Dylan Arnold

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Dylan Arnold:
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Baseball, you know, it's like it, it can be slow, but

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then it almost pays off for those

big, exciting moments, kind of like

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a movie or a TV show, you know,

it's very similar in that way.

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And it also just challenges you

to kind of stay in the moment

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and just kind of keep focused.

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Announcer: Welcome to Story Craft.

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Now, here's your host, Marc Preston.

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Marc Preston: Well, welcome back.

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Another episode of Story Craft, you

and I together, uh, for a little fun.

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And if this is your first

episode, my name is Marc Preston.

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Glad to have you checking out the show.

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Thank you very much.

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Today we are sitting down

with actor Dylan Arnold.

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He's in the new Apple TV show called Lady

and the Lake where he co stars alongside

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Natalie Portman and this is a cool show.

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In fact, my son and I were sitting down

watching it and we ended up watching

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the entire series in one night.

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It is a great show.

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Kind of something a little bit

different from Natalie Portman as well.

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Also, you can check him out in

1992, uh, directed by Ariel Vroman.

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It's about the post Rodney King verdict,

what was going on in Los Angeles.

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It's going to be a great movie, I'm sure.

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Everything Ariel Vroman

directs, I really enjoy it.

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We had him on the show, oh gosh,

a little over a year ago, I think.

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You might know Dylan from other shows.

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He's been in like Nashville,

also the Netflix series You.

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He was also in Oppenheimer where he

played alongside Killian Murphy as

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Robert Oppenheimer's brother Frank.

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Just a really talented guy.

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Really enjoyed sitting down

and chatting with Dylan.

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We'll tell you what, let's get after it.

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Today is Dylan Arnold Day,

right here on Story and Craft.

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Where you at today?

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Dylan Arnold: I'm in New York City.

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Uh, we got the premiere for

Lady in The Lake tonight.

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So I got in a couple of days ago.

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So I've been, uh.

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Been seeing some friends and you know,

enjoying the city, enjoying the heat.

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Uh, but yeah, it's nice to be here.

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Marc Preston: Yeah.

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Yeah.

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It's about that time in New York.

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What about you?

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Where are

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Dylan Arnold: you at?

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Marc Preston: I am.

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I am in a small Island off the South Texas

coast called South Padre Island about.

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35 miles from Mexico.

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So yeah, even when my youngest graduated

from high school, I was like, you know,

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where do I, where do I want to go?

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Uh, let's see back out to the West

coast, back to Dallas where I'm from.

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Like, you know, I'm going for the

Jimmy Buffett lifestyle, so I can work

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from anywhere, this technology thing.

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That's

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Dylan Arnold: beautiful.

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I know that's, that, that, that's the

one benefit, uh, of, you know, the

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pandemic is that we are able to work from

anywhere, although I feel like I do miss

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the in person aspect where you got to

go places, you know, everyone's getting.

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Comfortable being online.

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Yeah.

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You

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Marc Preston: know, it's funny.

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I speak, I forgot who I was speaking with.

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We were talking about on camera interviews

and I, I kind of pulled back from acting

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right about, uh, right about, right before

the pandemic or right at one and a half.

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Cause I didn't want to go.

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And nobody was going in for auditions.

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Everybody was self taping, but there

is something kind of cool about being

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quote unquote, In the room, you know,

with somebody and, Oh, absolutely.

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Do you live in New York or are

you just there for the premiere?

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Dylan Arnold: I don't, I'm

just here for the premiere.

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I'm seeing some friends.

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I'm, uh, I'm going to go out of

town and go celebrate a friend's

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engagement while I'm here.

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So, you know, I'm, I'm, I'm able to

make, make something of the trip.

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Uh, but I live in LA, so I've

been there for about, uh, eight

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years now, which is pretty wild.

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But, um, New York is definitely a place

that I, I could see myself living, though.

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Marc Preston: Whereabouts

are you from originally?

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Dylan Arnold: I'm from Seattle.

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Seattle area.

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Uh, yeah, so kind of west coast.

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I think that, you know, before I, uh,

when I was graduating college, there was

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kind of that discussion of, you know,

go to New York or LA, and I felt like

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I had those roots on the west coast.

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So I, uh, I decided to give LA a shot,

you know, I like it, uh, but you know,

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New York is definitely, definitely

something that I want to experience

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more than just a trip for a week or two.

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Marc Preston: Yeah, every time

somebody says, uh, Seattle, you're

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a little young to remember this,

but I immediately go to grunge.

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Dylan Arnold: Oh, sure.

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Are there

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Marc Preston: still echoes

of that around, uh, Seattle?

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Like, you know,

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Dylan Arnold: Oh, definitely.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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Definitely.

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I think that, I think that they, uh, I

think there's that sort of, um, Feeling

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of that's the roots, you know, they, so

you do kind of, you do definitely feel

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that when you're, when you're there,

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Marc Preston: never had the pleasure

of going there, but, uh, it's on

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the, uh, it's on the agenda, but,

you know, congrats by the way, on, on

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lady in the lake, uh, sitting down.

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My son is also my associate producer.

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Uh, we were sitting down and he's

in, he came in town, uh, from

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New Orleans and we were watching

it and we're only going to go.

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With one episode, you know, to,

you know, just kind of check it

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out, see what it's all about.

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We power watch the

entire season yesterday.

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So it was, and I got to say, we'll

get to a little bit, but the thing

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is I got to be really careful of,

I don't even want to discuss your

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character specifically because, uh,

or the nuances, because I think it's

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a fun dude to like, to discover,

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Dylan Arnold: yeah,

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Marc Preston: that's the word

I was going to say, discover.

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I was like, uh, but we'll get to it in

a moment, but now it's fresh on my mind.

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I got to ask.

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Was there a discussion with

the, the creative team?

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Like this is who the character is,

or was this a construction ground up?

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I didn't even know what to think about,

which I love characters like that.

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I was like, what is

going on with this guy?

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Exactly.

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I can't get my head around it.

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And, uh, Not only just your character,

but the whole show was, I mean, we're

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talking not until the last episode.

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Did you, Oh, this is what's going on.

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And right.

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Did you just kind of come up

with this character or do they

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have some specific notes for you?

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Dylan Arnold: Well, I think that it's,

it's a combination of the two, you know,

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I got the audition and there were some

things that I, I guess I brought to the

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character, uh, in the initial audition

that resonated with Alma, um, who, you

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know, directed and, and, and wrote, uh,

Uh, so I think that there was an element

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that I brought to it, but, but when it

came down to it, when I got the job,

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there was a lot of discussion, a lot

of collaboration with, uh, with Alma

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about how we wanted the character to be,

how we wanted to build the character.

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And, uh, the physicality

was very important.

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Marc Preston: That's, that's

where, that's where it got me.

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You know, I love watching

folks making cool choices.

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And I was like, I don't know where

this guy's coming from, but cool.

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Good on him, you know,

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it was, it was such a well executed show.

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We'll talk about it in a moment,

but it's one of those things that,

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um, whenever somebody says, I don't

want to give anything away, but

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anything that follows the word,

but they're given something away.

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So I want to be very clear.

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You're right.

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No,

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Dylan Arnold: absolutely.

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Absolutely.

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Marc Preston: If nothing else, it's

worth the watch just to go, what

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the hell is going on and where, you

know, but it's, uh, but it was fun.

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I really, I really enjoyed it.

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But, um, but it kind of going

back a little origin story.

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Now you're, you're from Seattle.

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Now, did you come from a creative stock?

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I mean, your folks, or are you kind

of the odd man out and you just

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kind of went in and did this thing?

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Uh,

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Dylan Arnold: you know, my,

uh, my dad, uh, did theater in

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college, but that was kind of.

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You know, the end of his acting career.

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Uh, and my mom is a writer.

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So, you know, I definitely

have some sort of that.

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creative energy flowing in the family.

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Um, but for me, I definitely found

acting at a very early age when I was

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in, you know, first or second grade.

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I, I, I really kind of found a home at

the community theater where I'm from.

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Marc Preston: Well, who encouraged that?

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Did you just have a friend that

was involved or did your parents

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say, Hey, do you want to do this

thing during the summer break?

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Or how did you even end up doing that?

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Dylan Arnold: You know, I think

it was so early on, but I'm, I,

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I think it was my parents idea.

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I think that they saw that I was, you

know, I was a very, uh, active kid.

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I had a very active imagination.

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I love play and pretend.

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And I also had a very hard

time sitting still in class.

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You know, I think that I

had, um, yeah, yeah, yeah.

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So I had that kind of energy that

needed to be tapped in some way.

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And I think my parents, uh, I

remember I did a play and I think

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first or second, or I think I was in

like, kindergarten or first grade or

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something like that, some class play.

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And I just, I just

remember loving doing it.

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So my parents, you know, asked me if

I wanted to do some community theater,

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which I was like, sure, why not?

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And then from then on, I think I kind of

found my home there and like, that was

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what I, uh, what felt right for me to do.

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And I felt like I belonged and it was

just kind of an outlet and a place

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for me to be what felt like myself.

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Um, so I definitely think

my parents encouraged it.

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And fortunately they were really

supportive through the whole

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process, which I'm very proud of.

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Marc Preston: Awesome.

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Yeah.

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So, so how did you, did you,

what was the track like?

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Were you, uh, I mean, it was something

you were doing then, but I like

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a lot of folks that talk to that.

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They're like, they never had the cognition

of I can earn a living doing this thing.

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So when you were growing up, was

there something else on your mind?

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Uh, you know, job career school wise, or

was this a bug that bit you like, okay,

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I want to see how far I can take this.

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Dylan Arnold: I think it was more

the latter, although I did, uh,

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love playing baseball as well.

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So I, when I was growing up,

my two careers that I wanted to

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be were a professional baseball

player or a professional actor.

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Which, you know, two very difficult

professions to get into, but, um.

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Marc Preston: Are you, are

you a Mariners guy, or?

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Dylan Arnold: I am a Mariners fan.

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I'm a Mariners fan.

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And I'm, because I've lived in LA for

eight years, you know, I'm a Dodgers fan

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because it's the, my other hometown team,

but no, I'm a Mariners fan growing up.

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Marc Preston: Well, you're talking

to a Texas Rangers guy here.

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So, you know, I'm still basking.

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I'm still basking in the glow.

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Yeah,

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Dylan Arnold: of course.

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Okay.

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And congratulations, you know, and of

course, from living in LA, watching

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Corey Seeger go to the guys got a great,

got a great, uh, uh, get with that guy.

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But, um, uh, no, yeah.

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So for me, I think that I, All through

middle school I was doing theater and then

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I actually went to a, uh, a summer camp.

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In Idyllwild, California, where they kind

of did this acting for the camera class.

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And they also had a boarding school.

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And so, you know, when my parents

picked me up from camp, I was like, I

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want to, I want to go to school here.

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You know, they have a, they

have a theater program.

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And, and fortunately

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Um, and that was probably.

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Clicked in because they're they're

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They're really prepping you for to

audition and, and then, and then

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ultimately, you know, I did these

unified auditions for colleges.

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And then really once I went to North

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college for it, that's, that's Really when

it was like, okay, this is what I'm doing

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for my, this is what I'm choosing to do.

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You found your tribe of weirdos

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Marc Preston: you wanted to be with,

which is, but when you were a kid,

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especially adolescent, you know,

that's gotta be such a cool experience.

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You, you know, you, you said this was

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So you're around people like.

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That are kind of dialed in like you

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be fun to find your tribe like that.

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You were doing the baseball thing.

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Were you playing in high school

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Dylan Arnold: I, I, I played, um,

I, yeah, I played middle school.

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I played until my freshman year, but then

when I went to arts boarding school, you

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know, they didn't have a baseball team.

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Uh, they, uh, uh, so no sports teams

there, but yeah, it was definitely, I

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mean, it was something I really enjoyed

doing, but I think when it came down

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to it, I, I just, uh, liked doing it.

