1 00:00:10,669 --> 00:00:14,869 Speaker 1: My hard podcasts, hear more kids podcasts, playlists, and listen 2 00:00:14,909 --> 00:00:18,388 Speaker 1: live on the Free I heard a how are you guys, 3 00:00:18,469 --> 00:00:19,069 Speaker 1: what's going on? 4 00:00:19,268 --> 00:00:20,148 Speaker 2: How are you guys doing? 5 00:00:20,149 --> 00:00:22,709 Speaker 3: Where where you guys? Look like you're lounging out there 6 00:00:22,709 --> 00:00:23,509 Speaker 3: at summertime? 7 00:00:23,709 --> 00:00:26,108 Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, this is the studio at the back of 8 00:00:26,149 --> 00:00:29,069 Speaker 1: my house in Melbourne. Yeah, it's the weather's pretty good 9 00:00:29,149 --> 00:00:29,749 Speaker 1: here at the moment. 10 00:00:30,309 --> 00:00:32,828 Speaker 4: It's not quite bar and Bay, but it's still pretty good. 11 00:00:32,869 --> 00:00:33,069 Speaker 2: Matt. 12 00:00:33,388 --> 00:00:35,989 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, I mean we're in We're in Manhattan, so 13 00:00:36,069 --> 00:00:36,989 Speaker 3: it's much better than that. 14 00:00:37,509 --> 00:00:37,709 Speaker 2: Man. 15 00:00:38,388 --> 00:00:41,108 Speaker 1: Hey, first of all, really cool setup. I know you 16 00:00:41,108 --> 00:00:42,228 Speaker 1: had nothing to do with this, but we've got a 17 00:00:42,269 --> 00:00:45,429 Speaker 1: little Netflix code to access the movie on our TVs, 18 00:00:45,789 --> 00:00:49,149 Speaker 1: which my partner thought was very sexy, which got me 19 00:00:49,188 --> 00:00:51,748 Speaker 1: absolutely nowhere because she's also thirty nine weeks pregnant. But 20 00:00:51,869 --> 00:00:53,749 Speaker 1: if she wasn't, I'm pretty sure that would have led 21 00:00:53,749 --> 00:00:56,309 Speaker 1: to something. So that was I appreciate that to everyone 22 00:00:56,309 --> 00:00:59,029 Speaker 1: that gets the second one second one. 23 00:00:59,109 --> 00:01:00,829 Speaker 2: There you all right, so you've been through it before? 24 00:01:00,949 --> 00:01:01,149 Speaker 3: Yeah? 25 00:01:01,188 --> 00:01:04,389 Speaker 1: Yeah, anyway, Yeah, it's it's going to come in hot anyway. 26 00:01:04,469 --> 00:01:08,188 Speaker 1: But I want to indulge in your past because Woods 27 00:01:08,229 --> 00:01:11,709 Speaker 1: and I. 28 00:01:10,149 --> 00:01:10,828 Speaker 4: Like you guys. 29 00:01:10,869 --> 00:01:13,629 Speaker 1: We met at school, we did drama together, and your 30 00:01:13,669 --> 00:01:18,909 Speaker 1: story has probably fascinated everyone who's been in that position 31 00:01:18,949 --> 00:01:21,109 Speaker 1: of sort of being where you guys are now, which is, 32 00:01:21,349 --> 00:01:23,469 Speaker 1: you know, ever since Goodwill Hunting. It was like, holy shit, 33 00:01:23,549 --> 00:01:25,629 Speaker 1: these guys want an Oscar on their first film for 34 00:01:25,669 --> 00:01:28,789 Speaker 1: writing it. And I think there's been countless people who 35 00:01:28,789 --> 00:01:30,509 Speaker 1: have ever tried that and just looked at you guys 36 00:01:30,549 --> 00:01:32,309 Speaker 1: and been like wow, and look at them now, And 37 00:01:32,349 --> 00:01:34,229 Speaker 1: the fact that we are interviewing you, it's very special 38 00:01:34,269 --> 00:01:36,709 Speaker 1: to us. We've always sort of idolized you and work 39 00:01:36,749 --> 00:01:38,629 Speaker 1: in a lot of circles of people who, you know, 40 00:01:38,669 --> 00:01:40,469 Speaker 1: you kind of represent the fact that you know, you 41 00:01:41,029 --> 00:01:42,989 Speaker 1: can make it in the industry without being you know, 42 00:01:43,229 --> 00:01:45,429 Speaker 1: super wealthy, if you're actually just talented and you made 43 00:01:45,469 --> 00:01:46,629 Speaker 1: it and you're doing good things. 