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'Zero Dark Thirty' Star Edgar Ramirez Gets Diplomatic

'Zero Dark Thirty' Star Edgar Ramirez Gets Diplomatic

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The dashing Edgar Ramirez pays a visit to our Studio -- and attempts to wreck it! The 'Zero Dark Thirty' actor has some pillow fighting on the brain, while our host has other ideas in mind... in the form of mistletoe! See how this plays out, and also hear Edgar answer some Twitter questions from fans and find out what it was about being an actor that lured him from his original profession of choice! Hosted by Nikki Novak (@nikkinovak).

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Edgar Ramirez

Hi, I'm Edgar Ramirez from Zero Dark Thirty. Stay tuned and find out how my hair and these pillows got like this, and for a Young Hollywood first.

Young Hollywood

I'm here with Edgar Ramirez. Great to have you here.

Edgar Ramirez

Thank you very much.

Young Hollywood

Congratulations on Zero Dark Thirty, first of all. You know, you know that when you're signing up for a project like that, you know it's going to be incredible. I mean, you Katheryn Bigelow, and Jessica Chastain, and

Edgar Ramirez

Yeah. Yeah, definitely. Yeah. We, I mean, we shot on we shot on on very, you know, particular and and and tough locations. I mean, we shot in India, in Jordan. Actually, in India we were very close to where everything happened. Actually, it's the same province, just like

Young Hollywood

Wow.

Edgar Ramirez

on the on the Indian side instead of the Pakistani side.

Young Hollywood

Right.

Edgar Ramirez

But, um, but we were four hours away from where all the events, uh, the real events took took place.

Young Hollywood

Did you get any inside information, like Area 51, JFK? Do you have now military, do you have secrets, like CIA secrets? Did they let you know anything? Um, that you can share with us?

Edgar Ramirez

Well, of course, I mean, even if I knew,

Young Hollywood

You couldn't tell us.

Edgar Ramirez

Exactly. Or you'd have to kill me.

Young Hollywood

Exactly. So, yeah.

Edgar Ramirez

exactly. Or I would have to kill you.

Young Hollywood

That wouldn't be good.

Edgar Ramirez

Yeah, yeah, exactly. And then it would this would turn into a snuff movie. And no, I'm kidding.

Young Hollywood

Where was the last time you saw bin Laden? So, we have some Twitter questions from some of your fans.

Edgar Ramirez

Okay.

Young Hollywood

Lisa Ribiero wants to know what kind of movie would he like to do next? A musical or romantic comedy? Uh. Can you sing?

Edgar Ramirez

Uh, not really. No, yeah, in the shower, but, you know,

Young Hollywood

What do you what's your shower song?

Edgar Ramirez

Here I go again on my own.

Young Hollywood

Nice.

Edgar Ramirez

Yeah, for example.

Young Hollywood

Wow.

Edgar Ramirez

Yeah, please don't please I beg you don't make me sing it. Just please.

Young Hollywood

Well. Here I go again on my own. I'm coming. Lexa Rod wants to know, do you have a bad habit?

Edgar Ramirez

Uh, a bad habit, I have many.

Young Hollywood

Oh, okay.

Edgar Ramirez

I have the ability to practically drop a bomb in any hotel room that I enter in less than three minutes. I don't know how, but I enter into a hotel room, it's beautiful, it's pristine, perfect. Kind of like this one.

Young Hollywood

In less like this one.

Edgar Ramirez

Exactly.

Young Hollywood

Okay, cuz we are in a hotel room.

Edgar Ramirez

Exactly. I have the ability to just make such a mess out of the room in less than three minutes. In three minutes, it's I mean, it really looks, it really looks like a bomb has been dropped there.

Young Hollywood

What? I'm so tempted. What? I'm so tempted.

Edgar Ramirez

To what?

Young Hollywood

To make a mess out of. Go ahead. It's Young Hollywood. Should we help it?

Edgar Ramirez

Yeah. Be young, be young. You wanted to do this. You really want me to kill yourself, don't you?

Young Hollywood

This is definitely a first. This is definitely a first. How's my hair?

Edgar Ramirez

Yeah. Yes, beautiful.

Young Hollywood

Erica A. Linny wants to know, who or what inspired you to become an actor?

Edgar Ramirez

I always wanted to, um, actually, I didn't go to drama school. I mean, I'm not a I'm not a trained actor.

Young Hollywood

You didn't go to You were you wanted to be a diplomat.

Edgar Ramirez

Exactly. Yeah, and I'm and and I'm um, uh, I'm a journalist, actually. I think that it has to do with with a very, you know, deep fascination that I have for human nature. Um, exploring the human nature, but probably in a more poetic way, you know, uh, through other mythology, you know, through other, uh, methods, you know, and then and then, um, I'm I'm still doing the same and I'm still traveling and getting to know very interesting people. And I have pillow fights in a hotel room with a beautiful host,

Young Hollywood

And you're defenseless. Oh my goodness, you're making me blush. Well, yeah. Along those lines of being a diplomat, we have a little couple little scenarios for you.

Edgar Ramirez

Okay.

Young Hollywood

I want to see how diplomatic you actually are.

Edgar Ramirez

Oh God.

Young Hollywood

Does this make dress make me look fat? How diplomatic an answer?

Edgar Ramirez

No. I mean, there's no Of course not.

Young Hollywood

And what if it was like a male friend? Okay. Ask him if he's fat.

Edgar Ramirez

No, let's say he's wearing like, let's say he's wearing like I would say, "Dude, where is What is up to me? What do I care? Go and go and work out or something." Yeah, leave that pizza alone. I mean, it's a I mean, it's like I don't know. Are you depressed? Or do you want a beer and and forget about being fat? I don't know.

Young Hollywood

Okay, and last but not least, if a Young Hollywood host tells you that there's a mistletoe above you, how do you get out of it diplomatically?

Edgar Ramirez

Is her boyfriend in the room? Then I don't then there's no diplomatic diplomacy needed.

Young Hollywood

All right, this is a first. I knew that was coming. Now, that is kissing diplo- softly and killing diplo- softly.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Edgar Ramirez

    Star of 'Zero Dark Thirty' and interview subject

  • Nikki Novak

    Host of the interview

  • Katheryn Bigelow

    Director of 'Zero Dark Thirty'

  • Jessica Chastain

    Actress in 'Zero Dark Thirty'

  • Lisa Ribiero

    Fan who asked a Twitter question

  • Lexa Rod

    Fan who asked a Twitter question

  • Erica A. Linny

    Fan who asked a Twitter question

FAQ

Where was 'Zero Dark Thirty' filmed?+
'Zero Dark Thirty' was filmed in locations including India and Jordan, with some parts filmed very close to the real-life events, on the Indian side of the border near Pakistan.
What inspired Edgar Ramirez to become an actor?+
Edgar Ramirez was inspired by a deep fascination with human nature, wanting to explore it in a more poetic way. He originally studied to be a diplomat and also worked as a journalist.
Does Edgar Ramirez have any bad habits?+
Edgar Ramirez admits to having a bad habit of making a hotel room extremely messy in less than three minutes after entering it.
Can Edgar Ramirez sing?+
Edgar Ramirez says he can sing, but mostly in the shower. His go-to shower song is 'Here I Go Again on My Own'.
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