Back To One
295 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 12 hours ago - ★★★★ - 94 ratingsThe no nonsense, in-depth, actors-on-acting podcast from Filmmaker Magazine. Hosted by Peter Rinaldi. One working actor every episode doing a deep dive into their approach to the craft. No small talk, no celebrity stories, no inane banter—just the work.
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Abbey Lee
July 02, 2024 13:29 - 50 minutes - 47.2 MBIn the midst of a successful modeling career a decade ago, Abbey Lee’s chance to break into acting came with “Mad Max Fury Road.” That challenging shoot was the first of many she faced with relish. A scene-stealing role in “The Neon Demon” followed, then M. Night Shyamalan’s “Old,” “Lovecraft County,” and “Florida Man,” to name a few, and now she stars opposite Kevin Costner in his 2-part western epic “Horizon: An American Saga” (in theaters now). On this episode, she talks about letting the...
Julianne Nicholson
June 25, 2024 08:00 - 40 minutes - 38.2 MBThere are few actors more well respected than the preternaturally gifted Julianne Nicholson. Recent notable credits include “August: Osage County,” “Dream Scenario,” “Mare of Easttown” (which won her an Emmy award), and her latest, playwright Annie Baker’s first film, “Janet Planet.” In this episode, she talks in-depth about playing Janet in that remarkable film, her elusive preparation process, getting the environment to settle into her body, actually learning how to do acupuncture, why she...
John Early
June 18, 2024 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBJohn Early is an actor, comedian, writer, and wearer of many hats. His latest as a comedian and writer is the HBO special “Now More Than Ever.” His latest as an actor is the independent film “Stress Positions.” On this episode he talks about how these two projects came about, the differences between the John Early character and himself, the pleasure of working on the series "Search Party," why he relishes straight-up acting, the comedy breakthrough he made in his new special, and much more. ...
Clive Owen
June 11, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MBWhen you look at the illustrious career of Clive Owen, you see choices made based on the depth of the roles (“Closer,” “Children of Men,” “Hemingway and Gellhorn,” “The Knick”), not on trajectory or star power. His two latest projects, “Monsieur Spade” and “A Murder At The End of The World,” are quality television series where he’s able to settle in and deliver the grounded, nuanced work we’ve come to expect from him. On this episode, he explains why he needs time to prepare a role, and the ...
Betsy Aidem
June 04, 2024 15:16 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBBetsy Aidem has been in over 80 plays, off Broadway, on Broadway, and around the world. Recent titles of note: “All The Way,” where she played Lady Bird Johnson, “Mama’s Boy,” where she played Lee Harvey Oswald’s mother, Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt,” and “Prayer For The French Republic,” for which she is nominated for her first Tony Award. On this gold-filled episode, she talks about her love of extensive research, why she doesn’t think the people she plays are just one person, the “golden ...
Molly Gordon
May 28, 2024 08:00 - 35 minutes - 33.3 MBMolly Gordon makes everything better. She was a stand-out among stand-outs in films like “Good Boys,” “Booksmart,” and “Shiva Baby.” Then she showed her talents on the other side of the camera, co-writing/directing the hilarious indie hit “Theater Camp.” Now she plays Claire on the beloved series “The Bear,” which is about to drop its third season. On this episode she talks about why she loves improv, how her parents unintentionally formed her comedy sensibilities, getting “buzzed” from in-p...
Nell Tiger Free
May 23, 2024 19:01 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBShe was on “Game of Thrones” when she was a child, but Nell Tiger Free hit her stride in the M. Night Shyamalan series “Servant,” and now her absolutely incredible performance in the hit horror film “The First Omen” has solidified her as one of the great young actors working today. On this episode, she discusses her ‘total non-process’ process, which means every aspect of her work takes place between “action” and “cut” and literally nowhere else. She talks about why she only reads the script...
Tom Pelphrey Returns
May 15, 2024 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28.8 MBSince he was last on the podcast (Ep. 112), Tom Pelphrey has been nominated for an Emmy for his work on “Ozark,” he’s had juicy roles on "Outer Range” and David E. Kelly’s “Love and Death,” and now Kelly has given Pelphrey perhaps his most exciting role to date in the character of Raymond Peepgrass in Netflix’s “A Man In Full.” On this episode, Pelphrey takes us deep into his work on that limited series. He talks about why a good costumer designer is an actor’s best friend, what made him fee...
