For Variety's "Actors on Actors" series, Sam Rockwell and Allison Janney talked early jobs, John Wayne, technical method, and more. bit.ly/VarietySubscribe / variety / variety / variety
I love Allison Janney so much! She’s been one of my favorites since The West Wing. Fucking knocks it out of the park every time!!! Can’t wait to see I, Tonya.
Anna Nelson I agree. Can't wait to see 'I, Tonya' as well. She's been amazing since forever. ALSO, Sam Rockwell has always been one of my favorite actors. Just saw '3 Billboards...' Great performance.
Allison Janney and Sam Rockwell - 2 great fabulous actors. Love Sam Rockwell - fell in love with him when I saw him in Lawn Dogs and Box of Moonlight. Oh and The Way, Way Back! Oh and Mr. Right! Heck, anything Sam Rockwell does - I'm there sitting in the chair with my popcorn. I can't get enough of him. ❤❤❤
I've always been SO attracted to Sam Rockwell, I've always felt like he had the entertaining pizazz of Robert Downey Jr. without as much of the confidence
I just love the way she says his first name. 17:54 And that pause… I feel like she's just about to hand in the keys of the house to her butler, grab her bags with both of her lean but capable arms and leave for a Titanic-sized cruise with the New World as its destination, on a journey full of adventure. She’s such a character. No wonder people call her “character actor”. She just brings so much to any role, intrinsically, a certain witty spirit, a mass of unrestrained quirks. A well-deserved reputation that haunts her to this day.
I am an actor and worked with Allison on Mom, she is very nice and very polite with everyone, actors, crew members, big respect for Allison very nice and talented woman 👋🏻👏🏻
Just saw both I Tonya and 3 billboards this weekend. My goodness bravo to both of their wonderful performances. So underrated in the acting realm hope to see more of them in the future.
Legandary Interview!! Both are the high stake performers and set a benchmark with there outstanding performances. About damn time when she receive a academy award in lead role.
I think it’s significant that they both referenced so many other actor’s “tricks”, the little things they do as part of their process to get themselves in the right place before the scene. You only see that among actors with actors.
If your a fan of Sam Rockwell I highly recommend Tom DiCillos Box Of Moonlight also stars John Tutorro . Indie film from 1996. When I saw his work in that I knew hed be a star. Excellent performance and excellent film. Great era those 90's indie flicks.
Not sure if anyone knows, but both of them were in "The Way, Way Back"; pretty decent movie, especially Rockwell. (Haven't finished this video yet, as I made this comment).
This interview now I want to watch full. Love Sam Rockwell!!! Hated him so much in Greenmile but wanted to watch other movies with this actor after that
The really cool thing is that no matter what happens, Sam will go on looking for great characters and directors and he won't leave the unknowns out to dry. He will actively look for the stories and characters that are interesting and challenging - maybe even overlooked
Would have been more interesting to have them share their early years with each other, such as, her time at Kenyon College being directed by Paul Newman, and encouragement from Joanne Woodward.
Sam Rockwell is probably the equivalent of the british actor Tom Hardy I see similarities in both - quite 'un-Hollywood' but mesmerising !! Alison Janney is like an 'hard edged' Meryl Streep. Great actors both 👏
Sam Rockwell is in my top 5 favorite actors. Has been since Lawn Dogs. I need to see Allison Janney in her film work. But I love this conversation. It's obvious they often get each other without having to always into too much detail.
love these two! no matter what movie they are in you are drawn to them... i recently saw the duff on tv and allison was great as mae whitman;s mom... hilarious as can be and well sam i have loved him ever since the green mile... he was nasty and outrageous and you believed it! like you needed to take a shower after watching him. haha
