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Jack Black Wiggles his Body Parts!

Jack Black Wiggles his Body Parts!

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Superstar Jack Black joins Young Hollywood in our SXSW hammock to get zen and reflect on his dark comedy, 'Bernie'. Jack has some of the most talented eyebrows in the biz, and he acquaints us with them and shares with us the years of strict training to get them to Jim Carrey-like levels of expressiveness. He also shares what drew him to this film project and ingratiates himself with the local bird population. Hosted by Nikki Novak.

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Jack Black

The hardest one of all, even harder than the eyebrows is the ear wiggle. Check it. He did it. I'm very proud of that one. That's the hardest one.

Young Hollywood

You could start a school for moving body parts. Wiggling body parts.

Jack Black

Yeah. The birds agree.

Young Hollywood

What's up, guys? Nicki Novak here for the Young Hollywood Network. Chilling out with Jack Black. What's up? What's up, Jack Black?

Jack Black

Do we really have to talk? Can we just lay here in silence and listen to the birds? Yeah. Okay.

Young Hollywood

No, no, we got to talk. No, we got to talk. Oh, we're going to sit up now and be serious. No, first of all, our first order of business was to talk to you about your eyebrows but they're hidden today. Oh, shucks, man. Because Wow! You don't understand, Jack, what this means to me because I have an eyebrow obsession.

Jack Black

Really?

Young Hollywood

I do. And I heard that you said

Jack Black

A bit of a fetish?

Young Hollywood

I have a bit of a fetish. And I've heard that you've said that brows are under-appreciated and under-used. And you are the master, the world, the world's best eyebrow worker.

Jack Black

I don't know about that. I'm just dropping by again, Mrs. Nugent. Pay my respects. Brought you some soaps and a little bubble bath to see you in the tub. And some chocolate cupcakes for a late night snack. I feel like uh who's the king of the brows? It's got to be uh Jim Carrey. His brows were always working overtime.

Young Hollywood

When did you first discover you had such a talent?

Jack Black

Well, you know, the brows are a muscle and they have to be developed. So, you have to work them. Every morning, I have a strict eyebrow regimen.

Young Hollywood

Do you do this every day?

Jack Black

I do 20 of these. 20 of those. It's like whistling, you learn how to move stuff. Remember when you didn't know how to whistle when you were like five. And it takes like a year of going before all of a sudden.

Young Hollywood

True. You've made some friends out here with the birds. Or the nostril flare. I thought that was involuntary. I'm glad you were doing it. But the hardest one of all, even harder than the eyebrows is the ear wiggle. Which I don't I still don't really have, but if you go close up on my ear, check it. He did it. I'm very proud of that one. That's the hardest one.

Jack Black

You could start a school for moving body parts. Wiggling body parts.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. The birds agree. Let's get our feet up. Oh, I like your shoes better than mine and I wore my Texans. We're getting intertwined. Oh, my gosh. So, Bernie,

Jack Black

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

People have said it's your finest work. I can understand chewing each bite of some food 25 times like chicken fried steak. But I don't think you have to chew your refried beans that many times. It doesn't really make sense. You know this drives me crazy. Please stop. This is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Okay, go ahead. Chew like that. Chew like that all day. Are people saying it's my finest work?

Jack Black

They are. Well, you know, I definitely worked hard at it and it was something new. It's more dramatic. And uh yeah, I guess usually the dramatic stuff gets the most respect. Right. So maybe I'm maybe I'm going to get some respect.

Young Hollywood

He's basically a good guy. I mean, he's like the nicest guy you'll ever meet, but then he does this horrible deed. Yeah. Are you in life? Are you a good guy that does bad things?

Jack Black

You know, I have my bad days. I I have a bad temper sometimes. I can be a baby.

Young Hollywood

Do you eat baby food? Uh no. That was my attempt at a joke with Jack Black. I know. I didn't I didn't I didn't go with you. I'm sorry. I just took it like a real question.

Jack Black

Are you heckling me?

Young Hollywood

No, I'm not on purpose. Austin is all about like new bands and fresh finds. Is there anybody who's on your radar?

Jack Black

Um who's on my radar right now? Fresh finds. Yes. Well, I'm excited because I know I have a band too. Yeah. Tenacious D. I do know that. And uh we played a show with Urge Overkill and the sights one time. And I was blown away by their power.

Young Hollywood

So do you think you could ever live in Texas? You've got the you've got the word.

Jack Black

Definitely live in Austin. I love this town. I was wandering the streets of Austin last night cuz I I got into town. I got to the hotel. I ate a cheeseburger and then my plan was to go to sleep and get my beauty rest. Yeah. But I couldn't. I was too restless. Walked, walked Congress, walk, walk, walk all the way to Magnolia, that restaurant. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

You dig it?

Jack Black

I didn't eat. I just was looking.

Young Hollywood

You were full from the cheeseburger.

Jack Black

I was just people watching. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Now, do they watch you? Do you go out in like you have to like, you know, make sure people don't recognize you. Do you like to greet the peeps?

Jack Black

I like to greet the peeps. And I was receiving some love. And and it was good. Southern people are good people, aren't they?

Young Hollywood

How were how were Matthew and Richard?

Jack Black

Matthew and Richard are awesome. Rick is my favorite director. Ever since School of Rock. Yeah. Um I've been looking for something to do. That was the main reason I wanted to do Bernie is I wanted to party with Rick again. And he said, will you take this journey with me? I was like, anything you say, master. He took me into some deep dark places. My friend feel lame, right? Look, look, all I want is for you to shoot that armadillo that is digging up my garden. Okay? I mean, is that too much for me to ask for you to be a man for once in your life? Fine.

Young Hollywood

Thanks for chatting with us. Should we have a little nap?

Jack Black

Yeah. Sweet dreams. Night night.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Jack Black

    Featured guest and subject of the interview

  • Nikki Novak

    Host of the interview

  • Jim Carrey

    Mentioned as a 'king of the brows'

  • Urge Overkill

    Band that Tenacious D played a show with

  • Matthew McConaughey

    Co-star in 'Bernie'

  • Richard Linklater

    Director of 'Bernie' and 'School of Rock'

FAQ

What movie does Jack Black discuss in the interview?+
Jack Black discusses his dark comedy film 'Bernie' during the interview.
Who is the host of the Young Hollywood interview?+
Nikki Novak hosts the Young Hollywood interview with Jack Black.
What unique body part movements does Jack Black demonstrate?+
Jack Black demonstrates his ability to wiggle his eyebrows and ears, referring to the ear wiggle as the hardest.
What is Jack Black's band called?+
Jack Black's band is called Tenacious D.
Who directed the movie 'Bernie'?+
Richard Linklater directed the movie 'Bernie'.

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