- [Interviewer] Hey there, I am here to see Gal.
- Hi. - Where's Gal?
- Perfect, she's gonna be right this way.
- [Interviewer] Let's go!
Here we are, Gal, "73 Questions".
- Hey, how are you? - Let's do it.
Shalom. - Good to see you.
- Thank you very much, - Shalom.
- Good to see you. - How have you been?
- [Interviewer] I'm so excited for this.
- Me too, It's great.
- [Interviewer] Aw, man!
- I've been waiting for you.
- [Interviewer] This is gonna be good.
My first question, let's get it out of the way.
- Yes.
- [Interviewer] How are you feeling right now?
- I'm great, how are you?
- [Interviewer] I'm good!
- Good!
- [Interviewer] I couldn't be better, I'm with you!
I'm catching you right before your "Vogue" cover style.
- I know.
- [Interviewer] Lucky me!
- Lucky me.
- [Interviewer] And besides that,
what's and exciting thing going on in life right now?
- I'm shooting a new movie.
"Red Notice" with Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds
and it's a lot of fun.
- [Interviewer] Must be funny being with those guys.
- Yes.
- [Interviewer] And is there anything missing
in life right now?
- Are you kidding me?
Look at us, no, everything is great.
- [Interviewer] Pretty perfect.
Now how do you start most mornings, when you're at home?
- I woke up, I washed my face and all that.
Then I always drink a tablespoon of apple vinegar,
water and coffee.
And workout.
- [Interviewer] Okay, and how often
are you getting back to Israel?
- As often as I can, but not enough.
Not often enough.
- [Interviewer] What do you miss most about Israel?
- My family, my friends.
- [Interviewer] Well I thought you'd miss these,
that's why I brought them to you.
- Oh wow, where'd you get this?
- [Interviewer] I have my ways.
- Oh my God it's Israeli chocolate.
Thank you so much, I'll share.
- [Interviewer] Make you feel at home
a little bit right now.
All right, so Israel is up there on my places to go.
What should I do when I go?
One thing, what's the one thing?
- One thing you should do in Israel,
you should go to Tel Aviv and
go to a restaurant on the beach.
There's so many and they're all great.
- [Interviewer] And what's unique about Israeli culture?
- It's like one big melting pot.
With people from so many different places
and different cultures and flavors.
- [Interviewer] And when you go home,
what food is waiting for you on the table?
- I love Shakshuka on a Saturday morning.
It's delicious, it's like tomatoes with
garlic and eggs and feta cheese it's delicious.
- [Interviewer] That sounds so good.
Now what's the secret to fighting jet lag when you travel?
- Drink loads of water.
And I guess just be out in the sun, vitamin D.
- [Interviewer] How many languages can you speak?
- Two.
- [Interviewer] Okay, can you teach me some Hebrew?
- Sure.
- [Interviewer] Let's do it.
- Can you say sababa?
- [Interviewer] Sababa.
- Nice, yes, sababa is cool.
- [Interviewer] Cool.
- Awesome.
- [Interviewer] All right, well my next question was
can you teach me a slang word?
But I guess that may do it.
What else?
- What else?
Say yalla, It's a really easy one.
- [Interviewer] Yalla.
- Yeah, it's like in Hebrew and Arabic
it means let's go, let's do it.
- [Interviewer] Okay and what's a
tongue twister in Hebrew that you can share with me?
Come on.
- Salla shalla shir sameh'ach,
shir sameh'ach shalla Salla.
Now you go.
- [Interviewer] Shalla salla shalla.
- Almost, good enough, good enough.
Oh they're ready for us. - Okay.
- Do you wanna come do the fittings?
- [Interviewer] Let's do the fittings.
- Let's go, yalla.
- [Interviewer] Yalla, yalla.
Gal, what's your favorite sport?
- Basketball, dodge ball.
I love dodge ball.
- [Interviewer] Favorite board game?
- Definitely Rummikub.
- [Interviewer] What was your immediate reaction when
you were approached about the role of Wonder Woman?
- Ah!
- [Interviewer] And as you know,
it did pretty well in the Box Office, not too shabby.
- I know. - How did that feel?
- Oh my God it was amazing, incredible.
- [Interviewer] Now let me fan off for a second by
saying that the trailer for "Wonder Woman 1984",
made be scream, just like you.
- Ah!
- [Interviewer] What inside info can you tell
me about that movie?
Give me something good.
- You know I can't.
- Gal, Gal! - You know I can't.
You're gotta just wait a little bit longer
before you go see the movie.
- [Interviewer] Don't disappoint me, Gal.
Don't disappoint me.
