Jo Koy tham 'Easter Sunday' Thiab Vim Li Cas Hollywood tseem muaj nws khawb taub hau hauv 2022

Tus neeg ua yeeb yam Jo Koy tau hloov pauv theem rau qhov screen loj thaum nws hais txog zaj yeeb yaj kiab tshiab Hnub Easter Sunday, thiab nws yog ib qho kev hloov mus ntev heev.

Kev tshoov siab los ntawm thiab raws li nws lub neej nrog rau nws txoj kev sawv, nws yog hais txog tsev neeg Filipino sib sau ua kev zoo siab Easter Sunday. Tau kawg, nws yuav tsis yog tsev neeg sib sau ua ke yam tsis muaj kev txhawb nqa tab sis cov txwj laus zoo, lub sijhawm tsis txaus ntseeg, yaj dub, kev sib tw, thiab kev xaiv tsis zoo.

Kuv ntes tau Koy, uas nws lub npe tiag tiag yog Joseph Glenn Herbert, Sr., los tham txog cov yeeb yaj kiab, kev ntxub ntxaug lwm haiv neeg thiab nws kev ntxhov siab txog kev ua li cas Hollywood ua rau cov neeg Esxias thiab Neeg Esxias kev coj noj coj ua, thiab qhov twg Steven Spielberg thiab Jodeci haum nrog. Hnub Easter Sunday.

Simon Thompson: Kuv xav tsis thoob tiag tiag nws tau siv sijhawm ntev rau lub tsheb ua yeeb yaj kiab los nrog koj. Puas muaj tej yam zoo li no tsis tau tshwm sim ua ntej, lossis muaj tab sis nws tsis yog lub tswv yim?

Jo Koj: Nws yeej tsis tuaj lawm. Tsis tau, tsis yog ib zaug, tsis tau, thiab nws nyuaj heev. Ua haujlwm hauv Hollywood yog kev tawm tsam. Tsis muaj ib tus neeg Filipino qhovntsej thiaj tsis mob, yog li txawm tawm mus rau cov cim, nws yog ib qho kev xaiv zoo heev vim lawv tsis paub yuav muab kuv tso rau qhov twg. Kuv zoo li, 'Zoo, muab kuv tso rau hauv txhua yam. Vim li cas nws thiaj li yuav tsum yog Neeg Esxias tshwj xeeb? Kuv tuaj yeem ua tus tub ceev xwm. Muaj tej yam xws li tub ceev xwm uas yog Neeg Esxias. Vim li cas kuv ua tsis tau li ntawd?' Nws yog qhov no qhov twg muaj qhov kev zam txim ntawm cheesy ntawm, 'Zoo, peb tsis paub yuav siv koj qhov twg.' Koj tuaj yeem siv kuv hauv txhua yam. Ua Vajtswv tsaug rau Steven Spielberg vim nws saib kuv lub npe hu ua Netflix tshwj xeeb Tuaj Kub thiab tau hais zoo li, 'Kuv xav ua yeeb yaj kiab nrog koj.' Qhov ntawd yog li cas qhov no tag nrho poob mus.

Thompson: Koj pom li cas tias Steven tau pom qhov ntawd?

Koj: Lawv qhia kuv ncaj qha. Thawj qhov uas lawv hais yog tias Steven tau saib nws thiab nws tos tsis tau ua ib yam dab tsi nrog kuv. Txhua tus neeg hauv Amblin zoo li, 'Steven yog koj tus kiv cua loj tshaj plaws, thiab nws xav ua yeeb yaj kiab nrog koj tam sim no.' Kuv pitched lub tswv yim ntawd rau Hnub Easter Sunday, thiab lawv yuav nws hauv chav. Kwv yees li rau lub hlis tom qab, peb tab tom npaj mus tua cov yeeb yaj kiab.

Thompson: Rau lub hlis hauv Hollywood zoo li lub qhov muag tsis pom kev. Cov khoom no tuaj yeem siv sijhawm ntau xyoo, thiab qee zaum txawm tias tom qab ntawd, lawv yeej tsis tau ua.

