Episode 179

Navigating the Film Industry: Bri Okamoto's Journey

Published on: 20th August, 2025

In this engaging conversation, Bri shares her journey from a musical upbringing in Raleigh to her aspirations in the film industry. The discussion covers her experiences as a production assistant, the challenges of acting, and the importance of faith in navigating Hollywood. Bri emphasizes the significance of defining success on her own terms and the joy of pursuing her passion for acting. The conversation also touches on her upcoming projects and the balance between personal beliefs and professional aspirations.

Chapters


00:00 Setting the Scene: Behind the Camera

02:55 Introducing Bree: A Journey into Acting

06:05 Culinary Connections: Sushi and Personal Stories

08:49 Whiskey Tasting: A Toast to Creativity

11:56 Bree's Artistic Roots: Growing Up in a Musical Family

14:58 Navigating Pressure: The Weight of Expectations

17:52 Finding a Path: From Athletic Training to Film Studies

20:57 The Transition: From Production Assistant to Actor

24:09 The Role of a Producer: Understanding the Industry

26:59 Acting Aspirations: Bree's Journey to the Screen

30:09 Challenges in the Industry: Navigating Stereotypes

32:54 Faith and Film: Balancing Beliefs in Hollywood

35:51 Defining Success: The Journey Over the Destination

38:52 Upcoming Projects: Bree's Future in Film

41:52 Final Thoughts: Reflections on the Journey


Transcript
Tyler:

welcome back to the Whiskey and Wisdom podcast.

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I'm Eric Constant co-host Chris

Kellum, and I'm with Tyler, y'all.

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And after clearing a few NDAs and

talking to a few like cool people

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in town, we have our special guest.

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Ms.

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Brie.

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Bri: Hi.

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Thank you guys so much for having me.

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This has been a long time coming.

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Tyler: Yeah, I think

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Bri: we first got in contact like

six or seven months ago trying

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to get this in the work, so I'm

happy to be here with you guys.

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Tyler: I mean, the lawyers

get in the way sometimes,

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Bri: you know those NDAs be tight.

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Yes.

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I can't really Gotta do can.

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Tyler: And then we got freaked out

by like a random tropical storm and

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then that just never panned out.

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And I'm like, it ended up being

a beautiful day, but it's fine.

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It's Wilmington.

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Bri: Wilmington.

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Summertime.

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Yeah.

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Hurricane to sun in 2.5

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seconds.

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Tyler: Right.

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And you're busy just acting,

traveling, doing all the good stuff.

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Bri: Life has been busy.

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Life is great.

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Life is good right now.

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Tyler: I love that.

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So question 'cause I'm gonna butcher it.

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How do you say your last name?

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Bri: Bri?

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Oko.

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Yes.

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It's Japanese.

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Tyler: Okay.

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Mm-hmm.

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The way you said OK Mato.

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I was like, yeah, that's Japanese.

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Bri: I know Brianna Heto

is, I say it very Asian.

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Tyler: I love that you did very

well though, was just, yeah, I know.

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Bri: I'm actually a fourth

generation Japanese.

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Okay.

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Okay.

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So I did not grow up speaking

it in my household, but raised

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with a lot of the culture.

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A lot of every Sunday was

a sushi night at my house.

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Oh, nice.

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By my dad.

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So

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Tyler: I wouldn't mind that.

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That's awesome.

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Bri: Yeah.

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It was a great way to grow

up expecting thinking.

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Oh yeah.

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Eating 40 pieces of zmi on a Sunday

night is totally fine and chill.

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Tyler: Right.

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So before we get into the whiskey, I have

to ask, what's your favorite sushi joint?

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Bri: Ooh.

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In town?

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Yeah.

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Tyler: Mm-hmm.

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Bri: Ooh.

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You know, even though I didn't have

I, Tokyo 1 0 1, I'll say Tokyo 1 0 1.

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I will say I worked there for a week.

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Okay.

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And quit and cried and left, but

I still go back and get the food.

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It's still really good sushi.

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So

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Tyler: nice.

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It

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Bri: wasn't a great place for me to

work, but I still stand by their sushi.

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When I was working there at the

time, they had tuna in the back that

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they were slicing the heads off of

and like actually very fresh, fresh

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tuna, which is the most important.

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Tyler: Oh, wow.

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Mm-hmm.

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Everyone always like thinks down

on Tokyo 1 0 1 for some reason.

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And, but I still stand by

it too for, for two reasons.

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One, because the sushi's really

good, and two, everyone goes

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to the other place in town.

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And sometimes I don't wanna talk to people

and everyone knows me when I go there.

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Yeah.

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So when you go

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Bri: downtown, it's a two

be seen kind of night.

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Definitely.

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See

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Tyler: we go, my wife works on

this side of town and we don't

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wanna see anybody she works with.

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So we'll always go to

the point and go to Nori.

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I haven't been there yet.

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I'm like, I haven't been there either.

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I'm like, I just like it 'cause

it's, it's a vibe and I can

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go watch a movie afterwards.

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Similar to Tokyo.

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Mm-hmm.

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But there's more natural lighting

and it makes me feel like, oh.

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This isn't a dive bar.

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Yeah.

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That's what gets me outta Tokyo.

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Like, the food's great, but it is so dark.

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It's dark in there.

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Sure.

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I'm like, are you, are

we hiding something?

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Yeah, we're

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Bri: hiding the secret.

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Good Food guys.

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Secret recipe.

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Don't let 'em know.

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Tyler: So the secret recipe to

a great episode is some whiskey.

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Got it.

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Right here, Brie is trying

the High West Rendezvous.

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Rendezvous, which we

had on our last episode.

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Got it.

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For Tyler.

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'cause he's a Rye fan.

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I am.

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He said it's, what did you say?

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Top favorites.

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Yeah.

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It's definitely on the top.

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Favorite of the rise for sure.

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It's not as spicy as what some

rises are, so it's a good blend.

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Mm-hmm.

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Which is nice.

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And I'm just a big high West fan.

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Almost everything that they come out with,

I'm, I'm a big fan of so High Western Rye.

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It's the way to go.

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I don't like rye at all.

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And this is drinkable for me.

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Hmm.

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Bri: I'm excited to try it.

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It's, I do love a little sip

of whiskey every now and then.

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And I was telling the guys I do not

normally drink because as an actor,

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our skin and not aging is the most

important thing I can do right now.

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But I do like a little sip of

whiskey every now and then.

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Of

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Tyler: course.

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And then she's also gonna try

with me the six and 20 Carolina

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Cream very controversial name.

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'cause it is made in South Carolina.

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Bri: Oh, they're, and

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Tyler: not see you.

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Even the thought in your head

was like, oh, the thought

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Bri: of South Carolina

being called Carolina.

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I'm like, oh, I didn't know

they were allowed to do that.

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Tyler: See, we're glad you said that.

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See, that's the question.

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So we'll let you try.

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Bri: Okay.

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I'm gonna go with our rye first.

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Okay.

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Tyler: So this one is.

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A little bit spicy, has some cinnamon,

has some cherry, apparently there's

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some plumb notes on the nose.

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That's really

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Bri: nice.

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Very, very smooth.

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Very.

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I do like the spice of it too.

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I feel that cherry in there.

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At first it was very, very

sweet and then it kind of does

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warm up to that Nice wiseness.

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I like that.

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I'm gonna give that one 8.5

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out 10.

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Tyler: Okay.

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That's very good.

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Mm-hmm.

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Does, does this give you like

sitting around a campfire vibe?

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Bri: This is better than

sitting around a campfire vibes.

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This is a little bit better than

the wild Turkey handle that I

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might be sipping around a campfire.

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So, you know, this is, this is elevated.

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Okay.

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This

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Tyler: is like sitting in a yurt.

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Bri: Yeah.

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This is giving, you know, after a

long day of shooting on set a little

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closer with some good friends and

some crew, you know, that might be

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the time I sip some, sip some whiskey.

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Tyler: I like that.

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Nice.

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And then for me, I'm.

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Cheers it up with this one

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Bri: cheer.

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Cheers.

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Tyler: I get you.

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Thank you sir.

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I just really like the Carolina Cream.

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So many comments to that one.

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I know.

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Bri: Ooh, very like vanilla E in the,

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Tyler: it's like melted ice cream.

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It does taste exactly

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Bri: like melted ice cream.

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That's a great way of putting it.

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Alright, I'll give this one.

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Seven outta 10.

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Tyler: Yeah.

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And just very different.

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So like, if you're expecting

whiskey, this probably isn't the

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first thing that you think of.

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Mm-hmm.

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But it's different.

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It's fun.

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To add this to coffee I

think would be very nice.

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Yeah.

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Bri: I think this with coffee

or this over some ice cream or

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something that it needs to do.

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Tyler: So this one, I don't know

if you broke it down previously.

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So it's a blend of the five

grand bourbon, uh mm-hmm.

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With natural cream,

rum and several spices.

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So that's why

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Bri: giving the eggnog,

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Tyler: yes.

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Yes.

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Yep.

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So there's definitely vanilla

cream and cocoa notes.

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That's perfect.

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Different drink.

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Yeah.

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So I'll be sipping on this for

a little while while you tell

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us a little bit about yourself.

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Bri: A little about Brie.

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Let's see.

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I grew up in Raleigh.

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Okay.

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I was raised by two wonderful artistic

musical parents and the whole wide world.

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My father is the world's fastest drummer.

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No way On record.

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The fast.

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Like it's insane.

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Tyler: That's incredible.

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He

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Bri: has been touring around

being the world's fastest drummer

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since I was like 10 years old.

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So my whole life I grew

up with a rockstar father.

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Yeah, nice.

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And somebody who was the best in the

world at something, pressure was on.

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And then my mom is, plays every

single instrument on the planet.

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She is the most musical genius ever.

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She is in two rock bands currently and

all girls rock band that she started,

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and then a rock band with a bunch of

guys where they do a bunch of like covers

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and rolling stones and stuff like that.

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My mom is also a musical theater

director, so we were raised,

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homeschooled, me and my sister.

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So every moment of our lives was

consumed with Christian musical theater

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or music, or just being the nerdiest,

dorkiest, homeschool kids on the

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block and running around the woods.

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Tyler: What's Christian musical theater?

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Bri: Yeah.

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So my mom wrote all

Christian musical theater.

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So imagine like the productions

that they do at Megachurches.

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You know, the vacation Bible

schools, the skits and plays

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and songs that she would do.

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She would write original ones.

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And we did go to mega church growing up.

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So, you know, I was thrown on stage

probably at like three or four.

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Oh wow.

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You know, expected to sing and

dance and act and I loved it.

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I thought it was the most normal thing in

the world to, you know, be running around

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church, you know, three or four times a

week and be singing and dancing and praise

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Jesus and you know, acting on stage.

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So that's really where I got my kind of.

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Acting start.

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Mm-hmm.

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Is, you know, in my DNAI

was really born with it.

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And you know, me and my sister

were both homeschooled together

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until I went to high school.

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So all of our time was just free

time to consume the arts and really

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just dive into our passions, which

was such an incredible childhood.

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At the time, I thought

I was being cheated out.

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I thought it was torture.

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I would sit at the window and watch

the school bus drive by every day.

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Cry.

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I mean, like, mommy, please, I

just gonna ride the school bus.

