Thu, Nov 18, 2021
A boy from London talks transformation, embracing villainy and putting Robert DeNiro in a choke hold. In our first episode Olivier Award-winning actor Mark Strong opens up about the reality of chucking a practical path for a life in performance, how to rock a turtleneck and why he sees the term "character actor" as a compliment. We talk about Mark's roles in BODY OF LIES, ZERO DARK THIRTY, STARDUST and 1917 and his layering process for building the parts he plays. "I just get such a buzz out of creating a character that is not me."
Thu, Dec 23, 2021
A quiet middle child who "tripped and fell" into acting reveals some of his Emmy Award-winning trade secrets, from why he gave away his most iconic character's monologues to co-stars, to the audition technique that got him cast by David Fincher. We talk with actor Richard Schiff about his roles in the films SE7EN, CLEMENCY and THE AUTOMATIC HATE, as well as the series Relativity and The West Wing, and how honesty has shaped his career from the start: "It's always gotten me in trouble as much as it has gotten me success."