E568 Danny McBride

Summary

Podcast Summary: This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von – Episode E568 Featuring Danny McBride

In Episode E568 of "This Past Weekend with Theo Von," host Theo Von engages in an insightful and humorous conversation with acclaimed comedian, actor, writer, and director Danny McBride. Known for his roles in hit shows like "Eastbound and Down," "Vice Principals," and the ongoing fourth and final season of "Righteous Gemstones" on HBO, McBride shares a wealth of experiences, personal stories, and reflections on the entertainment industry, creativity, and parenting.

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1. Introduction to Danny McBride

Theo Von opens the episode by enthusiastically introducing Danny McBride, highlighting his multifaceted career and the significance of his contributions to comedy and television. McBride humbly responds, setting a relaxed and candid tone for the conversation.

• Theo Von [00:21]: “Today's guest is a comedian, an actor, a writer and a director known for some of the funniest shows that anyone has ever seen. ... I'm grateful to spend time with Mr. Danny McBride.”

2. Early Life and Upbringing

McBride delves into his early years, revealing a childhood marked by frequent relocations due to his father's career as a prison guard. Growing up on a prison reservation near Lompoc, California, and later moving to Virginia when his father transferred to the Federal Bureau of Prisons in D.C., McBride recounts vivid memories that shaped his perspective.

• Danny McBride [06:24]: “I spent a few years after that. My dad was a guard in the prison at Lompoc. So I lived for a few years on the prison reservation right outside of the prison.”

He shares a poignant childhood incident during a prison break that left a lasting impression on him, illustrating the unexpected realities of his environment.

• Danny McBride [07:12]: “I remember, though, one night the alarm's going off and, like, my dad came in and rounded me and my sister up. ... I looked out the window, and it was just my dad with the shotgun going outside.”

3. Creative Process and Independent Filmmaking

McBride discusses his passion for filmmaking and the challenges of creating independent projects. He reflects on his collaboration with Jody Hill and the hurdles they faced in producing content outside mainstream channels, emphasizing the dedication required to bring creative visions to life.

• Danny McBride [20:09]: “We went through the regular casting process, and honestly, like, as soon as I saw him, that character kind of blew up.”

He highlights the evolving state of the independent film industry, expressing both nostalgia for its past vibrancy and disappointment with its current state.

• Danny McBride [22:37]: “With technology it should be easier than ever to make something independent. But it feels like the market is not as healthy as it used to be. And it's kind of disappointing.”

4. Life in Charleston and the Entertainment Industry

Relocating to Charleston has been pivotal for McBride, offering a supportive environment for his creative endeavors. He praises the city's natural beauty, favorable climate for surfing, and thriving community, contrasting it with his previous experiences in Los Angeles.

• Danny McBride [03:49]: “Yeah, I live by the beach and we're on the water all the time there. That's like the beauty of that city.”

McBride also touches upon the dynamics of the entertainment industry, discussing the importance of genuine collaborations and the influence of long-standing friendships on his projects.

• Danny McBride [46:48]: “I always wanted to make sure it was relevant and something we were all having fun doing and never kind of evolve into something that just feels like a job.”

5. Social Media and Modern Creativity

The conversation shifts to the impact of social media on creativity and personal well-being. McBride shares his decision to limit his social media presence, recognizing the potential negative effects of constant online engagement on mental health and creative output.

• Danny McBride [09:21]: “I felt like when I kind of turned that stuff off, ... all my stupid ideas could flourish. I could make jokes about noodles. Anything was possible.”

Theo and McBride discuss the addictive nature of social media and its role in shaping modern creativity, agreeing on the value of disconnecting to foster genuine creative processes.

• Theo Von [11:05]: “I almost miss feeling dumb a little bit.”
• Danny McBride [11:30]: “I think for me, I just kind of saw that it probably wasn't gonna be the best thing for me, so I just didn't participate.”

6. Personal Insights on Parenting and Family

McBride opens up about his role as a father, explaining how it influenced his decision to move to Charleston. He emphasizes the importance of providing his children with freedom and opportunities for independence, contrasting it with his own restrictive childhood experiences.

• Danny McBride [58:35]: “I'm looking forward to just chilling out for a little bit and spending time with the fam.”

He shares anecdotes about his daughter’s spirited personality, which he channels into his work, and his son’s interest in lacrosse, highlighting the joys and challenges of balancing a demanding career with family life.

• Danny McBride [65:54]: “My daughter is like, like, insanely funny. She's like 10 years old, and she is. I channel her in that character Judy, the sister, in Righteous Gemstones.”

7. Reflections on Hollywood and Cultural Preservation

A significant portion of the discussion centers on Hollywood's approach to preserving its rich cultural and historical heritage. McBride expresses concern over the rapid development and loss of historical landmarks, advocating for a more balanced preservation effort akin to Charleston's commitment to maintaining its historical integrity.

• Danny McBride [86:36]: “Hollywood's never had much of a memory, kind of. It just... They have like, cultural and historical significance.”

He laments the erasure of historical sites and the importance of honoring influential figures, suggesting that Hollywood could benefit from preserving its storied past more effectively.

• Danny McBride [87:11]: “The idea that so much gets built and torn down. Like, you look at Hollywood Boulevard, you're like, man, this should just be Colonial Williamsburg.”

8. Conclusion and Future Projects

As the episode draws to a close, McBride reflects on the completion of "Righteous Gemstones" and his plans moving forward. He expresses gratitude for the supportive community in Charleston and hints at taking a short break to focus on family before diving into new creative projects. Theo Von appreciates McBride's candidness and the depth of their conversation, wrapping up the episode on a positive and reflective note.

• Danny McBride [87:52]: “I feel like I'll always want to make stuff, but it's also good to just enjoy your life a little bit, too.”

• Theo Von [88:31]: “Thanks for the entertainment, dude, all the inspiration, and I just really appreciate your time, man. Hope you continue to make fun stuff.”

Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Danny McBride [07:35]: “If he brings work home, there's a big problem.”

• Danny McBride [30:03]: “I think people get in trouble for putting something out there that's controversial. Isn't that part of how the whole thing works?”

• Theo Von [11:05]: “I almost miss feeling dumb a little bit.”

• Danny McBride [46:48]: “I never wanted to make it something where it didn't matter.”

• Danny McBride [58:35]: “I'm looking forward to just chilling out for a little bit and spending time with the fam.”

• Danny McBride [86:36]: “Hollywood's never had much of a memory, kind of. It just... They have like, cultural and historical significance.”

Conclusion

Episode E568 of "This Past Weekend with Theo Von" offers an in-depth look into Danny McBride's life, both personal and professional. From his challenging upbringing to his successful career in the entertainment industry, and from his thoughtful approach to social media to his heartfelt reflections on parenting and cultural preservation, McBride provides listeners with a rich tapestry of experiences and insights. The conversation underscores the importance of balance between creativity and personal life, the value of preserving cultural heritage, and the enduring significance of genuine human connections in both personal and professional realms.

Transcript

[Theo Von]

I'm ready for my life to change.

[Danny McBride]

ABC Sundays.

[Theo Von]

American Idol is all new. Give it your all. Good luck.

[Danny McBride]

Come out with a golden ticket.

[Theo Von]

Let's hear it. This is immense world.

[Danny McBride]

I've never seen anything like it.

[Theo Von]

And a new chapter begins. You're going to Hollywood.

[Danny McBride]

Carrie Underwood joins Lionel Richie, Luke Bryant.

[Theo Von]

And Ryan Seacrest on American Idol News Sundays, 8, 7 Central on ABC and stream on Hulu. Today's guest is a comedian, an actor, a writer and a director known for some of the funniest shows that anyone has ever seen. He's going into his fourth season and final season of Righteous Gemstones, which just kicked off on hbo. Vice principals Eastbound and Down. He's a legend, and he's one of the most requested human beings ever to be a guest on this show. I'm grateful to spend time with Mr. Danny McBride.

[Danny McBride]

You already filmed a few of these today. Or is this just. Am I the only lucky guy today?

[Theo Von]

Only guy.

[Danny McBride]

Look at us.

[Theo Von]

This is amazing. So thank you for your time.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. We good? Sick. Is this going to have where all of our lines are, what we have to say in the interview? That'll be up there.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, that's actually not a bad idea. If the whole interview were scripted, man, that'd be freaking pretty amazing, man. Good to see today. No, I got this. There's a place called Macha Luther King that I went to, and I was like, this is it just like. Is that a. Like, are we at that level where you're taking a guy like that and turning it into, like, money?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. Macha Luther King.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. It was cool, but it was just like, you know, they have the.

[Danny McBride]

I have a cream drink. It's just like, cream coffee.

[Theo Von]

I'll have a medium. That's crazy, dude. Good to see you today, Danny McBride. Thanks for hanging out. We're on.

[Danny McBride]

This is happening. We're doing it, huh?

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Is it okay?

[Danny McBride]

Perfect. I was waiting for this.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Yeah. I just. Definitely just having one of those days where it's like my skin feels all dry and stuff.

[Danny McBride]

I wonder why that is.

[Theo Von]

I don't know. I don't know how hydration became, like, the hot thing in the past 10 years.

[Danny McBride]

Is that it? People only started drinking water and hydrating the last 10 years. You think?

[Theo Von]

I. It's more prevalent. You people, like, stay hydrated and stuff. I just think it feels more. It's more popular, for sure.

[Danny McBride]

You're in Burbank, though. Yours is this dry climate out here dries you out.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, it might be true.

[Danny McBride]

It's not like Charleston, South Carolina. It's always balmy.

[Theo Von]

You? Yeah.

[Danny McBride]

Sweaty.

[Theo Von]

Oh, yeah.

[Danny McBride]

Wet.

[Theo Von]

Oh, dude, I went to CFC for a semester.

[Danny McBride]

Did you really? Yeah. The College of Knowledge.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, baby. I used to live on King street over there, right across. They had a baby store over there. It was like women's fine clothing or something.

[Danny McBride]

Unfortunately, I don't think it's still there.

[Theo Von]

Or body textiles or something. They had a place called Silver Dollar.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah.

[Theo Von]

Bar that we used to go to.

[Danny McBride]

I've been to that place before.

[Theo Von]

Have you?

[Danny McBride]

Yep.

[Theo Von]

Yeah.

[Danny McBride]

Boy, Charleston's a pretty fun spot.

[Theo Von]

God, it's great. Except I took a girl on to one of the. It's. I mean, it's one of the. I think it's one of the five most unique cities in America.

[Danny McBride]

Totally.

[Theo Von]

And I took a girl on like a carriage tour or whatever, and it was a. It was a black girl that was dating at the time. And a lot of. It's kind of. It gets a little. You know, some of the history around there is.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, yeah, they got some history around.

[Theo Von]

Some risque history. So, like, in a certain point, I'm just. I'm like, trying to tip the driver early. Like, dude, just, like, just.

[Danny McBride]

Can we change this to a ghost tour? Maybe.

[Theo Von]

So. But, dude, it's so fun there. And you go out to, like, the beach and stuff there. Do you guys spend time on the beach or what is your life like?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, I live by the beach and then. Yeah, we're on the water all the time there. That's like the beauty of that city. You got all that water, you got all those good restaurants. The people are nice. Yeah, it's. It's a pretty. Pretty sweet spot.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. And it's good. The. And you can kind of learn to surf there. People don't realize that. You can kind of learn like, baby surf there. There's just enough little wave action.

[Danny McBride]

Just the perfect little waves. Yeah.

[Theo Von]

Do you ever get out there on them?

[Danny McBride]

I think I'm too top heavy to surf. I'm more of a. A bodyboarder. Yeah. You ever seen big, heavy dudes try to surf? It's really. It's. It's hilarious. It's like Mr. Potato Head Body out there trying to surf. The aerodynamics are off. Yep.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Why don't they have. Who's coming out with the big boy board? You know, big and tall needs a surfboard.

[Danny McBride]

I feel like this. You have to just go all in on the boogie boarding, like. No, I'm good at this. I'm. This is what I'M all about. I could stand up on this thing, but I choose not to.

