end everybody will openly say that I was the person 60 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 2: who bluffered the most. 61 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: I see you lighting up right now as you you 62 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: talk about it. I imagine this very much was a 63 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: dream job for you. 64 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 2: Why so, I mean, I think truly it comes down 65 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 2: to the people. You know. I think there's been a 66 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 2: lot of really cool projects that have been really grateful 67 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 2: to be a part of, and this is one of them. 68 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 2: But the thing that set this apart was feeling like 69 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 2: every minute of the experience was rich with just contact 70 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 2: with people. I mean, from the incredible fans we have 71 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 2: that watch the show and the end product that we 72 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,519 Speaker 2: get to interact with afterwards, back to the very first 73 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 2: casting moments. Every part of that process has been just 74 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 2: completely full with really meaningful interactions and experiences and stories. 75 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 2: And I mean the people I think are what's made 76 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 2: it such a difference. I mean, on top of that, 77 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 2: it's also like the coolest job in that we get to, 78 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 2: you know, do karate and hang out with our closest 79 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 2: friends and call it work, which is insane. But really, 80 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 2: I think, I think the people are what sets this 81 00:03:58,280 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 2: one apart. For all of us. 82 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: I can imagine, and you sound like me. I would 83 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: be the one balling like crazy. I am going to 84 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: Italian I'm very emotional. So did you have to pull 85 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: yourself together a few times throughout filming the last season? 86 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 2: Oh? God, yeah, I like I jokingly like I jokingly 87 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,480 Speaker 2: but not jokingly, would like comment on every last Every 88 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 2: time they would be like, oh my god, guys, this 89 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 2: is the last scene that the six of us are 90 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 2: in at the same time. This is the last time 91 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 2: you're gonna throw a punch at me. This is the 92 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 2: last time I'm gonna throw a kick at you, Like, 93 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 2: this is the last time this happens in this room, 94 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 2: you know, And this is the last time it happens 95 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 2: next to this punching bag. Like every like last was 96 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 2: very meaningful to me, which I enjoyed because it was 97 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 2: for me. Let me, really, I like kept picturing myself 98 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 2: like Jim and Pam in the office, like at their wedding, 99 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 2: like taking the mental pictures, and that's what I kind 100 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 2: of like did throughout the process for myself. So yeah, 101 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 2: there were moments where I definitely had to rain it in. Specifically, 102 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 2: there was one scene that they purposefully scheduled for us 103 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 2: to film it the tail end, like it was it 104 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 2: doesn't take place at the end of this sequence of episodes, 105 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 2: but they scheduled it so we'd film it at the 106 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 2: very end, and so it really was a last for 107 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 2: a lot of people, and we had to speak about 108 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 2: it kind of in the scene. And in that moment, 109 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 2: all of us are looking at each other, and half 110 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 2: of us are supposed to be getting that it's meaningful, 111 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 2: and half of us are not supposed to be feeling 112 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 2: like the emotions. So everybody's like the people who are 113 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 2: allowed to cry are just bawling. The people who are 114 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 2: not allowed to cry or trying really hard to keep 115 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:35,559 Speaker 2: it in. So it's like it definitely comes through on screen, 116 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 2: which again, is kind of cool because I think that 117 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 2: I'm hoping people will see all the love when they 118 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 2: get to see to play out. 119 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:43,919 Speaker 1: That's super cool, But it's also kind of cruel to 120 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: do that to y'all. Yeah, we know what we're going 121 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 1: to get if we keep this to the end. 122 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was, but I feel like it was a treat, 123 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 2: Like it felt like more of a treat for us 124 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 2: because it was at the end of filming a sequence 125 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 2: of really intensive episodes, and so it was kind of 126 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 2: like we had to be head into this thing, and 127 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 2: it was like getting to take this one slice of 128 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 2: a moment and separate it from everything else and know 129 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 2: that the hard part kind of was done and we 130 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,359 Speaker 2: got to just like luxuriate in having this moment with 131 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 2: each other. It was really meaningful. 