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hey Dad hi Hoke welcome let's do this
let's do that you know why I'm here
I'm gonna be asked some questions today
I think 73 of them that's true how
excited are you on a scale of 1 to 10
I'm at a solid 14 I enough hi come on
all right let's begin this interview so
what's the first thing you thought of
this morning whatever is gonna eat for
breakfast what's the first thing on your
to-do list ordering what I was going to
eat for breakfast
what's the fourth thing on your to-do
list figuring out where I was gonna go
for lunch what's something that you feel
like should be on your to-do list but
it's not scheduling a workout for after
the breakfast and lunch and what's your
go-to breakfast blueberry ricotta
pancakes from Little Dom's around the
corner delicious mm-hmm all right
lemon who's your favorite artist uh
Chris Knight is a favorite I have a lot
of his work he's also Canadian high and
favorite cocktail Oh No
cosmopolitan on the rocks can I say that
in a 20-19 yeah you can it's okay
it's a unique answer and uh what's your
favorite scent anything like woody like
a Burt would like a cedar or a pine
something doodie okay who is this
friendly little furry guy this is
Redmond that was my dog and best friend
how would remand describe himself if he
could better than all of us how do you
think he described you I don't want to
know what's your favorite thing about
your dog he is very calm and
level-headed qualities that I strive for
every day of my life okay Dan I'm a huge
huge fan of shits Creek I love that show
thank you and I'm just putting it out
there did you have any idea when it
started that you be here five seasons
deep emmy-nominated next to the likes of
all these shows right now absolutely not
the past six years have been an absolute
dream come true congratulations thank
you and you acted produced wrote and
show ran engines creeks mm-hmm how are
you still standing oh you might want to
ask my therapist I don't know I think
when you do something that you're
passionate
about that you love it just comes quite
easily which of those roles did you
truly relish the most I loved doing them
all at the same time there was something
quite amazing about having an idea that
only existed in my head and by the end
of it seeing it come to life it was
fantastic what we miss the most about it
the people now your character David once
famously said when it comes to fashion
Oh
durable and elegant usually don't go in
hand is this really true
I loved your ability in my clothing and
I think this sweater is both durable and
elegant so I'm gonna say I disagree with
David Rose now as someone who is never
not well dressed what you dial advice
can you offer I think you have to feel
comfortable in the clothes that you're
wearing because if you were
uncomfortable people can see and people
can tell and that's not a good that's
not a good look
is there any trend you were
uncomfortable trying hats but I've tried
all those trends and they did not work
out unfortunately what was the last
thing that you purchased a house
Congrats again thank you very much I
don't think so Harden hmm I know I'm
terrified and excited what's the most
luxe thing that you've ever worn
probably the Rick Owens leather jacket
that I wear in the pilot episode of our
show it was actually mine from my own
closet I bought it with my first
paycheck I went to the store in New York
I swiped my credit card my hand was
shaking and I worn it every day since
and I'm so glad that it made it into the
show you got to get your money's worth
at the end of the day what is something
you can never over invest in your
relationships with your friends and
family and loved ones wise words mmm
what is your most prized possession my
relationships and I mean this is gonna
seem sort of boastful okay but why not
I'm ready for it my MTV Movie Award I
was gonna say that is an MTV Movie Award
it is indeed
I saw the popcorn uh and I'll tell you
why it means so much to me I started my
career at MTV as a television host so to
win this for my role on shits Creek was
like a full circle moment that's cool
mm-hmm look at that it's also very
healthy heavy so I use it
work out yeah it's a good way to do
exercise what is your favorite movie of
all time
Bridget Jones's Diary what is your
favorite song of all time if pressed I
would say I will always love you by
Dolly Parton / Whitney Houston I will
take either versions go combo mm-hmm now
I heard a rumor that you're a huge
Beyonce fan can you rank every Beyonce
album first of all absolutely not that's
why would I ever do that they're all
masterpieces and second of all is
someone not a Beyonce fan doesn't exist
okay doesn't exist checking now if it's
not Beyonce though can you rank every
Mariah Carey album absolutely not why
would you ask me that they're all
masterpieces okay I get it I can hear
now if you were seated at a dinner table
with Beyonce and Mariah Carey
how would you kick off the conversation
well first of all I would have passed
out when I got the invitation to that
dinner so I would be unconscious for the
dinner people would have to like
marionette my body into making it look
like I was enjoying myself I will say
this Mariah Carey once tweeted about our
show and I had a full panic attack big
deal it is a big deal I got on the
airplane and I cried thanks I don't know
why I just told you that I cried that's
okay I guess we're getting pretty
intimate what'd you get these are
blueberry ricotta pancakes from little
done ah that sounds good mm-hmm now
let's talk about your creative process
oh that sounds intellectual it is let
the time get hits huh when is the best
time for your writing I feel like every
CEO says in the mornings but for me it's
very very late at night and where do you
get your inspiration writing in my
little writer snook that I'll show you
right now nicely what's the most
important thing for you
when writing oh boy um probably to just
make sure that anything I'm writing
feels honest and grounded and and real
yeah do you remember the first thing you
ever wrote yes it was a short story
about a young girl that got kidnapped
and taken to rush
at the turn of the century what inspired
that I don't know I've never been to
Russia and I know nothing about the turn
of the century so I remember my
grandmother crying at the story though
but that could be because it was so bad
ah ha ha what age did you feel confident
in your voice as a writer I would like
you to re asked me that question in a
decade okay how do you beat writer's
block on the best of days I would walk
around the block on the worst of days I
would plan a trip somewhere who's
writing do you read or hear and feel
utterly blown away by I would say Joan
Didion or nowadays
Phoebe Waller bed Judy wall brash fellow
73 questioner she is incredible dan
