1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: There's a monumental shift in power at work. Employees are 2 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: speaking up, Turnover is rising, salaries are increasing, hiring is tough, 3 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: and burnout is real. It's time to unleash growth. It's 4 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: time to transform your HR from powerless to powerful. Join 5 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: a DP on February. Reserve your spot now. Go to 6 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: get the Plan dot IDP dot com to register for 7 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: the Work Interrupted Summit Once the last time you took 8 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: a time out. I'm Ev Rodsky, author of the New 9 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: York Times bestseller Affair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space, 10 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: activists on the gender division of labor, attorney and family mediator. 11 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: And I'm doctor Addina Rukar, a Harvard physician and medical 12 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: correspondent with an expertise and the science of stress, resilience, 13 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: mental health, and burnout. We're so excited to share our 14 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: podcast Time Out, a production of I Heart Podcasts and 15 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: Hello Sunshine, Repealing back the layers around and why society 16 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: makes it so easy to guard men's time like it's 17 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: diamonds and treat women's time like it's infinite, like sand. 18 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: And so, whether you're partnered with or without children, or 19 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: in a career where you want more boundaries, this is 20 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: the place for you, for people of all family structures. 21 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: So take this time out with us to learn, get inspired, 22 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: and most importantly, reclaim your time. Listen to Time Out 23 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: a fair Play podcast on the I Heart Radio app, 24 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. The Black 25 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: Effect Presents features honest conversations and exclusive interviews, a space 26 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: for artists, everyday people and listeners to amplify, elevate, and 27 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: empower black voices with great conversations. Make sure to listen 28 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,559 Speaker 1: to The Black Effect Presents podcast on I Heart Radio, 29 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. My next 30 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: guest is Alan Maldonaldo A smile when I say that name. 31 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: He's an actor, writer, director, and entrepreneur. Among his films 32 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: and TV critics include Straight Out of Compton, Equalizes and Cake, 33 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: Sony's remake of The super Fly, the Netflix movie Project Power, 34 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: the Netflix series Sneakerheads, the TVs TV series The Last 35 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,399 Speaker 1: O G, Blackish, You're the Worst, and many more. Now 36 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: that is the past. Now this is what's coming up 37 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: new and the movies and on TV. Alan starting a 38 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 1: new stars action back series Heels plus this fall. He'd 39 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: be starting in the Wonder Years reboot for ABC, The 40 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: House Party Movie reboot, and Psyche three. This is Gus 41 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: three quote movie for Peacock. Please work with the money. 42 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: Make comforts that. He's smiling, man, because I love talking 43 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: to a man, actor, writer, director, and entrepreneur, my man, 44 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: Alan Maldonado, Hey doing Alan, I'm excellent, Man, Thank you 45 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,679 Speaker 1: so much. What an incredible intro. I appreciate it. Man. 46 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: I'm over here listening liqually as you go down the list, like, oh, Man, 47 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: I was on all that, but you know some Alan, 48 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: never till you come on the show, you know, like 49 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: I said, Man, Uh, we've been having this relationship going 50 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 1: on four years, you know, uh, you know, and and 51 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 1: just watching watching the growth because we you know, because 52 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: we really started talking about the entrepreneurship side of you, 53 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: what you were doing in Hollywood and how he was 54 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: making a difference. And and now it's being overwhelmed by 55 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: your talent as an actor, which has always been out there, 56 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 1: but it's now starting to be recognized on so many levels. 57 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 1: How are you able to balance that? And all you 58 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: are is being able to balance the acting. Is it 59 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: taking you away from the entrepreneurship side or you're being 60 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: in balance both. Wow, man, I guess how what's the 61 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: best way to put it? Put it all in perspective? Um, Well, 62 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: for me, I had to understand balance. I had to 63 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: understand balance, as you know. And in the last four years, 64 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: and you know, it's been it's been crazy, it's been 65 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: in a good way. UM. God has given me everything 66 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: I want it and it's one of those things where 67 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: it's like, Okay, this