Sylvester Stallone - T0316191254Oscar nominated as both writer and actor for his starring role in 1975’s Rocky, Sylvester Stallone completed his own rags-to-riches tale with the Rocky sequels, the Rambo films and a host of later blockbusters like Cliffhanger and Demolition Man. Here he wittily belies the myth that action stars are unintelligent.Performer Sylvester Stallone. | |
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Whoopie Goldberg - T122065836In this episode Whoopi Goldberg, the immensely popular film star and comedienne whose triumphs include performances in Ghost, The Colour Purple, Jumpin Jack Flash and The Player, describes her road to the top and her approach to her craft.Performer Whoopi Goldberg. | |
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Donald Sutherland - T0905899952. Sutherland is a Hollywood star respected for his acting abilities rather than superficial glamour. After rocketing to fame in Robert Altman's Mash, he has lent versatility and dramatic weight to films as various as The Day of the Locust, Klute, The Eagle Has Landed, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, JFK and Outbreak.Performer Donald Sutherland. | |
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Tom Hanks - T257916513In the 1980’s Tom Hanks was one of the movie world’s finest screen comedians and he has emerged as one of the 1990’s favourite heavyweight film actors - winning Oscars for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump Here he discusses his approach to acting, shows his sentimental side and also proves that he hasn’t lost his sense of humour.Performer Tom Hanks. | |
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Jennifer Jason Leigh - T108443177Jennifer Jason Leigh explains how she grew up a ‘Hollywood brat’ and scored her first success aged 18 as an anorexic teenager in the film The Best Little Girl In The World. From then on she has specialised in roles which show her versatility – including a schizophrenic murderess in Single White Female and roles in Short Cuts, The Hudsucker Proxy and eXistenZPerformer Jennifer Jason Leigh. | |
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Faye Dunaway - T01895991779One of the last grand movie stars, Dunaway looks back on a distinguished career that spans classic films such as Bonnie and Clyde, The Thomas Crown Affair and Chinatown to Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard on stage.Performer Faye Dunaway. | |
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James Wood - T239859885One of the film world’s most admired and respected actors, who has cornered the market in edgy, intense characters, Woods is also rather famous for boasting of his own intelligence. It speaks for itself in this fascinating, perceptive interview.Performer James Wood. | |
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Sean Penn - T1539213547Sean Penn became known as a member of Hollywood's famous 'brat pack' - consolidating his early theatre work making films like Fast Times at Ridgemont High. He soon cast off his lightweight reputation however, with a blistering performance opposite Al Pacino in Carlito's Way. Finally, Penn won an Oscar for his role as a prisoner on Death Row in Dead Man Walking. 1999 saw Penn star in Terence Malik's comeback film The Thin Red Line, which will be followed by the hot tip for success, Hurlyburly. Here Penn explains why he is so disillusioned with Hollywood that he has announced his retirement several times..Performer Sean Penn. | |
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Matt Dillon - T01589941003Matt Dillon rose through a series of tough roles in the eighties to personify in his acting the hopes and concerns of eighties youth. The most famous of the so-called 'brat pack', Dillon won fame in films like The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, Big Town and Drugstore Cowboy. More recently he has re-invented himself as a character actor with a flair for comedy, particularly with his performances in To Die For and There's Something About Mary. Here he reveals the effects of fame, and the dedication which resulted in those fiercely intense eighties performances.Performer Matt Dillon. | |
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Val Kilmer - T1897366411Considering his reputation as one of the most difficult actors to work with in Hollywood Val Kilmer remains incredibly popular with the movie-going public through his roles in films such as The Doors, Top Gun, True Romance and of course Batman. Here Kilmer explains his enduring appeal, and gives the inside story about his on-set 'creative discussions'.Performer Val Kilmer. | |
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Meg Ryan - T01330307299This episode features Meg Ryan, the actress whose fame became assured with that diner scene in When Harry Met Sally, but who has also enjoyed success in Sleepless In Seattle, When A Man Loves A Woman, French Kiss and others.Performer Meg Ryan. | |
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Dennis Hopper - T01188962941For many people, Dennis Hopper is one of Hollywood's scariest actors - and not simply because of his gallery of villainous roles in films like Blue Velvet and Waterworld. From his days working with James Dean on Rebel Without A Cause through his Apocalypse Now experience, Hopper cultivated a 'wild man' image. Here he recalls his off-the-wall days and shares some of his more bizarre experiences.Performer Dennis Hopper. | |
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Holly Hunter - T0164600845Hunter, star of The Piano and Broadcast News, reveals the tricks of the trade.Performer Holly Hunter. | |
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Andy Garcia - T132393488A fine and stylish actor, Andy Garcia has turned in a string of first-class performances in films including The Untouchables, When a Man Loves a Woman and Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead. He received an Oscar nomination for his role in The Godfather Part 3 and talks here about his Cuban upbringing, life and work.Performer Andy Garcia. | |
