D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai chats with THR at the 'Warfare' premiere in Los Angeles and talks about the real-life brotherhood he shares with the cast of the film. Plus, he talks about the "ver intimidating" process of going through "boot camp" for the film.
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00:00By the way, it's so nice to meet you. Congratulations. By the way, I've been doing this. I've been doing this a long time
00:04I don't know the last time I've seen something like that. Oh you watch the film
00:11Yes, we're brothers
00:14Yes, no, the love is real it really is I mean I wouldn't I wouldn't get a tattoo of my body if I didn't love
00:19These guys yeah. Yeah, was there any hesitation? No
00:24No, okay, we're going before no there was no hesitation for it
00:27I think you know once Cosmo Jarvis said he was gonna get it, which is honestly the least person
00:31I thought was gonna get it that I knew I had to do it and no turning back
00:35So tell me what it was like when you got to boot camp and learned about what you were gonna do for the next three
00:40weeks
00:40It was very intimidating very scary at first
00:43But honestly, I was with such a great company and great, you know
00:46Great cast that I wasn't worried at all. They had my back Ray had my back throughout the whole process
00:50Yeah, and what was the most difficult day scene experience? I
00:56Mean in all honesty, I could tell you I could tell you a few, you know
00:59But for real it it what we did pales in comparison of what the real soldiers experience and their struggle of that day
01:06So like nothing really and how I mean, how are you as an actor when you watch yourself in a in a in an experience?
01:13Like this like in a movie like this
01:14It's probably much different than seeing reservation dogs or something else where you're having fun moments
01:19This is does it bring back that memory? Are you thinking about the soldiers? What are you thinking about?
01:24I'm critiquing myself. I hate watching myself. It's the exact same thing when I watch rez dogs. I hate watching myself
01:30Yeah, you're one of those actors that it's not it doesn't you know help inform your performance
01:37It's just like makes you critical. No, honestly, I didn't even what I don't even know. I know I don't watch myself
01:42yeah, curious because I thought this something like this may erase some of that vanity because it's a true story and
01:50It's a
01:51Yes, well it is I mean everything when you watch this film you'll see every single shot let off every single word
01:57Every single step breath that was all true and that's all what happened. Yes
02:01Yeah, and then tell me what kind of person are you in this group chat? Are you sharing memes? Are you texting photos?
02:06What's your what's your tech strategy?
02:08I'm the guy who will send it a video of myself after like months of not responding just to let guys know I'm still alive
02:16Yeah, sadly, I don't I got better at texting. I suck at it
02:21You