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Acting more I put more of my effort

into it And then and then I kind of

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fell away from baseball because there

are kids there were kids who were

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taking baseball as seriously as I was

taking acting and then and then oh,

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you know when it comes down to it.

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They're just Every weekend they're

going to the batting cages They're doing

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all this stuff and I I just had more

interest in in in working on the plays

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that I was doing so it kind of just One

one came into focus more than the other

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Marc Preston: so this is kind of

like year round this that's that's

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kind of cool I thought it was more

of like a seasonal thing like but

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it's like boarding school, you know,

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Dylan Arnold: yeah It's a school

from you know, whenever I haven't

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been out of school for a while.

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I guess, you know September

until June or something.

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Cool.

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Is, is that, you know,

it's like so normals.

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I'd go home for the holidays, live in

a dorm and, and, and you know, like

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you said, it was really exciting to

kind of be in an environment that

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there were other, like-minded people.

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There were also a lot of international

students, you know, 'cause there was a,

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there was a film program, there was a

music program, there was a dance program.

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So I was kind of surrounded by

these really wonderful creatives.

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Early on and I was also away from

home starting my sophomore year

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of high school, which was a really

big learning experience and I feel

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like really Helped me grow and uh,

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Marc Preston: no, no,

were you did you have?

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Siblings or were you the

only were you an only kid?

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Dylan Arnold: No, I have an older brother

who's five and a half years older and

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he he makes Video games so he makes

iPhone games Mobile games and he was

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kind of so we we were very different

kids Uh, growing up, he was, he was

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much more of the business oriented.

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I was much more of the, you know,

eccentric sort of, I, I, I can't imagine

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the amount of times I annoyed him.

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Uh, but, uh, but I think, I think

now that he sees what I'm doing, he

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maybe has a little more appreciation

for, for how obnoxious I was.

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As creative types,

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Marc Preston: we're, we're designed to

be all over the place and just kind of

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bringing our own special light to the

room, you know, nice way of putting it.

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I suppose.

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But, uh, no, like what were you into?

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What, like, what were you into?

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You know, you were in terms of

performance, uh, you were, you were where

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you're at, but what were you enjoying?

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Like, what were you watching?

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What was, if you want to call it

inspiration, I don't know what would

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movies, music, whatever have you,

when you're, when you're coming

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up, even in the college, what

was kind of firing your synapses

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Dylan Arnold: there?

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You know, I think that the community

theater that I grew up going to was

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such an influential place for me.

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You know, I, I would watch these

older actors be on stage and, and I

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would just be captivated and, and they

were really a huge inspiration to me.

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Um, I remember there was this production

of Little Shop of Horrors that I

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saw every single production of it

because I was I was just obsessed.

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Um, I think that an early movie that I

remember watching when I was a kid was

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School of Rock that, that really kind of

made me excited cause there were kids my

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age, you know, being in this movie and

it was done so well that I remember that

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was, that was a clear moment to me that I

kind of wanted to do what they were doing.

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Um, and then throughout that,

I, I think it just happens

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whenever I see a performance

that, uh, I love a performance.

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That you can watch and not know

how they did it, you know Those

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moments where you're like, how did

you would pull off this moment?

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Oh,

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Marc Preston: I that's what I

thought about lady in the lair I

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mean, I don't that mean it sounds

like I'm pushing the movie I'm which

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I think it was another show or at

rather but it It was at every note.

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It was kind of like, what, where

are they coming up with us?

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It's constant forward momentum.

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It wasn't never didn't

never like it really is

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Dylan Arnold: the world's so flushed out.

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It's so uh, beautiful and the imagery is

so incredible and alma of course created

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this world that was So deep with all these

really complex characters that you kind

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of have kind of have sympathy for everyone

in this weird way, you know, that, that

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I think really captivates an audience.

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Marc Preston: It's a real

study in a time and a place.

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And, and it's, it's, it was a

little bit, I like being surprised

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and it doesn't happen often.

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Cause there's so many great things out

there, but you start as you, you know,

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going back to when you were studying, uh,

acting, There are certain structure to

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different kind of stories and whatever

have you and you're so used to it.

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You're like, I kind of

see where this is going.

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I had no clue where this was going.

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So yeah, good on you.

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Dylan Arnold: No, same.

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I mean, I remember when I watched the,

uh, watched it for the first time, you

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know, I obviously read the script and

work on it, but, but seeing the final

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product, it really does keep you on

your toes and it keeps you wanting more.

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And, and, and, uh, yeah, I think

Alma just does that so well.

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That it's not predictable.

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You don't know where it's going to go.

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Yeah.

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And

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Marc Preston: this day and age, it's

so nice to watch something that you

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can get fully immersed, you know, but

I noticed you were, uh, you're, you're

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also in 1992 and, uh, I just, one of my

favorite guys, uh, spoke with him when

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I say the other day, I'm at the age

where that could have been a year ago.

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I don't know, but Ariel

Roman, love that guy.

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Uh, he and I are born

just a few days apart.

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I think he's out there doing these DJ

gigs, you know, and I know he's, I look

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at him like, yeah, man, we're 51, but

you know, he's still got the energy.

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I can see my kids.

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See, I can still be cool.

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You know, uh, what would, yeah,

yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly.

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Did you have a chance?

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Uh, I, I adored Ray Liotta.

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One of the first interviews

I did, I think I was like 21.

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I don't want you to give anything

away about, about the film, but

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did you have a chance to act with

him or to work with him at all?

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Dylan Arnold: Oh yeah.

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So, so I actually, I played his son

in one of his sons in the movie.

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Scott Eastwood and I played as played

his, uh, So, uh, I got to work very

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closely with him, uh, and I mean, that

was a really incredible experience.

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He's a very, uh, a very lovely man,

a very obviously incredible actor,

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and, and, and really brings this,

like, intensity to set that kind

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of, uh, I think everyone else does.

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Felt like it made them better.

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Um, and I mean, get, getting

to work with Ray Liotta,

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Marc Preston: he was such a cool guy.

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I think, I think Ariel was telling

me kind of test you a little bit, you

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know, kind of what, but he's just,

he's got a, he had a good, really good

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heart and everybody loved him, but

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Dylan Arnold: yeah, he's definitely an

actor that when you get on set, it's like,

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it does feel like you're going toe to toe.

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It does feel like a, you know, he's

challenging you, he's right there and he's

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forcing you to rise to his level, which

is, you Exactly who I love to work with.

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Marc Preston: Yeah, it's funny.

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I just happened to cross cocaine beer the

other day I was like, I'll watch it again,

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you know It's just he's one of those

guys like gone too soon gone too soon.

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You know that now Do you know

the release date on 1992?

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Do you know when that's coming?

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It's really soon, isn't it?

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Dylan Arnold: Yes Next month

August 30th, I believe is is

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when it's gonna Yeah, I think I

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Marc Preston: talked to Ariel like a year

ago and I was sitting there going like

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I wish I had his energy I remember him

telling me no, he took Kevin Costner To

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go listen to some EDM music one night, I

was like, I would love to have been, you

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know, cause that's, that's what he DJs.

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But, uh, but that's one of the films I've

been looking forward to checking out.

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But, um, but I, you know, and I'm

not trying to go through the resume

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here, but I'm curious Oppenheimer,

was it just an audition or how'd

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that come together for you?

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Dylan Arnold: Yeah, I mean, that, uh,

that was started as a, as a self tape.

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I think I, I got an audition for,

uh, Generic scientist role that had

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two scenes that were fake scenes,

you know I think everyone auditioned

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once we get on got on set We kind of

compared notes and we were like, what

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did you what audition did you do?

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And we realized everybody

did the same monologue.

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Um about how stars die, you know, it was

this kind of uh, Classroom setting did

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Marc Preston: you know what

you were auditioning for?

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Did you know what um,

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Dylan Arnold: right?

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Yeah, I know I knew that it was

I actually did say Oppenheimer.

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It said Killian was attached.

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I think it said Matt

Uh, Damon was attached.

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Uh, and, but in terms of the

role, it was just very loose.

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It was just about the life of J.

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Robert Oppenheimer, you know?

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And the, and the, uh, the role

was just, you know, scientist.

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And so, uh, so yeah, I did that, um, did

that audition and then a couple months

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later got an in person callback with

Chris, which was pretty wild because

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that was right after the pandemic.

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And that was my first in

person audition in two years.

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And I'm going to the, to the

universal lot to, to, uh, read

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in front of Chris, uh, and Emma.

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So that was a pretty wild experience,

but, um, but yeah, that, that was just

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kind of something that I, I kind of

auditioned for it and I really didn't.

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Think anything of it.

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I remember when I got the audition I was

with my buddy and I was like, I just got

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an audition for a Christopher Nolan movie

Okay, this is cool Like you know and then

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I really kind of let it go as you often

do with these things you kind of audition

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and just put it out there and If it

happens it happens and then right, right.

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Marc Preston: Yeah, that's that's one

of the hardest things to do You know

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back when I first started I remember

calling my agent going did I get it?

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Did I get it?

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Like yeah, listen, if you get it,

believe me, we'll let you know.

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Dylan Arnold: We'll tell you.

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Yeah There's so much out of your control,

you can really only, you know, it

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really doesn't matter when it comes down

to the talent at the end of the day.

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It's like, it's, there's so much that

has to fit in for things to work.

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Right.

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That there's no point

in trying to control it.

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Marc Preston: Christopher Nolan, his

stuff, it's, I can't half pay attention

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to, you know, I can't be working on

the computer and some things I can

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watch and you know, that thing kind of

like you're doing two things at once.

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You gotta be focused, you know, and then

you have to watch it again, you know?

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Um, but one thing surprised me, I think

I've heard, he actually is kind of a

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funny guy, which is, is that accurate?

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Or his disposition isn't, I would,

I would imagine he's a serious

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analytical, cold kind of, you know.

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But what is it like working on set with

him as far as kind of, for lack of a

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better way of putting it, directing style?

454

00:20:33,485 --> 00:20:37,055

Dylan Arnold: Yeah, he, I mean,

I had no idea what to expect.

455

00:20:37,055 --> 00:20:40,004

I mean, I knew, I had seen all his

movies and I knew he was an incredible

456

00:20:40,004 --> 00:20:46,190

director and I heard, But he's a very

just like, he is a very funny guy.

457

00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:47,500

He's a very dry sense of humor.

458

00:20:47,670 --> 00:20:55,139

He, uh, he honestly, in my experience,

like there's this, he's very nonchalant

459

00:20:55,159 --> 00:20:58,230

in this way where he just kind of,

you know, every morning I'd show up

460

00:20:58,230 --> 00:20:59,820

on set and he'd just go, hi Dylan.

461

00:20:59,999 --> 00:21:00,249

Hi.

462

00:21:00,399 --> 00:21:01,529

You know, ready to get to work.

463

00:21:01,530 --> 00:21:06,790

You know, it's like, he wouldn't give a

lot of notes, but he, it was clear that

464

00:21:06,810 --> 00:21:11,575

every single, uh, moment I looked at

him, he just loved what he was doing.

465

00:21:11,764 --> 00:21:16,145

Like, that is so, that you, you just,

I mean, you can't help but feel excited

466

00:21:16,155 --> 00:21:20,865

about what you're doing because he is

just, it's like, it's like he's a kid,

467

00:21:21,125 --> 00:21:27,305

you know, and, and, and everything's so

just Exciting and, and, and wonderful.

468

00:21:27,305 --> 00:21:30,975

Like I remember there was a scene

where we were doing this rain

469

00:21:30,975 --> 00:21:34,565

machine and he was testing out the

rain machine and he was standing,

470

00:21:34,725 --> 00:21:39,784

getting soaked, just, just looking

up, testing where he wanted the rain.

471

00:21:39,805 --> 00:21:42,905

And he was just getting drenched and

he was loving every second of it.

472

00:21:43,065 --> 00:21:47,065

You know, like there's also nothing

that he would ask an actor to do that he

473

00:21:47,065 --> 00:21:51,214

wouldn't do himself, which is just such

an, which you don't always have that.