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And she'd be like, no, we're staying home.

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And you know, but now well, did you

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Tyler: know that was the dungeon?

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Yes.

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Little did I

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Bri: know that they were saving

me from something, you know?

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Very, very, very different.

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So yeah, we grew up just

a lot of time together.

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A lot of time working on music

and dancing and things like that.

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Tyler: What instruments do you play then?

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Bri: So that's the saddest part is

that both of my parents are musical

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geniuses, but the the stress and

the pressure, like when your dad's

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the world's fastest drummer, what

are you gonna be the world's second,

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you know, fastest You could play the

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Tyler: recorder.

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I could have played

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Bri: the recorder so fast, but there

was always so much pressure on us to

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instantly, I remember my first drum

lesson and everyone to, sorry dad, but

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I didn't know how to read music yet.

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And he just assumed that I should

know how to read music as like,

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you know, a four or 5-year-old.

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And I can just remember, you know,

my dad's taught hundreds and hundreds

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and hundreds of people and then

five minutes with me, he throws

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the sticks and like storms out and

I'm crying in there and he's like,

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alright, we're not doing this again.

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So my parents, it always, even

though they were the best teachers

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in the world, they were very

unteachable to their own children.

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They found that very difficult.

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So we really.

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Pushed it away.

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I did grow up playing piano, but Okay.

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You know, I, I didn't do

it 'cause I wanted to.

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And so we, me and my sister both

went really heavy into dance and

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acting and like, that was more

of our like, joy in life to do.

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So, you know, now I can play

a little ukulele guitar, I

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can, you know, read chords.

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I can still read music.

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So, you know, if I sit on the piano I

can struggle it out for a little while.

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But unfortunately, you know, I did not

get the musical genes that my parents

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did, but we got the acting chops instead.

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Tyler: I've actually heard that a lot.

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So a lot of the kids to parents who

were very mu musically inclined, they

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begrudgingly took up piano typically.

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And they're like, my

parents just do so well.

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And actually the, one of my

best friends, his mom was an

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incredible pianist, and then his

dad was an incredible drummer and.

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He was like, I don't really want to be

involved in any, any of these things.

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And he had to go through piano at the very

least, through the rest of his childhood.

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But at the end of it, he was like, that

was great and all, and I'm glad you guys

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do very well, but it's, it's not for me.

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Bri: Yeah.

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A piano is a certain kind of

torture as a child, you know?

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Your fingers are just too little.

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They're not strong enough, so, right.

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But, you know, it's, it's just a

process, you know, mature through it.

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You gotta struggle to sometimes

as a kid figure it out.

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But yeah, the pressure was just

way too high in my household

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to do anything musically.

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Tyler: What brought you

down to Wilmington then?

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Bri: Yeah, so.

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When I graduated high

school, I applied to UNCW.

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But I didn't get in and I really

didn't apply to a lot of other places.

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I thought I wanted to go to Wilmington.

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This is kind of where my track

was, but, so I went to a very small

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private college called Barton College.

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Which is out in Wilson.

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So I spent one year there, and I

think it was like the first week of

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school I applied to transfer to UNCW.

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It was almost immediately

I walked in there.

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It was just a hard culture shock.

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I had gone from a.

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You know, growing up in Raleigh.

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Super diverse.

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Right.

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Super huge.

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I went to a school with over 2000

kids in it, and then I go to college

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and it's smaller than my high school.

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And you know, it's very country.

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It's, you know, not very diverse.

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It's kind of everything I

didn't grow up kind of used to.

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And so I was like, I, I

can't, I can't be here.

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I can't get sucked into

Wilson, North Carolina.

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And I, so I applied and thankfully,

you know, got into UNCW in the

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next year and I moved down here.

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And originally I was planning on

going to school for athletic training.

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Tyler: Mm-hmm.

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Bri: I actually stayed until that, until

I was a junior is when I changed my major.

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And I loved athletic training.

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I did it all through high school.

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I loved sports and that kind of

camaraderie and that family vibe you get

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when you work so closely with a team.

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But athletic training didn't love me as

much as I loved it, and I had a real.

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Trouble with the athletic trainers

seeing me for my intelligence

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and not the way I looked.

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And I remember I was, you know, top, I

was very, very smart in what I was doing.

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I took it very, very professionally.

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But I remember one of the coaches,

the baseball, one of the assistant

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baseball coaches had requested,

he was like, when can we have Brie

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doing athletic training for us?

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And the athletic trainer at the

time said, that will never happen.

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She will never work on baseball

'cause she's a distraction

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and seen as a distraction.

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And so once I heard that and it

had gotten back to me and it had

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told me, I was just like, Ooh.

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So no matter.

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Like this is gonna be something

I have to overcome constantly.

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Is this thing, this, you know, I am girly,

I, you know, do you like to wear makeup?

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Right?

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I had all these things.

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I'm not the typical athlete look.

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And so I really realized that.

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I was like, man, I don't know if I want

to struggle with this stigma this whole

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life that, you know, beauty or attractive

women cannot be around athletes.

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And I do understand the correlation.

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You know, they want them to focus a

hundred percent on their sport and

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not have anything to distract them.

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And, you know, athletics is money.

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You know, it's a business

at the end of day.

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Tyler: can't have the guys

pretending to be injured.

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Exactly.

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Exactly.

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Bri: can't fake a pulled muscle.

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So I really realized that, but

additionally, I took a step back

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and I looked at these athletic

trainers lives and I said, would I.

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Trade places with them.

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Mm-hmm.

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They are working in a career field where

they are always one degree of separation.

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They can never be that close with the

athletes because they're the medical team.

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And so I kind of watched these athletic

trainers devote their entire days,

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no free time every weekend traveling

with the team, but they aren't a part

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of the team, but they aren't allowed

to be friends with the athletes.

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Right.

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You weren't allowed to date athletes.

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You weren't allowed to

be friends with athletes.

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If you walk were in a restaurant or a

bar and the athletic team walked in,

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you were expected to get up and leave to

not cross any kind of past whatsoever.

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Wow.

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And I was really, was like,

wow, that's not the kind of

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relationships in life I wanna live.

437

:

Mm-hmm.

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:

And so, you know, I was going into

my junior year and I had to figure

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out what to change my major to.

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:

And film studies was

another really good option.

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:

And it was something I had always

been interested in, but never really

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saw as a true vision for myself.

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:

And I talked to my athletic

trainer advisor and I told

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:

him I'm switching majors.

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:

And he told me, this is the

biggest mistake of your life.

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:

You're not gonna make any money in film.

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:

What are you gonna go do?

448

:

This is, and he was so

aggressively telling me that

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this was the wrong move to make.

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:

And I was like, that's actually pushing

me to think that this is the right move.

451

:

Like your anger towards like releasing

that control over me to go do what I

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:

want to do is kind of the sign that I

don't wanna keep being under people.

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:

Like use control over

my career and what I do.

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And so my junior year I switched my

major and I pivoted to film studies,

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:

never expecting of becoming an actor,

but just with dreams of producing and you

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:

know, running the business side of it.

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:

And really, you know, being that person

in charge that can direct people.

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Keep the ducks in a row and manage

a budget and create a schedule

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:

and have this, you know, vision is

really what I saw for myself instead.

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:

Tyler: That's neat.

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:

So, go ahead, I'm sorry.

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:

I have Chris questions now.

463

:

Well, before you get into Chris

questions, I hear an echo in the

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Bri: shot.

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Nuts.

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:

Okay.

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:

Yes.

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:

Tyler: It only took him

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:

18 minutes.

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:

Driving me crazy.

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:

I just didn't want to interrupt.

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:

Bri: Oh my gosh.

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:

We gonna always pause

for technical issues.

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:

I am a technical girl.

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:

Make sure that audio is, the

sound is the most important part.

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Tyler: The, the sound itself was fine.

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:

It was just me hearing

it, it was bothering me.

478

:

I couldn't tell if it wasn't echo or

I was just hearing people over there

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:

Bri: not voices inside your head.

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:

Tyler: Well that happens

all the time for him.

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:

I don't really hear voices.

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:

I run.

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:

Do you have an inner dialogue?

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:

I, oh, of course.

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:

Oh yeah.

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:

I definitely have that.

487

:

I

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:

Bri: did meet somebody recently

who didn't have an inner dialogue.

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:

Tyler: That's wild.

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:

Bri: Today we were all talking about it.

491

:

We were like, I wanna meet someone.

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:

I wanna meet someone.

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:

And he's like, wait, what?

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:

What's an inner dialogue?

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:

We were like, found, we found it.

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:

Tyler: Well, I talked to somebody the

other day and they were like, I read

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:

a book and I can picture the whole

entire scene, like a movie scene.

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And I'm like, this is

how this is playing out.

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And I can draw, draw something

based on what I'm reading, and I

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:

talk to somebody else and they're

like, I'm just reading the book.

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:

Bri: Yeah.

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I wish.

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Mm-hmm.

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:

My mind's eye is pretty blank.

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Like, I can't vividly see pictures.

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:

Like I can imagine a picture,

but it's, it's not in color.

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:

3D high def, like for some people, oh,

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Tyler: I'm sorry.

509

:

You get that?

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:

I'm the same way though.

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:

Yeah.

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:

Lucky I can't

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:

Bri: uhhuh.

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:

Well, let's see.

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:

You gotta be extra artistic then.

516

:

Are you?

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:

Do?

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:

Oh no, I'm not s the thing

that's the problem is

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:

Tyler: I'm not like super artistic,

but like if someone's explaining

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:

like my wife hates it, well she

loves it sometimes, but hates it.

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:

'cause like I'll try and figure out how

to get to point A and point B and I'll

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:

literally just look at a map in my head

of like how to turn, where to turn and

523

:

like I see the trees and everything

and she's like, I'm lost on Apple Maps.

524

:

Yeah.

525

:

I'm like, I'm lost with Apple Maps.

526

:

It doesn't tell me exactly where to turn.

527

:

Oh.

528

:

But that's a whole nother question.

529

:

So I do have two legitimate

questions for you.

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:

Film studies is a broad thing.

531

:

And Wilmington is one of the best

schools for like film education.

532

:

But you did mention going

into like producing and like

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:

being behind the scenes.

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:

As a person who hates Google,

and I just like to ask people to

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:

their face a lot of questions.

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:

What's a producer do?

537

:

Bri: Yeah, so a producer is basically

in charge of where all the money goes.

538

:

So a producer's job is securing

that money, securing that funding,

539

:

and then deciding how and what

is the best use of that money.

540

:

They're kind of like, you know, the

financial overseer of the film in a

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:

lot of ways, but they also are very

deeply involved with making some of

542

:

the most important decisions on set.

543

:

You know, where the film might be shot,

who you're gonna hire for each department.

544

:

Those are kind of the

things the producer decides.

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:

And then, you know, there's

so many, you know, positions

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:

in between, you know, others.

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:

You know, a line producer, which is

in charge of making the schedule, they

548

:

take the script and break it down and

say, okay, this scene at the beach,

549

:

that beach location's gonna cost a

thousand dollars to rent that day.

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:

The, it says there's 50 people in the

background, you know, and they kind of

551

:

go through and dissect every prop, every

location, every costume, everything,

552

:

and line it out and make a budget.

553

:

Tyler: Okay.