Mia Vallet
May 07, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBOver the past year and a half, no actor in any medium has given me more inspiration through their work than Mia Vallet. As a company member and frequent performer at the exciting NYC “loft theaters” Adult Film and The Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research, she continues to show the thrilling possibilities for this craft of acting, culminating in her performance as Nina in “Sea Gull,” Adult Film’s new version of Chekov’s masterpiece, opening on Friday May 10th in Manhattan. On this episode, sh...
Judy Reyes
April 30, 2024 04:35 - 34 minutes - 32 MBJudy Reyes is best known for playing Carla on the TV series “Scrubs,” but her nearly three-decades-long career is packed with roles on long-running shows like “Devious Maids,” and in movies like “Birth/Rebirth,” for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actress. Her latest is Hannah Marx’s highly anticipated screen version of John Green’s celebrated novel “Turtles All The Way Down” (coming to MAX on May 2nd). On this episode, she takes us back to the beginning—her ...
Ryan Czerwonko
April 23, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBAs a working actor, Ryan Czerwonko’s credits include “The Endgame,” “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire,” “Cherry,” “Paint,” and “Watchmen,” to name a few. He’s also the artistic director of Adult Film, an exciting Brooklyn theater and film group where he acts, directs, and teaches. His latest project is a year-long exploration of Chekhov’s “Sea Gull” that will culminate in a limited engagement in Manhattan in May and a documentary on the whole process. On this episode, he explains why Chekhov is s...
Dylan Baker
April 16, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBDylan Baker is the definition of a consummate actor. For over three decades he has delivered so many incredible performances in series like “The Good Wife,” “Damages,” “Hunters,” films like “Happiness,” “Selma,” “Spider-Man 2”, and his latest, “LaRoy, Texas”, where he plays a professional killer. He talks about his approach toward playing despicable people, some who other actor’s wouldn’t touch. He takes us back to his beginnings, and the acting instruction that changed his work and which he...
Brandon Scott
April 09, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MBHis work in series like “Grey’s Anatomy,” “13 Reasons Why,” and “This Is Us,” has established Brandon Scott as a captivatingly talented actor. His latest is the new MAX series “The Girls on the Bus,” where he plays the jilted ex-lover of Melissa Benoist’s journalist character, who now needs his help because he's the new press secretary to the leading Presidential candidate. He talks about the process of building connection between two people that are supposed to have a past, and how sometime...
Colin Burgess and Anthony Oberbeck
April 02, 2024 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBColin Burgess and Anthony Oberbeck star in “Dad & Step-Dad,” a indie comedy film they co-wrote with director Tynan DeLong. It follows Jim and Dave, a dad and a step-dad, as they struggle with bonding during a weekend upstate with Branson, the 13 year-old son they share. It’s about family, communication, insecurity, and the fragility of the male ego. On this episode, Burgess and Oberbeck describe the development of their comedy tastes and take us back to the improvised shorts that preceded th...
George MacKay
March 26, 2024 12:30 - 49 minutes - 46 MBYou know the gifted actor George MacKay from films like “1917” or “True History of The Kelly Gang.” Now he has given us two absolutely incredible performances in “Femme” (in select theaters now) and “The Beast” (out on April 5th). On this episode, he takes us into his process of inhabiting these two extremely different characters. He explains why context is becoming more and more important to him in his preparation, talks about the actor as storyteller, the secret to appearing truly menacing...
Lukas Gage
March 19, 2024 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBLukas Gage is on a roll. In shows like “The White Lotus,” “Euphoria,” “You,” and the latest season of “Fargo,” films like “How to Blow Up a Pipeline,” “Down Low” (which he also co-wrote), and now the eagerly anticipated “Road House” reboot, he’s been able to display his immense talent and range. He’s even played himself in “Gossip Girl” and “The Other Two.” On this episode, he explains how sometimes doing the opposite of what’s described is beneficial in an audition, why over-directing doesn...