474

00:21:51,225 --> 00:21:53,705

I think that he really

genuinely loves the process.

475

00:21:53,965 --> 00:21:56,075

Genuinely loves and respects actors.

476

00:21:56,325 --> 00:21:58,715

And, um, yeah, it was really

477

00:21:58,715 --> 00:22:00,775

Marc Preston: nice to hear when

you have one of the more creative,

478

00:22:01,435 --> 00:22:03,344

I can't remember the interview.

479

00:22:03,344 --> 00:22:06,945

I heard, uh, somebody who'd

acted in, in, in operant hybrid.

480

00:22:06,945 --> 00:22:07,984

I can't for the life of me.

481

00:22:07,985 --> 00:22:11,739

I can't remember who it was, but they

were like, They didn't say it lightly,

482

00:22:11,739 --> 00:22:16,100

but this is like, this guy's legit genius

when it comes to the thing he does,

483

00:22:16,129 --> 00:22:17,160

you know, and he can't really say it.

484

00:22:17,460 --> 00:22:21,010

Everybody throws that word around,

but there are very few people out

485

00:22:21,010 --> 00:22:22,399

there that they put stuff out.

486

00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:23,810

It's like, Oh my God,

what's going on here?

487

00:22:23,810 --> 00:22:26,899

I like it kind of, kind of like we're

talking about a lady in the lake.

488

00:22:26,900 --> 00:22:29,985

You know, you don't know where it's

going, but I mean, Oppenheimer, Well,

489

00:22:30,025 --> 00:22:33,335

we all know the history, but what's

it like to be on a set like that when

490

00:22:33,335 --> 00:22:38,514

you've got casting that, that involves

so many folks who are at a certain level?

491

00:22:38,515 --> 00:22:40,395

Is it intimidating to walk onto a set?

492

00:22:40,395 --> 00:22:43,565

You know, you got Matt Damon

here and Kelly Murphy, and is

493

00:22:43,565 --> 00:22:45,315

it just intimidating at all?

494

00:22:45,315 --> 00:22:46,495

I mean, I know it wouldn't be for me, but

495

00:22:46,675 --> 00:22:53,615

Dylan Arnold: I think that, um, it

was, I think, I think it was, but that

496

00:22:53,645 --> 00:22:57,595

intimidated, like leading up to it, it

just forced me to prepare so much because

497

00:22:57,595 --> 00:23:01,395

I knew You know, it really felt like

I was kind of in the big leagues now.

498

00:23:01,445 --> 00:23:05,255

I, I, I felt like I really

needed to be on my A game.

499

00:23:05,255 --> 00:23:08,864

So I, I, I prepared really intensely.

500

00:23:08,864 --> 00:23:12,395

So when I showed, showed

up on set, I, I felt ready.

501

00:23:12,415 --> 00:23:16,694

And, and there was honestly,

it's, it's interesting.

502

00:23:16,725 --> 00:23:21,070

I, I think that, Myself and a lot

of people struggle with this sort of

503

00:23:21,070 --> 00:23:27,989

imposter syndrome, but uh funny enough

like on Oppenheimer because Chris is so

504

00:23:28,310 --> 00:23:32,860

Incredible and deliberate and um, and

I mean you use the word genius, which

505

00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:38,649

I agree with There was almost this like

sense of ease because I was like I trust

506

00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:43,530

him so much because he's clearly so

incredible that If i'm here, he's kind of

507

00:23:43,690 --> 00:23:45,320

Marc Preston: carrying

the weight, I guess right.

508

00:23:45,360 --> 00:23:45,690

Yeah.

509

00:23:45,690 --> 00:23:50,505

Dylan Arnold: Yeah if he says good moving

on You I gotta trust that it was good

510

00:23:50,505 --> 00:23:51,775

and we can move on, you know what I mean?

511

00:23:51,775 --> 00:23:55,739

Where some directors You work with and

you're like, do they know what they want?

512

00:23:55,769 --> 00:23:59,209

Is that and then you start second guessing

yourself So I actually think that or they

513

00:23:59,209 --> 00:24:01,179

Marc Preston: say oh, what do you

think or you want to give another?

514

00:24:01,179 --> 00:24:01,699

yeah, exactly

515

00:24:01,699 --> 00:24:04,289

Dylan Arnold: and it's like I I don't

know or I have directors that i've worked

516

00:24:04,290 --> 00:24:08,549

with that that that you know, I do a

couple takes and uh, they're not giving

517

00:24:08,549 --> 00:24:12,889

any notes and and I walk up and I say hey

Is there anything that you want to try?

518

00:24:12,889 --> 00:24:15,080

Is there anything I can do differently

and they'll be like, you know what?

519

00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:18,779

Yeah on second thought Yeah, try this

and in my mind i'm like, okay if I had

520

00:24:18,779 --> 00:24:22,870

never said anything, would you just have

You Let me go and you know, whatever.

521

00:24:22,870 --> 00:24:25,379

So I, I love collaboration.

522

00:24:25,379 --> 00:24:27,340

I love getting notes if it applies.

523

00:24:27,409 --> 00:24:29,279

Um, but yeah, I think

with Chris, it's like.

524

00:24:29,805 --> 00:24:32,895

You just trust him so much that

you're like, you can almost relax.

525

00:24:32,935 --> 00:24:34,925

Marc Preston: Now, where did you,

did y'all shoot that in New Mexico

526

00:24:34,925 --> 00:24:35,105

Dylan Arnold: or?

527

00:24:35,105 --> 00:24:41,694

Yeah, yeah, we shooted that, we shot

that, uh, in, uh, Abiquiu and a little

528

00:24:41,694 --> 00:24:47,479

Albuquerque, uh, and, uh, yeah, so we,

we kind of bounced around New Mexico,

529

00:24:47,479 --> 00:24:51,745

shot a little bit in LA, but it was very

cool to be on location in the desert.

530

00:24:51,774 --> 00:24:54,594

And I, and I grew up, Going to Santa Fe.

531

00:24:54,594 --> 00:24:57,699

So that was also very cool to

have that sort of, uh, connection.

532

00:24:57,699 --> 00:24:58,175

Well, I gotta

533

00:24:58,205 --> 00:25:01,044

Marc Preston: ask you, I gotta ask

you the enchiladas, the red and

534

00:25:01,044 --> 00:25:02,104

green, which way are you going?

535

00:25:02,134 --> 00:25:04,814

Dylan Arnold: You know, I, I, I

lean, depends where I'm going.

536

00:25:04,814 --> 00:25:07,935

If I go to the shed, uh, I love

the red, uh, the red sauce, but

537

00:25:07,945 --> 00:25:09,174

you know, I'll go Christmas.

538

00:25:09,174 --> 00:25:12,644

Although I do red and green quite a

bit, you know, best of both worlds.

539

00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:15,200

Marc Preston: I always end up talking

about food at some point in time.

540

00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:17,200

I'm sitting going, damn,

that sounds good right now.

541

00:25:17,450 --> 00:25:20,150

Um, well then again, I'm

35 miles from Mexico.

542

00:25:20,150 --> 00:25:23,590

So, you know, maybe I'll, you know,

we got, we got good stuff here, but,

543

00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:27,309

um, but the diversity of the stuff

you've been up to, is there any kind

544

00:25:27,310 --> 00:25:31,129

of preference in the kind of projects

you'd like to do or genre, if you will?

545

00:25:31,429 --> 00:25:36,050

Dylan Arnold: You know, I, I just love, I

honestly love everything that I've done.

546

00:25:36,120 --> 00:25:38,410

I love the variety that.

547

00:25:38,905 --> 00:25:43,465

This career offers, you know, I love

that nothing is the same I think whether

548

00:25:43,465 --> 00:25:47,225

it's a different character or different

director or whatever, you know I think

549

00:25:47,225 --> 00:25:50,865

that there's new things that you can

explore and experience with each each

550

00:25:50,865 --> 00:25:55,924

thing I I kind of want to I really want

to gravitate towards things that scare

551

00:25:55,925 --> 00:26:00,645

me and When I read it, I'm like, I don't

know how I'm gonna do this because I

552

00:26:00,675 --> 00:26:06,175

think that I When I'm too comfortable,

I'm not, I'm not making interesting

553

00:26:06,195 --> 00:26:10,695

choices, but if I'm uncomfortable, then it

forces me to kind of get in a different,

554

00:26:11,334 --> 00:26:12,925

in a different pocket, if you will.

555

00:26:12,975 --> 00:26:17,984

Um, so I, I just want to challenge

myself, you know, I would love

556

00:26:17,985 --> 00:26:18,965

to work with different people.

557

00:26:19,155 --> 00:26:22,645

I, you know, I will say I've never

done, I've done episodic stuff.

558

00:26:22,645 --> 00:26:24,465

I've never done multiple seasons.

559

00:26:24,765 --> 00:26:28,865

of, uh, a television show

playing the same character.

560

00:26:28,865 --> 00:26:32,245

I think that would be really interesting

to kind of have, have that sort of,

561

00:26:32,405 --> 00:26:36,095

have that sort of growth over the

multiple years exploring the same

562

00:26:36,095 --> 00:26:37,424

character and how they develop.

563

00:26:37,755 --> 00:26:39,195

Um, I always thought that was

564

00:26:39,195 --> 00:26:41,254

Marc Preston: interesting because

it's a, you know, film is director's

565

00:26:41,255 --> 00:26:43,495

medium where a TV is a writer's medium.

566

00:26:43,685 --> 00:26:45,815

So if you're, if you've been

doing something for a number

567

00:26:45,815 --> 00:26:49,385

of years as a character, you've

already built this person.

568

00:26:49,385 --> 00:26:51,900

So you have, They cycle in

different directors, but

569

00:26:51,900 --> 00:26:53,230

it's like you have ownership.

570

00:26:53,450 --> 00:26:54,790

I can see where that would be very cool.

571

00:26:54,790 --> 00:26:58,000

And I always wonder how people navigate

that with a director they disagree with.

572

00:26:58,110 --> 00:26:59,360

It's like, no, I know who I am.

573

00:26:59,360 --> 00:26:59,890

And you know,

574

00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,160

Dylan Arnold: yeah, I've thought about

that because directors come in with their

575

00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:04,759

ideas, but you're like, no, I've spent

the last few years with this character.

576

00:27:04,759 --> 00:27:07,410

So there is this sort of push and

pull, I imagine where it's like.

577

00:27:07,715 --> 00:27:09,975

You go with their vision, but

they got to trust you because

578

00:27:09,975 --> 00:27:11,795

you, you've been there every day

579

00:27:11,915 --> 00:27:13,675

Marc Preston: when you

do get some off time.

580

00:27:13,675 --> 00:27:16,165

And I mean, you've been working,

you know, consistently doing

581

00:27:16,515 --> 00:27:19,615

awesome stuff, but when you do get

a break, like what are you up to?

582

00:27:19,695 --> 00:27:21,274

Well, what do you, how do

you like to spend your time?

583

00:27:21,594 --> 00:27:24,025

Dylan Arnold: Uh, I really,

so I actually, last year I

584

00:27:24,035 --> 00:27:26,404

joined a baseball league in LA.

585

00:27:26,504 --> 00:27:27,575

I kind of was hard.

586

00:27:27,625 --> 00:27:27,965

I was,

587

00:27:27,975 --> 00:27:28,985

Marc Preston: is a hard ball league.

588

00:27:28,985 --> 00:27:29,065

Yeah.

589

00:27:29,945 --> 00:27:32,565

Dylan Arnold: Fast pitch, uh,

would bat baseball league.

590

00:27:32,645 --> 00:27:34,495

Uh, I actually am in two.

591

00:27:34,755 --> 00:27:36,365

It's, it's, it's really, uh.

592

00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:40,120

It's really a nice outlet in my downtime.

593

00:27:40,120 --> 00:27:43,240

So that's been kind of, that's

been really fun to rediscover

594

00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:45,120

that because I hadn't played for.

