Shadowing Practice: Eiza González on Wanting to Be in a Love Scene, Accidental J Balvin FaceTime & Bodybuilder Training - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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Our next guest has two movies coming out one week apart.
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Our next guest has two movies coming out one week apart.
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She's very competitive with herself,
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starting with In the Grey.
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If you're all in, we're all in.
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But if you want out,
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we can get you out right now.
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We're staying.
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Sydney, the gift you gave Wolfgang is the gift that kept on giving.
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What started with a drip ended in a deluge.
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Now I know what Salazar's got and where he's hiding it.
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and my lawyers are gonna freeze,
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seize, and bleed him dry.
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In the Gray opens May 15th,
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and I Love Boosters on May 22nd.
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Please welcome Aza Gonzalez.
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Welcome.
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How are you?
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I'm good.
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How are you?
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I'm doing good.
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You have two movies.
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Now, did you know that when you were making these movies that they were coming out one right after the other?
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I had no clue, but I hope that people don't get bored of me.
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Please go see me.
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He said, no!
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Yeah, so you had a visceral reaction there.
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He greeted me like this.
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I was like...
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Are you working on another movie now while these two movies are rolling out?
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I am.
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I'm prepping for a bodybuilding movie right now.
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Really?
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Oh my god, look at these guns.
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Look at that.
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You know what?
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You do look muscular.
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You do look fit.
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Thank you.
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Do you want to come train with me?
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No. I'll cheer you on.
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Thanks.
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While you eat a torta.
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What is it?
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Yeah, I would love a torta.
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What is training like when you're going to be in a bodybuilder movie?
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It's intense.
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You eat seven times a day.
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I'm eating almost seven times a day.
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More than people normally eat?
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I don't know.
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You tell me.
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Seven times a day.
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Seven times a day.
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And I have this amazing trainer,
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Grant Roberts, who worked with Hilary Swank for One Million Dollar Baby.
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For Million Dollar Baby, he worked with Sidney Sweeney for Christie,
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and he's just incredible.
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So he's been beating my butt in the gym.
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But I like it.
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Were you boxing with him?
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Is that what you're doing?
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No, I'm not boxing.
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Just a lot of weightlifting.
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I'm not allowed to move, which is amazing.
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I don't have to do cardio because I'm lazy.
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Oh, because they want you to just get big.
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So I love it.
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I'm, like, really into this.
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But, I mean, it's demanding.
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Honestly, all jokes aside, it's nice when you get these jobs
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that allow you to get out of the comfort zone
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and do something different and allow for people to see you in a different way.
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These are the roles that I beg for.
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So I'm incredibly grateful for this opportunity.
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And, yeah, it's fun to kind of focus that much on watching your body transform, right?
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I mean, I would think so.
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Now, you have done, this is what,
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your third movie with Guy Ritchie?
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It is my third movie with Guy Ritchie.
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I'm so grateful.
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And this is an action film.
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This is a, I mean,
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you're not fighting necessarily in this movie.
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You're, but you have other people fighting for you.
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Oh yeah, I'm not moving a finger.
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I'm just like a stoic,
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magical queen that orders around people.
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And some of the hottest men on earth,
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like Jake Gyllenhaal and Henry Cavill, I'm like, go.
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It's incredible.
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Do you, do you love doing action movies?
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Because it feels like you do a lot of action movies.
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Well, I am in a lot of them,
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but I want to be a rom-com queen.
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Well, why aren't you?
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Can you believe I've never kissed or had,
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like, an intimate scene with anyone else but Rosamund Pike on a movie?
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Well, hold on.
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Go back to that.
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Well, I, you know, when I did I Care A Lot with her,
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it's the only, like, intimate scene that I've ever shot.
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It involved a strap-on.
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So it was removed from the film.
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It never made it, sadly, for everyone out there.
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The strap on?
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What?
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Oh, the whole scene was removed.
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The whole scene.
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And it was too racy,
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I guess, for the movie theaters.
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But here we are.
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Hold on a second.
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You're telling me that there's a director.
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It was a studio.
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That he cut a scene,
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a love scene between you and Rosamund Pike?
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Yeah, and Scott McNair was in it too, actually.
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Well, that I could live without.
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I know.
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What kind of person would lose that opportunity?
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So you want to do one of those light, like, romantic comedies.
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Yeah, man.
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Yeah.
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I'm like, why can no one see me as a romantic partner?
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Like, I have a lot of love to give.
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I think that's a given for you if you want to do that.
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Of course.
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I just want to be silly.
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We will make it happen.
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Right, Guillermo?
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Yeah, sure, yes.
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Yeah.
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For sure, yeah.
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Yeah.
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Me and Guillermo.
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That's your guy right there.
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I would watch that two Mexicans just running around on screen.
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The title, Two Mexicans Running Around on the Street.
