Are you a big fan of the holidays in your real life?
Yes, my Christmas tree actually goes up October 1st. So my tree's been up for a while, and yes, I'm very excited about this one. I'm really honored that I get to be the marquee Thanksgiving weekend premiere. That's an exciting position for an actor to be in.
It's kind of like you're starting the season off for people.
Yes.
What are some of your favorite holiday traditions?
Yes, favorite traditions for me, I mean, I could go down a long list. But if I really had to pick a top three, it would be going to see lights. I love driving around and seeing people's Christmas lights. I think that's such a simple pastime that brings so much joy to my heart. I also love making cookies with my kids. I think that's so fun, and decorating them. Then I would say my third favorite Christmas tradition is just Christmas Eve. Everyone has a Christmas Eve tradition. In my family, we read the Bible out of Luke, story out of Luke. Then we all get to open one Christmas gift, no matter how big or small, whatever it is that we want to open. Because I have kids, I love the magic of Christmas Eve, getting ready for Santa Clause and all the things, the excitement that goes into that.
Are there any traditions that your kids really love that you've started with them?
My kids are 5, 3, and 2, so I don't think they have a whole lot of concept of it, but we watched "Home Alone" last night, and my 5-year-old remembered it. So, I was excited about that. He's starting to get to the age where he's ... We made gingerbread kits the other night, and he was like, "We did this last year," and I'm like, "Okay." So, he's kind of starting to get the traditions, and that's exciting to watch.
That's so fun. Do you have any favorite Christmas movies that you like to watch each year?
"Home Alone" for sure is my absolute favorite. I also love "The Santa Clause," and then I just love watching all of the Christmas movies that air on television like everybody does.
GAC, I really love their lineup so far. I've been extremely impressed with their Christmas lineup and also the musical score. Music is such an important part of movies, but a lot of people don't think about that, and you shouldn't be thinking about that. It's the same thing as you don't want to think about the fact that it was shot during a pandemic. You want to just experience the joy, but music is such a huge character in any movie. So, I really appreciate when a musical score has been done well, and I think GAC's really just been nailing the musical scores.
Have you gotten a chance to hear the music for this one coming out, or not yet?
I have not. No, I have not.
It'll be exciting that you'll get to see it all come together.
Yes.
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