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THE 21ST QUESTION:

You both quit smoking for your new movie. How's that working out? JACK BLACK:

I originally quit because I wanted to stay alive to see the movie released. But then we finished it and I went to New Zealand to do King Kong and started smoking again. So now I'm in a very foul mood because I'm trying to quit again. KYLE GASS:

Do you have any Nicorette® gum? BLACK:

Yeah, but only no. 2. It's the lightweight stuff. It doesn't have the same wallop. But if you chew two no. 2s, it equals a no. 4. GASS:

I don't know about that. BLACK:

You think it only equals a no. 3? Dude, two 2-milligrams equals a 4-milligram. GASS:

I don't know. I think it's the same. Do you chew them at the same time? BLACK:

If I drink a Tab one-calorie soda, and I drink two of them, how many calories have I just had? Two calories. End of the subject. I rest my case. I win! GASS:

I've also been trying to quit smoking pot. My tolerance just got so low. I was like a chemo patient. I did so much of it, I just wasn't getting high any more. BLACK:

That's terrible, Kyle. It's like a betrayal of the fans. GASS:

It probably is. We did an informal poll, and roughly 63 percent of our fans are smoking weed. I'm saying, "Kids, there's a better way." I'm getting on my soapbox now. I'm only eight days in, but I'm saying there may be a better way. I actually think it's important to try and quit at least once. I was getting to a point where I felt like I was in the Wu Tang Clan. That's not good for anybody. « RETURN TO INDEX To read the Playboy magazine 20Q with Tenacious D, access the entire November 2006 digital issue right now. BUY THIS ISSUE OF

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