WEBVTT - INTERVIEW: Jake Gyllenhaal

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<v Speaker 1>One or two point seven Kiss FM. It's Ryan Seacrest

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<v Speaker 1>with you. Thanks for having a son this morning. Going

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<v Speaker 1>to bring in Jake Jillenhall here. Hey, hey there you are.

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<v Speaker 2>Sorry, no worry. I've been like I've been like, I've

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<v Speaker 2>been sitting here and I'm like, wait, how does this work?

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<v Speaker 1>No, no problem? Are you mobile?

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<v Speaker 2>I am?

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<v Speaker 3>I am sitting in a car, so let me just

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<v Speaker 3>turn off the air.

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<v Speaker 1>So you guys are you Are you actually driving yourself somewhere?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, No, it's weird. I'm I'm on my way to work.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm at work, but I'm sitting in the car.

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<v Speaker 1>This is this is perfect because this is how we

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<v Speaker 1>like to think of people listening to the show. So, Jake,

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<v Speaker 1>you're playing the role of a listener right now, which

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<v Speaker 1>is a role you've never taken on before. I think,

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<v Speaker 1>Jake Jillenholl with us.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a pleasure to be here.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, thanks for coming on. We were just talking about

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<v Speaker 1>you earlier, and you know, with the roles that you

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<v Speaker 1>take on. Sysney actually said something very funny, which was,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even know if I find know who Jake

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<v Speaker 1>Gillenhall is, because every time he takes on a role

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<v Speaker 1>it's like so mental and physical, you know exactly, Like

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<v Speaker 1>that's a compliment.

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<v Speaker 2>That is a couple and thank you. That's sweet.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I think that's the role of the actor,

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<v Speaker 3>isn't it.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean in a way.

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<v Speaker 1>So who are you you would like to get to

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<v Speaker 1>know Jake?

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<v Speaker 2>I am.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm an actor and I play different roles, but as

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<v Speaker 3>a person, my name is Jake Gillenhall and I've been

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<v Speaker 3>doing it for a while.

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<v Speaker 1>And do you is this true? Then? Do you bake

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<v Speaker 1>sourdough bread? Is that something that Jake Gillenhall does?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, I have been known to bake sourdough bread, which

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<v Speaker 3>is not a common occurrence amongst those of us who

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<v Speaker 3>have been through this period of time. I think sourdough

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<v Speaker 3>bread baking has become popular, but I have continued.

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<v Speaker 1>Through the fermented foods are a whole category of love

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<v Speaker 1>for me.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yes, the smell, you know, the early stages of

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<v Speaker 3>the smelling of a of a starter. There's nothing like it.

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<v Speaker 1>So Jake is here, Guy Richie's the Covenant in theaters

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<v Speaker 1>and thinking about this role and other roles that we

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<v Speaker 1>were talking about a second ago, that you take on.

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<v Speaker 1>These are these are not things where I would imagine

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<v Speaker 1>you just kind of you show up and you do

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<v Speaker 1>your work and then you can put it down. It

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<v Speaker 1>seems very physically and mentally demanding for this role and

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of the roles that you're well known for.

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<v Speaker 1>Before you jump into something like this, what goes through

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<v Speaker 1>your mind? Is there like a is there a last

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<v Speaker 1>weekend of reality before something like this role sets in?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's funny, this movie was a blast to make,

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<v Speaker 3>so you know, I there are moments where I'm being

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<v Speaker 3>sort of dragged across the desert by the guy who

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<v Speaker 3>plays my interpreter because I get my carriage gets pretty injured.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, I shot that basically just you know,

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<v Speaker 3>sitting in a cart, So that wasn't that difficult or

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<v Speaker 3>laying there.

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<v Speaker 2>But like we know, guy Ritchie who directed the movie, he.

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<v Speaker 3>Barbecues every day, so he has a barbecue on set

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<v Speaker 3>and so basically like we and we only had sixty

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<v Speaker 3>pages of a script.

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<v Speaker 2>We didn't have a full written script.

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<v Speaker 3>So he would write as the days went on and

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<v Speaker 3>we would all eat in the morning, like he'd make

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<v Speaker 3>coffee at the barbecue in the morning. We talk about

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<v Speaker 3>the scenes we're gonna do and then he would like

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<v Speaker 3>cook throughout the day, so it wasn't really that tough.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're playing Army Sergeant John Kinley and there's there's

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<v Speaker 1>blood rolling down your forehead and you're smelling the aroma

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<v Speaker 1>of hickory.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, yes, that's a perfectly put Yes there is

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<v Speaker 3>a scene. Yes, there's a scene where I get hit

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<v Speaker 3>by the butt of a goud that I do bleed,

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<v Speaker 3>and I am bleeding in some of it. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>off screen when we finished, there was a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, guy Richie's you know, the guy Richie. We

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<v Speaker 3>know he's blast, He's hilarious and and uh and I

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<v Speaker 3>think that's the thing some people, And over the years

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<v Speaker 3>I've learned has taken me a long time learn I

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<v Speaker 3>think acting is somewhat of a ridiculous thing but also

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<v Speaker 3>pretty incredible at the same time. You have to have

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<v Speaker 3>an imagine to do it. Sometimes I've taken roles I

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<v Speaker 3>played very seriously and dug in really deep and lived

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<v Speaker 3>the life of the character and all that. But I've

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<v Speaker 3>discovered that the person who I am, the person who

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<v Speaker 3>I what I really love to do is use my imagination.

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<v Speaker 3>So I love doing a scene and then being able

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<v Speaker 3>to break from it and then have a good time after.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there are moments that you you know, something's

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<v Speaker 2>very emotional. Yeah, but generally yes, it should be fun.