[Theo Von]

Dude, but is there anything a little bit dicier than being an adult boogie boarder? Like, at a certain point?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, yeah, it's true. It's. You're not gonna pick up any new fans doing it.

[Theo Von]

And your white. The wives are always just standing in the distance, like, just waiting for shaking heads. Yeah.

[Danny McBride]

Like, I'm in it for the children, you know? I brought you a present today.

[Theo Von]

Did you really?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. I always like to share new products that I find useful in my life. And this is a dick laser.

[Theo Von]

Oh, damn.

[Danny McBride]

What it is, is. It's like a laser pointer. That is a dick that projects dicks.

[Theo Von]

Oh, really?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. So if anyone's running their mouth too much in here. Look at your shoe. Look what I put on your shoe right there.

[Theo Von]

Whoa. That's cool. That's pure. Huh?

[Danny McBride]

It's pure. There's some variable settings on there too, I think, where you can kind of change what nasty stuff you put. That's the. That's the PG end right there. That's just your light. The other end is where you get the dick right there.

[Theo Von]

Oh, so this is where you find a suspect like that.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. And then the other one's where you embarrass him.

[Theo Von]

Wow, dude, thank you, bro.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, you're welcome. I think you could use that. Anytime anyone's talking too much in here, you just throw one of those across their forehead and it'll shut them up fast.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Or if you see an old guy, you put a limping on him just to.

[Danny McBride]

I make my cats chase it around the house. It's pretty useful.

[Theo Von]

Oh, yeah, dude. There's nothing cooler than that. Seeing some cats chasing a little around. Those are the good old days, you know, bro? Thank you. This is so nice, man. We've had two really neat gifts, and this is definitely one of them.

[Danny McBride]

Cherish it forever.

[Theo Von]

Very, very sweet of you. Was your neighborhood cool growing up, or was it, like, in a city? I know you grew up in Georgia.

[Danny McBride]

I know that I was born in Georgia, but.

[Theo Von]

Virginia. Sorry.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, Virginia. I was born in Georgia. And then we actually, I spent a few years after that. My dad was a. Was a guard in the prison at Lompoc in Lompoc, California. So I lived for a few years on the prison reservation right outside of the prison where, like, all the people lived whose parents worked in the prison.

[Theo Von]

What, all the, like, prison family, like you, those children. All types of. I bet it's pretty diverse over there. Was it.

[Danny McBride]

It Was pretty tough crowd. Yeah, it was crazy. And I lived there. Then my dad got transferred to the Federal Bureau of prisons in D.C. and so that's when we moved to Virginia.

[Theo Von]

Is it scary being this child of somebody that works at a prison? Like, what's that kind of energy?

[Danny McBride]

Like, you know what? I didn't really kind of get it until, like. I mean, this is like. I'm talking, like, real little, like, I moved out of there and we were, like, in kindergarten, but.

[Theo Von]

Oh, yeah.

[Danny McBride]

I can remember, though, one night the alarm's going off and, like, my dad came in and, like, rounded me and my sister up. We had to go into their bedroom and shut the door, and I, like, looked out the window, and it was just my dad with the shotgun going outside, jumping in the back of a pickup truck with all my friends. Dads. There was, like, a prison break, and they were going to go chase the dudes down. It was like, oh, this is some real shit right here. Yeah.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, bro. God, that's cool. Yeah. Because I wonder if you did, like. Like, if you're dead. I guess he doesn' Bring work home, because that would be like having an inmate come over for dinner.

[Danny McBride]

I think if he brings work home, there's a big problem.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, I. We grew up by this. It was like a prosthetic kind of not factor, I guess. I think it was hoping that, like, after the war, like, prostheticing would scale up or whatever, but so. But it never really did. But they had a lot of. They give us, like, the use, like, the. You could get them out back. Sometimes they use ones.

[Danny McBride]

The ones that didn't use prosthetics. Ones that people didn't want.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Returns or ones that were. They did to. They didn't. It's not like veneers, but they just didn't do the edging right on it or something. Or the hand was too small for.

[Danny McBride]

The guy who was too sharp.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Can't even hug my wife with this. Yeah, but we would. Yeah. You'd have people like. Or it would be two middle fingers. Some, you know, guar fan would get, like, two middle fingers on it. But that was something that was always funny around us because you'd see, like, people would chase each other with different little appendages. You see somebody, you know, not hit their wife, but throw a hand at her, you know, or something.

[Danny McBride]

Cool that you knew where to find those. Those rejects. That's good.

[Theo Von]

It was fun. It just made things fun. Or you see, like, somebody try to break into a Car, but not using their own fingerprints. Like, try to.

[Danny McBride]

It's brilliant. Yeah.

[Theo Von]

Just type, like, commit crimes.

[Danny McBride]

I like it.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. It's just. It was a different time, but. But, yeah, I missed that a lot.

[Danny McBride]

I bet you have influence. You could probably get fake hands with two middle fingers still, if you wanted to. I bet.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. That's a good one.

[Danny McBride]

I think somebody should send them your way.

[Theo Von]

They need that, though, dude. Especially with just how the things are going these days. It's like. I think you almost want two middles.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. I feel like with the state of the world, we. We all definitely need more middle fingers.

[Theo Von]

Yeah.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. We don't have enough.

[Theo Von]

Do you. I know. Since you live over there in Charleston, do you stay out of. Like, I know that you don't have social media stuff like that. You just keep all that stuff out of your life.

[Danny McBride]

I really do. Yeah. Like when we shot vice principals Walton Goggins and, like, Busy Phillips, they were on there, and they were all. They were involved social media, and they were kind of telling me, you got to get in there. It's awesome. And so I, like, had an Instagram account for, like, a matter of a few months and was like this.

[Theo Von]

Yeah.

[Danny McBride]

I felt like it was a gateway for just crazy people to be able to reach out and touch. So I. Yeah, I just wasn't that. I don't know. It wasn't. It wasn't my deal. Some people I know are amazing at that stuff, but. Yeah, it just didn't feel like a natural fit for me.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. And so. But that's. It's just good that you, like, recognize that. Yeah. It's kind of addicting, and it makes you feel bad. I think sometimes some things are nice to see because it feels inspirational, but then sometimes you're just like. It's. Yeah. You're keeping up this kind of weird void. It feels like.

[Danny McBride]

I liked it. I liked it purely. The only thing I miss about is I like seeing bum fights. I like seeing all the schoolyard fights. That was. I like seeing fights. That's what I like to see on there.

[Theo Von]

Oh, yeah. They have everything. They even have gauze on there now. So it's. It's upscaled. It's upscaled a lot. Do you miss, like. Like, being. When I. When I was a kid, like, things were dumb. Like, was just. You could be funny all day who. You didn't give a shit. Like, somebody had noodles or something. You got home. Like, there was just. Was possible. Right.

[Danny McBride]

Somebody had noodles when you got home.

[Theo Von]

Or it was just like, Everything was gonna kind of be okay. Do you miss, like. But I noticed as I get older, I just. My brain doesn't even come up with, like, some of the ideas and stuff that I had when I was a kid. And, like. Like, do you notice any of that for yourself? Like, that you felt like your humor was different then or that humor changes as you get. As you get older?

[Danny McBride]

I just feel like. I feel like if you're creative, being bored is good sometimes. Right. And I feel like sometimes with these phones, with all this information all the time, it. Your brain is just constantly occupied by other people's noise. And so I felt like when I kind of turned that stuff off, I. I just felt like there was all of this noise that just went away, and then all my stupid ideas could flourish. I could make jokes about noodles. Anything was possible. Yeah.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. That's a good call, man. Yeah. It's like. Yeah. Because maybe sometimes I think I miss. That is what I miss. I almost miss feeling. I know this sounds weird. I almost miss feeling dumb a little bit.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. Not knowing about everything that's going on in the world. Yeah.

[Theo Von]

And not wearing all these things on my face that aren't even of my own life kind of, in a way, you know? And I had this weird thought about the other day. Like, say if, like, you're a parent and you're always seeing, like, these cute things that kids do on Tick Tocks and different things. I wonder if it affects the way a little bit. Like, if your kid isn't as boisterous or isn't. Like, does it, like. I don't know, like, just. I don't know. I thought about, like, it takes almost all of, like, some of our good mo. Like, our good reactions or the things that are kind of supposed to be reserved for kind of real people in our lives. Does it start to, like, take those reactions to those people? Does it make any sense?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, no, it totally does. I. I feel you'll see people on there that are going on these beautiful vacations. You're like, damn, how do they know about. How do they know to go to these places? I don't know this. Like, you start comparing all these things in your world to what you see there. I mean, I'm not someone who's like, I'm not against it all. I think that there's also awesome stuff with just anyone being able to have a voice and anyone being able to reach people that have. What's it called. But, yeah, I think for me, I just kind of. I saw that it probably wasn't gonna be the best thing for me, so I just didn't participate.

[Theo Von]

That's bravey, though. You're almost like, damn, Christopher Columbus. I feel like you just don't see a lot of it. It's cool, man.

[Danny McBride]

I'm waiting for it to go extinct, and I don't think it ever will. So now I'm just. I'm like. I'm like. I'm like the Amish, man. I'm just pretending, like, none of these advance over there, dude. I'm just in my house making rocking chairs and selling, you know, taffy.

[Theo Von]

Is that what you do? Is that you spend your time. Do you have some good hobbies?

[Danny McBride]

Actually, you know, I need to get some hobbies. I don't have good hobbies. I think my hobbies were always, like, making stuff. Like, when I was a kid, I'd make movies or write stuff, and then once that became my job, then people are like, what are you into? It's like, I. I guess just my job is what I'm into. But that's what's beautiful about Charleston there. You can get on that water. You can get outside, and so that stuff is great.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Yeah, dude. I had a roommate over there. We would drink so much gin and tonics and just wet the bed all the time over there.

[Danny McBride]

A lot of bed wetters in Charleston. Beautiful.

[Theo Von]

People were like, I'm on the sailing team. It was like, sure you are, brother. You better put a catamaran between you and your wife. Dude. Dude. Oh, you know who I saw yesterday speaking of social media? The Rizzler. You ever seen this kid?

[Danny McBride]

Oh, I've seen the Rizzler. Yeah, dude.

[Theo Von]

I met him in person.

[Danny McBride]

Yes.

[Theo Von]

I'm having dinner, right? I was having dinner. I look over and. And it's a kid. And you don't want to look for too long because it's like. It's just not something you do. And look at him.

[Danny McBride]

Look at him, dude. Oh, and you got a pick with them, too. I love it, bro.

[Theo Von]

I was so excited. But it's kind of weird because you don't want to be like, I'm talking to a kid or whatever, and then. But definitely, dude, I'll say this.

[Danny McBride]

Wait, where were you guys at? Is that Craig's?

[Theo Von]

I went to Craig's.

[Danny McBride]

The Wrestlers. Just hanging out at Craig.

[Theo Von]

So it blew my mind. There was, like, some guy in there who, like, had, like, overdosed on age or something. Like, some super old guy is like, I'm a producer, you know, He's Like, I produced the Mayflower. Whatever. I was like, that was a fucking boat. That was a boat in the 1800s. But. But yeah, anyway, this was like, this. The coolest thing that ever happened. So I was so excited. And not to snitch on him. Whatever. First of all, he had two Pepsis or whatever past 8pm Which I think, yes, that's late.

[Danny McBride]

He's going to. The bedtime stories won't work anymore. They'll be up all night. Yep.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, that's a little late. And some people have. Some people say his grades have been suffering.

[Danny McBride]

And I'm like, well, I think he's evolved past grades. Right. He's never going to have to learn anything. He's just going to be able to do whatever he wants in this world, I think.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Yeah, that's true.

[Danny McBride]

My son is. My son watches all this stuff, so he keeps me up to date on who's who. The Rizzler. You know, he's. He's. He shows me the ways.

