WEBVTT - One on One: Adetokumboh M'Cormack

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<v Speaker 1>I am all in.

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<v Speaker 2>That's you. I am all in with Scott Patterson and

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<v Speaker 1>Hey everybody, Scott Patterson, I am all in Podcast. One

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<v Speaker 1>of their productions, iHeartRadio, I Heart Podcast, I Heart Media.

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<v Speaker 1>One on one Interview, Episode five, Season seven, The Great Stink,

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<v Speaker 1>and we are joined by de two Cambo McCormick. How

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<v Speaker 1>did I do? That's it? Welcome, Welcome, thanks for joining us.

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<v Speaker 1>You portrayed Philip for three episodes of Gilmore. You one

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<v Speaker 1>of Logan's colleagues from London. You were born in Sierra Leone.

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<v Speaker 1>You are an actor producer known for Blood Diamond, Battle,

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<v Speaker 1>Los Angeles, Captain America, The Winner, Soldier, The OA n CIS,

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<v Speaker 1>and twenty four and Lost. You also lend your voice

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<v Speaker 1>to animated series such as Castevania, Castlevania and video games

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<v Speaker 1>like Call of Duty. Welcome, sir. We were very very

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<v Speaker 1>very very very entertained by those scenes or that scene

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<v Speaker 1>in the restaurant. We just got off the recap discussing it,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was quite controversial amongst us. Certain intelligent people

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<v Speaker 1>were quite entertained by it and others weren't, but they

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<v Speaker 1>had a bone to pic. But so first I'll tell

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<v Speaker 1>us how you got the role on Gilmore Girl.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean, that's an interesting story. So mar Casey

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<v Speaker 2>actually called my agent up after seeing me in Lost,

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<v Speaker 2>and she was like, who is the sky? We've got

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<v Speaker 2>a cast in something and and thanks. So I came

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<v Speaker 2>in for the audition and yas Mark Casey and she

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<v Speaker 2>was like, yeah, you know, you're a tremendous actor. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>see if you can find a place for you. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's what happened. I auditioned the role fit like a glove.

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<v Speaker 2>I very much like them as opposed to the other

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<v Speaker 2>characters I tend to play. I tend to play like

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<v Speaker 2>you know, in Blood Diamond, that was someone who taught

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<v Speaker 2>children how to be child soldiers. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>play a lot of gangsters and that kind of thing,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't have a gangster's bone in my body.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think it's interesting that they were like, Ah,

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<v Speaker 2>this guy is amazing on lot, let's put him in

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<v Speaker 2>Gilmour Girls. I mean great thinking by you know, Marques

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<v Speaker 2>and Jamierdovsky And yeah, I mean it was just a wonderful,

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<v Speaker 2>wonderful role to play, and yeah, and I love doing it.

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<v Speaker 1>So you play one of Logan's college from London, and

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<v Speaker 1>your first scene is at dinner with Rory and Logan's

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<v Speaker 1>very fast paced. What do you remember about shooting that day?

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<v Speaker 2>My goodness, So I talked pretty quickly, right, But when

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<v Speaker 2>I was on set, They're like, nope, fastest and fast

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<v Speaker 2>enough is literally what they said. And I was like, wait,

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<v Speaker 2>what I'd be I'm not speaking quickly enough, like nope,

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<v Speaker 2>And I remember just going lightning speed and being like,

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<v Speaker 2>am I even saying my words? Is this coming out correctly?

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<v Speaker 2>I have no idea. I don't have time to big

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<v Speaker 2>blah blah blah blah, you know. And so I remember

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<v Speaker 2>going pretty what I thought was a very fast paced

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<v Speaker 2>and being told I think by take two that we

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<v Speaker 2>needed to do it quicker, and and I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, let me strit myself in and go for it, so.

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<v Speaker 1>Calm and refrain from that's set. That's all I heard.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the only direction I ever heard was faster, faster, funnier, faster, funny, faster, funny.

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<v Speaker 1>So you Vanessa Branch who played Bobby, and Chris Payne

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<v Speaker 1>played the three colleagues, did you guys spend a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of time together because of the role, or do you

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<v Speaker 1>still tend to stay in touch with those guys.

