WEBVTT - Next Question Bonus: Daisy Edgar-Jones

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, everybody, I'm Katie Curic here to share a bonus

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<v Speaker 1>episode of Next Question, Like a Lot of You. I

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<v Speaker 1>first came to know Daisy Edgar Jones when she played

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<v Speaker 1>Mary Anne and the hit BBC adaptation of the Sadly

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<v Speaker 1>Rooney novel Normal People. You look really well. I know.

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<v Speaker 1>It's classic Me came to college and got pretty. You're

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<v Speaker 1>always pretty, very pretty. The series was released in the

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<v Speaker 1>early days of the pandemic, and for a moment, it

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<v Speaker 1>seemed like everyone was watching and talking about Daisy. That

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<v Speaker 1>role earned her a Golden Globe nomination, and she's been

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<v Speaker 1>working non stop ever since. Already this year, she's appeared

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<v Speaker 1>in the f X mini series under the banner of

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<v Speaker 1>Heaven with Andrew Garfield I'm Going to Put an End

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<v Speaker 1>to This Wickedness it Is, and the black comedy thriller

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<v Speaker 1>Fresh opposite Sebastian Stand What's going on? Step, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>tell you what You're going to freak out. Her most

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<v Speaker 1>recent project is another adaptation. She plays Kaya Clark a

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<v Speaker 1>k A. The marsh Girl in the film version of

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<v Speaker 1>Delia Owens mega bestselling novel where the Crawdads sing your girlfriend,

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<v Speaker 1>Now do you want to be Annam Feathers, but the

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<v Speaker 1>other girls don't know Feathers. All right there. We talked

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<v Speaker 1>about how she prepared for that role, but also about

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<v Speaker 1>her life growing up in London as an only child,

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<v Speaker 1>her acting debut as a very feisty seven year old

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<v Speaker 1>Am Boleyn, and what she's planning next. So enjoy everyone, Daisy,

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<v Speaker 1>I am so excited to meet you. First of all,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm obsessed with you. I loved you in Normal People,

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<v Speaker 1>I loved you in Under the Banner of Heaven and

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<v Speaker 1>now where the Crawdads sing, I loved you, And that

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<v Speaker 1>is well, you are having a moment, to say the least.

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<v Speaker 1>How is it feeling right now too? Honestly, have so

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<v Speaker 1>many exciting roles and to be so in demand. Oh

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<v Speaker 1>that's so kind. First of all, thank you. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's like, yeah, I feel so luckier. You know, I've

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<v Speaker 1>been acting now since I was about seventeen, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like to be able to play some of the

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<v Speaker 1>roles I've played is like such a dream come true.

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<v Speaker 1>And to work with the people I've been able to

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<v Speaker 1>work with, like, I don't know, I still I still

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<v Speaker 1>can't really believe I'm I'm I'm able to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>So I just feel very very lucky. Really. So I

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<v Speaker 1>know that your parents are both or were in the business.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure if they still are. But tell us

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<v Speaker 1>how you caught the acting bug in the first place, Daisy. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so I you know, my mom, my mom, before I

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<v Speaker 1>was born, was a film editor and then for many

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<v Speaker 1>years and so and then she she stopped to bring

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<v Speaker 1>me up. Um And my dad, yeah, he does work

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<v Speaker 1>in TV. He's slightly different, um uh, sort of realm.

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<v Speaker 1>But I guess I definitely grew up in a nati

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<v Speaker 1>family who also knew what it was to be self employed,

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<v Speaker 1>which I think is the scariest part of an actor really.

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<v Speaker 1>But for me, like I, you know, I joined the

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<v Speaker 1>show a company called the National Youth Theater when I

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<v Speaker 1>was fifteen, because before that I had no idea sort

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<v Speaker 1>of how you became an actor. I didn't know what

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<v Speaker 1>an agent was, I didn't really know about drama school

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<v Speaker 1>or any of those things. Um, And I was really

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<v Speaker 1>lucky I got into that company and I had an

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<v Speaker 1>open casting. They did these open castings for a for

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<v Speaker 1>a film called The Little Moment. They were going to

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<v Speaker 1>do a live action version of the Little Mermaid, which

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<v Speaker 1>never ended up happening, but the auditioned for that, and

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<v Speaker 1>the woman who who cast was casting it knew my

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<v Speaker 1>agent was looking for somebody my age, and I met

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<v Speaker 1>with Chris, who I've now been with a very long time,

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<v Speaker 1>and really then I got to start auditioning. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>just really lucky that I went to that audition. You

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<v Speaker 1>also played Ample in when you were seven years old

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<v Speaker 1>and the school play. At that moment, did you think

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<v Speaker 1>I'm pretty good at this? I'd like to pursue it.

