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Dramatic sky unfolding here in New York City, and I gotta say, this is one of the more creative places to do an interview.
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So, Jen, what made you want to answer 73 questions in a Williamsburg mini golf course?
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You know, during the pandemic, I was really jealous because my husband started golfing and he had like an outdoor activity.
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And so I'm going to try to get really good at it today so that I too can have an outdoor activity.
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Seems logical.
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Plus, I heard a storm was coming in.
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I was like, let's get outside.
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And this seems dangerously exciting.
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Very.
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So when was the last time that you played mini golf?
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Never or like five years ago.
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On a scale of one to ten, how would you rank your abilities?
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One.
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So you're telling me there's a higher than zero percent chance of a hole in one today?
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No.
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Well, I hope I'm surprised.
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Now, Jen, with everything that's going on between balancing your career and your personal life, what makes you happiest these days?
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My family.
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And what have you done for the first time recently?
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Give birth.
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Congratulations.
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Ten years from now, what will you regret doing way too much of?
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Interviews.
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If you could resurrect one person from history and put them in the world today, who would it be?
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Chris Farley.
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Who's the first person who left you starstruck?
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The Verizon Wireless guy.
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I was doing a commercial in Canada.
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It was my 16th birthday, and the Verizon guy brought me my birthday cake.
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I hope he can hear you now.
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I hope he can.
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What's one thing that you always have in your trailer, Jen?
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A robe.
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What is your favorite movie over the last five years?
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Hereditary.
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And what is your favorite movie of all time that you never get sick of?
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I mean, the movie I've seen the most and watched for any occasion is Father of the Bride 2.
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Now, is there one type of film that you haven't done but you would love to do one day?
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Comedy.
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Now let's get a view of you from this Manhattan skyline behind you.
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I think there may be some lightning, so hopefully we're insured for this.
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Moody.
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So moody.
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Now you were discovered here on a spring break trip with your mom.
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What else did you do on that trip?
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Um, we ate at Applebee's in Times Square.
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And that's the reason you live here now?
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Oh yes.
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What's the best part about living in this city?
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The energy.
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And what is the one recommendation you give to anyone visiting?
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Wash your feet when you get home, and if you see Bethany Frankel, tell her she's not a chef.
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That's it.
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I love Real Housewives.
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So when do people...
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She is.
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Oh, got it.
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Now, when do people become real New Yorkers?
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Either after 10 years or if you can talk trains.
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And what do you say to anyone who insists that Los Angeles is better than New York City?
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They're right.
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Los Angeles is better in so many ways.
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You have to be a real city rat.
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want to live here.
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What's the craziest thing you've ever seen here?
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Um, a...
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Well, speaking of rats, a rat about the size of a tabby cat, walking very confidently through the subway, not afraid of anyone.
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Well, it's time to walk confidently to our next hole.
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Alright.
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What's your favorite wine?
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Um, God, I don't really...
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No, I mean, just like a red?
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And what is the perfect dessert to pair with that glass of red wine?
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Not a huge dessert person, but I guess like a sorbet.
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And dinner parties or after parties?
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After parties.
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And speaking of after parties, your first Oscars after party.
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Was that as crazy as it seems?
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What seemed crazy?
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Your first Oscars after party.
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Oh yeah, I threw up.
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Okay, Jen, you work with tons of talented actors.
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Which actor is the most fun to be on set with?
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The most fun I've ever had with actors on set is Josh and Liam, Hunger Games.
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Hi boys.
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They're great.
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Can you hear that thunder?
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I do.
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Oh my god, this is getting crazy.
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It's getting close.
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It's getting close.
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Now, what is the best quality in a director?
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Um, kindness and openness.
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What is the best quality of a co-star?
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Kindness and confidence.
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And what director are you really, really hoping to collaborate with?
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Um, Ari Aster, Leo Krox, um, the, uh, the Coen brothers.
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Good names.
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And do you still want to direct one day?
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Sure.
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Maybe.
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I don't know.
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There's so many better directors than me, but maybe.
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Really hope you do.
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And which of your co-stars blew you away the most during any take?
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Christian Bale.
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Why?
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He became a completely different person.
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And which actors' work do you most admire?
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Meryl Streep.
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Now, you've also worked with another legend, Robert De Niro.
