Tanya Mosley

Okay, because the director, Derek Cianfrance, he would have you guys just ad-lib in many instances. How would he do that? Give me an example. Yeah, he organized our chaos.

Okay, because the director, Derek Cianfrance, he would have you guys just ad-lib in many instances. How would he do that? Give me an example. Yeah, he organized our chaos.

I want to play a scene from Blue Valentine. In this clip, you and Ryan are near the end of your marriage, and you're both standing in the kitchen, and he is pleading for you to rethink leaving him, to think about your young child. And for listeners, you're going to hear a sound of banging, and it's Ryan's character, Dean, banging against a wall. Let's listen.

I want to play a scene from Blue Valentine. In this clip, you and Ryan are near the end of your marriage, and you're both standing in the kitchen, and he is pleading for you to rethink leaving him, to think about your young child. And for listeners, you're going to hear a sound of banging, and it's Ryan's character, Dean, banging against a wall. Let's listen.

I want to play a scene from Blue Valentine. In this clip, you and Ryan are near the end of your marriage, and you're both standing in the kitchen, and he is pleading for you to rethink leaving him, to think about your young child. And for listeners, you're going to hear a sound of banging, and it's Ryan's character, Dean, banging against a wall. Let's listen.

That was my guest today, Michelle Williams, along with Ryan Gosling and Blue Valentine. The cultural critic Hilton L. said about you, I've heard this a couple of different times, but he says, like, it's like you're the real person playing themselves in a movie or a show. And I understand that because in the same way that I felt seeing you in Dying for Sex, I feel in Blue Valentine.

That was my guest today, Michelle Williams, along with Ryan Gosling and Blue Valentine. The cultural critic Hilton L. said about you, I've heard this a couple of different times, but he says, like, it's like you're the real person playing themselves in a movie or a show. And I understand that because in the same way that I felt seeing you in Dying for Sex, I feel in Blue Valentine.

That was my guest today, Michelle Williams, along with Ryan Gosling and Blue Valentine. The cultural critic Hilton L. said about you, I've heard this a couple of different times, but he says, like, it's like you're the real person playing themselves in a movie or a show. And I understand that because in the same way that I felt seeing you in Dying for Sex, I feel in Blue Valentine.

Like, it feels so real and so raw. A lot of this film, as I mentioned, was just heavily ad-libbed. Tell me about this scene in particular.

Like, it feels so real and so raw. A lot of this film, as I mentioned, was just heavily ad-libbed. Tell me about this scene in particular.

Like, it feels so real and so raw. A lot of this film, as I mentioned, was just heavily ad-libbed. Tell me about this scene in particular.

This is so fascinating, Michelle, because what you're saying is your work is sort of instructive in your life versus the other way around. Like oftentimes it's lived experience, you bring that to the screen, and that's why it feels so authentic. So how are you able to bring such an authentic experience to something like a marital strife unraveling?

This is so fascinating, Michelle, because what you're saying is your work is sort of instructive in your life versus the other way around. Like oftentimes it's lived experience, you bring that to the screen, and that's why it feels so authentic. So how are you able to bring such an authentic experience to something like a marital strife unraveling?

This is so fascinating, Michelle, because what you're saying is your work is sort of instructive in your life versus the other way around. Like oftentimes it's lived experience, you bring that to the screen, and that's why it feels so authentic. So how are you able to bring such an authentic experience to something like a marital strife unraveling?

Has there ever been a case where you've played a character and then elements of that character, you're like, I'm going to make this a part of who I am in my day-to-day life? No. I think so. I think you always want to take something and put it in your pocket. Yeah. Is there one you can think of in particular?

Has there ever been a case where you've played a character and then elements of that character, you're like, I'm going to make this a part of who I am in my day-to-day life? No. I think so. I think you always want to take something and put it in your pocket. Yeah. Is there one you can think of in particular?

Has there ever been a case where you've played a character and then elements of that character, you're like, I'm going to make this a part of who I am in my day-to-day life? No. I think so. I think you always want to take something and put it in your pocket. Yeah. Is there one you can think of in particular?

Let's take a short break. If you're just joining us, I'm talking to award-winning actor Michelle Williams. We're talking about her new limited series that she stars in called Dying for Sex. Back after a short break, this is Fresh Air. Another character that you played that I really enjoyed was Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn.

Let's take a short break. If you're just joining us, I'm talking to award-winning actor Michelle Williams. We're talking about her new limited series that she stars in called Dying for Sex. Back after a short break, this is Fresh Air. Another character that you played that I really enjoyed was Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn.

Let's take a short break. If you're just joining us, I'm talking to award-winning actor Michelle Williams. We're talking about her new limited series that she stars in called Dying for Sex. Back after a short break, this is Fresh Air. Another character that you played that I really enjoyed was Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn.