- The most interaction we've had, us three,
is probably today, right now.
During this movie.
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- Hi, we're the cast of Raya and the Last Dragon.
- And today, we're going to test
how well we know each other.
- Even though we recorded everything separately.
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- I know Gemma's been acting for way longer.
I know that Gemma just been in a lot of things.
- I'm gonna go Gemma.
- I've been around the block.
- Gemma has a lot of credits.
- Like I was still at drama school when I did something.
It was a horror mini-series, yeah.
- Did you answer?
- When evil calls?
The moral of the story was
when evil calls, you don't call back.
- Hang up the phone?
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- Gemma went to drama school she just said.
- I did.
- Oh, but she also went to law school I think.
- Correct!
- Oh my gosh.
- I didn't go to law school.
I considered going to law school, I went to UCLA
and graduated communications, but did take
a lot of law classes there and then
decided I hated it.
- I graduated journalism with a minor
in women's studies and East Asian studies.
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- Because I'm a huge fan of both of them.
I just think they've done such incredible work,
but in addition to that,
everything that they stand for.
And it's cool to now be able to say that we're friends!
- We are and roommates too.
There's the odd running joke
that I'm saying that I'm going to
that I need to crash at Kelly's for awhile.
She can't tell if I'm joking or not.
I'm not joking.
I need a place.
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- I would say that they share a lot of qualities.
Like I think Gemma is also a really strong person.
A person who has conviction.
When you're presented with Namaari
and you're supposed to view her as a villain,
you can't because you just understand
where she's coming from and you can really relate
to everything that she's doing.
- Gemma's definitely, has not one villainous
quality in her at all really.
I think that she really understands, like,
the depths of human experience
and also her American is just really good.
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- Kelly, she so many qualities of Raya.
I mean her heart, her resilience, her spirit, humor.
I loved everything that you Kelly, that you brought to Raya.
- There are certain qualities we look at
when it comes to the Disney princess.
And I think, you know, bravery and intelligence
and all of these qualities that that Kelly
really does have in real life.
If I were a girl looking up to someone
I think that she fits that mold.
Someone who I want to look up to.
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- Awkwafina's just a magical,
I mean, if you were trying to think
of someone who could play a completely unique
magical creature, you know
it's the one she's got that glow.
I mean, she can just put a smile on your face.
She's yeah.
- Yeah, no, no, no.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Oh, wow.
What, what kind of?
- Multi-talented, multi-talented.
- You could write my dating profile.
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I don't want to be rude, but I feel like Kelly.
I feel like Kelly is a crier.
I feel like she's one of those
that's like, E.T., Finding Nemo, all those things.
She's the one.
You know it's like, my sleeve, is this wet?
I don't want to sell you out.
- Those are my tears on your sleeve, uh yeah.
No, you're right, you're right.
I cry during a lot, uh, everything pretty much.
So yeah, that is correct, I cried a lot, yeah.
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- Gemma is hilarious.
Gemma is, you know, I think, I think she's also
like the definition of poise an just, you know
just all elegance and all of those
but she's also really goofy and really hilarious.
And Kelly is an INFJ and it's the rarest personality type.
It's the rarest personality type.
One percent of the population.
She's an INFJ and I was blown away, blown away.
- Gosh the best thing about working
in this world is all at all
is just getting to know people
and it's such a weird, for me,
it's like a strange distinction when you
when you see someone's work
versus when you get to speak to a person.
And I think the best thing that I've discovered
about both of these women is
that everyone is a real person that has,
you know we all have our own insecurities
and we all have things that we want
and we all have things that we're working towards.
And I think that that is so beautiful.
To feel like I have now gotten
to this place where I had these relationships
with these people that I have looked up to for so long
and just recognizing how we all have our own fears
but we're fighting those things to be where we are.
And it's so nice that we like each other
cause then this would have been really awkward if we didn't.
- No, because we were supposed to pretend that
we liked each other, but you can tell.
- Yeah you can definitely tell.
- You can always just taste the frost.