1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: Shall we head to Italy? I think so. Hey, guys, 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: welcome to I've never said this before with me, Tommy 3 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: di Dario. If there's one thing you know about me 4 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:12,319 Speaker 1: from listening to the show, it's that I am very 5 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: proud of my Italian roots. I talk about it all 6 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: the time, I know, and today I have on my 7 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: Italian brother from another mother. The brilliant actor Mikel Morone 8 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: joins my show, who is currently starring in the movie 9 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: Another Simple Favor, which is the long awaited sequel to 10 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: A Simple Favor, which also stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. 11 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: Now Mee Kelay is an actor from southern Italy. He 12 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: crossed over to Hollywood in a really big way. His 13 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 1: franchise three hundred and sixty five Days on Netflix took 14 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: the world by storm and it immediately made him a 15 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: rising star to closely watch, and now some of the 16 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: biggest actors and directors in Hollywood are lining up to 17 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: work with him. Me Kelay is also a singer. He 18 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: plays multiple instruments. He of course, speaks Italian fluently. No, 19 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: I'm not describing the main character in a romance novel. Relax, 20 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: I am describing the one and only meet Kelly Morone. 21 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: So let's see if today we can get me Kelly 22 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: to say something that he has never said before. Kelay Morone, 23 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: how are you, my friend? I'm really good. 24 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 2: Thank you. 25 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: I am so happy to be hanging out with you. 26 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: It's been a long time coming. I was saying. We 27 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: met on in twenty twenty on Instagram Live when we 28 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: were locked down and I had a show on there. 29 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: Now we get to meet in real life. 30 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, it's so good to see you. Man, you too, 31 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 2: You're to be here in New York? Would you in 32 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 2: your studio? Beautiful vibe? 33 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: Thank you, thank you, well, thank you. We have a 34 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: lot to celebrate and covered today. I feel like I've 35 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: been so proud from Afar seeing your career grow and 36 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,479 Speaker 1: blossom into what it is. You have a brand new movie. Yeut, 37 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: We're going to get to that. But I love is 38 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: that this amazing artist from southern Italy is now in 39 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: Hollywood working with some of the biggest actors and directors 40 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: in the world. I mean, can you believe it? Are you? 41 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 2: Like? 42 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: Wow? What is my life? 43 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 2: Yeah? Like, I mean yeah, I'm super super excs about him. 44 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 2: So I feel so blessed. First of all and the sill. 45 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 2: I even I don't even have too much time to realize, 46 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 2: just because I'm working so so much on new films, 47 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 2: new movies and brands, deals and and all of that. 48 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 2: So I don't even have the time. Like I think, 49 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 2: it's a lucky point not to realize right now, otherwise 50 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 2: I could get crazy in a minute. 51 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, you're kind of taking it as it all comes. 52 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 53 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: Well you shot into worldwide? 54 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 2: Are actually one of the first interviewing me? 55 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, I saw the film three hundred and sixty 56 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: five days and then that of course exploded into a 57 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 1: franchise for you and put you on the map, a 58 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:53,239 Speaker 1: nationwide worldwide and everyone suddenly knew your name from that franchise. 59 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: What impact did that have on your life personally? 60 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 2: Look, it's you know, it's you know, the film was 61 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 2: released in the same day, at the same time on 62 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 2: the whole world. So I went from being a known 63 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 2: normal guy and waking up in the next day being 64 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 2: you know, you know, extremely popular. So that that was 65 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 2: and a punch in my stomach and a punch and 66 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 2: my soul, you know, So I had to deal a 67 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 2: little bit. I need to figure out what to do 68 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 2: because obviously, you know, everybody wants to be famous, but 69 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 2: like I think, you know, when you actually are famous, 70 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 2: it's something that sometimes you just wish you weren't. This 71 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 2: is not my case, but yeah, it was a deep 72 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 2: moment for me. Yeah. Yeah, no, I'm dealing much better, 73 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 2: you know. 74 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, it's a big adjustment, right, And you can't 75 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: really ever prepare for that. I feel like it just 76 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: kind of happens and you have to you have to 77 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: go with especially when. 78 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 2: You get you know, you know, you get so popular 79 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 2: in overnight, you know, because usually you know, you become 80 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 2: you know, you do a film and then you do it, 81 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 2: you make another film then, so you grew up slowly, 82 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 2: you know. With me, it was just you know, that franchise, 83 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 2: and it took me so far away and over the night, 84 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 2: so that there was a lot you. 85 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: Know, yeah, and so much of you was put out 86 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,480 Speaker 1: there very quickly in the movies, right, they're very steamy, 87 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: they're very sexy. If people saw a lot of you. 88 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: What was the hardest part doing those films? 