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i'm not much of a video game player, since i prefer going out in the real world and experiencing things, but i heard you're going to be a part of a video game to show adaptation. how's that for you? you much of a gamer? no judgement to those who play games, by the way. just not my thing, unless it's FIFA. [ @teaguewo ]

i'll let you in on a secret - i'm not much of a video game player myself, man. which i know sounds terrible when i just booked a role based on one, though to be fair, my part in it is pretty small. i'm not judging anyone either, i just tend to be out of the loop with those, which i'm sure you can relate to! but the script was amazing and i have no idea if people who are hardcore fans of the game will like it, but i can say they won't be bored. pretty cool you're into fifa, though! do you have a favorite team you root for?

Well, I'll be back to promoting The Witcher soon, and I've also just signed onto this new project, very contemporary Thelma & Louise coded, so my days of lying on the sofa like a forgotten throw pillow are officially over; I'll actually have to step outside again and let some sunlight hit these very pale cheeks. Right, can we say we're happy to be out of it? Not too much, but it is what it is! So you moving back to live in Florida… that's basically off the table, isn't it? Me being a believable surfer is hilarious, that's not something I've ever heard about myself but now you got me thinking I should try it more often and see if it sticks as a hobby. Of course! I'm really happy to come see Nick Cave with you, so it's settled! It was nice seeing you in Napa, that hot air balloon ride, just floating over everything in the morning light felt unreal, such a shame it ended so quickly.

congratulations on ending the days lying on your sofa! i know it was relaxing, but you're right, some sunlight is good every now and again. jokes aside, that sounds exciting and i already can't wait to see what the project's about! along with watching the witcher, of course. i can't blame you with multiple days at the beach, though at least you know what you can do once you're done filming, right? i don't think i'd ever move permanently back home to florida, no. i appreciate it, but i like new york a lot, even with my complaints about the cold. you should definitely try surfing! and let me be there in that moment to witness any wipeouts. and perfect, the tickets are booked, and june 10th is officially marked on the calendar! i think it'll be a great concert. it was nice meeting up with you in napa too, and i loved the hot air balloon ride! maybe we can find some place in dublin and do it all over again, while we're there. did you end up having to go into filming right after napa?

i was sad not to run into you while we were all in napa, but i'm thinking it may have been for the best because i know i would've talked your ear off: i can't begin to tell you how excited i am for the whisper man to come out this summer! you, robert de niro, michelle monaghan, adam scott… talk about a dream cast! are you getting to enjoy some post-holiday relaxation now or are you already back to work on the next thing? @teaguewo

you say that like talking my ear off would have been a bad thing, though! i think i'd have enjoyed it, maybe because i have a penchant for talking people's ears off too. i hope you had a fun time in napa though, even without talking my ear off. it means the world you're excited about the whisper man! i know i can't wait to see people's reactions to it, especially when, like you said, the rest of the cast is phenomenal. i'm actually filming right now, since i found out i'd landed a gig during the napa trip! so i'm sticking around california a little while longer. how about yourself, are you getting to relax?

i feel like when you put the two most polite people in a room together, you just so happen to get us. feel free to always put the blame on me, though. promise i won't be mad. hahaha, yes, and the hot air balloons made us fly into each other finally. god, what a good time and fun catch-up, albeit quick... i think we may need to find our calling for the next vacation, though. i headed straight home! i'm in los angeles. i'd love to visit you on set. what're you filming right now?

there are worse things than us refusing to reassign the other blame for anything, i say! though good to know, even if i likely wouldn't use that blame card. you can blame me since it's usually easy when i'm such a hermit. it was good catching up with you, and of course i'm all for catching up over good eats for the next vacation, too. nice, i hope you're getting to relax! and we're filming gold mountain in el dorado, which i know is more than a minute from la. i'd love for you to come visit, though don't feel obligated at the same time.

