Becoming an Actor - John Turturro

John Turturro is a Cannes award winning actor of movies such as Barton Fink, Do the Right Thing, and The Big Lebowski. Nathan Goldrich and John discuss his early desire to become an actor, how he selects his characters, and advice for future actors. Enjoy this John Turturro interview.

0:00 Introduction
0:27 Early interest in acting
6:57 Growing up in New York
12:24 Lessons from being a substitute teacher
14:30 The responsibility of the arts
18:24 Beginning to take on roles
21:59 Selecting roles
27:03 Creating characters
31:16 Film and theatre
33:38 Favorite directing styles
35:31 Enjoying the movie creation process
36:53 Do The Right Thing today
40:33 Drawing inspiration as an actor
43:49 Funniest roles
47:11 Advice for future actors