Taika Waititi Answers the Web’s Most Searched Questions | WIRED
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- Taika Waititi takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview, answering the Internet's most searched questions about himself. How many languages does Taika Waititi speak? How did he get to director Thor? How did he become a director? What was his first movie? Is he a nice guy? Taika answers all these questions and much, much more!
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“Got an Oscar for ripping off a book. Got a Grammy for making a playlist.” 😂
4:14 and 5:35
Dudes halfway to an EGOT without even trying.
@@shifusensei6442 yes lmao!
@@shifusensei6442 I mean yeah he could just rip off two more books for the Tony and Emmy.
@@shifusensei6442 maybe he'll win an emmy for Our Flag Means Death
Hearing that he didn’t start filmmaking till 30 is actually pretty encouraging
He's lying lol
@@samsonmorrell no he’s telling the truth, before he started directing or writing films he only acted on them, and yea he was a painter before as well
@@samsonmorrell I mean wiki says he was 28 but I'm sure he's just rounding up.
Harrison Ford was 35 when he was cast in his first big role, too. He mainly worked as a carpenter with odd acting jobs.
its having me feel better about myself at 28 lmao
He’s just himself. The type of guy that’s just candid and doesn’t censor himself. He’s a bit eccentric and quirky while also being confident. That draws people.
No he paints people
@@thehumanspider7 lmao
like Ryan Reynolds and Jake G (not even going to attempt to spell the last name)
@@techfreak244 gyllenhall, you're welcome
@@psychoticAjAX I sense you just looked it up and copied and pasted it. If I'm wrong sorry. But I didn't even want to do that
This guy didn’t even need to act for Free Guy. That’s just how he is.
Nah he’s not that mean as Antwon
@@lovesfancyrestuarant I just meant how weird he is. It’s kind of awesome
I agree! Mannerisms and all that are the same, its just minus the evil intentions lol
he is a pure chaos and I love it haha
kinda like jeff goldblum
I was a PA on OFMD and Taika keeps a blanket in his trailer that is quilted with photos of him taking naps. That’s the best thing I learned working on that show lol
that’s absolutely awesome !! what a fun job, i’m sure.
NOW I LOVE HIM MORE
He really does love his naps.
That’s amazing! Also I’m so jealous that would be an awesome job! How do you get jobs like that??
Bless you for sharing this with us 🙏 such a fun gig I bet!
It was nice of Taika Waititi to dress AS the wired autocomplete interview FOR the wired autocomplete interview.
Lol
Yes
Lmfao
Lamest comment/joke ever
@@dominicmoroney Then don't speak.
"My range is me.
I don't try.
And I'm successful, so... "
I just need a tiny slice of that confidence
I wouldn’t say it’s confidence. Idk. I’ve never heard someone so pretentious, arrogant and immature. A person who talks about their own career like he does is narcissistic. It’s not a good look on anyone. To portray it as confidence just doesn’t fit.
Taika Waititi guessing what Bridgerton's like is the funniest save in history.
6:01, when Taika Waititi explains his tv show role in Bridgerton.
Wdym? Who did you think actually played Lady Whistledown?
It's like M*A*S*H but in the 1700s 💀
This guy is genuinely funny and likeable.
Not funny,silly,big difference
Yes. He’s one of my favorite director and actor
Yess❤️
I was about to say the same thing weird.
No
Taika always scratches that little spot in my brain. He’s one of those people you can listen ramble for hours and be like yeah perfect use of time that definitely made my life better
The Maori Jeff Goldblum.🤣
@@D1SC1PULUS OMG YOU'RE RIGHT
Bill Hader does the same thing for me, too. It's just nice to listen to funny, genuine people talking about stuff
If he had a Podcast, I'd be in the Fandom top ranks so quickly lol
Definitely watch his Thor Ragnarok streaming party then
the fact that searching for "Taika Waititi art" or "Taika Waititi paintings" mostly gets results of paintings OF him, not BY him is gonna haunt me forever. WHERE'S THE ART TAIKA
I know if you watch his Ted talk he shows it. You can see some of them there
I saw a pair of them once but now the results only shows paintings of him lol
@@hannahmerlino2462 thank you!