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<v Speaker 2>I stay in touch with Chris for a little bit afterwards,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think I saw Vanessa once in an event,

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<v Speaker 2>but unfortunately, know we haven't stayed in touch.

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<v Speaker 1>So what will you You have a favorite memory of

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<v Speaker 1>being on set?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, actually one of my favorite memories is I

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<v Speaker 2>think from episode fifteen. And it's not a memory just

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<v Speaker 2>because it was entertaining, it was it was a It

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<v Speaker 2>was a great memory because of how gracious Matt Zaffrey was,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, it was me telling him that whole

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the sad story about our company going bust,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, and basically he didn't have to give

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<v Speaker 2>me his lions. You know, he was off camera and

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<v Speaker 2>he was like, no Ida, I've got to be here

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<v Speaker 2>for you. I've got to you know, I got to

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<v Speaker 2>be here and do your life, do my lines for you.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, you don't have to know so late

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<v Speaker 2>at that point, it's like two in the morning, and

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<v Speaker 2>I just remember him just staying. We did the lines

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<v Speaker 2>together and the scene was beautiful. So thanks, Matt, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're listening, I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>Whole stand up guy all the way around. Stand up guy.

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<v Speaker 1>For sure, Ladies chime in any question I was going

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<v Speaker 1>to ask one, was the last time you've seen like

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<v Speaker 1>an episode.

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<v Speaker 2>You're in It's been a minute, but no, but it

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<v Speaker 2>was such a fun show to do, you know. And

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<v Speaker 2>I remember thinking, because listen, I do as I said,

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<v Speaker 2>like Lost of Blood, Diamond and it's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>doom and gloom. And I remember being like I had

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<v Speaker 2>an audition and this was like, wait, all these other

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<v Speaker 2>things make sense on your resume, but Gilmore girls, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, yeah, But what is interesting is because

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<v Speaker 2>I think that was the one and only time I

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<v Speaker 2>was on w It was on w B right rather

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<v Speaker 2>than warnerbellas exactly. And mind you, I've been told many

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<v Speaker 2>times that I didn't have a w B look or

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<v Speaker 2>CW look, and I was like, oh, well that sucks,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, so but just the fact that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>casting saw something else and not the traditional I guess

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<v Speaker 2>a look for people that tend to be cast on

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<v Speaker 2>those shows. That was something I really appreciated. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that was just an amazing and an awesome

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<v Speaker 2>thing by j Me and MARAA. Casey. Why cannot say,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you know, good good things up about them,

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, it was great to actually be on that show.

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<v Speaker 2>And I just said, I just have a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>fun memories.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell us about being scouted at the age of twelve

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<v Speaker 1>years old in Kenya for your first film.

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<v Speaker 2>Gosh, that was a long time ago. Well, interestingly enough,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm having a full circle moment. So I, as you

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<v Speaker 2>guys know, I did my first movie when I was

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<v Speaker 2>twelve years old. It's called The Great Elephant Escape, and

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<v Speaker 2>it starred Joseph Gordon Levitt and the late Junie Sands

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<v Speaker 2>and late New Bremister. And I did a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>plays when I was a kid. I was I just

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<v Speaker 2>love being on stage. And I remember I did my

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<v Speaker 2>first play when I was five. I was a bee

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<v Speaker 2>in a play called Be's. I remember falling off the

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<v Speaker 2>stage and I have this memory of my dad, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>coming towards me to like basically pick me up and

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<v Speaker 2>put me back on and I was like, no, I

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<v Speaker 2>got this, and I got back on the stage and

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<v Speaker 2>I finished the play, and I just kept on doing

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<v Speaker 2>other plays. And then at twelve, this casting director was like,

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<v Speaker 2>we're doing a Disney film in Kenya. Are you interested?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you want to audition for it? And I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, you know, of course I wanted to do

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<v Speaker 2>this once a lifetime opportunity, and and I did, and

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<v Speaker 2>thanks to the booked the role, and and then that

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<v Speaker 2>just basically started my career. And then I went to

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<v Speaker 2>study Purchase Consideratoris Theater as the film, and then graduated

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<v Speaker 2>and started working in Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 1>What was that experience, Like, did you still keep in

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<v Speaker 1>contact with some of those people from Sydney Purchase?