[Theo Von]

Oh, that's cool.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, it was definitely nice. I mean, it was just neat to see him. It was interesting to be impressed by a child, but he's kind of like the Macaulay Culkin of, like, their generation. Seems like, you know, I mean, maybe that's a reach, but. But yeah, he was eating at Craig's with some. It just like, it was very bizarre. And I asked him a question and he just started doing his arms like that.

[Danny McBride]

Did he do his little move to you? Did he give it to you or.

[Theo Von]

No, I don't think I got it. I think he. I mean, I'm an adult and I shouldn't have really been talking to him. So I think I was a little. And the weird thing is, you see all these adults looking at him. It's just got to be so weird to be him.

[Danny McBride]

It. It does. It's like he's this generation Shirley Temple.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, he really is. Yeah, he's an Italian Shirley Tem. But it definitely looks like. Yeah, his. Yeah, I just heard his grades have been suffering. And I even was like, the dad. I was like, somebody said he's had issues in social studies, and he looked at his dad like you've been telling people. Yeah.

[Danny McBride]

Why are you talking about my grades?

[Theo Von]

That was kind of interesting. My friend and I made a movie. David Spade and I wrote a movie. Thank you for inspiring people to, like, creep. Just kind of create stuff on their own.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, that's great. Yeah, I have some buddies who. I think Steve Little was in it. Yes, yes. That's great. Did you guys have fun with him?

[Theo Von]

Oh, he was the. He was the best. Maybe him and Chris Elliott were, like, the best people that came in.

[Danny McBride]

Man, that's great.

[Theo Von]

Yeah.

[Danny McBride]

Steve Little is such a. He's such a good dude. He's so incredibly funny. Yeah. Sweet and kind. I love him.

[Theo Von]

He's like a. Just like a teddy bear that's been like, not in a halfway house, but definitely like. Like boot camp. Like, could have been a wrestler type of energy, like.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. And he's fearless. He'll do anything.

[Theo Von]

He was like, just. Yeah. It was awesome just for him to be in there. Did you cast for him? Like, were you the picker for him?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, I was the picker. Yep. Yeah. When we wrote the pilot for Eastbound and we had that role, you know, we were. We just went to, like. You know, we went through the regular casting process, and honestly, like, as soon as I saw him, then that's, like, where that character kind of, like, blew up. Then, like, there was no intentions. We first wrote that that character would be such a big deal in the show. But it was. Seeing how genuinely funny he was and how cool he was, then every season just became like, what can we get Steve to do this year? He never shied away from any of it. He was game. He'd always take it much further than we ever imagined. He was amazing.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, he. He's special. And he drank out of those little. You know, those little creamer cups. I saw him drink a couple of those in a row.

[Danny McBride]

Me and him went down to Guadalajara, Mexico, I guess it was beginning of last year. I was launching this tequila brand, Don Gato, and I got him to come down there with me, and we shot these ads for it. And after the first day of shooting, I came down to the hotel bar, and he was just there with a pad and paper, and I'm like, what are you doing? He's like, I'm handwriting my mom a letter. Tell how. Tell her how much fun I'm having here. I was like, that's what I love about Steve Little. He handwrites his mom letters. It's a special person who does that.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Yeah. He definitely seems like a hug that got left somewhere, but rescued.

[Danny McBride]

That's right. That's right.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. We texted a little bit after I got to touch base with him and say, hey, but that was just crazy. And it's just crazy. Like, you see people, you're like, oh, this works for casting because we would have friends that would send in videos, and some of them are like, audition tapes. And then you're like, like, oh, man, that's my friend. But it just doesn't fit for this thing. It's just not the right fit. It's like, it's super specific kind of to watch because I used to just put in audition tapes and I would never get booked for anything. And I was like, but then this time we're getting the videos in because we're doing the casting. You're like, oh, first I see why I never got anything. Like, my shit was very obtuse. But then. But then you'd have friends that would send a roll, and you're like, oh, this is almost perfect. Or this would be kind of risky. But it might be adventurous. It was. That was probably one of the fun things, I think, about creating something.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, that. That casting is definitely fun because stuff can just take a new life on. And. And you're right. It's one of those deals where someone can be really good and you can kind of tell instantly whether it's the right fit or not. Not even based on their talent, but, like, whatever ideas you had in mind for what that character looked like or how they talked. And you can kind of tell instantly when someone comes in, like, yep or nope, you know? And I think that's a hard gig, man. Just. I've been lucky that I have, like, tried to write most of the things that I've done, but, yeah, just being an actress, to show up constantly and put yourself out there in that way, it's tough, man. It is hard.

[Theo Von]

And drive over there and be depressed while you're driving over there, trying to do your lines. Ambient traffic, sitting in a lobby where.

[Danny McBride]

It'S a bunch of dudes who look kind of like you. Sucks.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Oh, God, dude. Yeah, that was some of the tough. Like, I did that for probably six or seven years, probably. And I never had any hope that I was gonna get. I almost did it, I think. I don't even know why I was doing it. I think you're just in la. Also, when you're young enough, you have the energy to do it with fist foot way. You didn't write that, right? Jody Hill, Rotter.

[Danny McBride]

Me and Jody wrote it together.

[Theo Von]

And you guys shot that on. On Super 16 or no Super 16.

[Danny McBride]

Yep.

[Theo Von]

Okay. And you made that without going through SAG and stuff, right?

[Danny McBride]

No, it was totally independent. I think we shot it for about 70 grand. Shot it in, like, a little less than three weeks. And, yeah, it was all just buddies. Everyone just came down there to do it and Yeah, I mean, it was. We had. Jody and I had both lived in LA for a few years at that point, and, you know, neither of us had found, like, any real success. And so it was sort of a Hail Mary of just like, all right, let's just see if we can kind of do this on our own.

[Theo Von]

And what. What do you. What do you notice that's easier about doing a film like that or doing something where you have to go through all the. Where everything is more, you know, guilds and all of that?

[Danny McBride]

You know, if you're at a place where you can afford the guilds, then you already have a leg up. You know, you're already kind of in the zone. That thing there was like, there's no one trying to help us make it. There's no one. You know, they're not. They don't care about it not being the guilds because they just don't ever think it'll see the light of day. So, yeah, you know, every bit of that is a fight because not only do you have to kind of get the resources and figure out how to do it and how to talk people into coming and doing it when there's no upside for them, but then even once it's done, there's no guarantee that anything will ever happen with it, you know, and so I think that can be pretty discouraging for people sometimes.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Yeah, it's definitely interesting. Like, we got. We made this movie, and now we're figuring out, like, we wrote in everything we funded ourselves. So it's super scary because you're like, all you really have right now is this piece of debt, kind of. Yeah. But then it's, like, too long right now. It's just like, we got to figure it out. It just seems like it's. I don't know, the whole thing's been super fascinating.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, it's okay. It's a crazy process. And now especially the entertainment industry's changes so much, and. Yeah, it's all risk, it seems like, these days.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Do you. Do you envy things about the entertainment industry right now, like, as opposed to whenever you kind of first got into it?

[Danny McBride]

You know what I find interesting is, like, I. You know, I went to film school in North Carolina. That's where I met Jody Hill and a lot of the guys I work with. And, you know, in the 90s, there was just, like, such a. A healthy, independent, like, film market. I mean, you were going to film school, and you're seeing guys like Tarantino and, you know, Kevin Smith and All these dudes are just, like, making stuff that's pretty simple and it's not requiring massive budgets and they're finding audiences. And so it was inspiring. It felt like you could do it. Like you were. Like, anyone could do it. And it's kind of funny that it was much harder to make an independent film than. I mean, you had a shoot on film. You had a. Like, there was all these elements of things that were super expensive.

[Theo Von]

Oh, yeah.

[Danny McBride]

And it seems kind of crazy that. That with technology it should be easier than ever to make something independent. But it feels like the market is, like, not as healthy as it used to be. And. Yeah, it's kind of disappointing.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, I think. But. Yeah. And then. But something new will come out of it, right? That's how you kind of think. Like, how does this evolve? What happens next? You know, that sort of thing. Was there a movie that you like, like, that you may. That you wrote or the. A role or some little piece of something you wanted to do that once you started to get a little older? Because some of. I'm like. Like, this thing would have, for me would have been great. Like, seven years ago, I think I could have pulled it off. But now it's like, do you ever think like that? Like, was there some. Like, was there something you had? You're like, now I'm have to cast somebody to do it instead of do it.

[Danny McBride]

I. It's so hard writing stuff that most of the time when I have written something, it's been with the intention of going and making it. I only have a few things that I've written that I didn't kind of move on. But most of them were just. Because it wasn't any good and it wasn't something to kind of pursue. But luckily, all the stuff I really put my energy into, I've been able to see it to fruition in some way or another.

[Theo Von]

Wow.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. But, yeah, because that's what I think about. Like, I had this idea for this thing was like, Sinkhole baby, right? Like a guy, like the sole survivor of a sinkhole, right?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah.

[Theo Von]

Sinkhole baby in a small town, right? And people are like, they fucking love him because he made it because God picked him. And he. And at the cafe, they even have, like. They'll have, like, a little oatmeal there, but they put a raisin in it, like at the town cafe.

[Danny McBride]

That's Sink Cole baby.

[Theo Von]

That's him. Yeah.

[Danny McBride]

Wait, and so you think that you've gotten too old to be Sinkhole Baby now?

[Theo Von]

Well, Because. But then what happens is it creates a lot of hype when something happens to you that you didn't plan right. Like, suddenly you're a celebrity. But how do you live up to that in a small town? You didn't really do anything when really God did it with gravity. And now you have to live, like, the repercussions of being sinkhole baby. And then you go on tour with, like, other people, like, Hit by Lightning guy, and, you know, I think you.

[Danny McBride]

Need to make this. Dude, this is. There's. There's a story here. Look at this.

[Theo Von]

I just feel sometimes like I'm just getting a little too old.

[Danny McBride]

Hey, man, you're never too old to be a sinkhole, baby. That's one thing I've learned in this world. Yeah, I think I believe that.

[Theo Von]

And I think I don't know what the second half of it is.

[Danny McBride]

Sometimes you got to go back in that sinkhole. You left your phone in there. You got to get back in there. Your buddy was left behind. Gotta get his body, Gotta bring it up. And then at the end, you go to the cafe, and they put two raisins on top of that. You know, that's how you win in the end.

[Theo Von]

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[Danny McBride]

Oh, yeah. I love Shane.

[Theo Von]

Have you gotten to meet him or.

[Danny McBride]

No, I have. Yeah. We helped him produce tires. His show. He does.

[Theo Von]

You helped him produce it?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, Yeah.

[Theo Von]

I didn't even know that.

[Danny McBride]

Yep.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Because it's so funny that I think there's times when I see him and I'm like, oh, he's. There's something about him that it's not this you, but it's. There's something about the way he is.

[Danny McBride]

He's himself. He's himself, you know, not polished and just kind of shooting from the hip, you know? That's good. I think people respond to it. I think they like seeing that.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's a special guy. And he just like one look, he's like, yep. And you're in, dude.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. He makes me laugh.

[Theo Von]

He does, man. He makes everybody laugh. It's good. And it's cool to see him. Like, Tires was kind of a comedy that I think kind of changed things because there's. There's jokes in there that I feel like they wouldn't put on Netflix 10 years ago or even five years ago.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah.

[Theo Von]

And now it's changing. Do you feel some of that?

[Danny McBride]

You know, I feel like this. We've always tried to push it in everything that we've done. I've got, you know, I know people are like, oh, you can't make comedies about this. That anymore. But, you know, even when we made Eastbound and Down, it wasn't like they were asking for that. It wasn't like people were like, we need, like, a racist baseball player that cusses at kids and does cocaine. There wasn't like a. Like an ad in the trades for it. You know, I think that. That you come in, you make something funny, and then that's what, you know, that starts new trends, that makes people gravitate towards it. I think that obviously you see people getting in trouble for saying up, but I also, like. I feel like it's very rarely do you see people get in trouble for actually, like, making something that is, you know, I think people get. I think people get in trouble sometimes, rightfully so, for saying bad, but I mean, rare. I mean, I can't really think of where people really get in trouble for, like, making something that pushes the lines. I mean, maybe I'm, like, forgetting things, but I kind of feel like a lot of times people just want their ass to be kissed. And I think when you make something that pushes the boundaries, everyone's not going to kiss your ass. People will get upset about it, and you have to be cool with that. Being part of what goes with pushing the boundaries is that those boundaries are going to sometimes push back on you. And that's just part of the deal.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. I almost related. When you're saying that, it makes me feel like, like if you tweet something, you're just saying something. You're looking for controversy. It's like, yeah, but if you go out and make, like, put out a conversation of something.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah.

