Cinema Repentance and Final Thoughts

Accord to Unspoed's Real conffessions, the show where we dim the lights and ask our guests to bear their cinematic souls We're talking about the movies they love, the ones they hate. films are embarrassed admit they own, and the reasonons you might not want to sit next to them in a dark theater Today, stepping into the conffessional We've got Laur and Lapus Lauren, how are you? I'm so good. I'm so excited I you know, I'm such a fan of everything that you do. Besides being a fantastically funny actress, a comedian, you also I think ome to movies when you and Nicole did your series and you went through a bunch of different genres, the way that you both approached them was one of my favorite things because you know whether it was Lord of the Rings or Fast and the Furious, like you came in very with, I think observations that would that I don't normally hear on movie podcasts that made me laugh so hard. Thank you so much. Yeah, it was really fun podcast newcomers that we did like we had you know, we were watching movies that we never thought we would watch. Yeah. So like I thought I was gonna avoid Star Wars my entire life. But and I think Nicole did too. we just didn't think about it. And then, you know, getting to sit down with her and watch it was so great because It's like it's the perfect context to get to talk about it where you just you can explore all the things that people don't talk about, which is like how sexy some of the alien characters are. I mean finally, right? I do think that there is something about seeing a classic film with some distance, like My wife, June just watched the Godfather for the first time for the first time a few years ago. Yeah. And it was like and it was so funny because she was addressing it like, well, this is all in the conversation Like we were at dinner, and she's like, now, let me ask you a question. now, whyy does Michael, when he's in this like what do you tal?ike we're like questioning things thatone's like just taken for granted for like fifty million years. Yeah Books have been written. But it's astonishing like how much there is left to learn. Like I watch movies all day every day and it wasn't until I went on newcomers that I realized the aviator was not about Amelia Earhart I just never bered to watch it. I always thought it was Amelia Earhim movie. That movie was mind blowing to me, because I didn't know anything I don't even think I had that in my head, so it was stududies Play Come together on a Windows eleven PC. And for a limited time, college students get the best of both worlds. Get the unreal college deal, everything you need to study and play with select Windows eleven PCs. 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There are movies that we love, movies that defined us as a child I know for me, I have a few that I refuse to ever watch again because I'm afraid that if I watch them now, they will be ruined. I can think of a handful in my head. like I never wanted to watch Dumb and Dumber again because I enjoyed it so much that I was like, it will never make me laugh as hard as this. I must Block it up. Yeah Well, you know, I have I kind of my whole life There are only a few movies I would watch over and over again. besides like as a kid we had VHS's so you would just watch those over and over, but like If I saw something and loved it into my adulthood, I just like wouldn't watch it again. I would just like, that's my favorite movie. And then I like wouldn't watch it again Children of Men randomly is one that I'm thinking of that I was like, that's my favorite movie. And then I've only seen it once. I went over that Yeah. I was like, that's the best. And then so like I I have a lot of movies that that I have rewatched like big is like my favorite movie. I've seen that a million times. I even watched it when I was in labor at the hospital. Oh wow. I love thiring on Thurday Does that like affect it in a way? Like I remember one time when I was a kid, I drank mint tea and then I vomited very badly And the smell of mint te, even to this day, I'm like, o, I can't do Mint tea. It did change it a little bit for me because I have put it on since then and it's a little like, oh my God, the memories are about giving birth. Like it's like it's a I considered that a very happy experience so it all very And and when I was in labor and watching it I was like super happy. so it was like It was still fit into my category of like, I like this. Okay But yeah, thirty. I love movies. I love body switching and I love body aging or de aging. I love that when an actor has to play a younger age. I just love that. I think it's really fun me and like I just enjoy it. And is like B is such a classic For movies that I got away from your question. once again. Well Th these are good. You have it. You Yeahah, yeah. if you have there's one that you're afraid of that There you know, there's a, I mean, there's so much that I loved as a kid that I'm sure like doesn't hold up that you just, I mean, you know what I was afraid to watch Fime that I did watch it again and if it kills is's Tommy Boy. I was like that one's so good. I don't even need to see, you know, I don't wantan to watch it as an adult. I'm like, no, it's fucking hilarious. So there's some that you're just like, you