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Can you share with me your all-time favorite, quintessentially Robert De Niro, Robert De Niro story?
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He is amazing on set.
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And he's just the sweetest man in the world, still very intimidating.
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I invited him to my rehearsal dinner for my wedding, obviously expecting him not to come.
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And when he came, I said, Bob, you really don't have to be here.
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You can go home.
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And he was like, thank you so much.
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I'm locked.
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Oh, that's good.
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All right, let's golf.
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We got a mini golf here.
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So what's the strangest thing a journalist has ever asked you in an interview?
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Let me just get out of the way here.
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Well, this isn't a question, but when I was in China, they told me that my nickname in China translates to...
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Oh!
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Interesting time to fly!
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I think it's safe to be flying in this weather.
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Hope they don't get struck by lightning.
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As you were saying, Jen.
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Um, but they told me that my nickname in China translates to big elderly cousin.
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What's the most bizarre thing that you've ever read about yourself?
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about yourself?
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That I Harvey Weinstein.
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Now you did back-to-back films for seven years.
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What's the most important thing that you learned about work during that time?
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I guess endurance.
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And what's one of your favorite memories of being on set?
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Damn it.
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You'll get the next putt.
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Chris Prout one time told me a story on the set of Passengers that involved the word cut.
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And so I couldn't make it through an entire scene because every time I heard cut.
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Yes!
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Oh, my God.
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Wow.
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Got Arnold Palmer over here.
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Let's keep going.
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So what's one memory...
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Go where?
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We'll mosey on down to the next hole.
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We'll figure it out.
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All right.
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What's one memory from shooting that still makes you laugh?
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Um...
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Memory from shooting that still makes me laugh.
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Well, one time I accidentally took an Ambien instead of my thyroid medication in the morning before the Hunger Games.
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Oh, God.
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And speaking of Hunger Games, did anything intimidate you about your role in that first film?
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Everything intimidated me.
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I'm not exactly, like, a physically, like, you know, I'm not, like, I don't have any athletic prowess, you know?
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Ah!
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Okay.
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All right, give it a swing.
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I'll be behind this melting iceberg because it's a climate change themed mini golf course.
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Did it go in?
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Yeah, yeah.
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Did it go in?
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Yeah, definitely.
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Sick.
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Okay, if a fan must come up to you and has to interact with you, what do you suggest they say or do?
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Any kind of conversation that doesn't involve like, can I take a picture with you is always wonderful.
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That's an important message for your fans.
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Now, Jen, which of your red carpet looks was your favorite?
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Which of my what was my favorite?
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Your red carpet looks.
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I don't know.
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I mean, who's ever looked at a picture of themselves and been like, I look great!
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What do you look for in a red carpet look?
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Um, uh...
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Whoa.
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Whoa!
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To not retain water in my face and cinching.
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Lots of cinching.
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Well, there may be a lot of water coming very, very soon.
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Yeah.
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And what do you try to avoid in a red carpet look?
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Um, anything that exposes the top of my arms.
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Who do you think has the best style in the world?
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Sienna Miller.
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I don't have a ball.
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Oh, you don't?
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Okay, let me toss you a spare.
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Here you go.
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Hey, oh, nice catch.
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I'll stab myself in the diaphragm.
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Well, maybe it is unsafe that you're holding a metal club in this weather.
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Let me get that off your hands.
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It's time for me to show my skills.
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And, ooh, sorry.
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Let's get back to the questions.
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Do you have any advice for anyone who wants to do a pixie cut?
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I mean, first off, that's mean.
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Obviously, my advice is don't do it.
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Think everything through.
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And if I could have the internet scrubbed of those photos, or not scrubbed, just add extensions to them.
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If anybody knows how to do that, that'd be great.
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Okay, final hold, Jen.
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It's time for me to give this one a go.
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I brought my lucky turquoise ball with me.
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Do you think you could provide some golf commentary and a dramatic whisper voice as I give this a swing?
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Thank you.
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All right, here he goes.
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Here I go.
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Oh, he did not succeed.
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Rapid fire, Jen.
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What's your favorite fast food?
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Um, checkers.
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What's your favorite karaoke song?
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Any man of mine, Shania Twain.
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Who's your favorite person in the world to FaceTime and why?
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My best friend, Justine, because she's very funny.
