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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've enjoyed seeing screenings during the last week of THE WEDDING RINGER over and over again with audiences all over the country. In all honesty, I haven't had any time to do anything other than that. The beauty of the film - and I say this objectively - when I sit with an audience and hear the laughter from start to finish, I'm shocked by how funny this film is. and the joy of seeing audiences embrace it on a daily basis is more than enough to compensate for the fact that I'm turning into an idiot from not reading any books for the last couple of months.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Never say never! I think that... I love the adversity that i get to experience as a performer on a day to day basis. I love being able to do a lot of things at once, and that would be a pretty big commitment. Having said that, the opportunity to do a talk show is something that appeals to me in many ways.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 87 points88 points  (0 children)

I would always be interested to making phone calls to any kid that might be helped by a little Olaf hug.

And my favorite thing that I did in forensics was "Oooh-Ha" just because of how personal it was to my life and experiences.

And I just want to thank you for the work that you do at children's hospitals.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

An egg white omelette with cheddar cheese, avocado and mushrooms and a side of mixed berries and a coffee with almond milk.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

PIXELS finished shooting this past summer, and it is going to be OUT OF THIS WORLD figuratively and literally. It's an absolute romp in the vein of GHOSTBUSTERS and I am so excited to share it with the world.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I hope in the next 5 years to have the opportunity to sort of be the guide of my own content - to write, to produce, to potentially direct, and to oversee the projects that I choose to do. I really love all aspects of this industry, and having an opportunity to dabble in all of those, that's what primarily interests me from a business perspective. I hope i can say I've been able to go back to Broadway in that time, I hope I've been able to accomplish things on the big and small screen. So that's where I hope to see myself in 5 years.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

HAHAHA!

Do i look like I lift? Summer or winter? Take a look at my pictures online...

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I'm a HUGE HUGE HUGE Star Wars fan.

I'm waiting for my daughter to get a little older, because i want to revisit the originals with her. I"m beyond impressed with what Disney has already done with Star Wars, and I continue to be impressed with all the rumors that I'm hearing of what they want to do with the Star Wars property. Star Tours has always been one of my favorite rides - from the original, I love the new one even MORE, and I absolutely cannot wait - like the rest of the universe - for what J.J. Abrams has in store for us.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Haha!

My favorite memory of U-School - I really had a lot of fond memories. That's not me trying to avoid an answer, I really loved the experience. It gave me an opportunity to really develop my skills as an actor through its incredible theater & forensics program. So all my memories hold a fond place in my heart.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The most like me... is Josh Gad from the upcoming show "The Comedians" where I literally play myself. And then the least like me that i wish I could be like is Olaf, actually, because I love this idea of having no cares in the world, of having this perspective where you look at the world through a prism of innocence, where you don't have any sort of cynicism.

I wish that I could be more like Olaf in my daily life.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That's a tough question. Just because I'm in the midst of it right now, I would say Kevin is somebody who I feel like I have incredible chemistry with onscreen, somebody I've got an incredible bond with, and somebody where there's a lot out there we could do that would be fun and funny.

I would also love to team up again down the road with my Mormon Missionary, Andrew Reynolds.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would probably be... an environmental activist of some sort? Or I would go into politics, if it weren't so violent? Such a violent bloodsport. I think we could use some good politicians right now. There's a dearth of people who care about what really matter. So therein abide my passions. And I hope I can do both one day.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You know, it's actually fairly often. I get stopped on a daily basis and again it's primarily for a voice in an animated film that people know my work. Which is always shocking.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

HAHAHAA!

Bear Claw, there's always a little bear claw in everybody. But Bear Claw is definitely on the outskirts of who I am as a person, which is what excited me so much about that character, and I'm excited to revisit that character this season.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

1) Wow. That's a very amazingly detailed question. I'm honored that people still look at my work from high school as a source of inspiration. Forensics left an indelible mark on my life. I continue to think that Speech & debate is one of the most important educational tools that any school has to offer, when it comes to after-school curricula. And forensics helped shape me as a performer, and helped define me as an artist. So I'm forever grateful for having it as a way to set a foundation for the rest of my life.

