WEBVTT - Adrien Brody Lightning Round

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, everybody, it's Bruce. Thanks for pulling up a chair

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<v Speaker 1>for another bonus episode of Table for Two. Please excuse

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<v Speaker 1>the voice as I have a little laryngitis. But a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of weeks ago we published our interview with Adrian Brody.

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<v Speaker 1>We had an incredible lunch, and this week we have

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<v Speaker 1>even more to share with you. So ahead of this

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday's Oscars, where our guest is nominated for Best Actor

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<v Speaker 1>for his role in The Brutalist, I hope you enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>this thoughtful and insightful lightning round with Adrian Brody. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>mister Brody, So favorite.

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<v Speaker 2>Cocktail, uh, tequila on the rocks? Oh me too.

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<v Speaker 1>First big purchase when you made a chunk?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh boy, I didn't want to elaborate on it, but

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<v Speaker 2>I got a new car, and and I love cars.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't give you one word answers. I love cars.

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<v Speaker 2>I grew up building muscle cars and drags, and none

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<v Speaker 2>of my parents never owned a new car, and I

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<v Speaker 2>never owned a new car. And I bought a car

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<v Speaker 2>for my mom and my dad and myself. Wow, so

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<v Speaker 2>it was a big thing in my life.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, favorite band, mob Deep, first concert.

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<v Speaker 2>I wish it was mob Deep, I would have. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't remember. I know I should remember. I mean I

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<v Speaker 2>really don't like mine was Wings. I'll tell you my

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<v Speaker 2>first connects. My first favorite band was Kiss and I had,

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<v Speaker 2>I Had, and I played. I was Gene Simmons for

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<v Speaker 2>Halloween and my mom is the best picture of me

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<v Speaker 2>as a little kid, like going with Geene Simmons makeup.

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<v Speaker 2>But I had eight tracks of Kiss and Pink Floyd

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<v Speaker 2>okay as a kid.

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<v Speaker 1>That's okay. Actor who has most influenced you?

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<v Speaker 2>Only one?

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<v Speaker 1>It could be.

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<v Speaker 2>Robert de Niro, Marlon Brando, al Pacino, John Case.

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<v Speaker 1>You can feel all of them, and you just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you can feel all of them.

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<v Speaker 2>Man crush young Brando. I was gonna say, yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean its iconic.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's iconic, but anyone who isn't. Yeah. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>you got to think about yourself.

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<v Speaker 3>And the advice that keeps giving that was important on you,

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<v Speaker 3>or advice you want to give to keep giving.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's nice and I really appreciate you saying that

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<v Speaker 2>people found a degree of kindness in me, and it

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<v Speaker 2>all stems from having a degree of empathy, which which

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<v Speaker 2>I feel has been very much cultivated through my work

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, I can't give you one answer or anything,

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<v Speaker 2>but and that all comes back to a state of

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<v Speaker 2>non judgment, a state of putting yourself in someone else's circumstances.

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<v Speaker 2>And I've had a vast life, and I've lived many

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<v Speaker 2>lives through these characters, and I've traveled the world many

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<v Speaker 2>times over. And even my references to all the most

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<v Speaker 2>powerful producers in the world last night is I understand

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<v Speaker 2>how hard it is what you're trying to accomplish. And

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate what you've done, not only for yourself, which

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<v Speaker 2>is incredibly difficult and challenging and competitive, but what you've

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<v Speaker 2>done for this industry. And I've also produced and put

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<v Speaker 2>money in a time when I didn't have money in

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<v Speaker 2>a movie to fix the movie. And I've dealt with

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<v Speaker 2>the complexities of that side of the world that many

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<v Speaker 2>actors don't understand and don't realize how privileged they are

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<v Speaker 2>to not have to deal with those things, to just

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<v Speaker 2>show up and do their work work. I'm sorry to

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<v Speaker 2>digress on that, but it stems it speaks to a

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<v Speaker 2>bigger thing of everywhere you look, we're all yearning for

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<v Speaker 2>similar things. We all want a sense of home, we

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<v Speaker 2>all want to feel seen and heard. We all want

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<v Speaker 2>our families to be safe, we want to succeed on

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<v Speaker 2>our own levels, and we want to live more harmoniously.

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<v Speaker 2>And the way you can achieve that is through being

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<v Speaker 2>more harmonious in your actions as best as you can

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<v Speaker 2>and seeing others with the perspective of how you would

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<v Speaker 2>like them to see you and treat you. And even

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<v Speaker 2>if they're not capable of doing that, that's not personal

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<v Speaker 2>to you, but you are. You're responsible for your actions

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<v Speaker 2>and how you will engage. And that's very important and

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<v Speaker 2>very much a part of how I've grown up. Finally,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's something I credit my parents for and the many,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, beautiful life experiences I've had to give me perspective.

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<v Speaker 2>And I realized that I have quite a unique perspective

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<v Speaker 2>because I have this vantage point I've struggled for decades

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<v Speaker 2>as an actor, and I also am able to see

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<v Speaker 2>how people perceive me and perhaps misperceive qualities about me

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<v Speaker 2>from another point of view, and it allows me to

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<v Speaker 2>be very in touch. I'm so not out of touch

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<v Speaker 2>that it's wonderful. And I tell you, the big thing

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<v Speaker 2>is and my biggest fear was when I was amidst

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<v Speaker 2>that whirlwind twenty two years ago, and offers and opportunities

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<v Speaker 2>and you name it were being presented to me which

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<v Speaker 2>were never presented to me. I was afraid that I

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<v Speaker 2>would lose touch, right, and I in fact moved to

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<v Speaker 2>the countryside and bought an old place to fix up

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<v Speaker 2>and with a pickup truck and kind of hit away.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't think it was probably the best thing

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<v Speaker 2>to do, but I didn't want to succumb entirely to

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<v Speaker 2>everything that was available.

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<v Speaker 3>Exactly, I understand, and I think that was the correct decision.

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<v Speaker 2>Probably, Yeah, I mean it was the decision, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's and it gets you there. It gets you there.

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<v Speaker 3>So if you've pulled up a chair, thank you so

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<v Speaker 1>Adrian, thank you, and let's do this do it? Thank you,

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