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Long Shot's Ravi Patel Talks Dating, Charlize Theron, & Very Cavallari

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'Long Shot' is a romantic comedy starring Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen, but there's no doubt that the real star of the movie is Ravi Patel! The hilarious actor drops by the Young Hollywood Studio to fill us in on his role in the film -- specifically what it means to be a "body man" to Charlize's Secretary of State character. As the title suggests, the movie explores what it's like to date someone who seems "out of your league", and Ravi offers his own insight on what it's like to be a dating underdog. Before too long, though, we get to the real heart of the matter -- Ravi's obsession with the E! reality series, "Very Cavallari"! He tells us all about the real reasons he loves the show, which stars Kristin Cavallari and her former NFL star hubby Jay Cutler. Has it inspired him to move to Nashville and launch his own reality series?!

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Young Hollywood

What's going on guys? Hanging with me right now. I have the Robbi Pattel.

Ravi Patel

Hello. Hello. What's up? How are you?

Young Hollywood

I'm great. How are you?

Ravi Patel

Good. I actually wanted to do the, show me the Robbi. Show me the Robbi. That is my social media handle. That's right. If you know, you know.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, if you happened to watch Jerry Maguire 25 years ago, you get my handle. Well, welcome. It's your first time here. talking about. Okay. How do you like it? Tell me what you think.

Ravi Patel

Great vibe, really liking the cushions. The temperature is just right. Good. Uh cold Four Seasons water. It's great.

Young Hollywood

There you go. Well, we have so much to talk about. First and foremost, congratulations on long shot. Amazing.

Ravi Patel

Thank you. I know, I'm excited. It's a good movie, right?

Young Hollywood

Yeah, and you play Tom.

Ravi Patel

I'm I was actually supposed to wait for you to say that. What? That it's a good movie. Oh. Yeah. Oh really? Oh, it's your job to sell it to me, actually. I play Tom. He's what's called a body man, which sounds like an amazing like either it's like sex related or maybe you're just a fitness instructor. But actually, you're just like an assistant. That's what a body man is. It's an assistant to the Secretary of State played by Charlize. Like I carry her stuff. I try to stay like to the side of her, a couple feet behind her who she needs things. I try to give them to her.

Young Hollywood

And for everyone watching, he's talking about Charlize Thereon. Woo. And you also get to work with Seth Rogan.

Ravi Patel

Yes.

Young Hollywood

So two hilarious people, plus you another hilarious person. I'm sure some stuff happened on set.

Ravi Patel

Yeah, they're all just like super talented and really funny. And I'm big fans of them anyway, so then to be able to be in a movie with them on top of that. Really cool. Yeah. We laughed a lot.

Young Hollywood

Any fun stories that you remember?

Ravi Patel

We all had sex, all of us. I had sex with every single person in the cast. It was just like a juicy, super juicy experience and you know, I'll cherish it forever.

Young Hollywood

Have you told anyone else that or am I the first?

Ravi Patel

You're the first. This is a Young Hollywood exclusive.

Young Hollywood

Wow. You hear that, guys? That's cool.

Ravi Patel

Yeah. I I sleep with everyone that I work with. In like a in like a welcoming way, not like a me too way. Like uh oh, like we're artists way, so.

Young Hollywood

Right, right. Yeah. Great. What if anyone thinks this is true?

Ravi Patel

That would be really fortunate. Yeah, let's let's big bold letters and pose and say sarcasm. We're kidding, guys. It's all good. Real breakthrough moment for Indian actors if I could somehow be that attractive sexually. Uh, just to clarify, I didn't even have sex till I was a junior in college, so.

Young Hollywood

Oh wow.

Ravi Patel

It's not even a plausible lie. It's not close.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Well, long shot. Um, I feel like it follows like an underdog kind of going for who you thinks someone is out of his league, right? So with your experience, what kind of advice would you give for someone that might have been feeling the same way?

Ravi Patel

So I do feel that way because uh my wife is definitely way out of my league. Which she likes to remind me of. No, it's rude. It's mean. People said it at our people at like wedding speeches. Like all my friends think they're so funny. They're like, we don't know why she's with you. It's like, no, that's hurtful. Could have a friend. You're supposed to be like, he's out of her league. That's that's friendship. But instead, they're all like, why are you with him? And everyone's laughing and I'm like, what about my feelings?

Young Hollywood

Your feelings matter. Well, So so tell so what what advice?

Ravi Patel

Yeah, yeah. Advice. I there's no such thing as a long shot if you're a good, nice person.