Koj: Raws nraim, thiab qee zaum lawv tau ua tab sis tsis tau tso tawm. Tus txiv neej no txav ceev heev. Peb kuj yuav tsum tau cuam tshuam nrog kev sib kis, yog li tus kabmob kis tau ncua sijhawm qhov project tso tawm li ntawm ib xyoos. Txij li feeb nws hais tias peb yuav ua, nws yog rau lub hlis, thiab peb tau npaj tsab ntawv, thiab qhov ntawd yog nws. Nws vwm npaum li cas nws txav mus.

Thompson: Koj tau hais yav dhau los txog qhov uas Steven tau ua rau tus sawv cev ntawm cov neeg Filipinos hauv kev lag luam yeeb yaj kiab. Koj muab piv txwv ntawm Dante Basco hauv Nqe lauj thiab xav paub seb nws puas paub tias qhov loj npaum li cas. Koj puas tau hais rau nws?

Koj: Tsis yog, kuv tsis tau. Dab tsi funny yog tias kuv yog phooj ywg nrog Dante, thiab nws hais tias nws tsuas yog ua ib qho kev sib tw, thiab Steven poob rau hauv kev hlub nrog nws. Nws raug ntiav tsis muaj dab tsi cuam tshuam nrog nws haiv neeg lossis lwm yam. Nws nyuam qhuav hais tias Dante tsoo nws hauv chav thiab ntiav nws. Yog li tsis yog, kuv xav tias Steven muaj qhov muag ntawd, thiab yog vim li cas Steven yog Steven. Nws pom cov neeg ua yeeb yam zoo lossis ua yeeb yam lossis txhua yam lawv ua, thiab lawv haiv neeg tsis muaj teeb meem. Nws yog hais txog seb koj puas tuaj yeem xa. Nyob rau lub sijhawm no rau kuv, nws pom ib zaj dab neeg uas nws poob rau hauv kev hlub nrog thiab hais txog nws. Nws yog zaj dab neeg ntawm kuv niam thiab kuv nyob rau theem thiab kuv tus tub thiab kuv, thiab nws zoo li, 'Qhov ntawd yuav tsum tau ua yeeb yaj kiab.' Nws yog qhov zoo kawg uas thaum kawg tau coj ib tus neeg zoo li Steven pom qhov ntawd.

Thompson: Peb tau pom cov yeeb yaj kiab zoo li no los ntawm Hollywood thiab lwm tus nrog tsev neeg cov neeg Yudais, tsev neeg Greek, tsev neeg Italian, tsev neeg dub, thiab lwm yam, tab sis yeej tsis nyob rau theem no, raws li kuv nco qab, nrog tsev neeg Filipino. Vim tias nws muaj tsev neeg Filipino hauv plawv hnub Easter, vim li cas nws thiaj li xav tias txawv?

Koj: Kuv tsis paub nws yog dab tsi. Nws boggles kuv lub siab li cas nws yog 2022, thiab peb tseem ua zoo li peb tsis paub leej twg yog neeg Esxias. Kuv vam tias kuv hais tau yog lawm, tab sis koj mus ua haujlwm, muaj cov phooj ywg Asian thiab cov neeg ua haujlwm sib tham, tham txog kev ua si, qhov twg lawv mus noj hmo ua ntej, thiab txhua yam cuam tshuam. Rau qee qhov laj thawj, thaum nws los txog rau zaj dab neeg tshwj xeeb txog cov tsev neeg Esxias, qhov ntawd yog thaum nws dhau los tshwj xeeb, thiab lawv tsis tau txais. Peb yog tib cov neeg uas koj ua haujlwm nrog txhua hnub, yog vim li cas peb tsis tuaj yeem mus tsev nrog lawv hauv cov yeeb yaj kiab thiab pom lawv lub neej zoo li cas? Lawv tsuas yog ib tsev neeg nyob hauv tsev xwb uas tshwm sim los ua neeg Esxias. Cov neeg yuav zoo li, 'Okay, kuv tau txais nws. Tus niam yog Asian, tab sis twv dab tsi? Kuv niam ua tib yam uas niam ua, thiab oh, wow, lawv funny heev.' Kuv tsis nkag siab tias yog vim li cas nws thiaj li siv sij hawm ntev heev thaum kawg tau lub cib fim no los qhia txhua tus paub tias peb txhua tus yog ib tsev neeg thiab tsev neeg, niam yog niam, thiab tus tub yog tub. Nws tsuas yog boggles kuv lub siab.

