Brandon Lessard | From “Murder at Yellowstone City” to “The Unholy Trinity” | Montana Movie Magic

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Brandon Lessard: And he puts

his hand on my shoulder.

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He's like, the name's St.

Christopher, by the way.

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And then all of a sudden just,

I was like, what am I doing?

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Where am I?

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What's, what's going on?

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I'm acting alongside Samuel Jackson.

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Announcer: Welcome to Story and Craft.

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Now here's your host, Marc Preston.

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Marc Preston: Alright, here we go.

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Another episode of Story and Craft.

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Glad to have you back.

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If this is your very

first episode, welcome.

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Glad to have you today sitting

down with actor Brandon Lessard.

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The new film he's in is

called The Unholy Trinity.

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Uh, it's with Pierce Brosnan,

Samuele Jackson, David Arquette,

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Tim Daley, uh, Christina Bowden.

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Big project for Brandon.

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This is a big one, so it's kind of

cool to sit down and, uh, discuss

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what the experience was like filming,

uh, this, this Western in Montana.

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Uh, all right.

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So let's jump.

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Right into it.

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Today is Brandon Ard Day

right here on Story and Craft.

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Where are you joining us from today?

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01:30 Brandon's Background and Journey to Acting

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Uh, from my apartment in Los Angeles.

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Did you make your way out there for

work or are you originally California?

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California, dude, no,

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Brandon Lessard: not, not, uh,

originally from here, I'm originally

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from Virginia, so I grew up in

Fairfax, Virginia, Fairfax County.

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Okay.

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And, uh, I moved out here.

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God, the timeline's getting weird now.

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Um, eight years ago, okay,

for, uh, for school, I came out

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to study theater at, uh, USC.

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And, um, graduated, I think, yeah,

2021 and, uh, been out here ever since.

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Marc Preston: What's

Fairfax, Virginia known for?

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I, I may have drawn a blank there.

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Is there, uh, one of

the universities there?

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I couldn't even

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Brandon Lessard: tell you.

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It's, uh, I mean, a lot of people, um,

I know it's just outside Washington, DC.

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So, oh, okay.

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Okay.

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Alright.

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You know, DC can't really build

up and they can't build out, so

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a lot of people that go to work

for the government live in either.

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You know, Virginia side of the

river or on the Maryland side.

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So, lot of, lot of politics.

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Primarily

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Marc Preston: being a Texas boy,

I'm used to big, wide open spaces.

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Lots of driving to get to the

next big city in that part of the

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country, you could drive for three

hours and be in a few different

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states it seems like, you know.

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Oh yeah.

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Um, I'm, I never got my

head around that fully.

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Hell.

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Compressed, everything is up there.

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So, uh, did your, uh, folks work

in government Body Chance or

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were they kind of far away from

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02:56 Family and Early Influences

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Brandon Lessard: that?

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No, no.

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My, um, my dad has been an architect

for all of his life, and then my mom,

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she was originally in fashion, uh,

so she was, uh, an event coordinator.

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Um, and like scheduled everybody's

meetings and stuff before.

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She kind of stopped that to

raise me and my brothers.

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So, no, no government on this side.

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I like to stay outta that.

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Marc Preston: Well, how

many brothers do you have?

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Brandon Lessard: I have, uh, two

brothers and, uh, an older sister.

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Okay.

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Marc Preston: Okay.

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Brandon Lessard: Yeah.

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So

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Marc Preston: it's, so you weren't

overrunning the, uh, household for your

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mother with a bunch of testosterone.

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There was a, there was a girl in

there to balance things out, I guess.

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Brandon Lessard: Yeah,

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Marc Preston: I got two girls and

I have a son and, uh, and with the

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acquisition of our, uh, little,

little guy golden retriever, the

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boys outnumber the girls here now.

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So it's, uh, we're winning.

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But the ladies are intellectually

superior, but you know.

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The, uh, acting training, did it

begin for you in Virginia or did you,

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were you just kinda like a theater

kid and you ended up just jumping?

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I was, I was a theater

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Brandon Lessard: kid, you know, I,

it wasn't, um, I realized very early

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on that I wanted to be an actor.

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It was one of those things where.

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You know, in middle school they

started putting up productions of stuff

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and um, you know, a friend of mine,

they were putting on a show of, um,

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of Midsummer Night.

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Marc Preston (2): Mm-hmm.

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Brandon Lessard: And, uh, a friend

of mine was like, oh, you know,

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like, let's go and do this together.

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Like, come on, audition with me.

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I don't wanna do it alone.

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And I was like, okay.

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And, uh, he actually ended

up not auditioning and, um.

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So I, I got the part of thesis, you

know, as a sixth grader and I kind of

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fell in love with it and I realized

that I wanted to do it professionally.

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Wasn't quite sure how that happened.

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I mean, I knew about Broadway,

I knew about Hollywood, so I had

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these ideas in my mind growing up.

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And then, um, kind of changed late high

school, I think junior, senior year.

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Um, I was talking with my dad and a

friend of his who lived out in Montana

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was getting involved in film and, uh,

uh, a friend of mine named Carter Bain.

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And, uh, my dad was like, oh, I,

I think Carter's doing something.

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You should see if you can audition.

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And I was like, oh, yeah.

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So, so the

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Marc Preston: folks were encouraging

of the, uh, of this time you were doing

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Brandon Lessard: Yeah, they, my family

has always been very supportive.

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Of, you know, the lifestyle to

be an actor, which is a, a very

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risky lifestyle to be sure.

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Um, but they, there was never any

pressure with the family to go into

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architecture or to go into fashion or

to do anything other than I. What I

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wanted to do, and it was, well, did your

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Marc Preston: brothers or your sister

decide to do anything remotely related

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to this, or do they go somewhere else?

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Brandon Lessard: So my, um, my sister

is in real estate, although she's

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dabbled in the film side as well.

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And then my, um, my older brother,

he is in real estate and kind of, um.

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Financial consulting

with business consulting.

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And then my, my younger brother, he also

kind of jumped into the film industry.

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Um, really, but he's primarily

focused on music now.

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So we, we've, we've all kind of jumped all

over the place a little bit, but, um, I.

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No, they've always, my parents

have always been very supportive,

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Marc Preston: which is, well, did anybody

come to, uh, la So are you the only kid in

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the family in LA or did some of them Yes.

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Kind of make their way on?

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Okay.

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Brandon Lessard: Yeah.

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My, um, my little brother was here

for, uh, a couple months, uh, while

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he was pursuing some of his, uh.

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Music related things.

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Uh, but he, he is primarily focused

on EDM stuff, which he can kind of

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move around a little bit with that.

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Um, and then, so does he

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Marc Preston: DJ at all or

does he Little, little bit.

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Does he do that?

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Yeah.

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Brandon Lessard: But yeah,

no, I, so I've moved out here.

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Yeah.

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My, my sister is still back in Virginia.

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My older brother's in New York.

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And then my, my little brother, he

lives kind of a nomadic lifestyle, so.

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This, the eed

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Marc Preston: this is the EDM kid.

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Yeah.

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I've spoken to a few people do EDM,

uh, stuff That always, uh, to me seemed

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like a, uh, a fun lifestyle, you know,

being able to go like to Abi, you know?

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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You know.

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So you and your brother share that kind

of, uh, same love for EDM or do, or your

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musical taste given the, the Western

ish stuff you've kind of gravitated to.

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Mm-hmm.

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Did you have any country leanings?

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What were yet musically

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Brandon Lessard: No.

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I mean, I, I, not to give.

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The generic answer, but I

do kind of like everything.

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I, I have a taste for everything.

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I, I definitely, um, you know, growing

up, me and my brothers definitely

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shared that sort of EDM love.

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Marc Preston (2): Mm-hmm.

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Brandon Lessard: And, um, I

definitely still like that style.

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Like my favorite band, my favorite

band is definitely not country.

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Like I love, uh, glass Animals.

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I think they're absolutely fantastic.

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But I, I, I will say, having done a

lot of work in Montana, I. And having

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do done a lot of Western stuff, I

do have a deep love for country.

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Marc Preston: Anybody EDM

stand out that you really like?

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Brandon Lessard: There's a variety.

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I mean, I, I like Koala, I like

Adventure Club, Kago, uh, Calvin

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Harris, Ceci, I mean, those, those

are kind of, um, Sebastian and Grosso.

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I was very fortunate to see him.

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Uh, years ago, and that was a fun time.

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But also I'm, I'm not, uh, I, I

will say I, I like staying out

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less and less than I used to.

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Yeah.

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Marc Preston: I enjoy the music lifestyle.

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It is funny.

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My, uh, daughter was, uh, she bartended

on a, uh, at a beach bar here.

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Uh, big, a real big place.

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It's nice, it's nice venue.

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Uh mm. And the there

see Stevie Yoki played.

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Oh yeah.

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And I was like telling her, I was like,

God, I really wanna come to see man.

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I really wanna see Stevie Yoki.

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She's like, do not come.

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She always is like, you know, 'cause

it's the most uncool thing in the

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world when your dad shows up to an

EDM show at a bar where you're bar

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at a place where you're bartending.

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You know?

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I was like, but I really,

Stevie Yoki just an animal.

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This guy's got like, he's.

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Just got, so his hands are

so many different things and

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Oh my god, tour and all that.

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So do you have any musical

inclinations yourself?

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I mean, do you, do you play

or do you, uh, more of a I

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Brandon Lessard: am, I am

nails on chalkboard, so, so

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not exactly, not exactly.

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You know, my, my gifts are

more within the realm of.

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Saying things, interestingly enough,

you know, not necessarily singing them.

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Mm-hmm.

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Marc Preston: You know, as far as,

uh, the saying things thing, uh,

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when you, you know, when you got more

active into the acting thing, what,

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what, was there any kind of genre of

movie or a kind of role, a kind of

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character, anything you were like, oh,

I wanna do this thing, this is my jam.

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I mean, what, what was not a

North Star, but what was kind of

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keeping you hungry, uh, as you were

getting, really getting rolling?

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Brandon Lessard: Um, for me, I've always.

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Gravitated towards the dramatic stuff.

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Um, love comedy and I, I love, you know,

performing comedy, but drama has always

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been kind of that connection for me.

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I love, um, I love, I don't even

know what the term would be for it.

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It's, well, I'll start with what

I, I can articulate and then I'll

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move on to what I can, um, I love.

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Historical dramas.

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First off, uh, particularly if

anything is based off of a true story.

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I, I love that stuff.

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Um, now my favorite movies of

all time at the Top, it has

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to be Saved in Private Ryan.

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Mm-hmm.

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Oh yeah.

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And, um, I, I just think that film,

there's nothing quite like it.

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The performances in that are just, the

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Marc Preston: ensemble in that

was, was pretty outrageous.

