Damson Idris Replies To Fans Online

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Damson Idris goes online to answer the internet’s questions. The British actor responds to questions on Quora, Reddit and X, as well as fact-checking Wikipedia and replying to YouTube, TikTok and Instagram comments.Did Brad Pitt and Damson Idris do their own F1 stunts? Did Damson dream of being Cristiano Ronaldo? Is Damson Idris aware of all the Snowfall edits? Watch the full episode as Damson Idris goes undercover and answers all these questions and more.----------Director: Liam Woolmer-ThompsonDirector of Photography: Harris AlviEditor: Gerard ZarraTalent: Damson IdrisProducer: Liam Woolmer-ThompsonCreative Producer: Kristen DeVoreCoordinating Producer: Sam DennisLine Producer: Jen SantosProduction Manager: James PipitoneProduction Coordinator: Elizabeth HymesTalent Booker: Tracy ShafferCamera Operator: Ashton BornGaffer: Caterina CastroSound Mixer: Michael PanayiotisProduction Assistant: Grace OConnorPost Production Supervisor: Jess DunnPost Production Coordinator: Rachel KimSupervising Editor: Rob LombardiAssistant Editor: Justin Symonds

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00:00Do you think Brad Pitt and Damson Idris are doing their own driving stunts in the movie?

00:04I'm doing my driving stunts. Brad isn't. He was chilling, having a caramel latte on every...

00:10I'm lying.

00:11Hey, what's up GQ? It's Damson Idris. I'm here going undercover on the internet.

00:16And guess what? It's actually me.

00:25Wikipedia.

00:25He played football and dreamed of being the next Cristiano Ronaldo.

00:31That's very true. I support Mantis United because I grew up in Peckham and I'm a glory hunter.

00:37And Cristiano Ronaldo was the greatest player that we ever signed.

00:40And I think it's amazing that he's still playing today.

00:45He played rugby. And in 2002, he shook the hand of the Queen Elizabeth II

00:51when his team took part in her Golden Jubilee.

00:53Jubilee. That's very true.

00:56I was a baby. I was in a line.

00:57I walked up to the Queen and I was like,

00:59Oh, you're on our money.

01:01It was kind of embarrassing.

01:03Instagram.

01:07Do you think he's a UK food or a US food guy?

01:11Man, the UK is going to hate me.

01:13I'm a US food guy.

01:14I loved soul food, man.

01:17Like Southern food.

01:18Like that's the way to my heart.

01:19Like really.

01:22What's your dream role?

01:23My dream role is always the one I'm doing.

01:26I really do live in a manifesting state.

01:29I said I wanted to work with my friends.

01:31I said I wanted to work in Africa and that's what I'm doing now.

01:33I said I wanted to play an athlete and along came F1.

01:36I said I wanted to work in the States and along came Snowfall.

01:39Next, we'll see.

01:41I think music though.

01:42Music is something that I'm constantly thinking about.

01:45TikTok.

01:50Do you think Damson is aware of all of the Snowfall edits that exist of him?

01:55I've definitely seen loads of them.

01:57I can't tell you what my favorite one is.

01:59There was one I watched where it was like a mashup of me winning best actor at the NAACP.

02:05Right when I say with my mom,

02:08When you come to Los Angeles, you better win.

02:10Boom.

02:10It goes into the edit.

02:12Whoever made that might have a job for you in the future.

02:15Keep going.

02:17On to Quora.

02:19Which I don't know what it is.

02:22Did I pronounce it right?

02:23Quora.

02:24Who are Damson Idris' acting inspirations?

02:28Four people.

02:30Marlon Brando,

02:31Sidney Poitier,

02:32Denzel Washington,

02:33Daniel Day-Lewis.

02:34What were your favorite films growing up?

02:38When I was younger,

02:39my favorite film was Bad Boys.

02:41What type of research did Damson Idris do to prep for F1 the movie?

02:49So what did I do?

02:50I binge watched Drive to Survive.

02:53I downloaded the F1 game,

02:54created a fake character and won the championship.

02:57And yeah,

02:58I trained behind the Formula One cars for about seven months.

03:01Before I even had the part,

03:03I jumped in one of the simulators

03:04so that when I'd auditioned in London,

03:07I'd know what I was doing.

03:08Still didn't know what I was doing.

03:12Do you think Brad Pitt and Damson Idris

03:14are doing their own driving stunts in the movie F1?

03:18I'm doing my driving stunts.

03:20Brad isn't.

03:20He was chilling,

03:21having a caramel latte on every...

03:23I'm lying.

03:24We both drove the cars.

