Eugenio Mastrandrea ('From Scratch'): 'Your mind knows that you're acting, but your body doesn't' 

This man is an amazing actor. I cried so much watching from scratch.

Eugenio is not just an amazing actor, but such an intelligent, well-spoken, and humble human being which makes me wonder why interviews with him about his show are so few! We need more Eugenio please :) Really inspiring.

What a beautiful soul Eugenio Mastrandrea has. As an actor, his ability to convey so much with just his eyes is remarkable. I appreciated him in La fuggitiva and I loved him in From Scratch. Beyond his incredible acting, though, his humility is what comes across so powerfully in this interview by the love and admiration he displays for Paride Benassai. Most actors wouldn't admit to being taught something by a fellow actor. They would just let the positive result speak for itself and keep it to themselves. But Eugenio celebrates having learned Sicilian 'on the job' from one of the great Sicilian actors, Paride Benassai. It's also a testament to how good a student of languages Eugenio is. There is probably no accent or language he can't conquer in short order! Awards and plentiful roles will certainly come his way for his outstanding acting abilities, but having become an adoptive son and true friend to Paride Benassai during the filming of From Scratch is a gift that will keep on giving for the rest of his life. And it was Eugenio's humility and generosity of spirit that allowed that to happen. I'm sure that Paride Benassai feels equally blessed by this special relationship. Sono solo amici? No! I think they are something great.

One of the best stories ever and best dramas in recent years. The characters portrayed very organically. Zoe deserves truly every award but the love of Lino is so real. He has an amazing talent.

Awesome interview! Eugenio, you and Zoe were AMAZING; magical chemistry! I laughed! I cried! I cried! I cried! I believe you both deserve many awards for your stellar performance. ❤

Thank you so much for doing this interview! I instantly became a huge of Eugenio ever since I watched From Scratch. He is such an amazing actor. I hope he gets more projects🙏🏻

I am so glad we finally get an interview Eugenio Mastrandrea. What an incredible portrayal of Lino. His acting was flawless. I hope to see him in many projects moving forward.

Eugenio is such a beautiful human being! He is so humble and so articulate with his words. I loved how the first person he called when he got the role was his nonna. I enjoyed this interview and I also hope to see more of him. Especially here in Hollywood. ❤️

Eugenio is so talented, he totally embodied the character Lino. The chemistry between Eugenio and Zoe pulled me in from the begining. I see awards coming his way for his outstanding performance. Can't wait to see him in the next Equalizer movie with Denzel Washington.

You guys totally made me cry thank you very much. After finding it was a true story it made me very sad.

I watched from scratch today I binged watch it and wow did I cry, what a fantastic cast what an amazing story. Loved it thank you

Thank you Eugenio. You were amazing. You made us all cry. The casts in this series is the best I have ever seen.

Great to see this interview! Love the show! Big fan of the show and the actors!

Honestly I’m glad to see he’s really not dead 😂 I cried!! Hard

Eugenio Mastrandrea is an incredible and believable actor in From Scratch. I think a lot of women fell in love with him on screen. He's a very handsome and sexy man. Zoe and Eugenio were so good and a very believable couple on screen.

I hope Eugenio stays humble despite of his status now of a good Actor with good looks…from the series…his acTing is awesome…bravo❤ I Love watching the series again and again…ohlala❤ I hope more linos to come🎉🎉🎉

I cry too much......watching this serie,,,,,,,,😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

❤❤❤ I loved Lino! I love so much Eugenio Mastrandrea! Thank you for your acting.

Many ppl had never heard of him honestly he played the role well. .

Best Netflix drama series I've seen!

I cried my heart out.. Eugenio did a fantastic job 👏

I need to see Eugenio (Lino) alive, this is everything to me. My soul is broken after just finishing the series “from scratch”

Amazing story, film .actors...Italian guy Eugenio M and Zoe Z. they both amazing actors...great peoples and great match! Yes It was sooo touching story...I cried ....could not cry...I felt for them as well...wonderful story...all the Best!! ❤ As a European woman...watching this movie I agree about true love and some differences between Our Europeans and Americans ....we are all great but different ways...❤ but love win! Take Care

I cryed every single episode. Jesus😢❤

Excelente actuacion del actor Eugenio Mastrandrea en la pelicula desde cero, una muy bella y emotiva serie d 8 capitulos, bravo por este gran actor italiano!!!👍👏👏👏

Watching this interview after finishing From Scratch feels like seeing your ex after a hard break up. I had to mourn Lino!😑

Parla in italiano per favoreeeee❤

I cried a lot I miss Lino

To be honest From Scratch should have been Everybody Loves Lino, even the newborn baby stopped crying when Lino smiled at her. :😀😜🤪 Looking forward to seeing more of Eugenio in other movies.