554

:

So

555

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Bri: you could be that kind of a producer,

you know, and so there's a lot of niche

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:

producers, but kind of the overarching

thing is, you know, the big honcho who's

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:

in charge, who the director ultimately

has to co conspire with and make happy.

558

:

Tyler: Yeah.

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:

I always see executive producer

and I'm like, oh, there's one.

560

:

Nope, there's two, three.

561

:

I'm like, how do you have.

562

:

Five people in charge of money and

then you have regular producers.

563

:

So my brain just is,

564

:

Bri: yeah, sometimes executive

producer can be the overarching

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:

title or it could be given the title

of producer is kind of flexible.

566

:

Sometimes you give it to people just

'cause you ought make them happy.

567

:

Sometimes you know, there is somebody

who was so crucial, who introduced you

568

:

to the head of your movie, who gave

you the funding, and if they played

569

:

a massive pivotal role in your film,

you might credit them as producer.

570

:

Tyler: Oh, okay.

571

:

Or

572

:

Bri: executive producer if they

gave you all of the money for it.

573

:

But then said, I don't have

anything else to do with it.

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:

I don't know how to make a

movie, but here's $5 million.

575

:

They're the executive

producer kind of thing.

576

:

Yeah.

577

:

Tyler: There's being in the finance

world, there's a few different areas

578

:

that you can get some very nice

tax write offs in the film area.

579

:

And if you give the right amount of

money, then you can also be like,

580

:

like we just said, you can be the

producer for that, for that reason.

581

:

So yeah, you get, you

see, see a lot of like

582

:

Bri: Kickstarters, right?

583

:

If you donate, you know, if you're

the top donator or whatever, you know,

584

:

they'll put your name in the credits

and they will call you a producer.

585

:

So it's a very literal role.

586

:

And then it can also be a

very figurative role as well.

587

:

Tyler: Okay.

588

:

Okay.

589

:

That makes sense.

590

:

I looked into this information while I

was looking at your IMDB trying to figure

591

:

out this stuff which leads me into acting.

592

:

How did you transition, this

is a multi-part question.

593

:

How'd you transition from film studies?

594

:

Like, what got you into acting?

595

:

Were you just like.

596

:

Hey, this background work is great,

but I kind of wanna get in front of it.

597

:

Like what drew you into it?

598

:

Bri: Yeah, so after I graduated college,

I was very lucky to get a job as a

599

:

production assistant on the TV show, good

Behavior, which was filming in Wilmington.

600

:

Mm-hmm.

601

:

At the time on TV BS.

602

:

And it was such a hard thing

to get that connection.

603

:

And I think at, when I graduated, I was

the only kid who graduated from UNCW

604

:

that got a production assistant role.

605

:

So it was so sought after,

it was so hard to get.

606

:

But I had interned the summer before at

Screen Jams and I'm in the back of the

607

:

lighting and grip office for that summer,

and it is the Dustiest dirtiest office.

608

:

You know, we got under the dome is

filming, so you know, I'm answering

609

:

phone calls, I'm, you know, counting

extension cords and lights and

610

:

like, you know, doing all this.

611

:

But I had my eye on the prize.

612

:

I was like.

613

:

This is great, but I wanna be on set.

614

:

I need to go meet the people

who are running the set so

615

:

they will see value of me.

616

:

So something smart.

617

:

I had an idea I had at

the time, I was like.

618

:

I should interview the

person I want to hire me.

619

:

Very similar to a podcast, right?

620

:

If you interview the person that

you, you know, have on a pedestal,

621

:

you get one-on-one time with them.

622

:

Mm-hmm.

623

:

So at the time, I, you know, asked

around, I was like, who hires PAs?

624

:

And they told me it was the second,

second assistant director hires PAs.

625

:

So I reached out to the second,

second assistant director and I, you

626

:

know, told him I wanted to interview

him for, you know, film studies

627

:

and he agreed and we gotta sit down

for, you know, two or three hours.

628

:

Wow.

629

:

And I gotta hear his whole journey.

630

:

And in turn he heard mine as well.

631

:

And when that time came around, I

had reached out and emailed, you

632

:

know, trying to get on that job.

633

:

And then, you know, he ran into

me and he was like, sorry, I

634

:

have been ignoring your emails.

635

:

But yes, we're gonna get you on

set and we're gonna give you a job.

636

:

So a couple months later I started

as an additional PA on good behavior.

637

:

And it was a whirlwind, like it was

the most exciting day of my life,

638

:

walking onto a humongous production

with two, 300 people on crew.

639

:

And when you walk onto a film set,

it is like a mix of the circus.

640

:

And the military had a child together.

641

:

It is so chaotic, but behind the

scenes, everything is ran to the t ev.

642

:

You know, everybody has walkie-talkies and

earphones and there are a thousand moving

643

:

parts in the background at all times.

644

:

And so I was in this production

assistant role and it was.

645

:

Very unfulfilling, unfulfilling

people were really mean to me.

646

:

Wow.

647

:

PE people were physically bullying, you

know, bullying me, threatening violence.

648

:

You know, they would tell us

so many stories like, you know,

649

:

you're never allowed to sit down.

650

:

You're never allowed to take a break.

651

:

You know, if you do,

you'll be thrown off set.

652

:

If you're a minute late,

don't even bother showing up.

653

:

You know, back in hard days, we used

to roll up production assistants in

654

:

carpets and beat 'em up and put 'em

in the back of trucks and drive.

655

:

So they, you walk, she's so ridiculous.

656

:

And

657

:

Tyler: these

658

:

Bri: men, only men were telling me

these horrible stories about what

659

:

it was gonna be like as a production

assistant, but at the same time, I'm

660

:

having so much fun, I'm loving it.

661

:

And so there was this weird dichotomy

where it's like a little bit abusive,

662

:

but then they shower you with

love and alcohol at the same time.

663

:

So it was this really kind of

toxic workplace environment

664

:

that was building up and.

665

:

I didn't think I was worth what

those people were treating me about.

666

:

Mm.

667

:

I saw myself and respected myself

more than what I was receiving, and

668

:

so I was really trying to identify.

669

:

I was, instead of being a production

assistant or wanting to be an

670

:

assistant director, I started

looking at the other departments.

671

:

I was like, who is living a good life?

672

:

Who is respected here?

673

:

And who I respected most on set

were the actors, you know, these

674

:

were people who were working

more hours than anybody on set.

675

:

Usually the first people in, you know,

one of the last to leave with the hair

676

:

and makeup and the transportation team.

677

:

But they were treating everybody so

nice, like they were walking in with

678

:

grace and with respect and love and

doing this incredibly difficult job,

679

:

but not acting the way the crew was.

680

:

Right.

681

:

And obviously, you know,

they're treated a lot better.

682

:

Their job is really different

than everybody else.

683

:

But I was, you know, I had watched an

incredible actress, Michelle Dockery was

684

:

the number one of our TV show and every

day she would come in there with so much

685

:

grace and like elegance and just respect.

686

:

And she would do these heavy hitting

the hardest scenes that I had watched.

687

:

You know, somebody do,

and she would do it.

688

:

In a second, you know, the producers

would walk up in the morning and

689

:

hand her completely different

script and be like, oh, we're having

690

:

some rewrites, some revisions.

691

:

And you know, within an hour

she was on set performing those.

692

:

And it was like, blew my mind.

693

:

I was like, how is she doing this?

694

:

How can somebody be so fast, learn

so much, and then deliver these

695

:

like painstaking performances?

696

:

While also in her personal life she was

going through a huge tragedy of grief?

697

:

Mm-hmm.

698

:

And so it gave me so much respect for

the actors and I was just like, wow.

699

:

Like that's who I have on the pedestal.

700

:

Just 'cause their work

ethic was so amazing.

701

:

And so I've wrapped that show, started

another show with Jessica Beal,

702

:

who was the star of the Sinners.

703

:

And the same thing, like I

was just watching a woman who.

704

:

Was the actor, but, but then she was

also the executive producer of the show.

705

:

Mm-hmm.

706

:

So instead of me just seeing her

as actor, I also gotta see her as

707

:

that multifaceted business woman.

708

:

Mm-hmm.

709

:

Too, she was the first one there,

the last one there on top of it.

710

:

She was a new mother.

711

:

She had her son there.

712

:

And so I was just so inspired

by watching these actors work.

713

:

And I remember looking over and, you

know, Jess needs to be set in like

714

:

10 minutes and she's about to go

murder somebody in this next seat.

715

:

And she, you know, tells us,

you know, just don't let,

716

:

just gimme a couple minutes.

717

:

Don't let somebody interrupt me.

718

:

And I see her go into the corner and

like, get into character in this darkness.

719

:

Overcome her.

720

:

Wow.

721

:

And I was like, this is the hardest

job I've ever seen anybody do.

722

:

And that made me want to do it.

723

:

I was like, that challenge that

like there is something that like

724

:

scared me about being an actor.

725

:

I was like, I could never do that.

726

:

But telling myself I could

never do that made me want to

727

:

experience that challenge too.

728

:

And so, you know, I had

wanted to be an actor.

729

:

You gotta have a lot of

money to get into acting.

730

:

I'll say.

731

:

It's not something you can do

unless you have a nest egg.

732

:

And I remember talking to

an actor and they were like,

733

:

yeah, you should get into it.

734

:

You should get an agent.

735

:

But you, you know, you will have to, you

know, I had to drive to Asheville for an

736

:

audition the other day and get a hotel

for myself and pay for that and come back.

737

:

And at the time I was driving a 96

Honda Accord, like I was working

738

:

as a waitress and a pa, you know,

I didn't have money to drive to

739

:

Asheville and put myself up in a hotel.

740

:

So I was kind of bummed.

741

:

I was like, this is a dream that I

love and I want, but financially,

742

:

you know, my parents do not have a

fortune to give me, you know, they,

743

:

we were raised on food stamps, you

know, I knew that the only person

744

:

who was gonna support me was myself.

745

:

So I really had to put my dream of being

in the film industry or being an actor on

746

:

pause until I could be financially set up.

747

:

So then I.

748

:

Did did the hard thing.

749

:

I put my dream aside and I got

a job at Spectrum Enterprise in

750

:

sales and it was the best thing

I could have done at the time.

751

:

'cause I was a 22-year-old kid

in:

752

:

Like it changed my life and my

perspective completely about work and

753

:

you know, what it takes to be successful.

754

:

And so I was working at this job for

I think two and a half years and.

755

:

I was selling my soul.

756

:

I felt like I was truly

selling my soul to the devil.

757

:

I was like, I'm having to go in this

job and I have people's businesses on

758

:

the line and we fail a lot of the time.

759

:

You know, spectrum isn't perfect

and I am having to sell this

760

:

service and guarantee it.

761

:

And then I'm having people call me in

disaster moments because our network

762

:

is down and their business is down.

763

:

And I really just saw, you know, a lot of

people were just like, oh, just forget it.

764

:

You know, you're getting the

paycheck, Brie, it doesn't matter.

765

:

Just say what you gotta

say and get off the phone.

766

:

But I personally couldn't do that.

767

:

I'm a little bit empathetic, like I, you

know, feel people's and businesses pain.

768

:

And I would take that on and,

you know, it would stress me out

769

:

and I just couldn't sell myself.

770

:

I remember I would.

