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  • 7 weeks ago
In this interview clip, Paul Walter Hauser breaks down his approach to comedy, citing Jason Bateman as the ultimate straight man. He explains how he tried to bring a grounded performance to his role in 'The Naked Gun' reboot by studying both Bateman and original cast member George Kennedy.
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00:00I still think like the crown jewel of straight men in comedies is Jason Bateman in Arrested
00:06Development or Horrible Bosses or anything like that. He manages to get laughs while also being
00:16the most grounded. So in a way I was like, you know, this is a good challenge for me to
00:21leave
00:21all my silliness at home and know that my environment of comedy is silly, but I'm trying
00:27to play it straight. So I kind of studied George Kennedy in the original films and I was like,
00:32oh, you're also playing his son. So take a couple things from him that are, you know,
00:37whether people notice it or not, there's a couple George Kennedy-isms that I imbued the character with.

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