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<v Speaker 2>I do. I do just view of us, like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Malcolm Goodwin and Victor Cruz and and a few other people. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean we're the Purchase mafia. We're a tight knit group.

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<v Speaker 1>How did your family take it when you wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>move to pursue acting. I mean you where did you go?

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<v Speaker 1>You left and left? Yeah, yeah, very back.

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<v Speaker 2>I went to first So first I went, I left

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<v Speaker 2>Kenya and I went to New York. I went to

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<v Speaker 2>the Sydney Purchases Union. My dad. You know, I'm the

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<v Speaker 2>son of a diplomat. So my father was at first

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<v Speaker 2>was like, uh, this is not something we really do.

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<v Speaker 2>You know. Mind you my sisters all have PhDs and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, doctor lawyers that kind of thing. But my

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<v Speaker 2>dad was like that this is something that you really

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<v Speaker 2>want to do. I'm going to support you one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and ten percent. And that meant a lot because that

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<v Speaker 2>was the time. You know, a lot of people from

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<v Speaker 2>my country or you know, doctor, lawyer, engineer, partacists, whatever,

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<v Speaker 2>but the arts isn't something that we pursue, something that

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<v Speaker 2>parents even don't really support. But my dad was very supportive.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it helps because my late mother was an

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<v Speaker 2>actress as well, so it didn't come totally out of

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<v Speaker 2>left field, you know, so I think, yeah, so they

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<v Speaker 2>were very, very very supportive. And but I do remember

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<v Speaker 2>though when I graduated. Now, mind you, we have this

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<v Speaker 2>thing that you know when you go to the CONCERTI

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<v Speaker 2>Consortium of Professional theod Arts Training purchased as one of

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<v Speaker 2>the universities I think Carnegian, Melon, a few others and

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<v Speaker 2>after the consortium, and I was like one of the

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<v Speaker 2>top in my class. But when I did consortium, I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't get an agent or a casting direct or anything.

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<v Speaker 2>And I remember I called my dad and I was

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<v Speaker 2>like teariarus. I was like, Daddy, this is working out.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't get anything, and my dad there's this long

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<v Speaker 2>silence and was like, you owe me thirty eight thousand

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<v Speaker 2>dollars intuition money figure it out. I was like, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, it was tough love, and honestly, I

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<v Speaker 2>was like, that's not going to be the setback that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, stopped the ends of my career. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and I just was like okay, and I found the

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<v Speaker 2>payment and got an agent, thankfully, and soon after graduation

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<v Speaker 2>I ended up moving to Los Angeles and I think

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<v Speaker 2>I booked Lost, and then right after Lost was I

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<v Speaker 2>think Gilmore Girls came soon after that. Yeah, Lost in

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of things and gil More Girls. So but

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<v Speaker 2>my parents have been very, very supportive, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>always get a kick out of seeing me on TV

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<v Speaker 2>or you know, hearing my voice on things like Pennsylvania.

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<v Speaker 2>And I was going.

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<v Speaker 1>To ask you, do you prefer being on camera or

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<v Speaker 1>the voiceover stuff, because they're very different.

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<v Speaker 2>They're they're different and the same, if that makes sense,

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<v Speaker 2>because your my approach is almost identical. It's like, who's

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<v Speaker 2>your backstory? Who are you? What are the stakes? You know,

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<v Speaker 2>all of it. I think it's less precious sometimes because

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have to look a certain way, and if

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<v Speaker 2>you have a giant ZiT, I can show up in

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<v Speaker 2>my sweatpants and you don't do my job. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>but my approach is identical. I'm a complete maniac of

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<v Speaker 2>the studio. I act up on my macines and I

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<v Speaker 2>have a lot of fun. So yeah, I mean it's

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<v Speaker 2>just my approach is the same, and I love both equally.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess, you.

