Lamorne Morris on Vin Diesel's Unique Language and On-Set Presence

Vin Diesel vs. The Rock: A Hypothetical Choice

• 💡 The discussion begins by comparing Vin Diesel and The Rock, with the premise that their characters are from different realms (Vin's street racing/sci-fi vs. The Rock's alien-fighting).
• 🎯 A hypothetical scenario is presented where Vin Diesel and The Rock have squashed their alleged beef and are conquering planets like Thanos or Kang.
• ❓ When forced to pick a side between Vin Diesel and The Rock, the hosts explore their perceived brotherly archetypes: The Rock as the protective but demanding runner, and Vin as the one who might suggest something like mail fraud.

Lamorne Morris's Experience with Vin Diesel

• 🎬 Lamorne Morris shares that he worked with Vin Diesel once and found him to be a fantastic, larger-than-life character.
• 🌟 Morris describes Vin Diesel's on-set presence as "the Vin show," acknowledging that it's his domain and he has reached a level where he can do what he wants, which Morris aspires to in his own career.
• 🗣️ A unique aspect discussed is Vin Diesel's tendency to speak in a way that only his close friends on set understand, a sort of coded language.
• 🤯 Morris initially thought it was a bit, but later learned that Vin's inner circle genuinely understood him, with Vin himself stating that people would understand him the longer they were around him.

On-Set Audio and Privacy

• 🎙️ The conversation shifts to the practicalities of actors wearing lapel mics on set, meaning sound guys can potentially hear private conversations.
• 😅 Lamorne Morris recounts a time during a sketch where he and his ex-girlfriend were having a flirty conversation, and the sound guy laughed, indicating he had overheard them.
• ⚠️ A famous anecdote is shared about Sylvester Stallone being overheard by a sound guy while in his trailer, and another about Al Pacino firing a sound guy for bringing him Tylenol after he mentioned having a headache to himself.