Lol
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Honestly, no one gives me career envy like Taika. But not only that, he gives me a lot of hope and motivation to start my film journey at the “old age” of 28.
Yup, he started in short films and never looked back at anything else
You a member of the Hollywood tribe?
Because he is.
Look up his real name.
@@nunceccemortiferiscultu7826 What are you talking about?
@@kwidjibo123 He's being an anti-semitic prick. Taika Waititi's real surname is Cohen (after his mother), he named himself Waititi after his father's surname. He's implying that Taika's Jewish ties got him a leg-up in the industry, which doesn't even make sense considering his mother was a schoolteacher.
Weird that he says it like some sort of "gotcha" though when Taika himself is very open about his Polynesian-Jewish ancestry
@@nunceccemortiferiscultu7826 Looked up his real name, his mother being Jewish didn’t really help him here.
This guy is great every movie he’s in is immediately better
Green lantern : 👁👄👁
No
The reason is because he directs all the movies he features in
@@martintimmer8574 L
He was awful in free guy
i absolutely adore this man, he’s so effortlessly entertaining and funny. what a loveable guy.
Come visit us in New Zealand, there’s heaps of blokes like that here. Chur bro 👍
Kinda just basic NZ humor lmao. If you love this guy's humor, you'd love NZ
I used to think that, funny how you can get people wrong though.
Idk, too childish
He dumped his Pregnant Wife, had an affair with a younger colleague in his production houses due to which she left, was reported to be very rude & toxic on the sets of Thor & is downright narcissistic. Research before you "adore" your heroes.
I actually respect his honesty in that he started directing later in life. Some people have wanted something their whole lives; but for others, it could be a sudden discovery, or maybe slowly getting to know and falling in love with it.
Or you could get shoulder tapped by distant family.
He had been in the industry for years before that, so it's not like he had zero knowledge or experience
Taika is such a breath of fresh air in this industry. So funny, original and effortless.
Nah, he's exactly the same.
nahh, he simply unfunny, boring and a manchild.
Taika pronoucing "meme" as "mem-eh" is everything
Giving an example of the meme too 😂
6:57
i was very surprised because that's the exact way we pronounce it in spain!
If it were a Moari word, thats how you would say it. Kiwis get it lol
It's just a kiwi thing realy
“I don’t try and I’m successful” How can you not love this guy
🔥🔥🔥
2:05
The type of guy that gives bad but kinda make sense motivations
I aspire to be like that
Childish as f
He is totally bonkers, absolutely nuts. But he will always be himself, and thats respectable.
"Again, my accent! It shouldn't be allowed!" When actors are challenged in wider range of acting by doing different accents, the demand of Taika Waititi in movies is just being himself. His voice has 'that' personality. And it's his😂
he is just so idiosyncratic, i don't think i've ever seen any celebrity behave like him lmaooo, i love this guy 😭
Everyone is unique tho~
3
he has the moari personality lol
@@glocktop916 maori
@@palomatomik indeed
I think this guy has changed Marvel and Thor.Thor is much more likeable because of this guy.
EVERYTHING IS MORE LIKABLE
He added very good sense of humour to his cast.
he changed Thor, not Marvel
@@allthingsnerdy5474 yeah whatever
@@jaibhagat7441 you're not a scammer, aren't you?
“Who is Taika Waititi? Ask my therapist. That’s what we’re trying to find out”
He has no business being this iconic 😂
The pure fact that he destroyed every board when I’ve never seen anyone do that in these interviews before is why I love him
“Knowing me intimately is still not enough, I need to know more” I know this and I feel this and it must be true, we all always need more Taika, even Taika needs more Taika
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I love how he just skipped the whole question and didn’t even notice
Taika starting as a director at thirty and still made it to where he is now is really the inspiration I needed today!
