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Abigail Spencer Battles Cowboys & Aliens

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Abigail Spencer can no longer complain about anything, ever, after working alongside Jon Hamm in "Mad Men" and now Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig in the blockbuster Cowboys & Aliens. That's worthy of an "Indiana Jones" vs. "James Bond" quiz. We also learn a few tricks this talented beauty has up her sleeve from her old acting classes. Hosted by Nikki Novak.

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Abigail Spencer

And we used to have to do this crazy Misner exercise where you just repeat things back and forth. We just had to repeat. Where I'd be like I'd be like, go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead. No, you go ahead. Go ahead. Okay. Go ahead. No, no, seriously. Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead. That's what we do.

Young Hollywood

Yes. This is great. Hey everyone, Mickey here chilling in the Young Hollywood studio with the gorgeous Abigail Spencer. How are you?

Abigail Spencer

I'm good.

Young Hollywood

See, this is why we love you because you came in. What? You told a joke.

Abigail Spencer

I did. I bombed.

Young Hollywood

No, it it was awesome. It was awesome. You brought me a present.

Abigail Spencer

I did. I brought you a present.

Young Hollywood

And you're a Twitter virgin like me.

Abigail Spencer

My gosh, I tell you, I started two weeks ago and it's like discovering science. I'm like, I can't believe this has been happening all around me this whole time. It's amazing. I I know about news, I know about life, I know about people. I I knew nothing before.

Young Hollywood

Who was like the first person you were like, I have to find them on Twitter?

Abigail Spencer

Jon Favreau. The director of Cowboys and Aliens who is the king of Twitter and also the king of Comic-Con and he's just fascinating and hilarious to follow.

Young Hollywood

They're coming back. I saw in the trailer, you were like ejected through the roof of something. Was that you?

Abigail Spencer

Uh, yes. Well, I wanted more. I was just, it was so much fun. Everyone did for the most part, unless things got super crazy, everyone did most of their own stunts or being pulled.

Young Hollywood

So what's the craziest thing you had to do?

Abigail Spencer

Um. Kiss Daniel Craig.

Young Hollywood

How rough? Just uh, just the thought of it, you know, like. So on top of working with Stephen Spielberg and everybody else, Could you please kiss Daniel Craig? Oh, Could you please kiss James Bond?

Abigail Spencer

They had to beg me. They had to plead and beg me.

Young Hollywood

And you also because you you were in Madmen and you made out with Jon Hamm, like what is with your karma? Isn't this, is this what you need to drink?

Abigail Spencer

I have kiss-tease karma. And we know each other. I yes. We do. We used to be in acting class together. You just started on my children. You just started on my children and we used to do this crazy Misner exercise when you just repeat things back and forth. We just had to repeat this back and forth. Where I'd be like, I'd be like go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead. No, you go ahead. Go ahead. Okay. Go ahead. No, no, seriously. Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead. That's what we do.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, that's what we do. But seriously, every time I did it with you, all I wanted to say is, you have amazing eyebrows. You have amazing, I've brought up eyebrows before because I'm going to take I have a crazy fetish, which I kind of do.

Abigail Spencer

You do. But I know you can cock and make out with my eyebrows. I kinda want to make out with them. Great eyelashes, great eyebrows, great hair. Can't go wrong.

Young Hollywood

Thank you. But I heard you can cock an eyebrow.

Abigail Spencer

Oh gosh. Aren't you? Yeah, when you drink that, all, every time you drink that, I will cock an eyebrow. That's pretty amazing. Yeah. That's good for soap work. Actually doing all my children because they have that moment at the end which we call, I don't know if I can say this, but smell the fart. Yeah. Where every actor has to hold that that stare. Yeah. And you could just raise an eyebrow no matter what they said.

Young Hollywood

Don't you love two girls sitting around talking about farts. Isn't that elegant? Please demonstrate for me. Seeing as you worked with both Indiana Jones and James Bond in one movie, I'm gonna test your knowledge.

Abigail Spencer

Oh Lord, have mercy.

Young Hollywood

James Bond or Indiana Jones. Which one is afraid of snakes?

Abigail Spencer

Indiana Jones.

Young Hollywood

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. Oh, good. So a long time. Which one is a jet setting womanizer?

Abigail Spencer

James Bond. Maybe both.

Young Hollywood

Maybe both. I know. I was like, that's why I was going back and forth. Here, this one's tough. Okay. Which previous James Bond was also in the Indiana Jones movie?

Abigail Spencer

Uh, Sean Connery. I got a, I got a.

Young Hollywood

She's getting applause. Which one is the better kisser, do you think? Their character.

Abigail Spencer

I think that I would need to be a control subject and I would need to test the hypothesis before I could answer that question. Right. I am a scientist.

Young Hollywood

That is scientific. I love it. What did she win? Check it in. Oh. Here's a sweet. Isn't that a lovely? I mean, could we have come up with something better for. It looks like a tiger. She's so fashionable. A tiger. A tiger claw. Wear it in good health. We can we can end on, I'm gonna take a sip and you're gonna wear the hat. Apparently. Okay. That feels so good to do that.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Abigail Spencer

    Featured guest, actress in Cowboys & Aliens and Mad Men

  • Nikki Novak

    Host of the interview

  • Jon Favreau

    Director of Cowboys & Aliens, King of Twitter

  • Harrison Ford

    Actor in Cowboys & Aliens

  • Daniel Craig

    Actor in Cowboys & Aliens, played James Bond

  • Stephen Spielberg

    Director of Indiana Jones movies

  • Jon Hamm

    Actor in Mad Men

  • Indiana Jones

    Fictional character discussed in quiz

  • James Bond

    Fictional character discussed in quiz

  • Sean Connery

    Actor who played James Bond and was in an Indiana Jones movie

FAQ

What movie is Abigail Spencer promoting in this interview?+
Abigail Spencer is promoting the movie "Cowboys & Aliens" in this interview.
Which actors did Abigail Spencer work with in "Cowboys & Aliens"?+
Abigail Spencer worked alongside Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig in "Cowboys & Aliens."
What is the Meisner exercise mentioned by Abigail Spencer?+
The Meisner exercise mentioned involves repeating things back and forth with a partner.
Who did Abigail Spencer first look up on Twitter?+
Abigail Spencer's first Twitter follow was Jon Favreau, the director of "Cowboys & Aliens."
Who is afraid of snakes, James Bond or Indiana Jones?+
According to the quiz, Indiana Jones is afraid of snakes.
Which James Bond actor was also in an Indiana Jones movie?+
Sean Connery, a previous James Bond, was also in an Indiana Jones movie.
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