Taylor Swift Says She and Friend Still Use Napoleon Dynamite Voices

Taylor Swift said she and longtime friend Abigail Anderson still speak to each other in voices from the 2004 comedy Napoleon Dynamite, a habit she joked their husbands have to put up with. Swift shared the story during a question-and-answer session after a Toy Story 5 screening in New York on November 1, 2026. Director Andrew Stanton joined her at the event. Swift demonstrated the impression while describing how she and Anderson bonded as teenagers. Swift recalled moving to Nashville at 14 and trying to decide whom to befriend at her new school. Anderson stood out, she said, because they shared an unusual sense of humor. The two began talking in the voice of Napoleon Dynamite, the character played by Jon Heder, and have continued the routine into adulthood. Swift connected the friendship to Bonnie and Blaze, characters in Toy Story 5. She said the story resonated with her because it recalled finding a person who understood and accepted her particular personality. Anderson’s resemblance to Blaze, including her curly hair, also came up in Swift’s recollection. The remark about their husbands was presented as a lighthearted aside, not as a report of marital disagreement. No...