should watch them again because they're really funny. It's good to go back. I've been having a great time recently watching movies that I loved as a kid with my kids I'm trying to select and then seeing if they find it funny too. And that is really like showing my kids happy Gilmore. Yeah. I still think is one of my like best like dad film watching to the kids. becauseuse their minds were blown. like was this is what we had with ET this summer. my daughter was four. Well, now she's gonna to be five Last summer I watched ET like a hundred times. And she loved it. and she loves Hoccus Poccus, which is another one of my favores growing up. And I've now seen them. See that's the thing. with anything like that, I would watch it maybe once every many years.. Now with her, I'm watching these movies like ten times in a row. And then it starts so because I never did that myself, it kind of becomes like this new joy where I now can quote movies. I never in like a movie quotter? Oh yeah yeah yeah. And so I'm like, oh wait, I'm like quoting ET I'm like quot to serious. w. How would you have handled it if you showed her ET for the first time and she didn't like it I mean, I was afraid that she wouldn't like it because it's creepy. and I was afraid she likes scary stuff. You know, her one of her favorite movies when she was first watching movies was Frankenweenenie, which is like the Tim animated. Yeah. It's awesome. It's like cllayation. It's so good. But she loved that.s it's all black and white and it's like weird and creepy and she loved that. So I was like, okay, I think ET might fall into this category and she loves him But one side note is that we got her a bunch of like ET stuff because like at that time it was around her birthday and so everyone was giving her ET present. Yeah. she got given like the ET st do and then she got the one where he's dressed like a lady. And she did not like that. And it has been like it's been like, I just donated it because she was she's been so creeped out. It is by the way, an odd choice and it is creep like when you see eating that wig in the hat, it's odd. It is very disturbing. It is really weird how much leads into the question that I already had in mind that I wanted to ask you. I want you to play Fuck Mary kill for us and I'm gonna give you Gizmo Felcler Ei. Okay, okay. Okay, oh my God, I love these guys U these are the just for people who don't know, I will say Yes Mo from from Gremlins. he's the cute fury one. and then Fal' from the Never endnding story, the big flying do Yeah, you know, just just in case people didn't know. I know that you know. I mean, it's hard because I don't really want to kill any of them. Gizmo walks the line because You might have to kill him because he could turn bad really easily. Yeah. But I don't want to kill him because he's so cute So I think I'm gonna marry him. Wow, he really jumped up so quickly I think I marry him. I think I fuck Falcor because he looks comfortable. And then I kill ET because ultimately He' giving me the least in a relationship. likeike I'm not getting I'm not getting romance from this. I'm not getting like even conversation and then On top of it, like he just kind of mirrors what you do. So like then you're kind of like, are we ever really communicating? Are you just like mirroring what I'm putting out there? Oh I was hous by how hard I nodded with. Yeah, I think you do fuck Falkcore. right You don't be married I choice. If you marry him, you could fuck him all the time. So I don't know, that's also that's where it get too tricky in that game because marriage big big to bring around. I mean cant get fits my purse Yeah. We can go to all the parties. everyveryone wants to talk to him. Yeah. Oh, he's gonna to be a yeah, he's the hit always Yeah, I think something about killing ET nps. I go as you were describing it I started picture in my head for some reason. Anna Nicole Smith and her billionaire. I was like It would have be an advantage to like marry him if he had any wealth, but I'm not ye. We don't know. Maybe he does. We haven't explored his planet. His wealth is plants C on. Is there A movie. that you find yourself recommending the most or like as you are, you know, when you want to share something like you know, maybe some yeah, there's' there one that you go to you know, to share with other people. Absolutely. the four trilogy Really? Yes. those are before sunrise, before sunset.. Wait, before sunet, before sunrise and then after midnight, midnight Um I love those movies so much. I saw the first one when I was in college and it was like, oh my God, this speaks to me. This is like everything, you know, it's like it was about my age. you know, it was just perfect.. And then, you know, then I saw the next one years later when that came out and loved it And then I saw after midnight and hated it And I was like, oh my God, this one's so boring blah blah. And now I'm the age that they are in the movie. And I'm like, that's the best one By the way, I am. Yes, I am so on your page. I saw that U I just watched it recently. We did it here on the podcast or watch. I had of this. We technically only did before sunrise and Paul was so hopped up that he like stayed awake all night and watched all three of them in a room. It was amazing because it was like. H you