1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: Welcome to your Diary episode. Here's the thing. 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:08,399 Speaker 2: I'm a bit of a nomad, so these episodes come 3 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 2: to you from wherever I'm living or traveling to at 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 2: the time, so I'll share with you what's going on 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 2: in my world, from book tours, animal encounters, delish meals, 6 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 2: nature adventures, health discoveries, to swimming in hidden Byron Bay beaches. 7 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 2: Come with me as I share my adventures with you. Yiloha, 8 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Friday Diary. Coming to you from Los Angeles, 9 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 2: actually coming to you from a very rainy, it kind 10 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 2: of gloomy LA, which I'm not mad about. LA is 11 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 2: obviously not known for this. LA is known for three 12 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 2: hundred and sixty five days of sunshine and like twenty 13 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 2: to forty degrees is kind of like where LA sits 14 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 2: most of the year. And it is been's been chili, 15 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 2: it has been. I check the weather up, it's been 16 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 2: about like ten obviously, Ozzie. So I'm working in Celsius, 17 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 2: but like, what is it today? I'm pulling up ten 18 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 2: degrees right now, raining all day. 19 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: I'm loving it. 20 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 2: So it'll get to a high thirteen today, a high 21 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 2: fourteen tomorrow. Then the sun's going to pop out on 22 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 2: the weekend perf and then by Monday we're back up 23 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 2: to twenty five and it's sunny, but it is we've 24 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 2: had like these kind of like like a week of rain, 25 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 2: which has been really nice. Obviously, when Boss and I 26 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 2: were back in Australia for Chrissy and New Year, LA 27 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 2: had like more rain in those two weeks or like 28 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 2: that Christmas New Year period than it's had in twenty 29 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 2: five years. So we're in a real rainy period. The 30 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 2: interesting thing is a year ago was when we had 31 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: the crazy fires as well, because there's a type of 32 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 2: wind that happens this time the year. I think they 33 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 2: call it the Santa Anna winds, and that's why the 34 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 2: fires were able to jump so drastically. But now we've 35 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 2: got rain, and I quite like the gloomy the gloomy 36 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:09,079 Speaker 2: rain and like that sound of rain outside and you're 37 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 2: cozy inside recording a podcast in the comfort of your 38 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 2: apartment in Los Angeles. 39 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: So that is the vibe to give you from here. 40 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 2: And I know it's the opposite and Australia right now 41 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 2: because you have the opposite seasons to us, but really 42 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: really nice. It's definitely not New York cold or anything 43 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 2: like that. 44 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,239 Speaker 1: But it's like you got to pop your jumperro on. 45 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 2: You know, you've got a pop a little Jackie on 46 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 2: if you go outside at night. 47 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: So, as always, i'm gonna give you the week that 48 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: was ridy. 49 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 2: Oh I'm gonna go in chronological order this time because 50 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 2: sometimes I forget stuff. And it's been a really busy week. 51 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 2: I think I said this last week. Ala is one 52 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,959 Speaker 2: of those places where you are like, oh my goodness, 53 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: I'm so busy, like do do do do? You're doing 54 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 2: a million and one things and then someone's like, so 55 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 2: what have you been doing this week? 56 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: And you're like, huh, I couldn't tell you what I 57 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: did yesterday. 58 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 2: So La is a very funny city like that. But 59 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 2: I'm so excited to tell you about what's happened since 60 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 2: we last spoke. So since we last spoke, we went 61 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 2: to a listening party in Burbank, which is kind of 62 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 2: the valley. It's described as it's the opposite area to 63 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 2: like the beach, like Santa Monica Venice Smell Boots, like 64 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 2: an hour and a half away from that. 65 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: And we went to. 66 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 2: A listening party for the new Mumfort and Son's album. Yeah, 67 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 2: Mumfadon Sun's album that is coming out on the twentieth, 68 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 2: so coming out tomorrow, a lay time and it was 69 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 2: really fun. It was really nice. So their album is 70 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 2: called Prize Fighter and it drops tomorrow. And we went 71 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 2: to a little listening party where they played the whole 72 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 2: album to us and it was like a free event, 73 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 2: and it was a room full of millennials as one 74 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 2: would expect, and it was really really lovely and like 75 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 2: a really nice way to spend our Friday night. And 76 00:03:57,760 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 2: that was at a record place, just if anyone's into 77 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 2: music records called run Out Groove Records in Burbank. Here's 78 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 2: the interesting thing about Burbank. We were dry because it 79 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 2: was a night event. We were driving down. So the 80 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 2: main drag of Burbank is called Magnolia. I think Magnolia Boulevard, 81 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 2: but Magnolia. That's like the main drag. And there's a 82 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 2: lot of shops that have got like Hollywood memorabilia in them, 83 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 2: not like merch, which you know I love, but like 84 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 2: Fifties memorabilia, like collectible comic books and like figurine from 85 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 2: Star Trek and Star Wars and like full cinephile stuff, 86 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 2: so that is called Past and Present. 