Young Hollywood

I love that.

Ravi Patel

Yeah. But that doesn't change things when you don't have confidence. I mean, if I could go back and tell uh little Robbi or even, you know, sophomore year of college Robbi who according to the timeline, still hadn't had sex. Uh I don't think it would have mattered. Cuz I remember people used to tell me, just be confident, man. Just be confident. You know what, it's not that easy. If it was that easy, then everyone just be confident. It's not that easy.

Young Hollywood

That's true. That's a good point. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So you're screwed. Is the real lesson.

Ravi Patel

There's no lesson I can give you. It is what it is.

Young Hollywood

Well, you you found your confidence. Huh? I think you found your confidence with our conversation.

Ravi Patel

I have no confidence. No, no, no, no. Stop it. Don't take. I don't know what you're seeing here, but this is actually the manifestation of nothing but confidence. Oh wait, no that's not what I meant to say. You know what I mean? See? I'm even getting insecure just trying to talk.

Young Hollywood

I actually I lurked you on social media before you came because I found the coolest thing ever. So you're a big fan of Very Cavallari, Kristin Cavallari's show.

Ravi Patel

Yes. I'm obsessed with her. Obsessed with the show. Yeah, but you're cracking me up because of the shipping problems. It's literally the entire season of the show. The teaser for the next episode. The shipping problem is going into different departments. This is the most baseline show in the world and I can't get enough of it. So I finally understand why people like reality television because I've always thought it's like really stupid. And it is. Um, but I never had like an interest in it and I'm a huge Chicago Bears fan and Kristin Cavallari's husband, Jay Cutler is a former Bear and now I get it cuz I'm fascinated by him. So I can't get enough. I just want to know more and more about him and if it means that I have to sit through hours and hours of the most narcissistic people who happen to work in shipping and literally can't put things in boxes. The things that being shipped is crazy. The people are so dumb. It's the funniest thing you've ever seen. It's crazy. And like and you could literally just watch 5 seconds of any episode and you're like, wow, this is crazy. Like if you actually worked at the that's why that's why I laugh so much is I always put myself like what if I actually worked here, like if there weren't cameras and this was like a normal job. I I I I'd I'd punch myself in the face repeatedly. It's it's really incredible. And the company's doing really well really well. That's the kind of country we live in right now.

Young Hollywood

Well, Kristin and Jay, they're great in conclusion, right?

Ravi Patel

Kristin and Jay are awesome. I actually do want to be friends with them and uh my wife and I want to move to Nashville.

Young Hollywood

Really you do? Yeah. That'd be so fun.

Ravi Patel

Yeah. We we're talking about doing it in like 3 years.

Young Hollywood

Well there you go. If you become friends, you gotta bring us back, you know, cuz I I want to meet them.

Ravi Patel

Yeah. Well, well, first of all, let's be honest, I'll have a reality show if I move there.

Young Hollywood

You will.

Ravi Patel

Yeah, I'll start the worst company in the world and the show will be here. I'll only I'll only hire people with zero experience. Anyway, if anyone in an interview mentions, even mentions experience, even if it's someone else's experience, I'll be like, you gotta get out of here. You're not you're too experienced. We only accept the lowest levels of competence.

Young Hollywood

Robbi, you are absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for taking the time. So nice to meet you.

Ravi Patel

I can't wait to see my career tank after this interview comes out.

Young Hollywood

Go see him in long shot, guys. You don't want to miss it. Clearly. All right, thanks a lot.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Ravi Patel

    Interviewed guest

  • Seth Rogen

    Co-star in Long Shot

  • Charlize Theron

    Co-star in Long Shot

  • Kristin Cavallari

    Star of 'Very Cavallari'

  • Jay Cutler

    Kristin Cavallari's husband, former NFL player

FAQ

What is Ravi Patel's role in the movie 'Long Shot'?+
Ravi Patel plays a character named Tom, who is a "body man" (assistant) to the Secretary of State, played by Charlize Theron.
Who are the main stars of 'Long Shot'?+
The main stars of 'Long Shot' are Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen.
Why is Ravi Patel obsessed with 'Very Cavallari'?+
Ravi Patel's obsession stems from his fascination with Jay Cutler, Kristin Cavallari's husband and a former Chicago Bears player, as Patel is a huge Bears fan.
Does Ravi Patel plan to move to Nashville?+
Yes, Ravi Patel and his wife are considering moving to Nashville in about three years.
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