All right, so what do you want audiences to
take away from that film?
- First of all I want them to just enjoy the movie,
and maybe think about the narrative of the movie afterwards.
- [Interviewer] Did immersing yourself in the
80's make you more or less nostalgic for the past?
- More.
- [Interviewer] Everyone loves the 80's.
- Exactly, it's such a great decade.
- [Interviewer] What traits does a character need to
have in order for you to portray them?
- It's not so much about the traits
as much as it's about the context.
- [Interviewer] Hm.
- Yeah.
- [Interviewer] And when do you know a part
is perfect for you?
- When I love the script,
I love the film-maker and I'm intrigued by the character.
- [Interviewer] Okay there's a bank heist.
- Yes.
- [Interviewer] Who'd be your partner in crime, who is it?
- My husband, definitely, Yaron.
- [Interviewer] Okay there's good new or bad news,
who's the person you first call?
- My husband and my mother.
- [Interviewer] Okay, what's the weirdest thing
you've ever read about yourself?
- That I look like a broom.
- [Interviewer] You do not look like a broom.
- Thank you, I appreciate that.
- [Interviewer] I'm here to validate the
fact that I do not see you as a broom.
- Thank you.
- [Interviewer] What's the best book you've read recently?
- "All The Rivers", by Dorit Rabinyan.
- [Interviewer] What's a song that you can't stop singing?
♪ If you don't wanna see me ♪
- [Interviewer] Dua Lipa, Dua Lipa!
- Dua Lipa.
- [Interviewer] Dua Lipa. - Dua Lipa.
- [Interviewer] What's the best date night spot in LA?
- I can't tell you 'cause then everyone will go there.
- [Interviewer] Yeah you have that effect on people, huh?
- Aw.
- [Interviewer] Best movie to watch with your kids?
- Mary Poppins.
- [Interviewer] Where do you go to get inspired?
- I love going to the museums.
I know it sounds old but I love good exhibitions,
I would go anywhere.
- [Interviewer] What's the best vacation you've ever had?
- The Maldives, the Maldives
- [Interviewer] I've always wanted to go there.
- Ah, you should!
- [Interviewer] Okay.
- Gorgeous, ladies!
- Hello.
- [Gal] Hello, how are you?
- Hi, welcome.
- [Interviewer] All right, Gal, rapid fire.
- All right, yes.
- We gotta get through this. - Yes, yes
- [Interviewer] C'mon let's do it.
Rapid fire, - Hit me.
- [Interviewer] Give it to me, give it to me!
- Yes, give it to me! - Bold brow or bold lip?
- Bold lip.
- [Interviewer] Pedicure or manicure?
- Pedicure.
- [Interviewer] Hepburn or Monroe?
- Hepburn.
- [Interviewer] Favorite denim color?
- Blue.
- [Interviewer] Favorite shade of lipstick?
- Red.
- [Interviewer] Now slow down for this one.
When do you feel most beautiful?
- When I'm rested.
- [Interviewer] When do you feel most fulfilled?
- When I'm having quality time with my kids.
- [Interviewer] All right, so we have a lot of
beautiful, beautiful wardrobe here.
- I know.
- [Interviewer] This is so nice.
And what are you drawn to in choosing a look?
- First of all, I want it to look stunning.
But then also young and cool and comfortable.
As much as it could be.
- [Interviewer] What's a color that you gravitate to?
- Oh so many, blue, red, white, black, burgundy.
I mean, all the colors are great.
- [Interviewer] And what's the most elaborate
Wonder Woman cosplay that you've seen?
- There's a guy, I think he's in Brazil,
and his name is Wonder Beera.
Check him out.
- [Interviewer] I will.
All right, gotta ask you about your husband.
- Yes.
- [Interviewer] What is this interview without
asking about your husband?
- Exactly,
♪ love, love, love. ♪
- [Interviewer] How did you and your husband meet?
- We met at a party in the desert in Israel.
- [Interviewer] And who liked who first?
- He would say I liked him first,
but I'd rather say he liked me first.
- [Interviewer] Who's gonna resolve that debate?
- I know, right?
- Yeah. - Me.
- [Interviewer] What was your first date?
- We went to a nice bar in Tel Aviv.
- [Interviewer] When did you know
that you wanted to marry him?
- He actually told me on our second date that
he's gonna propose in two years.
And he did.
- [Interviewer] How did you react to that?
- I was 21, I was pretty cool.
Now that I think about it, it's crazy
but I guess both of us knew it was meant to be.
- [Interviewer] That's really sweet.
Now when you're both on the same schedule,
how do you like to spend your time together?
