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Is that something you enjoy?
Is it something thats very challenging?
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Is it empowering to be able to physically overtake someone that much bigger?
BELLA RAMSEY: Its so fun.
I had the absolute best time.
We did a day zero of filming, and then day one was this fight sequence.
I want to do stunt work for the rest of my life.
Then, they could just find a new way to figure out another cool key in of stunt scene.
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Do you get scared at all with that kind of thing, or is it just all fun?
RAMSEY: Its all fun.
I get such a thrill out of it.
Although, there are certain scenes that are scary.
Also, I was so tired going into that scene.
But then, we did it and then I was totally fine.
Yeah, sometimes its scary, but fun.
Its such a thrill.
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What was it like to do that whole sequence in the market?
It doesnt really matter what the exact location is.
What was it like to figure all of that out?
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RAMSEY: Its so typical.
Dina is like, Stay where you are.
And Ellie is like, Yeah, got it.
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And then, goes in has a wander around.
She screams, Run at me!
I just think its very creepy.
She just doesnt know what to expect, whats going to happen, what this thing is doing.
Filming that was a lot of fun and kind of spooky.
Are we going to continue to learn about and see how the Infected have evolved?
Because its not just brought up for no reason.
RAMSEY: Yeah, exactly.
Yep, theres going to be plenty of them.
Watch out and hold onto your hats.
As if they werent creepy enough already.
RAMSEY: Yeah, exactly.
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So much happens at the dance too.
We learn about Ellies relationships with Dina and Jesse, and we learn about how Ellie sees herself.
Its such a beautiful moment before everything else happens.
RAMSEY: Thank you.
Yeah, it was really special.
Balancing that and getting that right was really important.
Its such a beautiful sequence.
Im very proud of the work that we did that day.
It was so nice to have so many people in one space enjoying themselves during the dance.
That doesn’t happen very often inThe Last of Us, so that was great.
So, what is it that gets her so mad about his help?
RAMSEY: I think its a big combo of things.
Well get to understand why that is and whats happened.
So, theres all of that.
She doesnt need it.
She doesnt want it.
RAMSEY: I think people are going to feel like theyve been on a pretty intense roller coaster.
I just hope that people keep their seatbelts on the whole time because its pretty mad.
I feel like Ill be crying and cursing, at the same time.
RAMSEY: Yeah, probably.
Yeah, and it already does in one episode, which is kind of amazing.
We also get to see Ellies iconic arm tattoo.
What was it like to embody that?
RAMSEY: Yeah, exactly.
I loved wearing the tattoo.
We got it down to a fine art, applying it.
Like you said, it is like a badge.
Its also a form of rebellion for her, having this tattoo.
The bite, we see, is burned now.
I felt very cool walking around with it tattooed on.
Im sure there will be people getting it.
RAMSEY: People already do because its in the game.
There are people that Ive met who have been like, Look, I have the tattoo.
And Im like, Whoa!
Thats such commitment to being a fan of something, to get the tattoo, Ellies tattoo.
Its a cool tattoo, to be fair.
The Last of Usairs on HBO and is available to stream on Max.
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