89 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 2: I think the hardest part for me was, you know, 90 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 2: revealing too much of my myself. You know, I do 91 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 2: not regret you know, I feel, I feel, you know, 92 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 2: I will always tank that franchise to you know, to 93 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 2: set me in the movie industry, especially here in Hollywood. 94 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 2: But if I right now, I don't think, like with 95 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 2: the mindset that I have right now, if I would 96 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 2: you know, accept today too, you know, to to to 97 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:15,039 Speaker 2: be part of a kind of a film like that, 98 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 2: you know, yeah, because I had changed a lot in 99 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 2: this five years, you know. 100 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: So is it because looking back, did you feel like 101 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: you didn't have much privacy from doing it or you 102 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: just write so much out there like yeah, probably felt 103 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:29,799 Speaker 1: a little exposed, right. 104 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know when you when you when you when 105 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 2: you play that kind of character, especially in an Eurotic 106 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 2: uh franchise on Netflix, it's it's too much because a 107 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 2: lot of people get to see a lot of your privacy, 108 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 2: you know, a lot of your things. So back then 109 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:56,359 Speaker 2: I wasn't really aware of this. I was much more 110 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 2: and mature, I think and I believe. But so today 111 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 2: I'll like, you know, again, my set, my mindset, it's different, 112 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 2: you know, So it would take me more than a 113 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 2: minute to you know, sign a contract like that. 114 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, I also feel like that's just us growing up 115 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: and growing older, right, there are things five years ago 116 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 1: I would have done, whereas today I'm like, I don't 117 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:22,359 Speaker 1: know if I would have done that. 118 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:23,359 Speaker 2: You know, it's fine to me. 119 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, fine, Yeah, you know. 120 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 2: I grew up, and you know, we all grew up, 121 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 2: and even you know, when you get mature, even even 122 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 2: even the food you didn't used to like maybe now 123 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 2: you they taste better. You know, you appreciate things that 124 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 2: you you you did them before, So yeah, why not. 125 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 2: I mean the process of changing and becoming you know, 126 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,480 Speaker 2: a new a new human being, you know, to completely 127 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 2: new human. I mean it's exciting, I think. Yeah, for sure, 128 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 2: we wouldn't be so bored to be the same person 129 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 2: every day for the rest of our lives. 130 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's very, very true. Was there a moment during 131 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: all of that craziness and chaos of those films coming 132 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: out where you realized, oh, wow, my life changed, like 133 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: I no longer have the privacy I once had. Was 134 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: there kind of that switch for you where you can 135 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: remember something happening or a meeting or a situation. 136 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. Probably, Like I, you know, I'm not able to 137 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 2: do things that I used to do before, obviously, like 138 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 2: for example, having a br with a friend or walking 139 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 2: and you know making you know, just walking and as 140 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 2: a normal person like like before. But that's part of 141 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 2: the job. That's yeah, that's the result of something you made. 142 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 2: And and people stops you because they appreciate what you do, 143 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 2: not just they don't stop you because you you're a 144 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 2: shirt killer, you know, actually appreciating your work. So it's cool. 145 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 2: I deal with this, and you know, I have a 146 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 2: great relationship with all of my fans, and yeah, I 147 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 2: always have to thank my fan because I wouldn't have 148 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 2: been here without them, you know. That's that's a fact, 149 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 2: that's a that's a that's a chain. You know. If 150 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 2: people do not appreciate what you do, I wasn't gonna 151 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 2: probably be here talking to you, you know, right right, Yeah, 152 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 2: that's fans are really important, really important. 153 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, because they're interesting to become like a family, 154 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: you know, to you, yes, and they want to see 155 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 1: you growl and they want to cheer you on and 156 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: root for you and lead you to where you're going 157 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: to be, which is now in a brand new movie 158 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: called Another Simple Favor, which I feel like people are 159 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: so excited for because the first one was such a 160 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: hit and people just loved it, So tell me about 161 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 1: your character and this movie. 