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I mean, it's fantastic.

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I mean, you think of like all the

people who were in it and, uh, nobody

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was a quote unquote star in that.

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You know, I think Tom Hanks was

kind of the only omnipresent dude

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throughout the, the, you know,

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Brandon Lessard: yeah.

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Marc Preston: Those kind of things

are interesting when you just get

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a big ensemble of very talented

folks and just kind of see where

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they roll with it, you know?

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Brandon Lessard: yeah.

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And they're, you know, they're those types

of actors that just melt into the role.

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Like, um, it's not necessarily

that you forget who they are.

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I mean, you, you clearly can't

forget who Tom Hanks is or

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that Matt Damon's in the movie.

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Um, I mean, you have all of these

all stars in it, but you almost

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forget that for a moment and just

focus on this brilliant, grounded

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performance they're giving.

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Like I, I don't know if most

people remember this, but

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Brian Cranston's in that movie.

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Um, I, he, he plays this, you

know, I say small part, it's,

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it's not, no part is small.

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Mm-hmm.

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Um, but he just, he just delivers

this really beautiful, grounded

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performance that just is seamless.

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Never, it never breaks

you away from the story.

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You're like, oh, there's

another celebrity.

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I know.

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You're like, I am.

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I am in this and I am genuinely.

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Was he one the

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Marc Preston: senior

officers in that movie?

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I'm trying to remember

what, what role would play.

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It's always fun to go back

and watch movies like that.

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Now I got the big 75 inch tv.

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It's kind of, I'm kind of going

through the library of things.

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Haven't seen for a while.

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It's like, I haven't seen

this on a big TV yet.

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You know?

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Yeah.

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And saving private, Ryan's one of 'em, and

I don't know if my son's ever seen that.

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He's 20.

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Yeah, he's 20.

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I'm sorry.

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I have three kids.

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I time part-time remembering

how old they are.

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Um, so you got three of 'em.

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It's a lot to remember.

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Uh, but yeah, that's one of the things

that when he comes into town, there's a

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few movies and want to catch and that,

that's one I have don't think he's seen.

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I think it would be great

to, uh, check it out.

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But I mean, the un holy

Trinity, that's a very.

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What's the word I'm looking for there?

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There's depth to the cast.

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We'll call it, you know, call

that, you know, you got James Bond

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and you got, you know, you got

Samuel Jackson kind of together.

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It's like these aren't

small potatoes for you.

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This is a pretty big meaty

gig you got going on here.

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So, uh oh.

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Yeah.

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Plus you got a chance to act with

David Arquette, which is he's,

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I've had a chance to talk to him.

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He's a gem on the show.

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Such a sweetheart of a guy.

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Yeah.

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You know.

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Did he do any of the, uh, uh,

Bob Ross painting stuff while

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he was on set with you or

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Brandon Lessard: no?

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No.

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I wish, I wish I had seen that.

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I didn't know about that.

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But, um, yeah, he

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Marc Preston: does.

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He's a certified Bob

Ross painting instructor.

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Uh, that, and he, uh, owns the rights,

I think the bo of the clown, you

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know, so he's, he's one of those guys.

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Like, you don't know how his brain works,

but it's just all goodness, you know?

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Yeah.

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So, you know, he's, he's very cool.

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He's,

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Brandon Lessard: he's a sweet fella.

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I, I like him a lot.

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Marc Preston: What was that like to

kinda step onto a set and you've got.

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Well, we'll see the, the, you have

a lot of depth to the bullpen.

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We'll put it like that and yes.

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And what was that like for you?

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Brandon Lessard: Um, well, you know

what, it didn't, it didn't really hit me

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until, uh, I think the second or third

day, you know, um, I remember, I remember

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showing up, uh, for our first day, and

the first scene that we shot in the entire

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film is the first scene in the movie.

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It's the hanging scene.

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Um, so my character shows up to

this prison where his father's

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been, uh, held there for most of

his life and he's been wrongfully

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imprisoned and, um, he's about to die.

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And what my character doesn't realize

is that Sam Jackson's character's in

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the crowd and that he knows my father.

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And I remember we were shooting this

and that day, Sam and I. Our characters

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weren't supposed to be speaking.

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Um, 'cause again, my character

doesn't even know he is there.

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So we have maybe, God, I can't

even remember, like a hundred crew,

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maybe 50, 50 to a hundred extras.

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And someone calls over the, uh, the

talkie that Sam Jackson's about to step.

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On the set.

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Mm-hmm.

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And I was like, okay, well, you

know, I'll just, uh, you know, I'm

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gonna focus on the crowd 'cause

I'm, I'm going to speak with him.

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I'm going to, you know, meet him and we're

gonna be having these scenes together.

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So I, I just watched the crowd and

the minute he stepped on every set

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of eyes locked onto him and it, it

was, it was definitely interesting

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watching And, um, wait, which is

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Marc Preston: which?

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Yeah.

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That is inter, you figure most sets, so

they're pretty almost celebrity agnostic.

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You know, you know, 'cause you

know, everybody's got the job to do.

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Nobody's overly, you know, PAs,

nobody's overly impressed with you.

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No.

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And, and like Anthony Bourdain

once said, and we said, you

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know, talent stepping on set.

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Like, I, I forgot how he put it.

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Uh, he's once said, he is

like, that's another way.

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So here comes the asshole.

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No, I'm, but that's, but that's 'cause is

like, you know, you know, people work on.

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Yeah, on the sets, but, you know,

Samuel l Jackson's iconic, you

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know, he is not just an actor.

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He is got his own, he's carrying with

it a pretty big persona, you know?

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Did you feel that yourself?

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Brandon Lessard: So again,

that, that first day when I

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met him, uh, I wouldn't say so.

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I, I was, you know, told I

was gonna be working with him.

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I was obviously very excited.

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And then se the second day came.

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We started filming together.

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And again, it's like the, the next

sequence in terms of when his character

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shows up and, you know, we're doing the

scene and I'm not even thinking about it.

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And then all of a sudden I'm

just focused on the scene.

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And then we get to the end of the scene

and he puts his hand on my shoulder and

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his, his line, he's introducing himself.

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He's like the name Saint

Christopher, by the way.

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Then all of a sudden just,

I was like, what am I doing?

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Where am I, what's, what's going on?

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I'm, I'm acting alongside Samuel

Jackson and like, you know, him,

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Pierce David Arquette, like these,

these are people that I grew up

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watching and all of a sudden just kind

of clicked for me that I was here.

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Marc Preston: Doing this.

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What a great feeling that's

gotta be though, right?

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I mean, you know, you, I mean, it

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Brandon Lessard: was fantastic.

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Marc Preston: You don't put it

this way, you don't, I'm not

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just trying to talk about them.

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Of course, you know, you don't get there

unless you got the chops, unless you

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have something really special to offer.

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But at the same time, it's sort

of like weird walking on a set

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when everybody's probably thinking

of the same thing you are.

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You know?

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It's like your, your father's the

one who's in prison, but, uh, Pierce

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Brolin's playing as sheriff, right?

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Yes.

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That's his.

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Okay.

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I gotta ask you though, what's

it like acting with James Bond?

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Brandon Lessard: It's, it's

a bit, it's a bit surreal.

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Um, but what, what I will say is, uh,

with the James Bond and he, he was

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always my, like my James Bond growing up.

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Yeah.

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I love goldeneye.

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Marc Preston: For me, I grew

up in the Roger Moore era.

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Much love for him, but I think

Daniel, for me, Daniel Craig was,

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I really liked Daniel Craig's,

uh, version, but, uh, amongst this

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constellation of people you're with.

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In the film, um, kind of where did you

settle in, you know, what's the general

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premise without giving anything away?

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Uh, for, uh, kind of, how, how would

you explain the general premise,

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you know, your father's in prison?

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Uh, yeah.

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Is it just a, was he wrongly?

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He was wrongly imprisoned.

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That's kind of the gist of it, right?

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Brandon Lessard: He

was wrongly imprisoned.

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I mean, the, the gist, the story

is we open with, uh, the hanging.

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This man who was wrongfully

imprisoned and his son shows up to

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the hanging and his father essentially

gives him this impossible task.

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Uh, he tells him, you

know, I've been wronged.

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I'm gonna die here today because of this

man who's never going to see justice.

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It's up to you to go to this town

to go to where you were born, and.

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Get justice for me.

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And so he puts him on this path of

revenge and along the way he meets this

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sort of mysterious figure of, uh, St.

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Christopher Sam Jackson's character,

who seems to know more about.

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His past than he does.

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And so, um, Henry Broadway, my, my

character, he kind of has to choose

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for himself whether he's going to.

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Follow this, this path that's

been set for him, um, or if

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he's gonna pursue his own path.

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And he's caught this, this

young man is, is caught between

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these two powerful figures.

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It is the, the unholy trinity.

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You know, you have this, you

have this sheriff, you have

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this lost boy, essentially.

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You have this mysterious figure.

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It was, it was dynamite.

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Marc Preston: Where'd y'all shoot this?

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Was it in Montana?

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Brandon Lessard: Yeah, we, we shot

it at the Yellowstone Film Ranch in,

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Marc Preston: so this is, you know,

it's gotta be, I always find it if

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I, you know, if I was to be acting.

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You know, on a regular basis, I'm like,

I wanna go to cool places, places I, I

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don't wanna go to, I just don't wanna

go to a, a studio, you know, I wanna

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be out there, I wanna be roughing.

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It, sort of, you know, well, I still

want the trailer there, you know?

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Yes.

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Um, but, but how long were you in

Montana for and what time of year?

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Because I think that probably

colors the overall experience.

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Oh, absolutely.

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The winter.

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Brandon Lessard: Yeah.

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I was, I was there for about six weeks.

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Um.

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And yeah, I was on, on

location in Montana.

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We shot like October, November.

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Oh my.

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So it, it was, it was certainly cold.

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Uh, we had, I think week three or

something, we had this big snowstorm and

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it just covered, it covered everything.

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I remember I was driving, uh, I

was driving from set back to, uh.

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My hotel and it was just white out.

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I could barely see anything was good.

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You know,

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Marc Preston: I mean, five miles an

hour along the highway, questioning

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life choices at that point in time.

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Brandon Lessard: Yeah, no, you know,

it's, I, I've, I've had it worse

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in the run of my relative worse.

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I, um, I, I've, I've shot a bunch in

Montana and I'd shot some stuff December,

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January Co, uh, a film years ago, Robert,

the Bruce, and, uh, that was even.

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You know, further into the winter,

and that was certainly tough.

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I will say the, the snow was tough, but

the temperature was not as bad as it was.