132 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: Oh that sounds so nice. So how do you kind 133 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: of grieve something that has been so important to you 134 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: for so many years. I'm always fascinated when I talk 135 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,359 Speaker 1: to artists and they're so close to a role and 136 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: a project for so many years and then suddenly they 137 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: wake up and it's like, oh my god, we're not 138 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: going back. Like have you grieved that? Is it a 139 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: process for you? 140 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 2: For sure? A process. It's a process I've been in 141 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 2: for you know, I because there's always in this industry 142 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 2: such an unknown you know, even on the most successful, incredible, 143 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 2: perfect project, something could come out of nowhere and you know, 144 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 2: pull the rug out from undereathew and it doesn't get 145 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,720 Speaker 2: to go again. So you know, I think there's always 146 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 2: that kind of like waiting for the other shoot to 147 00:06:55,960 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 2: drop aspect of acting in general. But with having you know, 148 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 2: so many years now of positive experiences as being a 149 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 2: part of this project, there is like a certain level 150 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 2: of relief and comfortability that starts to set in. And 151 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 2: so then getting to that moment of like okay here 152 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 2: it is like, you know, I think we all knew 153 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 2: that at some point we'd be, you know, kind of 154 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 2: seeing the end of this story arc and this piece. 155 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 2: But you know, I've heard from many people, you know, 156 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 2: especially Ralph who has you know, he's like, don't worry 157 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 2: a kid, it never leaves you, you know, I've been 158 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 2: the Karate Kid all my life, so you know, there's 159 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 2: an aspect to it, just you know, parts of it 160 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 2: will never go away. I'll still have the friendships with 161 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 2: people that I work with. I'll still have Ralph, who 162 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 2: I've like forcibly adopted myself into his family. His kids 163 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,559 Speaker 2: are awesome. So I just like I've just inserted myself 164 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 2: and been like, Okay, I'm part of the Maccios now. 165 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 2: But you know, I'll definitely have these these relationships going forward, 166 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 2: and I think that helps with the process. And then 167 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 2: also the fans, I mean truly getting to meet people 168 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 2: out and about all the time that are tell me what, 169 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 2: you know, the show means to them, what different characters 170 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 2: mean to them, you know. And then especially the intergenerational 171 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 2: aspect of people coming forward and saying, yell, oh, I 172 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 2: watched the Karate Kid when I was a kid, and 173 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 2: now I've shown my kid Cobra Kai and this is 174 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 2: something we bond over. Knowing that you know, it's it's 175 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 2: been in the zegeist for that long and getting to 176 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 2: be a part of something that spectacular, I just I 177 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 2: feel so grateful and I think that definitely takes the 178 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 2: edge off as well. 179 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I'm sure it's so cool to think back 180 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: to what it started as and I imagine that no 181 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 1: one in the cast could have imagined how big that 182 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: this was going to become, especially with how it began, right, Like, 183 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: does that journey from start to finish kind of blow 184 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:41,199 Speaker 1: your mind for sure? 185 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 2: That's like I have always said, like I knew this 186 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 2: was something really special going into it, especially you know, 187 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 2: getting to meet the og Karate Kid cast and then 188 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 2: getting to be in scenes with them. That alone, I 189 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 2: was like, Okay, I could just die happy now. That 190 00:08:57,280 --> 00:09:00,040 Speaker 2: was great. That was cool, what a good life. But 191 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 2: you know, definitely there's the aspect of looking at it 192 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 2: through the rear view mirror is just like it's kind 193 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 2: of magical to think that we all, I feel like, 194 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 2: are as close as we are because we felt like 195 