Frequent collaborator Lisa Lutton Weitzman, an actor and educator, joins Wally to talk about the process of preparing for a role. They also discuss a few of their favorite performances, the business of acting, and Willem Dafoe's *ahem* body double.
Just a few of the actors, movies, and teachers discussed: Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown; Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable in The Misfits; Yorgos Lanthimos' frequent collaborators: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz; Meryl Streep; Viola Davis; Glenn Close; Konstantin Stanislavski; Sanford Meisner; Stella Adler; Lee Strasberg; Pamela Anderson and The Last Showgirl; and, of course, Willem Dafoe.
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