"I remember working with Jackie Chan on Shanghai Noon [2000], and when we were working on the script, I thought that my character thought about being an outlaw the way a kid today would think about being a rock star, as a way to impress girls. So it was just kind of a funny idea, but once we had that idea, it changed the character and made it something that was funnier to me to play."

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Source: Interview with Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 15, 2016.

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Owen Wilson

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Owen Wilson is an acclaimed actor and screenwriter known for his distinctive comedic style and roles in films like 'Zoolander' and 'The Royal Tenenbaums'.

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