[Theo Von]

Then the. The response from people is different. It is tweet. People just argue. There's all type of shit. But you go and actually put a conversation out, then it is more of, like, discussion, and people at least respect that you had the conversation.

[Danny McBride]

I think so. I think that's what it is. I mean, obviously you can be judged on whether it's good or not, but that's a different thing than whether if you're just putting something out there that's problematic and people get mad about it. It feels like that's honestly what you're asking for, right? When people.

[Theo Von]

Right.

[Danny McBride]

Put something out there that's controversial, it's made to have people start fighting. Right. Isn't that part of how the whole thing works?

[Theo Von]

I think so, yeah. Shane just did snl. Did you get to see any of it?

[Danny McBride]

I did. I saw a couple beers. That's pretty funny. I need a couple beers. In my personal life, I think I will fix a lot of things.

[Theo Von]

Oh, yeah. I mean, I fucking used to overdose over there in Charleston, especially on Halloween. Do one year I made out with three ladybugs, dude.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, just the creatures, the ladybugs, the.

[Theo Von]

Actual insects or people dressed as them.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, perfect. And then you wet the bed and went sailing after that. Perfect. That's a perfect night out in Charleston.

[Theo Von]

That's the Charleston Decathlon right there, dude. Oh, yeah. Every. Everything in Charleston seemed haunted. Did you. Shane just did snl. You. Did you. You ever.

[Danny McBride]

I've never hosted snl.

[Theo Von]

Did you get asked to do. Do you not want to or was a thing or, you know, the. Is there any real gravity there, or am I just slurping around? Because I'll shine this dick on myself if you need me.

[Danny McBride]

You can you shine there. You know what? I. I love snl. I grew up watching it. And one of the first movies ever did was Hot Rod, which is produced by Lorne Michaels. And when we. When we were shooting Hot Rod, I met Bill Hader and Eddie Sandberg and Akiva and Yorma and all those guys. And they were just coming off their first year of snl, and so it was cool. I like those guys. And Lauren had actually kind of, uh, prodded me to see if I was interested in joining the cast. But it was the same exact week that we sold Eastbound and Down. And so I was like, as much as I'm flattered, this is. This is what I'm going to go off and do and. And then none of them ever talk to me ever again.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, well, after seeing Kenny Powers, how do you think Kenny Powers would pitch against some of today's hitters, do you think?

[Danny McBride]

I think he would have to juice it up, dude. He would. He would have to, don't you think? I feel like there should just be a special league for just all the dudes who juice it up. Right.

[Theo Von]

Bring it up. There's Olympics that start. There's a new dope Olympics. They're starting up.

[Danny McBride]

I love it. That's a great idea.

[Theo Von]

The Trump son is starting up, which is kind of imperfect.

[Danny McBride]

Is it really? It's an enhanced game.

[Theo Von]

So they Call it Enhanced Game.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, dude.

[Theo Von]

Which is, that's also what I call my erection a lot of times.

[Danny McBride]

This is a, this, this is something else.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Because I'm on those pills. But a girl. Yeah. A group led By Donald Trump Jr. Is infusing funding and some political muscle into the incident. Enhance games.

[Danny McBride]

And so what's the thought process here? That this will sort of. Anybody who wants to dope it up will stay out of the, the regular leagues and they'll be gra. They'll gravitate towards this. Is that what it is?

[Theo Von]

Come over here. Yeah. It says he's offering $1 million for the first sprinter to break the 100 meter world record. Can you imagine some guy just the rest of his body's falling off.

[Danny McBride]

No. They, they cross the finish line, their hearts explode. That's what happens if you win. Yep. Wow. I, I, how do you train for these events? I can't wait to see. It's just going to be superhumans leaping.

[Theo Von]

Well, I'll tell you how you train. In our town. You would meet up with a guy behind the Winn Dixie and get some test 200. First of all, you would hide it from your wife and have to pull over on the side of the interstate and shoot. And you and your buddy who have been like talking about how who commonly referred against gay folks have to pull over and shoot it into each other's rear ends.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. And then all your hair falls out and zits start forming on your back and your wife is like, what is going on? What happened to you?

[Theo Von]

But, but you're ready for the three legged race with your buddy to do it.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. I like that. That's what matters. I'll tune in. I'm in.

[Theo Von]

You have your last season of gemstones.

[Danny McBride]

Last season of gemstones. I've been, I live in Charles like we talked about. But so I've been out in LA this week just running around running my mouth. This is my last day of, of running my mouth. It's wonderful.

[Theo Von]

Oh, thank you, man.

[Danny McBride]

I really, it really is the best for last.

[Theo Von]

Well, it's nice you to say that and, and lie to me, but I will say that I, I waited in line one time to get a, a photo with you like probably maybe 10 years ago somewhere. Really?

[Danny McBride]

Where?

[Theo Von]

I think it was at Comic Con.

[Danny McBride]

Oh really?

[Theo Von]

Yeah. It's pretty cool.

[Danny McBride]

I know people when this show first started, I think everyone thought you were on the show. They always thought you were Tony Cavallaro.

[Theo Von]

Oh yeah. Tony's a buddy of mine.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. You guys. You guys had that similar vibe. I think I actually, honestly, when. When the first season came out, I remember. I remember I had. I met with the reporter and they asked me what it was like to work with Theo Vaughn.

[Theo Von]

Did they?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. And that. That's not Theoban.

[Theo Von]

Oh. I've had people come up to me and think I'm in the gym stones 20 times. I'll play along with it. I like. Yeah. But. Oh, this dude's so awesome, man. Tony's one of the great. Sweet guy.

[Danny McBride]

He really is. He's.

[Theo Von]

Somebody put our face right there. I didn't notice that. Look at that one. No wonder some people think this.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, look at you, dude. Look at you.

[Theo Von]

That's Trevor Wallace. That's hilarious. These days, you don't even know.

[Danny McBride]

This is the magic of AI. Look at that. I'd buy it.

[Theo Von]

I know.

[Danny McBride]

Wow.

[Theo Von]

And very similar chests and very similar. Yeah. How do you.

[Danny McBride]

I'm just noticing how much more ripped Tony is now. Like, he was always strong, but God damn, that dude got really strong over the last few years.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Well, he just has such a.

[Danny McBride]

Him and him and Devon. Oftentimes in the. When we're shooting down Charleston, those guys have the same schedule. And so every day that they're not working, they're just pumping iron together. Are they just getting strong, spotting each other? Yeah.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, dude. I remember they had a gay fella in our town. He was a drug dealer, so everybody wanted drugs. So also, that's how you also kind of like, met gay guys, you know, or at the first time. So they really cool treats, Right. It was like, dude, yeah, these guys are. But I think it did a lot for our town because some people who may not have, like, kind of like, you know, branched out more, you know, or just like, had more questions, suddenly you were sitting there high as hell.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah.

[Theo Von]

And then more gay people started kind.

[Danny McBride]

Of like, drugs are the great equalizer, right?

[Theo Von]

Oh, yeah.

[Danny McBride]

You can. It crosses every boundary known.

[Theo Von]

Oh, God, yes. Oh. Were the real life pastors that you used to. To that you sent your gemstone pastors like. Like John Goodman and baby Billy. Do you send them? Like, did you have them reflect on guys and you go watch you get some front row tickets to some osteen or what were you doing?

[Danny McBride]

You know what? A lot of it was just like watching videos and stuff and then actually kind of went around and I did it. I interviewed a few different pastors just before I told them what I was making a show about and just, you know, for my own ideas. My own insight, and people were responsive. They. They talked to me. You know, my aunt. She actually, sadly passed away just a few weeks ago. But she was a minister, so I talked to her a lot about the.

[Theo Von]

Church and really what kind of churches she minister at. She.

[Danny McBride]

I think it was. I feel like she was. It was in Atlanta, and it was just. It wasn't a mega church, but it was one of sort of these, you know, churches that can pop up in shopping centers and not look like your typical church. And she kind of moved into counseling after that as well, and. But, you know, I grew up in a household that was pretty religious. My mom was. She did, like, puppet ministry when I was a child. She would, like, do the children's sermons and stuff like that.

[Theo Von]

Oh, really?

[Danny McBride]

Yes.

[Theo Von]

And do they hide behind someone? They do. That is you out front.

[Danny McBride]

It's like a little. We. We had this, like, PVC pipe frame with felt over it.

[Theo Von]

Yeah.

[Danny McBride]

And they'd hide behind there, and. And my mom had, like. Like boxes of these puppets, and she would drum up these little scripts and.

[Theo Von]

You know, mostly Bible characters.

[Danny McBride]

No, there. Well, sometimes they would be. But sometimes they would just be these characters. They would have to learn Bible lessons. You know.

[Theo Von]

Like, suddenly Paul reveres in.

[Danny McBride]

One of the scenes. Exactly, exactly. But it was, you know, so I grew up with all that stuff, so. Yeah, this is exactly. That's the kind of we do right there. That was it.

[Theo Von]

Oh, this is great, huh?

[Danny McBride]

Yep.

[Theo Von]

And. Oh, my God. Yeah. And the guy on the right, obviously.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. He's learning stuff. He's learning about the. He's. He's singing a song about sinkhole baby, you know, and about how Jesus raised him up out of the sinkhole, made him into a little raisin.

[Theo Von]

Oh, that's cool, man. Yeah. I'm trying to think if we had any puppet, like. No. What did we have? We had a guy who's missing one. Finger puppeting is a lot of shoulder work. People don't think about that.

[Danny McBride]

Got to have a lot of upper body strength.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, you're a fucking. That's the French bulldog.

[Danny McBride]

Stay like that.

[Theo Von]

The drama reach. Yeah, you're really building those shoulders. Is your mom pretty proud of you? What? You guys. Relationship. Like, we're good.

[Danny McBride]

We're. We're strong. She. She. She moved. They lived in Virginia, and then when we moved down to Charleston, she moved there. My wife's from Los Angeles. You know, I met her out here. We were here for. I was here for, like, 20 years. And so when I convinced her to move to Charleston with us, you know, figured it's only right me, her, and the kids come down. Her mom, who's a Angelino, she moved down there too. So now, for the first time in my life, I have, like, all. I live in the same town as my parents, and. Yeah, it's kind of wild.

[Theo Von]

Wow, that's so cool, dude. You, like, got to capture the whole dream. I think that's everybody's dream. I'm gonna go. I'll show them. I'll move. I'll have the girl. I'll have the family. You know, it's been.

[Danny McBride]

It's. It's been nice, man. I. I always feel grateful for what we get to do and. But the fact that like. Like this show, all the shows we've done, I've made it with all the. My buddies that I met in college, you know, guys I met when I was 18 years old were, you know, smoking weed together in the dorm rooms, talking about movies and all this. And now, you know, 25 years later, we're all still doing the same stuff. It's kind of awesome.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Yeah. I wonder. Yeah, I would like to get it to meet a wife sometime soon. Where did you meet your wife? At a certain location.

[Danny McBride]

I met her. She was, like, a friend of my neighbor when I lived at this shitty apartment over in West Hollywood. And so it's just kind of one of those things where you don't have any money to go to any of these expensive bars or clubs when you're in your early 20s out here. Yeah.

[Theo Von]

Unless you're the Rizzler.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. Except for the Rizzler. You're going to Craig's, dude. Drinking two Pepsis after nine, living that high life.

[Theo Von]

I didn't want to say anything, but, yeah, his grades are down, but the money's up, you know, that's his life.