595

00:27:46,169 --> 00:27:47,850

Yeah, like over a decade.

596

00:27:47,969 --> 00:27:49,350

Um, and so is this

597

00:27:49,360 --> 00:27:51,989

Marc Preston: something really competitive

or is this a lot of guys getting out with

598

00:27:51,989 --> 00:27:53,929

their igloo coolers and beer on a sundae?

599

00:27:53,929 --> 00:27:56,330

Or is this something which

guys are like really,

600

00:27:56,550 --> 00:28:00,859

Dylan Arnold: you know, in one of the

leagues, it's very chill, very fun.

601

00:28:00,860 --> 00:28:05,199

It's a coed league, you know, it's it's

but then the other one that's kind of the

602

00:28:05,429 --> 00:28:09,259

intense people are really coming to play

and they're both fun in their own right.

603

00:28:09,289 --> 00:28:10,729

You know, I think it's a good balance.

604

00:28:10,759 --> 00:28:12,739

Um, but yeah, it's just

605

00:28:12,779 --> 00:28:14,039

Marc Preston: what position

are you playing though?

606

00:28:14,039 --> 00:28:14,080

Yeah,

607

00:28:14,370 --> 00:28:17,879

Dylan Arnold: I'm playing, I'm

playing second base shortstop.

608

00:28:17,879 --> 00:28:20,370

I'm playing, I pitch in one

of the leagues, you know,

609

00:28:20,375 --> 00:28:22,770

I, I play a little outfield.

610

00:28:22,770 --> 00:28:23,790

I basically do it.

611

00:28:23,794 --> 00:28:25,260

I, I don't catch You're a utility guy.

612

00:28:25,290 --> 00:28:27,330

Yeah, I don't catch, I

don't play first base.

613

00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:30,090

I will play third base as someone

asked me to, but they call it the

614

00:28:30,090 --> 00:28:31,500

hot corner for the, for a reason.

615

00:28:31,500 --> 00:28:35,159

You know, it's, it is an, it is an

intimidating position to play, but,

616

00:28:35,189 --> 00:28:40,570

um, yeah, I think it's just, it's

honestly a nice outlet because it to.

617

00:28:40,915 --> 00:28:42,925

Work towards a goal with a team.

618

00:28:42,929 --> 00:28:48,625

It, it, it feels similar to being on set,

but in a different way, you know, and, and

619

00:28:48,655 --> 00:28:56,165

being able to, uh, battle within myself

of the sort of uni, you know, going into

620

00:28:56,165 --> 00:29:01,455

a game and if you're nervous, if you

want to play well, how to quiet that.

621

00:29:01,455 --> 00:29:04,605

And I think it translates to acting

because I think there are moments

622

00:29:04,605 --> 00:29:08,504

that there are very high pressure

situations in both acting and baseball.

623

00:29:08,504 --> 00:29:10,004

And I think figuring out how to.

624

00:29:10,500 --> 00:29:15,210

Calm your nerves and just approach it, you

know, one one moment at a time one pitch

625

00:29:15,210 --> 00:29:17,280

at a time is is a really fun Challenge.

626

00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:19,639

Marc Preston: Yeah, some people

say baseball is too slow, but I

627

00:29:19,659 --> 00:29:21,340

did I enjoy the ebb and flow of it.

628

00:29:21,460 --> 00:29:21,860

Dylan Arnold: Yeah

629

00:29:21,909 --> 00:29:25,349

Marc Preston: is a Fan I mean to

be able to eat a hot dog drink a

630

00:29:25,349 --> 00:29:26,620

beer and watch somebody else work.

631

00:29:26,620 --> 00:29:27,220

It's pretty cool.

632

00:29:27,249 --> 00:29:28,079

Dylan Arnold: Absolutely

633

00:29:29,099 --> 00:29:30,659

Marc Preston: I've had a Dodger dog yet.

634

00:29:30,659 --> 00:29:32,089

I want to get one of those Dodger dogs.

635

00:29:32,139 --> 00:29:33,239

Oh, yeah, you gotta come

636

00:29:33,239 --> 00:29:36,655

Dylan Arnold: out You know, you

know, it actually, it actually, it

637

00:29:36,665 --> 00:29:39,495

feels like a really good baseball.

638

00:29:39,495 --> 00:29:43,875

You know, it's like it, it can be

slow, but then it almost pays off

639

00:29:43,885 --> 00:29:45,655

for those big, exciting moments.

640

00:29:45,885 --> 00:29:50,224

Kind of like a movie or a TV show,

you know, you kind of get into a

641

00:29:50,225 --> 00:29:54,054

lull and then there's those moments,

you know, I feel like it's, it's,

642

00:29:54,064 --> 00:29:55,695

it's, it's very similar in that way.

643

00:29:55,695 --> 00:29:57,754

And it also just challenges

you to kind of stay in the

644

00:29:57,754 --> 00:29:59,064

moment and just kind of keep it

645

00:30:00,835 --> 00:30:02,095

Marc Preston: But who

was your guy growing up?

646

00:30:02,175 --> 00:30:05,095

Like, who was your, who was the

player that you were like, he's the

647

00:30:05,095 --> 00:30:06,765

one I want signing my baseball cards.

648

00:30:07,005 --> 00:30:11,295

Dylan Arnold: Uh, Edgar Martinez was

my, was my favorite player growing up.

649

00:30:11,295 --> 00:30:15,025

I remember I, uh, one of the first

Mariners games I went to, I got a, I

650

00:30:15,025 --> 00:30:19,015

got a, uh, during batting practice,

I got a, I got a ball hit by him.

651

00:30:19,025 --> 00:30:19,935

And that was very exciting.

652

00:30:19,935 --> 00:30:20,255

Really?

653

00:30:20,475 --> 00:30:20,695

Yeah.

654

00:30:20,695 --> 00:30:21,065

Yeah.

655

00:30:21,365 --> 00:30:23,955

But I, I think Edgar

Martinez was probably my guy.

656

00:30:23,965 --> 00:30:25,055

I love Jamie Moyer.

657

00:30:25,085 --> 00:30:27,805

I loved all the, I love that

whole old Mariners team.

658

00:30:27,805 --> 00:30:30,285

There's kind of this, and I talk

about this with other people

659

00:30:30,285 --> 00:30:31,895

who grew up watching sports.

660

00:30:31,895 --> 00:30:34,665

There is this special place in your

heart that you will always have for

661

00:30:34,665 --> 00:30:38,575

the guys that you watch growing up,

you know, it's, I love watching.

662

00:30:39,385 --> 00:30:43,035

The guys now, obviously, but yeah,

growing up, there's this nostalgia

663

00:30:43,035 --> 00:30:45,085

and there's this sort of thing

that you would look up to them.

664

00:30:45,345 --> 00:30:46,405

So I think all those, especially

665

00:30:46,405 --> 00:30:49,935

Marc Preston: the stadium plus the

original stadium, like, you know,

666

00:30:49,975 --> 00:30:51,145

like the Rangers have had that.

667

00:30:51,555 --> 00:30:52,775

I love the new stadium they've got.

668

00:30:52,775 --> 00:30:53,425

It's amazing.

669

00:30:53,425 --> 00:30:56,695

That's retractable route, all that,

all the stuff that you want the

670

00:30:56,705 --> 00:30:58,095

real contemporary stadium to have.

671

00:30:58,255 --> 00:31:01,475

But I like the previous one

they had is about 20 years old.

672

00:31:01,475 --> 00:31:02,685

It just felt like.

673

00:31:03,125 --> 00:31:07,315

An out classic outdoor baseball

stadium, but my guy was Nolan Ryan.

674

00:31:07,385 --> 00:31:08,195

Dylan Arnold: Oh, awesome.

675

00:31:08,205 --> 00:31:10,835

I mean, what a guy, what a

guy to, what a guy to have.

676

00:31:11,825 --> 00:31:12,225

Marc Preston: Oh God.

677

00:31:12,225 --> 00:31:16,395

When I was 17, I know when I was 18, I

was working at a radio station in Dallas

678

00:31:16,775 --> 00:31:18,365

and I was abusing my press passes.

679

00:31:18,365 --> 00:31:18,885

I'll admit it.

680

00:31:18,895 --> 00:31:21,495

You're I think statute of

limitations has passed.

681

00:31:21,495 --> 00:31:22,275

I think you're probably not

682

00:31:22,275 --> 00:31:22,815

Dylan Arnold: the only one.

683

00:31:23,130 --> 00:31:23,710

Uh, but

684

00:31:23,710 --> 00:31:26,860

Marc Preston: yeah, I brought my best

friend with me and we went to the, to

685

00:31:26,860 --> 00:31:31,690

the, uh, uh, locker room and Nolan Ryan

buck naked is coming out of the shower

686

00:31:32,070 --> 00:31:32,100

Dylan Arnold: and

687

00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:34,630

Marc Preston: we've got a baseball,

our little commemorative baseball bats.

688

00:31:34,630 --> 00:31:37,380

They gave out that day and we like,

you know, I'm like, dude, I'm not

689

00:31:37,380 --> 00:31:38,260

going to have this chance again.

690

00:31:38,260 --> 00:31:40,350

So he's sitting there, you

know, in a towel now and I'm

691

00:31:40,350 --> 00:31:41,500

asking him to sign my bat.

692

00:31:41,670 --> 00:31:45,160

I was just like, you know, giddy, like

a, like I was like, you know, six or

693

00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:49,140

something, but, but yeah, that was, um,

that was, it was very, it was very cool,

694

00:31:49,140 --> 00:31:50,500

but no, that's, that's a lot of fun.

695

00:31:50,660 --> 00:31:51,360

Dylan Arnold: You still have it.

696

00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:51,640

I imagine.

697

00:31:52,010 --> 00:31:54,240

Oh, yeah, yeah, of course.

698

00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:56,240

Marc Preston: Yeah, we just moved in

a little while ago and I'm trying to

699

00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:57,210

figure out where I'm going to hang it.

700

00:31:57,210 --> 00:31:59,410

I got two bats, one the team

I was the announcer for.

701

00:31:59,460 --> 00:32:01,870

It was a good group of guys and

they, they all signed a bat,

702

00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:03,750

uh, for me, uh, the last game.

703

00:32:03,750 --> 00:32:07,090

So I got this cool black wood bat

with all their signatures on it.

704

00:32:07,180 --> 00:32:10,110

So I have them hanging next to each

other, which is, you know, kind

705

00:32:10,110 --> 00:32:12,130

of, I don't know where I'm going

to hang it now in my new place.

706

00:32:12,130 --> 00:32:15,530

Cause it doesn't really fit this,

the tropical vibe we got going on.

707

00:32:17,095 --> 00:32:17,395

You're fine.

708

00:32:17,415 --> 00:32:18,235

You'll find a spot.

709

00:32:18,545 --> 00:32:18,995

Now what?

710

00:32:19,025 --> 00:32:23,825

Now, when you're doing your thing,

are you preferring to work around L.

711

00:32:23,825 --> 00:32:24,045

712

00:32:24,055 --> 00:32:26,015

or do you, you said you

like going out on location.

713

00:32:26,015 --> 00:32:26,745

You like traveling.

714

00:32:26,875 --> 00:32:29,245

And I'm curious, kind of a second

part of that question is where, where

715

00:32:29,245 --> 00:32:30,815

did they shoot a lady in the lake?

716

00:32:30,935 --> 00:32:33,285

Dylan Arnold: So yeah, we shot

lady in the lake in Baltimore

717

00:32:33,315 --> 00:32:34,495

and that's where it takes place.

718

00:32:34,545 --> 00:32:40,865

Um, and yeah, I mean, I think that that's,

that's a really wonderful part about this

719

00:32:40,905 --> 00:32:42,865

career is that it does take you places.

720

00:32:43,445 --> 00:32:47,255

It allows you to travel, like I remember

we shot part of 1992 in Bulgaria.

721

00:32:47,555 --> 00:32:48,905

Uh, believe it or not.

722

00:32:48,915 --> 00:32:49,805

So, yeah, yeah, yeah.