Thompson: Muaj cov neeg zoo li koj tus kheej uas feem ntau paub txog kev sawv zoo li koj tus kheej, uas tau dhau los ntawm kev tshwj xeeb mus ua yeeb yaj kiab. Kevin Hart yog ib qho piv txwv tsis ntev los no ntawm qhov no. Koj puas tau tham nrog leej twg txog lawv cov kev paub dhau los ntawm kev hloov pauv?

Koj: Kuv yeej hais rau Jimmy O. Yang txog nws cov kev paub dhau los. Tsuas yog muaj nws ntawm lub teeb thiab tham nrog nws kuj lom zem heev. Nws yog tib yam nrog Eugene Cordero. Easter Sunday yog kuv thawj zaj yeeb yaj kiab, tab sis cov txiv neej no yog cov qub tub rog hauv kev lag luam lawm. Jimmy tau txais cov yeeb yaj kiab loj hauv qab nws txoj siv sia, thiab Eugene tau ua ntau lub sitcoms, yog li lawv paub lub ntiaj teb no zoo heev. Muaj lawv nyob ntawm kuv ib sab thiab cov kab khiav nrog cov qub tub rog no txhais tau tias kuv tsis ntshai ntxiv lawm. Qhov kuv nyiam tshaj plaws yog cov scenes nrog rau rau lossis xya ntawm peb ua ke, zoo li hauv chav nyob scene. Peb tus thawj coj, Jay Chandrasekhar, nyob ntawd, koj paub nws los ntawm Super Troopers, nws tau qhia ntau lub sitcoms, thiab nws yog Indian. Thaum nws hais tias txiav hauv ib qho ntawm cov scenes, nws taug kev pem hauv ntej ntawm lub koob yees duab, saib peb txhua tus, thiab zoo li, 'Cov txiv neej, qhov no yog ib zaj yeeb yaj kiab Dreamworks, zaj yeeb yaj kiab Universal Pictures, thiab zaj yeeb yaj kiab Amblin, thiab peb' re tag nrho cov Asian. Kuv tsis ntseeg kuv qhov muag tam sim no.' Nws tsis tuaj yeem ntseeg qhov nws pom, thiab nws zoo li tshwj xeeb. Nov yog ib tug txiv neej uas tau ua yeeb yaj kiab ntau, thiab qhov no yog thawj zaug uas nws tau saib zoo nkauj npaum li cov neeg Esxias cast. Thiab nws tab tom coj nws. Thaum kawg nws ntaus nws. Nws yog qhov tshwj xeeb uas muaj tag nrho cov neeg no, ntxiv rau Tia Carrere thiab Lou Diamond Phillips ua ib feem ntawm nws thiab ua yeeb yaj kiab.

Thompson: Kuv yuav nug koj txog Lou. Nws tau koom nrog li cas? Koj puas tau muaj kev sib raug zoo ua ntej?

