Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?
Did you ever notice how dating apps feel like you're just kind of scrolling through a yard sale of human emotions? I know a lot of people, good people, who want something real, like actual commitment, not just a WYD at 1147 p.m. That's why I like this app called Upward. It's for people where faith actually matters. Not just, yeah, I went to church twice in 2014.
I'm talking shared values, family, commitment, integrity. The stuff that makes a relationship solid. What's cool is you're starting from the same foundation. You're not three weeks in wondering, oh, you don't believe in marriage? Because that's a wild Tuesday to have.
Chapter 2: How does the discussion about dating apps highlight the search for real connections?
Upward is built for people who want to date with intention. Like you're actually trying to build something. Whether faith is the center of your life or just how you were raised, it helps you meet someone who's aligned before things get serious. And look, I'm not saying I've got it all figured out. You know that. I'm still out here.
But if you're tired of guesswork and want something grounded in real values, this might be your move. Download Upward and start dating with intention. Go find your person. Austin, Texas. I'll be doing a show there April 1st. That's coming up soon at ACL Live at the Moody Theater. And I'm just prepping my material for my Netflix taping.
And so be grateful to be down there to be one of the last times to see the Return of the Rat tour. Tickets are on sale now at theovon.com slash T-O-U-R. If you can make it. Thank you for your support. Today's guest is an actor. He's known for just being that figure, that humor man. Wedding Crashers, Swingers, Dodgeball, Rudy, and the list goes on.
His new movie, Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice, is on Hulu this Friday, March 27th. I had a great time with today's guest, Mr. Vince Vaughn.
We'll be right back.
So do you have a place there?
Yeah. Cool. I've actually been thinking about moving recently.
That's cool.
I know. I'm kind of excited.
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Chapter 3: What insights does Vince Vaughn share about his upbringing?
I would go to people's homes and hide a fucking pirate.
Oh, you got a fucking treasure map.
I'm not even joking. They had these like crown Royal bags when I was a kid. And it was like the purple one with the gold.
I remember that.
And I would put my money in there, and I would hide it in different places. I would hide it at friends who had better security in their homes. Did they know? No, they had no idea. I would hide it there. Dude, we would steal people's silverware when we went to their house. We were doing those little things we'd seen on Home Alone, I think.
Mrs. Jones, and you've got a napkin and shit. You find out it's not silver later. Oh, for sure. Go to the pawn shop and argue with somebody. Yeah.
It's sterling silver.
Did you ever go try to dig it up and couldn't find it?
Oh, no.
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Chapter 4: How does Vince Vaughn describe his experiences in Hollywood?
And I remember I turned this thing on and I was watching. It was The Evil Dead. You ever see The Evil Dead?
Mm-hmm.
And I was like, that's fucking it. I got to a point where I had enough. And so I got up to run to get the lights, but I hit a pole and I went down and then your mind's really playing tricks like this is it, it's coming in. But I kind of crawled, got my lights on, turned off the movie. I turned on every light in the house,
yeah basements are well they're a magical place because they can't be a place of discovery too right i mean good and bad happens in a basement oh yeah well i think they had like those the cellar doors when you realize that like because i never put it together for the first like few times those are my grandparents it was just a basement and then was these outside weird doors that and then like you mean like the cellar like well you had that little light come in and you knew you were underground like the outside had a little hole area well they had what i mean like these
Like did y'all have some of those?
Yeah.
So those, the fact that those doors would open up and go down in that little staircase. Yeah. My grandparents had a garden. They lived, they grew up in Illinois and so they had a garden outside of Peoria. Just a small town out there. Yeah. So yeah. From the area. You're from the area.
Well, I grew up, my family originally was, you know, Virginia, my dad's side and then Kentucky, but ended up in Ohio. And then my dad was a salesman. So we ended up in Illinois. Yeah.
Oh, nice, what did he sell? Toys. Nuh-uh. Super cool. So you just had toys around the house a lot?
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Chapter 5: What pressures do people face in life choices?
Well, they feel pressured to think a certain way. That's terrible. And that happens, but that's the problem.
If you're going through life, uh, trying to check boxes, like Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz. Like, let me get the broom. Let me do this. What is the wizard? You're not thinking for yourself. You're just trying to do the things you're supposed to. But it's always better if you get quiet and do what's in your heart and do what you think is right.
That's when you carve out stuff and make your own path.
And probably the best stuff and get the best stuff out of you, even creatively.