723

00:32:49,935 --> 00:32:51,275

Well, Ariel didn't tell me that.

724

00:32:51,525 --> 00:32:51,985

Yeah.

725

00:32:52,555 --> 00:32:53,595

I don't know if it's a secret.

726

00:32:53,595 --> 00:32:54,045

Probably not.

727

00:32:54,745 --> 00:32:55,205

Yeah, yeah.

728

00:32:55,265 --> 00:32:56,015

Oh, that's cool, though.

729

00:32:56,035 --> 00:33:00,655

Yeah, we got to go out to Bulgaria for

some of that, which was, which was wild.

730

00:33:00,655 --> 00:33:02,985

I would never have gone

there on my own, probably.

731

00:33:03,255 --> 00:33:08,770

So I think that that's a really wonderful,

um, uh, Part about this is that you get to

732

00:33:08,780 --> 00:33:14,390

see new places and it also I feel like it

especially when you're on location where

733

00:33:14,530 --> 00:33:17,830

the story takes place like when we were

shooting lady in the lake in baltimore it

734

00:33:17,830 --> 00:33:23,230

kind of just Uh invigorates you and it and

it and it just makes everything feel alive

735

00:33:23,230 --> 00:33:26,370

when you're actually there and you're on

location You're in the environment because

736

00:33:26,370 --> 00:33:28,820

Marc Preston: it has the history of like

the racial tension and all that stuff.

737

00:33:28,850 --> 00:33:29,510

Absolutely.

738

00:33:29,530 --> 00:33:29,770

Yeah.

739

00:33:29,770 --> 00:33:33,165

Yeah If I was a younger man, I would love

to travel to do different stuff, you know?

740

00:33:33,225 --> 00:33:34,705

Dylan Arnold: Oh yeah,

and I want to travel more.

741

00:33:34,705 --> 00:33:37,215

I feel like that's something that

I can incorporate more in my life.

742

00:33:37,225 --> 00:33:39,495

But, speaking of what you were

saying about working in L.

743

00:33:39,495 --> 00:33:42,275

A., I think like, when I was

filming, I filmed, uh, the third

744

00:33:42,275 --> 00:33:43,825

season of You, and that filmed in L.

745

00:33:43,825 --> 00:33:45,165

A., and that's where I was living.

746

00:33:45,165 --> 00:33:48,115

So that was also very cool, to be

able to go back to my own house

747

00:33:48,115 --> 00:33:53,395

and kind of have that sort of, uh,

job in my, where I lived, you know?

748

00:33:53,395 --> 00:33:54,965

That was also really wonderful, so.

749

00:33:55,020 --> 00:33:57,640

I feel like if I'm lucky, I'll

have a combination of all of it.

750

00:33:57,810 --> 00:33:59,840

Marc Preston: You know, one of the things,

go back to Lady in the Lake, you and

751

00:33:59,840 --> 00:34:04,030

Natalie Portman had this interesting,

I really liked what she, who she did,

752

00:34:04,050 --> 00:34:06,630

kind of the character she created, it

was, it was different than anything

753

00:34:06,630 --> 00:34:09,700

else she's ever done, which I thought

was cool, but experience like working

754

00:34:09,970 --> 00:34:13,130

just generally with her, because y'all

had some really cool interactions at

755

00:34:13,130 --> 00:34:14,490

different levels at different times.

756

00:34:14,570 --> 00:34:14,880

Dylan Arnold: Yeah.

757

00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:15,554

I mean, the, the.

758

00:34:16,345 --> 00:34:19,145

Yeah, the relationship between the

two characters is, like you said,

759

00:34:19,145 --> 00:34:21,575

it's very complex, very interesting.

760

00:34:21,605 --> 00:34:24,765

I, I think, yeah, two of them are

seeing very different sides of each

761

00:34:24,765 --> 00:34:28,525

other, um, and thinking that it's one

thing when maybe it's another thing.

762

00:34:29,435 --> 00:34:30,945

That's as vague as I'll be.

763

00:34:33,025 --> 00:34:37,835

But, um, yeah, I mean she, working

with her was a really wonderful

764

00:34:39,185 --> 00:34:40,935

She's a very generous actor.

765

00:34:41,155 --> 00:34:44,005

She's someone that you go on set

and it feels like she's there

766

00:34:44,005 --> 00:34:45,665

to collaborate and try things.

767

00:34:45,895 --> 00:34:47,745

And, uh, you know, you feel safe.

768

00:34:47,755 --> 00:34:53,055

You feel safe to explore and

like, I She didn't I didn't feel

769

00:34:53,055 --> 00:34:56,825

intimidated because she didn't, she

didn't make herself intimidating.

770

00:34:56,825 --> 00:35:01,595

She was just such a sweet,

genuinely nice person and clearly

771

00:35:01,595 --> 00:35:03,235

loves what she does so much.

772

00:35:03,265 --> 00:35:04,175

And so I think

773

00:35:04,175 --> 00:35:05,725

Marc Preston: she has such

a memorable laugh too.

774

00:35:06,515 --> 00:35:08,895

But I mean, we figure she's

been doing this for so long.

775

00:35:08,905 --> 00:35:11,435

I mean, the professional, how

can you be a younger actor and

776

00:35:11,445 --> 00:35:12,495

watch a professional going weird?

777

00:35:12,825 --> 00:35:13,755

Where did she come from?

778

00:35:13,755 --> 00:35:16,685

You know, like how can she be this

little kid who's never done this before?

779

00:35:16,685 --> 00:35:16,955

And just like

780

00:35:16,985 --> 00:35:18,985

Dylan Arnold: you almost forget that

she's been in the industry for so

781

00:35:18,985 --> 00:35:20,085

long because she's so down to earth.

782

00:35:20,095 --> 00:35:21,374

You know, it's like you, you.

783

00:35:21,655 --> 00:35:24,655

But yeah, you're like, Oh wow, she's

been doing this since she was 12.

784

00:35:25,385 --> 00:35:28,645

Marc Preston: My kids grew up with her

being, you know, Luke Skywalker's mom.

785

00:35:28,685 --> 00:35:29,655

Of course, Padme.

786

00:35:29,755 --> 00:35:30,665

Just kind of go back.

787

00:35:30,695 --> 00:35:33,005

What were the first things

you work on in professionally?

788

00:35:33,005 --> 00:35:36,025

Now, after college, when did

you start feeling the momentum?

789

00:35:36,025 --> 00:35:37,535

Like when was it taking off for

790

00:35:37,885 --> 00:35:38,115

Dylan Arnold: you?

791

00:35:38,115 --> 00:35:38,565

You know, it.

792

00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:40,770

Honestly, I don't know.

793

00:35:40,770 --> 00:35:44,330

It's such an odd profession that I feel

like you feel waves of momentum and

794

00:35:44,330 --> 00:35:47,640

then it kind of goes into a lull and

you feel in the other wave of momentum

795

00:35:47,640 --> 00:35:49,010

and it kind of goes into a lull.

796

00:35:49,010 --> 00:35:54,030

Like they say, you know, in this, in this

career, like when it rains, it pours.

797

00:35:54,040 --> 00:35:54,260

Wow.

798

00:35:54,260 --> 00:35:57,570

I activated Siri accidentally

on my, on my computer.

799

00:35:57,740 --> 00:36:02,450

Uh, so, uh, no, but yeah, they

say when it rains, it pours.

800

00:36:02,450 --> 00:36:04,240

And, and, and that's what I felt.

801

00:36:04,260 --> 00:36:09,420

I felt like I've had ups and downs,

you know, but after graduating.

802

00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:12,980

I was kind of in this mode of

just saying yes to everything.

803

00:36:12,980 --> 00:36:14,670

Of course, you want experience on set.

804

00:36:14,670 --> 00:36:16,850

You want to build your resume.

805

00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:22,260

And then as time goes on, you're

fortunate enough to work on, uh,

806

00:36:22,370 --> 00:36:26,140

interesting projects that you, and you

kind of get a sense of what you want to

807

00:36:26,140 --> 00:36:30,960

look for and like you have very little

control over what you do, but, uh, but

808

00:36:31,020 --> 00:36:34,110

you can definitely try to, I think.

809

00:36:34,780 --> 00:36:37,820

Uh, encourage the sort of

things that you want to invite

810

00:36:37,850 --> 00:36:39,740

Marc Preston: now, going back

to like Nashville, for instance,

811

00:36:39,740 --> 00:36:42,500

that was, you know, you had

multiple episodes of, uh, of that.

812

00:36:42,500 --> 00:36:45,350

So doing something like that, were

you a country music fan or was it

813

00:36:45,500 --> 00:36:48,520

just how, you know, what was it,

what was that experience like?

814

00:36:48,550 --> 00:36:48,890

Dylan Arnold: Yeah.

815

00:36:48,890 --> 00:36:51,090

I, you know, I didn't know

much about country music.

816

00:36:51,090 --> 00:36:54,070

I think I gained more of an appreciation

for it after I did the show.

817

00:36:54,070 --> 00:36:57,410

And again, that was another one where

I got to go to Nashville and film

818

00:36:57,430 --> 00:36:58,870

in Nashville, which was really cool.

819

00:36:58,870 --> 00:36:59,660

And I'd never been there.

820

00:36:59,660 --> 00:37:03,905

And I, I kind of went back and forth on

and off for about, Six or eight months.

821

00:37:04,225 --> 00:37:07,995

Uh, it was kind of a, Perfect

job for me at the time.

822

00:37:07,995 --> 00:37:12,025

I was going to Nashville for a week

and filming and then coming back to

823

00:37:12,025 --> 00:37:14,945

LA for three weeks and then go out and

kind of once a month, just go into,

824

00:37:14,985 --> 00:37:16,275

go into Nashville for a little bit.

825

00:37:16,285 --> 00:37:20,015

So, um, that was a really, and that

was, again, that was probably, that

826

00:37:20,015 --> 00:37:23,505

was the first job that I had that

allowed me to explore a character

827

00:37:23,605 --> 00:37:25,145

arc over multiple episodes.

828

00:37:25,465 --> 00:37:29,155

Um, uh, so that was really cool, but

yeah, that was just, that was another

829

00:37:29,155 --> 00:37:31,245

audition that just happened to work out.

830

00:37:31,255 --> 00:37:34,365

And, uh, yeah, I, I definitely had a.

831

00:37:35,010 --> 00:37:36,500

Had a really good time on that met a

832

00:37:36,500 --> 00:37:36,670

Marc Preston: lot

833

00:37:36,670 --> 00:37:37,520

Dylan Arnold: of wonderful people

834

00:37:37,890 --> 00:37:39,770

Marc Preston: Well begs the

question, uh, like what kind of

835

00:37:39,780 --> 00:37:41,550

music what kind of artistically?

836

00:37:41,550 --> 00:37:45,280

What are you taking in like music

wise or yeah, well anything creative

837

00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:46,720

that that's your jam if you will

838

00:37:46,750 --> 00:37:50,070

Dylan Arnold: I've honestly i've really

been on a kick of the music that I

839

00:37:50,070 --> 00:37:57,780

remember my mom listening to when I was

a kid uh, uh some dido, uh some uh Like

840

00:37:57,780 --> 00:38:01,880

that that's honestly that's i've been

listening to that recently and it's just

841

00:38:02,050 --> 00:38:05,165

it brings this nostalgia Nostalgia You're

842

00:38:05,165 --> 00:38:07,725

Marc Preston: hitting like

that mid 90s kind of, uh, yeah,

843

00:38:07,875 --> 00:38:08,475

Dylan Arnold: exactly.

844

00:38:08,515 --> 00:38:11,715

Um, uh, but yeah, I don't know.

845

00:38:11,715 --> 00:38:14,585

I really, I have a pretty

eclectic music taste.

846

00:38:14,585 --> 00:38:21,505

I feel like I, I kind of, uh, get in, get

in modes of listening to specific artists.

847

00:38:21,505 --> 00:38:23,505

I love, you know, I love, I love jazz.

