- So Roman, let's do the elevator pitch.
You know what that is?
- No.
- As fast as you can, you pitch the movie--
- [Interviewer] You're in an elevator
and you're gonna tell someone in there
what the movie's about.
- And they have money to give you--
- Ooh. - To make the movie.
- You're trying to get that movie.
- Ooh.
Friendship overcoming hate.
- Oh, that was brilliant. - Whoa!
- We had the press, press-- (laughing)
What's it called, press tutoring?
- Yes. (all laughing)
- I got it from there. - Yes!
- Media training. - Media training!
- He's had media training. - Yeah.
Always relate it to the film.
- So Roman, how old are you?
- To the film. (laughing heavily)
- Relate it to the film. - This is brilliant.
- What do you think about Donald Trump?
- Well, in "Jojo Rabbit," it shows about hate
and I feel like Donald Trump,
I feel this film will teach him a lesson--
- Oh! - On hate.
- Wow. - This is brilliant.
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- [Interviewer] How would you describe a Taika Waititi set?
- Exhausting, no. (laughs)
- [Woman] What?
- It's really fun.
It's interesting.
The crew's great.
There's a lot of energy, which is fun.
- Yeah, it doesn't feel like work,
it feels like you're having fun
and it feels like play a little bit.
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(gunfire popping)
- Jesus.
- Yeah, just quite, I don't know, easy-going and fun
and you feel like you the freedom
to kind of explore the character and try different things
and there's no embarrassment
or you don't feel vulnerable in front of the whole crew.
You could just have the confidence to give it a go
and see what happens.
Hi.
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(screams) (thuds)
- [Interviewer] Was there a prop or a costume piece
you wish you could've kept in your home?
- The whole wardrobe.
- [Interviewer] You have a good wardrobe.
- Yeah, and I'd be like asking in the end, like,
"So, those pajamas, so what are you gonna do with them
"at the end?" (men laughing)
- Did you get to keep anything?
- And what happened to them?
- Not even the slippers.
I was so disappointed.
- I didn't feel like I wanted to keep
my Gestapo officer uniform, I mean--
- It's hard to get into, too.
- Yeah. - To takes a while.
- I don't think I can do this.
- What?
Of course you can.
- There was this one day when, it was on location
and there was this scene,
you know there were the, are they called guillotines?
You know, and it was loads of people hanging?
And what are they called?
- Hmm.
- I remember after seeing that,
it felt so real, it was scary.
I don't know, it felt really real--
- Bring it back 'round to the film.
- Oh yeah. (laughs)
- [Interviewer] You're good.
- And it's very well done in "Jojo Rabbit."
(all laughing lightly)
Come October the 18th.
(all laughing)
- You're not a Nazi, Jojo.
You're a 10-year-old kid
who likes dressing up in a funny uniform
and wants to be part of the club.
- [Interviewer] Make a good pick.
- If your cast were to rob a bank,
who would be the mastermind?
- I feel like I'd be known as The Professor, you know.
Or, Brains.
- I would be the nervous guy
and I'd drop the gun. - Yep.
- [Roman] No, you'd be the one, you'd be the one--
- I'd go (talks in gibberish).
- I would be the undercover cop.
Just at the last minute I'd be like, I'd pull off my face,
but it'd still be my face underneath.
And then I'd be like, "Check this out,
"It was me all along."
(all laughing)
Same me.
- And would you have a thick Brooklyn accent?
- Do it, do your Brooklyn accent.
- [Sam] Do your Brooklyn accent.
- Well, I can only really do one.
- [Taika] Go ahead.
- So there's a New York one that's quite like that
and then the LA one that's quite--
- [Sam] What's the LA one?
How do you do the LA one?
- Oh, the LA one's like this, it's like,
so I went to Starbucks and I was like (mumbles).
(all laughing softly)
And so inside it was really long, you know.
(laughs)
- You sure that's not German?
- You just add an R to every word for an American accent.
Hey, how's it going?
(laughs)
Yeah, so what.
Can I have a tequila or soda?
Da, 'cause I'm in America.
- What's your one?
- What you doin'?
Oh, ah, ooh.
- That's Italian.
- Well, when am I gonna get to the bank?
- Eh, (shouts in gibberish). - (speaks in gibberish) bank.
- I'm walkin' here!
I'm walkin' here!
- I'm walkin' here!
- Hey, you got it, that was good.
- How long's it gonna take
to get to the bank? - Walkin' here!
- Hey, it was me all along!
(all laughing)
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