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<v Speaker 1>I really enjoyed that. Yeah, we were doing so we

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<v Speaker 1>were learning about King Henry the Eighth and all his vibes,

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<v Speaker 1>and we were doing a sort of chat show where

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<v Speaker 1>Henry the Eighth was on and all of his wives

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<v Speaker 1>came on to burate him. And I played Amblen, who

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<v Speaker 1>was one of the most pissed off because she had

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<v Speaker 1>her head chopped off. And I was always quite like

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<v Speaker 1>quiet and quite like a good girl, I guess, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was really fun to come in and be like

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<v Speaker 1>really angry and sassy, and I think I was like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>this is fun. I can get away with saying things

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<v Speaker 1>I can't get away with saying as myself. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's when I sort of caught the bug and

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<v Speaker 1>I and I really, I really loved it. You are

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<v Speaker 1>an only child, You spent a lot of time when

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<v Speaker 1>you were growing up alone. Do you think that's somehow

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<v Speaker 1>fed into your imagination and creativity and desire to be

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<v Speaker 1>in the arts. I think you definitely probably had a

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<v Speaker 1>real effect. And I think also, you know, as an

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<v Speaker 1>only child, I because I did spend a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>time on my own, I also spent a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>time trying to make friends. Because you know, if I

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<v Speaker 1>was on HO a day and those two siblings playing,

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<v Speaker 1>I would, you know, have to ask to join in.

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<v Speaker 1>And and I think, I I love I love that

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<v Speaker 1>aspect of what I do is that you get to

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<v Speaker 1>meet such a multitude of people and and you know

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<v Speaker 1>and play with them basically and create with them. And

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<v Speaker 1>so I think, um, perhaps that kind of helped me

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<v Speaker 1>in you know, being more able to make friends quite quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>But but yeah, I guess I would spend a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of time, you know, imagining these worlds which we all

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<v Speaker 1>do as children, and you know, I feel lucky as

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<v Speaker 1>an adult that I get to kind of continue doing that.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about your latest role in as Kaya and

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<v Speaker 1>Where the craw Dads saying, how did you get involved

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<v Speaker 1>in this project? And of course this film is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be so highly anticipated because it was such a

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<v Speaker 1>hugely popular book by Delia Owens. Yeah, so I I UM.

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<v Speaker 1>I got the audition through UM I think the summer

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<v Speaker 1>of and and I met with Livy who directed it

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<v Speaker 1>and UM and we spoke about Kaya and the part.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I got the book and I read it

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<v Speaker 1>in like two days, and so I was I really

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<v Speaker 1>read it, you know, imagining how I would go about

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<v Speaker 1>bringing KaiA to life, and I I just really found her,

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<v Speaker 1>which I think everyone did a very enigmatic character in

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<v Speaker 1>UM and I really wanted to be, you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>get that part. So so then I auditioned over Zoom,

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<v Speaker 1>which was a strange experience. I've never auditioned over Zoom before.

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<v Speaker 1>UM And yeah, and and then I got the part.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's kind of wild. Why do you think, and

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<v Speaker 1>I can't wait to hear how you prepare for the role,

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<v Speaker 1>because obviously Kaya has a southern accent, is the swamp girl,

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<v Speaker 1>et cetera. But why do you think this book captivated

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<v Speaker 1>so many people? What about this story? Do you think

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<v Speaker 1>Daisy made people just gravitate towards it? Yes, well, I

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<v Speaker 1>think I think, you know, I think the story is

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<v Speaker 1>is although you know, the the circumstance that KaiA finds

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<v Speaker 1>herself under is quite unique. I guess, you know, she's

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<v Speaker 1>abandoned in this marsh and she she she survives and

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<v Speaker 1>grows up alone. There's so many aspects of her as

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<v Speaker 1>a character that I think are incredibly relatable. She's a

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<v Speaker 1>very resilient person. And I think we as humans are

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<v Speaker 1>incredibly resilient. You know. We we suffer a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>knocks through our life and we get back up again

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<v Speaker 1>and we keep going. And I think that aspect of

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<v Speaker 1>kai is one that I think we all see in ourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>And also sort of the way that the environment is

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<v Speaker 1>depicted in the Nature is so sort of all encompassing

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<v Speaker 1>that you almost lose yourself in the book when you're

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<v Speaker 1>reading it. It feels like you are in that environment.

