The Daily Show: Ears Edition - New Dating App Caters To Conservatives | Method Man

Episode Date: October 4, 2022

Vladimir Putin illegally annexes several regions in Ukraine, The Right Stuff dating app caters to conservatives, and Cliff "Method Man" Smith talks about his movie "On the Come Up."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. Coming to you from New York City, the only city in America. It's the Daily Show. Tonight, Putin's big takeover. Kim Kardashian sells out. And Method Man. This is the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Thank you so much for tuning in. Thank you for coming out in question. Thank you so much for being here. Thank you. Every single one. Take a seat, everybody. Take a seat. We have got one hell

of a show for you tonight. Brazil is in a love triangle. Kim Kardashian is sorry, she tricked you and Maga Republicans are about to get laid. Plus, our guest tonight from the legendary Wu Tang Clan. Method Man is joining us on the show talking about a brand new movie. So let's do those people, let's jump straight into today's headlines. Wow, you guys are amazing. I feel like we've already met. All right. Before we get into the big stories,

let's catch up on a few other things going on in the world. We start off, like Pele, in Brazil. The South American nation held its presidential election last night. And because neither of the top choices got a majority, they are now going to be having a runoff election at the end of October. Yeah, and then if it's still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still still tied the tied the the their their their their the the the end of October. Yeah, and then if it's still tied after the runoff, then I assume they go into penalty kicks. In other international news, the African nation of Burkina Faso has had another shake-up in its government because the military leader who took power in a coup earlier this year has now himself

been ousted in a second coup. And I guess he can't complain, right? Yeah, what is he going to say? What gave you the idea that you could just... Oh, oh yeah. But now but now the new guy... Now the new guy has to be like, okay I think we can all agree that this is the exact right number of coups, huh? Two feels like the right vibe, you know what I'm saying? So my thoughts are obviously with the people of Burkina Faso, but also with Donald Trump. Yeah, it must hurt him, especially bad to see two coups in a row carried out properly.

Turns up, DJ. Back here in the US, in some legal news, California has officially announced that J-Walking is now no longer a crime. Yeah. So congratulations to the Californians who like walking places. This is great news for the six of you. Oh, and when you do cross the road, remember to watch our weather for that bus. Well, at least you didn't die committing a crime. All right, let's move on to some of the biggest stories of the day, starting with the global economy.

I don't need to tell you this, but right now, the entire world is teetering on the brink of recession. Yeah, don't even move. you might thi money, things are even worse for fake money, which is why the NFT market has fallen 97% from its peak last January. Which, I'm shocked. Yeah, but who would have thought paying 50 grand for a picture of a digital monkey was a bad financial move? It's just so hard to predict this stuff. But yeah, NFTs have collapsed and now all the board apes have been released back into the wild.

I ran over one with my car the other day. It was so tragic. They just are not equipped to be out there in the streets. And it's not just the NFTs. Crypto currencies are plunging in value. All of them. tether, even Trev butt coin, which I made up just now. I made it up in this moment, but I've already lost $2 billion. Shit is wild, guys. Now, as the crypto bubble pops, some major names are now getting in trouble

for how they convince their fans to invest in crypto. Reality Star Kim Kardashian has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission, for the way that she promoted a cryptocurrency asset on Instagram. She has settled this charge with the SEC. The SEC says that she unlawfully used her Instagram account to promote a cryptocurrency token and did not disclose to her many, many followers that she was being paid $250,000 to do that. The SEC going out there and saying, hey, just because a celebrity or an influencer says something about a potential financial product, don't necessarily believe it.

Yeah, thank you, SEC. You cannot just trust anything as celebrity sells. I learned this the hard way, as the owner of Queen Elizabeth's penis and lodgement spray. It's more of a mist than a spray, Queen. Rest in peace, but still. By the way, why do I feel like this whole investigation might have been started because someone at the SEC was caught looking at Kim's Instagram? It's such a unique case.

It's almost like, someone was like, oh no, boss, this is not what it looks like. I'm doing an investigation. I wasn't looking at a vacation photos. Uh, crypto? In case you're wondering, by the way, Kim Kardashian has agreed to pay the SEC a fine of 1.3 million dollars, which is five times what she got paid for the ad. And I mean, now the question is, how is she going to make up that loss? Well, I'll tell you how.

