Shadowing Practice: Ana de Armas Does Her Own Stunts While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Oh my gosh.
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What is this?
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Hey, what's going on everybody?
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For First We Feast, I'm Sean Evans, and you're watching Hot Ones.
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It's the show with hot questions and even hotter wings.
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And today we're joined by Ana de Armas.
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She's a Golden Globe and Oscar Award nominated actress you know from films like
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Knives Out, Blonde, No Time to Die, and many more.
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Her latest project, though, is a starring role in the fifth film of the John Wick franchise.
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It's called From the World of John Wick, Ballerina, and it's set to release in theaters on June 6th.
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Ana de Armas, welcome to the show.
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Thank you.
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How are you with spicy food before we get started?
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I'm not good at all.
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Like, I honestly, I knew this was happening, and I've been practicing a little bit, but not ready.
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Yeah, let's do it.
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Okay.
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Here we go.
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Oh, this is good.
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Oh, I like it.
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I'm doing good.
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This is great.
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It's yummy.
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So, the John Wick franchise is iconic for its imaginative use of violence, and not to give too much away,
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but I particularly enjoyed the Ice Gate Massacre and the flamethrower duel.
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What are the creative conversations like in shaping a character like
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Eve's fighting style?
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Like, were there any interesting chats about how to tailor the
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signature John Wick choreography to the skills of a ballerina turned assassin?
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Yeah, I mean, I think we wanted to just keep pushing the humor in the franchise.
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You know, you watch the John Wick films and sometimes the fights are really intense and gory.
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But it's the kind of action that you're just having so much fun with.
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Like, you put your fingers on your face, but you're looking through.
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You can't stop it.
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And also, like, adding the ballet element to it was really important.
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Like, I really wanted to, like, see her.
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She's a woman in the men's world.
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And I wanted to feel like every punch, every kick, everything was hurting.
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Like, I really wanted her to go through that pain.
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Kind of reminds me of the experience of doing hot ones, you know what I mean?
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Like, there's a certain pain that you just become familiar with.
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Yeah.
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You know what I mean?
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And that always allows you to push through, because you know, on the other side, you'll be fine.
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Yeah.
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All right, Ana, you're doing great.
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Okay.
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Are you ready to move on here to sauce number two?
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Number two.
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All right, so up next, we have Just Winging It.
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Okay.
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Still good.
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There we go.
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So, recently the Academy Awards announced a new category to recognize achievement in stunt design.
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If you were in charge of the criteria for that award, what do you think are the most important things to focus on?
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Are there elements of best of the best
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Hollywood action sequences in your opinion?
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I think yes I'd be I would say like feeling like
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it's a one like you know like a one continuous shot
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that would be cool that's important to feel like you're in the moment um
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so definitely not cuts no cuts no cuts um I would say just being original like doing things
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that you haven't seen before like surprising people what else what am I missing
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I you know what to me you nailed it that was you just pulling an arrow, hitting a bullseye.
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Right?
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Yep.
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Those two things.
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Yep.
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How are you doing so far?
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I'm good.
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I'm good.
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Whoa, I like that.
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Surprisingly good.
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From nervous to confident, I can see it already.
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It's not going to go well.
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I'm ready.
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So lately, we've been in the habit of asking actors about the scenes that they dreaded doing.
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From the second they read them in the script to when they saw it up on the call sheet scheduled.
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Yeah.
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What is it about the chaotic dinner scene in Eden, which I understand took three days to shoot,
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that made it one of the scariest things you've ever done?
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Singing.
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I hated it.
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I mean, I remember when I talked to Ron, and I was like, Ron, I really think I should lip sync.
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Like, this is not for me.
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And he just didn't want to hear.
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He was like, no, you're singing.
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You're singing.
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It's, you know, if you do it bad, it's good for the character that's what i'm like yeah
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but people don't know that um so anyways i i just couldn't I just couldn't convince him to let me lip sync,
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so I had to learn the song.
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It was horrible.
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I was terrified.
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I would rather do a hundred stunts than singing that song.
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It was terrifying.
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Because also in front of all the actors, I just felt very exposed and vulnerable.
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And it's not one of my talents, for sure.
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every time i'm so nervous they're messy they are messy and then just be careful around the eyes you know
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yeah i definitely don't want this on my eyes
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so in the spanish class snl skit that you did with Marcelo Hernandez and Carol G, you rattle off a long list of Cuban foods,
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everything from Ropa Vieja to Duro Frio.
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If you were to put together your last meal on earth, Cuban style, what would that feast look like?
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Like, what are the dishes that are most nostalgic to you?
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Ooh, Cuban food is just comfort food for me, and it's very basic, you know.
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It's rice and beans.
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The black beans are my favorite.
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Definitely Ropa Vieja, the tostones, is the picadillo is good too.
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It's minced meat in tomato sauce and with olives and all that.
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Like Cuban food is really well condimented.
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It's not spicy.
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I was going to say we're condimented over here.
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No, no, but not this kind of spice.