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 2: the little engine that could in a way, you know, 196 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 2: it was like this really cool, really special thing and 197 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 2: that we all felt we were a part of. And 198 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 2: then to feel other people see it and to find 199 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 2: us even when it wasn't easy to find us and 200 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 2: to follow us through kind of a complicated journey, is 201 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 2: a lot of things changed, and that like intense day 202 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 2: one fan base is never left, which is incredible, and 203 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 2: then begetting to grow that into an even bigger, wider 204 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 2: fan base as it became more accessible to watch the 205 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 2: show is just it's mind boggling. I mean, like I 206 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 2: got to watch back my original audition tapes recently and 207 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 2: looking at them, I was sitting there going like, holy crap, 208 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 2: I can't believe that girl like walked into that room 209 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 2: being like, man, I really hope I get this job, 210 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 2: and like didn't realize what an impact it would have 211 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 2: on my life. I mean, it's been by the time 212 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 2: the last episodes come out, Like I'll say, right now, 213 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 2: I think we're at like year seven of actually knowing 214 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 2: each other and working together, which is just crazy. 215 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: That is such a big accomplishment, especially in our industry. 216 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 1: I mean, things like that just don't happen that often. 217 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: And it's a true testament to the entire cast and 218 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: the crew and the writers and everything you all put 219 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 1: out because it does have such an impact and it 220 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: means so much to so many people. And I would 221 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: argue that when you revisit something that has such a 222 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: fandom like the og Karate Kid films, it could potentially 223 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: have been a disaster, but It wasn't like this was 224 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: just the beautiful next installment of you know, that genre 225 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 1: and that category of films and now TV that people 226 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 1: love so much. So it's so cool to see when 227 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: things like this just explode in the biggest ways possible. 228 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,320 Speaker 1: Let's talk about your character for a minute. Samantha has 229 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: been through quite a lot throughout the course of the 230 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 1: entire series, But what do you hope that she is 231 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: going to be remembered for? Like, what will her legacy be? 232 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 2: Ooh oh, that's a really good way to put it. 233 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 2: I think for all the ups and downs that all 234 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 2: the characters have had, I think the thing that's always 235 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 2: felt really important to me is that the come from 236 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:16,439 Speaker 2: I guess is the way that I think of it, 237 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 2: like the why behind the what stays really true to 238 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 2: who she is, and I think it always has and 239 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:26,439 Speaker 2: to me, her why has always been about making the 240 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 2: largest positive impact. And I think the downside of that 241 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 2: that she the trap she's fallen into a few times 242 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 2: is not looking at the minute by minute and getting 243 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 2: caught up in the big picture and not seeing the 244 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 2: minutia of it all. But I think the thing that 245 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 2: I hope people take away from that and the lesson 246 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 2: that I've learned from Samantha in that is that you 247 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 2: can do all the right things for all the right 248 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 2: reasons and still not be able to please everybody, and 249 00:11:55,320 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 2: that's okay, and that you know, the growth comes from mistakes. 250 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 2: You know, you can't control everything to go exactly the 251 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:04,959 Speaker 2: way that you want it to go, or you've never 252 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 2: learned anything. So I think that to me, Samantha is about, 253 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,679 Speaker 2: you know, leading with your heart is what she's always 254 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 2: been really good and terrible at, but definitely when she's 255 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 2: been dedicated to. And I think that the lesson that 256 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 2: I hope people look at Samantha for is that idea 257 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 2: of leading with your heart and it's okay when that 258 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 2: messes up anyway and it falls apart, and to be 259 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 2: able to put the pieces back together is like where 260 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 2: the real strength is. 261 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: Well, sa it seems like you've grown