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First Acting Jobs, Tarantino, Theater vs. Film, and Biggest Actor Pet Peeves | Ep 14
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Welcome to Episode 14 of the Actor's Guide to the End of the World!
Good news- Rían got hit with one of the worst storms in Ireland’s history and lived to tell about it. Quentin Tarantino is sounding off at Sundance about the state of film and how watching theater compares to film right now. Is he right? What does it say about the future of film? Is it going extinct? E-Kan and Rían will dig into it from the actor's perspective and talk about their own experiences on stage (or lack thereof), and why they wish they acted on stage more. Also the value of working in theater vs film and tv as an actor. Is it true theater should be the foundation of most actors?
Also, the guys talk about the Stay In LA petition that is growing momentum and what you need to do to help support the cause (link below), as well as a great editorial by actor PJ Byrne on the importance of keeping productions in LA.
They go down memory lane and talk about their first jobs - Rían touring through Europe, E-Kan shooting a film while living on the beaches of Santa Barbara for a film - and why they would never do it again. Also what are the demands for the modern day actor right now? They discuss why it helps to have the mindset and dedication of a professional athlete and how that will change your career and help you deal with the grind. Also discussed - what are the biggest actor pet peeves and what we wish non-actors would understand about our profession. Why "everyone's a critic". And the power of saying "no."
They also bring up the famous actor who said the difference between theater and film is like the difference between making love and masturbation. They disagreed- what do you think? In the pod, E-Kan mistakenly attributed it to Meryl Streep, but it was Susan Sarandon. Listen to the end and you'll hear the Viktor Frankl quote that got them going down the rabbit hole. This is a good one, folks!
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Stay In LA Petition - https://www.stayinla.org/
PJ Bryne editorial - https://variety.com/2025/biz/news/la-bigger-tax-incentive-program-rebuild-fires-1236282891/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRknmmDcF20
Susan Sarandon interview- https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/susan-sarandon
VIktor Frankl - A Man's Search for Meaning- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning
Hidden Gems: About Time (2013)
Free Paddle Tennis (Venice, CA)
Theatr App (resold theater tickets)
Time stamps:
(00:00) Intro
(05:17) Stay In LA Petition to help recovery from the wildfires
(08:12) Tarantino on theater vs film
(11:32) What makes theater special
(14:02) Is theater out of touch? And the future of entertainment
(16:52) Rían toured around with a show around Europe
(17:17) E-Kan's first job living on the beach of Santa Barbara
(19:17) The demands of the modern actor now in 2025
(23:17) Why everyone's a critic when it comes to acting and people just don't understand
(30:17) Their first times on stage
(33:47) Why theater is the purist medium for actors
(35:37) Theater is making love, film is masturbation
(38:17) Live life like it's the second time around
(40:37) Hidden Gems
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