“I always felt like I had a lot to say because I felt a lot. Once I started performing—I could say everything that I couldn’t say in my life. I get very lost in the moment; I’m constantly trying to chase a flow state.”
-Julia Garner, episode 425 of Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
Actor Julia Garner (Ozark) has built a career out of shapeshifting. This summer, the Emmy-winning performer lands on the silver (surfer) screen with two major projects—The Fantastic Four: First Steps and the highly-anticipated horror film, Weapons.
At the top, we walk through the spine-tingling world of Zach Cregger’s new film (6:45), the Moleskine character journals she keeps for each role (9:22), and some lessons from her time in clown school (14:01). Then, she reflects on her ‘Noah Baumbach-like’ upbringing (22:27) and the influence of legendary actors Bette Davis, Gena Rowlands, and Sharon Stone (23:15), who she credits for opening the doors in Hollywood that she has walked through (23:50).
On the back-half, Garner describes her transformative years making Ozark (30:03), the whirlwind three-week prep period to portray Anna Delvey in Inventing Anna (35:59), her comfort with discomfort (43:05), and how she remains open to growth in this next chapter (44:17).
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Show-notes:
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- Weapons and The Fantastic Four: First Steps are now playing in theaters!
- Watch more of Julia’s work in Ozark, Inventing Anna, The Assistant, Wolf Man, The Royal Hotel, Not Fade Away, and Martha Marcy May Marlene.
- Follow Julia on Instagram.
- For more talks, hear Josh Brolin, Cate Blanchett, and Viola Davis.
- Order your Talk Easy mug in cream or navy or our vinyl record with Fran Lebowitz.
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Illustrations by Krishna Shenoi. Reference photograph by JJ Reddington.
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