never seen it I had, but here's the thing and I don't know if this is a COVID thing I watched before midnight, but I never saw the final scene I saw the scene where they were fighting in the room and here's what could have happened very truly based on me. I could have fallen asleep And I thought, oh, what a bummer way to end the movie. Yeah And I really think I really do think it's beautiful. And I actually see it moving in a very different light. and I love it now. Really, really love it. It is so interesting how they like change when you rewatch them too and you have different life experiences that you're putting onto it Yeah. And like I recently was working with someone who was, I don't know, she's probably like twenty five or something. And so I was like, shed never seen them. And I was like, you have. I was like you have to watch these movies. So I was really like going off about it I was like, please tell me you'll watch it because I just like needed to know. like I just feel like when you're that age watching something like that, it could really move you. And then like each and then each one, like the way that they grow. And I also just think like Richard Linklater is so cool for like the way he's so patient to make movies over time. Like boyhood obviously, what that? I mean, how many years does that take twelve years or something? Yeah like you don't even know what he's working on. He could be working on something right now. I don't He literally is doing something with Ethan Haw or no, the movie that they just did He said that he wanted to wait until he was old enough to portray this character who was going through this. and I was like, you just waited uill he got older It looks like kind of awesome. I don't know. like I just like that I love it because I also feel like two movies this year that are kind of an awards conversation. It's like that's theaz like the fact that he is It feels like he makes movies that are so free and Yeah, I'll just make this there's no pressure to it. and there's something really beautiful about them. The conversations are so interesting and the way you approach that by having them improvise, but then taking it and then rewriting it and like I just I feel like it also is a reflection of who they are as people Yeah at those times. Yeah totally Ver much'sir. I mean, I love that he uses time as a special effect, You know?es. Like J J letting like boyhood is amazing. I've also only seen it once, but I love it I was thinking I should rewatch it, but he just the fact that that kid like is growing up on screen you and you're not like of course, we can also spend our disbelief if it's another actor who's portraying this person at different ages. When have we ever had the opportunity to just watch an actor grow up That's so cool. Like I don't know I just think That's cool. And I couldn't have guessed like what he would look like as a kid, You know ended being only much taller than I thought he would be. Yeah yeah, good for you. I also like there's something that I feel like is very universal, especially about that trilogy. and I'm wondering Did you know that the twenty five year old that you told to watch it, did they like it or did have you not known? Because'm I don't know. very. never number. Yeah. so I just w to know if it holds that same weight. I think it should. because it's pretty timeless, ultimately. I think it is too because it's just two people walking around and talking. like they're not it's not even I don't know. I think technology can be so frustrating in storytelling Yeah. And like it's kind of nice that they're in Europe. so like you kind of take away the like communicate with someone you know. like you take away a lot of like things that are that get in the way of like just two people connecting And and like obviously the phone element that we have now where it's like you're getting text during this conversation that you're looking at L it's like o, I have a side problem. I'm know, they would totally put that in now, where it's like, Yeah. Yeah, that scene, we were talking about it where he's like, let me take a picture of you and he doesn't bring out a phone or even a camera. He just stares at her with his eyeballs I know now I'm hourning. Falor Falkor Where are you off to the summer? D day trip weekend trip week long trip Whether you're thinking staycation or destination vacation, check out the travel section of Quint to get going in style Throw a napa leather duffle bag in the back of your car. 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It's like it almost like we lose like great premises because it's like, well yeah just Google or just pay for like an identity search. It's annoying. Well, and I love that too was like the second movie or is it Yeahah, where he has written the book and she kind of comes to like see him and his reading and stuff, and it's like It's just like we kind of are missing like she did see that's not something that was like public knowledge that he's having this book reading oratever and the whatever. I don't know what year it was and if the internet was doing I think by that point I think it was up and running. I mean to a certain extent. Yeah. Yeah. So Yeah, But it's still kind of like mysterious. Like she's still kind of like, I don't, here I am and now we're