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"Breaking Bad DOESN'T HAPPEN If He's In The Movie!" 😳 David Gordon Green | Exorcist Believer
Oct 23, 2025
Breaking Bad
Did you know that Breaking Bad almost didn't happen because of a David Gordon Green movie? Speaking ahead of the release of his new movie, The Exorcist: Believer, David told us that Bryan Cranston was almost cast in the movie Pineapple Express, which would have meant that he wasn't available to make Breaking Bad!
David also talks about his working relationship with his friend Danny McBride as they bring back yet another iconic horror movie. David reveals which other type of legendary Hollywood movie he'd like re-invent, and he gives us an insight into what sort of easter eggs you can expect from The Exorcist: Believer.
Thanks for watching our interview with David Gordon Green for The Exorcist: Believer and make sure you check out our Oppenheimer interview below:
Chapters:
00:00-00:14- Intro
00:14-01:40- David Gordon Green and Danny McBride friendship
01:40- 03:08- Bringing back iconic horror movies and which one is next
03:09-04:-30- How Pineapple Express almost meant Bryan Cranston couldn't make Breaking Bad
04:31-05:39- The Exorcist Beginning easter eggs
05:40-06:15- Outro
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Breaking Bad happened because he wasn't
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Breaking Bad happened because he wasn't
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Breaking Bad happened because he wasn't in the movie I believe I think that
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in the movie I believe I think that
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in the movie I believe I think that would have conflicted if he had been in
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would have conflicted if he had been in
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would have conflicted if he had been in that it might not have worked out for a
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that it might not have worked out for a
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that it might not have worked out for a Breaking Bad so you know the world wins
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Breaking Bad so you know the world wins
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Breaking Bad so you know the world wins because we get to have that show dve
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because we get to have that show dve
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because we get to have that show dve it's so lovely to see you how are you
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it's so lovely to see you how are you
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it's so lovely to see you how are you good to see you I'm doing good over here
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good to see you I'm doing good over here
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good to see you I'm doing good over here it's it's it's day two of of press so um
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it's it's it's day two of of press so um
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it's it's it's day two of of press so um you know it's a fun it's a fun way to
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you know it's a fun it's a fun way to
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you know it's a fun it's a fun way to start talking about the movie get people
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start talking about the movie get people
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start talking about the movie get people excited about it and I'm happy to hear a
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excited about it and I'm happy to hear a
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excited about it and I'm happy to hear a lot of the responses oh I love that uh
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lot of the responses oh I love that uh
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lot of the responses oh I love that uh so I wanted to talk about uh your
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so I wanted to talk about uh your
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so I wanted to talk about uh your collaborations with uh Dynam bride to
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collaborations with uh Dynam bride to
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collaborations with uh Dynam bride to start with uh this is another project
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start with uh this is another project
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start with uh this is another project between you two um what is it about
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between you two um what is it about
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between you two um what is it about these iconic horror franchises that you
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these iconic horror franchises that you
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these iconic horror franchises that you both love working together on oh we just
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both love working together on oh we just
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both love working together on oh we just love movies and we have a a very Vivid
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love movies and we have a a very Vivid
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love movies and we have a a very Vivid childhood of of movies and music is a
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childhood of of movies and music is a
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childhood of of movies and music is a big part of our uh our intake in in
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big part of our uh our intake in in
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big part of our uh our intake in in culture and as as we always look to each
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culture and as as we always look to each
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culture and as as we always look to each other to remind ourselves that there's a
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other to remind ourselves that there's a
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other to remind ourselves that there's a 14-year-old in there that's just honored
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14-year-old in there that's just honored
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14-year-old in there that's just honored to be where we are to have the
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to be where we are to have the
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to be where we are to have the opportunities that we have and to pinch
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opportunities that we have and to pinch
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opportunities that we have and to pinch yourself when you're in the sandbox uh
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yourself when you're in the sandbox uh
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yourself when you're in the sandbox uh on an Exorcist movie or a Halloween
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on an Exorcist movie or a Halloween
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on an Exorcist movie or a Halloween movie or the comedic movies we get to
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movie or the comedic movies we get to
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movie or the comedic movies we get to make together so it's fun to be able to
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make together so it's fun to be able to
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make together so it's fun to be able to share these moments with your friends
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share these moments with your friends
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share these moments with your friends because the world can get pretty cynical
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because the world can get pretty cynical
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because the world can get pretty cynical and uh there's a lot of Egos and
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and uh there's a lot of Egos and
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and uh there's a lot of Egos and psychology at play but to be able to to
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psychology at play but to be able to to
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psychology at play but to be able to to keep it as as joyous as we've ever we've
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keep it as as joyous as we've ever we've
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keep it as as joyous as we've ever we've been able to do it where we can keep
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been able to do it where we can keep
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been able to do it where we can keep each other in check and and be here for
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each other in check and and be here for
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each other in check and and be here for the right reasons it's nice that's such
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the right reasons it's nice that's such
