Inside The Actor's Studio

Last week I was watching heaps of this show. Its in-depth interviews with writers and actors at an arts school in America where James Lipton is dean and interviews people about what they do for the benefit of budding actors and writers at the school. It's one of the greatest television series.

I wish our culture would obsess over other careers as well as show business, just cos I'm sure this isn't the only place where you find philosophy, psychology and personality really deeply woven into a career.
The depth explored in Inside the Actor's Studio and the appreciation for craft, originality and creativity is something I could almost drool over. I can't get enough of it.
I have been youtube binge-ing this recently. It makes my acting gland swell up. I think not pursuing acting will be my dying regret as well as not starting a dance crew.

Here's some of my top ITAS guests:

Johnny Depp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt0eqVAwhP8
"Yeah, telemarketing...I think that was my first acting gig actually."

Dustin Hoffman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1vD3E9SqJI

Drew Barrymore
I think the youtube link for her interview got taken down...

Robin Williams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evq8wnvTC3M

Alan Alda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPiLtMV1-fg

Will Smith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nitB-9hNr2k

Tom Hanks (the only guest to appear twice on the show!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFnRY4gY97E

And all these guys...

Matt Damon
Kevin Spacey
Harrison Ford
Christopher Walken