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A couple of other times

I've been out there,

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Marc Preston: you talk to a guy

who's, I'm about a hundred steps to

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the beach, you know, so my, my view

on climatology or, or meteorology or

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whatever you wanna call it, uh, yeah,

definitely lean towards the warm, um.

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But, and then, but, well,

I, I'm now a little nervous.

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Apparently the, uh, I just found out

that the, uh, the guy that Trump hired

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to be the FEMA director didn't know

there was such thing as hurricane season.

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I'm like, Ooh, this hurricane

season's gonna get spicy.

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Um, but I digress.

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But, so did you have any kind of, uh.

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I'm not saying you're isolated.

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I mean, it's, you know,

you got a big crew.

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You, you got a lot of people around,

but you know, you are not in a big city.

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Uh, was there any kind of social

stuff were y'all are able to

492

22:44 ,835 --> 00:22:46,095

kind of hang out, do anything?

493

22:46 ,155 --> 00:22:49,605

You're not like on the face of the moon

far away, you know, but you're not la No.

494

22:50 ,385 --> 00:22:52,905

You know, I I, I'm assuming there's

a little more social stuff going on.

495

22:53 ,145 --> 00:22:55,665

Brandon Lessard: I mean, it's, it's

certainly not, you know, New York

496

22:55 ,665 --> 00:23:01,695

City, but, uh, it's, it's still, you

know, there's still a, a pretty, um.

497

23:02 ,745 --> 00:23:06,584

You know, active social

scene within films.

498

23:06 ,584 --> 00:23:11,804

I mean, you know, after a long

day people tend to wanna rest

499

23:11 ,804 --> 00:23:13,605

and recuperate for the next one.

500

23:13 ,605 --> 00:23:18,824

I mean, we, we did end up shooting,

you know, fairly long days and

501

23:18 ,824 --> 00:23:24,120

Physically, at least for, for

me, uh, physically strenuous.

502

23:24 ,450 --> 00:23:25,290

Well, that I was gonna ask

503

23:25 ,290 --> 00:23:25,530

Marc Preston: you that.

504

23:25 ,530 --> 00:23:28,920

It was, it seems like this, there's

some, a enough action where, uh,

505

23:28 ,920 --> 00:23:32,880

I'm assuming, I'm assuming there's

enough action where physically you're

506

23:32 ,880 --> 00:23:34,170

really putting yourself out there.

507

23:34 ,170 --> 00:23:35,160

Is that accurate or,

508

23:35 ,220 --> 00:23:35,670

Brandon Lessard: oh, yeah.

509

23:35 ,670 --> 00:23:39,000

I mean, I, I was joking, I was

joking with Richie, the director.

510

23:39 ,005 --> 00:23:40,560

I was like, you're trying

to kill me on this one.

511

23:41 ,640 --> 00:23:46,110

I, uh, I have couple things in the film.

512

23:46 ,140 --> 00:23:47,310

I mean, my, my character.

513

23:47 ,760 --> 00:23:51,480

I, I climb off a balcony at one point.

514

23:51 ,840 --> 00:23:56,430

I am bathing in the Yellowstone

River at another point.

515

23:56 ,460 --> 00:23:57,900

Um, really?

516

23:57 ,900 --> 00:23:58,800

I'm getting beat up.

517

23:59 ,280 --> 00:24:01,170

I'm getting hung upside down.

518

24:01 ,620 --> 00:24:03,120

Uh, I'm riding horses.

519

24:03 ,120 --> 00:24:03,360

Did did they

520

24:03 ,360 --> 00:24:05,400

Marc Preston: give you

free onset therapy also?

521

24:05 ,400 --> 00:24:08,610

I mean, God, that's like, put

me in a river in a wintertime.

522

24:08 ,610 --> 00:24:09,180

Hell no.

523

24:09 ,180 --> 00:24:09,300

I'm so,

524

24:09 ,875 --> 00:24:10,500

Brandon Lessard: no, no.

525

24:10 ,504 --> 00:24:13,410

I, I, I would, I would

call my fiance afterwards.

526

24:13 ,410 --> 00:24:14,340

That was my therapy.

527

24:21 ,260 --> 00:24:23,715

Marc Preston: It sounds like on the

fun meter, this had to been kind of a,

528

24:23 ,715 --> 00:24:26,055

just an overall just great experience.

529

24:26 ,205 --> 00:24:27,585

Oh, it was the best to

make this, I'm assuming

530

24:27 ,975 --> 00:24:28,815

Brandon Lessard: it was the best.

531

24:28 ,815 --> 00:24:32,565

I mean, look, I've, I've got, I've got

more stories than I know what to do with.

532

24:32 ,565 --> 00:24:42,615

It was, um, I mean, you know, obviously

I, I joke like there was, it does get

533

24:42 ,825 --> 00:24:46,125

physically strenuous and you get tired at

the end of the day, but it's a fulfilling.

534

24:46 ,965 --> 00:24:48,225

It's a fulfilling work.

535

24:48 ,285 --> 00:24:52,245

I mean, I'm, I am beyond lucky.

536

24:52 ,305 --> 00:24:53,895

I am beyond fortunate.

537

24:53 ,895 --> 00:24:59,445

I, I get to go out and I get to

live every 10-year-old boy's dream.

538

24:59 ,955 --> 00:25:05,385

I get to play cowboy and like I get to do

it with some incredibly talented people.

539

25:05 ,925 --> 00:25:11,955

Um, I get to do it in one of the most

beautiful places, known the man with, um,

540

25:11 ,985 --> 00:25:13,995

some of the kindest people I've ever met.

541

25:14 ,625 --> 00:25:15,165

Um.

542

25:15 The Crew and Filming Challenges

25:15 ,570 --> 00:25:19,200

And also with, uh, an

incredibly talented, uh, crew.

543

25:19 ,290 --> 00:25:23,580

I mean, obviously the, the

cast speaks for itself.

544

25:23 ,580 --> 00:25:24,305

I mean, you, mm-hmm.

545

25:24 ,405 --> 00:25:28,110

You look at the billing and, you know,

these are talented people, but I cannot

546

25:28 ,230 --> 00:25:34,770

stress enough, uh, how incredibly

talented and hardworking the crew was.

547

25:34 ,770 --> 00:25:36,210

They really helped.

548

25:36 ,915 --> 00:25:43,875

Pull together the film and I can say,

uh, with no uncertainty, it, it, it

549

25:43 ,875 --> 00:25:45,825

would be impossible without them.

550

25:46 ,545 --> 00:25:47,955

Marc Preston: Um, I think

they were the unsung heroes.

551

25:47 ,985 --> 00:25:53,175

'cause you, you really realize the unsexy,

uh, elbow grease, all the stuff to it.

552

25:53 ,175 --> 00:25:54,885

Just the actors got it easy.

553

25:54 ,885 --> 00:25:58,455

You show up, it's everything's

ready to go for you, you know?

554

25:58 ,455 --> 00:25:58,515

Yeah.

555

25:58 ,515 --> 00:26:01,215

And that's the reason why, you

know, there's a lot of waiting.

556

26:01 ,215 --> 00:26:04,905

But I always kinda looked at it like,

you know, again, have a razor thin.

557

26:05 ,225 --> 00:26:08,524

Resume by comparison, but it's like

if you're waiting, you I'm probably

558

26:08 ,524 --> 00:26:11,104

waiting 'cause they're getting

something done that needs to get done

559

26:11 ,104 --> 00:26:12,754

that I probably wouldn't want to do.

560

26:12 ,875 --> 00:26:13,084

Yeah.

561

26:13 ,145 --> 00:26:13,625

Oh absolutely.

562

26:13 ,625 --> 00:26:16,865

I always like Is that where they

shoot Yellowstone up there or?

563

26:17 ,254 --> 00:26:19,955

I love, uh, Taylor Sheridan's work.

564

26:19 ,955 --> 00:26:20,824

I mean all of his stuff.

565

26:20 ,824 --> 00:26:22,685

I just never got any Yellowstone.

566

26:22 ,715 --> 00:26:25,715

That's the only one of his, everything

else he does I love, but I, so

567

26:25 ,715 --> 00:26:27,064

I dunno if they shoot the show.

568

26:27 ,155 --> 00:26:29,764

Brandon Lessard: I don't

know about most of the show.

569

26:29 ,764 --> 00:26:31,745

I believe some of the

show was filmed up there.

570

26:31 ,774 --> 00:26:33,905

'cause, um, actually on a separate.

571

26:34 ,500 --> 00:26:40,290

On a separate project, I was up, uh,

around the same area and I was driving

572

26:40 ,290 --> 00:26:45,270

with a friend of mine and we passed

the video village for, for Yellowstone.

573

26:45 ,330 --> 00:26:53,460

And uh, but again, I, I don't know if that

was their primary location or if that was.

574

26:53 ,850 --> 00:26:57,090

You know, some place that they were

visiting for a brief amount of time.

575

26:57 ,090 --> 00:26:58,020

Oh, I gotcha, I gotcha.

576

26:58 ,025 --> 00:26:58,245

Yeah,

577

26:58 ,560 --> 00:27:00,840

Marc Preston: I was wondering one of

those jobs where you could travel and

578

27:00 ,840 --> 00:27:04,889

go see cool things and eat different

stuff and be, you know, it's almost like

579

27:04 ,889 --> 00:27:06,660

a little micro summer camp, you know?

580

27:06 ,660 --> 00:27:06,720

Yeah.

581

27:07 ,080 --> 00:27:07,645

Kind of, you know.

582

27:07 ,830 --> 00:27:08,160

Oh, yeah.

583

27:08 ,220 --> 00:27:11,460

Um, unless you're LA and LA that

probably didn't feel too much

584

27:11 ,460 --> 00:27:12,690

like summer camp, I don't think.

585

27:13 Childhood Inspirations and Favorite Genres

27:13 ,080 --> 00:27:16,530

Um, like what genre, what were you

watching, uh, as a kid growing up?

586

27:16 ,530 --> 00:27:17,970

Was there anything

grabbing your attention?

587

27:17 ,970 --> 00:27:20,010

You're like, oh, I wanna do

this thing when a, you know.

588

27:20 ,125 --> 00:27:24,625

If acting, doing the movie thing works

out, I want to do this or just stuff you

589

27:24 ,625 --> 00:27:26,065

loved, you know, when you were young.

590

27:26 ,245 --> 00:27:28,705

Brandon Lessard: Yeah, I mean,

there, there's a bunch of stuff that

591

27:28 ,705 --> 00:27:34,255

I love, like again, um, the stuff

I gravitate towards are dramas.

592

27:34 ,255 --> 00:27:35,695

Um, uh.

593

27:36 ,405 --> 00:27:42,405

I love, uh, like, just to give you an idea

of, I guess my taste saving Private Ryan.

594

27:42 ,555 --> 00:27:47,805

Um, the Green Mile was, uh, a

favorite of mine growing up.