walking around again. and like, whatever. I got there's some romance there that we can't Yeah, you wouldn't even necessarily know what he's gonna to look like Right, Right You haven't seen him could have changed. You haven't been stalking his Instagram for the last ten years while you've watched his life. Exactly. Like I'm gonna do something really embarrassing, which is like paraphrase an Instagram story that was somebody else screenshotting a tweet, but I saw it today and it was somebody saying like that they saw a dad Videotyping or on his cell phone, his kids first steps And then he was watching the first steps through the screen and the kid was approaching him, but he wasn't paying attention to her. And the endline was just, we were making a perfect record of a life that nobody actually lived Oh, I was like no really okay. Not okay. I know Anway, that's gonna go in the no. Well when I film my kids, I try to look at them as I'm filming. Yeah. somet O I try to get I try to get it when they're doing something with my wife. I try to be more of a voyur because when you're in the moment you are, I try to be theent You know It's nice to also film your partner so that there's a record of them doing something with their child too because it's like those are special things to have. Like I do believe that there's not many videos or pictures of me. I'm like I've looked through. I'm like, oh, it's so hard to find me and everybody. No. My husband is like the photographer in the family too. so it's like all the pictures are like amazing of me and my kids, which I mean, thank Godd. So I'm like, oh, I need to like turn this around once' time mom and hope it's not blurry. Do use like real cameras I love it I mean, this makes me wonder though be the title of the biopic of your life Oh my god. It's a tricky one. It's a hard one to kind of right away. Oh my god. I the aviator taken it's little. I know anyway.. Aviator is good for most people Um, oh go. This is hard. You know, this have one of yours. I kind of want to hear if you do have one because I don't know how I would answer it. I always look at this question on our sheet and I go If I can't answer it I'm I'm but I like there might be something Um Gosh, now I'm like trying to think about. I last night I was taking my boyfriend to a mystery play. Like I didn't tell him what we were going to go see until we got there. F. And he was like, is it called? The agony of Adam Egpt Mortimer and how he's ruining his own life day by day and time is ticking past. And I was like, yes.ly. Wow, except that was all sold out. so we're seeing something aw. that. Yeah, I mean, I think I guess I'll call it. I'll just I'll just give it a name for fun tryrying not to s. Ooh. I like that That's I'm stick with that. I like that. I'm not even gonna ask you to explain it because I think it was the title. I'm all on board. All right, so let's talk movie theater behavior Yeah How do you like to sit in a theater? Are you a person that like puts your foot up on the armrest in front of you? Are you like, you know, what' what is your posture? You know, without upsetting anyone else. I'm not saying that you're ignnoying people. but if you have an empty theater, how are you going to be enjoying? So I think my ideal scenario, if it's so if it's empty. I want to be in the back because I want to keep eyes on the situation. I just like I want to feel like I'm aware of what's happening at all times Oh really. and I'm also a little paranoid in movie theaters, but With friends, I like to sit. I like to get that seat where there's that bar in front of you you're at the front of the Yeah That's the good one. Yes. me on the bar. I want to be totally comfortable. I like to bring a sweatshirt and kind of like get all cozy. I bring snacks If I went to see movies you bring snacks. I bring snacks. I bring candy, I bring sparkling water or a bottle of water I bring I might bring some like chips or something, whatever. because I sometimes don't want to get popcorn. If I want to get popcorn, I go the whole way, I'll buy M and M's, I'll do the whole thing. Right. I went to see a movie last weekend or two weekends ago And it's a new favorite And I was so happy to be at the movie theater. I went to see Send helpelp. Have you seen that? No I haven't seen that. It's f. You have I can't wait I'mad when I listed it and'm So the rights so good. I don't know anything. Yes Don't know anything. I mean I had seen a little I had seen enough of the trailer to know that it would be but I didn't even Yeah I couldn't have even gone That's what I like I didn't really know and I knew like All I knew was a little bloody and Sam Rami I was like, oh, that'll be interesting I got there, I was completely I ke on I kept on thinking to myself, I don't know where this movie is going. I never knew. Every time I thought I was making a prediction or guess about it, like I was wrong or it was just something, or I was totally surprised by the next thing happened that I was like I can't even know about that thing I was thinking about. It was just, I don't even know Sam Ramy. I'm not familiar. So my husband is familiar and was like excited for that reason. And he was like, oh, he did evvil dead. I was like, this feels irrelevant because Rach Mc Adams. And by the way, she's like one of my