Ellen Burstyn: Stop Acting

About this episode

Rob Lowe interviews legendary actress Ellen Burstyn about her life, career, and insights on acting.

Rob is honored to be joined by Ellen Burstyn today! Legendary actress Ellen Burstyn (The Exorcist, Interstellar, The Last Picture Show, Requiem for a Dream) joins Rob Lowe to discuss the poem that saved her life, memories from shooting The Exorcist, her secrets to staying sharp at 93 years old, life-changing lessons from the genius acting teacher Lee Strasberg, handpicking Martin Scorsese for an early film, movie star jail, and much more. This episode is brought to you by Macy'smacys.com/giftguide. Make sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube at YouTube.com/@LiterallyWithRobLowe! Got a question for Rob? Call our voicemail at 323-570-4551. Your question could get featured on the show!

People in this episode

Host: Rob Lowe

Guest: Ellen Burstyn

Topics covered

• acting
• film
• life lessons
• interviews
• age
• Hollywood

Keywords

• Ellen Burstyn
• Rob Lowe
• acting
• The Exorcist
• Lee Strasberg
• Martin Scorsese
• age
• Hollywood

Sponsors

Macy's

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Exorcist, Interstellar, The Last Picture Show, Requiem for a Dream

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