is what you've been asking for 68 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: for years. Now go do something with it. Um. So, 69 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: just a balance between work and rest and relaxation has 70 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 1: been the biggest challenge and the biggest thing that I 71 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,919 Speaker 1: know is important. Um. As you know, those four or 72 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: five years where I was doing Blackest Survivors, Remorse, You're 73 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: the Words, all these things simultaneously while writing and starting 74 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: on other shows, I burned myself out. I'm not gonna lie, 75 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: you know. So, Uh, after the quarantine, I really made 76 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 1: it my business to make sure I have the proper 77 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 1: balance between working and working extremely hard as I do, 78 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: and then finding time to get those breaks where either 79 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 1: just a three day vacation, two day vacation or daycare 80 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: or whatever like. I just have to be adamant, just 81 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 1: as focused and goal driven for business and in acting success. 82 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: I gotta be just as driven in my personal in 83 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 1: self care. Absolutely. I'm talking to interviewing Alan maldon Alto. 84 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: I remember when he first came on Money Making Conversations 85 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:12,679 Speaker 1: with Survivor's Remorse, which is out of Lebron James's company, 86 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: and then I brought him back. It was it was 87 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: the Last o g which and then I brought him 88 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 1: after that was Project Power on Netflix with and that's 89 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: with Jamie Fox, and now bringing you back for a 90 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,239 Speaker 1: serious and not just one. It's a series of things 91 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,160 Speaker 1: which is really beautiful. And uh and and let's talk 92 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: about heels, you know, because on social media, you know, 93 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: you let everybody know you got some fitness going on 94 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: in your life. You know, I know it makes me 95 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: feel bad, but I'm alright up older than him, so 96 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,840 Speaker 1: I don't take it personal. But if you young like him, 97 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:45,799 Speaker 1: you might want to take it personal or not follow 98 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: his feed sometimes because he's looking good. So finally, all 99 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: that personal. So that's why I like about your alum. 100 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: You know, you prepare for success and we don't know 101 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: where it's gonna come from. And because you're during all 102 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: that personal training, and some people say, man, why are 103 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: you doing all the work up? You know what you're 104 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 1: going for you and you just never know where your 105 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 1: opportunities are going to come. And because of that, you 106 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: are with additional training that they've given you are pretty 107 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:16,479 Speaker 1: much wasn't shocked by the request of this level of fitness, 108 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: physical fitness that they need for this series that's on 109 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: Stars called Heels. Yeah, I wasn't. I wasn't shocked at all. Man. 110 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: Um I had, uh just a quick story as more 111 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: of a testimony than anything. Um. You know, two years ago, 112 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: like I said, I kind of burnt myself out and 113 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: I had to recharge mentally, physically, spiritual and all those things. 114 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: And God put it on my heart to get stronger 115 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: and uh be more um focused on my you know, 116 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: self care and personal fitness. And in that conversation, uh, 117 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 1: he gave me the crazy notion to run marathons. So 118 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 1: I began to run training for marathons in Spain while 119 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: I was shooting a film out there called American Carnates 120 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 1: that would be out I think next year as well. 121 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: Um it was. I ran four marathons in five months. 122 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: I ran in New York Marathon, the Disney Marathon, the 123 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: Miami Marathon and the l A Marathon, and a week 124 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: after I ran the March the l A Marathon, which 125 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: is my fourth marathon. Uh, I booked hills. So it 126 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: was one of those things where God told me to 127 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: do something to get prepared for two years ago for 128 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: an opportunity that came, you know, later down the line. 129 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: So it was just me meeting up with my blessings. Um, 130 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: that's how this whole kind of fitness kind of journey 131 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: begin with that, you know, wholeheartedly it was. It was 132 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: very selfish, simple and I respect because I always tell 133 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: people people look at me that you know we're shall 134 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: do you go