Chris Evans Explains His Dog's Bad

Quarantine Haircut

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-Hi. Welcome. Thank you so much for doing this.
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-Absolutely, man.
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-I really, really appreciate it. I'm kind of getting to see
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a little bit of your quarantine life
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[Laughter]
because you just joined Instagram.
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-Oh, yeah, I did. I did.
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-That was a big decision for you, huh?
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-Yeah, it was. I don't know what it was.
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I guess I caved. I feel like such an old man.
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I'm so late to the party.
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-[ Laughs ] Oh, my God.
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-You know what it is? I had too many good pictures of my dog.
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I was like these are being wasted on my phone.
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-Wait till you get to brunch.
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Wait till you start posting those photos. Oh, Gosh.
[Laughter]
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-No spoilers. No spoilers.
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But I did see what you did to your dog.
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It's a little unfortunate.
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Why would you try to shave your dog?
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-Alright. I had done it once before,
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right when quarantine began.
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I gave him just a little bit of a trim,
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just, you know, with a little bit of timidity.
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And it went great.
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And so I got a little confident and put on a shorter attachment.
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And it just exploded in my face and I kept trying to fix it.
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And eventually I was like, "Alright, got to cut my losses."
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-Explain it to me because I want to do it for my dog.
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-Well, here's the deal. Alright. We'll get into it.
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I'll give you the real. So, the first time I did it,
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it was after a walk, and so he was exhausted.
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So he was straight and flat.
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And you can just kind of -- you got to go with the hair.
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You don't go against it. -Don't go against it. Okay.
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-But then the next time I did it,
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it was first thing in the morning
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and he had a lot of energy and he kept --
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As you're bringing the clippers down,
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he kept twisting his body and the skin will crunch up.
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-Was he bleeding? -Oh, God, no.
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He had no idea what was going on.
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I just kept trying to tell him to str--
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I mean, you're trying to speak to him.
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He doesn't speak English.
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-Oh, my God, you got one of those foreign dogs?
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-[ Laughs ]
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-But I will say for everyone to follow you,
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because you're @ChrisEvans.
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-You're giving me a little boost on the show. Alright.
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-I'm helping you.
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I'm helping you grow this Instagram thing
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because I'm a fan. I see what you've done.
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I follow you on Twitter. You're a good follow.
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People enjoy you. You do creative things.
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Oh Thanks
Are you going to wear the -- Are you going to wear the sweater?
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-The sweater? Oh, oh, oh.
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-What, dude? That was a phenomenon.
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-Yeah. You know, I can't wear the sweater.
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I mean, it's a shame. I love cable knits.
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But now I feel like when I wear them, people like, you know.
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-Yeah.
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-It's kind of -- I don't know if it works anymore.
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-It's kind of great sweater to own, though.
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I mean, that's a classic.
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-I love that sweater.
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I love those sweaters. I love cable knits.
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That's my favorite about winter. You get cable knits.
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-I was going to ask you this because a lot
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of people know you. You're very funny as well
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because you get to do movies like "Knives Out,"
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but you also get to do "Captain America"
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and you can tap dance, too. Is that true or I made that up?
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-Yeah. Yeah. I heard you're tapping now.
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Is that true? -I'm trying to tap.
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-Hey, man, I tell you what, it's true.
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When I was -- I did a show in New York a few years back.
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And when we weren't rehearsing, I took tap classes once a week
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just to brush up a little bit. I miss it.
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It's a really, really fun time. It's a great workout.
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And it's frustrating, but it's --
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-It's frustrating.
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It's so hard. -You know what? It's like golf.
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Like, you know, you'll hit a million bad balls.
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But then that day you turn the corner and it just makes sense.
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You're like, "Oh, my God. I got it. I love this."
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-That's a good analogy.
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I do feel that way with golf because I'll never master it.
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-Just take one good shot to keep coming back, though.
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-One good shot. You go, "Ah, that made my whole month."

Yeah
03:36
Let's talk about your new series, "Defending Jacob."
Yeah
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It's on Apple TV+.
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I'm familiar with the book.
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But what is this series about?
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-It's -- I play an assistant district attorney
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in a small town in Massachusetts.
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I have a 14-year-old son who gets accused of murder.
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There's a murder in the town.
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And my son gets arrested as prime suspect.
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And it's kind of the unfolding of those events.
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-Based on the giant book.

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-Yeah. Yeah.
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-Did you -- Do you like doing TV over movies?
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Is there a difference? -That line is so blurred now.
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You know, I can't --
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It doesn't feel like, maybe 20, 30 years ago
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there was more of a divide in terms of
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the nature of the content.
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But now, I mean, you know, it's just that --
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there's actually a lot more exciting risks being taken,
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I think, in that medium these days.
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I mean, any sort of a -- I mean, 20 years ago,
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this would've been a movie and it would've been all engine
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and it would have been plot-heavy,
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and it would've been entertaining.
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But this allows it to breathe a little bit.
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You know, you get to explore characters and moments,
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much more texture to it, and I think that's the stuff
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that you almost consume it the way you would a book.
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You know, books, you kind of revisit.
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And, you know, the draw of the book
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is how quickly it can pull you back into that world.
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And that's kind of why I think people are getting addicted
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to these streaming shows,
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because you can watch in chapters.
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-Yeah. It's also great to watch good actors just
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get into a juicy role and just, like, create it
Yeah
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and see how long they can make that character.
Yeah
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It's fun. It's like watching a high-wire act.
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I think it's cool.
Yeah
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-Oh, good analogy. I like that.
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I'm sure I'll steal that.
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-[ Laughs ] You're allowed to, man, please.
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You did that where? In Massachusetts?
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-Massachusetts.
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We shot like 20 minutes from where I live. It was great.
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I have like a -- It's like having a regular 9:00 to 5:00.
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I was sleeping in my own bed
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and I was seeing my family on the weekends.
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It was great.
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If I could shoot everything in Boston, I'd be thrilled.
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-And then you got to highlight your Christopher's Haven,

Yeah
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which is a very cool charity.
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You want to explain what that's about?
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-Sure. Yeah, I've worked with them for a few years now.
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Just kind of -- I know the woman who runs it.
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And every now and then she'll kind of ask
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if I can help model a little bit or do something.
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And it's just such a great place.
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They provide housing for people who are coming to town,
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getting treatment at Mass General,
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you know, such a great hospital and great pediatric wings
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and so, so the people that are coming to town
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for these extended periods of time,
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kind of have to leave, you know, friends, family, routine.
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This makes it a little bit more palatable.
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-That's cool that you're doing that.
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Is your brother -- How's your brother doing, Scott?
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-He's doing great.
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Yeah, I actually was in L.A., and right -- I left
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to come back here for this, you know, quarantine.
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And I was like, "You should probably come with me."
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And he probably thought at first,
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maybe a couple of weeks.
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And we've been here now two months.
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So we're roomies. It's great.
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-I love that. That's crazy 'cause last time we played
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"Know Your Bro" on our show and it was great.
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I love that game because we got to see, like,
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do you guys really know each other?
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Would you be up for another game, if I went to commercial?
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Could you get your brother? Is he around?
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-Yeah. I'll ask him. Probably. Why not? What is he doing?