Anastasia Olowin
March 12, 2024 08:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBThe Brooklyn-based actor Anastasia Olowin stars in Shaun Seneviratne’s “Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts,” which just had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival. She has such a command of the screen and brings so much life to her character, it’s hard to believe this is her first feature film. On this episode, she takes us back to her training at NYU’s Experimental Theater Wing, her 8 years producing and acting in new work for the stage, and the 10 year journey to bring “Ben and Su...
Hugo De Sousa
March 05, 2024 09:00 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBAs an actor, Hugo De Sousa had breakout leading roles in “We Used to Know Each Other,” “Mister Limbo,” and “Everything in The End.” I was introduced to his work as an actor/filmmaker, with the celebrated shorts he made in collaboration with Frank Mosley—“The Event” and “Good Condition.” On this episode he talks extensively about the making of those films, and his latest, which might be of particular, cathartic interest to listeners of this podcast, the absurdist short “Je Ne Suis Pas Une Sta...
Mario Van Peebles
February 27, 2024 09:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB“Heartbreak Ridge” put him on the map as an actor, “New Jack City” as a director, and with “Posse,” the 1993 hit Western he directed and stars in, Mario Van Peebles secured his place as a celebrated actor/director with countless credits, over the next 30 years, on the big and small screen. His latest is another star-filled, super fun western called “Outlaw Posse.” On this episode, he talks about the importance of discovering the tone of the project, how his love of learning leads to his desi...
John Magaro
February 20, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBJohn Magaro has been delivering consistently stellar performances in films like “Not Fade Away,” “The Big Short,” “Carol,” “First Cow,” and “Showing Up,” to name a few. This past year he played Arthur, husband of Greta Lee’s character Nora, in “Past Lives.” On this episode he talks, spoiler-free, about the last scene of that film, and why it makes people emotional. He explains how receiving books, music, photos from directors helps in his preparation. He makes the case for experience over ac...
Leah McKendrick
February 13, 2024 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MBLeah McKendrick wrote, directed, and stars in the hilarious, super smart, and intensely personal new film “Scrambled.” It’s about a perpetual bridesmaid who, realizing she isn’t quite willing or able to settle down, decides to freeze her eggs. McKendrick doesn’t shy away from depicting her character’s sex life, the frustrations involving family and friends, and the true loneliness that enveloped her when she decided to do the same procedure in real life. It’s that rare film that will have yo...
Mia McKenna-Bruce
February 06, 2024 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBMia McKenna-Bruce is an English actress. Her performance in the film “How To Have Sex” is, rightfully, being spoken about with many superlatives. Subtle, controlled, thoroughly alive, deeply impacting, it is a star-making turn. There’s a scene where her character, Tara, is simply walking down the street, and it’s something of a revelation. It won her the BIFA for Best Lead Performance. On this episode, she breaks down the ingredients that helped her deliver this work—an extensive audition pr...
Sallieu Sesay
January 30, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBSallieu Sesay is a Sierra Leonean-American actor who has had recurring roles on CBS’ “Seal Team” and HBO’s “Barry,” and, in his latest, delivers an incredible supporting performance in John Trengove's nihilistic thriller “Manodrome,” alongside Jesse Eisenberg. On this episode he talks about doing tons of research before taking on that part, having so little in common with the character, and facing the pressure of being at the center of a movie’s most pivotal scene. He gives us a glimpse at h...
Jack Huston
January 23, 2024 09:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBJack Huston has worked with Scorsese, Ridley Scott, David O’ Russell, The Coens, had meaty roles on series like “Mayfair Witches,” “Fargo,” and, maybe most notably, “Boardwalk Empire,” where he played Richard Harrow. His latest project is Lulu Wang’s Amazon series “Expats.” On this episode he talks about gaining 30 pounds for that part (which wasn’t as much fun as it sounds), why it all starts with the voice for him, writing and directing his passion project “The Day of The Fight” for Michae...
Spenser Granese
December 26, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MBYou know Spenser Granese from memorable roles on “Better Call Saul,” “Fear of the Walking Dead,” “Pam & Tommy,” and, perhaps most memorably, the character of Bevel in the final season of “Barry.” On this episode, he talks about landing that role after trying hard to get on the show for 3 seasons, and the incredible working environment he found on set. He opens up about his unique approach to the craft having no formal training, why he keeps the lines barely memorized, avoids expectations, op...
