Joel Kim Booster Shares His Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence at the Spirit Awards 2024 | THR Video - video Dailymotion

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Joel Kim Booster tells THR whether he gets nervous going on stage while on the red carpet for the Film Independent Spirit Awards. Plus, he shares his thoughts on A.I., the advances of technology and how it can impact a creator.

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00:00Joel Kambusar, you look amazing. Tell me about this suit.

00:02This is a Helmut Lang suit.

00:04It is giving sort of like made-up country and a Netflix rom-com royalty.

00:10That is my vibe today.

00:13And the prince who didn't know he was a prince is...

00:15It's really working.

00:17And tell me about the pin. This is the Artist for Ceasefire.

00:19Artist for Ceasefire pin.

00:21Listen, you know, it is quite literally the least I could do in this moment, I think,

00:26is bring a little awareness to what's going on in Gaza right now

00:29and hopefully move some hearts and minds to really dig deep

00:33and look into what's going on over there

00:35and how we can, you know, affect a little bit of change.

00:38But, again, I'm just an actor and a writer on a red carpet.

00:42So I know that the impact is probably not that big.

00:46But, again, it's just a small gesture for something that I care a lot about.

00:51Yeah, and getting the message out.

00:53Joel Kambusar, you're presenting today, right?

00:55What, first of all, did, do you ever get nervous getting up on stage?

01:00You're on stages every night, so...

01:01Yeah, it's a little different here, though,

01:03because normally I'm on stage in front of people

01:06who either don't care if I live or die or really, really like me.

01:11And at things like this, I'm getting on stage in front of people

01:15that I hugely respect and admire who raised me in many cases.

01:19And so it is a little more nerve-wracking, for sure.

01:23And do you just take the script they give you, or do you offer notes?

01:26No, actually, Natalie and I, listen, whoever wrote the script was great,

01:31and it was Natalie and I collaborated with them a little bit

01:33to, like, you know, bring our voices a little more into it.

01:36And, you know, I rarely, a lot of war shows don't give you that leeway.

01:42So it was nice that Natalie and I were able to, like, sort of sit down

01:46and, like, look at what they gave us and just make it a little changes

01:49and touches that made it just sound a little more like us, you know?

01:52And everyone talks at these shows about the host

01:56and the tone they set for the show.

01:58As a comedian, obviously, you have a good eye and an ear for what works best.

02:03What can you say about A.D. Bryan?

02:04Or tell me this, what kind of tone do you appreciate

02:08when you watch an award show?

02:10Because you're also somebody who loves this culture, too.

02:13So what do you look for, what do you like, what do you respond to most?

02:16For me, first of all, I think A.D. is a brilliant choice for this gig.

02:20I think that she is sort of, she brings sort of a comedic aloofness

02:25but also a reverence, too, which I think is the key,

02:29is that, like, yes, I think we want to be roasted a little bit.

02:32We want, you know, you take the piss out of Hollywood a little bit,

02:35but there has to be, like, sort of a baseline reverence for it, too.

02:38You have to love the movies and the, you know, awards of it all and things like that.

02:44And so you can sort of tell when it's coming from a place of, like, superiority versus irreverence,

02:49and I think that's the key is, like, you know, the best hosts, I think, in my opinion,

02:55come to it with a knowledge and a love for Hollywood and movies and TV,

03:00but also love it enough to know what they can make fun of, you know?

03:05And so I think that's, striking that balance is really difficult,

03:08and I think it's one I expect A.D. to pull it off without a hitch.

03:12And then I wanted to ask you, too, you know, we're standing here

03:15on what could be the precipice of major change instituted by AI and Sora and all these things.

03:22How are you feeling as a creator?

03:24I mean, you're more than an actor.

03:25You're a writer, a producer, somebody who works in all facets of the business.

03:30Are you scared about what's to come?

03:32Yeah, absolutely.

03:33I think it's really nerve-wracking, and I think the advances that we're seeing,

03:38it's happening quicker than I think we're able to adjust to it.

03:42But I think at the end of the day, like, listen, our jobs, what we bring to it,

03:50what human beings, what artists bring to the work, I think is undeniable,

03:55and I think people can see through it and sense, like, the real heart.

04:01And I think especially awards like the Indie Spirits, like, really demonstrate that,

04:07of, like, what the power of human storytelling can bring to art.

04:11And, listen, like, I think if anyone's job should be replaced by AI, it should be the execs, you know?

04:20In terms of, like, the skill sets, I think it aligns a little bit more with what AI is able to do

04:26in terms of just sort of distilling algorithms and, you know, what can be bought and sold

04:33and things like that.

04:34But I don't know.

04:35We'll see.

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