771

:

I would have all this money and I, all

of my friends were working as restaurants

772

:

and in bartending and I was the only

one in this kind of financial moment.

773

:

And I could just remember, I would

walk around the mall on the weekend and

774

:

cry because I had all this money, but

nothing I could buy would make me happy.

775

:

And that's when I knew, I was

like, okay, it's time to put this

776

:

spectrum career to the side and go

back and do what's fulfilling to

777

:

you and do what you love instead.

778

:

Tyler: That's really neat.

779

:

The thing that's really interesting

about the story starting in the

780

:

film industry, right, is a lot of

people that I hear, they see the

781

:

person that's on stage, right?

782

:

And they always wanna be like,

I wanna make that kind of money.

783

:

I wanna have that fame.

784

:

It doesn't sound like that was

exactly the way that you saw the

785

:

people on stage or originally.

786

:

And then just seeing like, you

know what, that's the hardest job.

787

:

That's why I want to go after.

788

:

I want something that's challenging.

789

:

I think that's something that makes you.

790

:

Insanely unique compared to almost anyone

else that goes into the business, at

791

:

least from the side that I see anyway.

792

:

Or maybe it's the people that

just pretend to be the famous one.

793

:

Right.

794

:

Versus the one that actually makes it.

795

:

Bri: Yeah.

796

:

So I think

797

:

Tyler: that's really

interesting with your story.

798

:

Bri: Thank you.

799

:

Thank you.

800

:

No, I remember somebody telling me very

early on, they're like, Brie, is there

801

:

anything else you wanna do besides acting?

802

:

And I was like, no.

803

:

Like this is really like, now that

I realize I grew up doing this,

804

:

like I've actually been preparing

for this for my whole life.

805

:

He was like, okay.

806

:

'cause anything else will

be easier for you acting.

807

:

Is going to be the hardest path

like any other thing could be.

808

:

If there's anything else you

wanna do, like please go do it.

809

:

But I was like, no, originally

I didn't wanna do acting 'cause

810

:

I thought that was the easy job.

811

:

I thought it was relying on your looks.

812

:

I had like all these kind of

just stereotypes over actors.

813

:

Mm-hmm.

814

:

And then when I saw them in person, I

was like, oh no, this is really hard.

815

:

This is what I wanna do.

816

:

I do wanna do the hardest job here.

817

:

And so that kind of opened me up to it.

818

:

You know, I reached out to my

actor friend and I said, Hey, I got

819

:

the money in the savings account.

820

:

I'm ready to make this chance on

myself to take this chance on myself.

821

:

And so I quit my job at Spectrum and I had

an appointment to go meet a talent agent,

822

:

and I got signed without any experience.

823

:

Wow.

824

:

Which was really weird to think about.

825

:

Mm-hmm.

826

:

Now that I've been in the industry for

so long, and they took a chance on me

827

:

and I was like, I'm going full force into

this, like this is going to be my life.

828

:

And I really did treat it like

a job from that day forward.

829

:

And I put all my eggs into that basket

and I remember my agent telling me like,

830

:

you didn't, you didn't quit your job.

831

:

Right?

832

:

Like, you, you just, and I was

like, oh no, no, it's fine.

833

:

I also do like film editing

and like some other stuff.

834

:

It's okay.

835

:

But truly from that day forward,

I never went back and worked,

836

:

you know, a full-time job again.

837

:

And from the day I got an agent

until now, I've been working

838

:

exclusively as an actor and model.

839

:

Tyler: Wow.

840

:

Noise.

841

:

So.

842

:

That leads into the amazing question.

843

:

Yes, you guys, I do actually use

Google, but if I have the source

844

:

here, I can't trust Google's ai.

845

:

So I ask the people 'cause my brain

was thinking along those lines.

846

:

So you, how many acting gigs do you

have to do so you can qualify for sag?

847

:

Bri: Good question.

848

:

So SAG eligibility is very important,

but in the Southeast it's not as

849

:

important as you would think it is.

850

:

Mm-hmm.

851

:

In the Southeast, we're in a right

to work state, so actually s projects

852

:

don't often come to North Carolina.

853

:

Oh,

854

:

Tyler: interesting.

855

:

Bri: So the, all productions have the

option of being union or non-union

856

:

in North Carolina as well as Georgia.

857

:

A lot of them are gonna choose non-union

and not work with SAG because it's cheaper

858

:

and easier and less hoops to jump through.

859

:

And they know that down here

there's also a lot of talent that.

860

:

Isn't a part of sag.

861

:

I am in a, I am SAG eligible, which

means I have met the requirements

862

:

to join sag and at any time I can

pay the $3,000 or so dues to join.

863

:

But I have chosen not to join SAG yet.

864

:

And that is because since North

Carolina is a right to work state,

865

:

if I joined SAG right now, I would

no longer be able to work in any of

866

:

the commercials or independent films.

867

:

Mm-hmm.

868

:

Or you know, music videos or

anything that wasn't through sag.

869

:

So until I moved to a state like

California or New York, I'll

870

:

probably hold off on joining.

871

:

But how you get into SAG is a whole beast.

872

:

It is.

873

:

Every actor's like bane of their

existence, like how to like it into sag.

874

:

And the way I did it was,

you know, very unique.

875

:

I don't know any other buddy, anyone else

who has gone about it the way I did I, in

876

:

2020 I was hired to be the stand-in on a

show called Hightown and I was standing

877

:

in for the lead actress, Monica Raymond,

who played Jackie Quinonez on a high town.

878

:

We love her.

879

:

She is incredible.

880

:

So a role of a stand-in is you are

there all day long with the actor.

881

:

Every, the actor goes in for rehearsal.

882

:

The stand-ins go in and

watch the rehearsal.

883

:

The actors leave, go relax, sit down

in their chairs, read their scripts.

884

:

The stand-ins take their

place while the crew lights.

885

:

So a stand-in is basically the

rehearsal stand-in for the crew.

886

:

So I get to go in there

with the camera guys.

887

:

They're practicing their shots.

888

:

I'm with sound, doing

sound checks for them.

889

:

You know, the lighting guy is lighting

me instead of the actor, you know, and

890

:

so everybody, all the crew gets like,

you know, 15, 20 minutes to kind of

891

:

set the scene and practice with me.

892

:

Mm-hmm.

893

:

The best part of being a stand-in is that

you are handed the script first thing in

894

:

the morning, and so you don't have to read

and memorize the lines, but just so you

895

:

can understand what the scene is about.

896

:

Brie as a, you know, eager young actress.

897

:

I took that job as seriously

as you could take anything.

898

:

I would get there, you know, an hour

to 30 minutes before my call time,

899

:

eat breakfast, get into costume,

and then I would sit down and I

900

:

would memorize the entire script.

901

:

Every word that I had, I would speed

memorize that and then, you know, I knew

902

:

in 15 minutes I was gonna go get called

to perform it, and I would walk in.

903

:

Being completely prepared.

904

:

So the actor would leave and then

I would jump into character and I

905

:

would do the full scene, full out.

906

:

And it was the most helpful,

incredible thing for the camera guys.

907

:

And you know, they weren't used

to that and they loved that.

908

:

Like they, I'm sure it

was saving so much time.

909

:

It was so much effort.

910

:

The directors could have a vision,

like the actors could kind of watch

911

:

and see what to do or what not to do

based on, you know, what I was doing.

912

:

They're like, that looks weird.

913

:

Don't do what Breathe did.

914

:

Or like, oh, that was

actually a kind of good idea.

915

:

I liked what she did.

916

:

So, you know, and I gotta have

this incredible relationship.

917

:

It was just like the

most exclusive access.

918

:

'cause in the morning I would get

a walk in and listen to the private

919

:

conversations of the director,

the producer, the lead actors.

920

:

And I would get to hear how

Monica would workshop this scene.

921

:

You know, there's a, there's

a trouble, there's something

922

:

that doesn't quite make sense.

923

:

And getting to listen to how they

workshopped a scene, it was like.

924

:

Full-time acting school.

925

:

Yeah.

926

:

Every single day.

927

:

And that's really how I treated it.

928

:

And I just wanted to be the best

I absolutely could at that job.

929

:

And so I think maybe like four or five

episodes in, I'll never forget it.

930

:

I, you know, had this killer monologue

and I just like, you know, performed in

931

:

front of the whole crew and like, I just

knew, I was like, that was pretty good.

932

:

That's awesome.

933

:

And then the executive producer

walked up to me and she's like,

934

:

Brie, we know what you're doing.

935

:

We know you wanna be an actor

and we can see it, so we're

936

:

gonna write you into the script.

937

:

Tyler: Nice.

938

:

Oh wow.

939

:

Bri: And I was like, you're

gonna write me in to High Town?

940

:

And sure enough they did and they

wrote, you know, a very small, cute,

941

:

little, you know, one line moment where

I was a waitress and I just woke up.

942

:

Oh yeah.

943

:

You know, talk to them and then go.

944

:

And I was like, this is it.

945

:

This is my big break.

946

:

I am, and I, I am telling

everybody that will listen.

947

:

Like this is the most exciting

thing that has ever happened to me.

948

:

And then it's about maybe like a

month before the episode is set to

949

:

air and the, the creator of the show

emails me and she's like, Brie, we

950

:

are so sorry to tell you this, but

we have to cut 15 minutes off of

951

:

the episode, and your scene got cut.

952

:

Oh no.

953

:

So you'll not be an eye down anymore.

954

:

And I just remember

crying my little eyes out.

955

:

I just could, I was like, I've

told everybody I worked so hard,

956

:

like why is this happening?

957

:

And I had, you know, called my other

standin friend and he was like.

958

:

You got a letter, the creator of the

show personally reached out to you

959

:

and told you and apologized and said

she wanted to work with you again.

960

:

Like that is a gift.

961

:

Like that is uncalled of in the industry.

962

:

Yeah.

963

:

Most people find out

while they watch it on tv.

964

:

So I was like, okay, you're right.

965

:

You're right.

966

:

This is a blessing in disguise.

967

:

Like this isn't the worst thing ever.

968

:

This is actually really nice.

969

:

Like I still got my SAG eligibility.

970

:

I am, you know, still in the credits.

971

:

They still credited me and I actually

still earned residuals from the episode.

972

:

No, I was cut out of, so what I thought

was the worst thing ever actually

973

:

ended up being a great thing because

they brought me back in season three.

974

:

First day on set, they said, Brie,

we're gonna, we're going to fix this.

975

:

You're gonna be in high town.

976

:

But that time they had

even more trust into me.

977

:

So instead of just writing me

into a random character, they were

978

:

actually sending me auditions and

real characters that were already in

979

:

the show that I could audition for.

980

:

Which felt much more validating as an

actor that it wasn't just handed to me,

981

:

that I did have to work on it and stuff.

982

:

And so then I got my audition and I had

two auditions that they had given me.

983

:

One was for a grieving mother who had her.

984

:

Yeah, her boyfriend had just died.

985

:

She was now the caretaker of a son, and

they were at her like a funeral scene.

986

:

Mm-hmm.

987

:

And I'm like, this is mine.

988

:

I am going to be the most

beautiful, crying, grieving

989

:

wife, bride you've ever seen.

990

:

And I go in and I do this

audition and it's just tears.

991

:

And I'm like, wow,

they're gonna love this.

992

:

And then, you know, I submit it.