44 00:01:46,749 --> 00:01:49,669 Speaker 2: So really cool to talk to you about that. 45 00:01:50,109 --> 00:01:54,029 Speaker 1: So I want to ask, though, how important has your 46 00:01:54,269 --> 00:01:58,349 Speaker 1: friendship to each other been to where you are now? 47 00:01:58,909 --> 00:02:01,789 Speaker 3: I mean, it's kind of fundamental to who I am. 48 00:02:01,829 --> 00:02:05,229 Speaker 3: Starting with I don't think I don't think I ever 49 00:02:05,309 --> 00:02:07,789 Speaker 3: would have I never would have gone to New York 50 00:02:07,829 --> 00:02:10,709 Speaker 3: on my own as a teenager. 51 00:02:11,948 --> 00:02:13,389 Speaker 2: That would have been too overwhelming. 52 00:02:14,709 --> 00:02:17,548 Speaker 3: You know, Ben had a kind of a bravery about him, 53 00:02:17,589 --> 00:02:21,589 Speaker 3: and just having him next to me, like seriously, like 54 00:02:21,109 --> 00:02:26,669 Speaker 3: like the I I mean, that was a huge you know. 55 00:02:26,709 --> 00:02:28,869 Speaker 3: We did things that other kids kind of don't do, 56 00:02:29,029 --> 00:02:30,869 Speaker 3: and I think we kind of egged each other on 57 00:02:31,029 --> 00:02:32,429 Speaker 3: because we both had this dream. 58 00:02:32,469 --> 00:02:34,949 Speaker 2: We both took it really seriously. It's we loved it, 59 00:02:34,949 --> 00:02:36,108 Speaker 2: it's what we wanted to do. 60 00:02:37,589 --> 00:02:41,549 Speaker 3: And then going through that phase of then getting you know, 61 00:02:41,749 --> 00:02:45,069 Speaker 3: into our early twenties and being broke together in LA 62 00:02:45,229 --> 00:02:48,509 Speaker 3: and living in shitty apartments and and you know, having 63 00:02:48,509 --> 00:02:50,989 Speaker 3: to pay the bills and and and struggling, but fighting 64 00:02:51,029 --> 00:02:54,149 Speaker 3: for each other, and you know, you know, it was 65 00:02:54,189 --> 00:02:56,349 Speaker 3: always like whoever's you know. I remember him getting a 66 00:02:56,349 --> 00:02:58,949 Speaker 3: TV show. It lasted seven episodes, but we were like, 67 00:02:58,989 --> 00:03:01,909 Speaker 3: we're good. We got the rent covered for this, never 68 00:03:01,949 --> 00:03:04,228 Speaker 3: a doubt that, like he you know, if I had money, 69 00:03:04,269 --> 00:03:05,789 Speaker 3: I'd pay it, If he had money, he'd pay it. 70 00:03:05,829 --> 00:03:08,509 Speaker 2: And it was just we you know, and then go 71 00:03:08,789 --> 00:03:09,629 Speaker 2: moving into. 72 00:03:09,589 --> 00:03:12,189 Speaker 3: The Goodwill hunting era where we became famous, and that's 73 00:03:12,189 --> 00:03:17,029 Speaker 3: a real mindful and to have somebody go through it 74 00:03:17,429 --> 00:03:19,949 Speaker 3: also who you've known and have the exact same frame 75 00:03:19,949 --> 00:03:22,629 Speaker 3: of reference, you know, and the same sense of humor 