Shoulder tapped, family ties and all.
The journey; maybe inspiring. He himself, is not. I’ve never heard someone so pretentious, arrogant and immature. A person who talks about their own career like he does is narcissistic. It’s not a good look on anyone. (what is everyone clapping about) Bad influence.
@@blackcirclepolkadot2618 you definitely don't get the new Zealand sense of humour
Taika being a painter before director makes so much sense as to why his movies are so artfully designed🤔
blackbeard and stede both having kiwi accents for absolutely no reason is (unironically) one of my favorite things about our flag means death
Taika is always a win. Like many, I was introduced to him through Thor: Ragnarok. Ever since, his popularity has been in an all-time high. There's no stopping this hype train anytime soon.
Well someone has been watching CinemaWins...
you should watch hunt for the wilder people. he directed it and its sooo funny
@@tomwatching We got to watch the movie twice in class
We did an English assignment on the movie
i think the hype train might be stopping with thor: love and thunder o.o
@@t1ger368 it did.
He genuinely has fun making films and just being himself, no wonder all his works is teeming with life and energy. Watching them brings back some of the most endearing childhood memories
Would be nice if they opened the club to non-family members.
it's a little incredible how naturally creative, talented and entertaining this guy is like obvs he's worked a lot on perfecting his craft but you can really just see talent pouring out of him
"What does Taika Waititi do? I ask myself that everyday, what am i doing" he's so real 😔
He's so cool hahahaahah
Cool?? I’ve never heard someone so pretentious, arrogant and immature. A person who talks about their own career like he does is narcissistic. It’s not a good look on anyone. (what is everyone clapping about) Bad influence.
For a second I was like “HOW THE HECK DID I MISS THIS?!” and then I was like “oh it only came out two hours ago”
Same
Same x2
asking myself the same question, but one month later
How dare he call himself a lazy actor when his facial expressions alone made me cry in our flag means death
He's the perfect example of Māori humour! Always makes me laugh
In every role Taika does, he just plays himself 🤣
Taika was the reason for WWII? I didn’t know that.
yeah, it's too much effort to try being someone else 🤣
like Jeff Goldblum
@Maximum Carnage no, but his people certainly were.
Hint: Look up his real name.
And still gets praised.
I think I might be the only one who didn’t realize who he was till Our Flag Means Death. Now I see his works everywhere. This guy’s got skills!
Hope you'll see his what we do in the shadows, it's amazing and genuinely wjat paved the one to his amazing career
You're definitely not! We're in the same boat 🏴☠️
He has been big for a while but I am so glad OFMD is putting him on everyone’s map.
You're definitely not the only one. I had heard his name, but I had no context for him until OMFD.
I definitely knew it was him as Blackbeard, but didn't really click until he lost his beard 😆
“Who is Taika Waititi- me!”
The first Taika Waititi film I saw was "Hunt For The Wilderpeople" (2016) and it was such a quirky, energetic, yet heart-touching film. I've noticed a lot of his films since then are like that: action-based, but ultimately sweet.
"Whenever I finish something, I block it out". Bro what a mood. Turned in my thesis about an hour ago, don't know what I even wrote about.
you know for the taika waititi bridgerton bit someone was furiously scribbling on a piece of cardboard SNL style to tell him what the show was about :D
Also: put him in Bridgerton
Loved him in Bridgerton he was my favorite Bridgerton brother 😌
He's the kid who never does his homework but always aces the test
Fun fact: The short film Taika Waititi got nominated for an Oscar for is called "Two Cars, One Night"
Amazing short film!!!
And he pretended to be asleep as they were reading out the nominations lol
Oh! I've seen that ages ago. Didn't realise Taika made it. Nice!
and then that became the full length movie Boy
which is of course brilliant
@@johanvajse8410 Still quote that movie to friends sometimes.
Been watching this guy since "what we do in the shadows" great guy, great director, great actor
i love that movie
He seems like the chillest guy I'd love to just hang out with him and listen to him ramble
"Does Taika Waititi have a Grammy?"