With Trev butt coin. I know it seems shady, but coin. Oh, speaking of scandals, recently the world of alternative sports has been rocked by some of the craziest cheating allegations you have ever heard. And when I say alternative sports, I mean it. You might remember this, but a chess champ was accused of using anal beads to pick the best moves, right? Recently a poker star has just been accused of using some kind of vibrator to win big hands in games and now and maybe my favorite story of all time accusations of cheating have rocked the world of competitive fishing. Let's get to a big story now in the fishing community. Two fishermen are accused of adding weights to their fish

to win a popular tournament. So here's what went down. People in the crowd suspected foul play and they prompted the fish to then be inspected when the director found multiple lead weights stuffed inside them. He needs to be arrested. Call the cock. All the fuck.

All of the cops. All of that. All of them have. to be a fucking today. Hey, you got to be. Damn, those dudes are pissed. Call the cubs. Damn, those dudes are pissed.

Call the cubs. Call the cubs right now. I haven't seen white dudes this mad about fish since the Disney relounced the Little Mermaid thing. That was why you could get the fish, they can call the cubs right now, did your fish. But yeah, it turns out, apparently two fishermen allegedly stuffed the fish that they caught with lead weights to make the fish way more. Because apparently the heavier the fish, the more prize money you can win.

And in this case, the prize was $29,000, which is so much money. You realize at Long John Silvers, you can get a fish with two sides and a drink for $7.59. And then you can use the rest of your $29,000 to buy truf butt coin. Treff butt coin, the coin that always comes up tails. You know, if I'm honest, I almost admire the simplicity of this scandal. I really enjoyed this. You know, because in other sports when people cheat, it's like, oh, untraceable performance and enhancing drugs and this HGH and the hidden surveillance cameras and secretly hollowed out pieces of this, yeah, these guys were just like, so, uh, what, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the the the, thi, th. th. tho, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, toy, the. And, the. And, thea, tri. And, tri. And, tri-c. And, tri-c. And, tri-c. And, tri-a. And, these guys were just like, so, uh, what if we put some heavy stuff in the fish? I understand this.

I am sad, though, about the scandal, because winning at all costs isn't what fishing is about. All right. Fishing is about finding Nemo. And eating him before his dad can get him back. I like that you're sad for not a real Nemo. All right, finally, let's catch up on the latest updates from the war in Ukraine in our ongoing segment. Vlaad gone mad. As we all know, seven months ago,

Russia's most famous boulding troll invaded his neighboring country. And although so far he's only been able to capture about 15% of Ukraine, last weekend he announced no backsees. President Putin has announced the annexation of four regions of Ukraine that are partially controlled by Russian forces. It is the biggest seizure of territory in Europe since the Second World War. Russian President Vladimir Putin proclaiming victory will be ours after formally announcing the illegal annexation of 15% of Ukraine.

Joining hands with the leaders of four Russian occupied regions, chanting Russia. In a fiery speech, Putin warning he'll do everything possible to defend the Ukrainian territory as his own. That territory, Vladimir Putin insists, is now and forever will be Russian. I want the Kiev authorities and their real masters in the West to hear me so that they remember this forever. People in New Hansk and Donetsk, Herson and Zapparidja are becoming our citizens forever. God damn. That is the

scariest beginning to a relationship I've ever heard. We're together forever. Here. there. the. to the. their today. thee. thee. to. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. th. the. the. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the. the th. th th th th th th th th th th th th this this this this this this this th th th th th th th th th th th th. th. th. th. th. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the to to they to be to be the to be to be the to be the to be the the the to be the they thee, thee, the, the, the, the, they the scariest beginning to a relationship I've ever heard. We're together, forever. Here, I made you a BFF necklace. You will wear it, forever. When we see each other, we will put heads together and say, besties, forever. This is yet another escalation in the war, people. Putin has declared that this territory is his. Yeah.

