Tim Robbins is the Academy Award winning actor of movies such as The Shawshank Redemption, Mystic River, and The Player. We talk about the responsibilities of a film/theatre actor, how stories get selected by movie studios, and the potential of art to bring about empathy and change.
0:00 Introduction
0:27 Early interest in acting
8:05 What he learned from Robert Altman
12:50 How to connect with an audience
20:21 Film acting vs. theatre acting
24:38 Method acting
26:29 The power of theatre
29:00 Prison Project
33:04 What makes a movie a "hit"
41:39 Why Robert Altman had trouble getting movies made
44:14 Impact of streaming
49:12 International cinema
58:44 What matters to studios
1:02:58 Theatre as more than just entertainment
1:11:01 Advice for future actors
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