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How Jason Momoa Designs His Own Props and Costumes for His Movies · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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Speaker 2: When an actor is hired to make a movie, it
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Speaker 2: typically goes that they show up to the set and
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Speaker 2: the costume designer provides their wardrobe while a production designer
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Speaker 2: hands them their props. But not with Jason Momo. He's
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Speaker 2: a massive fan of artisans and often arrives with his
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Speaker 2: own props and costuming, and the vision for his character
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Speaker 2: is not something most studios will typically even allow with
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Speaker 2: so much time and money invested in the careful design
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Speaker 2: and development of characters. So how's Jason get away with it?
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Speaker 2: He tells Collider, I'll do it all myself. I pay
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Speaker 2: for it, and I show up and if they beat
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Speaker 2: what I made, they win. If they don't, I win.
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Speaker 2: I'm going to invest in my craft when I think
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Speaker 2: this or that is what the character should be. I
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Speaker 2: think over time, producers and designers really enjoy when you
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Speaker 2: come in with that much passion. It's all for the
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Speaker 2: better of the movie. The words of Jason Momo, whose
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Speaker 2: new docu series on the Rome, which makes his travel
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Speaker 2: with crafting, is on Max That's Direct from Hollywood