sleep? Because I always tell people I'm 135 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: never shocked by my opportunities because I'm always preparing for 136 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: my opportunities. And I've always felt that about you when 137 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: I'm talking to you because we have a good time. 138 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: But we always always see activity in your eyes, and 139 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: your eyes tell me your brains active. You know what 140 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: I'm saying, because you always this conversation is just one 141 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: a minute that's going that's happening in your life as 142 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: supposed to happen in your life. Now. When I saw 143 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: the show, heels know that I am a wrestling fan 144 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: from the from from elementary school. Okay, well that's how 145 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: far back I go. And so the series heels when 146 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: it's being advertised on Stars and it has my man 147 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,199 Speaker 1: who started who blew up in Fame on the series Vikings. 148 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: If you have not seen the series Vikings, plead it's 149 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: an incredible series. And then also a man who started 150 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 1: in this series Arrow, which is on the seat of 151 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: your platform. When I saw both of these guys, I went, 152 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: I got to watch that, and then I started seeing 153 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: the trailers and then I guess who popped up? One 154 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: of my favorite people, Alan mauldin Off And guess what 155 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: you were sitting just like that with short sleeves and 156 00:08:56,320 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: your heck know, hey's showing off. Yea man now working 157 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: with those guys are incredible, I got. I must say that. UM, 158 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: shout out to our showrunner Michae O'Malley, uh and just 159 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: everybody has stars for collecting a group of actors that 160 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 1: are extraordinary. Um. You know it's a dream team. Man. 161 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: You you wake up as an artist and you dream 162 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: of being surrounded by people that share your same passion, 163 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: your drive, your intensity to uh being an artist, and 164 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 1: that's the cast appeals and everybody down even shout out 165 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: to you know, my uh biggest bro, James Harrison, who 166 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,559 Speaker 1: I often tease and I'm the little brother that he 167 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,560 Speaker 1: never asked for. But even with him being this being 168 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: his first series as an actor, he came in and 169 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:58,079 Speaker 1: showed up and showed out as an elite athlete, prepared 170 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: um and giving it his all. And that was It's 171 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: an incredible environment. And that's what I'm excited for people 172 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 1: to see just all of these talented people come together 173 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,559 Speaker 1: and we kind of just you know, form the Avengers 174 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: on screen and it's it's just beautiful. It's beautiful. Man. 175 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:17,559 Speaker 1: I can't wait for people to say. Now when he 176 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: said James Harrison looked a little background on an incredible 177 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:24,319 Speaker 1: linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers who ran back that testdown 178 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: and like ran over like fifteen people in the Super 179 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 1: Bowl and I play on Super Bowl for testdown. It 180 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: was a super Bowl super I was there. He don't 181 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:35,319 Speaker 1: ever try to claim that I was there with him, 182 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 1: but he always they always neglect me out of NFL history. 183 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,079 Speaker 1: But it's all right, because you know, he's a workout 184 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,199 Speaker 1: free That's one thing. That's one thing for sure. If 185 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: you think you can work out at hang around James Harrison, 186 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: because I had I had a good fortune of meeting 187 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 1: him when I was with Steve Harvey on the Steve 188 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: Harvey Talk Show. He did talk show and we sat 189 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: down my office, had a good conversation. Because he's a character, 190 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: he's a and he will tell you what's on his mind. 191 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 1: If you if you're sending across from him, all we're 192 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: talking about James Harrison, and you don't want the truth 193 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: or some positive feedback that might become negative that you 194 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: expect him what they say, hold back his words. You're talking. No, 195 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: not at all, No, no. But but that's the type 196 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,959 Speaker 1: of person because he's competitive. He's gonna push you towards 197 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: your greatness. When you're talking about that, talking about working 198 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: with him, working with him I got. I got the 199 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: chance to train with him for nine months. So while 200 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 1: we were shooting Hills, it was basically a part of 201 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 1: our it was a part of our contract to work 202 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: out basically five days out of the week, even when 203 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: we're shooting and when we're not shooting. 