- When I was a kid I got in trouble for stealing
a penny sweet from a garage,
and my mother made me go back into the garage
and give it back.
And it was a very, very, very strong lesson in morals.
Hi, I'm Taron Egerton and this is Finish This Sentience,
with The Hollywood Reporter.
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First time I listened to Elton John,
I would've been five, maybe six,
and my mother bought me a VHS copy of The Lion King,
and it was The Circle of Life,
and probably the introduction song as well,
but The Circle of Life, yeah.
I remember when he had a greatest hits album come out
when I was 12.
And my step father and I used to skip
to I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues,
and sing it together in the car.
My hero is, I'm really sorry Elton, is David Bowie.
He has been since I was a young boy.
I've always felt a very strong connection
to him and his music.
No.
There is one in the works though.
I think I'm a little thick set for David Bowie,
but, oh well.
Someone else will do it better.
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The most challenging song
to perform in Rocketman.
They're challenging for different reasons,
but I think I did the most acute pressure
I felt was Your Song,
because that's one of the greatest songs ever written.
One of the most popular songs ever written,
and it's also one I did live on set.
There's a handful I did live on set,
and I insisted on it, but I think it works for the film.
My favorite Elton John song to perform is Your Song
or maybe Benny and The Jets.
It's very different, but one thing that I've learned
through film is to access a slightly rockier part
of my voice, which I haven't really used before.
So I would say Benny and the Jets.
I think it makes me feel like a glam rock superstar.
My gift is my song and this one is for.
If I think about this film,
and who I feel like I've made it for,
there's two groups of people, should we say.
My gift is my song and this one is for Elton and Bernie,
but also people I'm most excited
to buzz in is probably my mum and my family,
because I've poured my heart into it,
so I'm very excited for them to see it.
I think they're going to be proud.
Don't go breaking my troubadour sign
that I have taken from the film,
because it's broken once in transit to my apartment,
where it now sits on the kitchen,
and it took months, and it's quite expensive to get mended.
So, don't go breaking my neon sign.
So, check this out, right?
The wardrobe piece I wish I'd stolen from the set
of Rocketman, and I would have stolen it,
but my mum taught me that very special lesson
with the penny sweets,
but I've been campaigning for the denim jacket I'm wearing
in Tiny Dancer, because it's just fabulous,
and it's got all of these patchwork motifs on it,
and I got an email from the designer last night,
and he says I can have it on the seventh of June.
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My go-to dance move is.
Weirdly when I was just doing the shoot,
I was dancing in mime and playing the piano a little bit,
but what I was thinking of was Pulp Fiction,
and John Travolta, and Uma Therman.
And I think I probably do do that one quite a lot.
It's probably a little bit like that, isn't it?
I can't believe I did that.
Tough.
My favorite film of all time is.
I'm going to say Shawn of the Dead,
because it's one that I've watched endlessly,
and it's one that I watched for the first time
when I was 13 or 14.
Big part of my growing up watching it with my friends.
So it's probably one of the first films
where I was very aware of how did they do that?
How was that made?
The logistics, the plan that went into it,
and I find it hilarious and moving,
and I do love zombies as well.
It's a guilty pleasure of mine.
I love zombie films.
The next James Bond should be played by Richard Madden.
- [Interviewer] But would you be interested?
- I think any person who was asked
to play James Bond would have to stop and think about it,
but I think I can think of people who would do it better.
I also have a spy franchise,
so I don't know if anyone needs two spy franchises.
But of course, if I was asked, I'd stop and think about it,
but I do think it should be Richard Madden.
He's perfect.
Right now, Eggsy is probably saving the world
and probably making a few mistakes on the way.
Either that, or supping a martini
with Harry Hart somewhere.
I don't know.
That's what those guys do, isn't it?
My first Cannes Film Festival will be 2019
when I'm there with my movie Rocketman.
Are there any surprises up my sleeve at Cannes?
I will say that yes,
I do have a surprise up my sleeve for Cannes.
I'm absolutely forbidden to say anymore,
but yes, we do have a surprise.
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