Episode #236 with Don McManus

Dan is joined by actor, Don McManus! Don has appeared in a multitude of movies and television shows over the years, including Vice, The Shawshank Redemption, National Treasure, Hannibal, Ocean's Thirteen, Air Force One, NCIS, Justified, Seinfeld, and Star Trek: Voyager, to name a few.We chat about his turn on Star Trek: Voyager, working with William Shatner, allowing yourself to relax in front of a camera, relinquishing control, surprising yourself, servicing the script, the joys of physics, knowing what you want to do, the New York Shakespeare festival, working steadily, scheduling your day around an acting task, knowing you can make people laugh, a racing injury, missing a spotlight cue, objectivity, not catching yourself acting, being part of the fabric of the culture, failed pilots, not keeping a list of things to accomplish, attempting stand up comedy, and a whole lot more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.