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the right reasons it's nice that's such a fantastic answer uh you're living the
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a fantastic answer uh you're living the
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a fantastic answer uh you're living the dream it's amazing um so beyond beyond
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dream it's amazing um so beyond beyond
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dream it's amazing um so beyond beyond the dream I mean I never neither of us
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the dream I mean I never neither of us
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the dream I mean I never neither of us would have ever when we met film school
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would have ever when we met film school
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would have ever when we met film school is just two geeks on the dormatory floor
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is just two geeks on the dormatory floor
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is just two geeks on the dormatory floor we never would have imagined this was
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we never would have imagined this was
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we never would have imagined this was going to get real but it got real that's
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going to get real but it got real that's
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going to get real but it got real that's that's amazing um so like I said you
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that's amazing um so like I said you
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that's amazing um so like I said you guys have managed to successfully bring
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guys have managed to successfully bring
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guys have managed to successfully bring back two Huge Horror franchises in
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back two Huge Horror franchises in
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back two Huge Horror franchises in Halloween and now be Exorcist if you
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Halloween and now be Exorcist if you
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Halloween and now be Exorcist if you could bring back another franchise to
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could bring back another franchise to
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could bring back another franchise to the big screen what would it be because
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the big screen what would it be because
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the big screen what would it be because I would love to see you guys take on the
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I would love to see you guys take on the
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I would love to see you guys take on the Texas Chainsaw Massacre that would be
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre that would be
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre that would be interesting I I think horror I I don't
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interesting I I think horror I I don't
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interesting I I think horror I I don't know that we would jump into a horror
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know that we would jump into a horror
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know that we would jump into a horror movie but I I I do love the idea of of
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movie but I I I do love the idea of of
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movie but I I I do love the idea of of of re of revisiting these these movies
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of re of revisiting these these movies
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of re of revisiting these these movies that did mean so much to us as as young
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that did mean so much to us as as young
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that did mean so much to us as as young movie goers and I think there's a lot of
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movie goers and I think there's a lot of
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movie goers and I think there's a lot of fun to that chainsaw was one of those
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fun to that chainsaw was one of those
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fun to that chainsaw was one of those movies that was like the like Exorcist
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movies that was like the like Exorcist
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movies that was like the like Exorcist it was very much forbidden that was the
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it was very much forbidden that was the
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it was very much forbidden that was the movie you were not allowed to see under
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movie you were not allowed to see under
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movie you were not allowed to see under any circumstances until you're 100 years
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any circumstances until you're 100 years
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any circumstances until you're 100 years old um and I and I you know I love to
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old um and I and I you know I love to
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old um and I and I you know I love to see what people have I was revisiting
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see what people have I was revisiting
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see what people have I was revisiting chainsaw 2 a few months ago and I was
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chainsaw 2 a few months ago and I was
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chainsaw 2 a few months ago and I was reminded about how much fun that was I'd
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reminded about how much fun that was I'd
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reminded about how much fun that was I'd totally forgotten um so there's
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totally forgotten um so there's
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totally forgotten um so there's definitely invention to be had
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definitely invention to be had
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definitely invention to be had reinvention to be had and and I'm always
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reinvention to be had and and I'm always
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reinvention to be had and and I'm always curious to see where people go with it
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curious to see where people go with it
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curious to see where people go with it but uh I'm not Afra I'm not afraid of a
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but uh I'm not Afra I'm not afraid of a
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but uh I'm not Afra I'm not afraid of a reboot as you know but uh I would
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reboot as you know but uh I would
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reboot as you know but uh I would probably sidestep horror for a moment
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probably sidestep horror for a moment
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probably sidestep horror for a moment and then come back to it uh in a little
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and then come back to it uh in a little
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and then come back to it uh in a little bit Yeah make something like The Goonies
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bit Yeah make something like The Goonies
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bit Yeah make something like The Goonies and then go straight into another horror
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and then go straight into another horror
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and then go straight into another horror life Massacre that yeah or or or Revenge
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life Massacre that yeah or or or Revenge
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life Massacre that yeah or or or Revenge of the Nerds or something you know one
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of the Nerds or something you know one
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of the Nerds or something you know one of these I always like these movies that
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of these I always like these movies that
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of these I always like these movies that were a little taboo as a kid that um
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were a little taboo as a kid that um
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were a little taboo as a kid that um that I was uh I thought I was getting
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that I was uh I thought I was getting