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It's spices, not spicy.
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So it's just, oh my gosh, I love it.
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It's so yummy.
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What would you say distinguishes a great mojito from a mediocre one?
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I think it's the, how much sugar you put it,
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like it's a fine line between making it like way too sweet and like just the right amount, you know, like, and the rum is important.
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You have to, it's white rum, Havana three.
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That's what it is.
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You can't put anything else in it.
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Rules to live by.
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Yes.
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Oh my God.
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i like the mustard it's all right you know
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i'm kind of like you i kind of like the more citrusy yeah hot sauces
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you know like a little uh fruit to undercut the heat
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this one's pretty hearty you know oh yeah oh sean i know it's another level
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but we're here yeah we got
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this i've been dealing lately with a lot of high fever
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you know allergies yeah from spring kind of clears them i know where were they
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when i needed them last week i was really congested
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and now i'm like look at this yeah well now you know
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you have this tool in the kit should you ever need it again all right
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and we're giving you the sauces to go
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so you'll have oh nice yeah your own medicine bag okay can you talk me through the level of detail
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that went in to putting together the scene in knives out where you puke on Chris Evans' face.
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Like, is it true that you and director Ryan Johnson experimented with different kinds of baby food to see which projectile had,
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like, the longest shot in the air and what looked best on camera?
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Yes, it is true.
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We had to, you know, we had the props guys, like, having, like, different textures and mixes in different cups,
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and we went outside the house while they were lighting the room, and I was just with Ryan out there and crazy.
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Pretty much everyone came out just to see.
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It was an event
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Yeah, it was an event
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And we need it
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Like on Chris's face
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Like really well
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So We did one that had
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Like was kind of chunky
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Yeah, yeah You want to be authentic
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Yeah, yeah, yeah
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Real to the floor
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You know He's so handsome
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We wanted to like really
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Yeah Mess with him I feel good
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Right, so How are you feeling?
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I'm okay if you're okay.
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But this one to me, it's like, you know how we had this tropical one at number one that you're like, oh, it's so nice.
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This has that tropical vibe, but then it has that.
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I know.
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They'll take like a little minute to like.
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Really come alive.
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Yep.
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Yeah.
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So through your career so far, you've gained admiration and support from some true heavy hitters in Hollywood.
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From Robert De Niro to Daniel Craig to Keanu Reeves.
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What, if anything, have you learned from them about what it means to be number one on the call sheet,
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the way that they command a set when they have that distinction?
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You know, going to L .A or going to Hollywood was never a plan for me.
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I moved to Spain and then from Spain to L .A., but it was just kind of happening naturally.
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I just never planned on it.
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To be on set with them was always kind of like a pinch me moment every time.
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And I've worked with, yeah, like you said, really, really amazing people.
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The project becomes the project because of the people in them and the way they collaborate and they lead by example.
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This one, right?
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Yeah, it's called Apricot.
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Emphasis on the hot.
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Is that the one you were warning me about?
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No, not yet.
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That'll be the next one.
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But let's take our wins where we get them here you know oh i don't like this
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what is it it's almost like a spicy lemon to me
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when i bite into it you know like it has a citrus quality to it
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but then it contends with that spice yeah a little sour little spice right Right.
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Puts us in that mode.
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So when you're watching your own performance,
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is there a technical aspect that you're always critiquing of yourself or that you're trying to take to the next level?
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Like when you watch yourself, when are you your own biggest critic?
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I hate watching myself, I have to say.
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What was the question?
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I'm curious, like when you watch yourself, when are you your own biggest critic?
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So, yeah, that also, that goes all the way through to the end.
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So I start seeing early cuts of the film.
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So I've kind of, like, gotten better at watching myself and,
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like, trying to, like, separate myself from my performance alone and just look at the whole thing,
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the whole picture and what's good for the film sometimes, you know?
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It's not what selfishly you would want to do, you know, for yourself.
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I'm very perfectionist and I like things you know they can always be improved they can always be better
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is the one yeah you know too much this is the bomb beyond insanity okay okay
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the bomb it's called beyond insanity oh my god sean this is bad yeah
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i know that look i know that look who put me here who volunteered me for this
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oh my god i know i know
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But this is as bad as it gets, okay?
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Well.
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So, I understand that in preparation for your role as Marilyn Monroe in Blonde, that you watched her filmography hundreds of times.
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Do you have a Mount Rushmore of Marilyn Monroe movies?
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Like, four movies
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that you'd recommend to maybe people in the audience who only have a casual awareness of her career in acting?
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Oh, my gosh.
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What is this?
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I know.
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It's, you know, just a habanero pepper that's concentrated.
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Oh, no. I know.
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We could only laugh through the pain of it all.
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Robert, please help.
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Definitely.
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Some lucky heart.
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It's a classic.
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So I'm like, it's hot.
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It's really amazing.
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She's wonderful in it.
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I love the prince and the showgirl.
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She's so relaxed, and you can see her, like, really enjoying that character.
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Niagara is another classic that I really loved.
