00:00 First of all, what was the most surprising thing to you about the ride of this movie?
00:05 I think that the kind of slow roll of it, just by virtue of that it's a tiny movie and
00:12 we also had the strike and people have really found it in a trickle.
00:16 So I've really loved every day or weekend or whatever, if someone goes on a plane, the
00:21 little bits and bobs of people popping in to say that they loved it or that it meant
00:24 something to them.
00:26 So it's not this just big wash, it's been a really slow burn in a nice way.
00:29 We also made something incredibly specific to us and the fact that it had this sort of
00:36 like universality that it did, I think was just like a thrill to us and it was like everything
00:42 we had hoped for.
00:44 And this recognition is like just a little sprinkle, sprinkle.
00:49 Motivation maybe to continue working with your friends?
00:52 Totally, well certainly the two of us are hoping to make some things and write some
00:55 things together in our lives so it was a great first trial with some of our dear friends
01:00 as buffers and now maybe we put it under the gauntlet and do it alone maybe?
01:04 Yeah, we really ripped the bandaid off.
01:06 Tell me about that, mixing business and pleasure.
01:09 How do you, first of all, mixing a relationship and business.
01:13 How is that?
01:15 How do you guys find that, navigating that as artists but also as a couple?
01:21 I think it was really put under, you know, we're both actors so we've existed in this
01:25 space for a long time as like friends and then in a relationship but we really put it
01:31 under the microscope in working together so intensely on this film and I think it was
01:36 like, we did a good job.
01:38 I'm really proud of us.
01:39 I mean I think we definitely try to prioritize each having our own spaces and spheres and
01:44 things that belong to us individually so that when we do come together it's really intentional
01:47 and it's something we really want to make together and luckily part of the greatest
01:51 part of our relationship is that we really have similar sensibilities and find the same
01:55 things funny so it's a joy to like spend time, you know, making things that make us both
02:00 happy.
02:01 Yeah, we only fought one time on this entire film.
02:03 Yeah.
02:04 And it was on the final day when we were like behind the clock.
02:07 We had only like two and a half days to shoot the entire musical at the end of the film
02:11 and a lot of pressure was on, you know, executing it and I got very anxious and I was on the
02:16 God mic.
02:17 I was on the God mic just sort of like dumping his anxieties on the children.
02:20 It wasn't that bad.
02:21 I was like, "Get to Village!" and I like sent him away.
02:25 And then it took a minute and then we were okay.
02:28 And that was it.
02:31 And then you, you know, obviously you made up because then you got engaged after that.
02:34 So tell me how that's going.
02:36 I was just reading up on you guys in preparation and I googled you and saw like some stories
02:43 about wedding planning, so I hate to be that guy at the party, but how's it going?
02:47 It's going like well.
02:49 We have like a long runway, long engagement, which has been like really nice and easy and
02:55 chill and has made the process not feel like as anxiety inducing as I think a lot of people
03:00 experience this process as.
03:01 Yeah, we just make little decisions at a time.
03:05 I think, you know, we don't feel a ton of pressure on like the day that maybe some people
03:11 feel because we just feel really lucky that we have lots of great, exciting, celebratory
03:15 moments as a couple all the time.
03:18 So there's a lot of pressure on like a wedding being like the largest day in a lot of people's
03:22 lives, but like he won like a Tony Award at 22.
03:26 You know what I mean?
03:27 It's like, it's different.
03:28 I got to ask two questions.
03:31 One, which is a serious business question.
03:33 Then we got to go something light for the end because we can't end on this.
03:36 This was too good.
03:37 We can't end on something heavy.
03:38 But I wanted to ask you because you're so smart writer, performer, you guys sing, do
03:43 everything.
03:44 The threat of AI is still looming.
03:46 Are you nervous about that as artists?
03:47 What do you make of it?
03:49 I mean, it was just mentioned yesterday during the SAG Awards about Fran Drescher talking
03:53 about just that it's still a thing that actors need to be aware of and we just don't know
03:57 how it's going to go.
03:58 Are you reading up on it?
03:59 How are you feeling about it?
04:01 I've been very uninformed.
04:02 I think in terms of just like being a big scary thing, it's certainly concerning and
04:07 I would love to be able to still always do my job and be the only one that could do my
04:10 job.
04:11 But I honestly don't know enough about it to know how afraid to be or not.
04:15 I feel, yeah, I am probably the same.
04:17 I feel dumb and scared about it all.
04:23 We'll go light.
04:25 One of the great things about being here and being included among these nominees is championing
04:29 independent film and storytellers and shining a light on some things that maybe need a little
04:33 bit more of a light.
04:34 Is there a performance or a film that's either among this group of nominees or the wider
04:39 release from the past year that you really love that you want to shout out?
04:43 I really loved All of Us Strangers, the Andrew Haigh film, and specifically Andrew Scott's
04:47 performance in it and Paul Maskell's performance.
04:50 Just amazing movie with so much sophistication and a really beautiful queer relationship
04:56 and I loved it.
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