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Now 253 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 1: when you're talking, let's let's talk about we're talking about 254 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: we're talking with Ala Maldonado, or we're gonna talk about 255 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: another project. But right now we're talking about the stars 256 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: action drama called Heels. What's your rolling in? And uh, 257 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:54,479 Speaker 1: how do you interact with the other characters. Rooster Robbins 258 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: is the name, It's Rooster time. He is the high 259 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: flying act of the show and of the rest of 260 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: the league. Um, we're part of this independent wrest of 261 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: the league and Duffy called d w l Um. I'm 262 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: one of several wrestlers on the show. Uh, and you 263 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: kind of see me go through my growing pains. I'm 264 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: a I'm a vet, but I started off as a 265 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: young prodigy, so you kind of see the frustration of 266 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: uh in the eagerness to get to the next level. 267 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: In this series, it's a drama. So I know people 268 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: used to me being in comedies as of late, but 269 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: I'm excited to be able to flex that and just 270 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: remind people, like, you know, the last five years, people 271 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 1: have known me for my comedy, but you know, I've 272 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: been doing this a long time and like the first 273 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 1: ten years in my career, I did nothing but dramatic work. 274 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: So I'm excited to kind of flex that muscle and 275 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: and and remind people that I can. You know, I'm 276 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: all around. Well, the special thing about that when I 277 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 1: watched Kevin Hart, you know, and can flex his his 278 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: his drama muscle, and I watch you. But like I said, 279 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 1: because you do so many different projects, that lets me 280 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: know you can do this too. Because you're not to 281 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: meet Pigeonhole as far as any of the roles that 282 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: you play, because they all are different. They all involved 283 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:15,359 Speaker 1: some research, like this involved some research. But more importantly, 284 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: I gotta ask you the physicality of this particular role 285 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 1: because of the fact that you know, you see you know, 286 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: the Friday Night Wrastling or the USA wrastling on Finding 287 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 1: and Fox. These guys coming off that turn buckle, hitting 288 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: that hitting that floor. Talk about that training and how 289 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: you were able to recover because you talk about recovering 290 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: from things like that, and then when you were doing 291 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: the training process the men, when you had to have 292 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: the confidence that you will be all right when you 293 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: finally hit the match right, well, you know, that's what 294 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: the importance of the weight training and like stretching was 295 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 1: something that I really grew to love while shooting the 296 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: show and then again working with James, like the importance 297 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: of it. I never really stretched before like an idiot, 298 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: but now it's it's a part of my routine where 299 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 1: I got like thirty minutes uh before and after every 300 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 1: workout that I'm I'm stretching in the importance of that. 301 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 1: So with that being said, training and all of the 302 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 1: wrestling routines that we would learn, and we had a 303 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: fantastic group of stunt doubles. Um, you know, I was 304 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: blessed to be able to do most of my stunts. Uh, 305 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: I was excited. I was that six year old kid 306 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:28,640 Speaker 1: jumping off of couches, you know, So anytime they would 307 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: ask me to do this ridiculous stunt, and I always 308 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 1: took a beat because the grown Maldonado was like, nah, 309 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 1: many on this, like come on, chillick, six year old 310 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 1: maldon I was like, what are you talking about? This 311 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:49,120 Speaker 1: is what we dreamed. Uh, Jumpy got a rig from 312 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:53,120 Speaker 1: flipping back rope, back flipping off the top ropes, backflipping 313 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 1: on James Harrison, jumping on, jumping out of the ring, flipping. 