would you consider yourself to be a
routine person uh no I am NOT a routine
person no routines so you don't have a
morning or evening skincare beauty
routine I would say in that case I am a
routine person I have a regimented I
knew it skincare routine that I don't
care to share with all of you I knew it
I knew it
so besides the MTV Movie Award what is
your exercise regimen mmm I take a lot
of walks around the block like a 92 year
old grandmother in Florida I have bad
knees what three staples should everyone
have in their closet without fail I
would say a great pair of dress shoes a
great pair of dress pants and a crisp
white t-shirt whose fashion advice do
you worship Paul Newman and I wish I
could ask him about it what's something
you learn from the gap that still holds
true whew
how to perfectly fold a turtleneck
sweater if you could distill your
personality and a one item of clothing
what would it be and why I guess sweater
yep for lack of a better idea I don't
know they're versatile they can be
expensive and cheap and they pretty much
I guess look good on everybody does that
even make sense it does okay I'll go
with your word on total eco here all
right you source costumes for your show
which is the hardest to find season two
of shits Creek I wanted this
Helmut Lang mohawked hoodie that I had
longed for for quite some time
it took me six months to find I finally
found it on eBay and we purchased it we
wore it and I now have it in my closet
who's her favorite designer right now
Driss Van Noten who's the most
fashionable character in any rom-com
ever Bridget Jones favorite fashion
moment any rom-com ever probably this
dress is an Alaia
when cher Horowitz was held at gunpoint
in clueless that's a good one mm-hmm now
you were born in Canada I was born in
Canada proudly
what does Toronto have over LA uh I
would say the seasons and nice people
what's the most Canadian thing about you
I say sorry Elan sorry is it's sorry
here I don't know I'm sorry I'm sorry
I'm sorry sorry
now you said growing up that you are an
introvert has a kid uh-huh still say
that you are immature yes which is why a
one-take 73 questions situation is not
necessarily in my comfort zone well
you're doing fine mm-hmm and we have
some family over here oh is this a photo
of you and your dad this is a photo of
my family and a photo of me and my dad
my dad actually gave me this little
framed photo on the last day of shooting
our show was it sound up um it says
Daniel it was an honor being your
partner son dad XO oh no I don't want to
cry for you folk but I just might you're
so lucky to have a father like him he is
a lovely lovely sweet generous man now
when you were growing up did you have
any idea that he was famous not until I
was around 15 when American Pie came out
and then everyone started asking me if
the movie was based on my life and
unfortunately I have not made love to a
pie you wrote his part on shits Creek I
did how similar is that persona with his
real life one I would say there's a lot
of similarities he does not like getting
his hair wet so obviously in the first
season of our show I wrote a scene where
his hair gets wet it's what you do dad
family man yeah now everyone in the show
is individually so funny
indeed who was often the first to crack
up I would say me and then I built it
into my character I feel like David
laughs a lot at people and that's just
my way of blurring the lines between my
unprofessionalism and his eccentricities
now you must describe his creek as being
a celebration of love and rather than
just a comedy a drama with comedic
elements that is you have to research
Wow yeah would you change that uh no I
think that is the most accurate
description I have heard so far what's
something you learned recently that
really impressed you or blew your mind
uh how cashews are made they're not made
they're actually grown on trees
anyway google it it's okay what are you
currently excited about a life right now
figuring out what my next show is going
to be and also I have a little I've been
working on something and I guess Vogue
is the place to show it to I save it for
both oh I'm nervous what's your favorite
book it's a long-form poem called
autobiography of read write what's your
favorite pizza pepperoni double cheese
dip any regrets Dan
I feel like regrets are a waste of time
what was the last thing that made you
cry shooting the last episode of our
entire series what was the last thing
that made you cry from laughing shooting
the last episode of our entire series
and what was the last time that you were
surprised when we got our Emmy
nominations what do you want to be
remembered for I guess having done some
good Wow take a look at that uh-oh oh no
I don't know what these are
those look cool don't look too closely
they're just samples but it's a little
project I've been working on well I want
to pair those mm-hmm
now you've been lauded for how you
present queer stories hmm how does it
make you feel very grateful to have been
given the opportunity to do that what's
been the most surprising response from
telling those stories probably the
letters that we've received from people
who have told us that the show has
changed their relationships with their
family and friends for the better and
has made them more competent people it's
incredible it's amazing you are someone
who has proclaimed they love Japan yeah
so this is correct verified that in fact
now what do you love most about Japan as
a country in culture I feel like when
you're there you feel like you're
trapped between the past the present and
the future and that's pretty magical and
what's something you always without fail
have to buy when you're there glasses
which is why I want to are you I'm gonna
try to see which one works best see how
I look for you we might have to do this
fitting a little later but I would go
with a sunglass I yeah I were to do
anything yeah well that's my but if I
had 24 hours of spend in Japan what one
store bar restaurant should I have to
hit okay store I would pick up something
from capital with a K it's very special
bar jbs which is a little record bar and
bar trench which is sort of feels like
Sweeney Todd England or something and
restaurant there's a little dumpling
place in Harajuku if you just look up
best dumplings in Harajuku you will find
that place but it is extraordinary and
they have the most amazing cucumber
salad I have every now I just brought
you to a place to the last question
telling him on food because the last
question I have for you Dan has been
great
can I have some of those pancakes cuz I
haven't eaten all day first of all we
are not eating on camera for Vogue and
second of all that is an order for one
sir
so no you cannot oh I'm very grateful
you were here though sorry
fine I'll take it all right thanks so
much man thank you then really cool bye
bye