03:26We had stunt guys too

03:27and Luciano Bacchetta

03:28and Craig Dolby.

03:30But yeah,

03:30that's really us, man.

03:31That's really me

03:32sweating and crying inside.

03:36How did Damson Idris and Brad Pitt feel

03:38filming at the British Grand Prix?

03:40I don't know how Brad felt,

03:41but for me,

03:42it was an amazing experience

03:44because I'm born and raised in London.

03:46Hamilton won that day,

03:47which was extra special.

03:49And it didn't rain,

03:50so we got the best shot in the sun.

03:53All right,

03:54let's see some YouTube comments.

03:55Growing up in East L.A.,

04:00I can wholeheartedly say

04:02that this dude absolutely murdered

04:04his L.A. accent in Snowfall.

04:07How did he perfect that, though?

04:08I'm dying to know.

04:10Firstly,

04:10I watched a bunch of movies

04:12that were set in that area,

04:13Boys in the Hood,

04:15Baby Boy,

04:15most of John Singleton's movies.

04:17I hung out with John Singleton

04:19like every day,

04:20rest in peace.

04:21But I would call up Snoop Dogg

04:23on FaceTime

04:23and I'd hang out with Dub C

04:25and go see him perform with Ice Cube.

04:27Just anyone from L.A.

04:29became a Lakers fan,

04:30a Rams fan.

04:31And yeah,

04:32I think Kendrick Lamar

04:33is a fantastic rapper, too,

04:34so I listened to a lot of his music

04:36and, of course, Park.

04:37And before you knew it,

04:38I was able to, you know,

04:40walk the walk

04:40and be frank with the same.

04:44What's next for him?

04:45I feel like this guy could do anything.

04:47So right now,

04:49I'm in South Africa, Cape Town,

04:51doing a movie called

04:51Children of Blood and Bone.

04:52It's a mythological story

04:54based in Africa.

04:56I started a beautiful

04:57fine jewelry brand

04:58called Didris.

04:59The reason I got into it

05:00was because of my mom.

05:01I wanted to pay homage to her.

05:03She used to buy gold in Nigeria

05:05and come to London

05:06and sell it,

05:07go back to Nigeria

05:08with the profit,

05:09elevate my family,

05:10and I wanted to pay respects

05:12to her journey.

05:13Let's check Twitter.

05:15I mean, X.

05:18Does he have a deal

05:19with Prada or Tommy Hilfiger?

05:21I feel like I've been seeing him

05:22in so many campaigns.

05:24Super cool.

05:25Double eyes.

05:26Three times.

05:27Those are two brands that I love.

05:29For my first paycheck,

05:30I bought some Prada shoes.

05:32And Tommy Hilfiger

05:32is such a cool heritage brand,

05:34but it's also innovative.

05:36Them being in partnership with F1,

05:38it was a no-brainer

05:39for me to link up with them.

05:41Just finished the final episode

05:46of Snowfall,

05:46and man,

05:47what the hell was that ending?

05:49Why'd they do Franklin like that?

05:51With Franklin,

05:52I wanted him to actually...

05:56But we all decided

05:58what is a fate worse than death.

06:00We always knew that

06:02the wage of sin is death.

06:04But who knows, man?

06:05Who knows what will be

06:07in the future for Franklin?

06:09What are Franklin Saints goat moments?

06:39Hmm...

06:40Franklin Saint goat moments.

06:42There's so many.

06:44Because I was a G on that show.

06:45I'm going to give you four.

06:47Number one's got to be

06:48the brick by brick scene

06:50because I see so many kids

06:52doing it online

06:53and it always makes me laugh.

06:55I love the bodies, bodies,

06:56bodies scene

06:57where I was two Franklins

06:59because I was only able

07:01to do it in one take.

07:03But I think what we created

07:04was great.

07:05I love the scene

07:06at the end

07:07when Franklin says to Leon,

07:09you're my best friend.

07:11That was a special moment

07:12because it was improvised

07:14and I really was

07:15talking to my guy Isaiah.

07:17You know,

07:18I wasn't going to see him again

07:19and...

07:20Well,

07:20I wasn't going to get to work

07:21with him on the show again.

07:22And the fourth one

07:24when he was talking to

07:25Jerome and Louis

07:27and Leon

07:28with the cane

07:29and he was like,

07:31like I got us out

07:31of every other

07:32mother...

07:32thing else.

07:34That, yeah.

07:34That was...

07:35That was a gold moment.

07:37Okay.

07:38That's it from me.

07:39Thank you for all your questions,

07:40everyone.

07:41Hopefully you learned

07:41some new things about me.

07:43Stamps and Idris

07:44signing off the internet.

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