848

00:38:23,505 --> 00:38:24,425

I love Bossa Nova.

849

00:38:24,425 --> 00:38:25,745

I love some classic rock.

850

00:38:25,745 --> 00:38:31,075

I, I think that for me, what I love about

music is, is the ability to transport

851

00:38:31,085 --> 00:38:34,760

you into different, Times and different

emotions and different memories.

852

00:38:35,350 --> 00:38:36,640

And I think that that's

what I'm really like a

853

00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:37,110

Marc Preston: smell.

854

00:38:37,110 --> 00:38:38,630

It brings it back to you immediately.

855

00:38:38,630 --> 00:38:39,080

Yeah,

856

00:38:39,080 --> 00:38:39,850

Dylan Arnold: yeah, yeah, yeah.

857

00:38:39,850 --> 00:38:44,070

I think that that's what I've been really,

uh, enjoying about kind of exploring that

858

00:38:44,070 --> 00:38:48,000

old, uh, kind of that, that you said Dido.

859

00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:49,410

Marc Preston: It's like,

cause that was like the Haiti.

860

00:38:49,410 --> 00:38:51,690

I was working on the radio

in Dallas and this is about.

861

00:38:53,375 --> 00:38:54,985

I was there till like 98, I think.

862

00:38:54,985 --> 00:38:56,155

And that was like right there.

863

00:38:56,165 --> 00:38:57,625

Like you had Duncan Sheik.

864

00:38:57,645 --> 00:38:59,595

That was another big one that

your mom probably was like.

865

00:38:59,865 --> 00:39:00,165

Yeah.

866

00:39:00,185 --> 00:39:01,104

And Joni Mitchell.

867

00:39:01,105 --> 00:39:01,435

I haven't heard.

868

00:39:01,525 --> 00:39:02,915

Dylan Arnold: Joni

Mitchell's another big one.

869

00:39:03,625 --> 00:39:04,515

Marc Preston: Was it one of those things?

870

00:39:04,515 --> 00:39:07,155

Like as a kid, you're always riding in

the car, whether she's playing your music.

871

00:39:07,155 --> 00:39:10,305

Is that kind of what keyed you into

the stuff your mom was listening to or?

872

00:39:10,315 --> 00:39:12,565

Dylan Arnold: I think probably,

I think it, I think it made an

873

00:39:12,645 --> 00:39:14,085

impact on me without knowing it.

874

00:39:14,145 --> 00:39:15,505

I, uh, and.

875

00:39:15,880 --> 00:39:20,410

Again, like I, I think I had forgotten

about all that, all that kind of music.

876

00:39:20,410 --> 00:39:22,890

And then when I had heard it

recently in the last few months,

877

00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:27,540

it just, it was a pretty profound

experience of just listening to it.

878

00:39:28,680 --> 00:39:32,470

Just almost being ripped out of this

reality and thrown into the previous one.

879

00:39:32,470 --> 00:39:34,370

And I was like, that's crazy.

880

00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:34,850

Yeah.

881

00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:37,590

So I've been kind of, I've been

kind of searching for that a little

882

00:39:37,590 --> 00:39:41,970

more, uh, and, and inviting that

into my life, that nostalgia.

883

00:39:42,170 --> 00:39:45,810

Marc Preston: Somehow I was cruising

through the channels in my, uh, my kids,

884

00:39:45,810 --> 00:39:51,560

my, my oldest is 21 and she was, uh, they

always watch Disney, you know, wizards of

885

00:39:51,560 --> 00:39:53,100

Waverly place and all that kind of stuff.

886

00:39:53,410 --> 00:39:57,450

And, uh, so anytime I hear one of

those, uh, I got a tear in my eye.

887

00:39:57,490 --> 00:40:00,220

Like I'll immediately go back to when

they're like little teeny tiny people,

888

00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:01,790

you know, it's kind of the same thing.

889

00:40:01,790 --> 00:40:03,400

Like when a smell, it

hits you immediately.

890

00:40:03,400 --> 00:40:04,910

You're awash with subconscious emotion.

891

00:40:06,080 --> 00:40:09,460

Do you play any instruments or do you,

do you have any, uh, musical ability?

892

00:40:09,470 --> 00:40:12,130

Dylan Arnold: I know a

few chords on the guitar.

893

00:40:12,240 --> 00:40:16,200

I, uh, I was gifted a banjo recently

by my friend that told me I needed

894

00:40:16,270 --> 00:40:19,590

to learn it, which I've not done yet,

but that's on the, that's on the list.

895

00:40:19,970 --> 00:40:26,800

Uh, I have a lot of really talented, So I

feel like I just kind of enjoy when they

896

00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:31,220

play, but I, um, No, I think, I honestly

think that is something that I want.

897

00:40:31,915 --> 00:40:35,455

In my life a little more, uh, I think

it'd be, I think it'd be, I would love

898

00:40:35,455 --> 00:40:37,915

to be incredible at an instrument.

899

00:40:38,145 --> 00:40:41,345

It does take a lot of work and I respect

the hell out of people who are talented

900

00:40:41,345 --> 00:40:45,035

musicians because you know how much

effort they put into getting that good.

901

00:40:45,715 --> 00:40:47,885

Marc Preston: It sounds like you got

an eclectic, you know, you have a

902

00:40:47,885 --> 00:40:50,505

desire for something eclectic, you

know, where you're just not acting.

903

00:40:50,505 --> 00:40:51,195

I like a little bit of

904

00:40:51,195 --> 00:40:51,965

Dylan Arnold: everything, you know.

905

00:40:53,065 --> 00:40:54,325

Marc Preston: Now what's

kind of on the horizon?

906

00:40:54,325 --> 00:40:57,015

What are you, are you working on

something now or is there, you know,

907

00:40:57,015 --> 00:41:00,035

are you taking a little break or

are you angling trying to get into

908

00:41:00,035 --> 00:41:01,845

doing a certain thing at the moment?

909

00:41:02,225 --> 00:41:05,715

Dylan Arnold: I mean, I, you know,

the strike and all that stuff.

910

00:41:05,715 --> 00:41:09,465

That was, that was a pretty,

that's kind of created this sort

911

00:41:09,465 --> 00:41:13,475

of interesting experience in this

industry in the last, in the last year.

912

00:41:13,695 --> 00:41:18,235

Um, you know, I have some stuff that,

that, uh, is percolating that I,

913

00:41:18,295 --> 00:41:21,575

that I could potentially be working

on towards the end of this year.

914

00:41:21,645 --> 00:41:27,100

Um, but no, I mean, as for

now, I think I'm I write a

915

00:41:27,100 --> 00:41:28,620

little bit just for enjoyment.

916

00:41:28,620 --> 00:41:29,980

I don't know if anything

will come of that.

917

00:41:29,980 --> 00:41:32,260

But I really enjoy doing it.

918

00:41:32,310 --> 00:41:34,020

Um, and you know, I'm, I'm

919

00:41:34,050 --> 00:41:35,130

Marc Preston: Like poems?

920

00:41:35,130 --> 00:41:35,960

Short stories?

921

00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:36,960

What kind of stuff do

922

00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:38,199

Dylan Arnold: you write?

923

00:41:38,200 --> 00:41:42,300

Right now I'm kind of, I'm working

in more of a like narrative feature

924

00:41:42,690 --> 00:41:45,090

element, because I think that's

probably it's probably because

925

00:41:45,100 --> 00:41:46,800

that's what I read a lot of.

926

00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:47,890

You know, I read a lot of scripts.

927

00:41:47,900 --> 00:41:51,880

So I think that And like, the reality

is like, I think that is something that

928

00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:56,880

I would, you know, whether it happens

sooner or later, I, I would love to

929

00:41:57,240 --> 00:42:01,010

be able to write something and, and,

and manifest and put that into, you

930

00:42:01,410 --> 00:42:03,330

a final product or direct something.

931

00:42:03,330 --> 00:42:05,580

I think that I just, I

really love this medium.

932

00:42:05,580 --> 00:42:06,810

I love what it has to offer.

933

00:42:06,810 --> 00:42:11,450

And I, uh, I would love to participate

in every aspect that I can.

934

00:42:11,450 --> 00:42:14,990

So I think that is definitely some,

some of the, uh, an aspiration that I

935

00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:18,550

have for myself is to be able to write

something and, and, and put it on screen.

936

00:42:18,920 --> 00:42:22,690

Marc Preston: As you write, one of the

things I learned is that you understand

937

00:42:22,690 --> 00:42:26,890

the casting process is not really about

you as an actor, you know, no, truly.

938

00:42:27,260 --> 00:42:27,380

Yeah.

939

00:42:27,380 --> 00:42:32,000

You get a sense of like, this is this

person and you want to find if you

940

00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:35,390

were, if you were theoretically casting

this role, I don't know about you,

941

00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:37,910

but whenever I'm writing something,

I always get somebody in mind.

942

00:42:37,910 --> 00:42:40,020

I know they say you're not really

supposed to, but I get kind of a,

943

00:42:40,620 --> 00:42:43,810

kind of like a totem, a certain

character, you know, in mind.

944

00:42:43,980 --> 00:42:44,290

No, you're

945

00:42:44,290 --> 00:42:44,920

Dylan Arnold: absolutely right.

946

00:42:45,290 --> 00:42:47,330

And it kind of, it's.

947

00:42:47,985 --> 00:42:48,845

It's so hard.

948

00:42:48,845 --> 00:42:50,055

Casting directors will say this.

949

00:42:50,065 --> 00:42:51,445

It's not about the talent.

950

00:42:51,485 --> 00:42:53,505

It's about how you fit into the role.

951

00:42:53,705 --> 00:42:56,755

And it's, it's so hard to

trust that, but it is so true.

952

00:42:56,755 --> 00:42:59,685

You know, I, you know, I'm, when

I'm writing something, I think

953

00:42:59,695 --> 00:43:01,785

about the kind of actor that

I would want to have play it.

954

00:43:02,025 --> 00:43:05,975

And there are a list of hundreds of

actors that I think are extraordinary

955

00:43:05,975 --> 00:43:09,455

actors that just, in my mind, I'm

like, they're a great actor, but

956

00:43:09,505 --> 00:43:10,865

they wouldn't be right for this part.

957

00:43:11,135 --> 00:43:15,605

So, yeah, just like you said, like

it is, it is freeing in a way,

958

00:43:15,625 --> 00:43:18,295

and it is, you know, Interesting

to be on the other side of it.

959

00:43:18,365 --> 00:43:19,525

It's kind of like cooking, you know,

960

00:43:19,675 --> 00:43:22,835

Marc Preston: you may love an ingredient,

you know Chocolate may not necessarily

961

00:43:22,835 --> 00:43:25,430

go with Tequila or maybe it does.

962

00:43:25,620 --> 00:43:26,620

I don't know, but you know, maybe

963

00:43:26,620 --> 00:43:26,980

Dylan Arnold: it does.

964

00:43:26,980 --> 00:43:27,070

I don't know.

965

00:43:28,230 --> 00:43:29,620

Marc Preston: Maybe I just

created something to know.

966

00:43:30,060 --> 00:43:30,350

Dylan Arnold: Yeah.

967

00:43:37,900 --> 00:43:39,960

Marc Preston: Well, today as we kind

of head towards wrapping up here, I

968

00:43:39,960 --> 00:43:41,650

guess it might call the seven questions.

969

00:43:41,650 --> 00:43:44,400

I always like to kind of throw in

on the back side, a little fun told

970

00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:45,570

you we're going to talk about food.

971

00:43:45,600 --> 00:43:51,010

So first question is always, uh,

what is your favorite comfort food?

972

00:43:52,720 --> 00:43:54,690

Dylan Arnold: Ooh, my

favorite comfort food.

973

00:43:54,720 --> 00:43:57,655

I think It's between two.

974

00:43:57,855 --> 00:44:02,695

I would say, uh, a breakfast burrito, love

a breakfast burrito, or chocolate chip

975

00:44:02,695 --> 00:44:02,865

Marc Preston: cookie.