87 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:39,119 Speaker 1: That was that shop. 88 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 2: And then there's a thrift shop that I've been to before, 89 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 2: which is also a Magnolia Boulevard that is called something 90 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,359 Speaker 2: off Set Something, and it's all it's a thrift shop, 91 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 2: but it's all costumes from set. And then when you 92 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 2: buy it, it says I've bought it. I bought this 93 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 2: Hawaiian shirt that Matt could not stand that was from 94 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 2: an Nickelodean show, So it says on the ticket what 95 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 2: it's from and what it was used for. But it 96 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 2: is humongous. So if you ever go there, make sure 97 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 2: that you spect. You like, give yourself two hours, I 98 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 2: would say, if you want to really soak it up, 99 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 2: you know, you know. Okay, had some really fun meetings 100 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 2: over this last week, so just. 101 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 1: Really exciting, kind of just like just figuring out. 102 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 2: My path for really focusing on acting podcasting. They are 103 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 2: my two babies. Really, let's be real, let's be real. 104 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 2: What else did I do? We had Valentine's Day of 105 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 2: course since we last spoke, and we had our friends screening. 106 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 2: So our dear friend Craig he is a wonderful editor 107 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 2: and he worked on a movie that's just come out. 108 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 2: It's called Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die. You might 109 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 2: have seen it. It's at the movie theater right now, 110 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:56,040 Speaker 2: I believe, across the world and it stars Sam Rockwell, 111 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 2: Juno Temple, and Hailey Lou Richardson. 112 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 1: It's really cool. 113 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 2: It's like imagining for AI one essentially, and it's kind 114 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 2: of a little look into the future. All set in 115 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 2: Los Angeles, I believe, all shot in Los Angeles. By 116 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 2: the looks of. 117 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: It, it's really really wonderful. 118 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 2: As we went to a screening with our buddy that 119 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 2: edited it with like twenty of his closest mates at 120 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 2: the Grove and the Groover's kind of like this. It's 121 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 2: an AMC theater, so AMC's in America are like hois 122 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 2: are in Australia. But the Grover's kind of like the 123 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 2: Hallmer like it is the one that everyone goes to 124 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 2: a lot of the PREMI yere like there was a 125 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 2: full blown premiere for Glen Powell's movie on at the 126 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 2: same time that it's like a murdery one and it's 127 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:45,799 Speaker 2: that amazing is that Margaret Qualis she's in it as well, 128 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 2: but that so it's actually that was a green carpet 129 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 2: because that was all their Like, they call it step 130 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 2: and repeat, but it's like the media wall essentially. So 131 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 2: the reason why they call it step and repeat is 132 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 2: like you literally step someone's like yelling out, like Glenn 133 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 2: over here or over here at taking photos, and then 134 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 2: you step, take another step, and you move for the 135 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 2: next photographer. Hence the name step and repeat. Anyway, so 136 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 2: the step and repeat was green or green and white. 137 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 2: But we were there for our bud and it just 138 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 2: so happened that that premiere was on at the same time. Anyway, 139 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 2: we was la like there's always something going on, you're 140 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 2: always amongst it. It is definitely, as my acting teacher 141 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 2: Li says, it is the the industry, like that if 142 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 2: you're an actor, this is where the industry lives. And 143 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 2: maybe not everything gets shot here, but the deals are 144 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 2: done here. 145 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: The workers booked here. So that was really really noise. 146 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 2: But yeah, the movie is fantastic, highly recommend seeing it. 147 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 2: It's dark, witty, funny, uncomfortable all the things, and it 148 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 2: really kind of like makes you go, huh, I think 149 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 2: I want to see that again. So it's called Good Luck, 150 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 2: Don't Die, Have Fun, and it's at the movies and 151 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 2: it's fantastic and high the recommend it sees. We saw 152 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 2: that Saturday night. That was kind of Valentine's right and 153 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 2: we kind of sped it with Buds. I also got 154 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 2: Matt a Helium Valentine's Balloon. We're not doing presos this 155 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 2: year because we've just had a bit. I think I 156 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 2: mentioned this on the Valentine's Special that came out Monday. 