Becoming... TV/Film Actor and Director Tony Goldwyn "Scandal," "King Richard"
01/10/22 • 60 min
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Tony Goldwyn is an American actor, producer, and director, known for playing the role of President Fitzgerald Grant III in the ABC drama “Scandal.” He has acted in films, such as “Ghost,” “The Last Samurai,” “The Last House on the Left,” “The Mechanic,” “Divergent,” “The Divergent Series: Insurgent,” and “The Belko Experiment.” Recently, he was seen in the movie, “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House.” In addition, he has directed a few episodes of hit TV series like “Dexter,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Six Degrees,” “Damages,” “Justified,” “Hawthorne,” and “Scandal.” Goldwyn is also known for his political activism and has been a supporter of Hillary Clinton. To support Clinton’s Presidential campaign, he even directed an ad which featured other celebrities like Kerry Washington, Shonda Rhimes, Viola Davis, and Ellen Pompeo. Goldwyn is also a spokesman for the Americares Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides emergency medical aid in the USA and around the world.
In this episode, we talk about:
• T ony’s start in theater and his transition to film and television
• Why actors must have a creative network of their own to gain traction, given the competition
• Scoring his breakout role in Ghost and the opportunities (and lack of opportunities) that he gained after
• How he approached his transition into directing that he recommends for every new director
• The three criteria in determining any project he takes on
• What the experience was like getting cast for “Scandal” and working with Kerry Washington, Shonda Rhimes, and many others: Available on youtube
• How Tony went about his role for the 2021 film, “King Richard,” and for the National Geographic limited series, “Hot Zone: Anthrax”
• His definition of success
About the Guest:
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Goldwyn
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001282/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tonygoldwyn
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonygoldwyn/
Host:
Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller
Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic
Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com
Tony Goldwyn is an American actor, producer, and director, known for playing the role of President Fitzgerald Grant III in the ABC drama “Scandal.” He has acted in films, such as “Ghost,” “The Last Samurai,” “The Last House on the Left,” “The Mechanic,” “Divergent,” “The Divergent Series: Insurgent,” and “The Belko Experiment.” Recently, he was seen in the movie, “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House.” In addition, he has directed a few episodes of hit TV series like “Dexter,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Six Degrees,” “Damages,” “Justified,” “Hawthorne,” and “Scandal.” Goldwyn is also known for his political activism and has been a supporter of Hillary Clinton. To support Clinton’s Presidential campaign, he even directed an ad which featured other celebrities like Kerry Washington, Shonda Rhimes, Viola Davis, and Ellen Pompeo. Goldwyn is also a spokesman for the Americares Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides emergency medical aid in the USA and around the world.
In this episode, we talk about:
• T ony’s start in theater and his transition to film and television
• Why actors must have a creative network of their own to gain traction, given the competition
• Scoring his breakout role in Ghost and the opportunities (and lack of opportunities) that he gained after
• How he approached his transition into directing that he recommends for every new director
• The three criteria in determining any project he takes on
• What the experience was like getting cast for “Scandal” and working with Kerry Washington, Shonda Rhimes, and many others: Available on youtube
• How Tony went about his role for the 2021 film, “King Richard,” and for the National Geographic limited series, “Hot Zone: Anthrax”
• His definition of success
About the Guest:
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Goldwyn
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001282/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tonygoldwyn
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonygoldwyn/
Host:
Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller
Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic
Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com
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Definitions of Success from Top Mentors - Part 4 (with Tony Goldwyn and Julie Tucker)
1 RecommendationsWhat is your Definition of Success?
I chose some of my favorite answers to this question from our Season 2 Mentors for a quick (>10) min episode. Some answers may inspire you, some may make you laugh, and others may force you to rethink your own definition.
This episode features answers from:
📺 President of Production and Development at Wayfarer Studios Andrew Calof
Full Episode - Season 2; Episode 16
📺 Emmy winning Casting Director Julie Tucker (Sneak Peek of Season 3)
📺 Actor/Director Tony Goldwyn (Sneak Peek of Season 3)
Host:
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Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com
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Becoming... Writer/ Director Amy Koppelman ("A Mouthful of Air" starring Amanda Seyfried)
1 RecommendationsAmy Koppelman is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, A Mouthful of Air and I Smile Back. Her recent directorial debut for A Mouthful of Air stars Amanda Seyfreid, Finn Wittrock, Jennifer Carpenter and Paul Giamatti.
She received her undergraduate degree from University of Pennsylvania, and an MFA in fiction from Columbia University. Koppelman and her screenwriting partner adapted I Smile Back for the screen. The film, starring Sarah Silverman, premiered at the 2015 Sundance, Toronto and Deauville Film Festivals. Her other book is called Hesitation Wounds.
Shownotes
• Tips for dealing with REJECTION; what Amy does to push through the consistent rejection of being a writer and director
• What she thought of the other writers in her MFA program at Columbia and how much they disliked her
• How she got her first agent for A Mouthful of Air after being rejected from “all of the agents in NY”
• How she got her novel I Smile Back to Sarah Silverman and made that into a movie on a low budget, before premiering at Sundance
• How difficult it was to get financing for A Mouthful of Air, despite having Amanda Seyfried at meetings
• How she went from being asked by Amanda Seyfried not to direct A Mouthful of Air to getting her blessing
• Why you have to be indefatigable to pursue a career as an artist
• How you get to the next place in your career as an artist
Amy Koppelman
Trailer for A Mouthful of Air
Review from Time Magazine
Where to Watch: Prime Video Apple TV Vudu More
Host:
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Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM
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Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com
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