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I'm Anthony Mackie.
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This is everything I do in a day.
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I wake up at 5 a .m.
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I wake up to Beyoncé.
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I do.
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I love Beyoncé.
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She makes me strong.
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She's my spirit animal.
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The first thing I do in the morning is 100 push -ups.
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Second thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth.
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Don't ask me what the third thing is.
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Like a gangster.
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My morning are stupid.
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End this.
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I told you don't ask me what the third thing was.
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I said that.
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Always shower after your shit.
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Get you ready for your day, trust me.
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I have a gangster shower.
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Designed it myself, I'm pretty proud of it.
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I have the Kohler temperature setting, different settings, mechanical joint.
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So I got like six jet heads and one rain spout.
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But then I got the steamer.
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So I put the steamer on, get it right while I'm getting undressed.
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I oil before I shower so that the skin I think I soak up the oil with the mist.
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I'm in there like I'm Farrah Fawcett, you know what I mean, getting it right, bubbles.
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And then my shower has like aromatherapy.
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So I put the tea tree oil in there and the steam comes out with tea tree oil in it.
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Sometimes I'll put a nice lavender, it's nice.
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Tulip oil, it's nice.
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Glam routine is I put on my age -defying moisturizer from Kiehl's with my eye un -puffy moisturizer
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that they told me to put on because it'll make me look younger.
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Then I've recently discovered beard oil.
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I oil my beard and exfoliate.
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And then I put on a little SPF 15 in my T -zone and my forehead to stop from wrinkling.
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Put the pomade on the waves, get it tight, brush them down.
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Then I give my man some love, a little powder.
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Bang, bang, then I'm good to go.
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Don't ask me, don't ask, I'm being honest.
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Don't blame a brother for being honest.
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Everybody powder their man, bang, bang.
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Y 'all don't powder y 'all man?
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You live in LA, homie.
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Start partying your man, he need love too.
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I check my phone periodically, I technically never have my phone on me, I'm not a phone dude, that's why I don't social media.
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Once every two hours, I'll go see yo, what's up?
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Venmo, all day, cause the cash do be coming in, you know that.
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My Litecoin app, to see where my Litecoin at, cause I don't trust Bitcoin, Litecoin forever.
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My camera's at my house, see what's going on at the house, see if the raccoon's back.
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It's an ordeal, the possums, the raccoons.
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It's a fight, they're gangsta.
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If it's fantasy season, I check my fantasy app.
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Gotta make trades in the off season.
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I'm a like t -shirt, under armor kind of dude.
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So I usually just throw on a tee, some sweats, or some shorts, depending on how hot it is.
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If it's cold, I go gangsta, layers, t -shirt, button up sweater, with the compression pants, with the jeans,
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with the boots, after putting on the double layer socks.
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That's tube socks plus footies.
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I like footies.
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For breakfast, I usually do steel cut oats.
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No fruit, sugar content's too high.
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I'll just boil those, do them with a little bit of almond milk.
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That's it, a little aside.
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Boom, just one scoop, scoop of protein.
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Boom, enough carbs, enough protein.
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Enzymes are correct, fuel me for the next three hours.
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That's the breakfast I have every day.
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When I get up, I hit the gym first about 7 .30, 8 o 'clock.
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I run four miles to the gym, get in.
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I'm already warm from the jog.
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30 minutes of legs, then we move on to other places.
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That's why I powder my man.
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Bang, bang!
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Monday is chest and try.
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Tuesday will be back and biceps.
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Every day you hit abs for 20 minutes.
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And then Wednesday will be legs and shoulders.
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Burn them out, start the routine over Thursday.
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From the gym, I go to the house.
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When I'm not working, I build houses.
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Right now, my thing is stained glass.
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If you stay in a Mackey house, you'll see a beautiful piece of stained glass in the living room and the bedroom.
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I'll make a little bit of stained glass piece and stick it in the wall.
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You always snack.
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I always keep a bowl of almonds, unsalted, or boiled peanuts.
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In New Orleans, you can get boiled peanuts.
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They put them in seasoning and pepper, and there's usually some old dude on the side of the street selling them.
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Just snack on those all day.
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Or a pickled pig lip is the best thing on earth.
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If you're from the South, you're with me.
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If you're not, you suck.
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It's my creature comfort.
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Brings me to my youth.
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Or some hog head cheese.
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I call that redneck pate.
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I think it's dope.
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I know what hog head cheese and pate are with me kid.
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I usually eat every three, three and a half hours.
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So around 11, I'll snack, snack, snack.
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Eat around 11, 12.
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Little sauteed spinach tuna medley.
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Little bit of brown rice.
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Half a cup of brown rice salt and pepper, paprika, little Tony Sacharan, that's what we do, boom.
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That's my typical lunch.
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I do fish for lunch.
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In the afternoon, I usually do something involving sheetrock.
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I put my dudes on other projects and I do the little stuff.
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Installing cabinets, cutting granite, putting in flooring, hanging doors, sheetrock, taping, floating, priming, sanding.
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But when I'm unemployed, I'm doing man stuff.
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I'm no longer getting my nails done and going to the spa.
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I like to go to the spa.
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So if I'm in LA, I'll go down to Koreatown.
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I'm there all day.
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Koreans do it when they come to the spa, y 'all.
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There's one spot, it's a spa with Korean barbecue.
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And I'm like, these motherfuckers have broke the matrix.
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How can you get Korean barbecue and a massage?
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You win.
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But that's only when I'm working.
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Not only it happens when I come out to LA.
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I don't do that in nowhere else.
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You don't do that in New Orleans.
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So on Friday, I do my cheat.
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Around six o 'clock, I leave home, walk to the quarter, hit port -a -call, get me a huma -huma, leave port -a -call, go around to my Cuban spa, get my mojito, leave there,
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go get my daiquiri from New Orleans Original Daiquiri House Special 64 -ounce.
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You know that?
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Stop at my cigar spot on Canal, get a cigar, then I'll go get me some pho from Namiz, my man Andrew.
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After that, we hitting the couch or playing with the kids.
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I'm usually, after that, I'm messing with the kids doing homework before bed and stuff.
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Get the kids their juice, turn on the TV, watch a little cartoon network, watch a little PJ Masks.
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PJ Masks go off, it's bedtime.
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Kids in the bed for 8 .30.
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That's when Daddy Mac come out, start yelling.
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When Daddy Mac comes out, everybody's in trouble.
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So when I say go to bed, they go to bed.
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You don't go to bed, I'ma hug and kiss you until you go to bed.
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So they just run and get into bed.
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Reverse psychology.
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Turn on Hallmark Channel, watch Frasier, which comes on right after Golden Girls.
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Depends on if I can stay up for Frasier, but usually the Golden Girls do the trick.
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Dorothy and Blanche, that's my booze.
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I watch the Hallmark Channel, I don't care, I love it.
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You make quality programming.
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I can't wait to be in one of your movies.
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I'm an early sleeper.
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For me, it's usually about nine o 'clock, 9 .30.
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I have one of those old people mattresses that do that, that you see on the commercials.
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And yo, if you have not been in one of those Tempur -Pedic joints that bend like that with the remote control, you're sleeping wrong.
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I put a six inch memory foam on top of that dog, strap it in, got the nice comforter.
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I sleep naked, I have nice sheets, gypsum cotton.
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I don't want nothing between me and my sheets.
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They're nice.
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I got like the three rows of pillows with the little circular pillow in the middle.
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It's gangsta.
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Turn on Golden Girls, yo, you can't mess with it.
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Yeah, I met Betty White once.
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I'm not gonna say what she said because in 2019 you can't say that to people anymore.
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Let's just say she really thought I was cute.
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I'll just say that.
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I'm Anthony Mackie and this is what I do in a day.

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Why Practice Speaking with This Video?

Anthony Mackie’s casual, conversational tone in this video makes it perfect for shadow speak practice. His natural rhythm, slang, and personal anecdotes create a real-world context that mirrors everyday English. Shadowing his speech helps you master fluency, intonation, and the art of speaking like a native—skills that textbooks can’t teach. Plus, his mix of humor and candor keeps practice engaging, making it easier to stay consistent.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

The video is packed with practical language. Here are key takeaways:

  • Colloquial contractions: "I'm", "don't", "y'all" are used heavily. These shorten speech and sound natural—essential for conversational fluency.
  • Casual imperatives: "Get you ready for your day", "Start partying your man" show how to give advice informally, a common speaking skill.
  • Idiomatic phrases: "It's an ordeal" and "the cash do be coming in" add color. Learning these helps you sound less robotic and more relatable.

Common Pronunciation Traps & How to Fix Them

Mackie’s accent and fast speech create tricky moments—perfect for honing shadow speak skills. Watch for:

  • "Gangster": The "g" is soft, not hard. Practice saying it with a relaxed throat to avoid over-enunciating.
  • "Litecoin": The stress is on the first syllable ("LITE-coin"), not the second. Misplacing stress can confuse listeners.
  • "Aromatherapy": Break it into "a-ro-ma-THER-a-py" to avoid slurring. Slow down to master the rhythm.

To improve English pronunciation, use shadowspeak techniques: repeat each line immediately after Mackie, mimicking his tone and pace. This trains your mouth to form sounds naturally and builds muscle memory for fluent speech.

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