157 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 2: We've just like paying off Australia, how tripped Australia, all 158 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 2: that kind of thing and there. So so tomorrow night 159 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 2: is our actual Valentine's date. So I got us tickets 160 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 2: at the exact same theater AMC the Grove to see 161 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 2: Baz Luhrmann's new Alvas stocko. It's called Epic Alvis Presleyan Concert. 162 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 2: It's all this lost footage from I believe that nineteen 163 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:48,559 Speaker 2: sixty nine Vegas come Back Tour and come Back residency, 164 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 2: should I say, And Baz has put it all together. 165 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 2: But it's also it's a Q and A with bats. 166 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 2: So that's Tomorrow night, that's our that's our Valentine belated 167 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 2: Valentine's date. So anyway, the screening was great. We then 168 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 2: went for dinner at the Grove. So the Grove is 169 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 2: cool because it's like an outdoor mall. That's the best 170 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 2: way I can describe it. Also at Christmas time, it 171 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 2: snows twice a night at Christmas from like November through 172 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:15,439 Speaker 2: to it's actually pretty magical. 173 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: So you it, it's. 174 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 2: Free, it's an out anyway, it's a beautiful outdoor like 175 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 2: water features, a beautiful outdoor mall, and it's it's cinema. 176 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 2: There is like the hallmark of AMC's anyway. Okay, so 177 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 2: it's often where they do premiere. Is the other place 178 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 2: they do premier is if you're like a cinephile and 179 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 2: you just want to be amongst it is the Chinese 180 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 2: Theater on a Hollywood boulevard that is incredible, and they 181 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 2: usually redress the outside of the theater to match the movie. 182 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 2: So like for Gladiator, I took Dad to see Gladiator 183 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 2: like a couple of days after it came out, so 184 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 2: all the the theater was still set up from the 185 00:09:57,679 --> 00:09:59,079 Speaker 2: premiere like a coliseum. 186 00:09:59,200 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: Oh my goodness. 187 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 2: So anyway, that's just if you're into that kind of stuff, 188 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 2: definitely see a movie at AMC at the Grove, and 189 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 2: then definitely see the Chinese see a movie at Chinese theater, 190 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 2: and then you get to do the Hollywood Boulevard. 191 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: Walk of Stars as well, So it's like two birds, 192 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: one stone, right. 193 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 2: So then Sunday, the day after Valentine's Day, I taught 194 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 2: a yn sound bath workshop with my friend Ray. She 195 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,319 Speaker 2: did the sound bath and then I did the inn 196 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 2: and that was loads and loads of fun. And I 197 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,199 Speaker 2: actually am teaching in I think I mentioned this last time, 198 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 2: my teaching on Saturday nights in Beverly Hills at Hot eight, 199 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 2: and then I'm also assisting the teacher training coming up 200 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 2: in April. 201 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 1: So it's really nice. 202 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 2: I think acting and yoga are there's such synergy around 203 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 2: the two because and we talked a lot about this 204 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 2: in acting school this week, like you've got to be 205 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:56,679 Speaker 2: physically connected to your body, and yoga kind of like 206 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 2: gets you there so quickly, and obviously especially Vin Yasser 207 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 2: as well, which is like movement to breath or you 208 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 2: know where you're kind of like literally like connecting the 209 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 2: body and the breath. And then as an actor, like 210 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 2: that's such an important tool. And my acting teacher was saying, 211 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 2: on a day you've got a call back or you've 212 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 2: got to be in set. You want to make sure 213 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 2: that you get up and physically move and move a 214 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 2: little bit more than you usually would to get the 215 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 2: nervous energy, like to let that nervous energy kind of 216 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 2: like move through the body. So actually I got to 217 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 2: put this to practice because on Monday, I filmed in 218 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 2: Indie here in Beverly Hills actually, and I had to 219 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 2: be on set at nine and it was a little 220 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 2: bit of I was like, ooh, if I got to 221 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 2: eat that sixty am yoga class, I'm going to be 222 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 2: cutting a fine traffic in La like gets bad at 223 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:51,199 Speaker 2: seven am. Literally, And so I was like, Okay, I'm 224 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 2: going to go to the gym. And I just like 225 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 2: set my alarm, went to the gym, lifted weights, came back, 226 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 2: had a good brecky went to set. It was so 227 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 2: much fun, so so much fun, Like it was. 228 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 1: So cool. 229 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:10,440 Speaker 2: And this is what I think. I said this when 230 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 2: I shot the pilot last year. I loved it, but 231 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:16,199 Speaker 2: I was so flipping nervous the pilot that is premiering 232 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 2: at south By in a couple of weeks. So I 233 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 2: loved that, but I was literally like dry mouth nervous, 234 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 2: Like that's how anxious. 