00:00So how does it feel to be here with the Best Actor nomination?
00:04Great.
00:05It's awesome to be here.
00:07That's like the biggest award of the night, right?
00:10I don't think it really still sunk into me like, you're nominated for Best Actor.
00:15Hey, me?
00:17Really?
00:18Okay, thank you.
00:20You know?
00:21But it's cool.
00:23It's awesome.
00:25You can't even really subscribe.
00:30Sorry.
00:31I'm following all my words.
00:32That's the nervousness showing.
00:35You know?
00:36Because never being here before, I'm just taking it all in.
00:38But at the same time, I'm like, oh, wow.
00:40That's such and such.
00:41And that's such and such.
00:42So it's like, at the same time, I'm a fan.
00:45I'm so much as a nominee and I'm just, you know, I'm loving it.
00:49Is there anyone you're...
00:50I'm really rooting for tonight.
00:51I mean, Sandra's also nominated and she's been cleaning up this award season.
00:54Yeah.
00:55So...
00:56I want her to continue to.
00:57That would be cool.
00:58Continue to clean it up.
00:59She's...
01:00Deserves it.
01:0120 years in the business.
01:02And, you know, she's an awesome...
01:05She's an awesome actress.
01:06She's an awesome individual person.
01:07Like, she's great.
01:10I can't name one person that would meet her and literally not love her.
01:15within minutes of knowing her.
01:16Like, she's incredible.
01:17And when you...
01:18When you sort of...
01:20Got involved with this project.
01:21Did you really expect it to sort of take off the way it did?
01:25I had no idea.
01:26I had no idea.
01:27Like, when I first got involved with the project, all I knew is that it was a lead...
01:30role for a guy my size and a major...
01:35motion picture.
01:36So I was like, okay, that's me.
01:37I got this.
01:38I'm going...
01:39I went into the audition.
01:40I didn't need no sides.
01:41You need sides?
01:42Nah, I'm good.
01:43I didn't need no sides.
01:44I have...
01:45I got my lines down.
01:46I had how I was going to act it out.
01:48At the end of the audition, I had the...
01:50casting directors in tears.
01:51So I was like, I've never seen this before.
01:54You crying?
01:55Really?
01:56I'm sorry.
01:57But they were like, no, no.
01:58You did so great.
01:59We found out Michael.
02:00I'm like...
02:00Thank you, Jesus.
02:01I got it.
02:02I got it.
02:03I got it.
02:04So...
02:05And are you gearing up?
02:05For the Oscars next weekend.
02:06Yes.
02:07Definitely.
02:08I'm excited.
02:10You know what's funny?
02:11When nervousness hits me, it hits me like right before something's about to happen.
02:14So I...
02:15I won't really know until I pull up and get out of the car or when I'm in there sitting
02:19down then I'm...
02:20I might be nervous but right now I'm like super excited and you know, wish the best.
02:25For the blind side.
02:26You know what I mean?
02:27Especially with the DVD coming out next month.
02:29That's...
02:30Yeah.
02:31It's cool.
02:32It's a great movie.
02:33And what's next for you?
02:34Do you have anything lined up or just...
02:35I have an episode of...
02:36Way to get it to wave in.
02:37I know, right?
02:38I have an episode of Law & Order.
02:40SVU airing next month as well that I did with...
02:45Lisa Arendelle Anderson and Jill Scott.
02:48So...
02:49It's gonna be...
02:50Yeah.
02:51Yeah.
02:52It's gonna be a great episode and they're awesome actresses.
02:55I'm super talented.
02:56Everyone on the set was like...
02:58So cool to work with.
02:59I'm like...
03:00I wanna do more shows.
03:01Do more shows.
03:02More movies.
03:03Let me get it all.
03:04Let me do it all.
03:05You know?
03:05Best of luck with you.
03:06It was a pleasure talking to you.
03:07And best of luck tonight as well.
03:08Thanks so much.
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