162 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 2: I play Dante Versano, which is a mafia boss based 163 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 2: in the south of Italy. When I first got the scrap, 164 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 2: when I first you know, Paul called me and it 165 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 2: was like, I would love to work with you. And 166 00:08:56,559 --> 00:09:00,120 Speaker 2: I was just, my god, what both figures calling? You 167 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 2: just have to shut up and go on set, you know. 168 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 2: Then I like, I read the script, I was like, 169 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 2: oh god again you know this Mafia Bob and all that. 170 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 2: I was like, I just want to you know, move 171 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 2: on with this, you know, right. But the way the 172 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 2: script was written, it was so interesting because it wasn't 173 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 2: just a story of Mafia Bob. It was you know, 174 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 2: it has a lot of things that I I like, 175 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 2: for example, like the dark comedy. You know, Paul is 176 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 2: amazing in this, and the script was written in a 177 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 2: really good way. And I had, you know, I thought like, okay, 178 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 2: now I had the chance to break the rules of 179 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 2: the classic you know, mafia person right, and that was 180 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 2: you know, the the clique you know again, I send 181 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 2: a contract, was like, let's go, let's let's try to 182 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 2: do something else. Let's not be always this scary motherfucker. 183 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 2: I can just you know, come and you know, give 184 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 2: something else, you know, and how the kind of idea 185 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 2: of a mob, you know, this is more funny, more 186 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 2: it's you know, it's got is kind of you know, 187 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 2: it's a kind of idiot, you know. And I like 188 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 2: to give this idea of a mobs because I'm from 189 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:31,079 Speaker 2: Italy and we are dealing with mafia since forever man, 190 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 2: and yeah, we're people are scared of these people, so 191 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 2: it was kind of interesting to make fun of them 192 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 2: in this way, like make a ridiculous idiot mob. You know. 193 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 2: It's kind of I'm making fun of them. I'm making 194 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 2: them losing the power that they feel they know they have. 195 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 1: Yes, right, yes, yeah, that's so interesting even for people 196 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: like I'm from New Jersey, I'm Italian, and there's so 197 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: many stereotypes of oh, you have mafia members in your family, 198 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: and people they think that I'm like probably going back 199 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: I do. I mean, yeah, I mean, I'm not gonna lie, 200 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: not today that I know of. But it's such an 201 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: interesting spin on that character. 202 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 2: Look, Tommy, I get that every day, you know, are 203 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 2: you're telling whenever I'm in the States, For example, a 204 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 2: You're talent was like, it's not only that. We have 205 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 2: a lot of other things. And for me it was 206 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 2: so important to you know, change the rule of the games, 207 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 2: you know is to make a look at Maffi and 208 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 2: Boss ridiculous. For me, it was really important because everything 209 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 2: people would see in the film in simple favor, it's 210 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 2: not just whatever. Everything is studied, every single expression and 211 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 2: every single sentence. You know. 212 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 1: And in the movie you're getting married to Blake's character, 213 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: you describe her as one of your best friends. Well, 214 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 1: how did you form that bond in that chemistry so quickly? 215 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: Because it's hard on movie sets sometimes, right, you work 216 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 1: with a lot of people. You don't always form that, 217 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 1: but you seem to have formed that pretty fast. 218 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 2: It happened to me to get so in touch with 219 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:25,320 Speaker 2: a person like especially like someone like Blake, you know, 220 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 2: is a huge it is a huge store. And you know, 221 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 2: we became such a great friend. We we had made, 222 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,680 Speaker 2: you know, such a great relationship between us. We're just 223 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 2: like brother and sister. I'm a friend, like I'm such 224 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 2: a good friend with Ryan as well. We can like 225 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 2: a family. You know, we talk with each other like 226 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 2: every week, you know, to you know, check on how 227 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 2: are you what are you doing? You need anything, I'm 228 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:57,079 Speaker 2: here for you anything you need. You know, we just bonded. 229 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 2: You know, we just bonded because I think Blake started 230 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 2: like me and said one day that I made their 231 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:13,680 Speaker 2: joke and I made her like it's such a like 232 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 2: weird joke because we were we were talking about our parents, 233 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 2: what they do and love, and we were waiting. You 234 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 2: were just seeing there waiting to start shooting. 235 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 1: Right right. There's a lot of downtime, a lot of downtown. 236 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, we were there. What you do, how's your kids? 237 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 2: And blah blah blah. So what about you? Your mom 238 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 2: and your dad? I totally like my dad. You know, 239 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 2: my dad passed away like twenty years ago. And I 240 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 2: was like, oh, I'm so sorry, and she was really 241 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 2: sorry and I was like yeah, And then she asked 242 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 2: how did he passed away? And I was like, I 243 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 2: don't know. Something crossed my mind. I was like, I 244 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 2: want to make a joke on this, like even if 245 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 2: it's you know, it's you know, I actually softered, you 246 00:13:59,920 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 2: know and paying forever, and I make a joke like, 247 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 2: you know, I was twelve years old and my dad 248 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 2: took me and my sister to a zoo and we 249 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 2: were we were, you know, trying to feeding lions from 250 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 2: from outside the cage. And then suddenly, you know, I 251 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 2: had very serious face. I was like, but unfortunately my 252 