595

27:47 ,850 --> 00:27:49,425

I, I love that's you

sing a Tom Hanks thing,

596

27:49 ,425 --> 00:27:50,535

Marc Preston: developing thing.

597

27:50 ,540 --> 00:27:50,770

I, I,

598

27:50 ,775 --> 00:27:54,075

Brandon Lessard: I do love, I do

love some Tom Hanks, but, uh, I mean,

599

27:54 ,135 --> 00:27:56,715

Michael Clark Duncan, uh, was just Oh,

600

27:56 ,720 --> 00:27:57,765

Marc Preston: yeah, yeah.

601

27:57 ,915 --> 00:27:59,985

Brandon Lessard: Beyond

incredible in that role.

602

28:00 ,105 --> 00:28:03,410

And, um, I love, I love

that stuff that is.

603

28:04 ,004 --> 00:28:07,995

It's grounded in reality, but

there is this sort of, um,

604

28:08 ,145 --> 00:28:10,245

supernatural force going on.

605

28:10 ,514 --> 00:28:12,195

It's like grounded supernatural.

606

28:12 ,195 --> 00:28:15,284

I, I don't know if that's

a, it's within that realm,

607

28:15 ,284 --> 00:28:16,335

Marc Preston: but it, it, yeah.

608

28:16 ,340 --> 00:28:17,054

I, I see what you mean.

609

28:17 ,054 --> 00:28:21,284

So it's, it feels like it's reality,

like real human expression, real

610

28:21 ,284 --> 00:28:24,824

human experiences, but within kinda

like this little jewel box where

611

28:24 ,824 --> 00:28:26,415

it's little like, you know, yes.

612

28:26 ,445 --> 00:28:27,945

Contained moment, you know?

613

28:27 ,975 --> 00:28:28,034

Yeah.

614

28:28 ,034 --> 00:28:29,235

Which is a little ethereal.

615

28:29 ,235 --> 00:28:29,625

Yeah.

616

28:29 ,625 --> 00:28:30,135

I, I

617

28:30 ,135 --> 00:28:31,155

Brandon Lessard: love, um.

618

28:31 ,935 --> 00:28:34,725

I mean, I, I love fantasy, I love sci-fi.

619

28:34 ,784 --> 00:28:39,044

Uh, neither of those things,

but my, my favorite TV shows for

620

28:39 ,284 --> 00:28:44,175

certain are Breaking Bad and Better

Call Saul, that sort of stuff.

621

28:44 ,235 --> 00:28:47,774

Uh, I mean, the, the

writing is just impeccable.

622

28:47 ,835 --> 00:28:48,286

I mm-hmm.

623

28:48 Admiration for Vince Gilligan and Taylor Sheridan

28:48 ,350 --> 00:28:50,415

You know, Vince Gilligan

Shakespeare of our Time,

624

28:50 ,504 --> 00:28:53,595

Marc Preston: I think Vince Gilligan

is, has done something special.

625

28:53 ,595 --> 00:28:54,014

Same thing.

626

28:54 ,014 --> 00:28:54,915

I've got a thing.

627

28:55 ,245 --> 00:28:58,935

Uh, a professional crush, if you will,

not a root, not crush, but a professional

628

28:59 ,024 --> 00:29:02,235

crush on, on, uh, uh, Taylor Sheridan.

629

29:02 ,235 --> 00:29:06,705

Just the fact that he can crank

out so much a wide diversity.

630

29:06 ,794 --> 00:29:09,735

I was speaking with Jim Lampley,

the, uh, sports commentator,

631

29:09 ,794 --> 00:29:11,205

uh, and he was telling me.

632

29:11 ,490 --> 00:29:14,940

He has a weekly conversation

with Taylor Sheridan.

633

29:14 ,940 --> 00:29:16,200

I'm like, really?

634

29:16 ,200 --> 00:29:16,320

What?

635

29:16 ,320 --> 00:29:20,460

That must, that must be like, you know,

I, I, I say that great filmmakers are

636

29:20 ,580 --> 00:29:23,610

now these days, even on tv, they're

poets kind, you know, I think the

637

29:23 ,610 --> 00:29:26,880

great ones, and Vince Gilligan, like,

he needs to do some more stuff, man.

638

29:26 ,880 --> 00:29:30,270

He's, you know, he, you almost wanna go

the knock, go the front door, knock, go.

639

29:30 ,480 --> 00:29:31,980

All right, dude, it's time to

come out with something else.

640

29:31 ,980 --> 00:29:32,250

Come on.

641

29:33 ,120 --> 00:29:36,540

Brandon Lessard: I mean, I, I, I

hear, I, I mean this is, I don't

642

29:36 ,540 --> 00:29:38,130

know if it's a rumor or something.

643

29:38 ,130 --> 00:29:39,750

I, I heard he's working.

644

29:40 ,379 --> 00:29:46,139

Um, I heard he is working on

another show with, uh, Raya.

645

29:46 ,139 --> 00:29:50,700

Seehorn, I believe, uh, I'm forgetting,

I'm forgetting her name right now.

646

29:50 ,700 --> 00:29:55,889

Raya Seehorn, um, who is

just incredibly talented.

647

29:55 ,889 --> 00:29:58,169

I believe they're working

on a show right now.

648

29:58 ,875 --> 00:30:01,305

But, uh, I'm just kind of

waiting for that to come out.

649

30:01 Star Wars Fandom and Western Roles

30:01 ,905 --> 00:30:03,165

Marc Preston: Well, you

said you liked sci-fi.

650

30:03 ,165 --> 00:30:06,705

Were you a Star Wars kid

or Big, big Star Wars fan.

651

30:06 ,735 --> 00:30:06,855

Okay.

652

30:06 ,915 --> 00:30:08,355

I, I've been asked this question.

653

30:08 ,355 --> 00:30:10,065

I should more, I'm a Star Wars kid.

654

30:10 ,425 --> 00:30:15,495

What was your favorite prequel

outside of your original revenge?

655

30:17 ,145 --> 00:30:17,565

Oh, okay.

656

30:17 ,985 --> 00:30:22,395

Brandon Lessard: That was, um, I

remember going to see that in, uh,

657

30:22 ,455 --> 00:30:26,325

movie theaters as a kid, and I was just.

658

30:26 ,639 --> 00:30:27,870

Transfixed.

659

30:27 ,870 --> 00:30:29,879

I thought it was the coolest thing.

660

30:30 ,210 --> 00:30:31,139

Um, wait, which one was

661

30:31 ,139 --> 00:30:31,440

Marc Preston: that?

662

30:31 ,440 --> 00:30:33,179

In the, in the third.

663

30:33 ,960 --> 00:30:34,379

Third.

664

30:34 ,379 --> 00:30:34,649

Third.

665

30:34 ,649 --> 00:30:34,650

One.

666

30:34 ,650 --> 00:30:34,652

Third.

667

30:34 ,657 --> 00:30:37,560

So it, yeah, I, I'm a

rogue, I'm a rogue one guy.

668

30:37 ,620 --> 00:30:39,120

I gotta say I'm a A. Oh yeah.

669

30:39 ,210 --> 00:30:40,919

To me that's the best.

670

30:41 ,129 --> 00:30:43,919

There are a lot of people think Empire

strikes back, oh, we really wouldn't

671

30:44 ,220 --> 00:30:44,970

a different direction with this.

672

30:45 ,149 --> 00:30:48,330

But Empire Strikes Back was like

the one, because it was the writing,

673

30:48 ,330 --> 00:30:50,040

it was more mature, if you will.

674

30:50 ,040 --> 00:30:50,850

I mean it, I don't know.

675

30:50 ,850 --> 00:30:50,940

It's

676

30:51 ,125 --> 00:30:51,965

Brandon Lessard: an incredible film.

677

30:52 ,480 --> 00:30:54,280

Marc Preston: But, uh, but I

look at like the Rogue one.

678

30:54 ,280 --> 00:30:55,060

I just saw it the other day.

679

30:55 ,060 --> 00:30:57,550

I was like, it's like one of those

things that comes on TV I just watch.

680

30:57 ,550 --> 00:31:01,750

But I, I, I, oh yeah, I never, I never

had a chance to just ask the randomness.

681

31:01 ,750 --> 00:31:04,390

It's like, oh yeah, which Star

Wars is your favorite Star Wars?

682

31:04 ,600 --> 00:31:07,570

And I ask a lot of random questions

and I never, never land on that.

683

31:07 ,575 --> 00:31:09,640

I was just talking to somebody about

that the other day where like, yeah,

684

31:09 ,880 --> 00:31:13,180

that was easily the best one because it

would kinda answered a lot of questions.

685

31:13 ,210 --> 00:31:16,990

Uh, I could go on and on about

that, but, uh, but going back to,

686

31:17 ,050 --> 00:31:19,390

um, the, the Western thing, the.

687

31:19 ,400 --> 00:31:21,800

That, that genre, if you will,

the, and I haven't seen it,

688

31:21 ,800 --> 00:31:23,540

murder at Yellowstone City.

689

31:23 ,960 --> 00:31:26,300

That's a, uh, a, a western, isn't it?

690

31:26 ,300 --> 00:31:26,360

Yeah.

691

31:26 ,690 --> 00:31:30,080

Or does it take place in, in, like,

in other words, it's a genre piece.

692

31:30 ,080 --> 00:31:30,980

That's what I'm trying to say.

693

31:31 ,370 --> 00:31:31,550

Brandon Lessard: Yeah.

694

31:31 ,550 --> 00:31:31,850

No, no.

695

31:31 ,850 --> 00:31:38,000

It, it, it is, uh, murder at Yellowstone

City's definitely a, a western, um, that

696

31:38 ,030 --> 00:31:41,150

was actually shot at the same ranch.

697

31:41 ,420 --> 00:31:44,990

Um, now they, they changed some

things up, so you, you shouldn't.

698

31:45 ,495 --> 00:31:48,885

Recognize it when you're, if

you watched Murder Yellowstone

699

31:48 ,885 --> 00:31:50,115

and then you watch Trinity.

700

31:50 ,625 --> 00:31:53,985

Um, but yeah, no, that,

that's another western.

701

31:53 ,985 --> 00:32:04,605

My, my, my part is, uh, significantly

different in that one versus Trinity.

702

32:04 ,695 --> 00:32:11,925

Um, I, I've, I grew up my beard for that,

so I've big, big bushy beard, uh, in that.

703

32:12 ,495 --> 00:32:15,645

Um, actually, interestingly enough, um.

704

32:17 ,160 --> 00:32:21,330

I remember that was what,

t Yeah, that was 2021.