a lot through 262 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 1: playing her, Huh, yeah, I have. 263 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 2: It's so funny, like we all came to this, you know, 264 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 2: this piece of media at different ages in our lives, 265 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 2: at different points than our lives, and like it's just 266 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 2: it's just crazy. Like I really thought to myself, like, 267 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 2: oh you know, I was the oldest, you know, and 268 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 2: when I came in and so I you know, I 269 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 2: don't think my life will have changed that much and 270 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 2: looking back at it, especially like really making these moments 271 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 2: and thinking about it, No, I really have changed a lot, 272 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 2: and hopefully very positive ways, positive ways for myself. I know, 273 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 2: Like I feel like this has been just like the 274 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 2: most beautiful, safe and comfortable space to grow and explore 275 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 2: aspects of myself as an actress and as a person. 276 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:20,359 Speaker 1: How rewarding musta be. That's amazing. 277 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 2: I'm so freaking fortunate. It's insane. It's insane. 278 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, fortunate, but also you know, deserved. You put in 279 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 1: the work and you're willing, at least from an outside perspective, 280 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 1: to be someone who can grow and learn and continue 281 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: evolving and not everybody's like that. And to have that 282 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 1: openness is I think such an important quality that we 283 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: all should strive for in this life. So, yes, you know, fortunate, 284 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: but also it seems like you work at it. You 285 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: have so much dialogue in this show throughout the course 286 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: of all the seasons, right, So I'm curious, is there 287 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: like a Samantha phrase or quote that has always stuck 288 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: with you that you kind of think like defines her 289 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 1: that you just have fun with her. Will ever kind 290 00:13:58,120 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 1: of be like, oh man, that's going to pop in 291 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,840 Speaker 1: my head for the next twenty years, you know, that's 292 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:03,320 Speaker 1: a good question. 293 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:04,839 Speaker 2: I don't know if there's like a specific line of 294 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 2: dial we really tease the crap out of each other 295 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 2: this season specifically because like for all of our little 296 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:13,680 Speaker 2: catch phrases, like everybody having their own kind of little thing. 297 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 2: We're like, okay, so when the scene when everybody starts arguing, 298 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 2: you're going to tell everyone to calm down, You're gonna say, hey, guys, 299 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 2: stop it. You're going to start the fight. And then like, 300 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 2: just because we all kind of I think have like 301 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 2: known our characters for so long now, I do feel 302 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 2: like Samantha is like many Daniel LaRusso in that Daniel 303 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 2: is always hearkening back to mister Miyagi, and I feel 304 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 2: like Samantha is always connecting back to her father. So 305 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 2: I feel like there's like that aspect to me. It's 306 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 2: always like, you know, basically the like how do I 307 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 2: say this in a way that sounds the joke in 308 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 2: my mind is the dritical mouthfay going wait till my 309 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 2: fault but he's about this, but like, you know what 310 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 2: I mean. But like that, Sam's like, I feel like 311 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 2: internal compass. All of my decision making comes from this 312 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 2: idea of like, what would dad say? I don't think 313 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 2: my dad would like that. I think my dad would 314 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 2: like that. This is what my dad would want me 315 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 2: to do. 316 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: That's amazing. Oh my god, I love that so much. 317 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 1: And that impression was right on the money. 318 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 2: I mean, if you can't knowing I'm a bit of 319 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 2: a nerd for all things that I'm a nerd about, 320 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 2: I guess. 