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  • - [Interviewer] Hey there, I am here to see Gal.

  • - Hi. - Where's Gal?

  • - Perfect, she's gonna be right this way.

  • - [Interviewer] Let's go!

  • Here we are, Gal, "73 Questions".

  • - Hey, how are you? - Let's do it.

  • Shalom. - Good to see you.

  • - Thank you very much, - Shalom.

  • - Good to see you. - How have you been?

  • - [Interviewer] I'm so excited for this.

  • - Me too, It's great.

  • - [Interviewer] Aw, man!

  • - I've been waiting for you.

  • - [Interviewer] This is gonna be good.

  • My first question, let's get it out of the way.

  • - Yes.

  • - [Interviewer] How are you feeling right now?

  • - I'm great, how are you?

  • - [Interviewer] I'm good!

  • - Good!

  • - [Interviewer] I couldn't be better, I'm with you!

  • I'm catching you right before your "Vogue" cover style.

  • - I know.

  • - [Interviewer] Lucky me!

  • - Lucky me.

  • - [Interviewer] And besides that,

  • what's and exciting thing going on in life right now?

  • - I'm shooting a new movie.

  • "Red Notice" with Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds

  • and it's a lot of fun.

  • - [Interviewer] Must be funny being with those guys.

  • - Yes.

  • - [Interviewer] And is there anything missing

  • in life right now?

  • - Are you kidding me?

  • Look at us, no, everything is great.

  • - [Interviewer] Pretty perfect.

  • Now how do you start most mornings, when you're at home?

  • - I woke up, I washed my face and all that.

  • Then I always drink a tablespoon of apple vinegar,

  • water and coffee.

  • And workout.

  • - [Interviewer] Okay, and how often

  • are you getting back to Israel?

  • - As often as I can, but not enough.

  • Not often enough.

  • - [Interviewer] What do you miss most about Israel?

  • - My family, my friends.

  • - [Interviewer] Well I thought you'd miss these,

  • that's why I brought them to you.

  • - Oh wow, where'd you get this?

  • - [Interviewer] I have my ways.

  • - Oh my God it's Israeli chocolate.

  • Thank you so much, I'll share.

  • - [Interviewer] Make you feel at home

  • a little bit right now.

  • All right, so Israel is up there on my places to go.

  • What should I do when I go?

  • One thing, what's the one thing?

  • - One thing you should do in Israel,

  • you should go to Tel Aviv and

  • go to a restaurant on the beach.

  • There's so many and they're all great.

  • - [Interviewer] And what's unique about Israeli culture?

  • - It's like one big melting pot.

  • With people from so many different places

  • and different cultures and flavors.

  • - [Interviewer] And when you go home,

  • what food is waiting for you on the table?

  • - I love Shakshuka on a Saturday morning.

  • It's delicious, it's like tomatoes with

  • garlic and eggs and feta cheese it's delicious.

  • - [Interviewer] That sounds so good.

  • Now what's the secret to fighting jet lag when you travel?

  • - Drink loads of water.

  • And I guess just be out in the sun, vitamin D.

  • - [Interviewer] How many languages can you speak?

  • - Two.

  • - [Interviewer] Okay, can you teach me some Hebrew?

  • - Sure.

  • - [Interviewer] Let's do it.

  • - Can you say sababa?

  • - [Interviewer] Sababa.

  • - Nice, yes, sababa is cool.

  • - [Interviewer] Cool.

  • - Awesome.

  • - [Interviewer] All right, well my next question was

  • can you teach me a slang word?

  • But I guess that may do it.

  • What else?

  • - What else?

  • Say yalla, It's a really easy one.

  • - [Interviewer] Yalla.

  • - Yeah, it's like in Hebrew and Arabic

  • it means let's go, let's do it.

  • - [Interviewer] Okay and what's a

  • tongue twister in Hebrew that you can share with me?

  • Come on.

  • - Salla shalla shir sameh'ach,

  • shir sameh'ach shalla Salla.

  • Now you go.

