Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 10
PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 / NRPBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.
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Natasha Lyonne ("Russian Doll") with Maya Rudolph ("Forever") sit down to discuss their television shows, mortality, and the respect they have for each other. “Speaking of adulthood, inevitably it only goes in one direction which [is], spoiler alert, the end for all of us: death,” Lyonne said.
Tracee Ellis Ross ("Black-ish") with Sarah Paulson ("American Horror Story") talk about delving into the intimidating world of directing and how their characters have evolved in their respective long-running series.
Amy Adams and Richard Madden sit down for a chat to talk about their shows "Sharp Objects" and "Body Guard". They discuss the difficulty of leaving their character on set, which types of roles attract them, and the new wave of television. "What is happening on TV? I need to pay attention 'cause it feels like a renaissance, and it is really exciting," Adams said, when talking about the new wave of television shows.
Penn Badgley ("You") and Gina Rodriguez ("Jane the Virgin") talk about why Joe from "You" is the perfect creepy guy and shouldn't be adored by fans and how Badgley gets the perfect "crazy eyes" look.
Robin Wright ("House of Cards") gushed over “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins, and Chris Pine ("I Am the Night") remembered how Jenkins pitched him the DC Comics film while doing all the sound effects herself. The pair also touched on the #MeToo movement and the increased representation they’ve seen in Hollywood. "It’s interesting to be a female antihero that everybody loves to hate," said Robin Wright.
Sacha Baron Cohen ("Who Is America?") with Don Cheadle ("Black Monday") talk about the extreme characters they have taken on in their latest starring roles on Showtime. “You want to provoke them...I want to see what people’s real thoughts are and real beliefs are and what would they say,” said Cohen.
Patricia Clarkson ("Sharp Objects") sat down with Michelle Williams ("Fosse/Verdon") to discuss the preparations they undertake for their shows and how the industry has changed for the better.
Taraji P. Henson ("Empire") sat down with Ellen Pompeo ("Grey's Anatomy") to discuss the 'toxic' culture at “Grey’s Anatomy” and fair pay.
Sam Rockwell (“Fosse/Verdon") and Renée Zellweger (“What/If”) talk choreography, accents, and audition stories.
Billy Porter and Rachel Brosnahan sit down to have a conversation discussing Brosnahan’s “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and Porter’s FX series “Pose”. "Misogyny and the hatred of things feminine transcends just the biological female community," said Brosnahan, when discussing how their shows tackle misogyny.
“Homecoming” star Julia Roberts and “Escape at Dannemora” lead Patricia Arquette break down the fourth wall, revealing the secrets of their craft. The duo participated in a long talk about working as an actress in Hollywood.
Emilia Clarke ("Game of Thrones") with Regina Hall ("Black Monday") spent the TV season playing characters who break through the boys’ club. Clarke opens up to Hall about her brain hemorrhages that nearly took her life. They discuss the process of getting ready for their shows from getting ready to carry themselves in a male-dominated world, and the importance of wardrobes for their shows.
Benicio del Toro ("Escape at Dannemora") with Michael Douglas ("The Kominsky Method") compared the acting advice they received early in their careers and Douglas claimed Steven Spielberg stopped him from receiving a Best Actor award for HBO’s “Behind the Candelabra” at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.