He invaded, he held a sham election, and then he celebrated by hosting a literal jerk circle. And by the way, by the way, can I just say props to whichever cameraman chose to show the angle that shows Putin as short as he actually is? Yeah? Because everyone's like, how totally are the end? That's how he, that's, yeah, this is what happens. There's your short king.

Whoever, whatever that cameraman was, you better have someone taste your food for the next few months. Oh, and by the way Putin's big day wasn't just about imposing Russia's will on other countries, no. He also found a moment to deliver a furious rant about how America does it too. Instead of democracy there, there's suppression and exploitation, instead of freedom, enslavement and violence. America is the only country in the world that has used nuclear weapons twice when they destroyed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. By the way, they set a precedent with that.

And earlier, launching a tirade against the US and its allies, saying Western nations are moving towards open Satanism. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, tho-wa. America's moving towards Satanism. Relax. This guy walked into one Walmart during Halloween. Suddenly he thinks everyone here worships the devil. I can't wait till he comes back during Valentine's Day. They have naked baby shooting people to force them in love.

Reminds me of my wedding day, to be honest. But that wasn't even close to being the most interesting part of his speech, because what Putin basically spent a lot of time saying is that people shouldn't complain about what he's doing because the West has also done bad things in the past. You know, and that's disingenuous. You know, it's sort of like how if you complain about the legroom on Spirit Airlines, they shut you up by showing you pictures of other airlines that have crashed. You know, it's just like, oh I'm sorry, you're not comfortable, but you know what you are alive. Now sit your ass down and shut up. By the way, the peanuts are $20. And here's the weird thing. Putin isn't necessarily wrong. Asterix, asterix, asterix, asterix. The West has created a system where people

get trapped in perpetual debt. And thistrue if certain countries don't participate in the global order, they get sabotaged into bending the knee. But that doesn't mean that he's right for what he's doing. You know, this is a thing that that sucks about bad guys. Oftentimes they'll use the truth to justify their evil actions. You know? Because part of what he's saying is true. It's like, yeah, but it's Putin, who's Because part of what he's saying is true. It's Putin who's saying it. I hate it when it happens. Bad guys is like a real thing. Like, do I agree that the human population is overconsuming and slowly killing the earth?

Yes. I just wish that Thanos wasn't the one that said it, you know what I mean? And maybe this is what leaders in the West need to understand. If they don't practice the ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals the ideals ideals ideals ideals ideals the ideals ideals ideals the ideals the ideals the ideals the ideals that they so often preach, madmen like Putin will exploit that hypocrisy to justify the evil that he does in his name. All right, that's it for the headlines, but before we go, let's check on the traffic with our very own.

Roywood Jr. Everybody! Why, you, thrown, th know the trap. Are you going somewhere? No, no, Roy. Not like any time soon, right? Like, this is just for the people at home right now. I'm still gonna be here for a significant while. I'm, I'll be honest, man, I'm scared to talk to you right now, because last time you and I had a conversation, you decided to lead to lead a show. Shouldn't even be talking to you. You lie with it during the next commercial break.

We probably talking too much right now. No, no, that's not true, Roy. That's not true. And then why do you bring my name into it when you quit? You gonna lead the show, lead the show. But you started the shit last you started. The shit last I'm. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. th. I. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's not, that's not, that's not. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's. that's not. that's not. that's not. that's not. that's not. that's not. that's not. that's not. that's not. that's not. that's not. that's not. that's not. that's not. that's not. that's not. that's not. that'm gone. That's all you had to say was, I'm gone, bitch, I'm out, and you didn't have to drag my name into it. Now everybody on my Twitter yelling at me, thinking that it's my fault,

that you decided to lead the show. And it's not my fault when the truth of the matter, you was out the tabloids, Roy. Don't believe you. And then you came in here and you set me up, you talked to me because you knew you was going to step down after you had the conversation with me. Step down from the show. Didn't tell Ronnie.

Ronnie was standing up. Look what you did to Ronnie. He didn't know. Ronnie didn't know. Ronnie didn't know. I've never seen an Asian misconfused in my life. Ronnie is your friend. You could at least turn to Ronnie. You could have to turn to Ronnie and say, Ronnie, you need to get the fuck out of here. Some shit about to go down. But you didn't do that, did you? You didn't do that. See, that's sick. I understand Trump now.