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I like it already.
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That would be entertaining.
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OK, so there's two movies.
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Now, which one did you shoot in the Canary Islands?
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In the Gray.
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In the Gray.
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OK.
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What are the Canary Islands like?
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I have no idea.
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You've never been.
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Never been.
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Oh, it's a beautiful place.
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I mean, first of all, my grandparents are Spanish.
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So it was really nice for me to spend some time in Spain and reconnect with my roots.
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And it was amazing because I was just like fully in my Spanish, speaking Spanish moment.
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And I was like listening to the reggaeton.
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I was actually something really funny happened while I was there.
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Go ahead.
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So I'm speaking Spanish with the entire crew and it's an amazing time.
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And so I'm just listening to like Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Maluma.
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I'm like in it.
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I'm like .
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And so I'm at this beautiful apartment and I go,
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hey Siri, play J Balvin.
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And so J Balvin starts playing and I'm just like dancing.
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I'm about to shower.
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I'm like, I'm twerking in the mirror.
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I'm like, .
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And then the song ends.
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And I'm like, mm, mm, mm, mm.
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And then I hear, hola, hola.
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And I'm thinking someone came into the room.
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And so I'm just like, run with my towel.
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And I'm covering myself.
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And I'm like, yes?
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And they're like, hola, .
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And I look into my phone while my AirPod,
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or whatever it's called, like a HomePod,
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decided to play J Balvin my phone decided to call Jay Balbin.
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Oh, the real Jay?
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Really?
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And so Jay Balbin is face up FaceTime on my phone.
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I'm butt naked.
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And I'm just like army crawling,
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you know, like when you're army crawling to not show face.
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And I'm trying to hang up the phone.
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And he's like, I know it's you or like something random.
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I'm just like, oh my god, oh my god.
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Just trying to hope that no titty comes out.
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Like I'm just like freaking out and I just go to hang up.
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And since then, I swear to god,
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I see J Balvin, I like.
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You've not discussed this with him?
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I don't think he knows it was me,
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because I also randomly had his number from someone.
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I think I had to ask for something about work.
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But he stayed on the phone for the whole song.
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I think he found it hilarious.
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He's just hearing like, .
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He's like, oh, a great fan.
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And now I guess he knows it's me.
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Can I tell you something?
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This is going to be the opening scene for your movie,
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Two Mexicans Running Around in the Crew.
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Yeah, that's the sound.
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Yeah.
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Very good to see you.
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I sense a rom-com in your immediate future.
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You've got two movies.
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In the Gray opens in theaters May 15th.
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Yeah.
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And I Love Boosters, which that's a fun one, too.
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It's so fun.
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And please just invite everyone to the movie theaters.
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It's in the theaters, guys.
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Not on your TVs.
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Movie theaters.
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Movie theaters.
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They have popcorn there.
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Yes movie theaters.
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They have popcorn there.
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Yes.
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Hayes and Gonzales, everybody.
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We'll be right back.
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About This Lesson
In this lesson, learners will focus on improving their English pronunciation and speaking abilities through engaging with the transcript from a recent interview with actress Eiza González. The conversation highlights her experiences in the film industry, her rigorous training for a bodybuilding role, and her reactions to the excitement of her upcoming movie releases. By practicing shadowing these phrases and sentences, learners can enhance their fluency and confidence in English speaking practice.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- competitive - striving to win or be more successful than others
- visceral reaction - a deep, instinctive emotional response
- bodybuilder - a person who engages in bodybuilding, a form of physical exercise
- intense - having strong feelings, or a high level of activity
- training - the action of teaching a person a particular skill or type of behavior
- torta - a type of sandwich often filled with various ingredients
- prepping - preparing for something specific
- deluge - a severe flood; in a metaphorical sense, an overwhelming rush or influx
Practice Tips
To effectively engage with this transcript and improve your English pronunciation, consider using the shadowing technique. Here are some tips tailored to this video's speed and tone:
- Listen First: Start by listening to the conversation without any text. This will help you get a feel for the rhythm and tone of natural English speech.
- Repeat and Imitate: Play the video again and attempt to repeat each phrase immediately after hearing it. Focus on mimicking the speaker’s intonation and emotion.
- Use a Shadowing App: Incorporate a shadowing app to support your practice. It allows you to align your speech with the audio, enhancing your ability to improve English pronunciation.
- Slow Down: If the pace feels too fast, slow down the video playback. This can make it easier to follow along and acquire the correct pronunciation of words.
- Record Yourself: After practicing, record yourself speaking the lines. Compare your recording with the original audio to assess your progress.
- Engage with a Partner: Consider practicing with a friend or a language partner. This interaction can make your English speaking practice more dynamic and effective.
By consistently employing these strategies, you'll be on your way to enhancing your English skills through shadow speaking and conversational practice.
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.
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