  • - [Interviewer] Shalla salla shalla.

  • - Almost, good enough, good enough.

  • Oh they're ready for us. - Okay.

  • - Do you wanna come do the fittings?

  • - [Interviewer] Let's do the fittings.

  • - Let's go, yalla.

  • - [Interviewer] Yalla, yalla.

  • Gal, what's your favorite sport?

  • - Basketball, dodge ball.

  • I love dodge ball.

  • - [Interviewer] Favorite board game?

  • - Definitely Rummikub.

  • - [Interviewer] What was your immediate reaction when

  • you were approached about the role of Wonder Woman?

  • - Ah!

  • - [Interviewer] And as you know,

  • it did pretty well in the Box Office, not too shabby.

  • - I know. - How did that feel?

  • - Oh my God it was amazing, incredible.

  • - [Interviewer] Now let me fan off for a second by

  • saying that the trailer for "Wonder Woman 1984",

  • made be scream, just like you.

  • - Ah!

  • - [Interviewer] What inside info can you tell

  • me about that movie?

  • Give me something good.

  • - You know I can't.

  • - Gal, Gal! - You know I can't.

  • You're gotta just wait a little bit longer

  • before you go see the movie.

  • - [Interviewer] Don't disappoint me, Gal.

  • Don't disappoint me.

  • All right, so what do you want audiences to

  • take away from that film?

  • - First of all I want them to just enjoy the movie,

  • and maybe think about the narrative of the movie afterwards.

  • - [Interviewer] Did immersing yourself in the

  • 80's make you more or less nostalgic for the past?

  • - More.

  • - [Interviewer] Everyone loves the 80's.

  • - Exactly, it's such a great decade.

  • - [Interviewer] What traits does a character need to

  • have in order for you to portray them?

  • - It's not so much about the traits

  • as much as it's about the context.

  • - [Interviewer] Hm.

  • - Yeah.

  • - [Interviewer] And when do you know a part

  • is perfect for you?

  • - When I love the script,

  • I love the film-maker and I'm intrigued by the character.

  • - [Interviewer] Okay there's a bank heist.

  • - Yes.

  • - [Interviewer] Who'd be your partner in crime, who is it?

  • - My husband, definitely, Yaron.

  • - [Interviewer] Okay there's good new or bad news,

  • who's the person you first call?

  • - My husband and my mother.

  • - [Interviewer] Okay, what's the weirdest thing

  • you've ever read about yourself?

  • - That I look like a broom.

  • - [Interviewer] You do not look like a broom.

  • - Thank you, I appreciate that.

  • - [Interviewer] I'm here to validate the

  • fact that I do not see you as a broom.

  • - Thank you.

  • - [Interviewer] What's the best book you've read recently?

  • - "All The Rivers", by Dorit Rabinyan.

  • - [Interviewer] What's a song that you can't stop singing?

  • ♪ If you don't wanna see me ♪

  • - [Interviewer] Dua Lipa, Dua Lipa!

  • - Dua Lipa.

  • - [Interviewer] Dua Lipa. - Dua Lipa.

  • - [Interviewer] What's the best date night spot in LA?

  • - I can't tell you 'cause then everyone will go there.

  • - [Interviewer] Yeah you have that effect on people, huh?

  • - Aw.

  • - [Interviewer] Best movie to watch with your kids?

  • - Mary Poppins.

  • - [Interviewer] Where do you go to get inspired?

  • - I love going to the museums.

  • I know it sounds old but I love good exhibitions,

  • I would go anywhere.

  • - [Interviewer] What's the best vacation you've ever had?

  • - The Maldives, the Maldives

  • - [Interviewer] I've always wanted to go there.

  • - Ah, you should!

  • - [Interviewer] Okay.

  • - Gorgeous, ladies!

  • - Hello.

  • - [Gal] Hello, how are you?

  • - Hi, welcome.

  • - [Interviewer] All right, Gal, rapid fire.

  • - All right, yes.