We can't be giving these immigrants these jobs, because these immigrants, you come over and you don't treat the job right. Roy, we had a wonderful seven years together. It has nothing to do with you. You inspired me, if anything, it was, I was thanking you in a way. That's what's up. You was thanking me, you're just gonna come over here and me think I'm gonna just do traffic. You wanna do traffic today. What you want, you want, you want to talk about Burkina Faso?

If anything, if anything, you know, the upside to a coup is this. Say what you want forces them out, they don't quit on their friends and then throw their friend under the bus. I'm throw you under the bus, Roy, and I feel like right now you're being a little dramatic. Can we, but can we, can we just talk about the traffic? Yeah, let's just talk about traffic, let's talk about Jaywalking. Thank you. Thank you. J-Walking, legal, legal, legal, legal, legal, legal, legal, legal, legal, legal, legal, legal, legal, legal, legal, legal. Jay, legal. Jay, legal. Jay, legal. Jay, legal. Jay, legal. J. their, legal. thin, legal. thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, I'm throw, I's, I's, I'm throw, I'm thin. I'm thin. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I. I, I, I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I'm, I'm, I'm th. I'm throwa, I'm throwa, I'm throwa, I'm throw. I'm throw. I'm throw. I'm throw. I'm throw. I'm throw. I'm throw. I'm throw. I'm throw. I'm throw thing that everybody should expect you do, you can just up and turn left and just ruin the flow of everybody else's life without any consideration. It is perfectly legal. They just go, oh look at me, I'm walking around, fucking up everybody else is traffic. Roy. Okay. I'm sorry that you feel like I said you were responsible for me leaving

the show, okay? I'm sorry. I'm also sorry that people are blaming you on social media, because, yeah, because you did nothing wrong, my friend. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Yeah, all you did was inspire me to leave the show. So in that spirit, my friend, can you please just do the traffic? Man, do your own damn traffic, man. I'm out now. I'm out now. Well, thank you so much for that warmly. When we come back, we're going to take a look at the hottest painting app you haven't heard about it.

Don't go away. Welcome back to the Daily Show. Let's take a moment to talk about dating apps. The quickest and most convenient way to meet a few dozen psychopaths. These days, practically every single person in the world is on an app like Tinder or Bumble. But apparently, not everyone feels like those apps are serving their needs. We are back with some headlines. Calling all conservatives a new dating app called The Right Stuff just might give you a chance to meet your true match.

It was funded by Peter Teal, but founded by former officials in the Trump administration, who had a hard time finding like-minded people to date on the existing dating apps that often made them feel unwelcome. But yeah, some of my friends would try to use the apps. They'd, the minute they became, it became known that they were working for Trump, the date immediately ended. That happened several times and my friends. Really? Yeah, girls will just get up and leave or you know abruptly try to end the date. Okay well now to be fair to be fair you can't assume these women left the date because of your

politics you can't assume that. I mean let's be honest Trump staff has got fired like every week they were getting fired. Maybe they just didn't want to date someone who was about to be broke. You don't know. It's like where do you work? I work for Trump. Oh, not for long. And also I call bullshit on this whole story. When does anyone go on a date and not know what the person does ahead of time? It's 202. We all have the internet. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thate. thate. thate. thate. thate. thate. thate. the. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to toee. toe. toe. toe. toe. to to to to to the. the. the. the. the me tell you something, by the time you get to the restaurant, you know their job, their friends, their dating history. If they've taken a picture on a beach off the year 2005, you've seen it. But either way, none of this will be an issue anymore thanks to the right stuff. A new dating app, just for conservatives that launched over the weekend. And once people started signing up, it was immediately. th. th. th. th. thiii. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thirty, thirty, thirty, thi. thi. thi. theateateateateate, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. If, thi. If, thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the. the. the. the. theeeeeeeeeeeeateeeeeeateeeeeea. theeateeeeea. theathat this isn't like other dating apps. Because there are prompts for things like favorite Bible verse.

