Jeremy Strong

No, I think they actually really shielded my brother and I from that and protected us from any of that heaviness or drama. But I did sort of grok as a young person how important and how much their work mattered to them. That had an effect on me. And... I'm sure I sound incredibly self-serious in this conversation, which I don't mean to.

No, I think they actually really shielded my brother and I from that and protected us from any of that heaviness or drama. But I did sort of grok as a young person how important and how much their work mattered to them. That had an effect on me. And... I'm sure I sound incredibly self-serious in this conversation, which I don't mean to.

No, I think they actually really shielded my brother and I from that and protected us from any of that heaviness or drama. But I did sort of grok as a young person how important and how much their work mattered to them. That had an effect on me. And... I'm sure I sound incredibly self-serious in this conversation, which I don't mean to.

But I, you know, I don't take any of this sort of frivolously because these are lives. These are people's lives that essentially I'm playing with. And, you know, someone like Roy Cohn, so, you know, it's not a game for me. And I do think there was something about... how central my parents' work was to their lives and how much they gave of themselves to it that imprinted itself on me.

But I, you know, I don't take any of this sort of frivolously because these are lives. These are people's lives that essentially I'm playing with. And, you know, someone like Roy Cohn, so, you know, it's not a game for me. And I do think there was something about... how central my parents' work was to their lives and how much they gave of themselves to it that imprinted itself on me.

But I, you know, I don't take any of this sort of frivolously because these are lives. These are people's lives that essentially I'm playing with. And, you know, someone like Roy Cohn, so, you know, it's not a game for me. And I do think there was something about... how central my parents' work was to their lives and how much they gave of themselves to it that imprinted itself on me.

Sure. I mean, acting and the impulse to do this was initially an escape and wanting to escape from where I lived, from the heaviness that I felt from the sort of frayed, strained financial situation and struggles that my parents had. You know, it's a bit of a sort of Houdini act, you know, because you can enter into an imaginary world and be free of all of that.

Sure. I mean, acting and the impulse to do this was initially an escape and wanting to escape from where I lived, from the heaviness that I felt from the sort of frayed, strained financial situation and struggles that my parents had. You know, it's a bit of a sort of Houdini act, you know, because you can enter into an imaginary world and be free of all of that.

Sure. I mean, acting and the impulse to do this was initially an escape and wanting to escape from where I lived, from the heaviness that I felt from the sort of frayed, strained financial situation and struggles that my parents had. You know, it's a bit of a sort of Houdini act, you know, because you can enter into an imaginary world and be free of all of that.

Be free of your circumstances and yeah, and be free of yourself, you know, because self, as we all, I think, know, can be a kind of prison. So acting is a liberative process because you can just immediately be free from the prison of self and from your environment and circumstances. At least you feel that.

Be free of your circumstances and yeah, and be free of yourself, you know, because self, as we all, I think, know, can be a kind of prison. So acting is a liberative process because you can just immediately be free from the prison of self and from your environment and circumstances. At least you feel that.

Be free of your circumstances and yeah, and be free of yourself, you know, because self, as we all, I think, know, can be a kind of prison. So acting is a liberative process because you can just immediately be free from the prison of self and from your environment and circumstances. At least you feel that.

Yeah. Well, you know, I grew up so far away from any of this. And I had such a yearning to do it and to be part of the world of it. I still feel that yearning. And those were three of my greatest heroes and still are. So I worked as an intern on Looking for Richard, which was a documentary that Pacino made about Richard III, which is really incredible. And I stayed at some family friend's

Yeah. Well, you know, I grew up so far away from any of this. And I had such a yearning to do it and to be part of the world of it. I still feel that yearning. And those were three of my greatest heroes and still are. So I worked as an intern on Looking for Richard, which was a documentary that Pacino made about Richard III, which is really incredible. And I stayed at some family friend's

Yeah. Well, you know, I grew up so far away from any of this. And I had such a yearning to do it and to be part of the world of it. I still feel that yearning. And those were three of my greatest heroes and still are. So I worked as an intern on Looking for Richard, which was a documentary that Pacino made about Richard III, which is really incredible. And I stayed at some family friend's

Yeah, about Richard III, the play. And, you know, was very, very, very peripherally involved in anything. I think I was 14 or 15. But, you know, I still have a Dog Day Afternoon poster on my wall. And Al has seen... And, of course, Al played Roy Cohn in a definitive way and was very kind to me about it, which, as you can imagine, meant the world to me.

Yeah, about Richard III, the play. And, you know, was very, very, very peripherally involved in anything. I think I was 14 or 15. But, you know, I still have a Dog Day Afternoon poster on my wall. And Al has seen... And, of course, Al played Roy Cohn in a definitive way and was very kind to me about it, which, as you can imagine, meant the world to me.

Yeah, about Richard III, the play. And, you know, was very, very, very peripherally involved in anything. I think I was 14 or 15. But, you know, I still have a Dog Day Afternoon poster on my wall. And Al has seen... And, of course, Al played Roy Cohn in a definitive way and was very kind to me about it, which, as you can imagine, meant the world to me.

But, yeah, so I worked on that and sort of got to... observe that and observe him a bit and learn about Shakespeare and, uh, you know, just soaked it all up. And, uh, and I, and I'd heard that the crucible was going to be filmed in Massachusetts. And so, you know, you just kind of by hook or by crook, I wrote letters and dozens and dozens of letters.

But, yeah, so I worked on that and sort of got to... observe that and observe him a bit and learn about Shakespeare and, uh, you know, just soaked it all up. And, uh, and I, and I'd heard that the crucible was going to be filmed in Massachusetts. And so, you know, you just kind of by hook or by crook, I wrote letters and dozens and dozens of letters.