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<v Speaker 1>It's painted so vividly. And and then also this sort

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<v Speaker 1>of murder mystery aspect of it means that there's always

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<v Speaker 1>it's very you know, page turn and you can't really

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<v Speaker 1>put it down. And so yeah, I think there's something

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<v Speaker 1>in it for everyone. Really, there's love, there's there's loss,

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<v Speaker 1>there's nature, there's there's sort of intrigue and mystery, so

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there's just there's something for everyone. Really, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>have more with Daisy after the break. Were you worried

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<v Speaker 1>at all or intimidated at the prospect of taking on

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<v Speaker 1>a role that was, you know, grew and people's imaginations.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, sometimes when a book is so loved and

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<v Speaker 1>it becomes so personal to each and every reader, it's

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<v Speaker 1>hard to take on that that role. Um did that

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<v Speaker 1>weigh on you at all? I think there's definitely a

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<v Speaker 1>sense of responsibility and a sort of slight pressure when

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<v Speaker 1>you know that the character has already been realized in

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<v Speaker 1>so many people's minds, and you know, it's the second

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<v Speaker 1>time I've taken on a literary character. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't feel that way when I did Normal People.

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<v Speaker 1>But at the time I had no reference for the

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<v Speaker 1>shows that are being watched in a wide way because

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<v Speaker 1>I've never been in anything that was watched in a

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<v Speaker 1>wide way, so I sort of didn't really know what

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<v Speaker 1>that felt like. So definitely there was a pressure. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think what's what's the magical thing is with filmmaker.

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<v Speaker 1>It takes so many people's imagination to bring to life something,

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, the performance is only a tiny aspect

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<v Speaker 1>of It's also the edit and the music and the

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<v Speaker 1>costume in the set, and it takes all of these

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<v Speaker 1>people to kind of come together and and and have

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<v Speaker 1>a sort of symbiotic realization of a of a of

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<v Speaker 1>a book. And I think I think that's what's really fun,

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<v Speaker 1>is leaning into enjoying being part of the creative team

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<v Speaker 1>and you're all in it together and you can only

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<v Speaker 1>do your best. You know, let me ask you about

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<v Speaker 1>becoming Kaya, because obviously you were born and raised in London.

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<v Speaker 1>How did you perfect this southern accent of Kaya's and

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<v Speaker 1>you would never guess that you were, uh from London

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<v Speaker 1>born and bread? Yeah, London. Well, I tend to work

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<v Speaker 1>in accents. I I think I feel more comfortable acting

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<v Speaker 1>and in accents because I think it's sort of access

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<v Speaker 1>as a whole different type of physicality or characterization that

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<v Speaker 1>you might necessary might not necessarily found. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>with that accent, it's so miracle and it's so gentle

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<v Speaker 1>and and musical. I think that it really helped me

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<v Speaker 1>to capture that kind of essence of kaya, it wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>have worked in my accent, which is naturally quite like

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<v Speaker 1>self conscious and a bit awkward. I think, I think,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. I work with an accent coach called Francie,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'd worked with her on a film called Fresh

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<v Speaker 1>the previous month, so it was great because for Fresh,

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<v Speaker 1>I worked with her just before we started filming on Zoom,

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<v Speaker 1>whereas with this I got to actually have her on

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<v Speaker 1>set and she was great, so she would run in

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<v Speaker 1>and say, we'll just tweet this will change this. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I find, you know, the more if I can just

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<v Speaker 1>sort of listen and listen and listen, listen, soon I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be able to kind of tune into the sound of it.

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<v Speaker 1>But I grew up in a house full of accents,

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<v Speaker 1>so I have a bit of an advantage there. How

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<v Speaker 1>So your parents are yes, and my mom is Northern Irish,

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<v Speaker 1>my dad's Scottish so and I'm from London, um, so

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<v Speaker 1>there was definitely different, different sort of tuning and voices

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<v Speaker 1>to listen to and and kind of get an ear

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<v Speaker 1>for it. For I was gonna say, you must have

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<v Speaker 1>an ear for accents, given the fact that you grew

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<v Speaker 1>up in this sort of multicultural home, if you will.