"He sure does. They are just giving those things away." 😂
He is so funny. The way he pronounces the word "meme." 😁
This dude is such a likable actor, director, and person!
Likable?? I’ve never heard someone so pretentious, arrogant and immature. A person who talks about their own career like he does is narcissistic. It’s not a good look on anyone. It’s not funny or cute.
Taika not knowing what part he plays except for Korg gives me life
There is a huge reason why this guy is successful. How do you not love him for his way of just being him. I haven't laughed so hard at one of these ever. LOL I usually love these interviews but this one I just couldn't stop laughing. LOL
I wouldn’t say it’s confidence. Idk. I’ve never heard someone so pretentious, arrogant and immature. A person who talks about their own career like he does is narcissistic. It’s not a good look on anyone.
Always nice to see a New Zealander thriving in the US.
I remember when he played Green Lanterns bestfriend, and we would be super hype to see his 1 minute of screen time, haha.
The Steven Merchant impersonation was iconic.
“Annnd I was like NAH too hard” lol
It's impossible not to like this guy
His sense of humor is top notch
YOU HAVW NO IDEA HOW MUCH I LOVE TAIKA WAITITI , I WORSHIP THE GROUND HE WALKS ON , HES LIKE ACTUALLY INSANE AND YET ICONIC , ITS AMAZING TO GET SOME REPRESENTATION
Taika carrying Marvel and Star Wars right now
No,he isn’t. Jon Favreau does
Carrying it to the grave, perhaps.
it's amazing this guy being Maori has had such a successful career in movies with absolutely no other influence
I feel like you could just put Taika Waititi being himself on camera for 2 hours and it would be the movie of the year
I will never get tired of watching Taika interviews. Such a beautiful, funny, charismatic man.
Charismatic?? I’ve never heard someone so pretentious, arrogant and immature. A person who talks about their own career like he does is narcissistic. It’s not a good look on anyone. To portray it as charisma just doesn’t fit.
Okay, but I never realised some of Ed's tattoos were real. Awesome! Also, this guy is a sheer delight.
the big chest bird (also the logo of his production company) and the rings around his upper arm are two very visible ones ! The rings I was genuinely wondering about when I watched OFMD for the first time, because the snakey tattoo overlaps it quite clearly, and the blocky lines are not really in the same vibe as the rest of the tattoos on Ed's arms !
This guy is one of those directors who I would literally trust anything with, without question. I write books and stories and if I lost the rights, or if they happened to land in his lap, even if I owned the rights, I would trust him without question. he’s just one of those writer directors I trust with everything because he’s brilliant he’s funny he’s got wit and everything he does is just awesome
For me I feel like at some points in this video Taika is everyone’s last three brain cells trying to answer questions on an exam they didn’t study for.
Taika is the literal embodiment of ADHD and I'm here for it
No one wants a childish narc like him representing the ADHD community. Y’all are terrible judges of character, entire comment section sucking off a man baby. Pathetic.
as a fellow person with adhd i’ve often thought this. it actually really empowers me to think i can have adhd and be someone as successful and loved as taika :,)
i absolutely adore Taika
Same!
This sounds like the kind of guy you could have a beer with while watching the local sports team get their asses handed to them on the TV. A fine actor and director who doesn't take himself too seriously. 😎👍
I don’t remember the last time I laughed so much in a Wired Autocomplete vid.
Taika Waititi is seriously God’s gift to the world 🌎
The reason he just does his own accent is just because it is one of lifes pure joys to listen to him speak.
This man is what I hope to be in my 40s.
Loren Taylor (previously Loren Horsley) was the best part of 'Eagle vs Shark'. Good to hear her name. She starred in the movie and also co-wrote it. (Taika got the year wrong, though. It was released in 2007, not 2005.) 🦅 vs🦈
a fantastic film that I watched when I should have been studying for my final exams
I am so thankful that he said he was around 30 when he entered the film scene! Because I was 27 when I made my first short film and always felt like I was too old to enter this race!