993

:

I'm like waiting on set, hoping

they're gonna say something.

994

:

And you know, my friend goes

up and asks them, I'm like, oh,

995

:

what'd you think of Bri's audition?

996

:

Oh, we didn't even watch it.

997

:

Oh, okay, okay.

998

:

Yeah, yeah.

999

:

Like, you're busy.

:

00:42:19,930 --> 00:42:20,890

It's fine, it's fine.

:

00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:23,860

And then the next day I get

another audition from them

:

00:42:24,820 --> 00:42:25,990

for stripper number one.

:

00:42:28,435 --> 00:42:30,925

And I'm sitting there, I'm

like, wait, wait, wait.

:

00:42:30,925 --> 00:42:32,185

No, no, no, no.

:

00:42:32,185 --> 00:42:36,115

I was supposed to be this like beautiful

scene of this crying, grieving girl.

:

00:42:36,115 --> 00:42:37,705

Not, not stripper number one,

:

00:42:38,275 --> 00:42:39,680

Tyler: but it's better

than stripper number six.

:

00:42:40,440 --> 00:42:41,120

Stripper number

:

00:42:41,220 --> 00:42:41,440

Bri: six.

:

00:42:41,755 --> 00:42:43,105

So I'm having a breakdown.

:

00:42:43,105 --> 00:42:44,095

I call my best friend.

:

00:42:44,095 --> 00:42:50,185

I'm like, I cannot have my introduction to

the acting world as stripper number one.

:

00:42:50,185 --> 00:42:52,405

Like that's all they see me as.

:

00:42:52,405 --> 00:42:56,485

Like I wanna be seen as more than

just like my looks or my body.

:

00:42:56,935 --> 00:43:00,595

And then we had a real conversation

and I was on the phone.

:

00:43:00,595 --> 00:43:03,955

I was like, let me think about this.

:

00:43:04,315 --> 00:43:09,805

Every single actor on High

Town is, has an nudity scene.

:

00:43:10,075 --> 00:43:12,295

Everybody has an intimacy scene.

:

00:43:12,295 --> 00:43:15,085

Everybody is either a

stripper or if they're not a

:

00:43:15,085 --> 00:43:16,105

stripper, they're a murderer.

:

00:43:16,165 --> 00:43:18,445

Or if they're not a murderer,

they're a drug addict.

:

00:43:18,475 --> 00:43:20,245

Or if they're not a drug

addict, they're a dirty cop.

:

00:43:20,425 --> 00:43:23,725

So I was like, so what would be better?

:

00:43:23,755 --> 00:43:24,745

Like, good point.

:

00:43:25,315 --> 00:43:26,815

And so I really thought about it.

:

00:43:26,815 --> 00:43:27,385

I was like.

:

00:43:27,745 --> 00:43:31,856

You know, re this character

Riley, she's a stripper.

:

00:43:31,885 --> 00:43:36,026

Do I judge her as Riley

for being Renee a stripper?

:

00:43:36,205 --> 00:43:38,035

No, I respect her for that.

:

00:43:38,245 --> 00:43:39,595

Like, do I judge this person?

:

00:43:39,595 --> 00:43:43,316

I really just had to come to terms

with the fact that just because

:

00:43:43,345 --> 00:43:47,276

they might be seen as a stripper or

something on set, that doesn't change

:

00:43:47,276 --> 00:43:49,495

how you see the actor in real life.

:

00:43:49,705 --> 00:43:53,095

And I was like, I actually

respect these people so much.

:

00:43:53,095 --> 00:43:57,836

So that made the decision so much easier,

like rationalized it for me that I was

:

00:43:57,836 --> 00:43:59,336

like, do you wanna be an actor or not?

:

00:43:59,575 --> 00:44:01,465

Like, do you want this?

:

00:44:01,465 --> 00:44:04,945

And so, you know, I'm like,

okay, you're gonna do this.

:

00:44:04,975 --> 00:44:06,296

Like you're gonna be the.

:

00:44:07,090 --> 00:44:12,040

Most great, wonderful stripper you can

be, but the scene had no stripping in it.

:

00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:14,890

You know, it was just a

character in a strip club, right?

:

00:44:14,890 --> 00:44:17,620

So I'm like, you got this

girl, you can do this.

:

00:44:18,130 --> 00:44:20,860

Then it's the night

before I'm set to go on.

:

00:44:20,860 --> 00:44:26,380

I'm so excited, and the intimacy

coordinator calls me and she goes,

:

00:44:26,380 --> 00:44:29,590

Bree, we have a nudity clause

to send you for your contract.

:

00:44:29,590 --> 00:44:31,810

If you just don't mind signing

that and sending it back to us.

:

00:44:33,100 --> 00:44:34,480

Nudity, nudity, clause.

:

00:44:34,480 --> 00:44:35,560

Like what, what, what?

:

00:44:36,130 --> 00:44:37,570

Because I'm gonna see naked people.

:

00:44:37,600 --> 00:44:39,400

'cause like there'll be naked

people in the background.

:

00:44:39,400 --> 00:44:40,670

Like, she's like, no, no, no.

:

00:44:40,670 --> 00:44:43,120

Every stripper in high town is

topless and wears a G-string.

:

00:44:44,170 --> 00:44:45,035

Tyler: You are like, oh,

:

00:44:47,080 --> 00:44:47,680

Bri: oh, no, no, no, no.

:

00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:49,090

Not the stripper though.

:

00:44:49,090 --> 00:44:50,800

This, this doesn't do that.

:

00:44:51,040 --> 00:44:53,980

Like there could be one

that doesn't write guys.

:

00:44:54,040 --> 00:44:57,280

And then I had the moment where I

was like, are you gonna take this

:

00:44:57,280 --> 00:45:00,130

opportunity or are you gonna say no?

:

00:45:01,495 --> 00:45:03,535

Boundaries is a superpower.

:

00:45:03,865 --> 00:45:04,046

Tyler: Yeah.

:

00:45:04,225 --> 00:45:05,006

Bri: Boundaries.

:

00:45:05,006 --> 00:45:09,566

I was like, no, Bri is, Bri is worth

more than being stripper number one and

:

00:45:09,566 --> 00:45:11,785

being naked for one second on screen.

:

00:45:11,785 --> 00:45:15,116

So I told her, I was like

let's renegotiate here.

:

00:45:15,935 --> 00:45:19,866

I will not do that because it was not

told to me at the time of my audition.

:

00:45:19,866 --> 00:45:24,395

It was never informed to me that that

was an option or a requirement of this.

:

00:45:24,576 --> 00:45:30,816

So I will not do that unless you guys

write me in for five episodes and

:

00:45:30,816 --> 00:45:32,765

then we can have this conversation.

:

00:45:33,096 --> 00:45:36,395

I don't think she ever told the producers

that, but they went back and they're like,

:

00:45:36,395 --> 00:45:37,805

yes, Bri can wear whatever she wants.

:

00:45:37,805 --> 00:45:38,316

It's fine.

:

00:45:38,375 --> 00:45:42,276

And so I go to my fitting

beautiful, gorgeous little

:

00:45:42,276 --> 00:45:44,225

bikini type outfits instead.

:

00:45:44,225 --> 00:45:44,316

Right.

:

00:45:44,316 --> 00:45:45,546

So I pick out my outfit.

:

00:45:45,816 --> 00:45:46,386

Stunning.

:

00:45:46,386 --> 00:45:46,986

Love it.

:

00:45:47,015 --> 00:45:48,185

They were so nice.

:

00:45:48,696 --> 00:45:52,895

But I was still stripper number

one and I still had to do that.

:

00:45:53,136 --> 00:45:57,995

So it was the night before shooting and I

was on set like a stand-in, like always.

:

00:45:57,995 --> 00:46:02,046

And the executive producer is talking

to me and I was like, Hey Ellen.

:

00:46:02,705 --> 00:46:07,116

Just wanted to ask him real quick, is

there any way we could change my name?

:

00:46:07,971 --> 00:46:10,716

And she was like, looks so, she

goes, why do you wanna be called?

:

00:46:10,716 --> 00:46:11,826

And I was like, breezy.

:

00:46:12,306 --> 00:46:13,326

She goes, I love it.

:

00:46:13,326 --> 00:46:14,586

Sure, we'll write it in.

:

00:46:14,586 --> 00:46:18,246

And so in that moment she changed

this, the script, everybody on set, you

:

00:46:18,246 --> 00:46:20,346

know, all the new scripts sent down.

:

00:46:20,346 --> 00:46:20,386

You can new strip.

:

00:46:20,386 --> 00:46:20,671

This says breezy.

:

00:46:20,741 --> 00:46:21,031

Yeah.

:

00:46:21,185 --> 00:46:25,926

And so thankfully I get to be breezy

on, high down, not stripper for one.

:

00:46:26,226 --> 00:46:31,776

Which was very just validating of when

you set a boundary and say no and ask for

:

00:46:31,776 --> 00:46:34,326

what you want and deserve, you can get it.

:

00:46:35,256 --> 00:46:36,216

Tyler: I'm glad you bringing that up too.

:

00:46:36,216 --> 00:46:39,576

'cause that actually leads in kind of to a

question that I wanted to ask you anyway.

:

00:46:40,145 --> 00:46:40,596

So.

:

00:46:41,285 --> 00:46:45,425

I saw, I forget how I found you on

Instagram, but I found you on Instagram

:

00:46:45,425 --> 00:46:46,955

one, it's probably through Angela.

:

00:46:47,435 --> 00:46:50,316

Anyway, I saw that you're in acting.

:

00:46:50,316 --> 00:46:52,326

We were gonna do like

a whole acting month.

:

00:46:52,436 --> 00:46:54,596

All actors have a lot of stuff

that they have to deal with.

:

00:46:54,896 --> 00:46:56,876

So it wasn't just you, it was everyone.

:

00:46:57,266 --> 00:46:59,666

And we were like, okay, we'll we'll

go a different route with that.

:

00:46:59,996 --> 00:47:02,546

So I started following you on Instagram.

:

00:47:03,116 --> 00:47:06,806

Obviously find out that faith is

a big portion of your life too.

:

00:47:06,866 --> 00:47:09,506

You go to church and I see everything

that you post about that and whatnot.

:

00:47:10,076 --> 00:47:14,006

So a lot of people think like

Hollywood, they're like, oh, the devil.

:

00:47:14,066 --> 00:47:16,196

Like, or not a lot, a

bunch of people think that.

:

00:47:16,586 --> 00:47:19,946

How do you kind of marry those

two together with staying with

:

00:47:19,946 --> 00:47:23,336

your faith but also getting into

acting knowing that there is some

:

00:47:23,336 --> 00:47:24,716

of those things behind the scenes?

:

00:47:25,016 --> 00:47:25,496

Bri: Yeah.

:

00:47:25,496 --> 00:47:31,076

You know, it is, faith and Hollywood

are at conflict at all times.

:

00:47:31,496 --> 00:47:31,586

Mm-hmm.

:

00:47:31,826 --> 00:47:32,696

And it is really.

:

00:47:33,086 --> 00:47:39,086

A struggle to kind of understand how

I can live in such a sinful industry,

:

00:47:39,326 --> 00:47:40,856

we'll say, for better or less.

:

00:47:40,856 --> 00:47:40,946

Mm-hmm.