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<v Speaker 1>Know, is there a difference between voiceover work for animated

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<v Speaker 1>series and video games? Like? How does that is that

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<v Speaker 1>different at all?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes? I mean a lot of the video games, I

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<v Speaker 2>would say it's a lot more taxing on your voice,

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<v Speaker 2>and so I you know, you have to have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of stamina, you have to learn your breathing technique,

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<v Speaker 2>you have to It's just it's really really hard. So

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<v Speaker 2>I would say it's just harder and it's just more

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<v Speaker 2>more taxing, and it requires a lot more vocal stamina.

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<v Speaker 2>Interesting animation. And then as far as a lot of animation,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, look at things like Castlevania and The Blood

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<v Speaker 2>of Z using of the other things that I've done,

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<v Speaker 2>the dialogue is so elevated and it's just so beautiful

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<v Speaker 2>and in some ways it feels very Shakespearean, and so

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<v Speaker 2>I just really fall in love. I love language, I

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<v Speaker 2>love dialogue and love words. So I think that's just

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<v Speaker 2>what makes me just love what I do so much.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell us about The German King, that's your most recent project.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell us about that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so that's actually why I think earlier I said

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<v Speaker 2>it's everything very full circle. So I'm actually in Kenya

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<v Speaker 2>right now. It's mourning for me.

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I'm here during pre production for this series,

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<v Speaker 2>and we decided to shoot here in Kenya because of

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that, you know, there's a lot of infrastructure

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<v Speaker 2>here and the landscape and everything feels very similar to Cameroon.

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<v Speaker 2>But to answer your question, Scott, The German King is

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<v Speaker 2>the incredible true story of Rudolph Dulla mangan Bel, who

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<v Speaker 2>is a Cameroonian born German raised prince who grew up

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<v Speaker 2>in royal courts and then he ends up becoming king

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<v Speaker 2>and when he comes back to Cameroon to take the throne,

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<v Speaker 2>he sees that his people being subjugated and enslaved on

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<v Speaker 2>the tyrannical German colonial rule, and he rises up against

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<v Speaker 2>it and leads rebellion against German coronalism, which begins this

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<v Speaker 2>domino effect across Africa to bring down German crony rule.

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<v Speaker 2>Across the continent.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, yeah, place taking about what years sustained place.

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<v Speaker 2>So the story takes place in late eighteen hundreds and

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<v Speaker 2>during the peak of the Scramble for Africa, and and

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<v Speaker 2>it goes all the way to effect when Rudolph leaves

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<v Speaker 2>Rebellion that's actually in nineteen fourteen rather the start of

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<v Speaker 2>World War One.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you playing the title role?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm playing Rudolfdwell and Mangabell. Yes, I am playing.

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<v Speaker 1>Who's behind it? Who's who's producing it?

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<v Speaker 2>The Angel Studios, which is the studio behind The Chosen

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<v Speaker 2>and Sound of Freedom, the blockbuster hit that came out

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<v Speaker 2>last year, and Cabrini, which came out last month. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>they're they're great and been really supportive, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>there was this is a show that amplifies light and

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<v Speaker 2>that's what they're all about. Stories that are empowering and

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<v Speaker 2>stories that are inspiring and heroic and you know, ultimately

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<v Speaker 2>have a really positive message.

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<v Speaker 1>And who else who else is in the cave?

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<v Speaker 2>I can't announce it? Just yeah, Unfortunately, what they're gonna do?

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<v Speaker 1>How many episodes are you going to do?

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<v Speaker 2>So the first season is six episodes, and subsequent seasons

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<v Speaker 2>would be a little bit more. But yeah, it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's really really exciting. Uh yeah, yeah, it's just we

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<v Speaker 2>did a short film based on but we did a

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<v Speaker 2>short film that went to can and you know, Hollish

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<v Speaker 2>played at Holly Shorts and won a bunch of awards

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<v Speaker 2>and even qualified for OSCAR consideration, and and Angel Studios

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<v Speaker 2>was like, what is this thing? This is amazing. And

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<v Speaker 2>originally I wanted to turn it into a feature length film,

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<v Speaker 2>but Angel they really thought that because of the scope

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<v Speaker 2>and how nuanced stories like this can be, it made