[Danny McBride]

I know I've had that, like, you know, moving. I went to college in North Carolina and moved here in 99, and, man, this was a tough. This is a tough city to come into from. With nothing, you know, It's. It's. It's hard living. I feel like when you get out here and you're waiting tables and pa. And. And just doing all this stuff, making no money, and it hurts. You can't go do anything. And every girl that's your age is dating someone who's 15 years older and.

[Theo Von]

Dating Aerosmith or something.

[Danny McBride]

It was. It's stuff.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. And they take a girl, like, on a world tour, and then you're like, I'm supposed to What? Take her where?

[Danny McBride]

For a walk.

[Theo Von]

How am I even going to compete? Dude, I remember on my birthday we. I got out here, I've been there for like a year, and I bought a used refrigerator, right. I was saving. When I finally went, looked at the price, I was probably saving $60, right? Nightmare. Had to borrow somebody's truck to go get it out towards Reseda, get it back home. On my birthday, I spent more birthday doing this. I get it over to the door of our apartment and it gets. It will not go in. It's just a little too wide to not have to take the fucking doors. I just. I remember sitting against the wall crying. I was on steroids. But I was also sitting there just. And dude, parking spots were too small. You'd open the. You couldn't get out. You get a ticket and you would ding. Everything about LA was fucking impossible.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. And it felt too like when the city, the city could be against you, you know, like parking tickets, stuff like that. I mean, it just felt like when your day was bad, that's always when you would come out and there'd be a boot on your car and it would just get worse and worse and worse. And. And that's the other thing is when you're kind of living on the edge like that, it feels like no one gives a either. Like, people would walk over you and if you were laying on the ground bleeding, you know. Yeah, it was tough.

[Theo Von]

Did you, did you ever do stand up too, or.

[Danny McBride]

No, I never did stand up. No. I mean, I had desire to.

[Theo Von]

You think?

[Danny McBride]

I don't. I. I didn't really, you know, honestly, I didn't even really have any ambitions to be an actor. It's like, you know, I went to film school to write and to make. I always kind of imagined I would just be behind the camera and, you know.

[Theo Von]

And that's true. 100.

[Danny McBride]

100. Yeah. I mean, yeah. I didn't have any ambitions of, of trying to be an actor at all. David Green, who was another classmate of mine, he made this movie called all the Real Girls.

[Theo Von]

Bring it up.

[Danny McBride]

It's. It's a beautiful film about first love and Appalachia.

[Theo Von]

Oh, really?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. But his, his. He had an actor who backed out of the show the last minute and it was an independent movie and he just asked me to come down and play the role because he didn't have time to cast somebody. El was the very first time I ever acted in anything. And. And after Jody saw it, he wanted to make a movie and he was like, well, you're the only person we know who's been in something. So it's funny that we thought that was a leg up. Just that dude right there we thought would somehow get something made. Dude.

[Theo Von]

It's so crazy that when you go from an idea, like even with this, like it was all emails and then we show up one day on set and there was a real movie going on. Dude, I had to sit down for a while. I was like, like, oh my God. I thought everybody's just around, like. And then it was a real movie and there's like people. And people don't know what they're doing. And people do know what they're doing. People are yelling and people are. But there was. It was like, oh my God, this is really it. And then you realize it's so hard to make something really too, because so many little things happen. Like, we got pushed by the fire for a week and it was like, suddenly that changes everything. And you have. You don't know if people are. And then we had to shoot one day, the day with Steve Little where it's like the winds were 40 miles an hour. We can't afford to reshoot. So it's like pretend that the winds are 40 miles an hour.

[Danny McBride]

We had the same thing on Jim since you. I mean, that's what a lot of this stuff becomes is. It becomes surrounding yourself with just strategists, like people on your team that just know how to solve problems because that's what 100 what all making anything is is. You got your idea of what it's going to be and then every day it's dealing with something that's coming your way to make it less than what you want it to be.

[Theo Von]

Yeah.

[Danny McBride]

You got to figure out how to navigate it. Yeah. When we shot the season of Gemstones right near the end, like, there's this like pretty specific location to this season. And I fought really hard to be able to get in this place and shoot there. But we only had limited time. In the night before, we had to shoot like the last scene of the entire series. Hurricane Helena comes through that part of Carolina and just like decimated everything. And this location that we're at, it's like 100 mile per hour winds, no power. And it's like there's no alternative. You know, we have to shoot this thing. You have to just do it. So it's like, like, well, once these hurricane force winds die down, maybe we'll try to get some extension cords and finish this thing off. And that's exactly what we did. It was crazy.

[Theo Von]

Damn. Yeah, it's. I think it's interesting. No matter what level things are at, if you're doing something in your backyard and you and your brother plan to shoot something and then halfway through he doesn't, like, his attitude changes and he goes in the house.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah.

[Theo Von]

It's like, it's always. And that ruins whatever your little plan was. It's always something, right?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah.

[Theo Von]

There's always something that's going to show up. How do you know when a show is done like this?

[Danny McBride]

You know, I wasn't sure with this. I mean, I've been really lucky with HBO that they've always been real supportive of the stuff I want to do, and they're. They're awesome partners to have in this. And, man, I think it kind of just came as we started writing this season. To me, it just felt like it. I felt like when I was starting to write it, like, everything I was kind of gravitating towards was, like, about closure and sort of wrapping up these characters, like, longer stories. And so I kind of kept myself open while we were shooting, like, in case I got any other ideas of, like, maybe I'd come back and do another one. But as we kind of shot more and more, it just. It felt like it was the end. It felt like it. Yeah. And I don't know, TV is one of those things, too, where it's a strange art form, because if it's good, the reward is you just get to keep doing it and doing it and doing it. But sometimes that doesn't necessarily make for the best story, you know, just to have, you know. All right, this is like the 10th time these characters have almost died. You know, whatever.

[Theo Von]

That's that show.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. Where things can overstay their welcome. And, you know, I mean, it's. People are getting hit with so many things these days. Like, there's so many things vying for your attention. It's. It's a lot to ask an audience to, like, stick with the show for 10 years or something, you know what I mean? And just think that your tastes in 10 years will be the same as it was when the first season came out. So for me, I didn't want to stay in it longer than we needed to. I never wanted to make it something where it didn't matter. I always kind of wanted to make sure it was relevant and something we were all having fun doing and never kind of evolve into something that just feels like a job.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Was there something special that you like to do for your crew and stuff like that. Like, you talk so much about like the guys that work for you and work with you. I'm sure you use a lot of the same crew and stuff too, because they're. You develop relationships. You know how people are going to work. You know what people will be there for you on those. You know, when it's 1:00am and you're like, what the fuck are we going to do right now? What's something you like to do for them? I've heard that you do nice things for them.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, we just like to party. I mean, to me, I feel like it's one of those deals we like to rock and roll. But I, I do feel like, you know, especially living down there, when you're asking people to come work on the show, you're asking them to like leave their lives through the comfort of their home, sometimes leave their spouse or their partner and come down there for, you know, six months to come work with you. I've been on stuff where I've been on location and it's sort of like, yeah, good luck, buddy. You know, you're just kind of end up. You don't know anybody, you're sitting in a hotel room. It's the worst. And so I always just try to.

[Theo Von]

At a Weston.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, exactly. I just try to avoid that. I mean, you, obviously, everyone's different. People want their own. Sometimes people want to be left alone in the Westin. But I try to just make everybody feel like they're at home when they come there. Like try to make them have a good time. And ultimately it's like, you know, for me, it's the whole idea that we get to make this is so much fun. Like, I don't even watch these things after we're done. I don't even go back and watch any of this stuff again. My experience with it is like the act of making it, that's really feels like the climax to me. I'll. I'm in, you know, I'm on. I oversee like every cut of this show and in post. But yeah, once this stuff like is done, I'm kind of done with it. You know, it kind of feels. Even the old movies, from Pineapple to Tropic, it's like I'll see them at the premiere and then I often times just will never even see them again. You know, I'll see clips of things online and be like, oh, that's crazy. I remember that. But. But I don't know, I just, I have a lot of fun Making this stuff. I like collaborating with people. Like you were saying, those problems that come up, solving that stuff, that feeling of accomplishment when you do sort of dodge a bullet, like, that's the excitement and the fun for me.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. I noticed. I don't like the acting part. I notice. I like the giving somebody an idea and be like, not telling the other actors and stuff. He's like, try this.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. And then seeing what that. What that creates. Yeah. That's the beauty of it all.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. We had this one moment like Spade is like. Like taking this dog for a ride because the company he works for, this company called Last Lap, they give dogs rides. Like they're like, that are about to be euthanized. Whatever. He gives them a couple more spins around town, you know, in his car.

[Danny McBride]

That's nice. That's a nice thing to do. Yeah.

[Theo Von]

Sweet guy. So he pulls up and then it's like Kirk Fox, you know, he is. Kirk Fox pulls up next to him in a truck. And Kirk's just been like, looting in the area. I guess they're at a stoplight and he's like, what do you guys. You guys get anything good? He's like, yeah, we just got a hot lead on JonBenet's wedding dress.

[Danny McBride]

Right. And that came from your dome. That was. That was out of. That was out of your pocket.

[Theo Von]

Snuck over just like a. Like a. Like a Navy seal this little. I just shine that right in the soul. And then I went off and hid in the distance. And that's what I noticed. That's the only thing I always loved. I always liked, even when we were a kid, like, we would go like. Like not getting molested. What's called camping with people's dads. Right.

[Danny McBride]

And getting molested. No, you were right. The first thing he said was right.

[Theo Von]

It was like Cub Scouts or whatever. But I remember one time we left and I told everybody that Jay Leno had died. Right, Right. And you couldn't check back then. So the whole weekend you would hear the dads talking about it, kind of reminiscing about Leno and some of their favorite guests and shit. And I would be in my tent laying down, just crying out of my fucking little penis. I was crying out of laughing so fucking hard.

[Danny McBride]

I man, those. That. That kind of stuff was Boy Scout camps. I went to a Boy Scout camp when I was a kid. I remember it was like we had this. Our Cub master was. This was one of the kids dads. And it was him with, you know, 12 boys. And we're Camping. And he just got. Over the course of the week, he just got stranger and stranger. And at one point, he just kind of, like, left, you know, left the camp for a while and had been a bit since he'd been back there. And every night, we would always notice that he'd go into his tent, and he would just, like, lay down and put these headphones on and just kind of lay there. And so I was so curious, like, what is this listening to? And I'm probably, like, 12 years old. And when he was gone, I snuck into his tent and I picked up his headphones and I put it on and hit play. They were like messages from his wife talking about how he was a good man. And, like, it made me terrified of the rub. Like, let's just get me home. This guy's sitting in here just, like, listening to his wife pump him up. And with these 12 boys in the woods.

[Theo Von]

Oh, my God, that's so sweet of her to make all that.

[Danny McBride]

I. Why did he need it, though? Like, that's what it was. Like, it seemed like the tires are about to fall off.

[Theo Von]

The end of a rope. Dude, That's a crazy. Dude.

[Danny McBride]

I got. Almost got sent home from that camp, too, because I pulled a knife on a kid. Not. Not for real.

[Theo Von]

No, of course.

[Danny McBride]

But I had. I had that. You know, when you're that age and you have your little knives, your little boy Scout knives, you're constantly playing with it. And I guess this other troop walked past us, and I'd pulled that knife out, and they thought I was, like, threatening someone. And I had to go into the office and explain myself, you know, And I got my knife taken away for the rest of the week. Yeah.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, dude. There was something. I remember, like, when I was a kid, we used. Well, we'd get one thing we would do for fun. I remember the mosquito truck would come by, and we get on our bikes and ride behind it and just huff the gas. Just get high, bro. We would be cooked, dude. Just like, unbelievable.

[Danny McBride]

A trail of dead mosquitoes around. Everybody's singing, dude.

[Theo Von]

Bro, if I got. Went near a bird, it would die. After that, like, anything. Anything that could hit the airwaves was dead. I couldn't even pick up AM radio, bro. I was like, anything that could fly was. It was. That was something fun. I remember. I remember being in the woods, and somebody would say, like. Like, I saw something. And then you would run. The fear that went. You didn't see anything. Somebody did, and they started to leave, and suddenly you were alone. Even if you were one step alone in the woods from your friend, it was like, it's gonna get me. There was unknown.

[Danny McBride]

Oh yeah, we used to.

[Theo Von]

I was the best.

[Danny McBride]

I grew up in Virginia and it was a neighborhood that was like brand new. It was like in the 80s and like, so it was all woods and stuff and all construction. It was all like. They were just building one of those big subdivisions and we were like one of the first houses in there. And so me and my friends would just have like the run of that place. I mean, we were constantly doing that. There was like this one construction site. And we're young. This is probably like fourth or fifth grade. We would just like go there at night time and just like take all their lumber and their. And go make ramps and go build tree houses. And there was this one house that we kept doing it to, and there it was, a construction site. We built like a tree fort with all the wood. And I guess the guys were building the house, found out where it was at, and we came out to our tree fort and they had like ripped everything down. They had like taken it all down. So then that next day we went to that place and we destroyed that house. We took cinder blocks and threw it through the walls. We're like these fourth graders thinking we're just going to show these guys there's.

[Theo Von]

Some family that has to stay at a.

[Danny McBride]

Just no sense. But it was like we took it personal. Like we stole that lumber fair and square.

[Theo Von]

Like these mother. They're gonna.

[Danny McBride]

On our. On our Diamondback, you know, freestyle bikes, our BMX bikes. Just thinking we run. We ran that.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, dude, I. Oh, we had a glitter. I don't know if it was a glitter truck. I think it was a glitter truck that toppled over, like in the interstate near us. And it was like. And it was like kind of a. I guess a windy time of year. And our town had glitter in the area for two years.

[Danny McBride]

In your lungs, everywhere.

[Theo Von]

I mean, you. Yeah, you couldn't even. You just think you'd meet somebody.

[Danny McBride]

Half of them, they're shining.

[Theo Von]

It's crazy, dude. Those are good days. It is crazy how if you have a construction site, if you're building a house, if any kids in the neighborhood, you. They. All they do is get in there and break.

[Danny McBride]

They have no concept of, like, someone's paid money for this. Someone's waiting to move their family in. It just is looked at as like, this is. This doesn't matter. No one lives here, so we can do what we want.

[Theo Von]

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[Danny McBride]

I, I, you know, I, I sense it with my kids. You know, when I was living out here in Los Angeles, like we lived up off of Mulholland and my son was like, you know, know, he was, you know, he was like in kindergarten. He's starting to like, you know, well, he's like, I want to learn to ride a bike. And I'm like, why? You're never going to be able to like ride a bike up here on Mulholland, you know. And I started seeing that. I'm like, oh, he's not going to have the, the same experiences I had. That level of freedom of just kind of like coming home from school, dropping your book bag off and just like taking off until the sun went down. And that stuff is important, you know, that little bit of independence. I kind of kept feeling like every time he got to play with somebody, there was always like me and my wife having to like orchestrate it and sit there in the background watching them play and, you know.

[Theo Von]

Yeah.

[Danny McBride]

And that was kind of one, Honestly, like the main reason why I wanted to move back to the south is I kind of want to go somewhere where he could, you know, unleash. He could get on a bike and have a little bit of freedom and kind of have that, you know, it feels like you can always Move to the big city. But it's definitely harder if you're a city boy to kind of like, go back, you know, go somewhere small. So I kind of wanted them to have a little bit of that. That. Of that sort of life, a little taste of that, you know, and, you know, because like you said, it goes by quick, you know, it's pretty soon, you know, you can't just go destroy a construction site without Ended up in prison, you know, I wanted him to be able to go destroy some construction sites and just get a slap on the wrist.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Some dry.

[Danny McBride]

Well.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. I want him to beat up some drywall. Yeah. I moved to Nashville a few years ago, and I like it over there. I just live in, like, a regular neighborhood. My neighbors are just like. Like one of the soccer coach. It's like, just. It's neat, you know, I like it. It's more peaceful. It feels just like a. Like a very small city.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. Nashville's fun. I like it down there. I think it's cool.

[Theo Von]

It's fun over there, definitely. And it's all. Yeah, it's like, Chattanooga's great. You've been there?

[Danny McBride]

I haven't been there. God. Dude, it's fun, huh?

[Theo Von]

Yeah, just like. There's like, mountains, white water, rafting. It's all it. Almost every. Everything you wish was in Nashville that isn't.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah.

[Theo Von]

And it's smaller. Feels good.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, I gotta go over there. I'd never even been to Nashville until we moved to Charleston. I think my wife and I were just, like, looking for what was a quick trip away in. Nashville is so close that we saw it, but I think it's fun down there. So Chattanooga, though, I gotta check that out, huh?

[Theo Von]

Chattanooga is beautiful, man. They have this beautiful walking bridge where you walk. It's like. It used to be a bridge, but they shut it down or whatever because it couldn't bridge anymore or whatever.

[Danny McBride]

So basically, it's just like it stopped bridging.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, it's just like a brave road, really, at that point, but. But they turned it into a walking bridge. And so they built, like, a newer one next to it and. But it's. Yeah, but just the whole area is awesome. And it's beautiful. They have a place called Lookout Mountain there. We can see like, seven states or something from it. A lot of Civil War shit. If you're big in a Civil War. Reenactments and shit. Like, my buddy's dad used to referee those and shit. So we'd go watch those a lot. And like. So I Love that kind of shit. I love a fucking cannon, dude.

[Danny McBride]

I love Civil War stuff too. I grew up in, you know, after we. We left California, we. I grew up. I spent most of my time in Fredericksburg, Virginia. And. Oh, so there's a ton of Civil War stuff there.

[Theo Von]

And.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, you know, my backyard, I'd find like, Civil War bullets and stuff. I mean, we were. We were all. You know, it was. That stuff loomed heavily over our. My childhood just because it was so close. I mean, I even have a buddy that his old man would put on night vision goggles and go out to the. The national park battlefields and go metal detecting because, you know, that's a federal crime. You're not allowed to go do that. And he. He would go out there and just like, outrun those park rides rangers and just get bullets and bayonets and like all this stuff. We'd always like, play around with all that stuff in his garage. It's kind of amazing.

[Theo Von]

He's riding his dad in prison. Dear, dear dad, thanks for the rusty bayonet.

[Danny McBride]

It was worth every minute, bro.

[Theo Von]

That was a big part of growing up. This house. Somebody like, dude, they found arrowheads on our property. Rusty. They found a canteen from 70 years ago. That was a huge thing about growing up in the South.

[Danny McBride]

It is my buddy who. Who still lives back there. I went to go visit him a few years ago, and we were supposed.

[Theo Von]

To catch in Virginia.

[Danny McBride]

In Virginia. We're going to catch up downtown for a few beers. And he. And he's like, hey, man, come back behind the high school here. Like, I want to show you something. It's like, oh, here we go. But I went back behind the school and we kind of like walked down to the woods and we come down there and he's found this place that he's like, completely like, roped off like it was an archaeological dig site.

[Theo Von]

Yeah.

[Danny McBride]

And I'm like, what the is going on back here? And he's like, man, I think I found like an old Indian camp here. And he started showing me all this that he had found. It was like, weird, like pottery and arrowheads and all this stuff. And it was amazing. He found it on his own. And he was just like, yeah, man. If you. There's so much of that stuff here that basically if you just like, look for some place that had, like, access to water and had a lot of sunlight during the course of the day, that nine times out of 10, somebody would have saw that as a place to set up camp. Camp. And then you start Digging around and it's all under there. And like, man, it was, it was cool, but it made me start looking at everywhere a little differently, you know. It's cool.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, dude. They had a guy who hid treasure. Do you see that? He hid treasure for like 10 years. Somebody finally found it.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, wow.

[Theo Von]

He had a couple million dollar treasure and it finally got found a few years ago. He made like a treasure, like a story about it.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, gotcha. So he had like a little like.

[Theo Von]

Put a call out scavenger hunt and people looked for it for years. A couple people died looking for it.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, that's sick.

[Theo Von]

God, I used to always want to look for bodies on the side of the interstate. That's my big thing.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, you were just trying to make a sequel to Stand By Me just trying to find Browers, flowers, whatever the his name was.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, staying by I65 is what it's going to be called. But yeah, that's something that I always wanted to do. I want to ask you about your kids before you leave. What's something that you admire about your children? If you're okay talking about your children?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, of course. You know, I just cool you to.

[Theo Von]

Leave for the, you know that one of the reasons you wanted to leave that was for them. It's kind of neat like, like, you know, to be able to make do choices like that, like with social media just like to make kind of like choices that are for the betterment of yourself or others is pretty. It's harder to do these days than I think people think. So it's something that. It seems pretty neat that you're able to do, but. Yeah, go on.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, well, you know, my. Like I said, my wife is from Los Angeles. She grew up here, so she had never really lived outside of California. And I liked la. I liked living here. I had a blast. But yeah, once I had kids, I. It wasn't like I. They thought they would have like a terrible childhood growing up here, but I just knew that there were going to be certain things that they wouldn't be exposed to that I just thought would be useful for them to be exposed to. And my wife and I, we headed down to Charleston for a long weekend to kind of like just take a look at it without the kids and just sort of like, could we do this? Like, could we make a run at this? What are we going to do? And we had looked at some houses and then we were kind of sitting in this bar just having a drink, kind of like writing down on a napkin like the Pluses and minuses, like, how realistic it would be. And I remember looking out the window, and there was like, a group of probably, you know, 10 kids, like, probably between the ages of, like, 7 and 15, on skateboards and bikes and jean shorts, no shirts, carrying fishing poles, not a parent in sight. And I was like, yeah, we got to move here. Like, this is, like, exactly what I want our kids to be able to do is just that I want them to be able to, like, be free to kind of, like, explore the world and to see things without having to worry about them so much. And so that was cool. And, I mean, my kids are just. I don't know. My daughter is, like, like, insanely funny. She's like. She's 10 years old, and she is. I mean, like. I mean, honestly, like, before she even talked, she was giving people the bird, flicking people off. Like, I. I challenge. I channel her in that character Judy, the sister, and in Righteous Gemstone.

[Theo Von]

You do?

[Danny McBride]

I do. I channel my daughter in that. In that a lot of times, dude.

[Theo Von]

I got to interview that lady one time. She's the most balanced.

[Danny McBride]

She's the best. Edie's amazing.

[Theo Von]

That's so funny that you would channel even, like, a child.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. Yes. And Edie and my daughter have a very special relationship. Edie calls it that. They're in the Bad girls club. And so every time Edie talks to my daughter, she'll be like, bad Girls club and PE Will give her a. A high five. But, yeah, my daughter came by the set this year, and there was a. There was a. There was a dead body on the set. Not a real one, but. And there was, like, fake blood. And she was, like, kind of obsessed with, like, what is this? There's fake blood. Like, what is that? And I started realizing, like, oh, man. Yeah. She doesn't have any concept of what this is or what I do when I leave. And she kind of got really obsessed with this idea of fake blood, and. And our props master gave her this big tub of, like, you know, fake movie blood.

[Theo Von]

Oh, that's great.

[Danny McBride]

And she uses it all the time.

[Theo Von]

Really?

[Danny McBride]

She'll call us in, and she'll be, like, laying in the shower with, like, blood coming out of her belly button and out of her neck and pretending to be. She's a sicko.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. It seems like these are going good over there. What I would. Dude, my brother. So my dad was, like, real old when I was born. My dad was 70, who's an older man, you know? And so my brother used to do this thing. I've talked about it before on my comedy show, but he'd be like, dad's daddy come in the room, right?

[Danny McBride]

That was his bit.

[Theo Von]

Because dad was like, you know, dad would be 79. He'd come in. I'd be doing something like, dad's dad. And I'd like. Like, you know, the first time, I was like, no, no, don't. You know, And I go in there and he would be alive, right? And then it got to. This is where. This is where I knew. This is when something I think got weird maybe in my head, because I would be like, he better be dead or I'm going to beat your ass. Right? It became like. Like just the whole juxtaposition of that little thing in my head. Like, he f. If I'm going to.

[Danny McBride]

Get up now, I better see a dead body. I'm going pissed off.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, that pastor.

[Danny McBride]

And then look, you. You got older and you did that to other people. By telling people Jay Leno was dead, you. You. You helped spread that trauma.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, dude, I love that kind of stuff. I just. Yeah. There was something so much fun about being young. And Michael Landon was supposed to come to our town one time and meet people at the fair, and my mom got all dressed up and went. And he didn't come.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, that's a bummer.

[Theo Von]

That was a heartbreak.

[Danny McBride]

Is that what you have, that Michael Landon cut out there?

[Theo Von]

Yeah, we like to have that. I'm a big highway to Heaven fan. I'm a big Victor French fan. You kind of look like a young Victor French, actually.

[Danny McBride]

I loved highway to Heaven. God, that was good.

[Theo Von]

It was. Was.

[Danny McBride]

So I wouldn't have pegged you for a Highway to Heaven fan. That's good to know.

[Theo Von]

Oh, yeah, yeah, dude, I was. Yeah, we grew up on that TBS now, Like the Olson. Oh, yeah, look at him.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, dude. Yeah, he's a good dude. Look at that.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, I could. That's very you.

[Danny McBride]

I think we could do that. I could see you being Michael Land. I think we could. Let's redo highway to Heaven. That's the next thing. Let's do it, dude. We'll call highway to Hell. How about that?

[Theo Von]

Yeah, dude. It'll be just one off ramp.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, we just meet people and ruin their lives. That's what we do.

[Theo Von]

It reminds me of the movie Family Man. Have you seen that movie?

[Danny McBride]

Which one is that?

[Theo Von]

Nicholas Cage. It's a Christmas movie.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, yeah. Yeah. It's been a long time, but yes, I remember that film.

[Theo Von]

I love that movie, dude. That's one of my favorites. The first movie I ever saw, I think was. Yeah, that's it right there. Do you ever get to work with Nicholas Cage?

[Danny McBride]

I. I haven't, but I'm such a fan of his, man. He's so awesome.

[Theo Von]

He seems so interesting.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, and that's that. That little turn he had in Long Legs last year. I mean, how scary is that?

[Theo Von]

Dark Arts.

[Danny McBride]

Dark Arts, yes. Satan.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, dude, I think we need more of it. You know what I'm saying?

[Danny McBride]

That's definitely what I think. When I look at the state of the world, I feel like what the world needs now is more Devil Party.

[Theo Von]

Dude, let's amp this up. Was there ever something weird, like, once you started making some money? Because making money is an interesting thing, right? Like, some people really get into it, and that's their thing. But it's like, were there ever, like, a team that you wanted to invest in or some interesting thing that, like, you know, that somebody might consider? Was there anything like that for you?

[Danny McBride]

Man, I don't think I have ever. I mean, I think growing up without any money, it's like the moment you get your hands on some, you just try to sock it away because you're thinking they're coming to take it at any moment.

[Theo Von]

Oh, yeah.

[Danny McBride]

So I haven't. I need to start being a little bit more ambitious with my spending, though, and. And just relax a little bit. Probably bully. Yeah.

[Theo Von]

That time I'm just scared. It's like, well, what if. Yeah, it's just scary. And then also, what do I really want?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah.

[Theo Von]

You know, I think I want to start, like, a halfway house. But that makes clothing, too, dude.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, yes. Put those to work.

[Theo Von]

Be like, this shirt's dope. That's kind of a dumb joke, but thank you for laughing at that.

[Danny McBride]

I like it. I like it. It is dope.

[Theo Von]

Thanks, dude. Yeah. What was something else that I was thinking about? Because I'll never see you again, but I was just trying to think of what.

[Danny McBride]

You don't think we'll ever see each other again? Is this it?

[Theo Von]

No. It'd be awesome if we did. Did I?

[Danny McBride]

I feel like we might.

[Theo Von]

Do you get impressed by a lot of the stuff that you see out there? Like, do you get inspired? Like, you'll see a movie, you'll see something. Like, it makes you want to keep making more? Do you think you'll take a little bit of a break? What do you kind of think? Or you already have something you're making next?

[Danny McBride]

No, I think I'm Going to take a little bit of a break. I mean, I. Like I said earlier, like, my hobby is basically writing and creating, you know, so I'm sure I won't stop that. But, you know, it takes a lot to make something like this gemstones. I've been on this now for. For, you know, seven years of working on this thing full time. And, you know, I'm looking forward to just chilling out for a little bit and spending time with the fam. But as soon as you start doing that, then you'll get an idea for something else. And so I feel like I'll always want to make stuff, but it's also good to just enjoy your life a little bit, too, and not be so worried all the time about what's going to be next and just kind of take it easy.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, that's. Yeah, I get. I get definitely caught up. Like, I have to do this or this. But then sometimes I do start to notice a little bit more. Like, I want to chill out. Out, because I want to give my brain time to think. So it's fun for me. It's like.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. So it can. It can heal. Yeah.

[Theo Von]

That would used to be the most fun. Doing your brain gives you an idea and it just makes you laugh. You're by yourself or whatever.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. Then you gotta share it.

[Theo Von]

What about your son? You said about your daughter. What about your son?

[Danny McBride]

My son, he's just gotten into lacrosse. You know, Tony Cavallaro, actually, he's. He's helped us out. He's a. Tony Cavallaro is a big deal in the lacrosse world. I don't know if you knew this.

[Theo Von]

I didn't know that at all.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, he's a big deal, and my son has shown an interest in it. So Tony has, like, kind of pushed us in the right direction of getting him into a cool team, and that's. That. Lacrosse is pretty cool, man. I've done. I've. I've been with him through all his different interests of sports, from baseball to. To football and, you know, you go on to those. Those little parks and rec teams, and it's always just some kid's dad coaching, you know, the lacrosse, though, is like. The coaches are young. They're like. Like athletes right out of college. I feel like the kids just respond to them in a different way, and they do somebody's dad, you know. It's cool. It's good to watch, huh?

[Theo Von]

Yeah. That's interesting. I've never heard anybody even talk about that, except for this girl movie that works with barstool sports. She played lacrosse, so I would see her. Oh. One of my friends from New York would talk about it sometimes.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, I didn't know anything about it at all. And then I watched it. I'm like, this is hardcore. I mean they like knock each other down on the ground, hit each other with these sticks. And I was surprised my son was even into it. I saw him getting out there swacking people. I'm like, oh, damn, here we go.

[Theo Von]

What is he, what does he admire about it, you think?

[Danny McBride]

I don't know, man. I think that the stick is pretty cool. But you know, you got those pads, the gear is pretty awesome. But I mean it is a pretty rough and tumble sport.

[Theo Von]

Is there ever moments and you can.

[Danny McBride]

You look like that you just knock the out of people and knock them on the ground. It's like doing that. You see them doing it and you're like, oh, you're allowed to do that. They don't stop it or anything. That's like part of the game. It's kind of. It's pretty badass. Boom. Look at that. I've seen a 10 year old do that to another 10 year old.

[Theo Von]

God, that's beautiful. God, that'll. You gotta stop and drink that. Is it interesting whenever you see your kid, like say you take him to lacrosse and he likes. Is it interesting that you learn something about him by watching him start to like something Totally.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, you start trying to think. I mean, I, you know, parents are probably the worst thing you can do is kind of like always push your kids into what you're into and expect that, you know, you using their childhood as a way to kind of like work out all your demons. It's like I try not to do that with my kids. Like, I don't even think my kids even like movies, you know, it's like I've tried to like have movie nights with them and stuff and they're like, yeah, we're good. They don't see it. You're like, you're part of that dying art form. I got no interest. I want to watch Mr. Beast. I want to watch them be squid games.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, dude, that is pretty good. Some of it.

[Danny McBride]

It is good. He. They. I like, I like all that that they watch. I think it's fun. There's that one kid, I think his name is Ryan Trainer or something. He's. He does like the stuff where he has like 10 cents and he tries to like make money to get across the country. He. I haven't seen him Pull him up. Ryan Trainer, I think that's his name. But I like this stuff, dude. I like watching. I'm like, no wonder y'all aren't watching movies, man. You guys are. You guys have this all dialed in? Yeah, he'll. He'll, like, start with, like, a penny and, like, figure out a way to get across the country with just starting with that. That.

[Theo Von]

Wow. I've never. Oh, Ryan Trahan.

[Danny McBride]

Trahan. That's what it is.

[Theo Von]

I've never even heard of this. And it's crazy. This has. So this video has 60 million views, right? Like, it's crazy how much is out there that you've never even heard of. And you'll be exposed. You'll be like, oh, this is amazing.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, it's really.

[Theo Von]

Wow. I'd like to meet this kid. There's a guy. There's these kids, Kobe and Sam, that are like, these ghost hunter kids I want to get to meet. It's. I was never brave enough to vlog. We just had some streamers in and that lifestyle is insane, man. Eight hours in a row.

[Danny McBride]

It's wild, huh, dude?

[Theo Von]

And think about that. Eight hours writing. You have to be yourself, so you can't really hide who you are at all. But. And then you have to go home y. And then come back and it's.

[Danny McBride]

And do it all over again. I know it takes a different type of brain to do that. That's what they like, though, I think. I mean, he watches kids play video games, and I. I try to get my head around that. I'm like. But you know what? I do remember being a kid, like, over at your friend's house, sitting around the couch, watching somebody try to beat a game. And it was. The. Was fun.

[Theo Von]

Yeah.

[Danny McBride]

You know. Know.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, that's a good point. I guess they're just not doing it maybe together as much, but maybe they are. I don't know. It could. This could be a phase in time. I mean, we would go play at the church parking lot. Dude, anybody that would answer the door on the way down the street, it was three or four blocks to get down there. If you answered the door, you were playing defense, right? So we would knock on the doors about 3:40 in the afternoon, walk down there, and there was a hole. Somebody, I don't know who put it out there, like the devil or whatever. But in the field, they had a field in front of the church off of Highway 190 over there in Covington. And sometimes every two years, somebody would step into the hole and Break their leg, right? Perfect.

[Danny McBride]

That's what it was there for.

[Theo Von]

That's it, dude. That's a free safety. That's what that is. That was crazy, though. But, yeah, if you answer the door, you had to come play, man. And we would get on our bikes and we would ride. They had like a ride probably about a mile and a half over this place called Pat's Shrimp and Video. Right?

[Danny McBride]

I like that.

[Theo Von]

You get a bag of shrimp, right? It wasn't all you could eat, but it was like all they could put in the bag. And you would get to rent a movie.

[Danny McBride]

Dude, I love that God, dude, Terminator store, don't you? I miss that stuff. That was fun.

[Theo Von]

There was nothing, dude. I went to the last blockbuster in Oregon probably two years ago, and this is. These are the things I found fascinating about it. For one, you're not just stuck with what the platform, like the app or whatever. We look on it now. Netflix, etcetera, is putting in front of you, like those 10 or 12 movies at a time. You get to kind of consciously wander and you're like, oh, I forgot about this movie, right? Oh, what? No way. He was in that. They did a movie together. You see all of these fronts of movies. You'll. You'll see 300 of them while you're in there, and you'll be like, drama. I'll do with that. You know, like different ones. Like, diabetes is a section. You know, there's like. Some of the sections have gotten a little bit more casual. Pretty.

[Danny McBride]

Pretty specific. Yes. I'm gonna get me a good diabetes movie this weekend. This is what I want to watch.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, I want to see. Yeah, I want to see these lactose intolerant films, whatever. But. But it was told it's a totally different experience. There was. It's in Bend, Oregon, which is a great place if you only about four, five nice months out of the year at all, though, to be honest with you, a lot of bad.

[Danny McBride]

That's why they got that Blockbuster still. Still in business, man. They needed it.

