Episode Details

"The work is like when the word and your impulse and your emotional life all connect up and it's really like nothing else in the world. It's like, your whole body is electric. And you chase that.

"But I think the profession is cruel, and particularly to women..."

Like many artists, Zoe Kazan was drawn to acting at an early age:

"I saved all of my money from babysitting and being a camp counselor, and paid for my own acting classes and took the bus before I could drive to acting class.

"I was bound and determined to show my parents that I was serious about becoming an actor."

Zoe Swicord Kazan was born in Los Angeles, California, to screenwriters Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord. She received her BA in Theater from Yale University.

(From her imdb profile; photo from her movie 'She Said.')

This audio content comes from three short videos

See links and transcript in article:

How artists thrive with challenges of a career - Zoe Kazan on acting
https://thecreativemind.net/8471/

~~~~

View selected episodes and articles with more resources: The Creative Mind Audio Podcast page on the main site.