- Just be together.
Whether it's just us going out with just each other
or friends or just being home with great music
and wine and food and just that.
- That's nice. - Simple.
- [Interviewer] What would your husband say
is your best quality?
- That I can be very silly.
- [Interviewer] What would your kids say
is your best quality?
- That and maybe that I'm very positive.
- [Interviewer] You are.
You are. - Thank you.
- [Interviewer] And motherhood.
- Yes.
- [Interviewer] Look at that, motherhood,
what was the most surprising part about becoming a mother?
- How much one can love and also
how much I can do when being so exhausted.
- [Interviewer] Yeah.
And what's something that your kids do
that really makes you laugh.
- Perform.
Like when they start to sing and dance and
do performances together, that's when it cracks me up.
- All right. - Yeah.
- [Interviewer] And what's one trait you
wanna pass onto your kids?
- That they're limitless and
they can do whatever they wanna do with their lives.
- [Interviewer] And what's something from your
childhood that you wanna replicate for your daughters?
- Simplicity.
- [Woman] We definitely need more time.
- Gal, we need 10 more minutes.
- 10 minutes, okay.
We have time, do you wanna go over there?
- [Interviewer] Let's do it, all right.
- Call me when you need me.
- [Interviewer] Sky diving or scuba diving?
- Neither.
- [Interviewer] No.
- I know, no.
- [Interviewer] You are such a scuba dive type.
- Yeah I tried that I get too...
Yeah it's not for me.
- [Interviewer] Early bird or night owl?
- After you.
Definitely early bird.
- [Interviewer] Okay and Batman or Superman?
- Batman.
- [Interviewer] What would you tell your biggest fan
if they met you?
- Thank you.
- [Interviewer] And what's your favorite part
of award shows?
- Just being there, seeing everybody.
So many creative, talented, brilliant people.
- [Interviewer] Is there any director that
you're dying to work with?
- Spielberg.
- [Interviewer] You hear that, Spielberg?
- Did you hear it?
- [Interviewer] Did you hear that?
You gotta say it a little louder for him.
- Steven.
- [Interviewer] Who's the funniest person
you've ever been on set with?
- Oh my God I can't answer that.
- [Interviewer] Yeah?
- I'm lucky.
- You are. - I've had a bunch of people
that were really fun to work with.
- [Interviewer] What artist should we all be
paying attention to right now?
- Alma Halil.
- [Interviewer] Prior to acting,
what were you doing in life?
- I studied law.
- [Interviewer] Okay.
- Yeah.
- [Interviewer] Yeah and what kind of law
did you wanna practice?
- I didn't quite figure that out yet, back then.
But, you know, life happened.
- [Interviewer] Do you remember your first movie audition?
- Yes it was for Bond,
for one of the Bond movies and I didn't get the part.
- [Interviewer] It's their loss.
It's their loss.
Now you're a champion for women everywhere,
what's a mantra you want all women to have for themselves?
- It's not just for women, it's everybody.
Just love yourself and be kind to yourself.
Cheesy but true.
- [Interviewer] Yeah.
And what do you want the film industry to
look like for women in a decade?
- I would love to see more female writers and film-makers.
- [Interviewer] Why is it so important for you
to pick strong characters like Wonder Woman
and now, Hedy Lamarr.
- I guess I like strong characters.
I don't know, yeah.
- [Interviewer] Now you've recently started
your own production company.
- Right.
- [Interviewer] What was the motivation for that?
- To be able to tell stories that I'm truly,
truly passionate about.
- [Interviewer] And what story would you love
to seen be made into a film?
- Lisa Howard.
- [Interviewer] Hm.
- If you don't know about her and you probably don't,
Google.
- I will google her. - Google her.
- [Interviewer] I will Google her.
If you could time travel to the past,
- Yes.
- [Interviewer] Who's one person you would have to speak to?
- Hedy Lamarr.
- [Interviewer] And what would you say to Hedy?
- I would say, How is it on the other side?
How are you?
- [Interviewer] All right, Gal.
- Yes.
- [Interviewer] I don't know how to say heart-broken in
Hebrew, but--
- Shavulev.
- [Interviewer] Shavulev, I'm shavulev right now,
because this is the last question.
Question number 73.
- Yes.
- [Interviewer] Can you please once and for all
resolve the debate on how to pronounce your last name.
I have $10 on this with a friend.
- It's very simple, Gal Gadot.
- [Interviewer] One more time just for clarity.
- Gal Gadot.
- [Interviewer] All right, Gal Gadot.
This was great thank you so much.
- Thank you!
- [Interviewer] All right.