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Genimal perfume blondes.
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Those are, that's a good one, too.
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And then be careful, be careful, yeah.
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It kind of, like, went away, you know?
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Yeah, yeah. But... But?
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The problem with this show is, you know, the storm clears, the clouds break, the sunshine comes in,
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and then more dark clouds start rolling in.
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What are you telling me?
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That there are two more to go.
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Oh my god, that was so bad.
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You can keep that one, I don't want it.
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I'm just numbed.
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This is good.
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You like it?
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No, I mean, it's good that I'm numbed.
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it's good yeah great as someone who had a big acting career both here
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and abroad i'm curious is there a difference between like a
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spanish movie going audience an american movie going audience like is
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there any difference in like what somebody who buys a movie
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ticket in madrid is looking for versus someone in la the
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influence of american cinema in in europe is more um it's a little stronger, I would say.
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And Europeans like European films.
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It's a kind of like...
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Yeah.
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We cannot do that. Be careful.
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No. I think
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Europeans also, or Spanish people, have a pretty wide spectrum of...
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They know about cinema.
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Right, right.
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And they have good taste.
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Yeah.
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All right, Anna.
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This is it.
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You don't have to if you don't want to.
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You can't say that to me.
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You can't say that to me.
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I love it.
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Okay.
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Good thing I did that.
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cheers and look at you all the way through i can't believe i'm doing this
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okay all right cheers cheers here we go here we go
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and with that anna de armas you have run the hot ones gauntlet
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and just one more question before we get you out of here
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and you know my favorite thing about watching the john wick films is the use of practical everyday objects in fight sequences.
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Looking around right now, if you were to storyboard out a combat scene, how might you use what's here in the studio to your advantage?
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Well, I would definitely get this bottle.
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Break it.
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And I think I would just like, you know, make sure you're close to me, like on the table.
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So I would just probably smash your head on the table, on top of the sauce and the glass.
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The shards of glass.
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Well, you know what?
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That right there sounds like it's worth the price of admission.
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And look at you, Ana de Armas, taking on the wings of death, looking to tell the tale.
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And now there's nothing left to do but roll out the red carpet for you.
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This camera, this camera, this camera, let the people know what you have going on in your life.
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What do I have?
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What?
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If you have like a movie coming out or something.
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Oh, yes, I do.
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So, yeah, I have my movie Ballerina coming out on June 6th in theaters.
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Please watch it.
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You're going to like it.
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Yeah.
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Thank you.
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Great job.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, this is insane.
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My lawyer came all the way here just to see me.
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Just to see me.
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Yeah, to serve me.
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Going through it.
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I'm like, are you here to support me or to?
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Oh, my God.
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Hey, what's going on, Hot Ones fans?
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By now, you know the drill.
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If you'd like to taste the show at home, well, I've got good news for you.
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The Hot Ones Season 27 10 -pack is now available.
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That's hotones .com hotones .com, hotones .com to get your hands on this box right here.
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Ten sauces, one box, your doorstep.
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Be careful around the eyes.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Ana de Armas Does Her Own Stunts While Eating Spicy Wings”. This video has 225 sentences and 3034 words to shadow. The speech runs for 18:36. The speaker talks at a natural 163 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 62 of its 225 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| spicy adjective | /ˈspaɪsi/ | Of, pertaining to, or containing spice. |
| sauce noun | /sɔːs/ | A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food. |
| franchise noun | /ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/ | The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage. |
| spouse noun | /spaʊ̯s/ | A person in a marriage or marital relationship. |
| cloud noun | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. |
| curious adjective | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying. |
| lately adverb | /ˈleɪt.li/ | Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since. |
| sheet noun | /ʃit/ | A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. |
| sequence noun | /ˈsiː.kwəns/ | A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series. |
| theater noun | /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/ | A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on. |
| tropical adjective | /ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/ | Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south. |
| cinema noun | /ˈsɪn.ə.mə/ | A movie theatre, a movie house. |
| bean noun | /ˈbi(ː)n/ | Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods. |
| critic noun | /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/ | A person who appraises the works of others. |
| feast noun | /ˈfiːst/ | A holiday, festival, especially a religious one |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| put together verb | To assemble, construct, build, or formulate. | |
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. | |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| look around verb | To inspect a building or area. | |
| look through verb | To take a view of the contents of; search in, either with the eyes or by hand. | |
| push through verb | To force (legislation or a plan) to be passed or agreed to or a decision to be reached. | |
| roll out verb | To deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You know what I mean?
- What am I missing?
- How are you doing so far?
- Where were they when I needed them last week?
- Who volunteered me for this?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been practicing · i've been dealing |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't seen · we've been · you've ever done |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was really congested · be improved |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | someone who had · somebody who buys |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 73 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: theater /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/, authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/, flamethrower /ˈfleɪmˌθɹoʊ.ɚ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheet /ʃit/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, dish /dɪʃ/, sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
- Long words — get the stress right: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, continuous /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like spicy, sauce, franchise.
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.