314 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: I said, you know what, I want to do it 315 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: all and I to experience what it feels like to 316 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 1: be a real wrestler. And wrestling is real. It's predetermined, 317 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 1: but it's real. Those those those um hitting, that hitting 318 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: that canvas is real, and it gets even really after 319 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 1: you get close lines seven times in a row by 320 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:24,359 Speaker 1: James Harrison. So definitely by nine by the ninth month 321 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 1: of us filming this thing, Uh, my body was it took. 322 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: It took a toll on my body. I was definitely needed, 323 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:33,639 Speaker 1: uh in much need of a vacation. Well, you know, 324 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 1: I'm really I'm happy you're saying about wrestling is real, 325 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 1: because you know, when you do you do action scenes 326 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 1: and moving when you're fighting, you can throw a punch, 327 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,360 Speaker 1: you know you when you did they shooting there, certain 328 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:48,200 Speaker 1: could look like it made contact, But wrestling plays itself 329 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: in front of a live audience, so there has to 330 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:53,640 Speaker 1: be some degree of physical contact. Album that's what you're 331 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:56,399 Speaker 1: talking about, you know. So when when that hits you, 332 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: it actually is gonna make contact with your body, you know, 333 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: is gonna make contact, so you have to react to 334 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 1: it so you won't make full contact and knock yourself out. 335 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 1: So when you were going through that process, like you said, 336 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:13,200 Speaker 1: the older version you said, whoa, whoa, I got another 337 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:15,400 Speaker 1: project coming up. I want to get up from this math. 338 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: The younger versions of Hey, brother, you know we've been 339 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: waiting on this. We gotta do it now. So when 340 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 1: did you get confident that this is something you can do? 341 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:25,199 Speaker 1: I know you wanted to do it. Was it just 342 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 1: talking to the stock doubles, just just sitting down and 343 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 1: looking at the whole step by step process of walking 344 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 1: it through that you went, okay, I'm cool with this now. 345 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: It's it's simple. Man. I wouldn't let James outd like, 346 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:46,440 Speaker 1: like for real, man, Like you know, James is ridiculous. Man, 347 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 1: I love that dude, Like he's a premier athlete. He's 348 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: in there doing back flips and all this other stuff, 349 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:56,679 Speaker 1: and I'm just sitting there like, man, I can't, I 350 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 1: can't go out like that. Let me go ahead and 351 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 1: do this back flip. He definitely inspired me to take 352 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: a lot of risk and challenges I probably wouldn't have 353 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 1: done if you weren't there. To be honest, just because 354 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 1: we have this healthy competition, Um, we're not even that competition. 355 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 1: Like I said, he inspires me to train harder, uh 356 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: and do things better and you know, incorrectly because that 357 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 1: was what a lot of things that he was doing 358 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 1: and fixing with the things I was training. Um, but now, 359 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: to be totally honest, I'll keep it a buck. It 360 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: was I didn't wanna let James i'ull do me by 361 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: backflipping and then me not me not backflipping myself as well. 362 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 1: So it was it was one of those things we 363 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:40,959 Speaker 1: kept pushing each other. I love it. Now, you know 364 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:43,919 Speaker 1: the whole problem, like, the whole good thing about this 365 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:46,679 Speaker 1: whole show is that there's own stars you wanted the 366 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 1: stars of the series. It's Carl Heels that's premiered on 367 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 1: the Stars Network. Now, the great thing about whenever I 368 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 1: talked to Ala Malda. No, though, it's never stops at 369 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 1: one conversation, y'all, it's always what the great thing about you? 370 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 1: You hear people hype stuff? Well, you know when you 371 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: Deadline dot Com, that's the variety. You know, he's on 372 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 1: Deadline dot Com. That's like the ultimate online digital shout 373 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 1: out for something big in Hollywood. Now he's been in 374 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: Deadline so much because I get there alerts, so I'll 375 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: be knowing about it. Alabata dollar, Alabata Dollar. So, my man, 376 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: you got the Wonder Years reboot, that's a don cheto 377 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 1: project from for ABC. You got the house party movie 378 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: movie Reboat Rebirth. That's through Lebron James's company here, and 379 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 1: that's the Lebron James we all know, just wrapped up 380 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:40,119 Speaker 1: Space JAF two number one moving the country. Then you 381 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 1: have Sight three. This is Gus. That's a three chore 382 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:46,880 Speaker 1: for the Peacock Network. Let's start with the Wonder Years reboot. 