Koj: Thawj qhov uas kuv tau thov thaum kuv tau txais daim movie no yog kom muaj Lou Diamond Phillips thiab Tia Carrere hauv nws. Kuv tau thov kom peb ncav cuag ob tus no vim tias lawv yog tus uas ncaws lub qhov rooj qhib rau kuv, thiab lawv yog cov uas yuav tsum tau ua rau qee qhov kev ntxub ntxaug tsis ncaj ncees thaum lawv tuaj txog hauv kev lag luam. Cov lus piav qhia uas lawv tau tawm mus yog qhov txaus ntshai heev. Tia hais rau kuv tias, 'Koj puas paub ntau zaus kuv yuav tsum tawm mus rau lub luag haujlwm uas tau piav qhia tias yog 'tus ntxhais Asian nrog cov suab nrov'?' Kuv zoo li, 'Koj puas mob hnyav?' Nws yog, thiab nws tau mus rau hauv thiab ua ib qho lus Askiv. Lawv tsis xav tias nws yog leej twg, thiab lawv zoo li, 'Okay, yog, peb mam li coj nws,' tab sis nws xav tias nws yuav tsum ua nws vim tias cov no yog cov luag haujlwm uas nws tau rov qab los. Nws yog tib yam nrog Lou Diamond Phillips. Nws yuav tau txais ib feem zoo li Ritchie Valens hauv La Bamba, thiab nws tau ntsia nws thiab khob tawm ntawm lub tiaj ua si, tab sis tom qab ntawd nws yuav tsum tau nrog kev ntxub ntxaug hauv zej zog. Cov zej zog Latino npau taws heev tias muaj ib tug neeg Filipino ua ib zaj dab neeg Latino, ces cov neeg Filipinos npau taws vim lawv nyiam, 'Hav, koj tsis yog Latinos. Vim li cas koj thiaj ua tus cwj pwm ntawd?' Nws muab lub sijhawm, tab sis nws tsis ncaj ncees rau kev ntxub ntxaug thiab ua rau tib neeg nyob hauv txoj haujlwm uas peb yuav ua haujlwm vim peb xav noj, tab sis nws yog f ** ked up tias peb yuav tsum ua qhov no. Nws yog qhov txaus ntshai tias tus txiv neej Filipino yuav tsum nkag mus rau tus cwj pwm Latino. Nws tsis txias, tab sis dab tsi ntxiv peb yuav tsum ua?

Thompson: Nov yog qee yam uas tau kov rau hauv zaj yeeb yaj kiab. Puas yog tib neeg tseem hais kom koj ua suab nrov thaum koj audition? Koj ua ib qho ntawm koj txoj kev ua thaum koj dag koj niam, tab sis tsuas yog lub sijhawm.

Koj: Yog, thiab tag nrho cov ntsiab lus ntawm qhov scene hauv movie yog nws chim kuv vim kuv mus rau audition li kuv, tab sis lawv xav kom kuv ua lub suab uas kuv ua li kuv niam, thiab qhov ntawd tsis yog kuv. Kuv tsis tas yuav ua lub suab. Kuv yuav mus audition rau tus cwj pwm no, yog vim li cas kuv tsis tau mus audition li kuv? Lub suab yog kuv niam, thiab kuv tau txais qhov ntawd ntau hauv Hollywood. Rau qee qhov laj thawj, muaj qhov qias neeg no. Kuv ua tus cwj pwm no, nws yog kuv niam tus cwj pwm, thiab kuv ua nws vim kuv ua tau zoo. Kuv lub suab zoo li kuv niam, thiab kuv dhau los ua nws ntawm theem. Rau qee qhov laj thawj, qhov ntawd tau pom tias, 'Auj, koj tab tom ua qhov kev hais lus ntawd.' Nws zoo li, 'Tsis yog, Kuv tabtom ua si kuv niam. Kuv niam funny. Lub suab tsis muaj dab tsi ua rau kuv niam ua funny. Kuv niam yog f** huab tais funny, thiab qhov ntawd yog qhov kuv tab tom ua ntawm theem.' Kuv tsis nkag siab qhov txawv ntawm Jeff Foxworthy ua qhov kev xav ntawm nws niam lossis kuv ua qhov kev xav ntawm kuv niam. Lawv ob leeg muaj accents. Nws ua rau kuv vwm tias peb tseem nyob hauv lub sijhawm uas peb tab tom cuam tshuam nrog. Kuv tsuas yog tsis tau txais nws.

Thompson: Koj hais tias Tia ua ntej, thiab qhov no yog thawj zaug uas kuv tau pom nws ua cov suab paj nruag hauv yeeb yaj kiab txij li thaum Wayne lub ntiaj teb? Tsom Xyooj karaoke, txhua leej txhua tus tau nkag mus rau qhov ntawd. Puas yog ib feem ntawm cov txheej txheem audition?