235 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:24,560 Speaker 1: I was that. 236 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 2: So I remember thinking, ah, I need exposure therapy. I 237 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 2: need to get on more sets because I know I 238 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 2: love acting, but I'm letting my anxiety or anxiousness get 239 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 2: in the way of connecting to the character and being 240 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 2: in the moment and being present and just experiencing what 241 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 2: comes up. Right, So I decided, because I'd learned that 242 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 2: from the pilot, I was like, when I did this feature, 243 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:52,080 Speaker 2: I was like, I don't want to go in with 244 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:57,200 Speaker 2: that like anxious energy again. So what I did was 245 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 2: got up, lifted weights, made a really good wrecky, listened 246 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 2: to by neural beats, went over the script, drove to 247 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 2: set listening to Bad Bunny because I'm like good energy, 248 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 2: he's so fun, and then rocked up to set like 249 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 2: perfectly on time. And then and then I could see 250 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 2: that like, oh okay, you can you can kind of 251 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 2: get a lay of the land when you arrive on 252 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 2: set as to like how it's going to play out. 253 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 2: And I'm only saying this from what I've learned from 254 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 2: the pilot and now this this indie feature. So you 255 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 2: get there and you can usually the first protocol is 256 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 2: you're going to be connected with the director, pretty quickly 257 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:38,959 Speaker 2: because they're the kind of in charge of you essentially 258 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 2: as an actor. 259 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: And the director was like, I want to run through it, 260 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 1: and I was like great, So we just like I sat. 261 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 2: It was me and another actor in this scene, and 262 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 2: the other actor is the hero of the whole movie, 263 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 2: and so I'm coming in. I'm literally a day player. 264 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:56,440 Speaker 2: So my scene is two pages with our lead, with 265 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 2: our hero, and so we just ran it together and 266 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 2: it was all like everyone was kind of like setting up. 267 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:05,080 Speaker 2: There was like brecky out for everyone, so everyone's kind 268 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 2: of walking in and out of space as we're just 269 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 2: running lines. And the director was like, great, I can 270 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 2: see what you're doing. Have you thought about this other choice? 271 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,559 Speaker 2: And I was like yeah, I have. And I was 272 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 2: like johmming to give it a crack, and he's like no, 273 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 2: I like what you're doing. And then he gave me 274 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 2: a really good note. 275 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 1: I remember I wrote it on the script on the script. 276 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 2: With me, but it was like he was like he 277 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 2: was like, take a moment to let that land. Loola, 278 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 2: like take a moment to absorb what's just happened. And 279 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 2: in acting school, we've been taught that silence fills up 280 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 2: with meaning, and so it was really cool because I 281 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 2: was like, oh, yeah, of course, because when you're a 282 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 2: bit nervous, you run your lines a bit faster anyway, 283 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 2: So yeah, we ran it. Then we did like a 284 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 2: blocking run through, which is like you're standing on your mark. 285 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 2: So they've got like a little it looks like a tea, 286 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 2: like different colored teas for each actor, and that's your mark, 287 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 2: so your feet have to go and it's just so 288 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 2: you're in the frame properly, all that kind of thing. 289 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: And then and then we shot. 290 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 2: Then they were like, great, we're gonna come in and 291 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 2: properly set up, and I was like great. So then 292 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 2: they sent me and the actor back to like the 293 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 2: holding area and we just kept kind of like running lines, chatting, laughing, 294 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 2: and it was very relaxed, and I was like, yes, 295 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 2: I feel so relaxed. 296 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 1: I was so happy because I felt relaxed. 297 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 2: I wasn't like oh fuck, oh fuck a fuck, which 298 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 2: is sometimes That was probably how. 299 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: I felt last mile. I was on set, so I 300 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: was like Okay. 301 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 2: Then they're like, hey, cap, we're going to film it, 302 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 2: and so we filmed all of the heroes coverage first. 