Exactly! He wasn't just an asshole for the sake of being one, there was always something underneath it, and I think watching those layers slowly peel back made him an amazing character to play. Flawed characters like that are such a gift when they're written properly. It really was such a joy. I've been incredibly lucky to work with some absolute gems over the past few years, and Tennant and Colman? Two genuises. It does rubs off on you, doesn't it? Though hearing you say people might think that about working with me these days is seriously flattering! I really hope so, I'd hate to be a nightmare to work with. So thrilled indeed! We absolutely need to do something together on this trip, what about an alcohol tasting class?

precisely that, and it was the main reason watching him was so interesting, since there were layers to why he acted the way he did. not to mention flawed characters are a lot of fun to play, to decipher too, so i can imagine you were having a ball with that. it absolutely rubs off when you get to work with folks who've honed their craft as well as those two, and you just want to absorb everything from them on set, always my first instinct if i'm lucky enough to work with any of my heroes. it wouldn't surprise me at all if people thought that about you, and i know i would if i were lucky enough to work with you, man! the alcohol tasting class was a great recommendation, and i feel like i learned so much. will i apply it to every day life? probably not, but learning a lot counts for something, i feel like! and naturally, i'm so happy we were roommates. what have you been up to since the trip?

I think that phrase was specifically made for me. like whenever that person said it, they knew joe jonas would be using and abusing it one day. that’s actually so real. you can learn all about it, add in about how cool it is and then go right back to the way you’re used to living. the heart wants what it wants and no wine expert can deny that.

you really ought to be part of the original story whenever people look up where the phrase came from. after all, they should want someone who'd really sell it, right? and who better?! honestly, it's just laziness. i'm sure if i were helping someone plan a dinner party, the knowledge would come in handy if they're doing all the heavy lifting. i could be a consultant, feel like that'd be my calling in this scenario. that's what i'm saying, my heart has always appreciated the simple.

what has been your favorite role to do so far? i know, it's a hard question to ask cause you might not have a favorite or like each one for different reasons. i can say that since i'm just a guy who does music as his main job, i've liked doing music for my magic man albums. exploring more with my craft always makes me happy honestly. @teaguewo

you're right that it's difficult to choose favorites when it comes to roles, although mine would probably be playing harold from the stand. it felt like the first really big tv role that i'd gotten, and a bit surreal to work on. plus i have good memories from it, and i'm proud of my performance, too. well, now i feel ashamed of myself for never having listened to your magic man albums, so i'm putting those on my playlist right now. what was different about those that you liked? were they different from the music you normally make?

listen, i'm at just as much fault! phones work both ways, so feel free to blame me for it all. i hate that i missed you off broadway! it just got so busy with the kids during holiday season, invincible press, and then all of a sudden it's may now and we're both in napa at the same time. do you plan on following the itinerary or you plan on doing your own thing at a certain point? because i'd love to catch up over some good food and give you a proper congrats from the non-stop good reviews you got for blackout songs.

i'd never! besides, i'm laughing a little at the two of us sharing the blame, and as we should, right? and you know i'm not going to hold seeing the play against you given how much you've had going on, and honestly, even i got a little overwhelmed hearing that. i just sort of drifted where the wind took me like one of those hot air balloons, i guess, though i'm happy it included catching up with you over some good eats! we really have to do that more often, maybe abandon our schedules for the cause sometimes. i still can't believe the good reviews, although i give that credit to abby. where 'd you head after the trip? i actually started filming right after, which was a bit of a surprise and last minute, so i'm sticking around california for a bit. if you're still here, you should come visit me on set!

Okay this makes me so happy. The fact that you went with your parents somehow makes it even better to me. Very wholesome. I’m glad you all enjoyed it. We were all a bit protective over this one, so hearing people are having fun with it is such a relief. What did your parents think? And thank you for saying that. Though I suspect Emily is one of those women who becomes increasingly terrifying with age, which made her very fun to step back into. The promo tour is officially over now, thank god. I loved it, but by the end I genuinely felt exhausted. Unfortunately, no rest for the wicked, we start filming A Quiet Place III this week. And I'll also be promoting a film in June. I'll be okay though.. I think. How are things on your end? Tell me everything.

we were all excited for the sequel, of course, so we had to go together! plus i don't get to go to the cinema with my parents very often, so seemed a prime opportunity and a huge bonus that you were in the film too. i can understand being protective when the first film was so beloved too, though i definitely walked away thinking it was wonderful. honestly, i'd never want to make an enemy of emily, no doubt about that! was it easy to step back into her shoes? i completely understand that with every press tour too, like even if you're excited about promoting the film, you just want to sleep by the end of it. which i hope you at least managed a nap before all that! or had fun in napa, got a chance to relax a bit. it's just non-stop for you, from what it sounds like! well, initially i wasn't sure how long my time off would last, but i landed a role and filming just started this week, so i'll be in cali until i'm finished! can't complain when being on set feels like extending a little vacation.