That's fine. Favorite conservative pundit. And January 6th was blank. Yeah, so good luck out there. All you conservatives hoping to match with that special FBI agent monitoring the site. And look, the, the, the site. And look, there's nothing wrong with having a conservative dating site. Nothing wrong at all. There are plenty of apps where you can meet people with like the same religious beliefs, apps where you can meet fellow farmers. There's even an app where you can

connect with other die hard-star Trek fans. Which I think is super cool. It's great being able to avoid that awkward conversation about still being a virgin, because now you can just assume, you know? He's like, you, you, yeah! But if you ask me, you ask me, these apps are just one more way that people are retreating further and further into their own little bubbles, where you spend all your time with other people who are just like you.

And in my opinion, that's a little sad, which is why I'm glad that thanks to the Daily Show, there is another new dating app that's coming out soon, that takes a much different approach. Are you tired of going on dates with someone who's just like you? So you also support a gun control? Yeah. Boring.

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Hey, Fee, H-Feeh! Helping America come together. Oh my God, you're such a pity. Oh my God, you're such a pity. HENTIPING Americ Come Together. All right, stay tuned because when we come back, the one-onin-only Method Man will be joining me right here on the show. So I'm going to the Daily Show. My guest tonight is a Grammy Award winning rapper and original member of the Wu Tang Clan. He's also an actor and you know him from shows like Powerbook 2 Ghost. He's here to talk about his latest film on The Come Up, which is streaming now on Paramount Plus.

Please welcome Cliff Method Man Smith. Mr. Metsda. Mr. Metsda! They met the man that made a show. Are you kidding me? Who's up here in person? Last time we spoke was virtual. Now you're here in the flesh. I've always wondered this.

There are few human beings who have had careers as long and as successful as yours, but also careers that have spanned, you know, different worlds. Some people know you from the Wutang clan. Some people know you from Red Man and Metham, right? Right? Some people know you from The Wire. Some people are just like, he's an Instagram sex man. Like, you're a sex symbol on Instagram, right?

And on top of that, you're making movies. Yes. Does it ever th th th you've done, how much you are doing, how amazing your journey has been? When I step out my door, yeah. I love them. It's pretty cool. I wish these people could tell my kids this, because I don't know if they know how cool their dad is, you know? But it's pretty cool, you know, to have a career tha this this this this this this tha tha tha tha tha thi thi thi thi thi thi thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that, that, that, that, that, that, tho, that, that, that, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, th........... th....... th........ It, to have, to have, to have, to have to have a th.. to have a to have a to have a to have a to have a to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to toe. to toe. to to to to to to to to to tho, tho. And to still be enjoying it. That's what I see in your eyes.

Yes, sir. You enjoy every single moment. You know, you always hear these stories of musicians moving into film and they try it out. But you always hear these stories about how they're divas, they used to being rock stars when they get on film, they want the the corner even when you're not, is positive. Every single thing they go, they go, this man is professional, he loves it, he's courteous, he knows all of his lines, he's prepared, he is the epitome of what people want Hollywood

to be. Congratulations on that, for real. Thank you, very much. Well, I think, I think the biggest problem with some, their, the biggest, the biggest, the biggest, the biggest, the biggest, the biggest, the biggest, the biggest problem, the biggest problem, the biggest problem, the biggest problem with some, the biggest problem with some, the biggest problem with some, the biggest problem with some, the biggest, the biggest to branch into acting is they say things like, I'll try it for a minute. You know, this is something a lot of actors study for years. There are actors out there right now that you guys probably haven't even heard of that are cutting their teeth every day, every month, every year, still working a nine to five job but making those auditions, so who am I to cut the line and not to to cut to the the line the line to cut the line the line the line the line the line the line the line? the line? the line? the line? the line? the line? their? their. their. their. their. their. thi. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I'. I'. I'. I'. I'. I'. I'. I'. I'. I'. I'. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm tie. It's. It's try. I'll try, I'll try, I'll try, I'll try, I'll try, I'll try, I'll five job, but making those auditions, you know? So, who am I to cut the line and not do the work?