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that I was uh I thought I was getting away with something and and I still have
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away with something and and I still have
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away with something and and I still have that feeling today where my mom asked me
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that feeling today where my mom asked me
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that feeling today where my mom asked me if she should see the new Exorcist movie
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if she should see the new Exorcist movie
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if she should see the new Exorcist movie and I'm not sure she should but uh I
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and I'm not sure she should but uh I
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and I'm not sure she should but uh I might trick her into seeing it just just
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might trick her into seeing it just just
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might trick her into seeing it just just just for my own my own sick pleasure um
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just for my own my own sick pleasure um
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just for my own my own sick pleasure um so um I've got to tell you that
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so um I've got to tell you that
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so um I've got to tell you that Pineapple Express is one of my favorite
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Pineapple Express is one of my favorite
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Pineapple Express is one of my favorite movies um and I've I've always wanted to
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movies um and I've I've always wanted to
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movies um and I've I've always wanted to ask you this is it true that Brian
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ask you this is it true that Brian
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ask you this is it true that Brian Cranson auditioned for the movie but you
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Cranson auditioned for the movie but you
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Cranson auditioned for the movie but you and Jud didn't think he'd make a
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and Jud didn't think he'd make a
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and Jud didn't think he'd make a convincing drug dealer because if that's
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convincing drug dealer because if that's
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convincing drug dealer because if that's true that is an incredible story that is
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true that is an incredible story that is
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true that is an incredible story that is not true but he he we were in talks to
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not true but he he we were in talks to
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not true but he he we were in talks to put him in the movie uh and I'm a cuz
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put him in the movie uh and I'm a cuz
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put him in the movie uh and I'm a cuz I'm a huge fan of his he can do anything
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I'm a huge fan of his he can do anything
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I'm a huge fan of his he can do anything he wants in any movie anytime cuz he's
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he wants in any movie anytime cuz he's
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he wants in any movie anytime cuz he's one of my heroes um it was not true that
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one of my heroes um it was not true that
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one of my heroes um it was not true that we didn't want him to be in the movie
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we didn't want him to be in the movie
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we didn't want him to be in the movie because he would have been incredible
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because he would have been incredible
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because he would have been incredible Gary Cole was also incredible um but he
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Gary Cole was also incredible um but he
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Gary Cole was also incredible um but he he was in in the early talks of the
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he was in in the early talks of the
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he was in in the early talks of the movie he was a part of those
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movie he was a part of those
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movie he was a part of those conversations which was pretty cool and
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conversations which was pretty cool and
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conversations which was pretty cool and then and then but this is here's true
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then and then but this is here's true
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then and then but this is here's true I'll tell you true though true is
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I'll tell you true though true is
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I'll tell you true though true is Breaking Bad happen
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Breaking Bad happen
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Breaking Bad happen because he wasn't in the movie I believe
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because he wasn't in the movie I believe
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because he wasn't in the movie I believe I think that would have conflicted so I
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I think that would have conflicted so I
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I think that would have conflicted so I feel like if if he had been in that it
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feel like if if he had been in that it
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feel like if if he had been in that it might not have worked out for Breaking
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might not have worked out for Breaking
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might not have worked out for Breaking Bad so so you know the world wins um
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Bad so so you know the world wins um
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Bad so so you know the world wins um because we get to have that show that is
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because we get to have that show that is
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because we get to have that show that is amazing I'll win when I get him in a
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amazing I'll win when I get him in a
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amazing I'll win when I get him in a movie for sure I've been do this job a
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movie for sure I've been do this job a
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movie for sure I've been do this job a long time that's the best exclusive I've
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long time that's the best exclusive I've
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long time that's the best exclusive I've ever had that's amazing and check check
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ever had that's amazing and check check
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ever had that's amazing and check check my dates on that but I think I'm right I
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my dates on that but I think I'm right I
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my dates on that but I think I'm right I think I'm right that is incredible um
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think I'm right that is incredible um
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think I'm right that is incredible um finally very very quickly uh I loved how
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finally very very quickly uh I loved how
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finally very very quickly uh I loved how many references there are to the
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many references there are to the
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many references there are to the original movie uh when you're developing
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original movie uh when you're developing
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original movie uh when you're developing projects like this are you actively
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projects like this are you actively
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projects like this are you actively trying to tie those in for fans or do
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trying to tie those in for fans or do