321 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: Hey, that's a good way to live. I love that 322 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: all right? Season six, As I said, it's out. Now, 323 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: what can you tease about your journey and your character 324 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: and your storyline without Netflix coming to find me? 325 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 2: Yeah? I don't know. So here's the thing I personally 326 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 2: like in my personal life, I despise spoilers, but I 327 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 2: do love like a nugget. So I'm trying to think 328 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 2: of how I can give a little bit without giving 329 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 2: nothing crazy, so that people can still discover as they go. 330 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 2: I think definitely our character storylines reflected our own life 331 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 2: in this piece, specifically in this part of this story, 332 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 2: in that we knew we were in our final stretches, 333 00:15:58,080 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 2: you know what I mean. And so I think all 334 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 2: these characters are kind of both feeling the effects of 335 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 2: and reaping the benefits of all of the legs stretching 336 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 2: and work that they've done to come up to this point. 337 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 2: I think that specifically for Samantha, it's the culmination of 338 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 2: every hard learned lesson and every you know, kind of 339 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 2: every aspect of where that would lead you in life. 340 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 2: I think she's really struggled with the idea of not 341 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 2: that she hasn't wanted to, but that she has really 342 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 2: had to hone the skill of being able to look 343 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 2: at the world from different viewpoints rather than just her own. 344 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 2: And I think that that's her big life lesson throughout 345 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 2: the series and really comes to a head in this 346 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 2: moment and then gets to kind of reap the benefits 347 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 2: of what that looks like. 348 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 1: If you know, if she can learn that lesson, ooh 349 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 1: good tease, that was the perfect market. Well, we can't 350 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: wait to see, we can't wait to see what unfolds. 351 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 1: That's pretty awesome. And are you without obviously saying what happens, 352 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: but overall, are you satisfied with how the story and 353 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: the series wraps up. 354 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 2: I am, I definitely am. I think people are gonna 355 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 2: be really excited about it. I'm I'm happy. I'm happy 356 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 2: with Samantha. I'm happy for Samantha. I think, you know, 357 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 2: it's not the way I initially actually anticipated it going 358 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 2: at all, but I'm really excited to hear what people 359 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 2: think about it. And I think every one of the 360 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 2: character's storylines is like that. You know, there's a couple 361 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:23,439 Speaker 2: of them where I'm like, Okay, yeah, that's where I 362 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:25,119 Speaker 2: hoped it was going, that's right where it's going. But 363 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 2: there's a couple that really threw me off, and I'm like, 364 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:29,880 Speaker 2: it's perfect, you know. I think that's what our writers 365 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 2: and producers are so exceptional at is why I think 366 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:35,679 Speaker 2: the series has set itself apart in so many ways, 367 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 2: is truly that they they know the fan base because 368 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 2: they are the fan base, because they were Karate Kid 369 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:44,679 Speaker 2: fans who who loved this franchise so much, and so 370 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:48,160 Speaker 2: you know, they stay so true to that, and yet 371 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:52,120 Speaker 2: they have an exceptional ability to still surprise me without 372 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 2: without it being in the way that it's not exactly 373 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 2: how I wanted it to go. 374 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 1: Hmmm, that's amazing. And what I think I just heard 375 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,200 Speaker 1: you say is we're really at the ending. We're gonna 376 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 1: get like four more seasons. 377 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 2: Oh, it's only you know what. I truly though, I 378 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 2: know I can't put Samantha away forever. I don't know 379 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:14,359 Speaker 2: if she'll pop into my life and other characters that 380 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 2: I'll play, or if I got fortunate enough to be 381 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:20,159 Speaker 2: Samantha again. But I know for sure she's always going 382 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:21,959 Speaker 2: to be very much a big part of my life. 383 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: Well, it's how fun for a minute with that? Then 384 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: if there was a spinoff in the Miagi universe, what 385 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: would you want to see? What would you want to explore? 386 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 2: Oh? Man, there's so many aspects that I think would 387 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,679 Speaker 2: be so fun to see. Just like, I don't know, 388 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 2: I love Chosen's character, and I would love to know 389 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 2: like where he goes in life or where he was 390 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:43,680 Speaker 2: when we didn't see him. I think for Samantha, there's 391 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,120 Speaker 2: hopefully a big, wide world out there. There's all these 392 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 2: aspects of her personality kind of gotten sprinkled throughout the series. 