favorites. She's in so many movies. I mean, aboutout time is another favorite. That's another time travel movie. T travel, body swwitch, whatever type That's like one of the best movies I've ever seen She's amazing in this movie. She's mind blowing Like, I don't want to give anything away to anyone who hasn't seen it. I just like everyone has to see it. but I just have to say like she She deserves like everything. L she's just like Unbelieable. I incredible. fully agree, it is a just a brilliant performance. It's such a good, good movie.. It was so much fun and we went out, it was like a birthday date for my husband's birthday and we went out with another couple and we never do that. We never like go see a movie. because I you to a babysitter and do the little day I'm like I can go see a movie I'm like talk or something but No, it was the best and just like eating all the food and oh my go, I had the best time. And it was a packed theater and everyone was like screaming and laughing and like, that's my favorite I would so much rather be in a room full of people watching a comedy like naked gun like blew my mind and I was like, I truly was like, this is the best feeling in the world to all be laughing at a movie together. Again And like, I don't know. I mean, of course, the pandemic took away so much of that, but also just like the way that we all stream everything and everything is put on streamers immediately. It's like I just really enjoy sitting down and laughing with people Well, I mean, like, you know, like we do comedy and now there is such a movement to, I think release comedies direct to streaming, right? Like that's where they live. And like when the Wong Missy came out, were you able to see that with a crowd It was literally like a month into the pandemic. Okay that's okay that'sy. I never got to have like a premiere with that, which I would have really enjoyed because it's a silly laugh out lou movie. It's just like And so I do I feel sad about that, but no, I mean, that's the thing. theseese things just you never get a chance to like be together and laugh. And I know. it's like it's I feel like it's such a crye like I feel like a theater should just almost have like a courtesy slot for like any comedy that comes out. like just go see it. I just saw totally Nirvana the Band, the movie. I have to see this. again, I will not say a thing about should not be spoiled in this light. I don't know anything at all and everyones just like, you gott to see it. so I have to And don't and be vigilant and finding out Nothing. And I will say based on conversations that we've had in this moment, in this episode, you will love it. Okay. okay o. Okay Yeahah, it is such Oh my God so specifically. sorry, I just realized on the level Oh goh, I' love it. Oh wait. Oh no I have to go. Oh my God. And and I just feel like It's such an important thing because I do believe that like communal experience, a horror movie a comedy movie. I think it I've read this quote I may have said this before. also ed it out or keep it whate. It was sorry Kler be or not to be. Ryan Koogler had this quote that I thought was so interesting. He said that He hates watching movies at home because when it gets too stressful, he can check out Yeah and that's the thing. It's tension across the board. evenven if it's like Marty Supreme, it's whatever. It's like you don't You're wreking the flow. and true. People always talk about how movie theaters are disruptive. People might be talking, people might be on their phone. I'm like, you know where people are on their phone on your couch. And it like And it's so annoying to like to each other. likeike Mike and I will totally be like, can you just put your phone down? Like I just want you to watch this with me. You know what I mean?ike do it We both do it all the time because it's also very easy just be like, Ohh I got a text. Ohh Yeah. And then suddenly you're looking at something on Instagram and you've forgot what's happened. And you're yeah, you've gone three steps down. like it's like you start researching the movie. Of course You always look people up, like yeah, stuff like that and you're like I just want to be taken away by this and it was send helpp. I was not familiar with the other lead actor. No. And then I was so happy that I he was wonderful. And I was like I'm happy I can't Google because I don't maybe I'll go o Oh yeah I did see him in and that thing. Oh. And no, no, no I want to just like watch this performance and be t.ven right home. Yeah, So we have this is another kind of a tricky question. I know that you have You've been on panels, right? You have been in front of people after a screening of a like to you if hey, do you have a worst question you ever asked or what's like like because it's like I'm like it's such an interesting thing when people get up there to ask a question. Do you remember? it doesn't have to be awful, but it just like An embarrassing or weird, you know, I always think like the actor studio like I'm on the I'm on the acting track, you know, whatever day, you know but Yeah, you know, get up there and try to like, does anyone ever anyone ever tried to pitch you anything? Is anyone tried to give you anything? You know, you know what no one stands out to me. This is just the only thing I can think of, which