705

32:21 ,360 --> 00:32:30,720

I remember I got the call from Richie for

that project, and I was about to graduate,

706

32:31 ,170 --> 00:32:33,915

uh, college and the Oh, oh, okay.

707

32:34 ,050 --> 00:32:34,380

Yeah.

708

32:34 ,380 --> 00:32:39,510

And the, I remember the, the part

was, um, uh, again, much, much

709

32:39 ,510 --> 00:32:43,860

smaller than the one I have in,

in Trinity, but I remember he was.

710

32:44 ,400 --> 00:32:46,680

Calling at the time, and he was

like, oh, you, we want you to

711

32:46 ,680 --> 00:32:48,360

come up and, and do this project.

712

32:48 ,690 --> 00:32:50,220

I was like, okay, sounds fantastic.

713

32:50 ,220 --> 00:32:51,270

When would we be shooting?

714

32:51 ,270 --> 00:32:56,250

And it was smack dab in the

middle of the graduation and, uh,

715

32:56 ,490 --> 00:32:57,540

Marc Preston: oh, choices.

716

32:57 ,600 --> 00:32:58,020

Yeah.

717

32:58 ,260 --> 00:33:00,420

Brandon Lessard: I had to, I had

to make a choice, and for a while

718

33:00 ,420 --> 00:33:02,730

I was like, oh, what do I wanna do?

719

33:02 ,730 --> 00:33:04,680

I, I, I don't wanna miss my graduation.

720

33:04 ,680 --> 00:33:05,940

I only graduate once.

721

33:06 ,300 --> 00:33:09,000

And then I was kinda sitting

down and I was thinking to

722

33:09 ,000 --> 00:33:10,110

myself, I'm like, wait a minute.

723

33:10 ,860 --> 00:33:11,610

What am I doing?

724

33:11 ,610 --> 00:33:13,110

I'm, I'm graduating.

725

33:13 ,725 --> 00:33:19,635

From school, uh, as an actor mm-hmm.

726

33:19 ,875 --> 00:33:25,845

To to be an actor and here is

an opportunity to be an actor.

727

33:26 ,175 --> 00:33:27,465

Why am I even thinking about this?

728

33:27 ,465 --> 00:33:33,750

So, I, I actually, I, I went up and,

um, I. I, I celebrated my graduation in

729

33:33 ,750 --> 00:33:35,970

Montana while filming Murder Yellowstone.

730

33:36 ,205 --> 00:33:37,830

Marc Preston: I, I would've

been kind of the same way.

731

33:37 ,830 --> 00:33:39,600

I mean, it would've been a,

it would've been a, like an

732

33:39 ,600 --> 00:33:41,160

internal discussion for a moment.

733

33:41 ,160 --> 00:33:42,480

Then it'd be like, what am I doing?

734

33:42 ,600 --> 00:33:44,490

You know, I got, of course,

gotta go out, do that thing.

735

33:44 ,730 --> 00:33:45,150

Marc Preston (2): Yeah, of course.

736

33:45 ,150 --> 00:33:45,240

But

737

33:45 ,600 --> 00:33:46,770

Marc Preston: as far as what you're.

738

33:46 ,950 --> 00:33:49,465

You know, aspirationally what

are you, what are you looking at?

739

33:49 ,465 --> 00:33:52,885

Are you like, okay, these are a genre,

is this the kind of project maybe I

740

33:52 ,885 --> 00:33:57,745

wanna do, you know, get on a a sh a

show ala Breaking Bad or something?

741

33:57 ,745 --> 00:34:00,805

Is there anything on the radar that

you're like, ah, I wanna do that thing?

742

34:01 ,495 --> 00:34:05,275

Brandon Lessard: Um, I mean,

there, there's a, there's a couple,

743

34:05 ,515 --> 00:34:10,735

there's a couple perspective

projects that, um, I'm talking with.

744

34:11 ,070 --> 00:34:18,000

Producers about now, I don't know how

much I can talk about technically.

745

34:18 ,480 --> 00:34:25,409

Um, now in terms of projects, I'm just

interested, uh, I'm gonna say something

746

34:25 ,409 --> 00:34:29,790

that's not an original quote, but

I do believe, uh, applies to me my,

747

34:29 ,880 --> 00:34:29,969

Marc Preston (2): mm-hmm.

748

34:30 ,900 --> 00:34:33,270

Brandon Lessard: My, the

project I'm looking forward to

749

34:33 ,270 --> 00:34:34,710

the most is the next project.

750

34:35 ,264 --> 00:34:42,464

Um, I don't necessarily have an

interest in replicating films or TV

751

34:42 ,464 --> 00:34:45,344

shows that have already been done.

752

34:45 ,525 --> 00:34:51,554

Uh, I I want to just find a project

that interests me and make it happen.

753

34:51 ,915 --> 00:34:56,864

But there, there, there is a couple stuff

right now I, I'm certainly interested in.

754

34:56 ,864 --> 00:35:03,585

I also recently wrote a

Lovecraftian horror film.

755

35:04 ,185 --> 00:35:08,115

That I'm hoping to, to get going soon.

756

35:08 ,685 --> 00:35:10,995

Um, but we'll, we'll see on that one.

757

35:10 ,995 --> 00:35:13,154

That one's still very

much a work in progress.

758

35:13 ,424 --> 00:35:16,305

Marc Preston: So writing is also on

your radar, so that's, that's cool.

759

35:16 ,365 --> 00:35:16,665

I mean, yeah.

760

35:17 ,205 --> 00:35:19,274

Is there a certain genre

that appeals to you?

761

35:19 ,455 --> 00:35:22,515

You know, something like you, you

got like sci-fi, but you've landed

762

35:22 ,515 --> 00:35:25,424

in a few, uh, Western type things.

763

35:25 ,725 --> 00:35:27,104

Is there anything that

grabs your attention?

764

35:27 ,404 --> 00:35:29,384

Brandon Lessard: It's, it's interesting.

765

35:29 ,504 --> 00:35:34,800

I, I wouldn't say, I wouldn't say that,

um, I. When it comes to writing, I

766

35:34 ,800 --> 00:35:39,750

wouldn't say a particular genre grabs me

in the same way that, uh, acting does.

767

35:40 ,080 --> 00:35:45,690

I would say more so I get

hooked on a particular idea.

768

35:46 ,140 --> 00:35:53,070

Um, like for instance, again, I've

done a lot of westerns at this point.

769

35:53 ,070 --> 00:35:53,160

Mm-hmm.

770

35:53 ,400 --> 00:35:56,280

And that's kind of been my, my genre.

771

35:56 ,640 --> 00:35:59,940

Um, but in terms of writing,

I kind of landed on this, um,

772

36:00 ,540 --> 00:36:02,340

lovecraftian horror stuff.

773

36:02 ,775 --> 00:36:07,185

Which is not traditionally within

my wheelhouse, but it was something

774

36:07 ,185 --> 00:36:11,745

that was just scratching at my

brain for, for months on end.

775

36:12 ,105 --> 00:36:16,035

And I, I didn't feel like I

could move on to anything else

776

36:16 ,035 --> 00:36:18,675

until I just slammed out a draft.

777

36:19 ,154 --> 00:36:22,904

Um, and now, and now that it's

out, I'll certainly say that

778

36:22 ,904 --> 00:36:24,795

my brain has calmed down a lot.

779

36:25 ,185 --> 00:36:29,265

But, uh, I, I just get

hooked on ideas and just, uh.

780

36:30 ,210 --> 00:36:30,930

Premises.

781

36:30 ,930 --> 00:36:33,660

And that's, that's more so

where the writing comes from.

782

36:34 Balancing Acting and Personal Life

36:34 ,080 --> 00:36:36,210

Marc Preston: Now you said

you, you have a fiance now.

783

36:36 ,240 --> 00:36:38,580

How, how is she, uh, digging the hole?

784

36:38 ,700 --> 00:36:41,065

You're gone for a few months

here or there, you know?

785

36:41 ,065 --> 00:36:43,110

Did she go with you or

how did that work out?

786

36:43 ,680 --> 00:36:46,920

Brandon Lessard: Um, well, she,

she's been very supportive.

787

36:46 ,920 --> 00:36:48,030

I will say that.

788

36:48 ,030 --> 00:36:51,270

Um, she hasn't come with

me on any projects yet.

789

36:51 ,360 --> 00:36:56,940

I would love her to, and I know we

want to, there is, um, she works

790

36:56 ,940 --> 00:36:58,890

as an elementary school teacher.

791

36:59 ,305 --> 00:36:59,846

So, oh, okay.

792

37:00 ,315 --> 00:37:00,605

Okay.

793

37:00 ,750 --> 00:37:09,060

She can't necessarily, as an actor, you

live a very, um, spontaneous lifestyle,

794

37:09 ,120 --> 00:37:13,980

not necessarily always for the best or

for the worst, but what I mean by that

795

37:13 ,980 --> 00:37:16,445

is simply if a project is happening.

796

37:17 ,445 --> 00:37:21,555

I might get a call that I need

to be on a plane next week and

797

37:22 ,365 --> 00:37:23,655

I'm gonna get on that plane.

798

37:24 ,195 --> 00:37:28,275

Um, as, as a teacher, her life

is a lot more regimented, right?

799

37:28 ,695 --> 00:37:30,915

So I am hoping, uh.

800

37:31 ,575 --> 00:37:35,710

I'm hoping I get more summer jobs and

then she can come jet set with me.

801

37:36 ,105 --> 00:37:38,475

Marc Preston: You know, Pierce

Brosnan, the whole James Bond thing.

802

37:38 ,475 --> 00:37:39,765

That's the thing I loved about the movies.

803

37:39 ,765 --> 00:37:42,645

He's always going somewhere and

it's the last second, you know?

804

37:42 ,825 --> 00:37:45,855

I was like, that was the fun for me as

a kid watching James Bond movies, you

805

37:45 ,855 --> 00:37:49,545

know, and that and uh, you know, all

the toys he got a chance to play with,

806

37:49 ,545 --> 00:37:52,035

you know, did being with a couple of.

807

37:52 ,424 --> 00:37:56,805

You know, icons in their own regard for

different reasons and different projects.

808

37:57 Memorable Moments with Iconic Actors

37:57 ,134 --> 00:38:02,025

Did you glean anything, a word of

wisdom or something you, you picked

809

38:02 ,025 --> 00:38:06,495

up on from, uh, Samuel L. Jackson or

from, uh, Pierce Brazen, you know,

810

38:06 ,555 --> 00:38:10,185

working on this, or even a previous

project, you're like, this is some gold.

811

38:10 ,185 --> 00:38:12,255

I need to hold onto this,

this means something to me.

812

38:13 ,095 --> 00:38:17,415

Brandon Lessard: Um, so I, I

certainly, I certainly learned

813

38:17 ,415 --> 00:38:20,654

a lot by just watching them.