76 00:03:22,709 --> 00:03:25,309 Speaker 3: and the same kind of world have this really weird 77 00:03:25,309 --> 00:03:26,309 Speaker 3: thing happened to them too. 78 00:03:26,789 --> 00:03:30,749 Speaker 2: Yeah, really kept my sanity for you know. Yeah, So 79 00:03:30,829 --> 00:03:35,309 Speaker 2: it's been a it's been a constant source of goodness 80 00:03:35,309 --> 00:03:35,829 Speaker 2: in my life. 81 00:03:36,269 --> 00:03:36,989 Speaker 1: That's so nice. 82 00:03:37,069 --> 00:03:39,789 Speaker 4: But I think with every famous duo, though, and Ben, 83 00:03:39,829 --> 00:03:41,589 Speaker 4: you can answer this question. I feel it's always a 84 00:03:41,629 --> 00:03:44,029 Speaker 4: light one out of the two. So out of the 85 00:03:44,029 --> 00:03:46,989 Speaker 4: two of you, who would be light all the time? 86 00:03:47,989 --> 00:03:50,829 Speaker 2: What did he pay you to ask that question? I 87 00:03:50,869 --> 00:03:52,269 Speaker 2: am busy? 88 00:03:52,189 --> 00:03:55,069 Speaker 5: You have those I'm doing things can't always be there 89 00:03:55,149 --> 00:03:56,949 Speaker 5: right on top, right. 90 00:03:56,869 --> 00:03:58,789 Speaker 2: When the meeting I'm supposed to be there. 91 00:03:58,789 --> 00:04:00,829 Speaker 3: You know what it's been helpful for me the last 92 00:04:00,869 --> 00:04:03,349 Speaker 3: forty five years is it got me a lot better 93 00:04:03,349 --> 00:04:06,749 Speaker 3: at patter because I can bullshit because the meeting can't 94 00:04:06,789 --> 00:04:10,069 Speaker 3: start till we're both there, right, So I'm I got 95 00:04:10,149 --> 00:04:11,349 Speaker 3: much better at small talk. 96 00:04:11,749 --> 00:04:14,269 Speaker 4: You know what that's hard on that is Will. Will's 97 00:04:14,309 --> 00:04:16,828 Speaker 4: always light And in a Zoom meeting, the pattern is 98 00:04:16,868 --> 00:04:17,988 Speaker 4: hard over Zoom. 99 00:04:18,188 --> 00:04:19,629 Speaker 2: It's tough, man, It's tough. 100 00:04:19,868 --> 00:04:22,789 Speaker 3: It Well, Zoom brought a whole new level. I really 101 00:04:22,949 --> 00:04:24,988 Speaker 3: leveled up my my small talks. 102 00:04:24,869 --> 00:04:26,868 Speaker 2: People on zoom will just start, so we'll just turn 103 00:04:26,909 --> 00:04:29,988 Speaker 2: the camera now. People got hips. They mute themselves and 104 00:04:30,029 --> 00:04:32,469 Speaker 2: turned the camera off. I'm not a kid of you, guys. 105 00:04:32,469 --> 00:04:34,029 Speaker 1: Ben and I got shipped to do. I mean, we're 106 00:04:34,069 --> 00:04:35,589 Speaker 1: busy enough to not make it on time. 107 00:04:35,869 --> 00:04:37,748 Speaker 2: He's got a very you know, the whole thing. 108 00:04:37,829 --> 00:04:41,749 Speaker 1: Do the dirty work hands dude, sitting having coffee and 109 00:04:41,789 --> 00:04:43,709 Speaker 1: small talk on zoom exactly. 110 00:04:44,629 --> 00:04:47,268 Speaker 3: Yeah, life, life must be nice for you having small 111 00:04:47,309 --> 00:04:49,989 Speaker 3: talk and coffee on it zoom. 112 00:04:50,029 --> 00:04:53,308 Speaker 1: Hey, boys, So within the relationship, just some quick questions 113 00:04:53,349 --> 00:04:54,509 Speaker 1: for you. Then who drives? 114 00:04:54,789 --> 00:04:59,189 Speaker 2: Who rutes? Shotgun them? Now our now exactly. 