After graduation, I applied for jobs in New York and got hired as an investment banking analyst. When I asked my boss if I could take one acting class a week, she told me I wasn't committed enough. Another time, as Hurricane Sandy approached and courier services were suspended, she insisted I hand-deliver a contract across the city. The group head ultimately suggested we fax it instead, sparing me the trip through the storm.
Tim Blake Nelson is a celebrated actor, writer, and director. His nearly 100 screen credits include The Thin Red Line, Lincoln, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Watchmen, and O Brother, Where Art Thou? For his latest, the independent film Bang Bang, he plays an aging boxer whose glory days are long past. On this episode, he details how his process has changed by comparing the patience he has now to his approach for O Brother, Where Art Thou? where "fear inspired hubris" fueled him.
Dee Wallace began her acting career on television appearing in episodes of The Streets of San Francisco, Starsky & Hutch, and Police Woman, before appearing in the box-office horror hit film The Hills Have Eyes (1977). In 1981, she played a leading role in the horror film The Howling opposite her husband Christopher Stone. They later starred together in Cujo (1983) based on Stephen Kings 1981 novel of the same name.
"Even after working on a hit HBO show, which did allow her to buy a house in LA, money was tight. They don't pay actors like they used to, and with streamers, you no longer get residuals."
Francesca Scorsese shared a photo in her Instagram story that showed her father appearing emotional about the milestone. The image showed the 'Goodfellas' director covering his eyes with his hands.
My body was tired. And I've now just started doing some ballet, so I'm making really great decisions. It's the most amazing job in the world, a job that any actor would dream of and - because it's so good - it's strenuous. It takes a lot out of you, physically, emotionally, mentally, and so it was time.
Being self-employed is all I knew. At the time this photo was taken, I was doing my GCSE retakes and about to start my A-levels. I may have failed some exams, but I don't remember being that stressed about it.
Dourif reflected, 'Acting no longer got me excited; it just left me tired. After an extraordinary production in 2013, I realized I didn't want to work anymore.'
"It's interesting to me that [Hopkins] went from being fully prepared to letting it fly and staying in the moment. With this, I find I really have to do both; this is not your grandfather's 'Matlock.'"
Jeff Goldblum reflects on his early life and passion for jazz, highlighting how a jazz arrangement ignited his love for piano and shaped his artistic journey.
"If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken, twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools" Timothée Chalamet is doing better work than anyone alive - we been good pic.twitter.com/dXRFadP7Cv- Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) May 12, 2025