303 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 2: That means the camera's over my shoulder and like the 304 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 2: back of my head's in shot, and we're filming. We're 305 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 2: focused on our hero, right, so my voice is in it, 306 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 2: but it's got nothing really, we're full of The camera's 307 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 2: just on him. It was bucketing down, like pouring with rain, 308 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 2: and it's all shot at this actor's front door, this 309 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 2: character's front door. So I'm standing there delivering his coverage 310 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 2: and my like I'm talking, my back is saturated, like 311 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 2: the rain has come through the shirt, all the layers 312 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 2: I'm wearing, my jeans saturated, my shoes, at my socks, everything, 313 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 2: And I was like, oh my god, what am I 314 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 2: going to do when they shoot my carverage? I'm just 315 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 2: getting like drenched at this At this point, of course, 316 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 2: it ends up working perfectly because like my characters are 317 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 2: social worker, it's raining outside. 318 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: Of course, like this makes total. 319 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 2: Sense, so then we can't they have to reset. But basically, 320 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 2: because half of the stuff was shot from outside versus 321 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 2: inside and it was pouring with rain, camera equipment can't 322 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 2: get wet. So then they're like covering up all the 323 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 2: cameras with plastic and like literally garbage bags in the end, 324 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 2: because that's like the best way to keep versus towels 325 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 2: and whatnot, and we couldn't use umbrellas because of the 326 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 2: way that it would fuck up the shot anyway, So 327 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 2: we shoot mime and here's the mistake I made, but 328 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 2: it was because I was relaxed. I was able to 329 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 2: course correct quickly. But the actor, he was very kind 330 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 2: of him. He stayed in shot. So in America they 331 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:08,160 Speaker 2: used stand ins all the time, which means you don't 332 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 2: always get to act directly to your co star, like 333 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 2: the actor that you're playing against. But he came into 334 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 2: the scene and was like delivered all his lines at 335 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 2: just a pinch lower so they could pick up my audio, 336 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 2: and I gave all. 337 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 1: Of mine to him. 338 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 2: And then the director came in straight away and caught 339 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 2: what I'd done. My eyeline was wrong because the actor 340 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 2: was standing like, you know, next to the camera, but 341 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 2: they needed. 342 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: My eye line to be not down the barrel, but 343 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: just pinch. 344 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 2: Off to the left, so I had to find a 345 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 2: point of the camera like the plastic covering the camera, 346 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 2: and that was literally my I'm like, I'm acting to 347 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 2: a piece of plastic. 348 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: But it was so. 349 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 2: Cool and like what a cool lesson to learn. Feeling 350 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:56,920 Speaker 2: relaxed anyway, So that is like the behind the scenes 351 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:59,400 Speaker 2: of that. So the next stage, I believe they're taking 352 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 2: it to can and see if I can sell it 353 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 2: to cancer. 354 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:05,440 Speaker 1: We'll see, Like, I have no idea. 355 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 2: My work now is done, Like I just had to 356 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:11,159 Speaker 2: rock up ready to go and film and. 357 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was so much fun. I loved it. 358 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 2: Okay, So that was Monday. Tuesday, I was obviously in 359 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 2: acting school. You know, I love giving you some acting 360 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 2: school notes, so I'm just going to pick some out 361 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 2: from acting school. 362 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 1: Okay. 363 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 2: So Lee, my teacher, she says, when you get a 364 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,880 Speaker 2: script of sides, that is an audition at the very 365 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:36,119 Speaker 2: top of it, you have to write one of many. 366 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 2: So you do this audition, then you go back off 367 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 2: to your awesome life. We talked about resistance versus acceptance, 368 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 2: and she said there's no time for resistance, which I loved. 369 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:58,680 Speaker 2: She's also got an acronym for fuck it, freedom, understanding, courage, kindness, integrity, trust, 370 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:07,919 Speaker 2: fuck it. I've got that written down. Okay, listen, like 371 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,920 Speaker 2: your life depends upon it. Obviously, so helpful for you 372 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 2: podcasting as well, which is really key. 373 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:15,120 Speaker 1: Well, I love this one. 374 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 2: Confidence is being on your own side, like being your 375 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:22,680 Speaker 2: own cheerleader, like being one hundred percent. 376 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:29,639 Speaker 1: On your team. You know, love that all artists have 377 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,439 Speaker 1: to practice their art form. Oh this was really cool. 378 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 2: Like right towards the end, right before we left class, 379 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 2: She's Lee said, walking with confidence, walking with purpose, walking 380 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:44,640 Speaker 2: with attention, and anything or anyone that holds you back, 381 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 2: fuck it, like get rid of it. 382 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 1: And it was kind of good. It was really nice 383 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:49,680 Speaker 1: because I think like. 384 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 2: I'm an overthinker and so it was really nice to 385 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 2: kind of just like have that. 386 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: Freedom. 