Very handsome Eugenio 😁

❤❤❤love Eugenio

Love you Eugenio

How come he had no interviews in the US? He should get more credits he was brilliant playing the role of Saro😢

Thank you for this interview. Eugenio comes off as incredibly eloquent and respectful of words and their meaning. Also incredibly humble and gracious. I can only imagine the emotional weight of it took to play this role. I had started by binge watching the episodes but by the end I could only take in 20 minute segments. Oh goodness I'm tearing up again and it's been two weeks!

Could you PLEASE interview every cast member. Everyone of them must be recognised.

Thank you for doing this great extended interview, Rob. It gives the actor the chance to really answer your questions fully.

I love Eugenio. My first time seeing him . And it’s love at the first site. Awesome actor. Beautiful human being ❤️❤️❤️

I had to look for you on the tube coz I just watched the series and I cried for you man....I cried all through episode 7!!! Thank God you're alrighty. That's how good of an actor you are 👍👍✅✅💯

It's an amazing movie 👏👏👏 I've watched it 6 times and will continue to watch. So much love in this movie. It makes me think of my sister when she had cancer and passed away from it. I felt for Lino. Bravo 👏👏 great movie 👏👏👏 Your a fantastic actor

Eugenio, you are a true inspiration and amazing actor! You will have a huge long career! God bless!

Eugenio the more I see you the more I really love your beautiful soul !! You did an amazing acting I loved Lino and all the actors where amazing !!!You are so honest and sincere, My bloodline is half Sicilian and Black .. But my heart is Sicilian !!! Best wishes on your journey !!🥰🥰🥰🥰

Amazing beautiful actor ❤❤

Finally an update from this awesome rising star!! EUGeniO you ROCK!! ! Thank you for the interview 🙏

One of the best love 💘 stories of all time. 😭

My husband and I watched this Series and cried. An incredible actor and he too deserves many accolades 👏

What a wonderful guy! So glad that he played this part and they're right, it was definitely the common reaction to this series, to just cry with them and laugh with them and just totally become immersed in the story. What a beautiful series; they deserve all the awards for this, excellent series. Love Eugenio in this and Zoe Saldana too; perfect casting. Thank you for talking with him, so nice to see him loving the work he did in the show. (from Sandi)

The whole project is just simply amazing. Deserves multiple awards definitely. Season 2 pls?

I watch the movie 26 times the movie and the actors are amazing specially Eugenio Hé is so beautiful

Amei essa série,chorei muito!!

Yo lloré tanto ,tanto dios que historia tan conmovedora ,que fuerte

Wow. I love this interview!! I started “From Scratch” when it first came out. I got to the end of season 5 and had to stop. I picked it back up and just finished today. In the past 6-1/2 years my family has suffered major losses. In all that time I cried once. I have shed a tear or two but nothing more. I lost my mother in October 2017 followed by 2 brothers in April and May of 2018. Then the traumatic loss of my daughter in August 2018 followed by my younger sister’s husband in June 2021. I have been unable to cry other than once when taking my mom off life support. I was completely surprised by the emotions I was feeling watching "From Scratch". While I wasn’t sobbing, my face was continually and completely wet for the last three episodes. I found this very healing for me. I can honestly say it helped me with my own grief. The acting was felt so very real and convincing to me. Eugenio and Zoe's chemistry was phenomenal. The acting beyond superb. I found myself scouring the Internet to find out more about Eugenio Mastrandrea. I look forward to seeing more of his work.

In English, the word that would approximate 'stilizzazione' is stylization (as opposed to stereotyping, which Eugenio was careful to avoid using).

More if interview of eugenio pls 😍😍

You are amazing Eugenio 👏👏🙏♥️

I’ve seen 5 episodes. Deeply compelling. This man is amazing in this role. After reading some comments, I seen to brace myself for the last few episodes. Knowing how it ends, i started crying at the beginning of ep. 6. So so so profound.

Awesome Actor!!! Love the movie very touching,emotional,and a true love story!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

I watch the movie from scratch 22 times and every times i laugh and cried what amazing movie and amazing actors i love Amy and Lino

I'm so in love with this man

Amazing actor he did such a phenomenal job in from scratch

Eu nunca gostei de série. Por um acaso assisti essa e gostei, muito. Bom texto e impecável atuação a sua. Amei e chorei muito!

I have a huge crush on him now 😂❤

Beautiful love story ❤ I loved the series

great questions and interview!

I love him 💓

There is an absolutely spiritual piece of this story…It reminds me of “Brian’s Song”…This is So Beautiful!!!!❤

A fantastic film. Eugenio Mastrandrea was incredible as Lino, but so were other members of the cast. I'm not the "romantic" type per se, but this film really got to me! Kudos to the whole cast!!!

Just viewed for the first time yesterday and love this show. I viewed 5 episodes in only one day at my parents house. I don't have Netflix but I will simply to continue viewing this great show!

I cried so much I had to keep my Kleenex close to me all the time . What a beautiful story and well acted by actors

Por favor entrevistas en español a Eugenio