383 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: Your role, how you got involved in that? And uh 384 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 1: that's on ABC? Uh? Will I played coach Long. Um, 385 00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: I'm also the father to Um, the best friend of 386 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 1: the show. Uh So, Um, how Wonder Years came about 387 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: Saladein Patterson's show runner. Shout out to Saladein, Um, incredible writer, 388 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:17,360 Speaker 1: incredible person overall had the honor of working with him 389 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 1: uh at the writer's room because he show ran The 390 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 1: Last O G. So when the opportunity came where there 391 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 1: was a role that I suit, I was suited for, UM, 392 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:31,119 Speaker 1: he just reached out and UM, you know, made the 393 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: phone call and we worked it all out. Uh. We 394 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:37,280 Speaker 1: had our prior, you know, working working relationship with The 395 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 1: Last O G. And we worked so well together it 396 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 1: was you know, it was a no brainer. UM going 397 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 1: in and just shout out to do le Um who 398 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:51,359 Speaker 1: we also started the Psyche movie, which spawned from how 399 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 1: well we worked together on Wonder Years and a Wonder 400 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: Years pilot. So I mean, I'm a I'm a big 401 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: believer and work gets you more work. And that's how 402 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:05,400 Speaker 1: I've built my career of just being consistent, being on time, 403 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:10,880 Speaker 1: being professional, UM, trying my best to supersede anyone's expectations 404 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: of what they what they want out of whatever character 405 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: I deliver on screen. And that's how all of this 406 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: stuff continues to happen. Man. So I'm blessed and I 407 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:27,000 Speaker 1: look forward to just continuing the consistent work ethic and 408 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,680 Speaker 1: just giving him my all as an artist. Man, I really, 409 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: I really, really really love this acting thing. Well, you know, 410 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 1: I don't want to short change no you know, actor, writer, director, entrepreneur. 411 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:44,159 Speaker 1: You know, in the writer's room in Blackish, you know, 412 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:47,159 Speaker 1: we all talked about this. So you know, sometimes I'm 413 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 1: jealous of you because I was in the writer's room 414 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: but I couldn't act. So you know, so you got 415 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 1: me that, you know what I'm saying. I could tell 416 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:54,120 Speaker 1: a joke, but I couldn't that. So you still got 417 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:56,159 Speaker 1: me that I could direct but I couldn't that. So 418 00:23:56,280 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 1: you know, you always go top Jean McDonald at what 419 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:03,359 Speaker 1: you talked about was relationships, and a lot of people 420 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 1: that don't understand that really is the value. And black 421 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: actors now are starting to get relationships with people that 422 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: look like us. They are making phone calls. You know, 423 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:15,640 Speaker 1: used to be Spike Lee was the only black person 424 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:17,719 Speaker 1: that can make phone calls, you know, but now there 425 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 1: are other black people in this business starting to make 426 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,439 Speaker 1: phone calls and becoming decision makers. And you create these 427 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 1: relationships and into making you feel comfortable about the future 428 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 1: and what you can do not only as an actor, 429 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 1: but as a writer and a director, because you want 430 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 1: to bring your own projects to the screen, whether it's 431 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 1: small or large. Correct, Yeah, I mean that's I mean 432 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:41,159 Speaker 1: life has built off relationships, not just you know, entertainment. 433 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 1: I think people lose sight that the real value on 434 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:50,200 Speaker 1: this uh, this O this world is pete the people. Um, 435 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:53,640 Speaker 1: in your relationships. If everything with the dirt, we will 436 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:56,680 Speaker 1: be relying on each other's relationship to survive. Whether it's 437 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 1: like if this person hunting and this person caught fish, 438 00:24:59,880 --> 00:25:03,359 Speaker 1: or this person was good as a blacksmith, all these things, um, 439 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 1: we had to depend more on with technology in the 440 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: way society has built You're not really um measured by 441 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 1: your talents, are your natural talents rather um, so people 442 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 1: try to diminish your worth. Um. So overall, man, I 443 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: think relationships and being a good person and respecting one 444 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: another will get you a very very very long way. 