100%. And have the courage, I think, to be honest. Try to be and, you know, go out. That's the problem, I think, that happened with film comedies. And that's why I think stand-up got... stronger is they, you know, standups would kind of, it was easier to give someone money for a special and say, we're going to knock, that's their special.
but the studios weren't going to produce a comedy and have more of, be more responsible for supporting the making of that film.
Oh, I see. So you're saying with a standup special, they can just put, this is their thing.
That's their thing. We're out of it. We're just hiring a special. But the truth is most people, they want to laugh. They don't want to see stuff be precious that you can't talk or joke about. Most people can make fun of themselves. You know, in the real world, if you don't have a sense of humor about yourself, then it's a lonely experience. You gotta be able to laugh at yourself.
You can look back at stuff that you believed so strongly a few years ago and laugh about it. So I think you gotta have that quality, and comedy is that, being able to laugh at stuff.
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Chapter 6: How do humor and authenticity relate in comedy?
Because all they did during like, all they did, the only person they could make fun of at a certain point was just like white, redneck kind of people, and it fucking tanked, and then everything tanked after that. Think about that.
But see, they never get it right. The podcasts have gotten so much more popular with less production, less writers, less staff.
The reason why is- We have two people working here and both of them are hungover. One guy has shingles.
But the place is clean. I like that. You keep a clean place. Thank you. Yeah, we did a vacuum. But yeah, because people want authenticity.
Yeah.
And I think that the talk shows, to a large part, became really agenda-based. They were going to evangelical people to what they thought. You know what I mean? And so people just rejected it because it didn't feel authentic. It felt like they had an agenda. It stopped being funny, and it started feeling like I was in fucking a class I didn't want to take. Yeah. Do you know what I mean?
Oh, for sure, dude. I'm getting scolded. 100%. Yeah. 100%. And so I think... That's – the phenomenon isn't what they say. They always blame technology. But the reality is it's the approach. Someone could go watch a stand-up at Madison Square Garden and they want to go because it feels dangerous. The crowd is alive. I don't know what Theo is going to do or say and I love taking that experience.
So it's fun. I don't want to stay home and watch it on a TV because I want to experience that live. Right.
Right.
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Chapter 7: What lessons can we learn from past relationships?
He might not be able to go 10 times in a day, but that one or two times, he's gonna get it right, Theo. But what's he having for lunch? Whatever the fuck he wants, whatever's around. He can hit a spray and get everyone else to scurry. Don't bother him. God. Once that skunk puts its tail up, you got a real decision to make. What a fucking. How much of a badass are you? Yeah. Right?
So if you brought that skunk mentality to the plane, you fucking run that shit.
Well, I'm just saying every now and then if somebody won't fucking shut up, dude. You got to put some ass on them. Well, you just got to be a, you know what I'm saying? You got to be the king of the jungle. That's all I'm saying, bro. That's all I'm saying for sure. Yeah. But did you ever feel, you never felt ostracized by Hollywood at all or no?
I always, I got along with people for the most, and always was, you know. You always had a great career. Trying to be honest who I am. But yeah, there's times you felt like it would have been easier. It's almost like a career move.
Yeah.
Oh yeah, I can see that. But I was always the other way too. Like I'm not jumping on 100% this or this because I have opinions on both sides.
There's shit I don't agree with at all.
And then there's shit I don't agree with at all.
I don't see how people could choose a side completely. It's so crazy. Because also, once you're on a side, you're on a side. Fuck that. I want to be able to have the freedom to go.
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Chapter 8: How does nostalgia influence our current lives?
And, you know, I like California. I just get tired of, like everybody, California. It's like a lot of these big cities, I think, you know. It's a lot. It's a lot. It's a lot of energy. It's a lot of energy. It's also just, you know, you're not getting, things aren't getting handled well. And there's no accountability. It's like a bad relationship. Yeah.
You know, it's like something, someone doesn't do what they said they're going to do and there's no, I'm sorry or want to change. Yeah.
I agree, dude.
It's definitely gets, but you love, I still love California.
Yeah. You, Oh, I just realized this is my second time back in like about three months. Um, but I was here like about two weeks ago and I do miss it more. I just missed some of the energy. like I live in Nashville now and there's just less energy that, you know, it's, it's just different. Right. You know, like here you can meet more people. There's more like things going on.
Um, but you're in a great spot where you can do both.
You can enjoy your time here and you can enjoy your time.
Yeah. So it's been good, man. Yeah. Um, the, what did I see? Oh, Chicago. You said, uh, are you a Bears fan or no?
I am. Yeah.
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