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<v Speaker 1>And what about actually shooting uh in the marsh of

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<v Speaker 1>Louisiana a k a. North Carolina. What was that experience

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<v Speaker 1>like because it looked very marshy, daisy it was very

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<v Speaker 1>mr I have to say, it's funny when you when

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<v Speaker 1>you watch the film, you can't also feel the intense

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<v Speaker 1>humidity in the mosquito bites. But but no, it was.

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<v Speaker 1>I wondered about that, I really did. I was like,

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<v Speaker 1>I wonder four daisies being eaten alive by mosquitoes right now?

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<v Speaker 1>Because I'm from I'm from Virginia and I spent a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of time in the South in the summer um.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure when you filmed this, but I thought, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>this must not be really a lot of fun. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>no it was. We luckily we were marched till June, lie,

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<v Speaker 1>so it wasn't. We were just before the like intense humidity,

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<v Speaker 1>but getting there sweaty and definitely mosquitoes like larger miscues

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<v Speaker 1>than I've ever seen. They were huge. But no, it was.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a wonderful place to film, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously it was. It was sort of we were in

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<v Speaker 1>so the biou of Louisiana and it was kind of

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<v Speaker 1>um it was you know, um moding for North Carolina,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was really helpful to film in that environment

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<v Speaker 1>because it really you could not ignore the nature and

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<v Speaker 1>like it was everywhere you looked there was egrets and

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<v Speaker 1>alligators and dragonflies and crazy thunder lightning and it was

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<v Speaker 1>it was a beautiful place and it really helped me,

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<v Speaker 1>I think, to get into Kaya's kind of head. Really

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<v Speaker 1>it almost felt primordial, you know in a way to

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<v Speaker 1>see the moss and and sort of the water and

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<v Speaker 1>you could almost feel that the humidity when you were

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<v Speaker 1>watching it. But also the beauty issue said with the

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful birds and wildlife, and I read that you did

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<v Speaker 1>did your own stunts and you even jumped into some

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<v Speaker 1>alligator infested waters. Really, yes, although I don't think at

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<v Speaker 1>the time I knew how alligator invested they were, which

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<v Speaker 1>I think was a good thing. I think had I known,

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<v Speaker 1>I always felt very safe and looked after. And we

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<v Speaker 1>had people there, we had like wildlife experts who you know,

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<v Speaker 1>made sure we were safe. But yes, there was there

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<v Speaker 1>was alligators everywhere you looked, um, which I yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if I'd be able to do that now actually,

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<v Speaker 1>but at the time I was like, yeah, I be fine, Sure,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be fine. But and it was so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>And what about the stunts. Were any of those particularly memorable? Well?

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<v Speaker 1>I remember we had because you know, I had a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of diving. There was one scene where at the

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<v Speaker 1>start where Car is being chased, um and um. So

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<v Speaker 1>it was a scene on the boat where had to

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<v Speaker 1>go really fast around a cordiner and like more up

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<v Speaker 1>and then leap out and run and it was like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, quite trucky because it was like I had

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<v Speaker 1>to get through a goal post sort of of trees,

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<v Speaker 1>um at a really sharp angle, and you know I

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<v Speaker 1>was going quite quite you know, quite fast. So that

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<v Speaker 1>was probably the most memorable where I was like, this

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<v Speaker 1>is actually quite dangerous. Um, but really it sounds bad.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad. I I also love the supporting cast. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>actually they're more than that. The other stars. I should say.

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<v Speaker 1>I love David Straythorne and always have, and I love

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<v Speaker 1>the both men who play Chase and take two very

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<v Speaker 1>different individuals um and kind of the the good and

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<v Speaker 1>evil of relationships. Um. How was it working with all

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<v Speaker 1>three of those characters? Yeah, Well it was really it

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<v Speaker 1>was such a joy, you know, like you said that

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<v Speaker 1>there's such a star star ensemble cast, and they're also

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<v Speaker 1>brilliant and give such different flavors. And I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>with Taylor, like his gentleness and kindness that sort of

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<v Speaker 1>really shone through in that character. And actually Harris, who

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<v Speaker 1>plays Chase, is one of the loveliest boys I know, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think he did such an incredible job of

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<v Speaker 1>like painting Chase with with nuance. You know, we we

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<v Speaker 1>get a insight into why he acts the way he does,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, he's complicated. He isn't just straightforward evil,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know that's true. But I did hate him, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think, And that's again Harris is the Horrors being

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<v Speaker 1>amazing because he's very hard to hate in real life really,