is the the first panel I was ever on was for a sitcom that I did it was my first job. It was like it got picked up. It was like a very for me, like very lucky exciting thing. Yeah. And I had never been on TV before. I had done like a couple commercials, whatever.. It was at the TCA's up front' the worst. I'm like, I don't know anything. okay? So you're putting me out there and I don't know anything And I don't even know what's about to happen. I also feel like I'm a side character. like I feel like kind of like I'm just Ecited to be Yay And a reporter asked me a question that like insulted my performance. It was basically was like So we did a pilot and then we ended up reshooting it and doing the whole season, you know, together. Yeah. And so he had watched the pilot. and and by the way, I just want to preface this by saying, o my experience acting was on stage, doing improv, whatever.ing coming to TV with this like bigger performance. It was aulti cam show And he was like, why did you have your eyes open so wide in the high And I was like I was like, oh, I don't know. L I and it truly it's something that I'm like, o, I did see that later and understand what he meant. and like I've never forgotten it. It was like fifteen years ago. But like I was like So taken off, I don't even know what to say. I don't even know what I did say, but I was like, I think someone else kind of stepped in and was like, she's great. Like whatever you like let me after h But like it was so uncomfortable. And I've since been like kind of put on the spot by people like that a few times where they're kind of trying to like, make you uncomfort or like get something out of you or get you and just kind of it's a real tough spot to be in, especially in a room where there's it really can be anything. And I'll just tell you like that I was on a panel with Regina Hall who is. I love Regina She' one of the funniest people. Uh and this same thing TCA they go So You're doing watchatchmen You've done Beal Street. likeike what brings you this comedy? And then we realize, oh, she's talking about Regina King And I go wred. What? And it's like and then you have to be like so uncomfortable. And then we' like No, no, no, that's Regina King. And she was like, Oh, right, right. brought you to And then you like what brought you to comedy? She ye she was like, o, it's just Oh my God. And and it's an irrecoverable Yeah know you can't because you're just like, now, you don't know what're talking at all and you insulted me and it's racist and's weird. And it's like it's like everything. It's like everything in one. you're like just stop. Oh God Oh my go. It's a dangerous It's a dangerous place to be. sometometimes when you have like questions from the It is and it's like it's it's very like unsettling when you also like Especially at that point in my life, I had like no idea what I was even expected to do in that situation with question? Like I don't even know like how would answer anything. I've never anw. I would to answer that question now. Yeah. I mean now I may be like that's kind of rude. You know what I mean? L I don't. But like it's just so weird. I mean, even still though, I wouldn't know how to answer because I thinkve I've even more recently had weird questions where I'm like I feel like it' defensive and then I'm like, I wish I had said that differently or I don't know what I said or, you know, like people I don't and I don't know what the goal is with a weird question to somebody, but no,'s it's I always find it's like people are trying to get like something interesting out of you, but it's the same thing when people ask you, And for the most part I brought you this part., I auditioned and with a million other things it's like Ohh my God. Paul Gamati or whatever. if it's like Susan Seranda, it's like, yeah, I like this. But it' like most of us. this. Well, I like working and then this was an opportunity that came in and I got to do it and get money and part my family. And it was also so fun. Like you know to tell youike everyone's like we're just tossing scripts left and right g I would never All right, so this would be an awkward question, but you can tell me anything. I will yes, it's whatever your answer is, we're cool. This is a samease Should actors read reviews Oh wow, that's a fun question from you. U All right. I mean, I think first of all, I can't help but read everything that is like I read reviews, I read all that shit. I I wouldn't say it's helpful to mea necessarily because it usually just kind of supports what I might already think. if it's negative, you know, I'm like, I'm like, oh, I know, I know And then I feel worse. And if it's positive, it's like, yay, but then like I still believe the negative stuff. So like it doesn't really balance out. Like you know what I mean? I don' thinks it's probably spiritually not good But I don't know that I would ever stop doing it. It's very hard not to like, I often think about like peopleeople who are not in the entertainment who aren't being reviewed publicly Like if you were being talked about online, wouldn't you want to know what people were saying? Like I mean, like it's kind of like a hard thing to stop looking at I've stopped like searching myself in any way and I don't ever do that I did that years ago when it was like