Dana Noraas is a Senior Resource Writer for Collider. Her favorite genre of movies to watch and write about is horror, but she will watch everything from Disney to Darren Aronofsky.
The Big Picture At this year's SXSW, Wilmer Valderrama stopped by the Collider studio to talk with Collider's Steve Weintraub. During the interview, Valderrama talked about his multifaceted career in film and television, his new podcast, and Latin culture.
“You think about the all the analytics and all the new data that explains that the Latino community is not only a fast-growing, you know, population, but, but has been one of the most consistent and, and really, you know, mass movements when it comes to who goes to the movies every weekend, who watches television live, who clicks who, who streams, and you know, when you start hearing that the Latino community has been at times in many studies you’ll see that the Latino community has almost 70%...
We talked in the hallway before we got started, but one of the things is that to make a living as an actor in Hollywood… to get cast in anything is winning the lottery. But to maintain a career, it’s very, very difficult. What has it been like for you on this journey which started when you were a senior in high school? And to maintain it your whole life?
You start thinking like, well, it doesn’t reflect on the screen, it doesn’t reflect on that, and then you start thinking what other pioneering places can you venture and create a narrative that’s obtainable for that culture to see themselves, unapologetically, with their cultural selves. I think the podcasting universe is something that is incredibly fascinating. It’s still uncharted territory when you really think about it.
VALDERRAMA: It kinda… It didn’t– look here’s the thing, my first thing was but at first it was just like “umm… can I still do the voice?” “Like do I still have that voice?” And the other one’s it’s like, would it be funnier if I show up and have no accent? You know? Like what would be the funniest take. And the conversations with Bonnie and Terry Turner, who asked me to do it, which I would do anything for them.
100-percent. But I think that one of the things that is like, That ‘70s Show is an incredibly popular show and so many people watched it. So I do think that having that connective tissue helps. So I had a meeting with the showrunners, and the showrunner at the time, rest in peace, Gary Glasberg, sat across from me and he said “Hey, we’d love if you join us on this show.” And I said, “Yeah, I mean look, I’m taking this meeting to say thank you, I just don’t understand what I could do for you guys.” And they’re like “Well, you know” and I’m going to say this, I’ve never said it in an interview before but I’m only giving it to you because I f*ucking love you so much.
You know, a lot of people underestimate NCIS, when they look at a show that’s now officially 21 years old and they realize “Oh, it’s the show my mom and my grandma watch.” The truth is, every five years, the show does a tonal shift to the present day that it’s performing on. The writers have done a beautiful job, so when you watch NCIS now, the show that I’m on now with the beautiful Gary Cole, who’s now… I mean, come on. What a come-up.
Wilmer Valderrama's Unexpected Response to What His Favorite TV Show Is Everyone who’s been coming in, I’ve been asking them the same question, and you’re about to get it. If you could only watch one TV show for the rest of your life, what TV show would it be and why?
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