Armie Hammer has opened up why he took up construction as a hobby during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
On Tuesday (6 October), the Call Me By Your Name actor appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where he discussed how he spent much of his time in quarantine: working in the construction field with a friend.
"I have been productive. I've been really fortunate. I mean look, the world's falling apart, it's the apocalypse, but funny enough, my buddy Ashton [Ramsey] bought an old motel out in the desert," Hammer told the talk show host of the Twentynine Palms property near Joshua Tree National Park.
Hammer, who was dressed in an astronaut suit during his appearance, added: "It was this kind of abandoned, rundown motel, and I came back from the Cayman Islands where I was during quarantine and I was like, 'Dude, I have nothing to do.' He was like, 'Do you wanna come live with me in this abandoned motel and do construction with me?'"
Watch the interview below:
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Kimmel interrupted, and jokingly said: "You say no, right? 'Of course not, that's terrible. I'm a movie star, that's the last thing I want to do.'"
"Do you think I had anything else better going on?" Hammer hilariously answered. "I was literally sitting at home picking boogers and seeing how far I could flick them. I was really out of options."
When the actor was asked if he has a knack for handiwork, he quipped: "Funny enough, everything except a hammer. Just seemed too close to home."
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"It wasn't anything like... I'm not doing electrical work — look at me," he added. "Would you trust me to touch wires? No way."
In late August, Hammer revealed that he had been doing construction work for two months.
"This one of my best friends, Ashton. For the last 2 months or so I have lived with Ashton, worked construction with Ashton, and hiked with Ashton every day," he wrote on Instagram. "He has been such a good friend (and boss) and has been the most supportive friend anyone could ever ask for. Today might be my birthday, but I just wanna say thank you to @ashtonramsey and say I love you dude."