kind of exciting to like be in things and you're like, oh, there's topics and they're like about. And then you start going like, I simply don't, it's not my business But I often think like if you're someone who's like just kind of like doing your life and then you found out there was a whole Reddit thread about you, you might be curious what they said. So like it's a weird, like it's that part of your body that's like, kind of wantan to know, but I know kick yourself later. It's so scary to me. L I can't imagine. Yeah. honestly Sometimes I come across Reddit threads about other people I know And I'm hor and it almost is like It almost like a vaccine.. No you know what Anthing about my h No, it really is. I've done that too. I've seen Not even on purpose, like something like where people are talking about someone who appeared on a podcast that I like or something whatever.. And then I'm like, oh, they're being so nasty. And it's like Yeah, that's how they are. Like it's like anything that's not true about my friend. and like it's not true about me when you say the mean thing about me and like whatever. like so you when you see, it's kind of helpful to just see it and go like, oh my god, it's just a toxic place. Like this is not even if it's positive, it's like's not good for you.'s on other people's reviews to be like, never read comments on my own reviews. Oh There's comments on your reviews. B I wasn't even thinking of that. Like there's so there's a whole world where people are just ripping apart your review.. I was trying to get rid of the comments in the LA Times in general because they just like really comments on comments. Yeah, old people comments and it just makes all of us look embarrassing. It's like fifty angry trolls. And I'm like, why do we even let these people say every article we write is wrong? It doesn't If you want to enjoy Great reviews from a bitter community deeadline The deadline re like the deadline comments it, they're always so angry They're like was like that guy's so washed up and nothing's ever gonna to come from this. It's like whoa. who. I will say as I made an agreement, Chelsea DeVantes and I that she said it to me and I said, I'm gonna to do the same thing. I did not read a single review of my book unless It was somehow given to me as a nice review, but I didn't go good reads. I didn't do anything. And I will say it was lovely because it was nice to be like, I know that it exists I know it's there. And I'm going to just push byy the way, sometimes they're sending you reviews to and you got to look them. but it was nice to not get involved because I do think Ideally what we're trying to do, everybody is trying to like work without the void We already have our own voice in our head. Right. We don't need somebody that we don't know or respect. No voices in our head. especially with like your book, which I loved.. I think that like it's that's such a good point with something like that that's so personal. You're like, I really don't need to hear what you thought. I don't really need to hear what didn't work for you. It's like your story. You know what I mean Yes. And it's like and whenatever you're coming to, like Ian Roberts had this really funny joke he had this show called Players with Matt Walsh for a while. And I always remember this one scene from it. It is just this moment where person's ordering some food and he goes, well, what would you recommend? And he's like But what does that make a difference? Be I could like something that you hate. Well what I recommend means nothing to you. Oh my No, it's so true. I was actually just watching this new show last night, this new game show called like the average American somethinghing hosted by. Yeah, o wow. Oh yes, I saw the ad for that. The questions, it's arbitrary. L you're voting on something that simply doesn't matter. So it'll say like We've surveyed a hundred average Americans which Which I think of when that was driving me crazy last night U It was like, well, there was one that was like, which potato form can they not live without or something? And that one, you're kind of like, okay, that's maybe fries are more popular than has. It's like sure, But then it would be like It wouldd be like more Fuck I wish I could remember exact things. I I was stoned so it's hard for But like but yeah, but it means ready. So because how am I wrong because you got guessed that? Like it doesn't matter. there's no right answer.ike So one hundred people said like five people said fries and six people said chips and like I'm wrong now because I said fries or whatever. you know what you're like that's not Right or wrong. Like it's just raandom. So like what does it matter what you think? Well, that I don't even know R It's like what if it was like ale thing being like we should just get rid of all opinions about Americanans Like I'm done with polls, I'm done with average voters.op to be like, I I don't need to hearbody have bers going on there. I mean to me, I would imagine sushi would be eradicated if a general population was like Would you eat raw fish? P' be like, Nope, and it would be gone. And that's ny do you like. It's like I don't want. everyone. 