Kid reporters grill 'Luca' star Jacob Tremblay on speaking Canadian, collecting paychecks and playing a sea monster

Yahoo Entertainment's kid reporters, Lyla and Luna, grill Luca star Jacob Tremblay on speaking Canadian, collecting paychecks and what it's like playing a sea monster.

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- Hi, I'm Lyla.

- Hi, I'm Luna.

- And our dad works for Yahoo, talking to celebrities.

- Kevin Polowy from Yahoo Entertainment. Kevin Polowy from Yahoo Entertainment. Kevin Polowy from Yahoo Entertainment.

- And now, it's our turn.

- We watched the new movie, Luca. And today we're talking to Luca himself.

- Jacob Tremblay.

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- We loved your movie.

- Thank you so much.

- What's it like playing a sea monster? First time?

- Yeah, it is my first time, but it is a lot of fun. I mean, I've never played a role like this before. I even have Funko Pops here of-- I got me as a sea monster, and I also have me as a human.

- How long can you hold your breath for?

- I think around a minute. I can do pretty good. I think around a minute. Maybe, I can go over a minute, but around 60 seconds. Yeah.

- Can we see?

- Yeah, sure. I mean--

- Jacob, you don't have to hold your breath for them. It's OK.

- Do you want to have a staring contest?

- Yeah, sure. I can do that. OK.

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- Oh, no. I'm getting a blinky feeling. You blinked. You blinked. Oh, wait. No I just blinked. You win. I almost won.

- Do you know Canadian?

- I mean, yeah. I can speak pretty good Canadian. Yeah.

- Not really a language, but Jacob is from the beautiful country of Canada.

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- What's it like being 13? Is it crazy?

- It's pretty crazy, yeah. I would have never thought that, you know, I'd be 13, but here I am.

- When I'm 13, I'm going to own a castle.

- Follow your dreams. I mean, you could probably own two castles.

- How many legos do you own? Do you have, like, a hundred million?

- I wish I had a hundred million legos. That'd be awesome.

- Do you collect anything else besides paychecks?

[LAUGHS]

- That's a good question, and I'm glad you phrased it like that. I guess I collect Funko pops like these guys. I mean, I don't really know. I don't really collect a lot of things except paychecks.

- Do your parents still tell you what to eat?

- Yeah. I mean, I guess they always want me to eat healthy, but I guess sometimes I'll eat just junk food like candy all day.

- Parents are so annoying.

- Guys. I'm right here, guys.

- Guys, he's right there.

- Do you know what do we call our daddy?

- What do you call him?

BOTH: Doody Bear.

- Come on, guys. Is this going to be a thing? You can make fun of me every time?

- Yes.

- Guys, you want to say anything else to Jacob?

- That's another one for the books.

[LAUGHTER]

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