Scott Glenn’s acting career spans nearly 60 years. His impressive film resume includes performances in Apocalypse Now, Urban Cowboy, The Right Stuff, Silverado, The Hunt for Red October, The Silence of the Lambs, Backdraft, The Virgin Suicides, and The Bourne Ultimatum. This year, Scott will return to HBO to join season 3 of The White Lotus.
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Timestamps:
[07:10] Idaho vs. Los Angeles.
[13:26] Apocalypse Now, self-confidence soon after.
[17:26] Burt Lancaster’s movie star lessons.
[23:06] The birth and death of Wes Hightower.
[32:22] Catching the attention of James Bridges.
[35:42] Scarlet fever.
[37:29] From Marine to police reporter.
[42:12] Berghof Studios and parental advice.
[50:44] Converting to Judaism.
[53:36] Lao Tzu: the ultimate mystic?
[58:16] Letting go with Killer Joe.
[1:02:53] “Crazy Whitefella Thinking.”
[1:08:31] Getting out of the way and Erwan Le Corre.
[1:11:51] Lessons from the “morally phenomenal” Marlon Brando.
[1:16:26] How Scott’s childhood bout with scarlet fever informed his life’s course.
[1:19:05] Daily routines and exercises of an in-shape 85-year-old.
[1:35:12] Securing a serendipitous skill set.
[1:42:13] Thailand talk.
[1:46:18] Increasing surface luck.
[1:47:04] How Scott met and fell in love with his wife.
[1:53:04] “Just dance.”
[1:53:46] Mistakenly calling Rudolf Nureyev Russian.
[1:55:57] Poetry.
[2:00:01] What Laurence Olivier knew about the value of tenacity.
[2:01:41] Parting thoughts.
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