38 - Lance Reddick from Hollywood Unscripted

38 - Lance Reddick

49 minutes Posted Sep 28, 2020 at 8:00 am.

Lance's experience on AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN and working with Jessica Lange

Dana’s experience with Jessica Lange on COVEN, her friendship with Gabourey Sidibe, her recollection of Lance’s role and working with Sarah Paulson

Dana’s take on working across actors of a certain level

Lance’s experience working with one of his idols, Kathy Bates. 

Lance’s beginnings in music and his path to drama school. 

Lance’s vocal warm up

Lance’s first role in TV, AGAINST THE LAW

Working in theater and his transition to film & tv

Changing lines versus being word perfect to the written script and the strict nature of FRINGE

Dana’s experience of having to change a character while on set and her feel of creating a character for a network show. 

Not getting time to prepare for a monologue in his audition for THE WIRE. 

Being able to pull out an accent for JOHN WICK because of one of his early films

The difference and similarities in maintaining a character through a series or through a franchise. 

Ethan Peck’s memory of a line change in TENNESSEE

Creating different characters within the same archetype 

Choosing to play Broyles on FRINGE and Irving on BOSCH 

Not getting CORPORATE at first and the genius of the creative crew. 

-  Working with Regina King on ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI

Remembering some bad directions given to him. 

A quote from Keanu Reeves about subtle acting. 

Acting for an audio series and how voice acting is different than film & TV. 

Dana and Lance share their experiences on THE DOMESTICS

The importance of a life in storytelling. 

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Actor Lance Reddick (THE WIRE) joins host Jenny Curtis and guest co-host Dana Gourrier in a conversation about his career and craft. Through the conversation they discuss:

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