Koj: Zoo, tsis txhob muab lub microphone rau pem hauv ntej ntawm pawg neeg Filipinos vim peb ib txwm mus hu nkauj. Nov yog ib yam uas Jay hais. Nws zoo li hais tias, 'Koj puas nyiam hu nkauj?' Tsis muaj teeb meem dab tsi peb tab tom ua, thaum twg muaj kev so, peb nyuam qhuav pib hu nkauj, thiab tag nrho cov cam no tuaj yeem hu nkauj. Qhov chaw karaoke no sawv cev rau ib feem loj ntawm peb cov kab lis kev cai, thiab, ntawm chav kawm, peb yuav tsum tau siv Black Eyed Peas vim apl.de.ap, ib tug ntawm cov rappers los ntawm pab pawg neeg, yog Filipino. Nws yog ib tug ntawm peb cov lus dab neeg uas peb tuav siab, yog li peb yuav tsum tau qw lawv tawm hauv cov yeeb yaj kiab. Ua tau zoo saib kawg li thiab kuv zoo siab heev uas koj coj tuaj rau kuv vim Tia hais rau kuv tias ib yam uas nws hlub txog zaj movie no yog nws tau los ua si rau nws. Nws tau ua lag luam no ntau dua 30 xyoo, thiab nws tau hais rau kuv tias qhov no yog thawj zaug nws tau ua yeeb yaj kiab uas tus cwj pwm piav qhia yog nws tiag. Nws yeej tsis ua si nws deb npaum li ua ib tug poj niam Filipino, thiab nws pib quaj. Nws yog qhov txias heev uas thaum kawg nws tau ua si nws thiab nws tau los sawv cev rau nws cov neeg hauv movie.

Thompson: Koj ua yeeb yam hauv chaw ntau pob, koj muaj Netflix tshwj xeeb, thiab tam sim no koj tau txais cov yeeb yaj kiab no. Koj nyuam qhuav tau ua yeeb yam me me hauv qhov chaw xws li Kev Txhim Kho ntawm Melrose ntawm no hauv LA. Koj puas xav txuas ntxiv ua cov yeeb yam me me? Puas yog qhov twg koj tau sim cov khoom siv thiab cov tswv yim rau qhov no?

Koj: Kuv sim kuv cov khoom ntawm qhov chaw txawm tias kuv nyob qhov twg. Kuv yuav sim cov lus tso dag tawm ntawm qhov chaw ua yeeb yam thiab xyaum nyob ntawd, tab sis kuv nyiam Qhov Kev Txhim Kho thiab qhib mics. Kuv mus rau cov tuav uas lawv tab tom qhib mics, txawm nyob hauv tsev kas fes. Kuv yuav pop tuaj nyob qhov twg. Koj tuaj yeem nug ib tus neeg nyob ib puag ncig lub nroog, 'Puas yog Jo Koy nyob ntawm no?' thiab lawv yuav hais tias yog. Kuv nyiam sawv-up thiab grittiness ntawm nyob rau hauv lub toughest txoj hauj lwm saib yog hais tias kuv yuav ua rau koj hais mav luag. Kuv yuav ua ib chav twg thaum twg los tau. Koj yuav pom kuv nrov nrov, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog tam sim no uas kuv lub sijhawm tshiab tab tom yuav poob. Kuv yuav tsum tau ua ntau teev, yog li kuv tau nce mus ntev heev.

Thompson: Ib qho kawg vim tias ntau qhov yeeb yaj kiab no tawm ntawm tus kheej kev paub dhau los, thiab muaj ib txoj kab uas kuv xav paub seb nws puas yog ntawm cov ntawd. Koj puas tau ua tus ua yeeb yam thaub qab rau Jodeci?

Koj: (Laughs) Uas funny heev. Nov yog kuv tus phooj ywg zoo tshaj plaws, Wanya Morris. Nws yog tus thawj coj ntawm Boyz II Txiv neej. Kuv muab nws tso rau hauv zaj yeeb yaj kiab, thiab thawj qhov uas peb xav ua yog lub suab qw rau Jodeci vim tias rov qab rau xyoo 90s, Boyz II Txiv neej thiab Jodeci muaj xov tooj cua. Qhov ntawd yog nws ua ib qho khoom plig me me rau xyoo 90s. Kuv nyiam qhov koj khaws ntawm qhov ntawd.

Hnub Easter Sunday ua yeeb yam rau hnub Friday, Lub Yim Hli 5, 2022.