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 2: dad like you know, fall into the cage of lion 253 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 2: and it was eaten by a lion. And she was like, 254 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 2: oh my god, you're so stupid. And I had like 255 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 2: this face, like I said, oh, okay, I don't worry, 256 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 2: Like everybody has this reaction whenever I told them, like 257 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 2: they don't believe it, but I understand. And she like 258 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 2: quickly started to like, Okay, this is not a joke, 259 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 2: this is this is something, and it's like I'm She 260 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 2: was like, I'm so sorry if I laughed, but this 261 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 2: is who like unique, you know, this is so I'm 262 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 2: so sorry. I'm so sorry of your dad and stuff 263 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 2: and blah blah blah. I was like, no, no worry, 264 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 2: blake and don't worry. It's all fun. Everything is fine. 265 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 2: Everybody reacts in the same way I'm used to. 266 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 1: You kept going with it. I kept going, oh my god, and. 267 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 2: She felt so bad and a certain point I couldn't 268 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 2: handle it anymore and I started laughing. It was like, 269 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 2: you asshole, really like like I can't believe you just 270 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 2: made this joke. But did your dad pass away? For 271 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 2: realized that, Yeah, yeah, it passed away twenty years ago, 272 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 2: but not eaten by lame. Yeah, he had the disease 273 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 2: and stuff. And from that moment me and Blake became 274 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 2: like close lying that, yeah, because she has the same way, 275 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 2: you know, she she is, she's funny like me, So 276 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 2: we week click in that moment. 277 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: You're right, Yeah, I love that. Sense of humor is 278 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 1: so important, right, especially when you're on set and you're 279 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: tired and you're working so much, and to do something 280 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: like that and have a reaction that's so genuine and 281 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: then you can laugh about it, I think is so cool. 282 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 2: Yeah. But also I think that sometimes, like you know, 283 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 2: there's you know sometimes people that think like there should 284 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 2: be boundaries on things that we laugh and stuff like. 285 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 2: But you know, sometimes it's healthier to you know, be 286 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 2: a little bit less intents when we talk about you know, 287 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 2: even the death or stuff. It's it's it's okay to 288 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 2: laugh sometimes. Yes, we don't have to take everything serious, 289 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 2: you know, I mean, tell me right for sure, So 290 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 2: for sure we click that. 291 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's amazing. Did you receive any advice from Blake 292 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: or Anna or anyone on set about Hollywood and the 293 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 1: machine and the business, because yes, you've been acting for 294 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: a while now, but it is very different than Italy, right, 295 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: So did you get any kind of great pieces of 296 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: advice to just help you along the way? 297 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 2: Yeah? I did, And I did receive an incredible uh 298 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 2: advice from Blake because like still, when when I was 299 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 2: shooting the U, the Simple Favor were in sad and 300 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 2: and I went into Blake and I asked her something 301 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 2: about the script and English. I didn't understand word because 302 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:18,119 Speaker 2: I'm Italian, so English is not my first language, and 303 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 2: I was trying so hard to reproduce the American accent. 304 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 2: Who was like, she was like, what are you doing? 305 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 2: Like I want to talk you know perfect you know 306 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:31,680 Speaker 2: slang right m hmm. She was like, like, you are 307 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 2: getting into Hollywood because you are new, because you're you 308 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 2: come from far away, and people likes you here in 309 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 2: Hollywood because of you, because who you are and because 310 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 2: of your accent. We already have a lot of actors 311 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:53,639 Speaker 2: in America that they speak, you know, proper English. So 312 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 2: this is not something less because thinking about for example, 313 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:05,000 Speaker 2: and Tony Bandera's Javier Badan or I don't know Peneta 314 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,159 Speaker 2: pa Cruz. They owe from Spain, they have the accent, 315 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:09,919 Speaker 2: they're great actors. Yeah, so why you're trying to be 316 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 2: like us? We need that. We did something new and Dan, 317 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 2: it clicked something again inside me because I was like, Okay, 318 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 2: this is true. Why would I be somebody else? Like 319 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 2: why would I talk like Americans if I'm not Americans? 320 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:27,439 Speaker 2: So that like clicked something in me is like, okay, 321 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 2: this is true. She's right. 322 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 1: Isn't that funny? How sometimes we try to assimilate or 323 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 1: be something that other people we perceive want us to be. 324 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 1: But in reality, you're doing what you're doing and cementing 325 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 1: your place in Hollywood because of exactly who you are, 326 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:43,640 Speaker 1: exactly right. So it's such a good reminder that keep 327 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 1: bringing who you are to the table because people want that. 328 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:50,919 Speaker 2: But look Tommy, for us, for Italians and people that 329 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:55,879 Speaker 2: come come from other countries, you know, especially for like 330 00:18:55,920 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 2: I'm talking about actors. For an actor, the biggest dream 331 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 2: they have is to break into Hollywood, right, So when 332 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 2: they got to do that, they just want to be 333 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 2: you know, they have the American dreams and stuff, and 334 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 2: it's fine. So they want to they want to be 335 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 2: like the American actors because also sorry, also the math 336 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 2: the mathod that you house is something else. The moving 337 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 2: industry here is one of the biggest industry that this 338 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 2: country hasn't so they want to probably reproduce that and 339 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 2: they do it like as I did. But then, like 340 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 2: we were on set and she told me, like, this 341 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 2: is not this is not a mistake. Your accent is 342 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 2: not a mistake. 