  • - We gotta get through this. - Yes, yes

  • - [Interviewer] C'mon let's do it.

  • Rapid fire, - Hit me.

  • - [Interviewer] Give it to me, give it to me!

  • - Yes, give it to me! - Bold brow or bold lip?

  • - Bold lip.

  • - [Interviewer] Pedicure or manicure?

  • - Pedicure.

  • - [Interviewer] Hepburn or Monroe?

  • - Hepburn.

  • - [Interviewer] Favorite denim color?

  • - Blue.

  • - [Interviewer] Favorite shade of lipstick?

  • - Red.

  • - [Interviewer] Now slow down for this one.

  • When do you feel most beautiful?

  • - When I'm rested.

  • - [Interviewer] When do you feel most fulfilled?

  • - When I'm having quality time with my kids.

  • - [Interviewer] All right, so we have a lot of

  • beautiful, beautiful wardrobe here.

  • - I know.

  • - [Interviewer] This is so nice.

  • And what are you drawn to in choosing a look?

  • - First of all, I want it to look stunning.

  • But then also young and cool and comfortable.

  • As much as it could be.

  • - [Interviewer] What's a color that you gravitate to?

  • - Oh so many, blue, red, white, black, burgundy.

  • I mean, all the colors are great.

  • - [Interviewer] And what's the most elaborate

  • Wonder Woman cosplay that you've seen?

  • - There's a guy, I think he's in Brazil,

  • and his name is Wonder Beera.

  • Check him out.

  • - [Interviewer] I will.

  • All right, gotta ask you about your husband.

  • - Yes.

  • - [Interviewer] What is this interview without

  • asking about your husband?

  • - Exactly,

  • ♪ love, love, love. ♪

  • - [Interviewer] How did you and your husband meet?

  • - We met at a party in the desert in Israel.

  • - [Interviewer] And who liked who first?

  • - He would say I liked him first,

  • but I'd rather say he liked me first.

  • - [Interviewer] Who's gonna resolve that debate?

  • - I know, right?

  • - Yeah. - Me.

  • - [Interviewer] What was your first date?

  • - We went to a nice bar in Tel Aviv.

  • - [Interviewer] When did you know

  • that you wanted to marry him?

  • - He actually told me on our second date that

  • he's gonna propose in two years.

  • And he did.

  • - [Interviewer] How did you react to that?

  • - I was 21, I was pretty cool.

  • Now that I think about it, it's crazy

  • but I guess both of us knew it was meant to be.

  • - [Interviewer] That's really sweet.

  • Now when you're both on the same schedule,

  • how do you like to spend your time together?

  • - Just be together.

  • Whether it's just us going out with just each other

  • or friends or just being home with great music

  • and wine and food and just that.

  • - That's nice. - Simple.

  • - [Interviewer] What would your husband say

  • is your best quality?

  • - That I can be very silly.

  • - [Interviewer] What would your kids say

  • is your best quality?

  • - That and maybe that I'm very positive.

  • - [Interviewer] You are.

  • You are. - Thank you.

  • - [Interviewer] And motherhood.

  • - Yes.

  • - [Interviewer] Look at that, motherhood,

  • what was the most surprising part about becoming a mother?

  • - How much one can love and also

  • how much I can do when being so exhausted.

  • - [Interviewer] Yeah.

  • And what's something that your kids do

  • that really makes you laugh.

  • - Perform.

  • Like when they start to sing and dance and

  • do performances together, that's when it cracks me up.

  • - All right. - Yeah.

  • - [Interviewer] And what's one trait you

  • wanna pass onto your kids?

  • - That they're limitless and

  • they can do whatever they wanna do with their lives.

  • - [Interviewer] And what's something from your

  • childhood that you wanna replicate for your daughters?

  • - Simplicity.

  • - [Woman] We definitely need more time.

  • - Gal, we need 10 more minutes.

  • - 10 minutes, okay.

  • We have time, do you wanna go over there?

  • - [Interviewer] Let's do it, all right.

