Tanya Mosley

Oscar Isaac is of Guatemalan and Cuban descent.

He spent the first years of his life in Washington, D.C.

before moving to Miami.

Oscar Isaac, welcome back to Fresh Air.

We're going to get to that intense fight in just a second.

But, you know, first I want to talk to you about this thing this acting coach told you to bring Victor into the room.

Why was that the key to unlock this character, Josh?

You describe Josh as living in a small life, but he manages this world with a lot of old money and privilege.

Can you explain that a bit more?

Yeah.

At the end of the day, he is the help, for lack of a better term.

Thinking about this character, Josh and Beef, he doesn't belong there really, but his way of giving back is through service.

And then there is this fight where we just see another side of him.

So he's charming to all of the people who are part of the club.

But at home, this fight he has with his wife, I mean, we heard a little bit of it in the intro, right?

it gets worse.

Lindsay, his wife, picks up a golf club.

You tell her, thank God we don't have kids, stuff like that.

And so I'm thinking about you pulling from your role as Victor Frankenstein.

In his case, specifically, his cruelty kind of comes from a wound he can't look at directly.