The Big Show Chats To Karl Urban!
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What makes Karl Urban a Kiwi legend?
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Yeah, welcome back, you massive backbones and fellas. Fellas? Jeez, I tell you what, what a massive treat. I mean, we've had some amazing people on our show, it's fair to say. I mean, I remember when you two backbones, you know, you interviewed, who were those guys from that movie that were like megastars?
You know, the war movie. Oh, Warfare. The Alex Garland film that came out last year. Charles Melton and Will Poulter.
Should we get the intro done and then we can talk about a movie that's not Carl's? Yeah, yeah, that'd be good. Let's kick it off with that.
Well, no, I was just setting the scene, you know what I mean? I was going to put you up on another level.
Yeah, fair, fair.
Okay, let's start again. You're welcome back in. I thought we were just doing the podcast.
No, no, we're just doing the podcast.
Yeah, yeah. G'day, fellas. How's it going? Yeah, good. Special treat. We've got an absolute superstar on this podcast. A very special treat. A sort of New Zealand icon and legend, really.
I think I can say that, fellas.
And I'm talking of the great Carl Urban joining us in the studio. G'day, you mad bastard. How's life?
G'day fellas, how are you? It's so good to be here. Going pretty grouse, mate. Have you guys, I was wondering actually on my high speed drive in here, because I was running late, whether you and Jason ever worked together?
I think we have, Carl, but I'll be buggered if I can remember what it was. It was obviously many, many years ago. It was on something, but I do remember working with you.
I can tell Carl's got no recollection of it whatsoever.
It was probably some half-assed thing.
Many moons ago, that's for sure. Well, yeah, you're sort of in different stratospheres now.
Yeah, but I knew even then that you were destined for stardom, man. Because you just had this vibe about you.
You know what I mean? Have you ever done broken wood, Carl? No, and I need to do that. That is something that is, you know, I haven't ticked off yet. It's on the list. I'm trying to get to it. Hey, but listen, fellas. Before we get too deep. Yeah. Before we get too balls deep, I should say, I've got a bone to pick with you. Oh, God. I've got the sting. I've got the sting. I've got the sting. I've got a bone to pick with you. So listen, I'm not one to hold a grudge or anything, but I was listening to the big show August the 27th last year, 5.13pm, and you guys did this segment, right, on who are your A-list international celebrities. I remember it. And you said, Manoge, you said, you know, like your Taika Waititi's and to a lesser extent, Carl Urban.
Oh my God. And I thought, no, but I thought, no, no, fair enough. Okay, you know, I don't put myself out there as much like Taika did. And I'm not married a pop star. You know, I don't have that sexually transmitted fame, which is bloody hard to get rid of once you catch. Yeah, totally, mate. You know? Totally. But anyway, then you all went on to compile your lists and completely left me off the list.
I'm going to have to listen to the audio because I don't believe that. I'm pretty certain that you were like second on my list.
How did Karl Urban get started in acting?
But can I ask you, man, in all seriousness, as an actor in this country, was it always your ambition to... think overseas you know because I think as New Zealand actors back then when like when I was acting it was you know we did our Hercules and Xena and all that sort of stuff but for me I never thought about overseas but was that always part of the picture for you that you wanted to expand out yes
Listen, I was looking at actors like Sam Neill and Bruno Lawrence, and it was pretty clear to me that the New Zealand industry, as amazing as it is and as awesome as it is at telling our stories, if you want a career of some serious longevity, you have to look overseas. And I always just wanted to work with the... The best in the business globally. And so from a very early point, I had my target set over there.
Are you from Wellington?
Wellington originally, yeah.
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