[Theo Von]

But your brain would be like, oh, well, what do you. And you talk with your friend. What do you think about this? You would kind of discuss it to it just like it was much more. It was so much different than, oh, I'm just going to pick one off of here. It didn't even feel the same.

[Danny McBride]

I think movies needed it. I do. I think that, like, when you have access to all of it, it makes all of it not that special. And I think, weirdly, there was something about, like, if you went to the video store and you wanted to see a movie and it wasn't in, it made you instantly think that that movie was a bigger deal than anything. And then like, when you finally got it, it, you would have all this other stuff invested in, like, you know, wow, I'm so lucky. I got Under Siege. Yeah, it's in my house.

[Theo Von]

Steven Seagal, was he in that?

[Danny McBride]

He was, yeah.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, dude, Van Damme. When I was growing up, that was blood sport.

[Danny McBride]

I can't believe that. That's a genre that doesn't really exist. You're just like, are there no, like 20 year olds who know martial arts that are good looking that can just whip ass and be action heroes? Like, what is going on? People don't want to see that anymore.

[Theo Von]

It's a great point. Yeah, a lot of, yeah, that kind of stuff doesn't exist. I just watched Interstellar the other day. That was cool. But yeah, that genre doesn't exist, man. Garbage Pail Kids cards, we ride and get those.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, that stuff was good. That's good living.

[Theo Von]

Oh, you get your ass beat.

[Danny McBride]

Do you just sit there watching the highway to Heaven? That's us, dude. We got this.

[Theo Von]

I don't know, dude.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, dude, look at that. Look at that. Yep.

[Theo Von]

I look like I've obviously done some cocaine and you look like, yeah, that.

[Danny McBride]

Looks like you just got it. That looks like me after I watched some of them diabetes films. Got a little too deep into it.

[Theo Von]

You'll be the Wilford Brimley, dude.

[Danny McBride]

That's right, dude.

[Theo Von]

My dad bought this car off like some kind of blackish kind of, you know, kind of black guys that live by us. And it was like some guys that were in the culture, I think the big speakers in the car. And at that time it was white and black guys that had the speakers in the trunk. But he bought a Cutlass off of him and he would listen to like Paul Harvey and like in his car and it would just blast this bass for no reason.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, that's how I was in my high school too. Is like all the. You could count that. Any kid who had like the shittiest car would have just straight up stadium speakers in the back of it. Every, every, every screw rattling in the car.

[Theo Von]

Real dude. That was so much fun, man. Being alive has been fun, huh?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, not too bad. We'll see.

[Theo Von]

It's been an adventure. Do you like parenting? Is it something you really enjoy doing? Do you kind of like, was that something that you. What? Is something surprising that you found about parenting? And then we'll get you out of here, man.

[Danny McBride]

You know, I do like it. I think it's fun. You know what's fun about it man, is like, you know, I try to stay pretty involved in my kids lives. Like I don't want to. I know it goes by quick and I don't want to like miss it all and then have all these regrets, you know, when my kids don't want to talk to me, when they're all grown. I take, try to take my kids to school every morning. But I, you know what, it was fun as they got into school, like going back, like walking in for a parent teacher conference and having to sit in those little chairs and talk to the teacher. Be like, I forgot all about this. And you just remember all these feelings and emotions of what comes around with the first day of school. And I don't know, it's kind of. And then just seeing childhood from this side of it and you kind of also realize how short it is. You know, when I was a kid, I thought my parents whole existence started when I began and you know, that was their whole life. And then you kind of realize, man, that time period was just a blink in the eye for them. And it's the same. I feel like it goes by so quick. My son's like 13, he's gonna be in 8th grade raid next year. And I already find myself just getting like sappy and sad. Just like it's been a good run. I've really enjoyed raising you.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Because I guess once they hit like.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, they don't need you as much. I mean already now it's like we, at night time, you know, we'll all sit down to hang and he'll be upstairs on the game or talk with his friends. You kind of. It happens quick.

[Theo Von]

Damn.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah.

[Theo Von]

Does it hurt a little bit. You can't really express that to him because that's kind of weird, huh?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, it does hurt a little bit. But you also. It's good, good. You know, you want them to be independent. You don't want them just sitting there trying to suck off the teat, you know, for too long. You need them to kind of get out there and want to spread those wings.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Have you ever wanted to pull off like a heist or something? That's my last question for you.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, of course. Who hasn't, man? Rob somebody. Yeah.

[Theo Von]

Yeah.

[Danny McBride]

I'm not even talking about a corporation. I'm talking about just some sucker walking down the street. A nice watch on if you were.

[Theo Von]

To do A bank robbery. You had to go in there with a couple of guys. Who do you bring in there with you, Danny?

[Danny McBride]

Well, I think after this wonderful conversation, I feel like you'd be game. I'd bring you in. I'd bring Tony Cavallaro in. Maybe you guys could confuse people by them not knowing who's who, you know, that could be a good distraction. I'd take the whole gang of righteous gemstones in there, man. I'd. Even John Goodman, he's got. He can. He can throw down. I think we could take anybody. We take all that money.

[Theo Von]

Well, he beat all that fat he had.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, he did. He beat the. Out of that.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, sure did.

[Danny McBride]

And John is such a massive dude. He's so tall.

[Theo Von]

He really.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, he's. He's in a towering presence.

[Theo Von]

Well, he was a sped. There was a rumor that he had lived in Ham. Bogalusa, Louisiana. So he was always like one of these, like, rumored people that lived in the distance, you know, so there was always a strong love for John Goodman from Louisiana area.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, he's a really. I always. I grew up always loving him, always. And it was. It was insane to be able to get to work with him on this show. It just. It'll be. One of the things I'll miss the most about making this show was getting to see him every season.

[Theo Von]

Really?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, he was great. Awesome.

[Theo Von]

What. What makes him so great? I mean, obviously he's a. He's a generational talent. He's a father. You know, he's been a father to half of America over at over times.

[Danny McBride]

He just. I mean, you look at him, it's like he was making TV shows when TV wasn't cool, and he would still be able to go popping and work with the Coen brothers and, you know, he just was doing his own thing and been doing it for this long and always funny, always good. I mean, he never shows up in something and it's not impressive. And yeah, it's funny. Like, even being an actor and looking around, you look at. You're like, most people have maybe a handful of years in them, you know, like, you look at people and you really do. Like, I would. I would think about actors that I saw in movies when I was a kid. And you'd kind of be like, oh, man, what happened to that person? You know, like. And you'd kind of look at their filmography. You're like, oh, man, most people only have a span of a few years, maybe even a decade, and then they kind of disappear and Good point.

[Theo Von]

Just like with your favorite sports players.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. And. And then. But you look at a guy like Goodman and how long he's been working, and you realize, like, that's no easy feat and that he stays relevant and he stays good and the stuff he chooses is cool and the roles he plays are cool. It's, you know, it's admirable.

[Theo Von]

Yeah. Yeah. Carol O'Connor is buried not far from my apartment in Westwood.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, wow.

[Theo Von]

And I. I'll take people over there a lot of times, and if they're visiting in town or whatever. And he was. He's definitely one of my favorites because of in the Heat of the Night.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Theo Von]

God, that show was so good.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, I like your TV picks, dude. You like. You're in the heat of the Night guy in highway to Heaven.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, I just love. I love, like, kind of Southern kind of. I just. Yeah, I love those things, man. Those are some of my favorites, for sure. But what was I going to. Who was I. Oh, Carol O. Conor. Who else is buried there? Marilyn Monroe.

[Danny McBride]

Boom. Same cemetery, same in the same coffin. I hear.

[Theo Von]

Errol. I heard she's working nice.

[Danny McBride]

Doubled them up.

[Theo Von]

Errol Flyn. Just going to keep advertising this place. Errol Fl. Oh, Hugh Hefner's buried there also. Walter Matau.

[Danny McBride]

Wow. So, anyway, so which cemetery is this? Is that Hollywood Forever Cemetery?

[Theo Von]

No, it's in Westwood, dude. You wouldn't even know it. It's behind a building. You're like, what the. It's like behind a next tail building. It does. There's no other, like, blocks of grass anywhere near it. It's just like big buildings. Tall, huge buildings. And then there's this one little bitty. It's a. It's 40 square yards.

[Danny McBride]

Wow, that's.

[Theo Von]

That got some kings in that. A lot of Persians. And then, too, a lot of names you can't really pronounce, but that's it right there, dude. Walter Matthaus in that. Dude.

[Danny McBride]

That's what's so crazy about LA is I feel like the LA has done a really shitty job of, like, maintaining the history of this place, you know? Like, I feel like every time I try to rent an apartment back in the day, everyone would tell you, like, oh, Charlie Chaplin lived down the street. Charlie Chaplin was here. But you're like. You realize this is. It is. These people mean something to people. And the idea that, like, so much gets built and torn down. Like, I feel like you look at Hollywood Boulevard, you're like, man, this should just be like Colonial Williamsburg. This should be some. Where you just walk in and it looks exactly like it used to back in the day.

[Theo Von]

Great point.

[Danny McBride]

You know, it's like this is such a unique. There's such a unique history to this place that, you know, it's kind of sad that all you can do is go to a little cemetery to go see these things. It'd be kind of cool if you could walk in the same bars and restaurants they did and or St. You.

[Theo Von]

Go by their apartment. If you got to go by the apartment that Walter Matau lived in.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah, I think it would. It would mean something to people. It really would.

[Theo Von]

That's a good point. I never thought about that. Yeah. Cuz you'll go like, we'll. We'll preserve some places like Charleston preserves their history. I like a lot of like. But yeah, Hollywood just kind of. Hollywood's never had much of a memory, kind of. I feel like it just.

[Danny McBride]

Well, and it's a thing. I think in the day everyone's just trying to survive, but now when you kind of look back at what Hollywood is, you're like, like, wow, there's some pretty influential things and people that have been around here and some of these places that people take for granted are they have like, cultural and historical significance.

[Theo Von]

You're right, Danny.

[Danny McBride]

Take that.

[Theo Von]

Take that. Season four Righteous Gemstones. Adam Devine's coming in too, to talk to us.

[Danny McBride]

Oh, good. I know he's just gonna sit here and lie his ass off. That's all he does well.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, he also. He complains that he, like, he said he was getting that shin thing where he gets elongated or whatever. Yeah, yeah, he's made up a lot of stuff.

[Danny McBride]

He's a good. He. He's a sweet man. I really, I've been. He'll be like another one that I'll just. I'll miss seeing him every year. He's so awesome.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, it's weird when a set ends, when the shoot ends, it's just like. It's like. It's the, like the last day of school.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah.

[Theo Von]

Everybody's saying goodbye to everybody. You're getting all these photos, and then the next day or two you're just sitting.

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. Everything's like back to normal. It's all. Yeah. But hopefully I get to keep in touch with a lot of these people.

[Theo Von]

Oh, for sure.

[Danny McBride]

Walton Goggins and Edie Patterson. You know, I met them on, on. On vice principals, and both of them are like two of my closest friends, so.

[Theo Von]

Oh, really?

[Danny McBride]

Yeah. So hopefully I'll get to keep in touch with these. With these people. We. We played a family. Maybe we need to act like one.

[Theo Von]

Yeah, I like that challenge. Danny, Br, thanks so much for all the entertainment, dude, all the inspiration, and, yeah, I just really appreciate your time, man. Hope you continue to make fun stuff. I'm sure you will. And congrats on getting to spend time with your kids.

[Danny McBride]

Thank you, man. I hope you put that dick laser to good use. Okay.

[Theo Von]

Don't you worry. Don't you worry. I'm putting this on some back at the UF fight this weekend. Thank you so much, man.

[Danny McBride]

Thank you, buddy.

[Theo Von]

You bet. Thanks for this gift. Yeah. Very nice.

[Danny McBride]

You're going to use it. I can already tell now I'm just floating on the breeze and I feel I'm falling like these leaves I must be cornerstone oh but when I reach.

[Theo Von]

That ground I'll share this peace of.

[Danny McBride]

Mind I found I can feel it in my bones but it's gonna take a little.