393 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 2: And then you know, I don't know this, Like she's 394 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 2: always been kind of like just a true California girl 395 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 2: to me, So I think that there's some Maybe there's 396 00:18:57,560 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 2: some like crossover world where she serves and does karate 397 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 2: at the same time. I don't know. We all had 398 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 2: a lot of fun. It was like camp fire stories 399 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 2: where we just sit around and be like, but what 400 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 2: if this happened? And oh, what if we did this instead? 401 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:10,400 Speaker 2: What if this is where the character ended up. 402 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: Now my wheels are turning, and I. 403 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 2: Say, do you have any good ones? 404 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 1: Well, I really like that. I like that kind of 405 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: California living idea too, and surfing and the intertwining, you know, 406 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 1: all the worlds together. And that's something so cool about you, 407 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: is I remember reading I think when we talked to 408 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: years ago during COVID that prior to the show, you 409 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:33,120 Speaker 1: weren't really into like fitness and martial arts and exercise, 410 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 1: and your whole approach to like that world has been changed, 411 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:40,160 Speaker 1: and you now seem to enjoy a lot of that stuff, right. 412 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 2: Most definitely, Yeah, that's it's now like, no, it's part 413 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 2: of my free time. It's not just like, you know, 414 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:48,640 Speaker 2: part of work anymore. It's it truly is a part 415 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:52,360 Speaker 2: of my like well being, my life, my like happiest 416 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 2: version of myself. 417 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: So you'll keep doing martial. 418 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 2: Arts for sure. Yeah, I mean I still have kept 419 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 2: it up in the off season, and it's definitely something 420 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:04,440 Speaker 2: I'm super passionate about. I've learned so much, and most 421 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 2: of what I've learned is that I have so much 422 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 2: more to learn, and it's so cool to take those 423 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 2: lessons and the fun part of it is getting to 424 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 2: see how accurate. I mean, of course, you know it's 425 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 2: inflated for television and whatnot, but how accurate. A lot 426 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 2: of those life lessons are the aspect of finding balance, 427 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:28,199 Speaker 2: which also harkens back to like Samantha's continual checkpoint. You 428 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 2: know that she comes back to. I don't know if 429 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:34,440 Speaker 2: it's necessarily a dialogue line, but it's definitely throughout her mentality. 430 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 2: Is the finding balance thing is crucially important to my 431 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:42,160 Speaker 2: personal journey with martial arts, is you know, finding all 432 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 2: these different aspects of balance and peace and things like 433 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 2: that within And I'm a big, big believer in the 434 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,439 Speaker 2: Minaki Doo way of life of you know, it's for 435 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 2: defense only, and you know, it's more about becoming strong 436 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 2: within yourself and learning what you're capable of, not necessarily 437 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 2: exercising what you're capable of, just for the purpose of it. 438 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 2: There's been a lot of really wonderful lessons I've learned 439 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 2: commercial arts. So it's definitely a part of my life 440 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 2: that that'll continue. 441 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:13,920 Speaker 1: I love that that's a piece that will forever stay 442 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: with you from doing the show that again means so 443 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 1: much to you and so much to so many people. 444 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: You'll always carry that with you, which I think is 445 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:22,959 Speaker 1: so awesome. And another thing I really appreciate and respect 446 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: is you've referenced the ogs quite a bit throughout the 447 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:27,359 Speaker 1: course of this interview, and it seems like you have 448 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: such gratitude and appreciation for those ogs who came before 449 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 1: you and who are part of this now. So did 450 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:37,159 Speaker 1: the magic ever kind of run out being around that 451 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: og cast? 452 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 2: No, even now, even now, you know Ralph or Billy 453 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 2: will like text us text one, but they like I 454 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 2: get a text from Ralph, it'll just be like, oh this, 455 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 2: you know, the thought of you saw this, you know, 456 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 2: Disney reference, blah blah blah, thought of you, you know, 457 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:55,359 Speaker 2: and send it to me and I immediately like his 458 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 2: name pops up how I phone and I still like 459 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 2: geek out