You know, so yeah. I love that. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. The new film that's coming out on Paramount Plus is a try to get into the rap game. It's an amazing story. the game and your character

plays a pivotal role in shaping her world. I would love to know when you first read the script and when you first heard about the story and even when you were making it, like were there parts of the journey that reminded you of your assent and to rap? Absolutely that's why the character I played his name Supreme. That's why I wanted to play him as honest as possible. I mean, of course it would be apparent that he would supposedly be the villain in a story like this, you know, because artists, the one thing that we like to hold on to when we do our art is our integrity. And compromise is out of the question if you're a true artist. And Supreme comes across to someone that tells you, straight up and down, yes, you can still be an artist, but you can compromise as well so we can get

this money, which is basically what it is at the end of the day so we can get a better, get your mother a better life, this, that and a third. And it's not exactly dangling a carrot in front of her. It's just saying, I can make you better than what you are, right or wrong. You had periods like that in your life, I'm assuming. You had periods where you could have chosen a fork in the road. I mean, you know, like the Wu Tang clan wasn't exactly the most, just like accepted in terms of commercial. Now you go everywhere.

Yeah, white people love us. Exactly. You can say it. You can say it. You said it, not me, you said. But I wonder how you maintain that integrity. Even when you, you know, when it was red and meth, like, how did you maintain that? How did you not go? I will forego what I want to do creatively to maybe more famous? Why did you not do that? Well I have a lot of people around me that let me know when I'm full of shit and it keeps me pretty grounded because you

can smell it when you're grounded. You know and you know where I'm from every opportunity that comes along is is something like a blessing you know and like I said to be doing it this long and for people to still you know trust me enough to work with me is just great. and the thi th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th. the th. the their their their their their their their their their their the to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to their to to their their their to still, you know, trust me enough to work with me is just great. And the grounded part is, I was born that way. I'm a humble person at heart and I'm, I'm a humble person at heart. And I, I thank you.

Thank you. I like how they're starting to be like, no, no, wait, I don't interrupt you. And I lean on family and friends as much as possible. Yeah, and it shows, it really does show, and I felt it even in this film, because, you know, we've seen films that talk about a career. We see films that talk about what happens in life, in the streets, in hip hop, whatever it may be. But what I loved about this film is how it came th how it th and how it th and how it a certain perspective absolutely you know and and when I watch you on screen I

go I don't like what you did but I understand why you do it I don't know how I feel about you you play this character with nuance I don't know to the. You know to the character I also have to give credit to the director so not lethate said I'm directed like, Sonat Lathan is a gem. Yes. She's a legend. She hasn't gotten her due in so many ways. And here she is, directing for the very first time, and it's amazing. How did that feel for you? Man, as soon as I heard that she was the director,

I was like, I gotta support my sister, let's go. thrown. She did a fabulous job. You know, she's not heavy-handed when it comes to the directing. This is the result of having someone who was an actor, as opposed to just camera work. So she saw it from both angles, and she walked us through it a lot. I mean, we were prepared to the point of being so prepared that our lead actress, Jammila C. Gray, who did a great job. She had very little time to film the battle because you know how budgets are and things

of that nature and Jamilla was on it and this is a testament to Sinai's work ethic. And like I said, she had a vision and us as actors took on the roles of trying to make that vision come to life as well as Angie's book, Angie Thomas, yes. What can I just say first of all to to to to to to to th you th you th. th. to th. th. th. th. th. th. thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi tho. tho. thi. She thi. the tho. She th. She's th. She's th. She's th. She's th. She's the. She's the. She's the. She's the. She. She. She. She. She. She. She. She. She. She. She. She. She. She. She. She. She th. She th. She th. She th. She th. She th. She th. She th. She th. She's th. She's th. She's the. She's the. She's theea. She's thea. She's thea. She hasea. She hasea. She hasea. She has thea. She hasea. She hasea. She's thea. She's the that vision come to life, as well as Angie's book, Angie Thomas. Yes. Well, can I just say, first of all, as I always say to you, congratulations. Thank you for being the epitome of what I would hope to even try to be in life. Somebody who enjoys what they do, somebody who crushes it in everything that they do. I appreciate you so much. You know I lovethat, everybody. Make sure to cross the film. We're going to take a quick break.

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