Quiet on the set. And we're rolling.


Cody Maverick interview, take one.


Why are you guys here
to interview me?


It's what we do.
We're a reality film crew.


Should I know some of the questions
before we start?


- No. They're easy.
- Okay.


- Can you stand on that box, please?
- Oh, yeah.


Right there? What is that?


- What is that?
- A sound thing. It's a microphone.


What's up, man? I'm Cody.


And you're what, 14, 15 years old?


Seventeen years of age.


And any other skills
besides surfing?


Like what?
Like singing and dancing?


Yeah. Yeah.


No, not me, man. I just surf.


- Loser.
- I just...


Cut it out, Glen. Stop, man.


We're here to make
a movie about Cody.


- Does he have to be here?
- It's gonna be great.


Can I get in line now to not see it?


We'll re-slate.


Since we're talking about surfing,
give us your thoughts about surfing.


Surfing. Surfing.


- Where do I start?
- How about at the beginning?


Okay, well...


So as soon as there was the first wave,
right? There was the first surfer.


All they needed was, like,
a piece of driftwood...


...a block of ice or something like
that, and then they were off.


And they were hooked, man.
They were hooked.


Up till recent times, you had
your old dudes. Your hang-six cats.


These old guys used to lay down
with these huge, humongous boards.


These guys were the pioneers...


...but nobody saw
what surfing could really be...


...until Big Z did it.


- Could you tell us who Big Z was?
- Who was Big Z?


You're asking the right guy.
You got that far. Z is everything.


Big Z is surfing.
I mean, he's...


There may well as not have been
an ocean before Z.


They invented the ocean for him.


He lived so hard
because he wasn't afraid to live.


He wasn't afraid to die.


He came to Antarctica
when I was just a kid.


Man, it was the biggest thing
that ever happened here.


And suddenly there he was.


Just floating over the water.
Hovering, you know, like weightless.


He could've walked up to anyone...


...and he walks right up to me.


And he gives me this awesome,
one-of-a-kind Big Z necklace.


And then he tells me,
"You know, kid, never give up.


Find a way,
because that's what winners do."


He was the greatest.


Everyone looked up to him,
respected him, loved him.


And one day, one day
I'm gonna be just like him.


And I've been surfing
ever since I can remember.


It's hard to imagine my life
when I wasn't surfing.


I want to get out of here,
and this is my ticket out.