Shadowing Practice: 73 Questions With Jennifer Lawrence | Vogue - Learn English Speaking with Video
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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. 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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Uh, 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 and 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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Woo!
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I think there may be some lightning, so hopefully we're insured for this.
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Moody. 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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Cheese.
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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 rat to want to live here.
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What's the craziest thing you've ever seen here?
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Um, a.. 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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All right.
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What's your favorite wine?
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Um, God, I don't really know.
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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 seems 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 on your 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's amazing on set.
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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, and when he came, I said, Bob, you really don't have to be here, you can go home.
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And he was like, thank you so much, I'm locked.
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Oh, that's good.
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Alright, 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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Um...
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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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That I f*ed 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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Um, I guess endurance.
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Hmm.
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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 part.
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Chris Pratt 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, 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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Oh, well, we'll mosey on down to the next hole.
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We'll figure it out.
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Alright.
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What's one memory from shooting that still makes you laugh?
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Ummmmmm...
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A 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...
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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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Alright, 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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Uh, 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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Um, any kind of like 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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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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I think 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, find a hole, 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, 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 gotta 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, getting 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 location, 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 work and stuff. 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,
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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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Piper.
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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 flopping.
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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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Um, when I went to Whole Foods and there were paparazzi everywhere 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.
About This Lesson
In this lesson, you will practice your English listening and speaking skills by watching and shadowing a fun interview with actress Jennifer Lawrence. The interview features a casual and lively tone that captures the essence of conversational English. You will focus on understanding the context of questions and answers while improving your pronunciation and fluency through the shadowing technique. This engaging exercise will not only enhance your listening comprehension but also help you learn how to express your thoughts in a natural and spontaneous manner.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Dramatic sky - A picturesque description of the sky, often used to set a mood.
- Jealous - A feeling of envy towards someone else’s situation or achievements.
- Outdoor activity - Any kind of recreational activity that takes place outside.
- Starstruck - A feeling of awe or amazement when seeing a celebrity or idol.
- Favorite movie - A personal choice regarding a film that resonates with you.
- Experience - Engaging in a new activity or event.
- Energy - The vibrancy and liveliness of a place, often used to describe cities like New York.
- Lightning - A natural electrical discharge that can be associated with stormy weather.
Practice Tips
To effectively use the shadowing technique with this video, follow these tips:
- Watch and Listen: First, watch the video without pausing to familiarize yourself with Jennifer Lawrence's tone and the informal pace of conversation.
- Pick a Segment: Choose a short segment of the video, ideally one where there is a clear question and response structure.
- Repeat and Imitate: Use the shadow speak technique by repeating what you hear immediately after it is said. Focus on mimicking the rhythm, intonation, and emotion of the speaker.
- Pace Yourself: If the conversation feels too fast, pause the video and repeat smaller chunks of dialogue to ensure clarity and understanding.
- Record Yourself: After practicing, record your shadow speech to evaluate improvements in your pronunciation and fluency. This feedback loop will be beneficial for enhancing your speaking skills.
- Practice Regularly: Make shadowing a regular part of your study routine to consistently improve your English pronunciation and conversational abilities.
By integrating the shadowing technique effectively, you can significantly enhance your English speaking skills and gain confidence in expressing yourself in daily conversations.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.