:

00:47:41,186 --> 00:47:45,146

But I really think like my purpose in the

world is to spread God's light, right?

:

00:47:45,236 --> 00:47:48,956

Like it is to spread the message

of Jesus Christ to this world.

:

00:47:48,956 --> 00:47:53,696

And like I want that to be

an actor because I want.

:

00:47:54,596 --> 00:47:56,456

To show people that it can

be done a different way.

:

00:47:56,456 --> 00:47:56,516

Yeah.

:

00:47:56,546 --> 00:48:01,616

That like, you don't have to feed the

beast to reap the rewards that you

:

00:48:01,616 --> 00:48:06,776

can like serve and live for God in a

higher power and be so much more blessed

:

00:48:06,776 --> 00:48:08,246

and so much more internally filled.

:

00:48:08,486 --> 00:48:12,836

My pastor today was telling us that,

you know, through psychology, what it

:

00:48:13,106 --> 00:48:18,356

teaches you is that attention is the

most powerful resource on the planet.

:

00:48:18,746 --> 00:48:24,146

That everybody is just fighting for

attention and the easiest form of

:

00:48:24,146 --> 00:48:26,096

attention to get is negative attention.

:

00:48:26,516 --> 00:48:30,206

And so I really want to counteract that.

:

00:48:30,236 --> 00:48:34,706

You know, I really want to inject

myself into the sinful industry

:

00:48:34,706 --> 00:48:37,316

because I know I have God on my side.

:

00:48:37,316 --> 00:48:40,826

Like I know I, I was raised with

him and like my boundaries are

:

00:48:40,826 --> 00:48:44,996

stronger than the devil's temptations

I pray and that continues.

:

00:48:45,366 --> 00:48:48,696

And so I really see that I

need to be in this industry.

:

00:48:48,696 --> 00:48:49,866

Like I need to be.

:

00:48:50,375 --> 00:48:53,586

Showing people that there's a

different way I need to be encouraging

:

00:48:53,586 --> 00:48:56,076

people to, you know, believe in God.

:

00:48:56,076 --> 00:48:59,856

And I hope that people will see

like the brightness and light and

:

00:48:59,915 --> 00:49:03,246

positivity that I bring and the

professionalism that I bring, and

:

00:49:03,246 --> 00:49:06,156

ask me why, why, what is different.

:

00:49:06,156 --> 00:49:10,236

And so I can then share with them that

the difference in my life has always

:

00:49:10,236 --> 00:49:15,066

been that like I have a best friend

that is the controller of the world

:

00:49:15,066 --> 00:49:18,906

who loves me more than any, anyone

else on this planet could possibly do.

:

00:49:18,906 --> 00:49:23,196

Like my confidence in God is so

strong that like I know I can be

:

00:49:23,196 --> 00:49:26,676

thrown to the, the lion's den and

that he's gonna guide me through it.

:

00:49:26,676 --> 00:49:31,956

He's not going to not let bad

situations or sin or you know,

:

00:49:32,375 --> 00:49:35,466

pain or suffering happen to me,

that's a part of the world, right?

:

00:49:35,466 --> 00:49:38,736

But with him, I can get through

it and get out on the other side

:

00:49:38,736 --> 00:49:43,026

stronger and have positive outcomes

come from those bad moments.

:

00:49:43,026 --> 00:49:44,086

So, you know, it.

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00:49:44,676 --> 00:49:48,665

Something I think about a lot, like

I am a little bit scared to move to

:

00:49:48,665 --> 00:49:54,426

LA because I've always been scared of

having that intense pressure and that

:

00:49:54,426 --> 00:50:00,245

kind of seeing people seeing me and

wanting to take something from me.

:

00:50:00,250 --> 00:50:00,330

Mm-hmm.

:

00:50:00,546 --> 00:50:06,245

And so I always, you know, had decided to

myself that I wouldn't move unless I had

:

00:50:06,245 --> 00:50:08,796

been called there and that I was set up.

:

00:50:08,796 --> 00:50:10,716

I wouldn't go seeking something.

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00:50:10,716 --> 00:50:14,256

Like I had to find it here

and then elevate to that one.

:

00:50:14,256 --> 00:50:18,006

But I couldn't go to LA seeking

fame or seeking attention or

:

00:50:18,276 --> 00:50:23,435

seeking money even that I needed

to like do my career for myself.

:

00:50:23,466 --> 00:50:27,845

And that I know if I work on my

soil, God is in charge of the growth.

:

00:50:27,875 --> 00:50:27,966

Right.

:

00:50:28,026 --> 00:50:31,716

So he's in charge of my growth and my

success and I'm really just in charge

:

00:50:31,716 --> 00:50:34,535

of developing my relationship with him.

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00:50:35,301 --> 00:50:37,671

Being, you know, the steward

of the world instead.

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00:50:38,180 --> 00:50:38,870

Tyler: That's amazing.

:

00:50:39,201 --> 00:50:42,321

And I think you did a really good

job of kind of explaining how those

:

00:50:42,321 --> 00:50:45,591

small steps of faith that you've

taken just in high town, right.

:

00:50:45,801 --> 00:50:47,600

That anyone else should

have been like, yeah, sure.

:

00:50:47,600 --> 00:50:47,930

Whatever.

:

00:50:47,930 --> 00:50:50,180

You send me that contract,

like I wanna be famous.

:

00:50:50,180 --> 00:50:50,481

That's it.

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00:50:50,486 --> 00:50:50,636

Mm-hmm.

:

00:50:50,716 --> 00:50:51,471

That's go.

:

00:50:51,830 --> 00:50:53,961

So I think you're already making those

right steps, so that's really good.

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00:50:54,350 --> 00:50:54,591

Thank you.

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00:50:54,591 --> 00:50:54,796

Thank you so much.

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00:50:54,995 --> 00:50:55,196

Absolutely.

:

00:50:55,580 --> 00:51:01,611

So question with in general,

you got a lot going on 'cause

:

00:51:01,671 --> 00:51:03,381

besides acting you coach also.

:

00:51:04,051 --> 00:51:05,790

But I feel like that's

a whole nother episode.

:

00:51:05,881 --> 00:51:11,101

I don't wanna take you up all day, but

at this point I do wanna ask what's a

:

00:51:11,101 --> 00:51:14,581

success look like for you as a breed?

:

00:51:15,361 --> 00:51:23,971

Bri: Success is almost not

achievable because my ideas and

:

00:51:23,971 --> 00:51:26,611

thoughts and expectation of success.

:

00:51:27,256 --> 00:51:32,296

Has been so grand since the day

I was born that I really have

:

00:51:32,536 --> 00:51:37,756

to put success at the back of my

mind and be on it for the journey.

:

00:51:37,756 --> 00:51:43,216

I always say that the journey is the

destination, because every little step

:

00:51:43,216 --> 00:51:45,706

that I take is the success and the reward.

:

00:51:45,706 --> 00:51:51,016

Every small inch forward, or next job

or next connection I get like all the

:

00:51:51,016 --> 00:51:55,546

little stuff that people don't see as

success, like even being on this podcast.

:

00:51:55,546 --> 00:51:55,636

Mm-hmm.

:

00:51:55,936 --> 00:51:59,836

Like this is a part of the journey

to, you know, be that famous, you

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00:51:59,836 --> 00:52:01,996

know, notable, wonderful actor.

:

00:52:02,266 --> 00:52:06,256

You know, that I hope to be one

day, but I really have to focus on

:

00:52:06,256 --> 00:52:11,416

just loving the journey and just

celebrating the journey as success.

:

00:52:11,416 --> 00:52:16,306

Like every day that I get to work as

an actor is the best day of my life.

:

00:52:16,336 --> 00:52:17,596

You know, I am.

:

00:52:18,106 --> 00:52:21,556

Never working because I'm

so fulfilled by my job.

:

00:52:21,556 --> 00:52:22,846

And so like, that's success.

:

00:52:22,851 --> 00:52:26,686

Like to me, oh my God, like I already

have reached success because I'm living

:

00:52:26,686 --> 00:52:32,806

my dream and I haven't let it overtake me

that I'm still have this amazing balance.

:

00:52:32,806 --> 00:52:35,086

And I owe that a lot to Wilmington too.

:

00:52:35,086 --> 00:52:39,286

It's like, this is such a beautiful

town where people are so supportive

:

00:52:39,316 --> 00:52:44,476

and kind to you and your dreams even

know they're not stepping on you and

:

00:52:44,626 --> 00:52:46,276

pushing you down to get somewhere.

:

00:52:46,996 --> 00:52:52,156

And so I think it's all like I

choosing this and leaving, you know,

:

00:52:52,186 --> 00:52:57,796

spectrum for to pursue myself like

is the definition of success I want.

:

00:52:58,196 --> 00:53:00,686

But obviously I wanna be more successful.

:

00:53:00,686 --> 00:53:04,196

Obviously we only wanna go to

the top and you know, I have

:

00:53:04,196 --> 00:53:08,036

very big dreams of, you know, the

kind of projects I wanna work on.

:

00:53:08,036 --> 00:53:12,386

And I hope to be able to produce

and direct and act in the shows

:

00:53:12,386 --> 00:53:13,766

I'm in eventually one day.

:

00:53:13,766 --> 00:53:16,766

Like that would be an ultimate

goal is to be able to do.

:

00:53:17,126 --> 00:53:20,216

The three, the three top

jobs on a film as myself.

:

00:53:20,876 --> 00:53:21,206

Tyler: Awesome.

:

00:53:21,686 --> 00:53:24,776

After looking forward a little bit to

take a look back, if you were to tell your

:

00:53:24,776 --> 00:53:26,576

younger self one thing, what would it be?

:

00:53:31,256 --> 00:53:35,276

Bri: If I were to tell my younger self

something, I would think it would be,

:

00:53:35,516 --> 00:53:37,676

don't be afraid of being a distraction.

:

00:53:38,066 --> 00:53:45,446

Like don't be afraid of being wonderful

and great and gifted in just how you are.

:

00:53:45,446 --> 00:53:49,646

Like don't try to conform yourself

to meet other people's definition of

:

00:53:49,646 --> 00:53:57,056

success is that make your own definition

of success and you know, also be a

:

00:53:57,056 --> 00:53:58,796

great financial planner along the way.

:

00:53:58,976 --> 00:54:03,386

And you know, I do have a financial

planner because I think that's such a big

:

00:54:03,386 --> 00:54:09,116

part of it, is having your business mind

and set and your finances and set as well.

:

00:54:09,201 --> 00:54:09,491

Tyler: Nice.

:

00:54:12,116 --> 00:54:13,951

So Tyler did mention your Instagram.

:

00:54:15,430 --> 00:54:19,540

Do you have one or multiple you wanna

plug so people can follow your journey

:

00:54:19,540 --> 00:54:20,921

and all the cool stuff you got going on?

:

00:54:20,921 --> 00:54:21,580

Bri: Yeah, definitely.

:

00:54:21,580 --> 00:54:25,035

So my main Instagram is just brico OK.

:

00:54:25,756 --> 00:54:27,070

O-K-A-M-O-T-O.

:

00:54:27,220 --> 00:54:27,310

Mm-hmm.

:

00:54:27,590 --> 00:54:31,100

And that is where I post

all of my acting content.

:

00:54:31,100 --> 00:54:33,200

That's where I post all my modeling jobs.