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Find the forest 473 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,880 Speaker 1: near you and start exploring and discover the forest. Dot 474 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: Orgon brought to you by the United States Forest Service 475 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 1: and the Council. You went back. Now you're doing a 476 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 1: movie and went back to my era, you know house 477 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: part of reboot. You know that brought back some memories 478 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 1: and the fact that you're involved with it. You know, Uh, 479 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 1: I leeve Jacob Latimer from The Shy is uh starting 480 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: in a movie with you? Uh? Talk about that reboot? 481 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,199 Speaker 1: I know you know back then, Uh, you know, a 482 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 1: lot of comedians were involved in a lot of great 483 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 1: comedy actors were involved in it. When that was approached 484 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,920 Speaker 1: to you put on your docket. Talk about that experience. 485 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 1: Like you said, you have a past relationship working relationship 486 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 1: with Lebron James on Survivor's Remorse. And that's what I 487 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: love about you. Whenever we talk, you have a clear 488 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 1: understanding that, like we're talking about a few minutes ago, 489 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 1: relationships build opportunity, and on that opportunity you still have 490 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:02,080 Speaker 1: to deliver of the work and you don't, you don't 491 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: fall back on I just that's my boy. He's gonna 492 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:06,560 Speaker 1: take care of you. Going there with the mindset that 493 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 1: I still have to deliver in order to get the 494 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:11,760 Speaker 1: next opportunity from my board or from my girl. Correct, 495 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:16,960 Speaker 1: that's correct, man, um, I think people. Uh. And that's 496 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 1: the respect aspect of it all. Just because you're you know, 497 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: friends are you're closer to one person versus the next, 498 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:27,120 Speaker 1: doesn't mean you lose respect for your craft or your 499 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,080 Speaker 1: job or what they have hired you for. And a 500 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:32,959 Speaker 1: lot of times we do do that, and it's disrespectful 501 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 1: to whoever your friend is because it's like, man, that's 502 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:39,480 Speaker 1: something separate, like I hired you to do something, but 503 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 1: house party it is one of those I p s 504 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 1: are you know, classics that to be a part of 505 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 1: this new version and this new creation of it. As 506 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:55,640 Speaker 1: you know, you know, people tend to think of reboots 507 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: as sequels, and that's not really what it is to reboot. 508 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:02,360 Speaker 1: It's a different version of this similar world, this coming 509 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 1: of age story that we got to experience that impacted 510 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:08,600 Speaker 1: the culture in such a way in the early nineties 511 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: that you know, has transferred to to now, which is 512 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: almost thirty years UM. Shout out to Reggie who directed 513 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:21,320 Speaker 1: the first one, who's uh, you know, the mind and 514 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:24,800 Speaker 1: the creation the brilliance behind the first one. He's a 515 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 1: part of the reboot as well as an executive producer. 516 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 1: So we're in good hands with Lebron. Uh. Shout out 517 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 1: to Chuck our director. Um. You know, and we we 518 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:40,240 Speaker 1: we were looking in and we're determined to put some 519 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 1: very very funny on screen. Now. Yeah, that you know 520 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 1: people would enjoy at the end of the day, and 521 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 1: that's all that matters. You know. Before I go, I 522 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 1: I'll be remissed. I kind of mentioned their names a 523 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:54,640 Speaker 1: little bit. We talked a lot about James co starring 524 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:57,760 Speaker 1: with you and the stars series Heels, but you have 525 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 1: two leads in there because I mentioned hard in the 526 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:04,520 Speaker 1: series Viking series and also starting the Arrow series. Can 527 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:06,880 Speaker 1: you talk about that their talents and working with their 528 00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 1: talents and how how they just incredibly gifted young men 529 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:14,360 Speaker 1: and nice people as well. Oh man, Stephen the Mill 530 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 1: uh and Alexander. Um, They're they're pure professionals. Man. I 531 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 1: love sharing the screen with them. Some of some of 532 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 1: my favorite scenes in the series are with them. Um. 533 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 1: Some some really good traumatic work. Uh and just lions 534 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 1: man like we gotta we gotta den for the Lions. 535 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 1: And Stephen the mill is the captain of the ship 536 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 1: man uh. And second up Xander and they they set 537 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 1: the tone. Um. You know there's scenes I've seen with 538 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:48,720 Speaker 1: scenes Xanders throwing chairs and all types of crazy stuff. 