Margo Martindale on Clint Eastwood Never Saying Action and Becoming an Esteemed Character Actress on BoJack Horseman
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Two moments from this episode
James Caan's Commissary One-Liner
Brent was at the Paramount commissary in full Data makeup, as often happened, when he passed James Caan. Caan looked up, asked him one word, and then found himself so funny that he laughed hard at his own joke.
“Working? And then he cracked himself up. He laughed hard.”
Meryl Streep Borrowed The Hair
Margo says Meryl and Chris were the ones responsible for getting her cast in August: Osage County. By the time the offer came, Meryl had already styled her hair to look like Margo's.
“she had already styled her hair to look like mine”
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Wilson Pickett
8:54American singer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
Tommy Lee Jones
9:24American actor, film director, and former football player Wikipedia ↗
Robert Duvall
9:24American actor and filmmaker, best known for his roles in films of the later 20th century Wikipedia ↗
Ricky Schroder
9:24American actor and filmmaker Wikipedia ↗
Tommy Tune
9:52American actor, dancer, singer, theatre director, producer, and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
Sandy Duncan
9:52American actress, comedian, dancer and singer Wikipedia ↗
Christopher Reeve
10:22American actor, activist, director, and author Wikipedia ↗
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Bramwell Fletcher
10:51English stage, film, and television actor Wikipedia ↗
Victor Jory
11:22Canadian-American actor of stage, film, and television Wikipedia ↗
Jon Jory
11:22Theatrical director instrumental in the development of Actors Theatre of Louisville; he is also widely… Wikipedia ↗
Mary McDonnell
11:49American film, stage, and television actress Wikipedia ↗
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James Burrows
16:29American television director Wikipedia ↗
Will Arnett
16:29Canadian and American actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
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Rob Reiner
16:57American filmmaker, actor, and political activist Wikipedia ↗
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Taylor Hackford
16:57American film director and former president of the Directors Guild of America Wikipedia ↗
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Sidney Lumet
16:57American film director Wikipedia ↗
Clint Eastwood
16:57Actor-director, Magnum Force co-star Wikipedia ↗
Hilary Swank
17:25American actress and film producer Wikipedia ↗
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Kyra Sedgwick
18:03American film and television actress Wikipedia ↗
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Albert Brooks
18:03Albert Lawrence Einstein , known professionally as Albert Brooks, is an American actor, comedian… Wikipedia ↗
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Anne Bancroft
18:33Oscar winner and Mel Brooks' wife Wikipedia ↗
Stephen Daldry
19:03English director and producer of film, theatre, and television Wikipedia ↗
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Julianne Moore
19:03Julie Anne Smith , known professionally as Julianne Moore, is an American actress Wikipedia ↗
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Griffin Dunne
19:59American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
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Sydney Pollack
19:59American film director, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
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Tony Scott
20:57English filmmaker Wikipedia ↗
Jonathan Demme
21:28Oscar-winning director of The Silence of the Lambs Wikipedia ↗
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Bill Irwin
21:28American actor, choreographer, clown, and comedian Wikipedia ↗
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Kelli O'Hara
22:08American actress and singer, most known for her work on in Broadway musicals as well as in some opera… Wikipedia ↗
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Jackie Gleason
26:12Herbert John Gleason , known as Jackie Gleason, was an American comedian, actor, writer, and composer… Wikipedia ↗
Tom Noonan
27:39American actor, director and screenwriter, best known for his roles as Francis Dollarhyde in Manhunter… Wikipedia ↗
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Stan Laurel
28:01English actor, comedian, director and writer who was in the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy Wikipedia ↗
Oliver Hardy
28:01American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent… Wikipedia ↗
Jennifer Ehle
29:56American-British actress who has starred in and won numerous awards for her prolific work in stage… Wikipedia ↗
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Paris Barclay
30:26American television director, producer, and writer Wikipedia ↗
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Anne Baxter
30:53American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series Wikipedia ↗
Bella Abzug
31:22Bella Abzug , nicknamed "Battling Bella", was an American lawyer, politician, social activist, and a… Wikipedia ↗
Cate Blanchett
31:22Catherine Élise Blanchett AC is an Australian actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
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Uzo Aduba
31:53Uzoamaka Nwanneka "Uzo" Aduba is an American actress Wikipedia ↗
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Ryan Murphy
31:53American writer, director, and producer, working mainly in television Wikipedia ↗
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Tracy Letts
33:50American actor, playwright, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
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Sam Shepard
34:20American playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, author, and musician whose career spanned half a… Wikipedia ↗
Lois Smith
34:47American actress whose career spans eight decades Wikipedia ↗
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Melissa McCarthy
35:45American actress, comedian, and producer Wikipedia ↗
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Tiffany Haddish
36:15American stand-up comedian, actress, and author Wikipedia ↗
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Jimmy Kimmel
36:15American television host and comedian Wikipedia ↗
Isa Briones
38:11American actor and singer, born in London and raised in Los Angeles Wikipedia ↗
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John Wells
39:02American producer, writer, and director Wikipedia ↗
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Orson Welles
39:32American actor and filmmaker Wikipedia ↗
Richard Russo
42:38American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher Wikipedia ↗
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