Thanks for the confidence boost and inspiration, Taika! :)
that's the most Cool autocomplete interview I've ever seen. He is unique and genuinely a funny guy.
He's so funny and so iconic, he just does whatever he wants and he does it RIGHT!
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he's like the cool uncle you get to see everyone once or twice a year during family gatherings
i wish this man did a podcast or something, so entertaining to listen to
A movie with taika and James Gunn would be the best thing ever with them be the most funnest directors that give best films of fun and very hearted films.
He did make a cameo in James Gunn The Suicide Squad, it was pretty funny when he randomly popped up on screen.
James Gunn helped with the guardians of the Galaxy parts in the new Thor movie
Tbh that would be chaos
never have i ever thought someone would describe bridgerton as 'M.A.S.H but in the 1700s" and be right about it, yet here we are
I thought I was the only one to catch that (for context I've only seen clips of Bridgerton but I've seen lots of episodes of M*A*S*H* 😂)
@@imaginationsmusic1985 😂😂 👍 but bridgerton season 2 is a nice one watch it if you get time , idk about season 1 it's just softporn 💀
HOW COULD THERE BE NOTHING ABOUT "WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS" ...ABSOLUTE GOLD.
“That’s just getting a Grammy for making a playlist” that line took me out
Taika is too chaotic I love it he should not have as much power as he does
God, I adore Taika. He is a NZ national treasure.
Taika always puts a smile on my face. What a lad.
I love Taika, this is a guy you can't say nothing bad about
Really?have you seen how silly and dumb he made Thor? And wait for the newest crap…
@@martintimmer8574 You're insane, the first 2 movies were mediocre, he tried a new take on Thor and hit gold. We didn't need more forgettable Thor movies
@@martintimmer8574 you get no bitches
@@nwgverified He hit gold because it made the MCU casuals laugh. He butchered two of the best Marvel story arcs to make that trainwreck.
He's dating Rita Ora, that's pretty bad 😂
Wait is taika going to EGOT!?!?
He deserves it!!!
He just needs a Tony! Which, might be difficult cause I dont think he's ever done theater
@@gwynn4011 well he had never done film and got nodded for his first short film sooooooo.
I’m not betting against him!
love this man, this whole video got me stupid giggling and smiling at my laptop like a little kid with their first crush
I've only seen him in our flag means death and I'm totally in love with this guy
01:28 his laugh is too much!❤ He's an amazing guy!
gosh i love him so much. he's just so genuine
love that he heard the Bristol accent and went "absolutely not"
i’m obsessed with him rn this video could not have come at a better time
I reckon there's nobody living more in the present than Taika Waititi
Se vocês fizerem um vídeo de 3hs desse homem, a gente vai assistir com gosto. Façam por favor
Click on that link if you’re stupid 😜
"My range... is me."
I don't know whether to laugh or to hug this man.
I had no idea who Taika Waititi is. Still don’t but I love him now 😭🫶🏼 He’s just.too.good 👏🏼. The confidence, style, quirky answer and quick of wit.
Thank you Wired for this video! 💕
Taika comes across as a genuinely good chap 😊
HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THIS GUY 🙏
Easy,he ruined Marvel
@@martintimmer8574 cry about it
@@martintimmer8574 cry about it ig😂
Been a Taika fan ever since the Conchords radio shows on the BBC, funny to see him so successful now. What we do in the shadows is his best project for me !
He’s just so hectic, funny, and adorable!
Thor fans owe this guy a lot!!! If it weren't for him, we could have lost Thor in his truest potential!!!
Loooool. Being a bumbling campy idiot is not Thor's true potential. xD
@@BeardedDanishViking He is nowhere close to being a bumbling campy idiot. Not even close. He's being enthusiastic. And he was far more of a badass than all of his previous appearances combined thanks to Taika.
haven’t watched yet but YEAH TAIKA!! WOO HOO!