  • - Call me when you need me.

  • - [Interviewer] Sky diving or scuba diving?

  • - Neither.

  • - [Interviewer] No.

  • - I know, no.

  • - [Interviewer] You are such a scuba dive type.

  • - Yeah I tried that I get too...

  • Yeah it's not for me.

  • - [Interviewer] Early bird or night owl?

  • - After you.

  • Definitely early bird.

  • - [Interviewer] Okay and Batman or Superman?

  • - Batman.

  • - [Interviewer] What would you tell your biggest fan

  • if they met you?

  • - Thank you.

  • - [Interviewer] And what's your favorite part

  • of award shows?

  • - Just being there, seeing everybody.

  • So many creative, talented, brilliant people.

  • - [Interviewer] Is there any director that

  • you're dying to work with?

  • - Spielberg.

  • - [Interviewer] You hear that, Spielberg?

  • - Did you hear it?

  • - [Interviewer] Did you hear that?

  • You gotta say it a little louder for him.

  • - Steven.

  • - [Interviewer] Who's the funniest person

  • you've ever been on set with?

  • - Oh my God I can't answer that.

  • - [Interviewer] Yeah?

  • - I'm lucky.

  • - You are. - I've had a bunch of people

  • that were really fun to work with.

  • - [Interviewer] What artist should we all be

  • paying attention to right now?

  • - Alma Halil.

  • - [Interviewer] Prior to acting,

  • what were you doing in life?

  • - I studied law.

  • - [Interviewer] Okay.

  • - Yeah.

  • - [Interviewer] Yeah and what kind of law

  • did you wanna practice?

  • - I didn't quite figure that out yet, back then.

  • But, you know, life happened.

  • - [Interviewer] Do you remember your first movie audition?

  • - Yes it was for Bond,

  • for one of the Bond movies and I didn't get the part.

  • - [Interviewer] It's their loss.

  • It's their loss.

  • Now you're a champion for women everywhere,

  • what's a mantra you want all women to have for themselves?

  • - It's not just for women, it's everybody.

  • Just love yourself and be kind to yourself.

  • Cheesy but true.

  • - [Interviewer] Yeah.

  • And what do you want the film industry to

  • look like for women in a decade?

  • - I would love to see more female writers and film-makers.

  • - [Interviewer] Why is it so important for you

  • to pick strong characters like Wonder Woman

  • and now, Hedy Lamarr.

  • - I guess I like strong characters.

  • I don't know, yeah.

  • - [Interviewer] Now you've recently started

  • your own production company.

  • - Right.

  • - [Interviewer] What was the motivation for that?

  • - To be able to tell stories that I'm truly,

  • truly passionate about.

  • - [Interviewer] And what story would you love

  • to seen be made into a film?

  • - Lisa Howard.

  • - [Interviewer] Hm.

  • - If you don't know about her and you probably don't,

  • Google.

  • - I will google her. - Google her.

  • - [Interviewer] I will Google her.

  • If you could time travel to the past,

  • - Yes.

  • - [Interviewer] Who's one person you would have to speak to?

  • - Hedy Lamarr.

  • - [Interviewer] And what would you say to Hedy?

  • - I would say, How is it on the other side?

  • How are you?

  • - [Interviewer] All right, Gal.

  • - Yes.

  • - [Interviewer] I don't know how to say heart-broken in

  • Hebrew, but--

  • - Shavulev.

  • - [Interviewer] Shavulev, I'm shavulev right now,

  • because this is the last question.

  • Question number 73.

  • - Yes.

  • - [Interviewer] Can you please once and for all

  • resolve the debate on how to pronounce your last name.

  • I have $10 on this with a friend.

  • - It's very simple, Gal Gadot.

  • - [Interviewer] One more time just for clarity.

  • - Gal Gadot.

  • - [Interviewer] All right, Gal Gadot.

  • This was great thank you so much.

  • - Thank you!

  • - [Interviewer] All right.

- [Interviewer] Hey there, I am here to see Gal.

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