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Check responssees set upp required compatibility and availability varies eighteen plus All right, so here's our final question for you. if you could and this is a if you could only have u one actor to be in the and movies for like that that's it. You could only see one actor and they couldt have to do it all. Yeah who like who is the one actor that you are completely down with just You know Can I p. Can I pick a man and a woman? Yeah, let's do it. I think that that's fair. Because I've got my immediate answer. Okay Well, God, I could go, oh no, that opens it up so much more Well I'm you know what my first answer is Donald Gleeason That's my wow That's my hero. I reallyter time. Wow this. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah I love him. I love everything he does. I enjoy watching him. He was also in Star Wars. Yes.. unexpected, but a pleasant surprise for me as someone who didn't want to be watching it and I love him I also want to say Rachel McAdams And of course, yes they do both start in about time, but I'll take amazing in everything. So I think the two of them together are like a perfect Oh, it's everything I want. Okay just Gender representation. We don't have enough red headed acted actors. anyway. period. So we can just have all red headed actors. He's very charming He's a delight. He played a creep on a TV show with Steve Carll. I also liked that. I like I like all the range. I am so I love that you had it right there. I feel like we can't get any better than that. Lauren, Thankk you so much. Well, we do close with something that we call the Cinema Repentance Both. And this is where you have a chance to make amends to anything in the world of cinema that you need to formally apologize to. It could be a film, a director, a theater, anything. Like some people have said like I want to apologize to uh, you know, I'm just like you it could be an actor or a movie that I went out and like I talk so much shit on Uh And I didn't see it and now I saw it and I actually realizeed it was good or I changed my opinion, you know, like whatever it is. Newcomers in some ways is my repentance for like everything because I'm like, and I still we still shit on some stuff, but like I did find so much to love and appreciate that I didn't expect in everything that we watched. U And I want to issue my formal apology to Lord of the Rings. because I can't say I'm sitting down to like put it on, but my husband does love it and he put it on for our daughter and she's enjoying it And I'm just like, you know what? there's something really sweet, especially the first one. There's something really sweet about the movie and the sort of u The way that everyone gives themselves so fully to this world and I think that's something I can really appreciate about these movies and like O styles a movie that I don't necessarily gravitate towards like Star Wars or like Marvel or whatever where I'm like, oh, it's not like what I would or even Fast and Furious, that kind of stuff. I'm like, I wouldn't go out of my way to see it. But everyone's putting their heart and soul into telling this story. and I find that very endearing. I I almost want to cry. it's like If you're gonna like really hardcore perform fast and fi, you know what I mean? there's something about it that's like, very like It's like it's hopeful And one of the reons I think fits this category where like people love it. There's so much like My one of my best friends, Mary Holland, like loves those movies And I think there's something very sweet about that. So I'm going to issue an apology Io love that she loves that. I gotta ask her about that. That's amazing. Wow Okay, I love that. That's great. And I love that reasoning too. I think you're so Right. likeike there is a joy there that is they don't like I feel like when you look at Star Wars and you talk to those actors, there's a fatigue there where they're like, ah yeah, well, I'll do it. Like it doesn't feel like but this it felt like a summer camp that went on for like years and everyone was like totally. We love it. And I just saw Elijah Wood say that he doesn't want anyone else to play Frodo as long as he's alive and able to play him. And I was like, that was very moving. Yeah Oh wow It's so sweet. Well, I know. Lauren, this has been magical and I have loved all of your answers for this week We appreciate you being on the show so much. I really believe Only formal amends I'm going need you to make beyond this as your penance is if you have not yet shown your children never ending story, I think it is time. I haven't. Okay, yes. and I haven't seen it since I was a kid. so that I know it might be tricky Yeah let's do. Let's do it. Yeah got got d the hor scene. do remember the horse scene? Be there. do. I just something that was like AI and I don't love this, but it was like AI remaking moments that like We' hard and it was like the horse getting pulled out of the water and it's like fine. It's like so. I love it. But no, no, I know that's Its there's scary stuff in all of these things We werere like, oh no, now you have to Well, heT dies. you know know what d. droed my kids and then they kind of loved it and and there's this idea that I think seeing things like that are really good for them Yeah to to kind of Smpathize, emote, have feelings. It's like like I think that that's good. I think it it gives them empathy.