814

38:21 ,255 --> 00:38:29,865

Um, I will say I, I grew up with a

theater background and part of that

815

38:29 ,865 --> 00:38:37,755

background has meant that I tend to

want to play to the people in the back.

816

38:38 ,085 --> 00:38:38,174

Oh, yeah.

817

38:38 ,445 --> 00:38:42,060

And, uh, the camera is

a much more, you know.

818

38:42 ,734 --> 00:38:47,444

Intimate thing I've certainly learned

just by watching them, and I, I definitely

819

38:47 ,654 --> 00:38:52,845

implemented that within Trinity, is that

there's a lot that can just be said with

820

38:52 ,845 --> 00:38:54,765

a look, you know, you, you don't Oh yeah.

821

38:54 ,765 --> 00:38:57,254

You don't need to say every feeling.

822

38:57 ,464 --> 00:39:01,336

The audience, the audience can

see it in the eyes just solid.

823

39:01 ,336 --> 00:39:01,337

Yeah.

824

39:01 ,341 --> 00:39:01,845

Anytime you see

825

39:01 ,845 --> 00:39:04,545

Marc Preston: Samuel Jackson meme, you

just have to have the look, you know

826

39:04 ,545 --> 00:39:07,004

what he's thinking, or you at least do

you think you know what he's thinking?

827

39:07 ,004 --> 00:39:08,475

No, you, you know, um, yeah.

828

39:08 ,480 --> 00:39:10,460

So you know the word

think you thinking, know.

829

39:10 ,950 --> 00:39:13,840

You know, the first time you ever

said fuck in front of Samuel L.

830

39:13 ,840 --> 00:39:15,060

Jackson, did you feel judged?

831

39:15 ,060 --> 00:39:17,345

You know, so it's like, that's your word.

832

39:17 ,365 --> 00:39:17,785

That's

833

39:17 ,790 --> 00:39:18,120

Brandon Lessard: not mine.

834

39:18 ,120 --> 00:39:18,900

I'm not worthy.

835

39:18 ,925 --> 00:39:19,145

Oh.

836

39:20 ,280 --> 00:39:22,680

Marc Preston: It's like you, you may

not be the originator, but you're the

837

39:22 ,680 --> 00:39:24,150

one that polished this one, you know?

838

39:24 ,150 --> 00:39:24,540

Exactly.

839

39:24 ,570 --> 00:39:28,020

Uh, but, but no, I mean, what, what,

do you have any kind of experiences

840

39:28 ,020 --> 00:39:30,720

that you had making this that we're

just like, okay, I'm gonna hold

841

39:30 ,720 --> 00:39:35,310

onto this in my little mental memory

book, or, or scrapbook, if you will.

842

39:35 ,430 --> 00:39:37,080

Brandon Lessard: It's not necessarily.

843

39:37 ,425 --> 00:39:40,635

Something that was said, it was,

but there was certainly a moment.

844

39:40 ,665 --> 00:39:42,435

Um, well actually there's, there's more.

845

39:42 ,435 --> 00:39:43,245

So two moments.

846

39:43 ,245 --> 00:39:47,115

One, one with Pierce and

one with Sam with Pierce.

847

39:47 ,325 --> 00:39:55,305

There's this scene I have, um, in the

barn with him where my character has

848

39:55 ,305 --> 00:40:00,300

kind of been told this big news, no

spoilers, you'll have to go and see it.

849

40:00 ,735 --> 00:40:05,685

But, uh, my character's kind

of, he's just kind of learned.

850

40:06 ,750 --> 00:40:12,570

This life altering thing and Pierce

comes and, and talks with him.

851

40:12 ,900 --> 00:40:21,870

I was talking with, uh, Thomas Stanton,

who is our, uh, dp and I. The, the lines

852

40:22 ,170 --> 00:40:26,520

just weren't particularly working or I

wasn't necessarily connecting with them.

853

40:27 ,509 --> 00:40:32,850

And, uh, Thomas pulled me aside and he was

just like, what did you come, you know,

854

40:32 ,970 --> 00:40:35,460

he comes in, what did you want to say?

855

40:35 ,460 --> 00:40:36,600

What, what?

856

40:37 ,170 --> 00:40:38,970

Just how are you feeling?

857

40:39 ,690 --> 00:40:47,285

And so I walked in front of camera, Pierce

walks in, and we just kind of improv.

858

40:48 ,435 --> 00:40:54,975

And the connection that I felt that

I had with my character and that my

859

40:54 ,975 --> 00:40:57,795

character had with Pierce after that.

860

40:58 ,590 --> 00:41:00,060

Was just a lot stronger.

861

41:00 ,060 --> 00:41:03,540

It, it felt much more grounded.

862

41:03 ,540 --> 00:41:03,630

Mm-hmm.

863

41:03 ,960 --> 00:41:07,920

Essentially within, within reality,

within how I was actually feeling.

864

41:08 ,100 --> 00:41:11,310

So that, that was definitely a,

a moment I remember from set.

865

41:11 ,400 --> 00:41:13,080

Marc Preston: It's always funny,

those, those cinematographers,

866

41:13 ,080 --> 00:41:15,990

they know, they may not be

directing, but they seen some stuff.

867

41:16 ,350 --> 00:41:16,770

Oh yeah.

868

41:17 ,325 --> 00:41:20,220

Brandon Lessard: And I, I think

that was, that was another, uh,

869

41:20 ,220 --> 00:41:22,290

another part of the entire thing too.

870

41:22 ,290 --> 00:41:24,450

And I, I can't, I can't.

871

41:24 ,729 --> 00:41:31,959

Sing their praises enough when you act

with the level of actors that are in

872

41:31 ,959 --> 00:41:35,319

this film, whether it's Samuel Jackson,

whether it's Pierce Brosnan, whether

873

41:35 ,319 --> 00:41:41,680

it's Veronica Ez, Kanka Kilter, David

Arquette, um, Katrina Boin, all of these

874

41:41 ,680 --> 00:41:47,200

people, you don't even really need to

try Not to say I didn't put in the work,

875

41:47 ,200 --> 00:41:49,660

uh, but it, it's, it's more so that.

876

41:50 ,190 --> 00:41:54,900

They are so grounded within the scene

and within this moment, and just being

877

41:54 ,900 --> 00:42:00,990

here with you that to get to that

same place becomes almost effortless.

878

42:01 ,500 --> 00:42:04,680

And the scene just flows

through the two of you.

879

42:05 ,160 --> 00:42:08,009

Um, it's not something

that you need to, to force.

880

42:08 ,009 --> 00:42:11,700

And, and with, um, with Sam,

there's a similar thing.

881

42:11 ,700 --> 00:42:13,884

There's this scene in the film.

882

42:14 ,550 --> 00:42:20,160

Where I'm just covered in mud and

blood and I go into the Yellowstone

883

42:20 ,160 --> 00:42:23,100

River and I'm washing myself off.

884

42:23 ,610 --> 00:42:27,900

And Sam Jackson c Sam Jackson's character

just delivers this truth bomb to me.

885

42:28 ,050 --> 00:42:32,610

And my, my character says

very little in this scene, uh,

886

42:32 ,910 --> 00:42:34,380

compared to Jackson's character.

887

42:34 ,740 --> 00:42:36,390

And I, and I loved that.

888

42:36 ,840 --> 00:42:37,650

I loved it.

889

42:37 ,680 --> 00:42:39,090

'cause it, it meant I could just.

890

42:39 ,524 --> 00:42:40,515

Be there.

891

42:40 ,935 --> 00:42:40,995

Yeah.

892

42:40 ,995 --> 00:42:44,325

Focus on him and it's one of

my favorite scenes in the film.

893

42:51 ,495 --> 00:42:53,685

Marc Preston: Before we get running,

I always do my seven questions.

894

42:53 The Seven Questions

42:53 ,685 --> 00:42:57,375

I always kinda wrap up there 'cause this

is kind of, you know, my, my little bit

895

42:57 ,375 --> 00:42:59,235

of fun I have on the back end of our chat.

896

42:59 ,565 --> 00:43:02,385

Uh, but the first question of the

seven I always ask 'cause I gotta

897

43:02 ,385 --> 00:43:07,875

talk about food at least once, is what

is your, uh, favorite comfort food?

898

43:08 ,055 --> 00:43:09,975

Something that just, it lands for you?

899

43:10 ,005 --> 00:43:11,055

Good day, bad day.

900

43:11 ,175 --> 00:43:12,015

It's just perfect.

901

43:12 ,465 --> 00:43:12,915

Brandon Lessard: Hmm.

902

43:13 ,875 --> 00:43:14,835

Pulled pork.

903

43:15 ,165 --> 00:43:15,795

Pulled pork.

904

43:16 ,035 --> 00:43:16,515

Always pulled pork.

905

43:16 ,800 --> 00:43:17,220

Oh yeah.

906

43:17 ,805 --> 00:43:18,885

Can't get enough of that.

907

43:19 ,035 --> 00:43:20,295

Marc Preston: Uh, so

you're a barbecue guy.

908

43:20 ,295 --> 00:43:21,645

All right, so I'm a big barbecue

909

43:21 ,645 --> 00:43:21,885

Brandon Lessard: guy.

910

43:22 ,395 --> 00:43:26,230

Marc Preston: Have you swung through Texas

to do our brand of barbecue by any chance?

911

43:26 ,650 --> 00:43:26,870

Brandon Lessard: No.

912

43:26 ,875 --> 00:43:32,625

I, I have heard many a tale about

Texas barbecue, but I have not had I.

913

43:33 ,210 --> 00:43:38,400

I have not had Texas barbecue

within Texas and that is

914

43:38 ,400 --> 00:43:39,600

something that needs to change.

915

43:40 ,685 --> 00:43:44,160

Marc Preston: I, I still haven't hit

Franklin Barbecue in uh, Austin because

916

43:44 ,160 --> 00:43:47,730

the last time I tried to go is during

COVID and this is a place where they

917

43:47 ,730 --> 00:43:50,640

have a lineal already, you know, I was

like, okay, I was prepared for this

918

43:50 ,640 --> 00:43:55,410

crazy line, but they're only doing like

pre-done to go order, you know, COVID,

919

43:55 ,410 --> 00:43:58,680

it was, everything was messed up, so

I gotta drive north and do that one

920

43:58 ,680 --> 00:44:00,450

more time or give, get another shot.

921

44:00 ,480 --> 00:44:01,680

'cause Aaron Franklin, I hear.

922

44:01 ,910 --> 00:44:02,779

Righteous gentlemen.

923

44:03 ,230 --> 00:44:03,980

Now next question.