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<v Speaker 1>And then I love working with David stra there, and

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<v Speaker 1>like I spent a whole week of court room scenes

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<v Speaker 1>just watching him act and and I didn't have anything

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<v Speaker 1>to say, you know, because I was just sort of

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<v Speaker 1>sets up looking quite sad. But watching him performer, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's obviously done a lot of film and TV, but

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<v Speaker 1>also it's like an incredible theater actor, and I just

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<v Speaker 1>loved watching him, like take apart these big monologues and

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<v Speaker 1>and and find light and shade and view them with

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<v Speaker 1>so much. And he was such a kind person too,

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<v Speaker 1>so I just yeah, those were some of my favorite days.

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<v Speaker 1>Actually was filming with him. Of course Reese Witherspoon's company,

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<v Speaker 1>Hello Sunshine, so one that option the book and produced

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<v Speaker 1>the film, and I know Reese was on on the set.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw a picture of her with you all. So

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<v Speaker 1>is that the first time you had at her? And

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<v Speaker 1>does she inspire you to kind of take greater control

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<v Speaker 1>of your career instead of kind of waiting for roles

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<v Speaker 1>to come to you actually seeking out and creating projects

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<v Speaker 1>that you'd like to participate in. Yes, so we The

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<v Speaker 1>first time I met her was when she came to

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<v Speaker 1>visit a set, and that was really cool, very exciting

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<v Speaker 1>because I grew up watching We you know, and have

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<v Speaker 1>been a fan of hers for a very long time.

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<v Speaker 1>So to meet her and then also to sort of

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<v Speaker 1>see her take in the set the first for the

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<v Speaker 1>first time the way I because I remember when I

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<v Speaker 1>stepped on and it was kaya Shack on this beautiful lagoon.

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, of course, this was lifted from my

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<v Speaker 1>imagination really in the book so to see her see

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<v Speaker 1>that set too, it's really cool. And yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>she's incredibly inspiring and and you know her her kind

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<v Speaker 1>of company are all about putting women in leadership roles

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<v Speaker 1>and and and you know, complicated women at the forefront

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<v Speaker 1>of stories and and I think it's really important. And

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<v Speaker 1>I had so exciting as a young actor to see

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<v Speaker 1>that and go, you know that is that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that is the way to do it really is to

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<v Speaker 1>seek how it roles. But also if they aren't there,

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<v Speaker 1>if you create them yourself. You know that that really

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<v Speaker 1>put women in and you know, in the forefront, because

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<v Speaker 1>I think we need more of that, and and actors too,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, giving them much more power and making them

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<v Speaker 1>less at the you know, left sort of the whims

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<v Speaker 1>of the quote unquote people in charge. To to take

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<v Speaker 1>charge of your own career and your own destiny, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>must be incredibly empowering and liberating for anyone in the business. Totally. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I would really agree. Yeah, you have been doing so

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<v Speaker 1>many interesting, exciting roles, and I'm curious what's next for you, Daisy. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think, um, I think I just like to continue

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<v Speaker 1>working with filmmakers. I really admire you know. I think

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<v Speaker 1>what I love so much about film and TV is

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<v Speaker 1>that you are part of such a kind of collaborate

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<v Speaker 1>collaboration and such a team. Um, and it takes all

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<v Speaker 1>of you, you know, to bring your best to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of create something wonderful, and I just love that. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think working with a filmmaker that I admire, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>working with more filmmakers I admire something I'm interested in,

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<v Speaker 1>but also playing characters that I have not played before

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<v Speaker 1>and really sort of h yeah, making the unexpected choices,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess would be cool. Have you signed up for anything?

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<v Speaker 1>Are you working on anything now that we can look

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<v Speaker 1>forward to? Yes, nothing that I can so say, but

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna have to tell me if you tell me, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and you give us a hand or not really badly

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<v Speaker 1>not but but things I'm very excited about. And one

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<v Speaker 1>that is also a book adaptation, which is yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know why I keep doing this to myself, but yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>Daisy After Jones, it's so wonderful actually to spend some

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<v Speaker 1>time chatting with you. I'm really happy for your success.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you're just enormously talented it and you just

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<v Speaker 1>light up the screen and whatever you're in um. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for for chatty with us about Where the Claw

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<v Speaker 1>Dads Sing, and I look forward to seeing whatever you're

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<v Speaker 1>doing next, even though you can't tell me. Thank you

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