976

00:44:02,985 --> 00:44:04,245

Now you, oh, there you go.

977

00:44:04,295 --> 00:44:04,655

Okay.

978

00:44:04,705 --> 00:44:07,225

You say breakfast burrito, but

I gotta know the ingredients.

979

00:44:07,235 --> 00:44:08,995

How do you define a breakfast burrito?

980

00:44:09,465 --> 00:44:12,375

Dylan Arnold: Okay, so eggs

for sure, cheese, some onion,

981

00:44:12,725 --> 00:44:14,455

uh, I'm gonna be a snob,

982

00:44:14,455 --> 00:44:15,655

Marc Preston: I'm gonna ask

you what kind of cheese.

983

00:44:16,415 --> 00:44:18,564

Dylan Arnold: Cheese, uh,

usually like a cheddar.

984

00:44:18,564 --> 00:44:20,554

Yeah, yeah, yeah, like a cheddar.

985

00:44:21,055 --> 00:44:22,535

Uh, I love a salsa.

986

00:44:22,585 --> 00:44:25,745

I love, uh, the onions important.

987

00:44:26,085 --> 00:44:28,145

You know, if you want to

throw some potatoes and greens

988

00:44:28,145 --> 00:44:29,195

in there, I won't be mad.

989

00:44:29,455 --> 00:44:33,025

Uh, there is a breakfast burrito that

I get near my house that they put

990

00:44:33,025 --> 00:44:35,365

this aioli in it that's delicious.

991

00:44:35,625 --> 00:44:38,915

So, but I think that breakfast

burritos, there's a lot of variety.

992

00:44:38,915 --> 00:44:41,055

There's a lot of different kinds

of breakfast burritos you can have.

993

00:44:41,325 --> 00:44:45,125

Um, but I think in general, I

think to me it's just, it's a

994

00:44:45,125 --> 00:44:47,015

perfect vehicle to start the day.

995

00:44:48,620 --> 00:44:51,445

Queso Fresco, try crumble up Queso Fresco.

996

00:44:51,445 --> 00:44:55,730

Queso Fresco is actually, that is,

that is the, that is the cheese.

997

00:44:57,815 --> 00:45:00,255

Marc Preston: Yeah, that stuff is so,

I mean, we get good stuff down here.

998

00:45:00,255 --> 00:45:02,515

So I'm like, I've been going bonkers,

but not on, I'll, I'll sit there

999

00:45:02,515 --> 00:45:03,525

and go to refrigerator next thing.

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00:45:03,525 --> 00:45:05,905

You know, out of the blue, I'm

like, why am I just sitting here

Speaker:
1001

00:45:05,905 --> 00:45:07,425

eating chunks of queso fresco?

Speaker:
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Dylan Arnold: If I get to go to New

Mexico, throw a green chili on there.

Speaker:
1003

00:45:10,335 --> 00:45:10,565

Absolutely.

Speaker:
1004

00:45:11,145 --> 00:45:12,285

New Mexican green chili.

Speaker:
1005

00:45:12,285 --> 00:45:13,085

That's, that's awesome.

Speaker:
1006

00:45:13,275 --> 00:45:13,585

That's awesome.

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1007

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Marc Preston: You mentioned

the chocolate chip cookies.

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1008

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So did you have any specific vibe on that?

Speaker:
1009

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Dylan Arnold: Oh,

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1010

00:45:20,270 --> 00:45:22,350

I love all kinds of

chocolate chip cookies.

Speaker:
1011

00:45:22,350 --> 00:45:24,200

I'm not gonna, I'm not

gonna, I'm not prejudiced.

Speaker:
1012

00:45:24,210 --> 00:45:27,270

But I, uh, I, I've

recently, the brown butter.

Speaker:
1013

00:45:27,470 --> 00:45:31,180

If you brown the butter beforehand, it

really makes it, it really makes it rich.

Speaker:
1014

00:45:31,180 --> 00:45:32,300

A little sea salt on there.

Speaker:
1015

00:45:32,695 --> 00:45:34,945

A lot of chocolate, big chunks.

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1016

00:45:34,985 --> 00:45:36,025

It's basic in the

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1017

00:45:36,025 --> 00:45:37,815

Marc Preston: most

elemental and awesome way.

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1018

00:45:37,815 --> 00:45:38,655

You know, it's, it's right.

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1019

00:45:38,655 --> 00:45:38,995

If you can

Speaker:
1020

00:45:38,995 --> 00:45:41,315

Dylan Arnold: get a crispy and gooey,

I think that's a perfect combination.

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1021

00:45:41,355 --> 00:45:43,195

Marc Preston: Crispy on the edges,

a little chewy on the inside.

Speaker:
1022

00:45:43,205 --> 00:45:43,705

We're good to go.

Speaker:
1023

00:45:43,715 --> 00:45:43,925

Yep.

Speaker:
1024

00:45:44,085 --> 00:45:44,265

Yep.

Speaker:
1025

00:45:44,295 --> 00:45:45,985

Now, now next question.

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1026

00:45:45,985 --> 00:45:47,935

If you're to sit down, you're

going to talk story with

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1027

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three people living or not.

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1028

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Uh, you can sit down and

have coffee few hours.

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1029

00:45:52,695 --> 00:45:55,365

Who would those three people be that

you would like to sit down with?

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1030

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Dylan Arnold: Honestly, the first

person that came to mind is my great

Speaker:
1031

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grandfather who I never got to meet

His name is Henry Blankfort, and he's

Speaker:
1032

00:46:04,310 --> 00:46:09,710

a screenwriter in In LA and he was

blacklisted during the McCarthy era.

Speaker:
1033

00:46:09,840 --> 00:46:10,330

Really?

Speaker:
1034

00:46:10,910 --> 00:46:14,570

Yeah Yeah, he he has a really I mean

I could I could talk for a long time

Speaker:
1035

00:46:14,570 --> 00:46:19,040

about him, but he he He's a he was a

really interesting guy and apparently

Speaker:
1036

00:46:19,040 --> 00:46:23,130

just had the best sense of humor So

I think I would really enjoy kind of

Speaker:
1037

00:46:23,210 --> 00:46:27,710

talking to him about his approach of

to writing and and how he experiences

Speaker:
1038

00:46:27,710 --> 00:46:29,060

that I think it's funny because

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1039

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Marc Preston: I always mention my grant

and people have asked me My grandfather's

Speaker:
1040

00:46:31,750 --> 00:46:34,900

always in there for a different reason

just kind of yeah You know, but my

Speaker:
1041

00:46:34,900 --> 00:46:38,310

great grandfather is the one he always

references when he talks about the wisdom

Speaker:
1042

00:46:38,310 --> 00:46:43,320

He called, you know, he came over from

ukraine, uh, jewish folks of early 1900s

Speaker:
1043

00:46:43,320 --> 00:46:48,375

and and uh, Especially when you got

somebody who in your family did your, you

Speaker:
1044

00:46:48,375 --> 00:46:51,485

know, is in the same ecosystem that, that

would have been, that would be very cool.

Speaker:
1045

00:46:51,845 --> 00:46:52,085

Dylan Arnold: Yeah.

Speaker:
1046

00:46:52,085 --> 00:46:55,265

Well, I was thinking about this the

other day that I'm like, our family is,

Speaker:
1047

00:46:55,325 --> 00:46:57,775

is a big reason of who we are today.

Speaker:
1048

00:46:57,795 --> 00:47:00,915

But unless you hear the stories

so much get lost, it gets

Speaker:
1049

00:47:00,915 --> 00:47:02,425

lost, you know, over time.

Speaker:
1050

00:47:02,745 --> 00:47:05,525

So there is so much that I don't

know about my family, which

Speaker:
1051

00:47:05,535 --> 00:47:08,975

have probably played important

factors into who I am today.

Speaker:
1052

00:47:08,975 --> 00:47:11,405

So I think that would be

cool to kind of bridge that.

Speaker:
1053

00:47:12,460 --> 00:47:17,730

But I think another one, I mean, one

of my favorite actors, who's not around

Speaker:
1054

00:47:17,790 --> 00:47:19,130

anymore is Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Speaker:
1055

00:47:19,250 --> 00:47:20,360

Oh yeah.

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1056

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Marc Preston: It it's

heartbreaking to watch anything.

Speaker:
1057

00:47:22,830 --> 00:47:26,870

He's in, he just lights it up, you

know, uh, it was like pirate radio.

Speaker:
1058

00:47:26,980 --> 00:47:28,890

I don't know if he ever, did you

ever see that where they had the

Speaker:
1059

00:47:28,900 --> 00:47:32,130

pirate ship off the coast of, in

the UK and they're broadcasting.

Speaker:
1060

00:47:32,190 --> 00:47:32,890

No, I didn't,

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1061

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Dylan Arnold: but I'm writing it down.

Speaker:
1062

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Marc Preston: That, that anything

he did is like, God, where is he?

Speaker:
1063

00:47:36,100 --> 00:47:36,450

Where is he?

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1064

00:47:36,480 --> 00:47:38,790

Like we were talking about making

choices before he just watch him.

Speaker:
1065

00:47:38,790 --> 00:47:41,690

Like, I don't know where he got

that from, but it's so cool.

Speaker:
1066

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But, uh, but yeah, so, so you'd have your

great grandfather, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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1067

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Oh, I have to ask you what your

favorite role, uh, he played was.

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1068

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Dylan Arnold: Oh, God.

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1069

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I, he's, it's honestly so hard to pick.

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1070

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He is genuine.

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1071

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And the reason why I love him

so much is he brings something

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1072

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so different to each role.

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And it's just, he is someone that I watch

and I'm like, how are you doing that?

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1074

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How are you, Uh, because he's

able to just fold into anything

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1075

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that he does so seamlessly.

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1076

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I, I, I mean, I saw Punch

Drunk Love recently.

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1077

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So that's the thing that's kind of

fresh in my mind, uh, his role in that.

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1078

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But I, I, I think, I mean,

he's, he's just incredible.

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And the Master, like, I, I,

I think that he's just, yeah,

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he's, he's just one of the best.

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Well, even something subtle,

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Marc Preston: kind of like, uh, uh, Almost

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1083

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Dylan Arnold: Famous.

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1084

00:48:30,219 --> 00:48:30,429

Yes.

Speaker:
1085

00:48:30,770 --> 00:48:31,470

Exactly.

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1086

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The, the, the, producer, producer,

I think, I think he was a,

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Marc Preston: he was a writer for a

music review writer guy, you know.

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Dylan Arnold: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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But yeah, I think that he's, he's

able to just, uh, steal any scene

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that he's in and, and he is such,

his, the, the, his ability to create

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1091

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a character, I think that's the

thing that I'm most impressed by.

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1092

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Um.

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1093

00:48:53,195 --> 00:48:59,065

But then, um, I think the last one, and

I'll be honest, I don't, I don't know.

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I mean, I know a few of his movies,

but I, but Paul Newman, I just, Any

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story that I hear about him, I really

appreciate how he carries himself and how

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he seemed to, uh, his attitude that he

seemed to have towards life in general.

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And I think that I would, I don't know.

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Marc Preston: was as mince as my people.

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Yes, exactly.

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Dylan Arnold: Exactly.

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And I don't know a tremendous amount

about him, but I would love to learn

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if I was going to sit down with

him, I would love to be able to.

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Marc Preston: He's the real deal,

I guess you can say, you know?

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Yeah,

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Dylan Arnold: yeah.

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Marc Preston: The next question I got

for you here is, uh, when you were

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a kid, growing up, you gotta know, I

gotta know your first celebrity crush.

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Dylan Arnold: Oof.

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Marc Preston: Don't make it

awkward to say Natalie Portman.

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No, I'm totally kidding.

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Dylan Arnold: Uh, I mean, I feel like she

was, you know, many people's celebrity.

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Oh, Star Wars

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Marc Preston: did it for,

yeah, most certainly.

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Dylan Arnold: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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I mean, I honestly think

that's a, that's a fair one.