343 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: Because not everybody has that. Yeah, you have. 344 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 2: It, of course, I mean I speak good English, like, yeah, 345 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 2: of course I have an accent. But this is not 346 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 2: a mistake. 347 00:19:56,720 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's really cool being the native Italian. Did you 348 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: feel the responsibility on set to show people the Ropes 349 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: cook a dinner? I mean, were you like the residents 350 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:12,719 Speaker 1: and the resident guru of a sauce? 351 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:17,439 Speaker 2: Come on, come on, Italian that does not anything, doesn't 352 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 2: know anything about football, doesn't even know how to im. 353 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,919 Speaker 1: You can't make a me, you can't make a mepal. 354 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 2: Absolutely not. Oh man, I'm not my mom. You know, 355 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:33,199 Speaker 2: I'm probably the only person on earth that you know, 356 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 2: was able to burn the pasta in the water. The water, 357 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 2: I mean, it was it was a lot, you know, 358 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:44,199 Speaker 2: so I I I'm the worst person on cooking and 359 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 2: doing you know, even playing football for example, all the 360 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 2: talents you know, Yeah, I'm here. What do you like? 361 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:52,159 Speaker 2: Which team do you like? A football? Is like, I 362 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 2: don't even know what the fuck is on half side? 363 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 1: You know, right? 364 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 2: You know what I mean? 365 00:20:56,359 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 1: So yeah, okay, fair enough, fair enough if you speak it, 366 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: that's enough. People love to hear you speak the language 367 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:06,880 Speaker 1: and you know what, that's all you need. That's all 368 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 1: you need. 369 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:12,239 Speaker 2: I mean, just need to speak in English and you know, 370 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 2: get the right you know, proposals. 371 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, for sure. Well you were you are busy in books. 372 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 1: We can't wait for this film. It's it just looks 373 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: like a fun pre summer blockbuster that everyone's really really 374 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: excited in the backdrop of Italy, nonetheless, which is just 375 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 1: so dreamy and beautiful. You also are working on The Housemaid, 376 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: right with Sidney Sweeney and Amanda Scifred. People are very 377 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: excited for that. I believe that comes out later this year, 378 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:40,440 Speaker 1: towards the end of the year. What can you tease 379 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: about that? 380 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 2: I was. I was incredibly happy when called when Paul 381 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,879 Speaker 2: called me, because he's directed by Paul fig Mickey. I 382 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 2: want you again, like we need to work like we 383 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 2: need to work together again. And even Laura Fisher, you know, 384 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 2: the the amazing producer called me. It was like, Mickey, 385 00:21:57,920 --> 00:21:59,679 Speaker 2: we want you for this film, this franchise and all 386 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 2: that was like yeah, a man, Yeah, and what do 387 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 2: you what's the rule? It's the Italian Gardener obviously right. 388 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 2: It was so fun. I was like, yeah, I'm in whatever, Yeah, 389 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 2: let's do it. And it's a film. It's a really 390 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 2: smart film. It's based on The Houseman, the book you 391 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:26,719 Speaker 2: know that sold millions of copies all around the world. 392 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 2: And there's a funny story about this because that shocked 393 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:38,480 Speaker 2: me actually because one month before, one month and a 394 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 2: half before I got the I got the offer for 395 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 2: for the role of and so my manager called me. 396 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 2: My manager, Chuck James called me. He's based in La 397 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,440 Speaker 2: called me. And I wasn't Milan. It's like, hey, I 398 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 2: just read this book. It's called The Houseman. I'm gonna 399 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 2: send it a copy to you because ore and I 400 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 2: told him just go buy the book. You should read 401 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 2: it because I think it could be a good film. 402 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 2: And I went and I bought the book and I 403 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 2: read it and I got so into the book. It 404 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:15,679 Speaker 2: was like, whoa, this is a fucking cool story. I 405 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 2: like it. Yeah, but thanks for advising me this. A 406 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 2: month and a half later we got the offer for 407 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 2: the Houseman. It was and we didn't know they were 408 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 2: you know, we're preparing the film. That's a weird story 409 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 2: actually that I always liked to tell whenever I'm doing 410 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:38,400 Speaker 2: an interview because it's the first time in my life 411 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 2: that happened something weird like that. Because you advised me 412 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 2: in the book. I read the book. I liked the 413 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:49,399 Speaker 2: book could be a good film. A month and a 414 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 2: half later, they offered me the film and the role, 415 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 2: and it was like, wow, yeah, what what's happening? 