115 00:04:59,669 --> 00:05:01,508 Speaker 5: But we did kind of end up going on places 116 00:05:01,509 --> 00:05:04,069 Speaker 5: together and usually taking one car, which pretty economical. 117 00:05:04,269 --> 00:05:06,469 Speaker 2: Early on we only had to have one car that ran. 118 00:05:07,509 --> 00:05:09,549 Speaker 2: That was the pressure car would start. 119 00:05:09,949 --> 00:05:11,909 Speaker 3: Then when we were taking all the raider meetings and 120 00:05:12,069 --> 00:05:14,789 Speaker 3: for goodwill hunting, I remember we we took Ben's. 121 00:05:14,988 --> 00:05:16,829 Speaker 2: Ben had a Ford Taurus. 122 00:05:17,269 --> 00:05:20,069 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's old maroon Ford tourists and it was more 123 00:05:20,149 --> 00:05:22,789 Speaker 3: comfortable than my car, which was a little accurate Integra 124 00:05:22,869 --> 00:05:23,989 Speaker 3: which you could barely fit in. 125 00:05:24,549 --> 00:05:28,349 Speaker 5: So we took the Taurus. Uh so, and then that Yeah, 126 00:05:28,469 --> 00:05:34,549 Speaker 5: bendro was an automatic transmission really made a difference, you know. 127 00:05:35,149 --> 00:05:39,149 Speaker 2: Yeah, the stick shift in l A Traffic was a nightmare. Yeah. 128 00:05:39,389 --> 00:05:42,389 Speaker 4: In the Rippers, well boys, your your characters. By the way, 129 00:05:42,389 --> 00:05:44,989 Speaker 4: the movie's amazing. I just I love from the get 130 00:05:45,069 --> 00:05:47,549 Speaker 4: go you're trying to guess who's the crooked cop here, 131 00:05:47,629 --> 00:05:48,748 Speaker 4: like who's the dodgy one? 132 00:05:48,869 --> 00:05:50,389 Speaker 2: You follow it right until the end. 133 00:05:50,389 --> 00:05:52,988 Speaker 4: I absolutely loved it. But there's a bit of conflicts 134 00:05:53,029 --> 00:05:55,709 Speaker 4: between you guys on screen, and it gets to the 135 00:05:55,749 --> 00:05:57,709 Speaker 4: point where you guys have a bit of a physical wrestle. 136 00:05:58,149 --> 00:06:01,309 Speaker 4: I'm interested. Is that how you deal with disagreements when 137 00:06:01,309 --> 00:06:01,989 Speaker 4: you're filmmaking? 138 00:06:03,669 --> 00:06:08,109 Speaker 2: No, the Australian work, that's the Australian just to punch up. Yeah, no, 139 00:06:08,229 --> 00:06:10,389 Speaker 2: we don't do that. We've never we've never gotten that 140 00:06:11,109 --> 00:06:12,109 Speaker 2: pissed off at each other. 141 00:06:13,429 --> 00:06:15,909 Speaker 3: But you know, look, we got a lot of movies 142 00:06:15,988 --> 00:06:17,269 Speaker 3: to make ahead of us time. 143 00:06:17,349 --> 00:06:18,509 Speaker 2: Yeah, I love that. 144 00:06:18,749 --> 00:06:21,109 Speaker 1: It's been so nice to meet you guys. Thanks for 145 00:06:21,189 --> 00:06:23,509 Speaker 1: being such an icon and idol for all of us 146 00:06:23,549 --> 00:06:25,189 Speaker 1: who are sort of so keen to get to where 147 00:06:25,189 --> 00:06:26,869 Speaker 1: you are. It's awesome. You guys are so brilliant. It's 148 00:06:26,909 --> 00:06:28,589 Speaker 1: so cool to still see you making your own stuff 149 00:06:28,589 --> 00:06:29,229 Speaker 1: on your own terms. 150 00:06:29,269 --> 00:06:32,829 Speaker 2: Now it's sick. Congrats, Thank you. Guys really appreciate it. 151 00:06:33,149 --> 00:06:34,869 Speaker 2: Thanks guys, it's for a pleasure.