Michelle Monaghan
December 19, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBDiscovering Michelle Monaghan in “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” was like finding evidence that the old school Hollywood comedy actress gene, long thought extinct, was alive and well. She did more than hold her own opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer, she stole the movie. I’ve been rooting for her ever since. A few “Mission Impossibles,” “Gone Baby Gone,” “True Detective” followed, as well as some significant work in small indies like “Trucker,” “Fort Bliss,” and “Nanny.” She returns to comedy w...
Melora Hardin
December 12, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBMelora Hardin is best known for playing Jan on the American version of “The Office.” She was nominated for an Emmy for her work on the series “Transparent.” Recently she stepped back into the role of Trudy Monk for “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie,” which is streaming now on Peacock. On this episode, she talks about bringing the character Mabel Montgomery-Mayflower to life in the new independent film “Golden Vanity,” and how the perfect combination of director’s vision and true collaborat...
Robbie Tann
December 05, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBYou might know Robbie Tann from “Preacher,” “The Deuce,” or when he played Billy on “Mare of Easttown,” or Whitty in the “Mazey Day” episode of the latest season of “Black Mirror.” Currently he plays Shipley in this year’s most exciting and original sci-fi film, “The Creator.” On this episode, he tells how the run-and-gun style of shooting on that production, combined with the cast and crew’s infectious passion for the project, helped with all aspects of his work. He explains why he now bypa...
Olli Haaskivi
November 28, 2023 09:00 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBYou know Olli Haaskivi from his work in series such as “Winning Time”, “Manifest”, and “The Sinner,” and films like “Motherless Brooklyn”, “Nancy” and of course, this Summer’s blockbuster “Oppenheimer,” where he played scientist Edward Condon. On this episode he shares his experience of working with Christopher Nolan on that film (which he says seemed less sprawling than some student films he’s worked on!), why he felt the freedom to bring his ideas and “all of himself” (spoiler: Nolan is no...
Brit Marling
November 21, 2023 09:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MBBrit Marling is an inspiration. The talented multi-hypenate became an indie darling in 2011 with “Another Earth” and “Sound of My Voice”—collaborations with Mike Cahill and Zal Batmanglij respectively. She avoided various vapid roles and unfulfilling career paths and instead went on to star in (and co-create with Batmanglii) the hit Netflix series “The OA,” which was bafflingly cancelled after two seasons, despite a rabid and large fan base. The two are back with another series, “A Murder At...
The Sixth Annual Kevin Corrigan Episode
November 14, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBThe SAG strike is over and Back To One returns in the most fitting way—with The Sixth Annual Kevin Corrigan Episode. The living patron saint of the indie actor fills us in on what’s been going on in his world over the past year, talks about playing off of Tim Blake Nelson in his latest film “Bang Bang,” takes us way back to his first time on a film set as an extra in 1987, describes a recent rewarding experience of performing his own ultra personal material, and ponders his strange case of i...
Al Warren
October 03, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MB“Dogleg” is one of the best films of the year. A unique and hilarious feat of cinematic inventiveness, it follows amateur director Alan, played by Al Warren, after he loses his fiancé's dog at a gender reveal party on the day of an important shoot. Warren also wrote and directed the film, which took more than half a decade to finish. On this episode, he tells us why he was in no hurry to complete the film, and why he has taken a much more intentional and meaningful approach toward bringing i...
Aidan Gillen Returns
September 19, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBAidan Gillen returns to the podcast (first time: Episode 40). You know him from some of the most beloved shows of the century: “Game of Thrones,” “The Wire,” “Peaky Blinders,” to name a few. Now he stars in the Irish Neo-noir film “Barber,” where he plays a private investigator hired by a wealthy widow to find her missing granddaughter. He talks about why he doesn’t look at the lines until the day before shooting, how his latest venture on the stage affected his work, why he still doesn’t l...