i'm ready to play fake sommelier the next few days. it'll be like dealing with the gordon ramsey of wine. we'll just ignore that i actually have no idea what i'm talking about but it'll sound convincing when i say things like 'hm, this will pair excellently with a good fish.' are you up on all the ins and outs of wine? or do you not care much? i know people sometimes just like what they like and don't care if some person thinks it goes well with something else. @teaguewo

i love that you're a practicing sommelier already, and what's that phrase, fake it 'til you make it? completely grounded in science, i say, so you're off to a good start. honestly, i love learning about the intricacies of pairing wine with food and even the history and all that, but i'm super lazy about applying that to my life. like i know after this vacation, i'll go home and continue pairing everything with a two dollar bottle of red.

i'm very much looking forward to the trip this weekend, can't even lie. have been touring so much lately that having a bit of a breather sounds lush to me. are you heading to the trip straight from work too or have ya been able to enjoy some time off? what are you most looking forward to doing out there? i'm not much of a wine enthusiast but reckon they've got some banging food to try as well. / @teaguewo

i can just imagine with how hectic tour schedules can be! has the trip been everything you've wanted so far? sort of! i'd finished a play probably a month before this trip, so i don't mind having it be part of the tail end of rest and recovery. it's nerdy but some of the classes seem fun, like the history of alcohol and the paint and sip class, too. how about you? and i mean, they have sessions when you can taste different kinds of olive oil. you know if that's a bragging point, the food has to be really good.

You're possibly the only person genuinely heartbroken over Olly disappearing, which honestly makes me like you a little bit more. Most people were probably too busy going "good riddance" because he was a bit of a dick. But that's what I always liked about him. He was flawed in such a believable way. I always thought there was something quite sad underneath all his arrogance and bad decisions. Selfishly, I loved playing someone who wasn't particularly polished or charming for once. Plus, working alongside David Tennant and Olivia Colman that early on was basically an acting masterclass every single day. Olly gave me everything.

maybe i'm weird or i've played them a lot, but i love characters who are assholes, but also that way for specific reasons you get to see unfold as you watch. like you said, he's flawed and it's not one note, and i think that made him fascinating to watch. so i was absolutely sad to see him fade out on the show. plus i hear you that it's fun to play characters like that, i guess as long as i don't stay in their headspace continually and leave some room for myself. plus the talent you worked with, you can't help just absorbing everything like a sponge when you're luck enough to work with legends. though i bet people would say that about working with you these days! also, i'm so thrilled we're roommates for this trip since it means i get to know you a little better! i'd love to pick one of the activities to do together.

I can't really judge you because I've basically become part of the furniture these past few months myself, so as much as I'd love to call you out for disappearing into hibernation mode, can't exactly hold grudges over something I've been equally guilty of. Even if my messages are still sitting there on read, I'll forgive you for becoming a fully horizontal human being, it was more than deserved. I'm doing really good though, like I said, I haven't been up to much at all. I did go to Australia with a few friends recently, which was really nice, I got to see my mum which is a plus. Lots of beach days, switching my brain off for once. Pretended I could permanently live a laid-back surfer lifestyle when we both know I absolutely could not. Using Nick Cave tickets as an apology bribe was really effective. Of course I want to go with you! I do want to see Nick Cave live but mostly can't turn down your grand gesture to make up for vanishing off the face of the earth.

you too? i'm shocked! i thought for certain you'd be working on something, though at least i wasn't alone in basically fading into my bed covers. i appreciate the forgiveness too, and at least we can say we're officially out of hibernation mode, right? going home to australia to visit your friends and family sounds nice indeed, along with the beach days! i don't think you can get much better than that. i sort of understand where you're coming from on that lifestyle when it feels pretty similar to coming back to florida after being away. at first it's nice, then i get a little itchy and restless and remember why i had the urge to leave in the first place. though at leas you'd be believable as a surfer, if that means anything. i'm happy you want to see nick cave with me! he's kicking his tour off in dublin next month, and it sort of feels like the perfect time to go. so i'll order two tickets and make it official. in the meantime, i hope you're going to napa, that we can hang out while we're there.