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<v Speaker 1>But tell us about this guy, because he's carrying a

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<v Speaker 1>serious burden.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, I play. His name is John Kinley.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a special Operations sergeant and his group is soldiers

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<v Speaker 3>is tasked with finding munitions in Afghanistan and they struggle

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<v Speaker 3>doing that, and early on in the movie, they lose

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<v Speaker 3>their interpreter and he's assigned a new one, one he

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't really like very much, and then they get into

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<v Speaker 3>some trouble and then the two of them are left

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<v Speaker 3>together and they have to sort of survive and the

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<v Speaker 3>interpreter ends up saving his life. And in short, basically,

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<v Speaker 3>after a very long journey of getting him John my

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<v Speaker 3>character back to the States, he realizes his interpreter is

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<v Speaker 3>still there, and so he goes back because of the

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<v Speaker 3>burden that he feels for having his life saved and

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<v Speaker 3>not being not feeling like he can really live his

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<v Speaker 3>own life if he doesn't save the other person who

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<v Speaker 3>saved his life.

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<v Speaker 2>So he goes back and he.

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<v Speaker 3>He goes through the journey of saving Ahmed, his interpreter

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<v Speaker 3>and his family to bring them back to the to

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<v Speaker 3>America and fulfill the promise of getting him the visa

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<v Speaker 3>that all the interpreters were.

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<v Speaker 1>Promised, right, and the promise, you know, not fulfilled. And

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<v Speaker 1>it got me to thinking about you look at the

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<v Speaker 1>news and I'm watching these drones getting citizens out of

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<v Speaker 1>Sudan in convoys, and you just are wondering what's really

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<v Speaker 1>going on and what promises are made that are not fulfilled.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we have an ethos. I think of no one

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<v Speaker 3>left behind, you know, that is our ethos. And I

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<v Speaker 3>think you know the relationship between interpreters all over the

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<v Speaker 3>world world and the soldiers who you know, my one

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<v Speaker 3>of my favorite lines in the movie is I say,

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<v Speaker 3>so you're going to tell me? I say to him,

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<v Speaker 3>like he helps me with some things, that you're going

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<v Speaker 3>to tell me how to speak English? And I said,

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<v Speaker 3>what are you here? You're here to translate? And he says,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not here to translate, I'm here to interpret. And

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's it's about interpreting behavior, cultural behavior and

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<v Speaker 3>helping and saving lives.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, my good friend is a marine.

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<v Speaker 3>He thought in Fallujah and his interpreter he says, he

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<v Speaker 3>owes his life to He's since brought his interpreter's daughters

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<v Speaker 3>to the States and they now work for New York City.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, I think there's this exchange between cultures.

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<v Speaker 3>We all share a common humanity, you know, and I

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<v Speaker 3>think it's it's hard to see that, but it is true.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's what this movie is about, is the shared

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<v Speaker 3>humanity two men from two completely different places, and the

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<v Speaker 3>ethos that we have as a country, which is no

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<v Speaker 3>one left behind.

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<v Speaker 1>Guy Richie's The Covenant in theaters. Now, go see it, right,

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<v Speaker 1>go see it on the VICTI.

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<v Speaker 2>It's also really entertaining. I mean it is like an

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<v Speaker 2>action movie, so I mean a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean we like to call it an action parable

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<v Speaker 3>because it's not like this like heavy.

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<v Speaker 2>It's pretty.

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<v Speaker 3>It's emotional because I think it leaves you feeling like

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<v Speaker 3>the goodness in your own heart. You know.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe like as Americans, you know, we are we're.

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<v Speaker 3>Country made of heroes, you know, we really are, and

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<v Speaker 3>and I think that is oftentimes reluctant heroes, but heroes nonetheless,

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<v Speaker 3>you know. And it's a movie that reminds you of

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<v Speaker 3>the good that America can do and can be and

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<v Speaker 3>that's inspiring.

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<v Speaker 2>And at the same time, you know you'll pay for

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<v Speaker 2>your seat, but you'll only need the.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, thanks for calling, man, I know you said you're

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<v Speaker 1>on your way to work. Are you doing another film? Now?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing a show.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing this Apple series called Presumed Innocent, which is

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<v Speaker 3>an incredible cast and incredible group of people. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>we're doing it right now.

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<v Speaker 2>So I turn off my the I turn off the

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<v Speaker 2>air in my car.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, listening now, Thanks for calling, buddy, have a

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<v Speaker 1>great day at work.

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<v Speaker 3>Bye.

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<v Speaker 2>A nice guy.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I feel like I know him. I'm in love

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<v Speaker 1>with him, I know, you know what I mean. Like

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<v Speaker 1>that's that kind of yeah right, so down to earth,

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<v Speaker 1>so down to earth. He also just seems like happy,

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<v Speaker 1>go lucky.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Those people, just like I liked hearing how He's like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I can do the serious thing, but then I can

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<v Speaker 1>turn it off and you because that I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>we well, first of we can't do any of that.

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<v Speaker 1>But like, if something happens emotionally, I can't just like

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<v Speaker 1>flip the switch off, even if it's us talking about

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan's roses. I'm like beat for two hours all right,

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<v Speaker 1>so I gotta see that at the theater right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course you're talking about baking sour dough bread. It's

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<v Speaker 1>all I'm thinking about. What are you gonna put on it?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna put honey on it. That's I'm gonna put

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<v Speaker 1>on it, fresh un money. Yeah, that's it. Well I

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<v Speaker 1>could no, that's it right now, it's I'm gonna put

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<v Speaker 1>on it. George Lopez is gonna be playing at the

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<v Speaker 1>Greek this summer. Tickets and neck