This is nearly 40 hours of fascinating, expository, and educational interviews with some of cinema’s top names and talents.

Founded as a craft seminar for film and acting students, Inside the Actor’s Studio has been an ever present TV tool for filmmakers for over 20 years.

I’ve been watching Inside the Actor’s Studio since grade school and it’s hard to quantify the lessons I’ve learned from this show.

Between great film directors’ origin stories, and insights from legendary actors on what works for their craft, this show has been invaluable. More recently, it’s been a bit flashier and more commercialized, but there was a time when the show was a film school unto itself.

I included some of these interviews for obvious reasons—they feature great filmmakers discussing their approach, career decisions, and inspirations. Others are a bit broader, but equally valuable—the Dave Chapelle episode is among the best interviews I’ve ever had.

I urge you to pay close attention to each of these and see them for the unique lessons they offer. Enjoy this abundance of information, and have fun walking down memory lane with some of your favorite films and the minds behind them!

MARTIN SCORSESE

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA

DAVE CHAPPELLE

TOM CRUISE

ROBERT REDFORD

PAUL NEWMAN

STEVEN SPIELBERG

PART I

PART II

SPIKE LEE

AL PACINO

CLINT EASTWOOD

JOHN GOODMAN

SAMUEL L. JACKSON

GEORGE CLOONEY

HARVEY KEITEL

DUSTIN HOFFMAN

NAOMI WATTS

JULIANNE MOORE

JODIE FOSTER

ROBIN WILLIAMS (The funniest 90 minutes of all time)

MARTIN SHEEN

KATE WINSLET

JENNIFER CONNELLY

JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS

BEN STILLER

BEN KINGSLEY

BEN AFFLECK

MATT DAMON

MERYL STREEP

WILL SMITH

FOREST WHITAKER

KEVIN SPACEY

BILLY BOB THORNTON

CHRIS ROCK

MORGAN FREEMAN

TOM HANKS

MICHAEL CAINE

RICKY GERVAIS

Any other episode recommendations? Tell me in the comments, below! Thanks for reading/watching 🙂

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