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>> it's a hobby popular with celebs like dakota fanning cameron diaz, julia roberts, and even russell crowe. and as emily reports, it's catching on with teens, as well. >> i'm here at lion brand yarn studio, where i'll try my hand at a craft that dates back to ancient egypt. let's go inside. it's an explosion of color and an endless supply of inspiration. knitting is where the nimble put their needles and their creativity to the test. what are you working on today? >> today i'm working on a sweater. >> right now i'm working on leg warmers. >> a headband. >> knitting's not just for grandma anymore. >> and what i love about you teen knitters so much is your imagination. i'm blown away by some of the projects i see you guys do. and the color combinations are sometimes things that i wouldn't think of, but they're fantastic. >> you have your yarn and you have your needles and you want to make a slip knot, which you do that by wrapping the yarn around your fingers. that's pretty much one of the simplest parts of passing on. >> korrina's helping me create my first sweater. this is simple, right? h

and there was this quiet thoughtfulness that i wanted leonardo to have, and we actually took russell crowe'sdela's mouth and melded those into him -- just anything that subconsciously gave him leadership qualities. >> raphael is the uh one with the anger issues. >> he's angsty. he's brooding. he's big. he's all the things he should be. >> raph is definitely the bad boy of the group. he's angry, hotheaded, quick-tempered, man of action. >> aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! >> and i think that's hugely fun to play and to bring to life. >> raph, get to the fan room! >> why are you always telling me what to do?! ugh! >> so, it was important for me that raph was an individual who thinks he can do everything himself. you know, he's that brother who thinks he'd be better off alone, and his journey becomes about realizing that without his brothers, he would be a lonely little turtle. >> aah! >> that's harsh, man. >> michelangelo, who was always my personal favorite -- he's the comedian. he's that sort of laid-back, cali style, even though he lives in the sewers of new york city. >> check the bass, brah. [ whirrin

russell crowe disagrees. this is what he said to "women's weekly," a women's magazine.gure out why they want to be cast as a 21-year-old. he says live in your own skin and if you do you'll get parts. both of us read that. it seems pleasant enough and nice almost. >> the thing is we still see men who are older -- >> get this. "rambo 5" is coming out. not 2, not 3. >> and they're not casting a young 21-year-old to play rambo. >> sly stallone is still in it. i don't know if we have a picture of him. anyway if you look at "the expendables" -- there's sly. he can still play rambo -- how old is he? >> must be in his 60s. >> then the expendables, arnold schwarzenegger and everybody. >> playing the parts they played before. so there is a double standard for sure. >> i think it sort of ticked us off. as a 40-year-old, don't expect to play a 25-year-old. >> russell crowe did say he can't play gladiator forever. although we see that's not true. >> it does happen. so there, whatever that means. >>> i know this is what you're wondering. where is kathie lee gifford? kathie lee giffor

one opportunity, and we were there behind the scenes with hugh jackman and amanda seyfried and russell crowe of nervous, and literally as we being shoved on, they said yeah, that will be an audience of a billion people, at which point, literally my armpits started rubbing. i had to be given an aggressive shove. >> jimmy: that's a very comfort being thing for him to say. sounds like you had one of the top guys back there. you're also in the movie "jupiter ascending", with channing tatum which opens february 5th. >> february 5th. >> jimmy: 5th. so you are doing a lot of stuff. i imagine in a situation like this when you're winning a lot of stuff you get all kinds of great offers. >> those who make the matrix, they have the most crazy, insane imaginations, and when you do a film with them you get a glimpse in their mind for a minute. and it was a joyous, wondrous, wild place to be. >> jimmy: you got married last month. have you had a chance to take a honeymoon yet? >> we did. we got married over christmas and were able to go skiing. there was no snow until we left, there was like 2 feet in new

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russell crowe disagrees and this is what he said to women's weekly. women are the woman who at 45, 48 still want to play the ingenue and can't understand why she's not being cast as the 21-year-old. he said live in your own skin and if you live there you will get parts. both of us read that, it seems pleasant enough, nice, almost but it isn't. >> we still see men who are older -- >> get this, rambo five is coming out. rambo, not two, not three not four, rambo five. >> and they're not casting a young 21-year-old to play rambo. >> who is it? sly stallone. he's still in it. do we have a picture of him? anyway, if you look at the expendables -- there is sly. >> he can still play rambo. how old is he? then the expendables, arnold schwarzenegger and everybody, all old guys. >> they're playing the parts they played before. so there say double standard. >> we do understand, you can't -- as a 40-year-old, don't expect to be a 25-year-old. we get it. >> he did say he can't play gladiator forever but we see sort of that's not true. >> it does happen. so there. w

oscar winning actor russell crowe is getting criticism for something that he said.an magazine about female actresses and age appropriate roles. crowe told australian women's weekly recently the best thing about the industry i'm in is there are roles for people in all different stages of life. to be honest i think you'll find the woman saying the roles have dried up is the woman who at 40 45 48 still wants to play the ingenue and can't understand why she's being cast as the 21-year-old. if you're trying to pretend that you're still the young buck when you're my age it just doesn't work. >> i can agree with him. i was never an ingenue. i didn't start acting until i was 30. i was banging down cocaine in kansas. there was no ingenue. >> she's honest. but gothca on that. i think people took offense to it. >> i don't know why, though. i think it's true. i don't like it -- for me personally. it doesn't matter if you're an actress. when women try and look like they're 20 when they're 50 i don't get it. >> i don't get it either. >> i think women can be beautiful at all stage

who wants to look like what's his name russell crowe?lly it is i could have done without that. at our age, what were we thinking? >> buzzfeed did their own take on this. let's take a look. >> can i just say something? >> can i just say something? >> can i just say something? >> i mean who puts out a single cheese plate for 20 people? >> right? >> cheese plate went over real big. >> i know. everyone loved it. >> yeah. >> i wasn't flirting. >> yes, you were. >> no i wasn't i swear. i was just being nice. >> you better watch it mister. >> are you really mad at me? >> are we lame for leaving early? >> what? no. >> i mean you want to leave the party, like right at -- right at the right spot like where it is still going on but, like you've been there a decent amount of time. >> why would i flirt with somebody in front of you? that makes no sense. >> so you do it if i wasn't there? >> no that's not what i'm saying at all. >> do you think our friends talk about us the way we talk about them? >> no. no, we're awesome. >> awesome. >> we're awesome