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Austin Butler Reveals Who Inspired Him to Get into Acting · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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  Speaker 2: Austin Butler transformed himself so much to play Elvis in
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  Speaker 2: the movie of the same name that people mistakenly assumed
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  Speaker 2: he was a Southern boy himself, sharing much in common
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  Speaker 2: with the legendary singer. But in truth, Austin was born
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  Speaker 2: and raised in Anaheim, California, and he says he doesn't
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  Speaker 2: have Elvis's legendary swagger, that he's actually pretty shy and
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  Speaker 2: another big transformation. The same going for his role in
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  Speaker 2: Dune Part two, where he plays a cutthroat villain, a
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  Speaker 2: mix just as big of a physical transformation as an
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  Speaker 2: emotional one. Austin tells the AP those are the kinds
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  Speaker 2: of roles that inspire him to act, saying, that's the
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  Speaker 2: kind of acting I've always loved growing up. I've always
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  Speaker 2: admired Christian Bale so much, Gary Oldman and any actor
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  Speaker 2: who transformed themselves. Seeing Robert de Niro and Raging Bulls
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  Speaker 2: a kid really affected me. So to get the opportunity
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  Speaker 2: to take on these characters where I'm able to explore
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  Speaker 2: other parts of myself is really a dream, Austin Butler there.
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  Speaker 1: Dune Part two is out now, that's direct from Hollywood,