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Dakota Johnson & Jeff Bridges Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

"Bad Times at the El Royale" stars Dakota Johnson and Jeff Bridges take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the internet's most searched questions about themselves. Is Jeff Bridges really "The Dude"? Is Dakota Johnson related to Meryl Streep? Are Jeff Bridges and Kris Kristofferson brothers?

Released on 10/11/2018

Transcript

Hello, I'm Dakota Johnson.

Hi there, Jeff Bridges here.

And this is a Wired Autocomplete Interview.

Very nicely done.

(laughs)

Thanks.

(upbeat music) Why do I keep hitting you?

You just wanna chop my leg off. (laughs)

(upbeat music)

Is Dakota Johnson related to Meryl Streep?

(laughing)

No, is that real?

Yeah that's, people think that.

Is Dakota Johnson in 50 Shades Freed?

(laughs)

Yes.

Should there be like a colon there?

You would think so, yeah.

Is that how it goes? Or no, just-

Grammatically that would be right, but.

Yeah, that's what I wanna see that one.

I don't think you do.

No, yeah I do.

(laughs) I don't think you do.

I do.

Please don't.

Is Dakota Johnson nominated for a Golden.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh for a Golden Globe?

No.

(laughing)

Maybe somebody knows something that you don't know.

Maybe.

Is Dakota Johnson Dakota Fanning?

Yes, can you imagine?

Oh my gosh.

I think I did, I was in Dakota Fanning's

first film, I think.

She was about five years old.

In which movie?

The Door in the Floor.

Yeah.

She was just a little girl.

I was with her a couple weeks ago.

Oh yeah, sweet.

She's amazing.

She is.

I'm not Dakota Fanning.

Is Dakota Johnson in Twilight?

No. Dakota Fanning is in Twilight.

Oh.

It's confusing, you know, these Hollywood states.

Who is Jeff Bridges mom?

Oh, Dorothy Bridges.

Doroty Bridges.

is my mom, yeah, a wonderful person.

Who sang for Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart?

Oh well, that's an easy one.

I sang for Jeff Bridges.

You did?

Yeah, yeah.

Wow, did he know?

No, I don't think he did. We didn't want to upset him.

Who does Jeff Bridges play in Only the Brave?

I played Duane Steinbrink, the fire chief

there in Arizona and he was on the set, wonderful guy.

Cool.

Who does Jeff Bridges look like?

I've signed a Kurt Russel photograph.

People say, Kurt, you're my favorite actor.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can see that.

Oh Nick Nolte. Can I sign that for you?

Did you sign Nick Nolte?

Yeah, well, you know, yeah I did.

(laughter)

What color is Dakota Johnson's hair?

Ooh, it's beautiful, what do you call that?

Is that an auburn thing, with a little blonde in it?

It's beautifully-

I'm a natural blonde actually.

Really?

Mm-hmm.

Ah, what is Dakota Johnson doing these days?

I'm curious about that.

I've been riding my horse a lot.

Are you English or are you Western?

English. Yeah.

English. Jump?

Mm-hmm.

Oh, do you want to do the high thing?

I really want it to remain a nice thing for me

and not be obsessed about being the best.

Yeah, see that is very wise.

What TV show Dakota Johnson was in.

What TV show Dakota Johnson was in.

Yeah.

I was on a TV show called Ben and Kate a long time ago.

Yeah?

Yeah.

What does Dakota Johnson's tattoo say?

Well, which one?

I don't know which one they're talking about.

Yeah, you see, so-

Yeah, be more specific.

What was Dakota Johnson first movie?

(laughing)

My first movie was Crazy in Alabama.

Good experience?

My stepdad directed it and my mom played my mom

so it was just like home.

(laughter)

What breed is Dakota Johnson's dog?

A jack russel terrier schnauzer mixture of heaven.

Is Jeff Bridges in a band?

I am.

Yeah, we're in The Abiders.

Cool. Do you abide?

We abide in the land of no abiding.

Is Jeff Bridges related to Lloyd Bridges?

Yes, I am the son, the son of Sea Hunt.

Is Jeff Bridges related to Kris Kristofferson?

No, no but whenever we see each other, we laugh.

We say we've got to play brothers sometime.

That's a great idea.

Is Jeff Bridges The Dude?

Well, I play The Dude in a movie, yeah.

I don't know if I am The Dude.

You are.

Yeah? You think so?

I think so.

I've got some ease in me somewhere a little bit.

Where is Dakota Johnson now?

Right now I'm at the Roosevelt Hotel with you.

You think you are.

(laughter)

And then the walls break down,

and then that comes down.

That's right.

Where is Dakota Johnson from?

I grew up between Los Angeles and Colorado.

Where did Dakota Johnson go to school?

I went to high school at New Roads High School

in Santa Monica.

We would be like barefoot and blue hair

in the yard listening to music

while maybe doing some school work.

Where is Jeff Bridges from?

LA, LA boy.

Where is Jeff Bridges today?

I am at the Roosevelt Hotel.

Where did Jeff Bridges grow up?

LA.

Was Jeff Bridges in the military?

Well I was in the the Coast Guard Reserve

and I was in it for seven years.

How old were you?

19, 20, something like that.

Wow.

Are Jeff Bridges and John Goodman friends?

Yes, I don't see him as much

as I'd like to, but yeah, I consider him a friend.

I learned today that Jeff Bridges

was in the Coast Guard.

Yeah, very good, and we got to play

in this movie, Bad Times at El Royale.

I think I said a couple of words to you.

Yeah, not much.

But, we were going to do it again.

Actually, you didn't say anything

to me in the whole movie.

Yes, I did.

What?

I said something to you.

Oh, oh, but I didn't say-

Don't give it away.

Oh, sorry.

You didn't say anything to me, though.

Starring: Dakota Johnson , Jeff Bridges

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