About this episode
Oscar Isaac and Ali Wong discuss various topics including their careers, personal experiences, and the intricacies of acting.
Topics covered include: NPR podcast voice, evangelical upbringings, Beef creator Lee Sung Jin's incredible observations of things that are both really painful and really funny, little mullets, Ali's love of Ex Machina , parallel play, the impressive amount of bodily fluids in Beef , Oscar first meeting Carey Mulligan on set of Drive , getting to play really bad people, going down a YouTube rabbit hole to learn how people respond to psychedelic toad venom, the intricacies of staging a masturbation scene, Ali competing for roles with Stanley Tucci, and Sonny’s trick of taking you to Korea so you have nobody to complain to.
People in this episode
Guests: Oscar Isaac, Ali Wong
Topics covered
- NPR podcast voice
- evangelical upbringings
- comedy and pain
- YouTube rabbit holes
- acting challenges
- staging intimate scenes
Keywords
- Oscar Isaac
- Ali Wong
- Beef
- Ex Machina
- Drive
- YouTube
- acting
- comedy
- psychedelic toad venom
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Ex Machina, Drive, Beef
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