Talia Shire

Really Famous with Kara Mayer Robinson

Talia Shire is an icon. Well, you know. I mean, she's Connie Corleone in all The Godfather films. And she's Adrian, as in 'Yo, Adrian!' in all the Rocky films. Now she's in a new movie, Working Man, which you can catch now on demand or DVD.

In this episode, you'll witness Talia and me forming a little friendship. And you'll hear her wisdom and behind-the-scenes stories about:

• The Godfather
  • Francis Ford Coppola
  • Marlon Brando
  • John Cazale
  • Jimmy Caan
  • Kay's abortion
  • The fight between Carlo and Sonny
  • Auditioning and landing the gig
  • Francis on shaky ground
  • How the cast became a real family
• Rocky
  • Sylvester Stallone
  • Adrian's shyness
  • The love between Rocky and Adrian
  • What changed after Rocky + before Rocky II
• Working Man
  • Her co-stars: Billy Brown (How to Get Away with Murder) and Peter Gerety (Ray Donovan, Sneaky Pete, The Wire)
• The Conversation
• Talia's supremely talented family, which includes:
  • Francis Ford Coppola
  • August Coppola
  • Sophia Coppola
  • Roman Coppola
  • Nicolas Cage
  • Jason Schwartzman
  • Robert Schwartzman (see his film RAD)
• Art, creativity, Buddhism, community, relationships
• Life, family, partnership, evolving, grandchildren
• The Tribeca Film Festival
• Old-school Hollywood studio days
• Barbara Stanwyck and Michael Powell
• Being shy
• Nepotism
• Fame, theater and being a character actor
• Losing her husband
• What document she carries in her bag
• Dating
• The journey of life

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Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson.

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