every time I'm like, oh my god, Ralph 460 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:02,680 Speaker 2: Manchio texted me like, that's so bizarre. But no, the 461 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 2: magic from day one to day Oh god, I don't 462 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 2: even know if I've talied up how many days. There's 463 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 2: been a lot of them, but it has been equal, 464 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 2: if not greater, because you know, we've gotten all of 465 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:17,360 Speaker 2: these wonderful stories passed along from the process of creating 466 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 2: the originals, and then kind of also the longer that 467 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 2: we've known each other, the more we've kind of gotten 468 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 2: to get into the the what then, you know, the 469 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:27,440 Speaker 2: years of life in between the Karate Kid and Cobra 470 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:31,360 Speaker 2: Kai where it's you know, a lot of navigating this industry, 471 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:35,200 Speaker 2: navigating you know, adulthood now, and just these different life 472 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 2: lessons that I've been fortunate enough to speak to them 473 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 2: about and learn from from Ralph and Ability and Eugene 474 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 2: now as well. Just I don't know, I'm super super grateful. 475 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: So when I announced here as my guest, the number 476 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 1: one fan question I received for you was, what is 477 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:03,199 Speaker 1: your favor scene or a moment with Miguel throughout the 478 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 1: course of this series, excluding obviously anything to come in 479 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 1: season six that we can't spoil. 480 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 2: Mm hmm, okay. I from day one have said that 481 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 2: like the golf and stuff. Date from season one is 482 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,879 Speaker 2: still probably one of my all time favorite filming days. 483 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,959 Speaker 2: I think that it felt like, I don't know, it 484 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 2: was just it was so fun. It was so we 485 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:28,160 Speaker 2: just genuinely were like hanging out and just had a blast. 486 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 2: We clicked pretty instantly as friends, and so I think 487 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 2: it was it really felt like just hanging out with 488 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:35,119 Speaker 2: your best friend all day, which was super fun, and 489 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,440 Speaker 2: that day will forever live on. It is very very 490 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 2: meaningful to me, and so those scenes are very meaningful 491 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:42,200 Speaker 2: for me to watch back. But I'm trying to think 492 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 2: of like overall favorite scenes. There is, God, there's so 493 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 2: many really fun ones. I think I would have to 494 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:52,679 Speaker 2: say that one. And then there's I mean, there's a 495 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 2: lot of training moments that were really fun. Just I 496 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 2: have a blast with the fact that you know, karate 497 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:02,399 Speaker 2: being a part of their really relationship is like, I 498 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:04,399 Speaker 2: don't know, it just adds this whole layer to like 499 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 2: the young teen relationship stuff. But there's definitely like there's 500 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 2: one really awesome team that I'm excited for people to 501 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 2: see in season six. So I won't spoil anything, but 502 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 2: I would say that was kind of the perfect Yin 503 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:22,400 Speaker 2: and Yang to the golf and stuff date scene, well said, 504 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 2: I think a lot of people will go back and 505 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 2: watch all of those to get there. 506 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,680 Speaker 1: They're fill in. Before you know, the show goes away 507 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:31,199 Speaker 1: for good. So what's next for you? I know you 508 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:34,120 Speaker 1: love princesses. I know you love haunted scary houses. Maybe 509 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 1: princess in a haunted house? 510 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, who knows? Why not? I don't know. I think 511 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 2: this show is definitely pushed me in different directions that 512 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:47,920 Speaker 2: I wasn't expecting, you know, early on. I think it's 513 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 2: opened to my mind up to being a part of 514 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:53,680 Speaker 2: this industry in all kinds of different ways. I think 515 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 2: I've always felt ironically more comfortable in front of the camera, 516 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 2: which I say ironically because the second anybody whips out 517 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 2: like a phone camera to take a picture, I instantly 518 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 2: like freeze up and I can't. I don't know how 519 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 2: to be gay, And people are like, don't you do 520 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:08,160 Speaker 2: this for a living? Why are you acting so weird? 521 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:10,440 Speaker 2: But I can't. Like there's like a difference to being 522 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:13,320 Speaker 2: on set, you know, and being out in the world. 