Onur Tukel
August 29, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBOnur Tukel is a boldly independent writer-director-actor who, for more than a decade, has been making cutting edge comedies in New York City that sometimes land in the horror category, sometimes social satire, are often absurd, mostly hilarious, and always thoughtful—“Catfight,” “Applesauce,” “Summer of Blood,” “The Misogynists,” “Scenes From An Empty Church,” to name just a few. His latest, “Poundcake,” about a serial killer who only targets straight white men, is maybe his boldest yet, whi...
Ron Cephas Jones (Expanded Re-Release)
August 21, 2023 23:59 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MBThe great actor of the stage and screen, Ron Cephas Jones died on August 19, 2023, at the age of 66. On this episode from 2020, he details the value of a true collaborative relationship with the director, why the script never leaves his side in preproduction, talks about what it was like to slowly build “William” on “This Is Us” through many seasons of that show, and takes us back to his early days at LAByrinth theater in New York City to explain how Philip Seymour Hoffman forever changed hi...
The Adults (Special Episode)
August 15, 2023 08:00 - 53 minutes - 50.2 MBPlease Note: These interviews were recorded prior to the SAG/AFTRA strike, in June 2023, as part of the Tribeca Festival. On this special episode of Back To One, actors Sophia Lillis, Hannah Gross, and Michael Cera talk about their work in writer/director Dustin Guy Defa’s wonderful new film "The Adults." We get a glimpse into each of their general preparation processes before doing a deep dive into their work on this actor-centric production. They each talk about how they built the realit...
Strike: A Special Episode
August 08, 2023 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBOn this very special episode, I visit the picket line at each of the four SAG/AFTRA strike sites in New York City, in one continuous, unbroken audio “take.” Actors Michael Gaston, Clarissa Thibeaux, and others talk to me about what’s at stake, and en route to each location I share my own thoughts on the issues at hand, make some predictions, voice concerns, and offer up my total and complete solidarity to the cause, all supported by the loud and never-ending symphony of the New York City str...
Dierdre Friel
August 01, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MB(This episode was recorded prior to the SAG/AFTRA strike) Dierdre Friel always finds a way to ground her characters in such a deep reality that you feel like they aren’t written at all, just simply among the living. Two examples of this can be found in “Ella” on the NBC show “New Amsterdam,” and “Greta” on “Physical,” the Apple TV+ hit that enters its third season on August 2nd. On this episode, she details the helpful exercise of laying out the similarities she shares with the character,...
Chris Messina
July 03, 2023 18:46 - 57 minutes - 53.5 MBChris Messina is that rare character actor leading man who is the go-to supporting actor in seemingly everything. From “The Mindy Project” and “Newsroom,” to “She Dies Tomorrow” and “I Care A Lot,” he handles ultra-serious roles (like in “Blame,” which I loved) or uproarious ones (such as this year’s hit “Air”) with what seems like effortlessness, and now he’s starring in the new series “Based on a True Story” with Kaley Cuoco. In this hour, he generously takes us on an extended tour of his ...
Dave Burd
June 26, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutes - 54.3 MBDave Burd, known by his stage name Lil Dicky, is a multi-platinum rapper, comedian and actor. For three seasons now, he has been the co-creator, executive producer, writer and star of the critically acclaimed comedy series, “Dave.” In this hour, he takes us from the beginning, being the laugh machine for his friends, through the discovery of his musical talent and the viral comedy video years, and finding his happy place in pitch meetings, convincing the money people that he could not just m...
Jon Hamm
June 20, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes - 24 MBFew television show characters are more iconic than “Mad Men’s” Don Draper. Jon Hamm played him for 7 seasons and just might have changed television forever. Since then Hamm has ventured into film and exercised his funny muscles. Last year’s “Confess, Fletch” was a wonderful example of what Hamm can do with good material, and so is his latest, “Maggie Moore(s),” directed by his friend (and “Mad Men” co-star) John Slattery. In this episode, he talks about how Slattery worked with him to esta...
Mark Duplass
June 13, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBMark Duplass is the living patron saint of the indie filmmaker. Honest, simple, modest, positive, affirming about the work, Duplass, first with his brother Jay and now on his own, has become a household name in the film world for producing projects in a DIY style foregrounding authenticity, improvisational humor, and human connection. As an actor, both in his own productions and also series like “The Morning Show,” he finds a way to keep that homegrown genuineness alive in front of the camer...
