Rob Marshall, Director-Producer-Choreographer-Episode #299

Rob Marshall, Director-Producer-Choreographer-Episode #299

“I was working out the schedule for Into the Woods, and I sat Meryl [Streep] down. I said, ‘Meryl, I’m thinking that I’ll bring in the cast, we’ll work for about three weeks, and then we’ll have you come in, and then we’ll...
Thaao Penghlis, Actor-Author-Greek Historian-Episode #283

Thaao Penghlis, Actor-Author-Greek Historian-Episode #283

“Milton used to say ‘acting is about a necklace.’ The more understanding you have of your character, the more beads you add until you have it complete.” I had a blast chatting with the great Australian-born actor and raconteur, Thaao Penghlis,...
Skye Fitzgerald, Documentary Filmmaker-Episode #279

Skye Fitzgerald, Documentary Filmmaker-Episode #279

“Talent is something that we earn, that we earn through grit, through perseverance, through sort of through a willingness to return to the same task and try to do it a little bit better the next time. I believe it’s a process, it’s a creative process...
Shelley Herman, Writer-Actress-Host-Episode #278

Shelley Herman, Writer-Actress-Host-Episode #278

“Don’t have anything to fall back on. Because if you get too comfortable doing something else, then you’re not going to do what you really want to do. Find a way to at least be part of the atmosphere of what you want to do so that you can continue to...