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trying to tie those in for fans or do they come up organically in Halloween
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they come up organically in Halloween
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they come up organically in Halloween I'm trying to TI in for fans in Exorcist
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I'm trying to TI in for fans in Exorcist
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I'm trying to TI in for fans in Exorcist they come up
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they come up
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they come up organically wow so like the music was
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organically wow so like the music was
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organically wow so like the music was always going to be there I can't say too
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always going to be there I can't say too
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always going to be there I can't say too much about other stuff but yeah all that
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much about other stuff but yeah all that
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much about other stuff but yeah all that there's things that I do for me like
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there's things that I do for me like
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there's things that I do for me like there's a couch that you'll see the arm
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there's a couch that you'll see the arm
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there's a couch that you'll see the arm of a couch at in in Chris McNeil's house
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of a couch at in in Chris McNeil's house
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of a couch at in in Chris McNeil's house in our film that was the couch that the
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in our film that was the couch that the
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in our film that was the couch that the exact couch that was in The Exorcist in
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exact couch that was in The Exorcist in
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exact couch that was in The Exorcist in her apartment that she was renting for
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her apartment that she was renting for
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her apartment that she was renting for that project so Ellen took that couch
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that project so Ellen took that couch
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that project so Ellen took that couch home with after they wrapped the movie
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home with after they wrapped the movie
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home with after they wrapped the movie to fill up her Empty Apartment and then
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to fill up her Empty Apartment and then
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to fill up her Empty Apartment and then I said that's the same couch we're
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I said that's the same couch we're
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I said that's the same couch we're bringing it to Georgia and we're going
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bringing it to Georgia and we're going
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bringing it to Georgia and we're going to put it on our movie but fans will
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to put it on our movie but fans will
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to put it on our movie but fans will never know that but I know that she
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never know that but I know that she
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never know that but I know that she reupholstered it it looks different
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reupholstered it it looks different
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reupholstered it it looks different organic and spiritual and all that stuff
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organic and spiritual and all that stuff
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organic and spiritual and all that stuff is a big part of what I do but this
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is a big part of what I do but this
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is a big part of what I do but this movie is a less this movie is less fan
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movie is a less this movie is less fan
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movie is a less this movie is less fan service less Easter eggs but it's still
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service less Easter eggs but it's still
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service less Easter eggs but it's still enough of the infused organic matter
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enough of the infused organic matter
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enough of the infused organic matter that I think think we're trying to to um
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that I think think we're trying to to um
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that I think think we're trying to to um to acknowledge that that the freed can
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to acknowledge that that the freed can
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to acknowledge that that the freed can film is a masterpiece and it's what's
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film is a masterpiece and it's what's
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film is a masterpiece and it's what's our our inspiration and we could be so
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our our inspiration and we could be so
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our our inspiration and we could be so lucky to be in the arena with that
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lucky to be in the arena with that
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lucky to be in the arena with that franchise David it's been such a
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franchise David it's been such a
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franchise David it's been such a pleasure talking to you thank you so
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pleasure talking to you thank you so
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pleasure talking to you thank you so much I wish I could talk to you for
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much I wish I could talk to you for
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much I wish I could talk to you for longer but I've got to go yeah next time
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longer but I've got to go yeah next time
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longer but I've got to go yeah next time congrats in the movie um and I hope you
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congrats in the movie um and I hope you
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congrats in the movie um and I hope you get Brian cron to sign in on the next
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get Brian cron to sign in on the next
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get Brian cron to sign in on the next one that' be oh that's a great idea
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one that' be oh that's a great idea
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one that' be oh that's a great idea something's going on with my
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something's going on with my
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something's going on with my daughter it's happening to my daughter
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daughter it's happening to my daughter
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daughter it's happening to my daughter too hey what's going on I'm Kevin Hart
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too hey what's going on I'm Kevin Hart
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too hey what's going on I'm Kevin Hart hi my name's Eric snow Street hi I'm
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hi my name's Eric snow Street hi I'm
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hi my name's Eric snow Street hi I'm Margo I'm Journey I'm James maroy I'm
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Margo I'm Journey I'm James maroy I'm
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Margo I'm Journey I'm James maroy I'm Daniel R I'm Rebel Wilson I'm Jeremy
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Daniel R I'm Rebel Wilson I'm Jeremy
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Daniel R I'm Rebel Wilson I'm Jeremy Clarkson I'm going to be translating
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Clarkson I'm going to be translating
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Clarkson I'm going to be translating some Scottish tweets for it's gone viral
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some Scottish tweets for it's gone viral
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some Scottish tweets for it's gone viral on it's gone viral
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