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<v Speaker 2>more sense of a TV series. And so we talked about,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, just how what we could do, and talked

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<v Speaker 2>about just going from the beginning, you know. And also

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<v Speaker 2>I got to learn a lot of about my history

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<v Speaker 2>because growing up in Kenya, so I actually I grew

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<v Speaker 2>up here. The history we learned was very much about

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<v Speaker 2>British history. It was like Queen Victoria and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Henry Thea than honor those people. But we didn't really

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<v Speaker 2>learn about like Patris La Mumba, Toma Boya, any of

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<v Speaker 2>the great African heroes. So for me, when I came

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<v Speaker 2>to America and I started doing all this research, I

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<v Speaker 2>was like, oh, my gosh, there's so much I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>and we get to put all this history into the story,

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<v Speaker 2>so people get to be educated about African history. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm even hesitant to say African history because African history

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<v Speaker 2>is world history. You can't really talk about Germany's history

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<v Speaker 2>without talking about colonialism, without talking about, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that they raped and pillaged and stole a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of natural resources and minerals which did make their empire great.

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<v Speaker 2>And also you look at England, you look at Belgium,

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<v Speaker 2>and you look at the crisis that happened in Congo.

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<v Speaker 2>So we get to address all these things and talk

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<v Speaker 2>about all these different people who also put back against

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<v Speaker 2>some periodists and how it really took like a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people to basically fight back and they change.

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<v Speaker 1>Hm. Wow, and that's all going to be covered in

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<v Speaker 1>this series. Yes, wow, Well, good luck with that. These

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<v Speaker 1>are important stories and you must feel on top of

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<v Speaker 1>the world getting to play a character like this. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>this is this is what you live for, and this

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<v Speaker 1>is the sounds like a career defining role and I

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<v Speaker 1>hope it brings you everything you deserve. I appreciate that

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<v Speaker 1>should do some rapid fire. Well, now let's let's get

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<v Speaker 1>just now and talk about the very important things. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is called rapid fire. Get ready for the serious,

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<v Speaker 1>impactful questions. How do you like your coffee?

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<v Speaker 2>That's delicious?

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<v Speaker 1>Are your team Logan, Team Jess or Team Dean Logan?

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously?

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<v Speaker 1>Who's your favorite Gilmore girls couple? Luke and Lorelei or

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<v Speaker 1>Emily and Richard? Thank you very much. Would you rather

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<v Speaker 1>work with Michelle or Kirk Kirk Kirk?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, I just like the name.

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<v Speaker 1>Who would you rather hang out with Paris or Lane?

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<v Speaker 1>Paris me too, honestly, Harvard or Yale? Or drop out

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<v Speaker 1>and live in the pool unequivocally Harvard. Would you rather

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<v Speaker 1>attend a D A R event with Emily or a

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<v Speaker 1>town hall meeting with Taylor? Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>Top one, tough one, can, I says, sorry, that.

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<v Speaker 1>Is not an option. I'll give you a hint to

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<v Speaker 1>the town hall meeting. Thinks the opposite Gilmore character that

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<v Speaker 1>you would want as a roommate?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, you know, I would probably say Rory.

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<v Speaker 1>As a roommate.

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<v Speaker 2>As a roommate, yes, yes, I would.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, she's kind of she would be very respectful of

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<v Speaker 1>your space. She'd be she's she's kind of a very

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<v Speaker 1>light touch. She's delightful.

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<v Speaker 2>She would replenish them. Yeah, conversations, you know, the whole journalist.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, she's intellectual. That's that person. I am so yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, yeah, I agree. Congratulations for for getting this off

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<v Speaker 1>the ground. I wish you all the best with it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be looking for it, I'll be watching it, rooting

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<v Speaker 1>you on. Thank you so much for your time. I

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<v Speaker 1>know it's early there, I know you're busy and you

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<v Speaker 1>have important stories to tell. The too Combo McCormick, you

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<v Speaker 1>were a delight. You were a massive thank God, bless

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<v Speaker 1>and good luck. Thank you saying okay, thanks for coming.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you everybody. You guys are amazing.

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