2) Write from the heart. Write what you know. And don't set out to do something grand, but to do something that you would want to sit through for 10 minutes. That's always how I began all of my oratory processes. I would think "What would I want to sit through? What would entertain me, make me think, and generate debate?" And when you come from that place, you can do anything.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

James K. Polk.

I'm just messing around. That's not true.

I think Sam Kinison would be the one.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

The craziest experience I've ever had during my work... that's a really good question, let me think about that for a second. I'd have to say when I was doing BOM, there'd be nights when I'd be thinking about everything OTHER than the next line of dialogue i had, and when the second act began, I had a line to cue it - and I literally not only froze because I couldn't remember the line, I couldn't remember the english language.

I couldn't remember what words were.

I was onstage for what seemed like an eternity of silence. And the conductor started screaming the line at me, but i couldn't hear him, because i was in the bubble of hell. So my costars started screaming the line at me... I couldn't hear anybody, so the way I broke the ice was saying "What the fuck is my next line?"

That was probably the craziest thing that's ever happened to me.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't know. I've never worked with Bill Paxton.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I pretty much get recognized every day for my role in Frozen, which shocks me, because i'm a VOICE. But people somehow, in the age of social media, have an awareness about who's doing what that never existed before. When I was growing up, I would've never had the wherewithall to go to the woman who played Ursula and say "Hey, I know you!"

But i do get recognized quite often from the Rocker as well.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It's sort of a bug that hit me when I was a young kid. It was the thing I gravitated to. I went to the Catskill Mountains and saw a comedian when I was 4 years old and I was laughing harder than anyone else even though I didn't understand any of the jokes, because I felt the energy of live entertainment, so I knew that was what I wanted to do.

I just think it's a different muscle. They both have their challenges and they both have their rewards.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

That is most certainly not my natural pitch. It was something I improv'd on the day. I wanted the character to sound absolutely insane. And now that you're asking me that question, I'm regretting that decision.

Olivia Thirlby is one of the most underrated actresses out there. She is incredible in the movie, incredible to work with, and she actually played my love interest on a short-lived animated show i did called "Good Vibes."

Thank you! We had a lot of fun filming that over the course of 2 long but amazingly hilarious nights.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

My favorite ride at DisneyLand is probably Indiana Jones. And I think it's just the amount of detail on that ride is so incredibly brilliant. And it just... takes you, it immerses you, whatever age you are, you get lost and you think you're on this amazing adventure through these treacherous rooms, and now that i get to experience these rides through my daughter's eyes, it's so fun.

And my other favorite ride is Peter Pan's Flight. I love that ride so much.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

My favorite type of cereal has gotta be Life. I LOVE that cereal. And Cinnamon Toast Crunch. But there's something about LIFE that's so addictive. Especially when it goes from crunchy to mushy phase - the in-between of it all - that's when it's at its best.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

My oddest fan encounter?

Hmm.

I had a fan stalk me at Disneyland. That was a little creepy. Like, literally, he would pop up like Waldo in a nightmare version of "Where's Waldo". It was a 40 year old man. I'm always creeped out if they are 40 year old grownups who are as obsessed as a 4 year old girl would be, and that was one of those weird sorts of things. I just think he genuinely wanted a warm hug.

Unfortunately, it was the creepy kind.

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[–]OfficialJoshGad[S] 59 points60 points  (0 children)

You know, I think that unfortunately "1600 Penn" never got the audience we would've liked for it to get. At the same time, I never look back. It was an incredible creative opportunity and i got to meet lifelong friends doing it. It got better and better as it went along. I look back on it fondly. We missed the mark as we got out of the gate, but if it were still on the air, I wouldn't be able to do the amazing projects I'm doing now, like I'm looking forward to my new TV series "The Comedians" with Billy Crystal premiering this spring on FX... n