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Um, I think probably that or, you

know, Emma Watson in Harry Potter.

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I think when I was a kid, Hermione was,

was another, was another big one for me.

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Marc Preston: You were kind of right in

that sweet spot of age where that was an

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influential, uh, you know, a big thing.

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Dylan Arnold: Yeah, it

was actually interesting.

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00:50:12,570 --> 00:50:15,985

Cause my brother is, although older

than me, he, The way it worked

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out is he grew up with the books.

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So he was basically the age that

Harry was when the books came out.

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And I was the age that Harry

was when the movies came out.

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So we kind of had this sort of,

sort of relationship with how

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00:50:28,965 --> 00:50:32,965

the series was being released and

how we felt like we grew with it.

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Marc Preston: You ever seen the movie?

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00:50:33,985 --> 00:50:35,875

This is the end, uh, with Seth Rogen.

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And her, somebody says, you know, Hermione

stabbed me or something like that.

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Like she was, she, she showed up

and she was shot somebody or killed.

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00:50:42,915 --> 00:50:45,215

I forgot exactly what I thought.

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00:50:45,215 --> 00:50:45,695

That was funny.

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Dylan Arnold: Yeah.

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Marc Preston: Um, now the next question

I got for you, if you're going to

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go live on an exotic Island, uh,

somewhere you want to be somewhere

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nice whole year, you're going to be

there, but you don't have internet.

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So if you want to listen to

music, you got to bring an album.

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And if you want to watch a

movie, you got to bring a DVD.

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You got to go.

Speaker:
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Oh, gee, what would that album be?

Speaker:
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And what would that DVD, what

would that, what would the music

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and what would the movie be?

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Dylan Arnold: Oh man,

that is a tough question.

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1145

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Okay, okay, uh,

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00:51:15,735 --> 00:51:22,604

Hmm, hmm, Okay, so movie, I think, uh,

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00:51:24,685 --> 00:51:28,325

Oh my god, that is like, it's

almost impossible for me to answer.

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I, um, Well, if there's like a trilogy,

let's say, or if there's like a series.

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Okay.

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So, so if I can bring us, if I can bring

a trilogy, I'm bringing Lord of the Rings.

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I'm bringing all three

Lord of the Rings movies.

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That is, especially if I'm on an

island, I think that I would just

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growing up, I watched those movies

religiously and I would, if I

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wasn't watching them, I was out.

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Pretending that I was in them, so I think,

you know, I think that, uh, that would

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definitely, you know, keep me entertained.

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I would probably revert back to my

childhood roots and just, just run

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around the island in the woods and

pretend I was in Lord of the Rings.

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00:52:03,810 --> 00:52:05,630

I think that would keep me

entertained sufficiently.

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Yeah, a little secret, you know,

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Marc Preston: I have

only seen one of them.

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1162

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And not the whole thing.

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It's one of those movies.

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00:52:12,075 --> 00:52:13,105

There's so much stuff out there.

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00:52:13,105 --> 00:52:16,545

I'm going, I haven't, I haven't

watched Game of Thrones.

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I look at it like, you know what,

there's gonna be a day or a weekend or

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I'm just going to sit down and be able

to experience it for the first time.

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You know,

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Dylan Arnold: I really think

it's the perfect trilogy.

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I really think it's, it's,

it's so they're so well made.

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Uh, beyond just the story and

the directing, but like the, the

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makeup and the, it just, the world

is so, is so, is so beautiful.

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Everybody likes it, is very

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Marc Preston: passionate about it.

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Yeah.

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So I definitely need to check it out.

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Dylan Arnold: Um, and then an album.

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See, my problem is, is that I have such

an eclectic music taste that I don't have

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one album that I really, that I really

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Marc Preston: particularly

See, I, I'm the same way.

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I think if somebody looked at my

Spotify playlist, it'd be like,

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wow, this guy's got some issues.

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Uh, yeah, cause I'm all over the place.

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I really, you know, I'll get in

different moods of what I want to.

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Listen to, but I also if it's a

box set, you can choose that also.

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Dylan Arnold: Okay.

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Well, I will.

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Can I do like the best of the, uh,

of the nineties, early two thousands?

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Absolutely.

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Nostalgia.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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And I wouldn't want the best of though.

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I would want that in addition to

if there was, if there was for

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some reason, a magical album of all

the songs that, uh, Uh, my mother

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listened to, like we mentioned

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Marc Preston: Dito, but God, there's just

such a red, that's such a random note.

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And Joni Mitchell.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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What would, I know, I know , who

else out of the nineties do, do you

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1202

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have a strong, like, oh, they were

cool, you know, who would that be?

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Dylan Arnold: Uh, oh man.

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I mean, I guess Joni Mitchell's a little,

uh, she a little older, but still,

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still in the, still in the nineties.

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I think.

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Uh, I mean in terms of, I don't know,

out of the nineties, but in terms of what

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I was listening to, like, uh, or what.

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I heard like Janis Joplin.

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I remember, you know, I mean,

I love I love Bob Dylan.

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I love these are all pre 90s, of course,

but I think that they still held up

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They were still very popular and they

again, they kind of lived forever.

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No Bob Dylan's son

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Marc Preston: and the

wallflowers They were they were

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popping in the 90s, you know,

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Dylan Arnold: yeah.

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Yeah.

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Yeah, that's true.

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That's true

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Marc Preston: Now the next question I got

for you definition perfect day Time you

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get up, time you go to bed, what are the

component parts of a day that just lands?

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It's perfect.

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It's, it's frictionless.

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It's just on point.

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1225

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What would that be for you?

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Dylan Arnold: I think it

would be in the morning.

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You don't have anything, but you know

you have something later in the day.

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00:54:26,785 --> 00:54:30,735

So you have, you have an ability to

kind of wake up at your own leisure,

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make coffee, make some breakfast.

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Um, I've been really enjoying watching,

uh, watching a movie in the morning.

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I think that that's been a

really great way to start my day.

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Uh, and then I think just.

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00:54:42,535 --> 00:54:45,775

I always love days that don't have too

much on the schedule, but there's a

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lot of potential for things to happen.

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You know, I feel

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00:54:49,275 --> 00:54:51,385

Marc Preston: that there's nothing

worse than getting up and immediately.

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I, I tried to think where I don't

check my phone when I first get up

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because of my brain will automatically

engage on things I need to do.

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I like that kind of like

easing into the day vibe.

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And I think it's a luxury for a lot of us.

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Dylan Arnold: Yeah, it's no, really is.

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1242

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It's hard to do.

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They, our phones, you know,

they have a hold over us.

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1244

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They're very addicting.

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But, um, yeah, so I think, I think,

yeah, avoiding screens, uh, unless

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I'm watching a movie, and I think just

spending time with friends, I think just,

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uh, being able to go places, go eat.

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I love eating.

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I'd love to go to a restaurant that

I hadn't been to before, and then,

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uh, maybe go to a friend's house

in the evening, and, Just hang out.

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I think I'm a very simple guy.

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Marc Preston: No, no, no.

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That's that's, there's a Zen to that.

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No, I'm in LA.

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I'm, you have all these great

restaurants, but it's always for

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1256

00:55:34,370 --> 00:55:37,420

me at least a couple stops at

Cantor's deli every time I'm in town.

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So that's just, I got, I gotta get there.

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But, uh, last couple of questions, if you

weren't doing this, uh, for a vocation,

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what else could you find yourself doing?

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What else would you be doing

that brought would bring you joy?

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Dylan Arnold: Well, I'm gonna, I'm gonna,

I mean, I'm not going to say baseball.

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1262

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Cause that's, you know,

that's, That's very difficult.

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I'm not sure I'd be a professional

baseball player, even if I, even

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if I tried, uh, I don't know.

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I, I, something in, in the

field of psychology, I think

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would be really interesting.

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I mean, that's kind of in

line for, for, uh, an actor.

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I, uh, I, I don't know, like, I think

that there are so many, uh, interesting

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things that I could dive into.

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And it's like, I.

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Yeah, maybe something in psychology,

but fortunately, I, you know, I

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haven't really had to, I haven't really

thought about what else I would do.

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That's good, then you know you're

doing the right thing, right?

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Yeah, yeah.

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Marc Preston: If you can imagine yourself

doing anything else, then, you know.

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You probably shouldn't

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Dylan Arnold: be doing, you

probably shouldn't be doing it.

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Yeah,

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Marc Preston: but the last question I got,

if you could jump into that DeLorean and

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go back in time, 16 years old, there's a

piece of advice or guidance you want to

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give yourself either to make something

in that moment easier for you and

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better, or maybe just put you on a track.

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I mean, just what piece of advice

would you like to give yourself at 16?

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Dylan Arnold: I would probably say,

don't try to fit into the mold that you

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think everyone else wants you to be.

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I would probably say, you know, be

yourself and the people who accept you,

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you'll find, and those will be the people

that are meaningful to you, but don't try

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to, don't try to get everyone to like you.

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Marc Preston: And that's so

hard at that age, especially.

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It's, it's still

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Dylan Arnold: hard.

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Honestly, it's always hard.

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00:57:26,570 --> 00:57:28,740

It's, you know, I think

we're social creatures.

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We want, we want that sort of

level of approval and appreciation.

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00:57:31,980 --> 00:57:33,400

So I think it's still hard to do, but.

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I think I could probably

benefit from that.

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Especially

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Marc Preston: social media.

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00:57:36,255 --> 00:57:37,405

You gotta do it for work.

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But at the same time, it's like, you

know, I don't, I've, we have a new puppy.

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I got a gazillion pictures of the puppy.

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I haven't posted it yet.

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00:57:42,625 --> 00:57:43,195

I was like, you know what?

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I'm just kind of enjoying it.

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Like I find myself videotaping and

taking less pictures, just sitting

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there watching, you know, just enjoying.

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Dylan Arnold: Yeah.

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Taking in the moment.

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Marc Preston: Dylan, thanks so much

for taking time out with me today.

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This was a fantastic, love your work,

love checking you out, looking forward

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to whatever else you're up to next, but

now I'm going to go rewatch Lady and the

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Lake to kind of catch all those things

I missed the first go around, but.

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Dylan Arnold: Yeah,

yeah, yeah, definitely.

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It definitely requires a second watch.

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Marc Preston: Well, it will enjoy

the premiere and have a good

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time and hopefully we'll catch

up down the line, my friend.

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Dylan Arnold: Awesome.

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Sounds great.

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Great talking.

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Marc Preston: Okay, there you go.

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Dylan Arnold.

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Enjoyed this chat.

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Uh, really talented guy.

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Highly recommend you check out

the new show Lady in The Lake.

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It's on Apple TV.

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Scenes with Natalie

Portman are just spot on.

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Also 1992, that's going

to be coming out soon.

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Uh, Ariel Vroman directed it and anything

Ariel does, I'm just a big fan and had

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him on the show a little while back.

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And, uh, he told me about making 1992.

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So I think it's going to be, uh,

just a cool movie to check out.

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All right, that's it for today.

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I'm going to go get back

into, uh, puppy time.

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Uh, you probably heard me a couple

episodes ago mentioned we have a golden

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retriever puppy who is now, I believe

he's 13 weeks old, a little tornado,

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a lot of fun, a golden retriever who

definitely has a mind of his own.

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So, uh, I am recording right

now while he is napping.

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Uh, but, uh, because let's say it's

a challenging recording environment

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with him zooming around the house.

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Uh, but tell you what, if you would

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Also drop a review, a few stars if you

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And, uh, it's all going

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So do me a favor and please, by all

means, have a great rest of your day,

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uh, weekend, whatever you're up to.

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I appreciate you making, uh, this

show part of what you got going on.

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It means a lot.

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So thank you.

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All right.

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I'm out of here.

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I'm going to go wrangle this, uh,

little, uh, fuzz ball of a puppy of ours.

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And I will catch you next time

right here on story and craft.

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Announcer: That's it.

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For this episode of Story Craft,

join Marc next week for more

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