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Who was the first person you called after winning your Oscar, and what did you say to them?
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David O.
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Russell.
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I'm sorry that I forgot to thank you.
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Jen, can you go up to that giant earth ball thing and get a closer look?
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Well, I would love to.
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Well, I ask three quick questions.
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What's that earth made of?
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Why is this golf course climate change themed?
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And are there any other causes that you think are important?
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They're using reused bottle caps.
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This golf course raises money.
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Well, it doesn't raise money, but it donates some of the profits to climate change efforts.
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And another organization that I'm very passionate about is Represent Us.
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We got a big storm coming, Jen.
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We got to go, go, go.
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What if this is how we die?
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I refuse to let Jennifer Lawrence die.
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What's her favorite sport?
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I don't really like sports, but I'll say hockey because they're, you know, hot.
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They look hot.
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Favorite way to spend a Sunday?
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In bed with my family.
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And I think we need more Real Housewives material here.
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Who's your favorite Real Housewife?
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Sonia.
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And what city should the next Real Housewives season be filmed in?
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In the Malibu surfing community like of the Brentwood moms.
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Good idea.
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And what three words best describe your style right now?
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She's still trying.
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What was the hardest costume to film in?
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Um, passengers, my space suit.
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Okay, and what's one thing...
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Wow, doing some Beyonce.
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Hurricane.
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This looks great.
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Do I look scared?
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No, you look stunning.
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Let's shift gears.
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What's one thing you wish you knew before getting married?
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That Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were going to do it again.
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Speaking of marriage, who cooks more?
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You or your husband?
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Me.
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Well, keep an eye out for my dinner party invite.
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And Jen, congratulations on becoming a mother.
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Thank you.
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What's one word to describe motherhood?
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There isn't.
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Best two words.
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Okay, well, got me there.
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What's the best piece of advice you've gotten about parenting?
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Babies don't get bored.
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Has motherhood changed your approach to working at all?
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Of course, everything.
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Location.
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you know, when, my hours, all of it.
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So how do you deal with stress?
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Not very well.
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What's the pro and con of being back on set after these wild last couple of years?
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I guess the pro is everybody's, you know, a lot cleaner and washing their hands and everything.
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The con is, God, I don't know.
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I mean, just normal working stuff.
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Being tired.
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It's been hard on everyone.
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It's crazy.
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Yeah.
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But mostly me.
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How have you seen Hollywood change since Time's Up was launched?
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I've seen huge changes.
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Tremendous change.
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It's been incredible.
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Yes, and more representation.
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Now you are starring in a new film called Causeway.
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Yes.
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Can you give me an elevator pitch on what this movie is all about?
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It is a story of a woman who's coming back from a very traumatic journey, and she is trying to find her way in the world and she sparks an interesting, unexpected relationship with someone.
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Wow, really cool.
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I look forward to seeing it.
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Now let's take a time portal back to your childhood.
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Okay.
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How would you describe yourself as a kid?
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Hyper.
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Do you have any nicknames growing up?
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Nitro and Floppen.
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I could see you as a Floppen.
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And what did you love about school and what did you hate about school?
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I didn't really love anything, but I hated the bus.
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And having to ask somebody if you can go to the bathroom.
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I mean, I guess I have to do that at my job, too.
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I can see how you still need to do that.
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Do you ever get stage fright?
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Yes, I have tremendous stage fright.
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Ah, so that's why you come off as so shy.
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Well, yeah.
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So when did you first feel famous?
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When I went to Whole Foods and there were paparazzi everywhere.
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and I was like, oh my god, who are they here for?
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And it was me.
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That was you.
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It was the beginning of it all.
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And when was the first time that you felt successful?
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When I bought an apartment in New York.
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What advice would you give to your 14-year-old self?
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Get a stylist, honey.
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Do it early.
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Don't wait.
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Jen, we survived this storm, and we are on question number 73.
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Okay.
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Here we go.
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Do you think you can show me a little bit of your Kentucky accent before we go?
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I mean, I don't really have it anymore, but if I did, it would sound like this.
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Wow, feels like I'm in Frankfurt right now.
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Frankfurt?
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I know my Kentucky cities.
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Yeah, but I'm from Louisville.
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Yes, you are.
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Jen, thank you so much for doing this interview.
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Thank you!
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Thank you so much for endangering my life.
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