539 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 1: I love it. It's it's it's it's a beautiful, you know, 540 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 1: sort of dance that you get to witness close and 541 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 1: personal when you when you get to work with phenomenal 542 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:04,040 Speaker 1: actors such as such as them and and along with 543 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 1: the entire I got Chris Bowl Like shout out to Chris. 544 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:09,600 Speaker 1: He plays wild Bill on the show. Everybody's gonna be 545 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 1: in love with wild Bill on this show. Um, Chris 546 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:19,240 Speaker 1: is hands down one of my favorite actors to watch 547 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 1: work this witness. Uh. He's such a pure artist. Uh. 548 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:28,680 Speaker 1: And every time, every second, uh and every frame that 549 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 1: you see him in it's something special when you go 550 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 1: get something unique. So I'm telling you, it's the whole 551 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:38,880 Speaker 1: cast is incredible and oh my god, like I just 552 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 1: can't wait. Well before I want to end on a 553 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 1: personal note. Well, were recording this interview via zoom and 554 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:49,160 Speaker 1: in the background, I see some tributes to Kobe Bryant 555 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:52,920 Speaker 1: in order to see the images that I'm seeing. Obviously, 556 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:55,600 Speaker 1: he had an impact on you if users and his 557 00:31:55,720 --> 00:32:00,640 Speaker 1: depth unfortunately allowed me to see. I only do Kobe 558 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:03,600 Speaker 1: Bryant the basketball star. You know, I kind of knew 559 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:06,760 Speaker 1: about him as Kobe Bryant the father, but afterwards I 560 00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:09,800 Speaker 1: realized how he took the time to impact so many people. 561 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: And I see images of him on your back wall there. 562 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:15,479 Speaker 1: Talk about why that's important that you have that on 563 00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 1: your back wall and Kobe Bryant and why he has 564 00:32:18,280 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 1: an impact in your life. Uh he you know, Mama. 565 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 1: Mentality is the gospel. It's the uh you know away 566 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:33,440 Speaker 1: of life over here for me. Man, Just that type 567 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:38,080 Speaker 1: of dedication and that obsession to what you love and 568 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:41,479 Speaker 1: to your craft. You know, just the phrases, you know, 569 00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 1: different animals, same beasts. Like these are things that ring 570 00:32:46,560 --> 00:32:49,600 Speaker 1: in my head daily when whenever I'm in pursuit or 571 00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:53,760 Speaker 1: whatever goal, whether it be fitness, mental, personal, spiritually, like 572 00:32:53,840 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 1: there is no knows, there's only as uh and and 573 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 1: it's a lot inspired by you know, Kobe, watching him work, 574 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:09,040 Speaker 1: watching watching his um in his rise, his struggles, his 575 00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:13,600 Speaker 1: wins his losses. Um, and just his perseverance and his 576 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:19,800 Speaker 1: legendary work ethic is what uh you hear about. And 577 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 1: only this is gonna the legend is only gonna grow 578 00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 1: as the stories continue to go, even in his past, 579 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 1: and so uh, Kobe personally means a lot of an 580 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 1: l a kid as well. So um, we we watched 581 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:35,560 Speaker 1: him grow and you know, to see him pass in 582 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:38,880 Speaker 1: the manner that he did was just so traumatic, and 583 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:44,080 Speaker 1: um it's impacted everyone, you know, definitely condolescence to his 584 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 1: wife and the kids, like we can only imagine how 585 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:51,920 Speaker 1: they feel, and being that we felt so heartbroken even 586 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:54,800 Speaker 1: though we and me personally I didn't know him personally 587 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:59,840 Speaker 1: at all. So uh, just an incredible human being, incredible inspiration. 588 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:03,760 Speaker 1: So um, you know, he's definitely at the top of 589 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:06,840 Speaker 1: my mouth rushmore. As far as the inspiration I appreciate, 590 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:09,600 Speaker 1: as I always appreciate that alive, we're we would definitely 591 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:12,160 Speaker 1: be seeing you again. It's always about to in Spain. 592 00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:14,359 Speaker 1: You kind of threw out that lovel movie project that's 593 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:16,799 Speaker 1: coming out next year, so we'll be talking next year. 594 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:19,799 Speaker 1: It's always appreciated, always appreciate you man again. I'll be 595 00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:22,560 Speaker 1: watching TV with your face only a lot this fall. 596 00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:25,439 Speaker 1: Keep getting those blessings with God and doing what God 597 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:28,960 Speaker 1: has asked you to do. Brothers, always love and always 598 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:32,440 Speaker 1: a great conversation with you. Man. 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