Matthew Maher
June 06, 2023 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.7 MBIn recent movies like “Air” and “Funny Pages,” television series like “Our Flag Means Death,” and plays like Annie Baker’s “The Flick,” Matthew Maher has made a name for himself as someone who can bring an oddball or weirdo to life with enough charm, charisma, and genuine gusto to make us love him unconditionally. On this episode, he talks about his acting foundations, the tools formative teachers have given him, and some theories he has developed as a teacher himself. He explains the allure...
Jeff Hiller
May 30, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes - 33 MBIt is extremely hard not to love Jeff Hiller’s character Joel, opposite Bridget Everett’s Sam, on the hit HBO series “Somebody Somewhere.” Their friendship is sweet, revelatory, and concerningly codependent, all at the same time. On this episode, he talks about how he got good at auditioning while wondering if he’d ever play someone with an inner life, “or a name.” He tells the story of landing “Joel,” the surprising connections he shares with the character, the secret ingredient that makes ...
Owen Teague
May 23, 2023 08:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBOwen Teague is only 24, but he’s already had an opportunity to show his range as an exceptional young actor in shows like “Bloodline,” “Black Mirror,” and “The Stand” and films like “To Lesley,” “Montana Story,” and the new Nicole Holofcener film, “You Hurt My Feelings” (which opens Friday, May 26th). On this episode, he talks about gleaning “a lot” from the great actors he’s worked with, knowing when to “separate yourself,” the importance of feeling scared but not intimidated, discovering h...
Jon Voight
May 16, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes - 32.6 MBWith incredible performances in films like “Midnight Cowboy,” “Coming Home,” “Deliverance,” and “Runaway Train,” Jon Voight has earned himself a spot in the acting Pantheon. At 84, he has never stopped working. Seven seasons of “Ray Donovan” being a recent highlight. On this episode, he talks about how he “starts slow” when developing an approach to a character, letting “things drop into my psyche.” He pinpoints directorial characteristics of John Schlesinger (director of “Midnight Cowboy”) ...
David Gyasi
May 09, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBYou’ve seen his work in such films as “Interstellar” and “Cloud Atlas,” and television series like “Containment” and “Carnival Row," now David Gyasi plays Austin Dennison in Debora Cahn’s new hit Netflix limited series “The Diplomat.” On this episode, he talks about the rare collaboration he had with Cahn in developing Dennison, the part of the job he finds “sacred,” loving re-HEARsal, the real reason why he is so picky with the roles he takes on, and much more. Back To One is the in-depth...
Parker Posey
May 02, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28.8 MBThe 4K restoration and re-release of the comedy “Party Girl” brings Parker Posey to Back To One. Shortly after the success of that movie in 1995, she went on to star in so many independent films, like “The Daytrippers,” “Clockwatchers,” “The House of Yes” (not to mention a bunch of Hal Hartley and Christopher Guest classics), that she was dubbed “Queen of the Indies.” On this episode, she explains why that moniker was oddly detrimental to her career. She talks about recent experiences on the...
Betsey Brown
April 25, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes - 46.3 MBMy first encounter with the work of actor, writer, director Betsey Brown was her captivating and shocking performance in “The Scary of Sixty-First.” Then, in her first feature film “Actors,” she and her brother Peter Vack play over-the-top versions of themselves in a wildly fictional, yet super-personal exploration of their relationship that boldly pulls out all the cinematic stops. It’s the kind of rare indie that gives you hope for the future of film. In this episode, she talks about the a...
Emily Meade
April 18, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes - 36.4 MBEmily Meade is best known for her roles in the HBO shows “The Deuce,” “The Leftovers,” and “Boardwalk Empire.” Her latest project, the Amazon series `Dead Ringers,” premieres on April 21st. She became an advocate for intimacy coordinators on set following a lack thereof on “The Deuce,” where she portrayed a sex worker. After urging HBO to hire an intimacy coordinator, her advocation ignited the use of intimacy coordinators on all HBO sets and beyond, creating a new standard in Hollywood. In ...