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Matthew Broderick - T1339845236One of the world's most appealing actors, Broderick's boyish demeanour and comic timing has seen him triumph on Broadway (in Brighton Beach Memoirs and How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying) and on film - including Biloxi Blues and The Freshman. He became the hero of a generation however, when he starred in the immensely popular teen comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off.Performer Matthew Broderick. | |
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Harrison Ford - T049520105Harrison Ford is an iconic action hero but has actually demonstrated great versatility throughout his career. In this warm and funny interview Ford talks about the triumphs and troubles of celebrity, and reveals that 'another Indiana Jones film will happen'!Performer Harrison Ford. | |
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Susan Sarandon - T620835853Susan Sarandon has always followed her own path and she marched into film history, at the age of 45, when she starred in Thelma and Louise. Other hits have included Bull Durham, The Witches of Eastwick (where, as she explains, she turned up to find she had been bumped from the best role), and she finally won an Oscar for her performance opposite Sean Penn in Dead Man Walking, directed by her husband Tim Robbins. She proves a witty and inspiring interviewee.Performer Susan Sarandon. | |
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Anjelica Houston - T160185639Hollywood is in Anjelica Huston's blood and one of her first roles was in her father John Huston's film A Walk With Love And Death. Despite success in early films like The Postman Always Rings Twice, Huston did not become a front-rank actress until her mid 30's, when she won an Oscar for Prizzi's Honour. Since then she has been nominated twice more, for Enemies: A Love Story, and The Grifters. Her work has encompassed a vast range of films, from The Witches to Woody Allen, and she remains very much her own woman, as she shows here.Performer Anjelica Houston. | |
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Geena Davis - T1643892495With early film roles in Tootsie and Beetlejuice Geena Davis won an Oscar for The Accidental Hero and was nominated for her performance in Thelma and Louise. Recently reborn as an action hero in the Long Kiss Goodnight, Davis here talks about her life and work.Performer Geena Davis. | |
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Tim Robbins - T743325258Tim Robbins became a household name after his searing performance in The Shawshank Redemption, but few have equaled the range and quality of his career. The Player, Short Cuts, The Hudsucker Proxy, Jacob's Ladder and Pret a Porter are just a few of Robbins' acting triumphs - but as director he has been scarcely less successful, with Bob Roberts and the Oscar-winning Dead Man Walking.Performer Tim Robbins. | |
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Tommy Lee Jones - T2099180022Tommy Lee Jones, the son of a cowboy in Texas, was one of the outstanding football players of his year at Harvard University and was expected to follow the athletic route. His love for acting, however, led to an inspiring meeting with James Earl Jones and the youngster was hooked. After years of relative obscurity he won an Emmy for The Executioner's Song, an Oscar nomination for JFK and finally he found global fame and an Oscar with The Fugitive. Further critical and popular successes followed for films like Cobb, and Men In Black. Here Jones, one of the most realistic, down-to-earth of speakers, reveals the hard road to the top.Performer Tommy Lee Jones. | |
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Sigourney Weaver - T0817903794Sigourney Weaver has always played the type of self-assured female who grabs her own destiny by the guts - not least in three Alien sequels. Her other great films have included Ghostbusters, Gorillas In The Mist, Death and the Maiden, The Ice Storm - and she has displayed an amusing readiness to send up her tough girl persona in comedies like Working Girl and Galaxy Quest. Three times Oscar nominated, Weaver here discusses her life and work.Performer Sigourney Weaver. | |
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Lauren Bacall - T981721908One of the last of the screen legends, whose triumphs have stretched from To Have and Have Not to The Mirror Has Two Faces in 1997 (for which she won a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination) and encompassed hit Broadway shows like Woman of the Year. Bacall discusses what it is like being Hollywood royalty, and remembers life with Bogart.Performer Lauren Bacall. | |
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Harvey Keitel - T01207407977Tonight Harvey Keitel, the iconic star whose triumphs span films with Martin Scorsese (Mean Streets, Taxi Driver), Quentin Tarentino (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn) and Jane Campion (The Piano).Performer Harvey Keitel. | |
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Kevin Spacey - T217358758Oscar-nominated for The Usual Suspects Kevin Spacey finally won the best actor award in 1999 for his towering performance in American Beauty. He has also conquered the stages of the West End and Broadway and in this episode discusses his life, career and reveals his startling talent as a brilliant mimic of Hollywood stars.Performer Kevin Spacey. | |
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Julia Roberts - T01605816898In this episode Julia Roberts, one of the world s most glamorous film-stars reveals the dedication to her craft that resulted in triumphant performances in films such as Pretty Woman, Steel Magnolias, Sleeping With The Enemy and Woody Allen s Everyone Says I Love You.Performer Julia Roberts. | |
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Billy Crystal - T646492098. In this episode Billy Crystal reveals the wisdom behind the wisecracks and discusses the roles which have made him one of the world s favourite funnymen - in City Slickers, Forget Paris, Mr.Saturday Night, and, of course, When Harry Met Sally.Performer Billy Crystal. | |
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