924

44:03 ,980 --> 00:44:07,069

If you're gonna sit down with three

people, you're gonna talk story, uh,

925

44:07 ,069 --> 00:44:10,430

have coffee, whatever, few hours,

uh, living or not, who would those

926

44:10 ,430 --> 00:44:14,390

three people do be at your table that

you'd wanna sit down with to have,

927

44:14 ,569 --> 00:44:16,609

uh, coffee and chat for a few hours?

928

44:16 ,819 --> 00:44:24,379

Brandon Lessard: Oh God, that is a great

question and I don't, hmm, let me think.

929

44:25 ,129 --> 00:44:29,960

One is for sure Vince Gilligan.

930

44:30 ,930 --> 00:44:36,990

Um, the, the problem is too, is I've,

I've had, I've now had conversations with,

931

44:37 ,290 --> 00:44:40,290

with some of those people, which is weird.

932

44:40 ,350 --> 00:44:44,670

Marc Preston: Um, well, I think the, I

think the zen is when you get, uh, uh,

933

44:44 ,675 --> 00:44:47,700

that, that it's kinda like the ingredients

on their own are great, but when you mix

934

44:47 ,700 --> 00:44:50,760

'em together, I always thought it'd be

kinda fun to sit at a table, watch certain

935

44:50 ,760 --> 00:44:52,440

people even have conversations, you know?

936

44:52 ,440 --> 00:44:53,070

Oh, yeah.

937

44:53 ,100 --> 00:44:56,400

Uh, you know, you mentioned Tom Hanks,

you know, I don't know if that would

938

44:56 ,400 --> 00:44:58,110

be a part of the table as well, but.

939

44:58 ,845 --> 00:45:01,185

Maybe, we'll, maybe I'll throw a

fourth one in there and just say,

940

45:01 ,545 --> 00:45:02,865

we can put Tom Hanks in there.

941

45:02 ,895 --> 00:45:04,455

'cause I know he'd like his, his stuff.

942

45:04 ,875 --> 00:45:04,965

Well,

943

45:05 ,085 --> 00:45:06,645

Brandon Lessard: I, Hmm.

944

45:07 ,245 --> 00:45:10,995

I have, I, I'm a big,

I'm a big history buff.

945

45:11 ,625 --> 00:45:16,575

Uh, that, that is probably my,

my passion outside of acne.

946

45:16 ,575 --> 00:45:19,725

I love just, I'll, I'll pick

up history books all the time.

947

45:20 ,235 --> 00:45:25,695

Um, but I would, I would say

Vince Gilligan, maybe John Locke.

948

45:26 ,235 --> 00:45:31,665

And then, uh, maybe Charlemagne, maybe

949

45:31 ,755 --> 00:45:34,185

Marc Preston: if you could do the

whole bill and Ted's excellent

950

45:34 ,185 --> 00:45:37,240

adventure, you know, and pull in some

of these historical figures too, too.

951

45:37 ,240 --> 00:45:38,175

You God, I love that movie.

952

45:39 ,045 --> 00:45:39,195

Yeah.

953

45:39 ,195 --> 00:45:42,280

It's like Napoleon and, and so crates.

954

45:42 ,590 --> 00:45:42,880

Yeah.

955

45:43 ,020 --> 00:45:43,640

So crates.

956

45:44 ,355 --> 00:45:46,755

Now next question I got, it's like

going back to when you were a young

957

45:46 ,755 --> 00:45:48,915

guy who was your first celebrity crush?

958

45:50 ,505 --> 00:45:50,535

Brandon Lessard: Ooh.

959

45:50 ,925 --> 00:45:51,345

Um.

960

45:52 ,365 --> 00:45:57,105

My first celebrity crush was prob, I

mean, again, I was a, I was a Star Wars

961

45:57 ,105 --> 00:45:59,295

kid, so PR probably Natalie Portman.

962

45:59 ,865 --> 00:46:01,125

Marc Preston: Oh, of course.

963

46:01 ,185 --> 00:46:02,865

My youngest daughter is 19.

964

46:02 ,865 --> 00:46:05,445

Yet last night, or is night before

is trying to find, it's like you

965

46:05 ,445 --> 00:46:06,615

gotta watch the professional.

966

46:06 ,615 --> 00:46:09,345

You haven't seen that,

you know, and it's like.

967

46:09 ,630 --> 00:46:13,650

It's kind of funny, like how did

you become exposed to, to Natalie

968

46:13 ,650 --> 00:46:16,140

Portman, you know, and you always

can kinda gauge somebody's age

969

46:16 ,140 --> 00:46:17,130

when you're like, oh my God.

970

46:17 ,130 --> 00:46:17,430

Yeah.

971

46:17 ,670 --> 00:46:18,480

Star Wars.

972

46:18 ,570 --> 00:46:20,220

Just thinking how long ago that was.

973

46:20 ,220 --> 00:46:23,070

And that came out, the original,

uh, the, the original prequels,

974

46:23 ,070 --> 00:46:24,150

you know, but, uh, yes.

975

46:24 ,360 --> 00:46:26,550

Yeah, it's kind of hard not

to love Natalie Portman.

976

46:26 ,565 --> 00:46:27,045

You know?

977

46:27 ,795 --> 00:46:28,425

Mm. Very, very talented.

978

46:28 ,425 --> 00:46:33,405

Um, now the next question is, if you were

to, uh, be forced to live on a, an exotic

979

46:33 ,405 --> 00:46:34,665

island, now it's somewhere you want to be.

980

46:34 ,665 --> 00:46:37,485

It's like a, it's like a, it's a resort,

you know, it's somewhere awesome.

981

46:37 ,575 --> 00:46:37,605

Okay.

982

46:37 ,665 --> 00:46:39,105

No, no streaming though.

983

46:39 ,465 --> 00:46:42,645

So if you wanna listen to music, you're

gonna have to bring a CD with you.

984

46:42 ,645 --> 00:46:45,345

One you can listen to over and

over again can be a box set.

985

46:45 ,345 --> 00:46:46,125

I'll allow that.

986

46:46 ,790 --> 00:46:47,960

But you also have a movie.

987

46:47 ,960 --> 00:46:50,779

So one movie you can watch

over and over and over again.

988

46:50 ,779 --> 00:46:51,890

It never gets old for you.

989

46:51 ,980 --> 00:46:56,180

Uh, so what CD and what DVD are you

gonna bring to the island with you?

990

46:56 ,240 --> 00:46:56,930

For a year?

991

46:57 ,410 --> 00:46:58,040

Brandon Lessard: For a year?

992

46:58 ,070 --> 00:46:58,160

Mm-hmm.

993

46:58 ,400 --> 00:46:58,640

Okay.

994

46:58 ,730 --> 00:47:05,600

Um, probably, uh, for the CD's,

gonna something, glass animals.

995

47:05 ,660 --> 00:47:11,120

Um, I'm not sure which album.

996

47:11 ,900 --> 00:47:14,090

Uh, maybe, maybe, you know what?

997

47:14 ,535 --> 00:47:15,495

I'm gonna go ahead and pick it.

998

47:15 ,734 --> 00:47:19,725

Dreamland, the, the album

Dreamland With Glass Animals.

999

47:19 ,754 --> 00:47:27,375

And then for the movie, I'm gonna pick

Lord of the Rings, return of the King.

1000

47:28 ,215 --> 00:47:30,765

Marc Preston: I, I will have

to admit, I have not seen,

1001

47:31 ,065 --> 00:47:31,740

Brandon Lessard: don't say that to me.

1002

47:32 ,030 --> 00:47:32,620

Don't say it.

1003

47:32 ,620 --> 00:47:32,740

I have

1004

47:32 ,940 --> 00:47:34,605

Marc Preston: I that's on the list.

1005

47:34 ,605 --> 00:47:36,855

I'm, I, there are some things

that I really wanna watch.

1006

47:36 ,860 --> 00:47:39,075

No, I don't know what was going

on in my life when those came out.

1007

47:39 ,075 --> 00:47:40,365

I was like, it's on the list though.

1008

47:40 ,365 --> 00:47:42,915

I wanna sit, I wanna, I want, I

wanna sit there and spend like

1009

47:42 ,915 --> 00:47:44,565

a, a power weekend watching that.

1010

47:44 ,565 --> 00:47:44,685

You know?

1011

47:44 ,955 --> 00:47:45,825

Brandon Lessard: Please, I am.

1012

47:45 ,825 --> 00:47:46,905

I'm begging you.

1013

47:46 ,965 --> 00:47:48,435

I'm begging you to watch them

1014

47:48 ,645 --> 00:47:50,265

Marc Preston: now as we're

kind of wrapping up here.

1015

47:50 ,265 --> 00:47:51,405

Last couple questions.

1016

47:51 ,435 --> 00:47:54,525

Uh, definition of the perfect day for

you, beginning to end from the time

1017

47:54 ,525 --> 00:47:55,695

you get up, time you go to sleep.

1018

47:56 ,009 --> 00:47:57,420

What are the component parts for you?

1019

47:57 ,450 --> 00:47:57,660

Okay.

1020

47:57 ,660 --> 00:48:00,900

If you've had a couple, these things

happen throughout the day or these things.

1021

48:01 ,290 --> 00:48:03,660

For me it's making coffee,

you know, I gotta have that.

1022

48:03 ,840 --> 00:48:04,140

Yeah.

1023

48:04 ,500 --> 00:48:05,940

But it's a perfect day for you.

1024

48:05 ,940 --> 00:48:06,900

What would those things be?

1025

48:07 ,320 --> 00:48:08,250

Brandon Lessard: Perfect day.

1026

48:08 ,820 --> 00:48:13,740

Um, I would say, God, this

is gonna sound so corny.

1027

48:14 ,009 --> 00:48:19,770

Uh, I'm gonna say wake

up, uh, kiss my fiance.

1028

48:20 ,145 --> 00:48:22,485

She, uh, I always tend to wake up.

1029

48:23 ,145 --> 00:48:26,865

Well, unless it's at work, it's a weekend.

1030

48:26 ,985 --> 00:48:29,595

Uh, weekends, I, I do tend to, to wake up.

1031

48:29 ,595 --> 00:48:33,975

Before though, um, kiss

my fiance, have breakfast.

1032

48:34 ,035 --> 00:48:40,335

Um, there's, uh, and waffles, we always

go, we go there for breakfast a lot.

1033

48:40 ,335 --> 00:48:41,295

It's delicious.

1034

48:41 ,775 --> 00:48:42,315

Um, mm-hmm.

1035

48:42 ,735 --> 00:48:46,875

Go on a hike, come back,

relax, read a book.

1036

48:46 ,935 --> 00:48:47,655

Um.

1037

48:48 ,945 --> 00:48:50,685

I don't know, just chat.

1038

48:50 ,835 --> 00:48:52,875

I feel like I could talk for hours.