387 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 2: She like, this doesn't feel right, and I'm going to 388 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 2: let that go, which is hard for me because I 389 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:07,400 Speaker 2: am a warrior and overthinker. Like to my friends, I'm 390 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,399 Speaker 2: a nurturer and if I feel like I'm being taken 391 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 2: advantage of, I get really hurt. 392 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:18,680 Speaker 1: And so yeah, this. 393 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:21,200 Speaker 2: This idea of like, you know, walking with confidence, walking 394 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 2: with purpose, walking with intention, and anything that holds you back, 395 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 2: anyone that holds you back, just let it go. 396 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:30,479 Speaker 1: Fuck let it go. Love that Okay. 397 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 2: And then yesterday we had I had a meeting and 398 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 2: then we had a wonderful friends over for dinner that 399 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 2: was amazing, and Matt made this lamb, this incredible lamb 400 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 2: dish with Jimmy Turi, a potato salad, then this lentil salad. 401 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 2: So I think I've shared a little bit about my 402 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:53,200 Speaker 2: cholesterol journey, so I have have it. That's the first 403 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 2: time I eating red meat since I've been back in America, 404 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 2: and I'll try and just keep it to that, like 405 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 2: one off, like we've been back for a month and 406 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:06,399 Speaker 2: a half now, like one off once every couple of 407 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 2: months to celebrate someone and leave it kind of at that. 408 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:13,199 Speaker 2: And I'll be retesting my cholesterol in a couple of 409 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:15,120 Speaker 2: weeks as well, So it'd be good just to see, 410 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 2: like if the plant based diet has made a bit 411 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 2: of a diff my nature path Jad says that you've 412 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:23,439 Speaker 2: got to give it like three to six months if 413 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 2: you're doing it just with diet and lifestyle. 414 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: Anyway, I will report back. 415 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:31,400 Speaker 2: I'll report back and then right now, right after this, 416 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,959 Speaker 2: I am about to go to the gym, lift some weights, 417 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 2: move my body, and then we've got our Baslum and 418 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 2: Elvis event tomorrow and then I'm doing I've got hot 419 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 2: eight work today. So like I, like I said, we 420 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,360 Speaker 2: have meetings around the teacher training, which is a lot 421 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:51,359 Speaker 2: of fun and it's just fun to, yeah, be in 422 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 2: a community. I love being an acting school community. I 423 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 2: love being in the yoga community. Like building those communities 424 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:03,400 Speaker 2: makes LA feel like a grounded home for us when 425 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 2: there's obviously so much stuff going on. And then behind 426 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 2: the scenes, I've got some really exciting events coming up, 427 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 2: like workI kind of events, and so I've been madly 428 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 2: I've got this dream that anytime I do an event 429 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 2: or red carpeting that I only wear Australian designers. I 430 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:23,199 Speaker 2: don't know if it's going to fly or not, or 431 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:24,399 Speaker 2: if I'm going to be able to So I'm like 432 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 2: reaching out to all Aussie labels being like, do you 433 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 2: want to dress me for this? 434 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 1: And so if you have. 435 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 2: Any Aussie labels you recommend that you know they have 436 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 2: a presence here in America or want a presence in America, 437 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 2: please let me know. I've been reaching out to all 438 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:43,639 Speaker 2: that I'm aware of to help dress me for some 439 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 2: fun events that are coming up. 440 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: So anyway, that's me. That's my update. 441 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:50,879 Speaker 2: I haven't read any more of Guild like I promised 442 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 2: you I would last week. It's just been one of 443 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 2: those busy, busy, busy weeks I have a feeling fair, 444 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 2: but is just going to be one of those months. 445 00:22:57,480 --> 00:22:59,919 Speaker 1: It's just like mental NonStop. 446 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 2: And then of course we go to Texas in the 447 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 2: middle of March as well, so I think it's going 448 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 2: to be We're fire horse energy gang, moving fast, moving, quick, 449 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 2: saying yes, purpose, passion, momentum. All right, hooru, you're the best. 450 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 2: Check out the rest and Monday you will have a 451 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:22,199 Speaker 2: Sydney recorded pod EPP that I record over Chrissy. I 452 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 2: believe it's going to be with a wonderful actor named Stephen. 453 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 2: But I'm gonna now that's my homework to do. I've 454 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:31,639 Speaker 2: got to get it all edited and ready for you 455 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 2: on Monday. All right, Megalov, go out and do the 456 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:34,880 Speaker 2: stuff you love. 457 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: I