:

00:54:33,200 --> 00:54:35,720

That's kind of my

billboard for the industry.

:

00:54:35,750 --> 00:54:35,840

Mm-hmm.

:

00:54:36,290 --> 00:54:39,380

And then additionally, I have

another Instagram called, what

:

00:54:39,380 --> 00:54:40,400

are you doing, Willie Wood.

:

00:54:40,610 --> 00:54:43,430

It's abbreviated WYD Willie Wood.

:

00:54:43,850 --> 00:54:46,070

And I love that one so much.

:

00:54:46,100 --> 00:54:49,910

I, it is a monthly calendar that

I put out where I post every

:

00:54:49,910 --> 00:54:53,360

single film modeling theatrical.

:

00:54:53,750 --> 00:54:56,091

Industry event going on in Wilmington.

:

00:54:56,540 --> 00:54:59,571

And it's kind of just like a resource

for everybody in the industry

:

00:54:59,571 --> 00:55:01,370

to get together to connect more.

:

00:55:01,701 --> 00:55:04,910

'cause I was always seeing these

events after they had happened and

:

00:55:04,910 --> 00:55:07,370

I of course was like, everyone's

doing the coolest thing I've ever

:

00:55:07,370 --> 00:55:09,231

seen and I didn't get invited.

:

00:55:09,620 --> 00:55:12,171

You know, marketing, it just takes

a lot of time and seeing things.

:

00:55:12,171 --> 00:55:14,241

So I made this other Instagram, I love it.

:

00:55:14,631 --> 00:55:18,531

And selfishly I also made it

for myself because I wanna be

:

00:55:18,531 --> 00:55:20,000

the new source of Wilmington.

:

00:55:20,000 --> 00:55:23,600

Like when projects are coming to

town, I want people to tell me about

:

00:55:23,600 --> 00:55:25,040

it before they tell anybody else.

:

00:55:25,040 --> 00:55:28,401

So I was like, if I make this

Instagram page, it is putting me

:

00:55:28,401 --> 00:55:32,361

in the captain's chair, like I

can make myself the news source.

:

00:55:32,571 --> 00:55:34,221

So it's been really, really fun.

:

00:55:34,250 --> 00:55:36,290

It has grown so much.

:

00:55:36,350 --> 00:55:36,981

It's like.

:

00:55:37,415 --> 00:55:39,035

So blowing up so quickly.

:

00:55:39,035 --> 00:55:42,620

I love seeing how many people

are like connecting with it.

:

00:55:42,625 --> 00:55:46,925

It only has 400 followers right now,

but it had 15,000 monthly views.

:

00:55:47,225 --> 00:55:47,285

Wow.

:

00:55:47,285 --> 00:55:50,195

And I was like, oh my gosh,

this is actually helping people.

:

00:55:50,345 --> 00:55:51,215

So I love that.

:

00:55:51,215 --> 00:55:52,535

So give that page a follow.

:

00:55:52,535 --> 00:55:56,375

If you're in the industry and wanna stay

connected and meet more like-minded people

:

00:55:56,375 --> 00:55:58,625

and get involved more, it's a great page.

:

00:55:58,625 --> 00:56:03,485

So that one, and then just my, my

main Instagram one is, is where

:

00:56:03,485 --> 00:56:04,655

I like to keep people connected.

:

00:56:04,880 --> 00:56:05,300

Tyler: Always.

:

00:56:05,300 --> 00:56:05,660

Perfect.

:

00:56:06,680 --> 00:56:12,665

So before we end it, always

ask a super random question.

:

00:56:12,716 --> 00:56:14,636

And I have two for you.

:

00:56:14,636 --> 00:56:14,786

Okay.

:

00:56:16,046 --> 00:56:24,716

One, what is one song that you think

would be played in hell to torture people?

:

00:56:25,051 --> 00:56:25,270

Bri: Oh.

:

00:56:26,185 --> 00:56:27,266

Oh goodness.

:

00:56:28,796 --> 00:56:31,586

Tyler: Obviously there's not actually

music playing down there, but.

:

00:56:33,836 --> 00:56:35,846

Bri: A torturous song.

:

00:56:35,966 --> 00:56:41,486

I mean, the song that like tortures

me is like, baby shark, like I

:

00:56:41,486 --> 00:56:43,311

said, last time seems so annoying.

:

00:56:43,556 --> 00:56:47,006

Like I feel like that's the most

like obvious dumb choice to pick.

:

00:56:47,396 --> 00:56:53,486

But I mean, like that, or maybe like

some like nails on a chalkboard like

:

00:56:53,486 --> 00:56:55,016

that, on a repeat, that would torture

:

00:56:55,016 --> 00:56:55,256

Tyler: me.

:

00:56:55,316 --> 00:56:57,206

That's how you know how old people are.

:

00:56:57,776 --> 00:57:01,196

So like your age demographic,

you're all saying Baby shark.

:

00:57:01,481 --> 00:57:04,136

My age, I would say he's

not that much older than us.

:

00:57:04,226 --> 00:57:04,616

I'm not.

:

00:57:04,856 --> 00:57:07,906

But the, the song that doesn't end.

:

00:57:07,966 --> 00:57:11,596

Oh yeah, that's what like

plays soothe my head.

:

00:57:11,596 --> 00:57:12,391

I forget that exists.

:

00:57:12,391 --> 00:57:13,191

That's like that

:

00:57:13,196 --> 00:57:16,366

Bri: actually, now that you're saying

that the song, I changed my answer.

:

00:57:16,786 --> 00:57:23,356

The song that would play in hell is row,

row, row your boat in rounds on a repeat.

:

00:57:23,386 --> 00:57:26,926

That is what my mother would do

to pass the time on a row trip.

:

00:57:27,286 --> 00:57:31,126

And she'd be like, all right girls,

let's start singing Harmonize in rounds.

:

00:57:31,126 --> 00:57:34,936

I'll take the first course and

you jump in four counts later.

:

00:57:34,936 --> 00:57:38,026

And my sister would happily

sing along with my mom and I

:

00:57:38,026 --> 00:57:39,136

would just sit there like this.

:

00:57:39,166 --> 00:57:40,516

This is my personal hell.

:

00:57:40,846 --> 00:57:44,836

So row, row, row your bow, go

in rounds, harmonized on repeat.

:

00:57:45,616 --> 00:57:46,336

Tyler: I'm down for it.

:

00:57:46,606 --> 00:57:48,406

So, 'cause you're in the acting world.

:

00:57:48,616 --> 00:57:50,416

I know you said you have

a few things coming out.

:

00:57:51,156 --> 00:57:51,376

Bri: Yes.

:

00:57:51,556 --> 00:57:51,776

Yes.

:

00:57:51,826 --> 00:57:52,336

We'll let you

:

00:57:52,336 --> 00:57:52,856

Tyler: shout those out.

:

00:57:52,926 --> 00:57:53,216

Okay.

:

00:57:53,371 --> 00:57:55,081

Bri: I do want, I'm very excited.

:

00:57:55,081 --> 00:57:57,241

Next month in New York City.

:

00:57:57,541 --> 00:58:01,921

During New York Fashion Week, I

have a project coming out about

:

00:58:01,921 --> 00:58:03,901

the life of Alexander McQueen.

:

00:58:03,931 --> 00:58:10,056

It's called Provocateur, and it is

kind of an art exhibition mixed with.

:

00:58:10,876 --> 00:58:14,956

Visual media mixed with a Broadway

performance about the life of

:

00:58:14,956 --> 00:58:17,806

Alexander McQueen, who is an

incredible fashion designer who

:

00:58:17,806 --> 00:58:19,516

really rose to fame in the nineties.

:

00:58:19,756 --> 00:58:22,966

More popularly, everyone will

probably know him from designing

:

00:58:23,146 --> 00:58:24,346

many of Lady Gaga's garments.

:

00:58:24,376 --> 00:58:24,466

Mm-hmm.

:

00:58:25,066 --> 00:58:27,736

When she was first rising fame

in the, you know, the early

:

00:58:27,736 --> 00:58:29,806

two thousands and:

:

00:58:30,046 --> 00:58:36,091

So, he actually died by suicide

oh maybe:

:

00:58:36,256 --> 00:58:41,236

And so this incredible production company,

these artists have come together to create

:

00:58:41,236 --> 00:58:44,656

a 13 room exhibition about McQueen's life.

:

00:58:44,686 --> 00:58:45,046

That's pretty Wow.

:

00:58:45,196 --> 00:58:48,706

So it's gonna premiere in New York

and then have a tour around the world.

:

00:58:49,056 --> 00:58:53,736

And in the very last room, you enter,

it's a runway and you put virtual reality

:

00:58:53,736 --> 00:58:58,116

gall asses on, and you're transported

back into time into the runway.

:

00:58:58,116 --> 00:58:59,796

And our film starts playing.

:

00:59:00,006 --> 00:59:04,476

So you see me backstage, I play one of

the runway models working with McQueen,

:

00:59:04,536 --> 00:59:06,756

and it's this really incredible.

:

00:59:07,076 --> 00:59:11,336

Like immersive film experience and

then they're also doing it in a

:

00:59:11,336 --> 00:59:13,226

company off-Broadway show as well.

:

00:59:13,406 --> 00:59:17,576

So if you guys are in New York in

August, September, October, I'm not

:

00:59:17,576 --> 00:59:21,776

sure how long it'll run to, there's

an off-Broadway play you can see, or

:

00:59:21,776 --> 00:59:26,606

you can go to the exhibition called

Provocateur and see me in the film there.

:

00:59:26,666 --> 00:59:27,221

I see.

:

00:59:27,386 --> 00:59:29,426

So I'm a big fashion girly.

:

00:59:29,426 --> 00:59:32,276

I am a love the runway.

:

00:59:32,276 --> 00:59:34,646

I do a lot of modeling on runway as well.

:

00:59:34,646 --> 00:59:34,736

Mm-hmm.

:

00:59:34,976 --> 00:59:37,646

And it's just one of the most

fun things you could possibly do.

:

00:59:37,916 --> 00:59:45,716

So definitely check that out this

December in this holiday season.

:

00:59:45,776 --> 00:59:49,616

I hope you guys will also watch

my new film, the Christmas Rewind.

:

00:59:49,986 --> 00:59:54,546

We have not, our distributor is still

securing its home for that, so I'll

:

00:59:54,546 --> 00:59:56,676

let you guys know where that is out.

:

00:59:56,676 --> 01:00:01,806

But that is going to be like the most

fun family friendly, like comedy.

:

01:00:02,881 --> 01:00:03,961

Movie ever.

:

01:00:03,961 --> 01:00:06,931

And I play the character Holly,

one of the leads of that one.

:

01:00:06,931 --> 01:00:08,251

So I'm very excited for those two.

:

01:00:08,371 --> 01:00:08,701

That's awesome.

:

01:00:08,701 --> 01:00:12,631

To come out and to continue

working and continue filming more.

:

01:00:13,201 --> 01:00:17,701

Tyler: So that is leads to my real

question, which is what's a movie

:

01:00:17,701 --> 01:00:19,921

that you think everybody should watch?

:

01:00:20,671 --> 01:00:21,431

Bri: Oh, oh my gosh.

