About this episode
Rose Byrne and Emily Blunt discuss their experiences on set, personal anecdotes, and the challenges of portraying real people.
Topics covered include: Car rides to and from set, Emily’s special nickname for Dwayne Johnson, performing with a camera inches from your face, delicately handling playing a real person, Wonderbras, The Rock as the most patient man on Earth, not being concerned with being likable, Mary Bronstein’s intimate rehearsal process, audiences inherent distrust of a woman misbehaving, Emily reconnecting Dwayne and Benny on set of Oppenheimer , wanting to feel terror when choosing projects, and being hyper aware of the ocean.
People in this episode
Guests: Rose Byrne, Emily Blunt
Topics covered
- Car rides
- Performing with a camera
- Playing real people
- Intimate rehearsal process
- Choosing projects
- Audience perception
Keywords
- car rides
- Dwayne Johnson
- performing
- real person
- intimate rehearsal
- audience distrust
- Oppenheimer
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Oppenheimer
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