"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."
"He explains why it's the actor's job to retranslate poor direction, how his thirst for knowledge benefits his work, why he shows up on day one knowing the entire script inside and out. Plus he tells a few interesting stories about the Coen Brothers, hilarious ones about Terrence Malick, inspiring ones about directing Amanda Seyfried, and much much more."
Tim Blake Nelson has nearly 100 screen credits, including The Thin Red Line, Lincoln, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Watchmen, and O Brother, Where Art Thou?. He plays an aging boxer in the independent film Bang Bang whose glory days are long past. His process has evolved toward patience compared with an earlier approach driven by "fear inspired hubris". He emphasizes that actors must retranslate poor direction, that a thirst for knowledge benefits work, and that he arrives on day one knowing the entire script. He shares stories about the Coen Brothers, Terrence Malick, and directing Amanda Seyfried, and notes Back To One is available on major platforms.
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