416 00:23:57,119 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: Well, I don't believe in coincidence. You know, that was 417 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 1: clearly meant to happen for you, and it was already 418 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 1: not to be like woo woo wee, but it was 419 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:06,439 Speaker 1: written for you, like you're written in the universe. So 420 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 1: I think that there are things that you are meant 421 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: to do and that was one of them. And we 422 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:11,920 Speaker 1: can't wait for that one too. 423 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I can't wait for that too. It's a weird though, 424 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:21,680 Speaker 2: Like it's my character and so he's a sweet weird 425 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:26,880 Speaker 2: though I like to. I like to, you know, talk 426 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 2: about him in this way because you don't know if 427 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:35,119 Speaker 2: it's good or bad. You know, this kind of creeps 428 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 2: that follows you and look at you in a way like, okay, well, 429 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 2: what do you want? Why you're looking at me like that? 430 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 2: You're making me nervous? And he is the one. And 431 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:52,200 Speaker 2: I like to play someone that is extremely far away 432 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 2: from from the way I am. And I like to 433 00:24:55,080 --> 00:25:02,479 Speaker 2: play characters that they have something different the usual common people, 434 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 2: you know, because it makes you know, you know, my 435 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:09,359 Speaker 2: you know, that makes my brain grow up, you know. 436 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:13,360 Speaker 2: I like this. For example, it just actually yesterday night 437 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 2: came out there was the premiere of another film that 438 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:22,679 Speaker 2: I've shot called Home, Sweet Home. And it's a film, 439 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 2: it's a it's a it's a fantasy horror film based 440 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:31,840 Speaker 2: on a video game, just just like about Zombies, right 441 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:37,639 Speaker 2: where I play this uh, this homeless that is running 442 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 2: away from the police and then gets stuck in a 443 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 2: place with no axis and and you know, gets possessed 444 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 2: by a demon and he becomes a demon. And that 445 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 2: was so interesting to to play because I had to 446 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:55,359 Speaker 2: get into like, okay, you want to play a lawyer. 447 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 2: You just go and talk with the lawyer, and you know, 448 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 2: you absorb the way a lawyer works and all that. 449 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 2: I want to play a doctor. I want to play something. 450 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:04,919 Speaker 2: But you can't have a meeting with a demon. 451 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 1: I hope not. 452 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 2: I mean it would be so interesting in my opinion, 453 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 2: But I had to create this, this this character based 454 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:21,920 Speaker 2: on what what what? What? What is the demon? The 455 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:23,679 Speaker 2: first time I got the script, was like, okay, you 456 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,959 Speaker 2: have to play this demon. What it is a demon? 457 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 2: I asked myself. I think demon is something that scares people. 458 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 2: And I thought, okay, what scares me the most? So 459 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 2: I can scare other people? And I was like, okay, 460 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 2: I think the most scary things is I I'm afraid 461 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:49,240 Speaker 2: of disease. And I thought like, okay, what if I 462 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:56,199 Speaker 2: play a disease. So I thought the entire process I 463 00:26:56,320 --> 00:27:00,200 Speaker 2: was actually playing thinking about that I was a kind 464 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 2: of virus and I wanted to scare people, like a virus. 465 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 2: Remember when we're during the COVID. Yeah, but we're so 466 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:10,159 Speaker 2: fucking scared of this virus. They were scared of this virus. 467 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:12,639 Speaker 2: So I was like, I can't talk with a demon, 468 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,359 Speaker 2: but I want to scare people. And I have to 469 00:27:15,359 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 2: be a demon. So my underline to play it, the 470 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:27,520 Speaker 2: character could be being a disease, being like an unknown virus. 471 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 1: It's so cool getting inside an artist brain because so 472 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 1: much goes into the work that you do, and you 473 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:38,639 Speaker 1: have so much going on. I mean, I feel like 474 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,719 Speaker 1: so inadequate sitting across from you. You speak fluent Italian, you 475 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 1: have all these movies coming out. You're a musician, you 476 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:48,639 Speaker 1: play instruments, you sing. What can't you do? And are 477 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 1: we getting some more music from you? What's what's going on? 478 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, I'm actually working on a new album featuring 479 00:27:57,080 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 2: with two Feet is one of the best artist that 480 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:03,679 Speaker 2: I ever work with. He reached out and was like, 481 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 2: I love your music, Mickey, can we do something together? 482 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 2: I was like, whoa, I love your music too. Let's 483 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 2: let's yeah, let's work together. So we're we're making an 484 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 2: entire album together, made by ten trucks. Actually, one of 485 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:18,680 Speaker 2: the trucks is the soundtrack of the Home, Sweet Home. 486 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:24,679 Speaker 2: It's called Unattainable. So I'm working so much, like you know, 487 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,560 Speaker 2: in the music, I can really I feel, I can 488 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 2: really release part of my soul. Every time as a 489 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 2: new single comes out, it's a part of my soul 490 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 2: coming out. So it's the real me, you know. I 491 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 2: divided this because in films I need to be someone else, 492 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:49,880 Speaker 2: right So it's a kind of anti stress to release 493 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:53,720 Speaker 2: a part of me, you know, through the through my music, 494 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:56,640 Speaker 2: you know. