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We don't get to see Jack Black making his eyebrow faces in Kung Fu Panda, because he is just providing the voice of a cartoon character. It's still distinctly his voice though, and he is taking the character into his real life. He showed up wearing a Panda shirt with the word, "Skadoosh," his catch phrase from the film.

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Crave Online: Did you have that shirt made specifically for the film?

Jack Black: This is very important advertising space, my chest. Skadoosh, we're pushing it as a catch phrase.

Crave Online: Was that your contribution?

Jack Black: It was a little improvisation that made it into the film and apparently it's very popular with the kids. Skadoosh.

Crave Online: Was this your way to live out your kung fu fantasies?

Jack Black: In a way it was my way of living out my kung fu fantasies. When I was a child, I took the obligatory one year of karate. I believe I got a yellow belt. I graduated to yellow belt. And then I quit. I don't know why I quit. I got my colored belt and I was on my merry way. And then I also did some judo. I believe I made it to a green belt. But never kung fu. I'd always wanted to do kung fu and I'd seen the movies, all the Bruce Lee and the great television series that Mr. Carradine was in. I'd always been really interested in the mystical art of kung fu. It seemed like the most wise of all martial arts. So this was my chance to explore that world a bit.

Crave Online: Could you break a board?

Jack Black: With my mind. I don’t even have to use my hands. It's the highest level of kung fu.

Crave Online: Do you do a movie like this to bring out the child in you?

Jack Black: Yeah, doing this movie definitely was a way to get back in touch with my inner child. That's the only reason I did it was just for therapy.

Crave Online: Did it work?

Jack Black: It did. I'm back in touch.