:

01:00:21,526 --> 01:00:21,746

And

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Tyler: it doesn't have to

be like, Schindler's List or

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Shaw Sha, Kiki g, anything.

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01:00:27,181 --> 01:00:34,171

Bri: You know, I love Wes Anderson, so

I'm gonna say the Grand Budapest Hotel.

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Okay.

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01:00:34,681 --> 01:00:34,741

Yeah.

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01:00:34,741 --> 01:00:34,831

Good.

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01:00:34,831 --> 01:00:40,711

It is so visually exciting and

stunning and there's, it's, it's

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01:00:40,711 --> 01:00:42,481

just a visually beautiful movie.

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01:00:42,481 --> 01:00:46,981

And also like all of Wes Anderson

films are just so quirky and

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01:00:46,981 --> 01:00:48,691

weird, so quirky and dark.

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01:00:48,931 --> 01:00:49,891

Did you see his newest one?

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01:00:50,171 --> 01:00:51,431

Not yet, but

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01:00:51,491 --> 01:00:52,546

Tyler: I'm watching that this week.

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01:00:53,636 --> 01:00:56,216

Bri: I'll have to watch it after

I hear your reviews about it.

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01:00:56,216 --> 01:00:59,185

But anything West Anderson

excites me so much.

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01:00:59,486 --> 01:01:02,336

So Grand Budapest Hotel is

something that I rent should watch.

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01:01:02,336 --> 01:01:02,486

Awesome.

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01:01:02,665 --> 01:01:03,176

Tyler: Nice.

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01:01:04,346 --> 01:01:06,326

I never asked you this question.

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01:01:06,326 --> 01:01:06,806

Send it.

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01:01:08,516 --> 01:01:12,625

I love Christopher Nolan, so

pretty much anything by him.

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01:01:14,156 --> 01:01:15,476

I need a suggestion, sir.

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01:01:16,165 --> 01:01:16,946

Can't say anything.

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01:01:16,946 --> 01:01:18,145

What if I've never heard of him.

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01:01:20,096 --> 01:01:25,016

So the most recent one that I just watched

again is Interstellar, which I don't mind.

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01:01:25,256 --> 01:01:29,026

And then the what's the

one that he did with?

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01:01:29,076 --> 01:01:29,736

It was The Life.

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01:01:29,766 --> 01:01:32,405

It was ba it was based off

the life of Nicola Tesla.

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01:01:34,296 --> 01:01:35,345

Oh, prestige.

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01:01:35,765 --> 01:01:37,296

No, that's a good one too.

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01:01:37,296 --> 01:01:39,575

Yeah, I think it was, was it?

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01:01:39,725 --> 01:01:40,475

I don't remember.

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01:01:40,715 --> 01:01:43,025

I'm not good with maybe

names, but yeah, whatever.

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01:01:43,086 --> 01:01:45,155

Find out what that one

is and I'll find one.

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01:01:45,155 --> 01:01:45,176

That one.

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01:01:45,245 --> 01:01:45,546

Okay.

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01:01:45,725 --> 01:01:46,086

Something.

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01:01:46,086 --> 01:01:46,895

Bri: Christopher Nolan.

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01:01:47,375 --> 01:01:48,725

Christopher Nolan films.

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01:01:48,725 --> 01:01:50,165

All of 'em are pretty cool.

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01:01:50,526 --> 01:01:52,775

Tyler: I'm just over here, the

one based off of Nicola Tesla.

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01:01:52,775 --> 01:01:53,675

I forget what that one's called.

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01:01:53,855 --> 01:01:55,355

It might be the Prestige actually.

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01:01:55,355 --> 01:01:55,655

Do you have one,

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01:01:55,656 --> 01:01:56,075

Bri: Chris?

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01:01:56,555 --> 01:01:57,215

Tyler: Oh, I have a lot.

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01:01:58,175 --> 01:01:59,736

So that's a whole other

Well, you only get one.

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01:01:59,736 --> 01:02:00,010

Yeah.

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01:02:00,245 --> 01:02:00,935

Oh, I know this.

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01:02:01,145 --> 01:02:02,465

That's the running joke, so.

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01:02:02,675 --> 01:02:03,065

Hmm.

:

01:02:03,425 --> 01:02:05,075

I'm gonna pick something totally random.

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01:02:06,365 --> 01:02:07,595

I haven't said it before.

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01:02:07,985 --> 01:02:08,585

So

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01:02:11,345 --> 01:02:12,545

500 days a summer.

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01:02:12,840 --> 01:02:13,660

Bri: Oh, okay.

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01:02:14,135 --> 01:02:14,675

Classic.

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01:02:15,005 --> 01:02:15,155

Tyler: Yes.

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01:02:15,155 --> 01:02:15,845

I haven't heard of that.

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01:02:16,295 --> 01:02:17,255

Oh, such a good movie.

:

01:02:17,735 --> 01:02:19,205

It, it's one of those movies.

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01:02:19,205 --> 01:02:22,205

I just like, anything that has

like time manipulation and you see

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01:02:22,205 --> 01:02:23,405

like different points of views.

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01:02:24,305 --> 01:02:24,935

I changed Fine.

:

01:02:24,935 --> 01:02:26,165

Monty Python on the Holy Grail.

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01:02:26,375 --> 01:02:27,065

Oh, so good.

:

01:02:28,715 --> 01:02:28,775

Og.

:

01:02:29,165 --> 01:02:29,820

And that one's great.

:

01:02:29,820 --> 01:02:30,060

Don't worry.

:

01:02:30,060 --> 01:02:30,755

I'm still not seeing that.

:

01:02:30,755 --> 01:02:30,845

What?

:

01:02:32,705 --> 01:02:34,205

Oh no, that's right down your alley, dude.

:

01:02:34,610 --> 01:02:38,000

I worked at Movie Stop and at

a movie theater, and there's

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01:02:38,000 --> 01:02:39,860

so many, like top one hundreds.

:

01:02:39,860 --> 01:02:41,120

I've never seen a touch wound.

:

01:02:41,120 --> 01:02:41,210

Right.

:

01:02:42,740 --> 01:02:43,820

I know the quotes.

:

01:02:43,820 --> 01:02:46,965

I was gonna say, that's the quoted movies.

:

01:02:47,625 --> 01:02:48,860

That's what we were talking about before.

:

01:02:48,860 --> 01:02:51,470

Like a lot of these classics are like

one of the most like quoted movies,

:

01:02:51,470 --> 01:02:52,520

like different things on there.

:

01:02:52,565 --> 01:02:54,130

I know I'm the worst.

:

01:02:54,130 --> 01:02:54,610

I'm not dead yet.

:

01:02:54,920 --> 01:02:55,210

Yeah.

:

01:02:55,650 --> 01:02:56,450

I'm not dead yet.

:

01:02:56,975 --> 01:02:58,145

Bri: Bring out the dead.

:

01:02:59,315 --> 01:02:59,885

It's a great one.

:

01:02:59,885 --> 01:03:01,505

Now see, now I'm gonna

have to go watch money.

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01:03:01,505 --> 01:03:01,745

Right.

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01:03:02,855 --> 01:03:03,605

Tyler: That's what we're here for.

:

01:03:04,085 --> 01:03:06,065

But I just wanna say

thank you for coming on.

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01:03:06,365 --> 01:03:07,295

It was a blast.

:

01:03:07,535 --> 01:03:08,735

Bri: Thank you so much for having me.

:

01:03:08,735 --> 01:03:10,445

It was so fun talking with you guys.

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01:03:10,445 --> 01:03:10,530

Yeah, thanks.

:

01:03:10,530 --> 01:03:10,730

You too.

:

01:03:11,015 --> 01:03:13,565

Reliving down this Journeys trails.

:

01:03:13,565 --> 01:03:16,265

It's always fun to look back and

think about all the little things

:

01:03:16,265 --> 01:03:17,555

that got you to where you are.

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01:03:17,615 --> 01:03:17,765

Yeah.

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01:03:18,065 --> 01:03:21,570

Tyler: We'll have to have you on again

when we have more natural lighting, right?

:

01:03:21,570 --> 01:03:21,770

Yeah.

:

01:03:21,990 --> 01:03:23,970

We have the 10.0.

:

01:03:24,200 --> 01:03:24,490

Yeah.

:

01:03:24,520 --> 01:03:24,810

Yeah.

:

01:03:24,920 --> 01:03:26,130

I'll have some more stuff to plug.

:

01:03:26,130 --> 01:03:27,635

I think technically it's 4.0

:

01:03:27,755 --> 01:03:28,505

at that point.

:

01:03:28,535 --> 01:03:28,715

Yeah.

:

01:03:28,895 --> 01:03:29,885

It'll be four or 5.0

:

01:03:29,885 --> 01:03:30,305

at that point.

:

01:03:30,425 --> 01:03:32,945

We've, we've been all, we've

been doing this for over three

:

01:03:32,945 --> 01:03:34,145

years now, so we're like,

:

01:03:34,150 --> 01:03:34,210

Bri: what's that?

:

01:03:34,835 --> 01:03:36,095

Projecting upwards.

:

01:03:36,095 --> 01:03:37,595

You guys are doing good though.

:

01:03:37,655 --> 01:03:38,825

Continue the growth.

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01:03:38,825 --> 01:03:39,485

We love it.

:

01:03:39,635 --> 01:03:42,725

Tyler: One day we'll have a studio

where everything's just already set up

:

01:03:42,725 --> 01:03:45,215

and I can just walk in and go click.

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01:03:45,276 --> 01:03:45,485

Bri: Yeah.

:

01:03:45,485 --> 01:03:49,205

And then you have your own producer

who's there clicking it for you?

:

01:03:49,205 --> 01:03:49,325

I

:

01:03:49,325 --> 01:03:52,320

Tyler: would love a producer I gotta

find, but I don't the money for it.

:

01:03:53,500 --> 01:03:54,725

Do you know Rich Cardona?

:

01:03:57,185 --> 01:03:58,295

She's like, I know that name.

:

01:03:59,165 --> 01:03:59,645

Bri: No.

:

01:03:59,915 --> 01:04:00,275

Tyler: No.

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01:04:00,365 --> 01:04:00,605

Okay.

:

01:04:00,605 --> 01:04:04,175

He, he has a lot of stuff in the

podcasting world in Wilmington and

:

01:04:04,175 --> 01:04:06,965

he actually has like a full studio

with like three different sets.

:

01:04:06,965 --> 01:04:08,135

So like it's, it's amazing.

:

01:04:08,315 --> 01:04:08,795

Bri: Oh, that's cool.

:

01:04:08,795 --> 01:04:09,305

I'll have to check it out.

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01:04:09,305 --> 01:04:09,785

Yeah.

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01:04:09,845 --> 01:04:10,085

Tyler: Yeah.

:

01:04:10,085 --> 01:04:10,715

He's a good guy.

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01:04:11,075 --> 01:04:13,535

So thank you guys for listening.

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01:04:14,285 --> 01:04:18,375

Hopefully you'll share it, like,

comment and subscribe and check

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01:04:18,375 --> 01:04:21,465

out all of Bree's cool stuff and

we'll catch you in the next one.

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01:04:21,765 --> 01:04:22,095

Cheers.

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01:04:22,095 --> 01:04:22,455

Cheers.

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01:04:22,455 --> 01:04:23,055

Bri: Thanks guys.

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