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's a beautiful process. 495 00:28:56,680 --> 00:28:58,800 Speaker 1: Well, you put so much passion in everything you do 496 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 1: that's very very obvious. And you do it all with gratitude, 497 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 1: which is really cool to see. And you strike me 498 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 1: as someone who's just drunk on life, Like you love life? Yeah, 499 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:10,320 Speaker 1: you love what you do? 500 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 2: You know, tell me I believe. Like when you know 501 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 2: a lot of guys right now they ask me, like, 502 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 2: what's the secret? How did you become you? You were 503 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 2: someone working as a gardener, Like how did you fucking 504 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 2: break into Hollywood and making all of these things? The 505 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:34,240 Speaker 2: most important thing I think for me is you have 506 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 2: to be obsessed with your life, because when you're obsessed 507 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 2: with your life, you don't want to waste it. If 508 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:46,480 Speaker 2: you're obsessed with your life, you want to leave every 509 00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:50,720 Speaker 2: day as if it's the last day. So what would 510 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 2: you do if it was your last day? I probably 511 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:57,480 Speaker 2: would do everything. And this is what I want to do. 512 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 2: For example, why am I work in the movie industry 513 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 2: and plus and the music? Why do I paint? Why 514 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 2: do am I the face with all changaban An? Why 515 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 2: do I do a lot of things? Because I don't 516 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:13,280 Speaker 2: want to waste my life doing only one thing that 517 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 2: I love. I want to use my life to do 518 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:19,280 Speaker 2: everything because I just have one. I can't live this 519 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 2: life and being an actor. Okay, in the next life, 520 00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 2: I'm gonna be a singer, and then next life I'm 521 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 2: gonna be a painter. No, like, I'm craving for my passion. 522 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 2: I'm obsessed with my passion. And this is why I'm unstopped, unstoppable, 523 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 2: because I don't like the feeling to ghost sleep knowing 524 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 2: that I didn't create anything. You know, It's just like 525 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 2: a waste of time for me. And sometimes this is 526 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 2: a weapon against you because it feels frustrated when you're not, 527 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:53,280 Speaker 2: for example, inspired about something you know. 528 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I'm very much like you. Like when I 529 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 1: walk to the gym every single day, I literally say 530 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: to myself, I am so grateful I'm here, and like, 531 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 1: thank you universe for choosing me to be here, because 532 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 1: I will right now because I want to live every 533 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:09,960 Speaker 1: day to the maximum. And exactly what you said is 534 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:12,400 Speaker 1: the mentality I share. I think that's I think that's 535 00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 1: so important, Keela, and the reason why you're so successful. 536 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:19,240 Speaker 2: You know, now? How important? Is like when I hate 537 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:23,160 Speaker 2: when people they just waste their lives. Yeah, I hate 538 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 2: it because it's like life is so beautiful, Yes, it's 539 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:31,640 Speaker 2: so it's it's such a great gift. Yes, you know, 540 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:36,720 Speaker 2: why would you spend your old time being in a 541 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 2: fucking public park using drugs or being drunk? Like what 542 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 2: are you doing? You know? Yeah, of course I cannot 543 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,320 Speaker 2: judge because those kind of people, like they probably have 544 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:51,880 Speaker 2: much more going on inside them mm hm as a 545 00:31:51,920 --> 00:31:55,479 Speaker 2: matter of fact, But I personally feel sad when I 546 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:59,120 Speaker 2: see people wasting their lives, for example, staying with someone 547 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:02,720 Speaker 2: they don't want to just because they have no cards 548 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:07,640 Speaker 2: to be alone, or for example, like doing a job 549 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:12,760 Speaker 2: they don't like for the rest of their life. Just 550 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:15,320 Speaker 2: drop everything, fuck and try what you like. 551 00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, like's too short, man. 552 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:20,840 Speaker 2: And I was a gardener. I dropped everything. I had 553 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:25,360 Speaker 2: two kids, I had no money. Uh you know, I 554 00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 2: had nothing, and I did Like, who cares, what's gonna change? 555 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:31,400 Speaker 1: You made it work? 556 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:33,720 Speaker 2: The worst case in I'm not gonna still have money, 557 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:37,120 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna be famous, Like what's gonna change. But 558 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 2: people are afraid because we are all good on having 559 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:46,560 Speaker 2: the dream. But when you gotta have to go out 560 00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 2: there and prove yourself the road to reach the dream 561 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:53,760 Speaker 2: you have, it's not easy, right, And that is the 562 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:57,520 Speaker 2: That is the problem, because people dream, but they have 563 00:32:57,640 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 2: no cargs to suffer for their dreams, and that's the problem. 564 00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:03,800 Speaker 1: This is a sign for anyone listening who wants to 565 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:06,360 Speaker 1: make a change, to make the damn change. There's no 566 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:08,360 Speaker 1: better time to do it, and life's too short. And 567 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:10,240 Speaker 1: I love what you're saying with it, Mikely. I could 568 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:13,640 Speaker 1: talk to you for another hour, but we have to 569 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:17,200 Speaker 1: wrap it up. And I end every conversation with a 570 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:20,200 Speaker 1: question based off the title of the show, and the 571 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:22,720 Speaker 1: show is called I've never said this before, So I 572 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:25,240 Speaker 1: bring guests on and I ask, you're making me scared 573 00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:28,560 Speaker 1: all of my guests this question. And it was born 574 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:30,280 Speaker 1: from the place of on a carpet and a junket. 