1039

48:53 ,835 --> 00:48:54,855

Just kind of in the moment.

1040

48:54 ,855 --> 00:48:55,185

Marc Preston: Yeah.

1041

48:55 ,190 --> 00:48:55,330

Yeah.

1042

48:55 ,455 --> 00:48:57,405

Um, very good, very good.

1043

48:57 ,405 --> 00:49:00,615

Now, if, if you weren't doing this for

a living, if this was not an option

1044

49:00 ,615 --> 00:49:03,315

for you, what would be a number two?

1045

49:03 ,645 --> 00:49:05,895

Uh, if somebody says you can't act

anymore, what's gonna be the number

1046

49:05 ,895 --> 00:49:09,645

two vocation for you that would be

like, okay, this can bring me joy.

1047

49:09 ,645 --> 00:49:10,965

I, I could enjoy doing this thing.

1048

49:10 ,965 --> 00:49:11,295

Brandon Lessard: Hmm.

1049

49:11 ,805 --> 00:49:15,830

See, that's tough because I. I don't

really see myself doing anything

1050

49:15 ,830 --> 00:49:20,240

else, and it's, it's not that I don't

necessarily have other interests.

1051

49:20 ,390 --> 00:49:23,030

Uh, like I said, I'm a,

I'm a big history buff.

1052

49:23 ,060 --> 00:49:23,150

Mm-hmm.

1053

49:23 ,390 --> 00:49:24,350

I love that stuff.

1054

49:24 ,380 --> 00:49:30,740

Um, but acting is, uh, you know,

taking away acting would be

1055

49:30 ,740 --> 00:49:32,150

like taking away my first name.

1056

49:32 ,710 --> 00:49:35,085

I, I, I can't see myself

doing anything else,

1057

49:35 ,355 --> 00:49:38,325

Marc Preston: but maybe a historian,

maybe that would be, you know, freelance

1058

49:38 ,325 --> 00:49:39,495

historian, you know, or something.

1059

49:39 ,495 --> 00:49:39,735

Yes.

1060

49:39 ,735 --> 00:49:40,125

You know?

1061

49:40 ,245 --> 00:49:40,605

Marc Preston (2): Yeah.

1062

49:40 ,634 --> 00:49:43,695

Marc Preston: Um, well, the last question

I got, if you're, if you're to jump into

1063

49:43 ,695 --> 00:49:47,475

that DeLorean travel back to when you're

16 years old, you got a few minutes with

1064

49:47 ,475 --> 00:49:51,675

young, you got a piece of advice you

wanna give yourself to make that moment.

1065

49:52 ,634 --> 00:49:55,545

Somehow better or maybe put yourself

on a little bit different track.

1066

49:55 ,875 --> 00:49:58,545

What would that piece of

advice to 16-year-old you be?

1067

49:58 ,935 --> 00:50:05,835

Brandon Lessard: Um, learn, learn

more about the, learn more about

1068

50:05 ,835 --> 00:50:08,295

the, actually you, you know what?

1069

50:08 ,445 --> 00:50:12,525

Take more chances with your own projects.

1070

50:12 ,525 --> 00:50:12,555

Uh,

1071

50:14 ,610 --> 00:50:16,390

it never, it the best.

1072

50:16 ,460 --> 00:50:19,125

This is a tough industry and, um.

1073

50:20 ,820 --> 00:50:28,920

The toughest part about being an

actor is not necessarily, it's

1074

50:28 ,920 --> 00:50:30,840

certainly not the job itself.

1075

50:30 ,900 --> 00:50:34,350

Uh, there's, that is beyond fun.

1076

50:34 ,860 --> 00:50:41,220

Um, even on tough days, I am incredibly

blessed to be doing what I love.

1077

50:41 ,730 --> 00:50:45,570

But, you know, a lot of

this industry is, uh.

1078

50:46 ,035 --> 00:50:46,965

Being prepared.

1079

50:47 ,175 --> 00:50:50,625

It's essentially, uh, it's

where skill and luck meet.

1080

50:50 ,925 --> 00:50:56,295

And I have, uh, I've been very fortunate

that people have taken chances on me.

1081

50:56 ,655 --> 00:51:02,325

Now, one of the ways to not necessarily

get around that, but to, to make

1082

51:02 ,325 --> 00:51:07,425

simultaneous progress is to create

your own stuff, which is why I've,

1083

51:07 ,455 --> 00:51:08,925

I've been dabbling in writing.

1084

51:09 ,585 --> 00:51:14,385

Um, people will take a chance

on you when you're ready.

1085

51:14 ,880 --> 00:51:16,680

But in the meantime, don't be idle.

1086

51:17 ,115 --> 00:51:17,654

Marc Preston: Gotcha.

1087

51:17 ,685 --> 00:51:18,734

Well, yeah, absolutely.

1088

51:18 ,734 --> 00:51:19,185

That's great.

1089

51:19 ,245 --> 00:51:22,095

But you know, maybe next time we'll

have a chance to talk when you do have

1090

51:22 ,424 --> 00:51:24,975

your own project coming up, something

you've written, that'd be awesome.

1091

51:24 ,975 --> 00:51:28,424

But man, I'm absolutely so excited

to see, uh, see this project.

1092

51:28 ,424 --> 00:51:31,665

Congratulations, because I, I'm sure

it was a great experience for you,

1093

51:31 ,665 --> 00:51:33,285

and I'm like you, it's always jazz.

1094

51:33 ,345 --> 00:51:35,895

I'm always jazzed to talk to folks

and they've kind of got something

1095

51:35 ,895 --> 00:51:37,575

very cool under the belt like this.

1096

51:37 ,575 --> 00:51:41,174

But, uh, my friend, I do appreciate

you taking some time out with me.

1097

51:41 ,174 --> 00:51:42,315

This was fantastic.

1098

51:42 ,345 --> 00:51:44,325

Uh, I wish you nothing but the best and.

1099

51:44 ,640 --> 00:51:47,370

Fingers crossed, we'll have a chance to

catch up down the line and maybe it'll

1100

51:47 ,370 --> 00:51:51,085

be the kind of that lovecraftian thing

you're working on, but, uh, absolutely.

1101

51:51 ,145 --> 00:51:54,180

But, uh, very much, uh, very much looking

forward to seeing the film, my friend.

1102

51:54 ,540 --> 00:51:55,410

Brandon Lessard: Alright, thank you.

1103

51:55 ,410 --> 00:51:56,400

Thank you for having me on.

1104

51:58 ,380 --> 00:51:59,250

Marc Preston: Alright, there you go.

1105

51:59 ,250 --> 00:52:02,100

Brandon Lessard enjoyed it quite a bit.

1106

52:02 ,100 --> 00:52:03,360

The new film, check him out.

1107

52:03 ,360 --> 00:52:06,030

It is called The Unholy Trinity.

1108

52:06 ,060 --> 00:52:07,950

It is in theaters right now.

1109

52:07 ,950 --> 00:52:09,150

So, uh, there you go.

1110

52:09 ,150 --> 00:52:10,350

Something to do over the weekend.

1111

52:11 ,340 --> 00:52:14,305

Pop on in, check him out along

with, uh, Samuel L. Jackson and,

1112

52:14 ,305 --> 00:52:17,425

uh, David Arquette, who of course

we spoke with a few months back.

1113

52:17 ,425 --> 00:52:20,365

I say a few months back, I

could say the other day and I'm

1114

52:20 ,365 --> 00:52:21,625

literally talking about something.

1115

52:21 ,625 --> 00:52:22,615

That was a year ago.

1116

52:22 ,615 --> 00:52:24,535

So it's in the archives.

1117

52:24 ,535 --> 00:52:24,955

Check it out.

1118

52:24 ,955 --> 00:52:25,615

David Arquette.

1119

52:25 ,645 --> 00:52:26,455

Such cool dude.

1120

52:26 ,455 --> 00:52:30,325

Alright, so, uh, tell you what, if

you would, I always ask humbly if you

1121

52:30 ,325 --> 00:52:32,154

could pop on over to your podcast app.

1122

52:32 ,154 --> 00:52:36,865

Make sure to follow story and craft

that way A new episode comes out and

1123

52:36 ,865 --> 00:52:41,305

you get a notification, uh, leave

some stars, a review, if you will.

1124

52:41 ,670 --> 00:52:42,540

It's appreciated.

1125

52:42 ,540 --> 00:52:46,770

It helps people to, uh, find story

and craft, which is always cool.

1126

52:47 ,069 --> 00:52:52,170

Uh, story and craft pod.com, the website,

everything you could possibly wanna

1127

52:52 ,170 --> 00:52:54,990

know about the show, it is right there.

1128

52:55 ,049 --> 00:52:56,339

Okay, so I'm gonna jump on out.

1129

52:56 ,339 --> 00:53:00,660

Enjoy the rest of your weekend if

that's when you're listening to this.

1130

53:00 ,900 --> 00:53:05,190

Uh, don't forget, we are going to

start with two episodes per week.

1131

53:05 ,190 --> 00:53:06,540

The Plan Monday.

1132

53:06 ,960 --> 00:53:11,220

Thursday, uh, this episode's a little

bonus, a little weekend episode.

1133

53:11 ,220 --> 00:53:13,950

We don't do that that often, but I

wanted to get this one out there.

1134

53:14 ,279 --> 00:53:17,790

Uh, just to kinda let you know,

this great film is out for

1135

53:17 ,790 --> 00:53:19,020

you to check out right now.

1136

53:19 ,380 --> 00:53:19,680

Okay?

1137

53:19 ,680 --> 00:53:20,730

So there you go.

1138

53:20 ,790 --> 00:53:22,080

Uh, and as always.

1139

53:22 ,115 --> 00:53:26,254

Thank you so much for making what I

got going on part of whatever you've

1140

53:26 ,254 --> 00:53:28,685

got going on, it does mean a lot to me.

1141

53:28 ,685 --> 00:53:30,004

So, uh, thank you so much.

1142

53:30 ,004 --> 00:53:33,875

Catch you next time right

here on Story and Craft.

1143

53:34 ,145 --> 00:53:36,875

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1144

53:36 ,904 --> 00:53:39,334

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1145

53:39 ,575 --> 00:53:43,745

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1146

53:43 ,834 --> 00:53:45,904

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1147

53:46 ,545 --> 00:53:51,765

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1148

53:52 ,095 --> 00:53:55,634

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1149

53:55 ,694 --> 00:53:59,895

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1150

54:00 ,015 --> 00:54:01,485

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54:01 ,845 --> 00:54:04,785

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1152

54:04 ,935 --> 00:54:09,075

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1153

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1154

54:10 ,785 --> 00:54:11,745

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1155

54:11 ,924 --> 00:54:14,355

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1156

54:14 ,355 --> 00:54:14,444

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