523 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 2: But I think it's it's opened my mind up and 524 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:19,120 Speaker 2: my eyes up to this whole other side of this industry. 525 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:21,239 Speaker 2: I think it would be really fun to explore just 526 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 2: learning from all different departments and learning kind of how 527 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:29,920 Speaker 2: all the pieces of the machine come together to make 528 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 2: the final product with something that's very exciting to me. 529 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 2: But I also have had a blast with the stunts. 530 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 2: I think I'll have a really hard time letting go 531 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 2: of that part of it. No, martial arts will obviously 532 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:41,360 Speaker 2: stay in my personal life. I would love to get 533 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 2: to have more excuses to integrate it into my work world. 534 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: I have no doubt whatever you do, it's going to 535 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 1: be amazing and your star is going to continue rising 536 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:51,400 Speaker 1: and exploding. And Mary, the name of the show as 537 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 1: we wrap up this conversation is called I've never said 538 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 1: this before. And I know you've done a lot of interviews, 539 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 1: You've spoken quite a bit today, We've covered a lot, 540 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 1: but I'm wondering, is there anything you can think of 541 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:04,679 Speaker 1: that you have never shared or said before. 542 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:07,399 Speaker 2: I was really picking my brain trying to think about it, 543 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:12,120 Speaker 2: and I feel like, I, you know, inadvertently, like I'm 544 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 2: comfortable being very open about a lot of things. There's 545 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:17,359 Speaker 2: aspects to my life that I just it's not that 546 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:19,080 Speaker 2: I wouldn't share it, that I wouldn't have thought to. 547 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 2: And so as I was trying to think about you 548 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:25,400 Speaker 2: know what I haven't shared, I realized that languages are 549 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 2: like super interesting to me. And I don't know if 550 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 2: people know that about me till they get to know me. 551 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 2: But I enjoy studying different languages. I mean, now, I'm 552 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,679 Speaker 2: no expert in any of them, but you know, like 553 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:38,160 Speaker 2: just the act of learning a new language is really 554 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:39,680 Speaker 2: interesting to me. The one that I've stuck with the 555 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 2: longest is American Sign Language. I took it for I 556 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 2: guess like five years and then have continued to practice 557 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:49,880 Speaker 2: since then and take different lessons and deaf culture and 558 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 2: things like that. So that's something I'm really passionate about 559 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 2: and learning. But specifically, I do have a thirty nine 560 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:59,439 Speaker 2: day streak on DUELINGO right now for Japanese, and I 561 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 2: haven't said that I don't love yet, So there we go. 562 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 1: Of course, you do, you overachiever. You are such an overachiever. 563 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 1: I am not surprised. Oh my god, that's incredible. 564 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:12,600 Speaker 2: Thank you. I will I'm gonna maybe by the next 565 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 2: time we talk, like I'll have doubled it at least. 566 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 2: But yeah, I'm definitely really tssionate about languages. 567 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:21,240 Speaker 1: Well, rock on, that's super interesting. Thank you for sharing, 568 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 1: and thank you for hanging out today. I always enjoy 569 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 1: our time together. I feel like I've watched you grow 570 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 1: over the years, and you know, I know it's a 571 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 1: bittersweet moment to be putting out this last season into 572 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 1: the world, but just to know how much your work 573 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 1: means to so many people, I hope that gives you 574 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: a lot of comfort and a lot of pride and 575 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:40,160 Speaker 1: you take a minute to really kind of enjoy that feeling. 576 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 1: So thank you for hanging out well. 577 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 2: I appreciate that. Thank you, I appreciate it. Yeah, this 578 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 2: has been super fun and then who knows, maybe more, 579 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:48,880 Speaker 2: maybe more to come. 580 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: Well, until we meet again, my friend, be well and congratulations. 581 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:53,920 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. 582 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 1: I've Never Said This Before is hosted by Me Tommy Didario. 583 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 1: This POTT is executive produced by Andrew Publisi at iHeartRadio 584 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 1: and by Me Tommy, with editing by Joshua Colaudney. I've 585 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: Never Said This Before is part of the Elvis Duran 586 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 1: podcast network on iHeart Podcasts. 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