575 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:32,400 Speaker 1: You get three minutes with somebody. It's not real conversation, 576 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:34,600 Speaker 1: it's sound by conversation. You all say the same things 577 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: to every outlet, we all ask the same things. I'm 578 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:38,720 Speaker 1: bored of it. I want to have real humans on 579 00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:41,520 Speaker 1: and you've already been so open and vulnerable today. But 580 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:43,440 Speaker 1: I wonder, is there anything else that you can think 581 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:46,080 Speaker 1: of that you've never said before? Whatever that means to you, 582 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:49,280 Speaker 1: no right or wrong answer, that gives us a little 583 00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:51,320 Speaker 1: more insight into you as a human that you want 584 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:51,720 Speaker 1: to say? 585 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:55,360 Speaker 2: WHOA, There's so many things I've never said, so many 586 00:33:55,400 --> 00:34:03,080 Speaker 2: I need to pick one. I think I never Okay, 587 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:07,480 Speaker 2: I have it. I never said I never be more 588 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:11,919 Speaker 2: sorry for something that I've done on the set of 589 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:16,520 Speaker 2: Home Sweet Home, because while we were shooting the film, 590 00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:23,239 Speaker 2: I had an exxtreme bad reaction during the filming with 591 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:27,120 Speaker 2: the directors and the producer of the film. I got 592 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:31,240 Speaker 2: so so so mad about something that happened on set 593 00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:35,720 Speaker 2: that I actually exploded in a way that doesn't belong 594 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:39,880 Speaker 2: to me. And I'm still surprised about it. And I 595 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:43,040 Speaker 2: never I said sorry for that so many times, but 596 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 2: I'm gonna take this opportunity to say sorry again because 597 00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:48,080 Speaker 2: it will never be enough for me. 598 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:51,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, well that's really cool, you know what. That's cool 599 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:53,840 Speaker 1: because we've all been there and we've all said something 600 00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:55,719 Speaker 1: or done something we wish we haven't, and it takes 601 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:58,600 Speaker 1: a real man, a real humans who admit that and 602 00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:02,359 Speaker 1: to own it and and hope that everyone can accept it. 603 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:05,000 Speaker 1: Is a really cool thing. Forgiveness is just as important 604 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:06,759 Speaker 1: as being able to say I'm sorry. So on the 605 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:09,600 Speaker 1: other end, on the other end, hopefully everybody can let 606 00:35:09,640 --> 00:35:10,960 Speaker 1: go and everyone can move on. 607 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:14,200 Speaker 2: Because you're not for you know, apologize to someone. It 608 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:18,840 Speaker 2: doesn't only you're not just apologizing and you want to, 609 00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:22,719 Speaker 2: you know, you're it helps to you need that to 610 00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:26,080 Speaker 2: feel good, Yeah, because you've done it. 611 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:28,200 Speaker 1: Well and you need it to feel good when you 612 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:30,399 Speaker 1: meet it, which clearly you do. Absolutely, you're a man 613 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:33,200 Speaker 1: who means what he says. You do what you mean. 614 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:34,440 Speaker 2: I love them so much. 615 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:36,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I know. I respect that about you. I 616 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:40,080 Speaker 1: think you're such a talent. I think you're a very 617 00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 1: real person, in touch with everything going on around you. 618 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:46,279 Speaker 1: And I'm very excited to see where you continue to 619 00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:49,279 Speaker 1: grow and sore. And we met in twenty twenty five 620 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:52,359 Speaker 1: years later, we meet again. Let's do this sooner, Okay. 621 00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:55,240 Speaker 2: Not five years, you know, let's wait five. 622 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:57,160 Speaker 1: Years, okay, please please, Maybe we'll take you. 623 00:35:57,320 --> 00:35:59,680 Speaker 2: There's another film that I'm shooting right now with Hansony Opkins. 624 00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:01,759 Speaker 1: Ok, we need to oh name drop excuse me, let 625 00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:04,360 Speaker 1: me pick that name up off the floor. Anthony Hopkins. 626 00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:08,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, he is a great human being. I'm shooting the 627 00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:10,480 Speaker 2: film on the story of Mazerati, you know, yes, yes, 628 00:36:10,520 --> 00:36:14,800 Speaker 2: And I'm playing so is there and I'm sharing crazy 629 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:20,000 Speaker 2: things with this, you know, like God is God on 630 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:21,000 Speaker 2: earth obviously. Anton. 631 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:28,040 Speaker 1: All right, well let's talk again. Another simple favor is 632 00:36:28,040 --> 00:36:31,680 Speaker 1: out right now. Everybody go watch it. It's amazing, Mikela 633 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:34,080 Speaker 1: is amazing. Until we meet again, my friend. Thanks for 634 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:35,600 Speaker 1: having me here, Thank you for hanging out. 635 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:37,720 Speaker 2: Thank you, of course, thank thank you, thank you. 636 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:43,560 Speaker 1: I've Never Said This Before is hosted by me Tommy Diderio. 637 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:48,520 Speaker 1: This podcast is executive produced by Andrew Piglici at iHeartRadio 638 00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:52,960 Speaker 1: and by me Tommy, with editing by Joshua Colaudney. I've 639 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:55,360 Speaker 1: Never Said This Before is part of the Elvis Duran 640 00:36:55,480 --> 00:37:00,440 Speaker 1: podcast network on iHeart Podcasts. For more rate review andsubscribe 641 00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:03,120 Speaker 1: to our show and if you liked this episode, tell 642 00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:06,320 Speaker 1: your friends. Until next time. I'm Tommy di Dario.