The TV icon best known for ‘Ally McBeal’ reflects on being a stage actress plucked from obscurity and catapulted to sudden fame, the effects of harsh media scrutiny on her psyche and her subsequent career trajectory, and why she was lured out of semi-retirement by the prospect of playing Lee Radziwill opposite Tom Hollander’s Truman Capote in an FX limited series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Six Broadway standouts — nominated for 'Mary Jane,' 'Days of Wine and Roses,' 'Purlie Victorious,' 'Appropriate,' 'Merrily We Roll Along' and 'Cabaret,' respectively — discuss their paths to the Great White Way, the challenges and rewards of the parts for which they're nominated this year, what audience members do that most annoys them, plus more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The actor who made his name on TV series like 'White Collar' and in films like 'Magic Mike' reflects on his journey as a gay man in Hollywood, his many collaborations with Ryan Murphy (including 'The Normal Heart,' for which he won Golden Globe and Critics Choice awards) and the 2023 Showtime limited series in which he plays a closeted State Dept. official in a secret decades-spanning relationship with another man (for which he has already received Golden Globe, SAG, Critics Choice and People's Choice award noms). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The veteran British character actor reflects on starting his screen career at just 14, juggling art house projects (e.g. 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'In the Loop') with big-studio franchise films (e.g. 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Mission: Impossible' installments) and, in just the last two years, finding himself in the center of the zeitgeist as a central part of both season two of 'The White Lotus' and, most recently, FX's limited series about writer Truman Capote and the society ladies in his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Colombian actress best known for 'Modern Family' reflects on her accidental entry in showbiz at 17, her rollercoaster journey through the TV business en route to landing the role of Gloria Delgado-Pritchett and the very personal reason she fought for years to play the 'Godmother of Cocaine.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience in the Campari Lounge at the Cannes Film Festival, the legendary actor and Oscar-winning filmmaker reflects on the projects for which he was most (and least) celebrated, what's going on with 'Yellowstone' and why he has put millions of his own dollars towards a four-film Western epic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience at Chapman University, the standup comedian and comedic actress reflects on her greatest influences, how she was changed by getting on and off Adderall and what it's like acting for the first time on a Max comedy series opposite the legendary Jean Smart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience at Chapman University, the British actress best known for their award-winning portrayal of Princess Diana on season four of Netflix's 'The Crown' reflects on their path to that career-making role, their gender journey and their acclaimed portayal of a Gen Z amateur detective on FX limited series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In front of an audience at Chapman University, the Japanese actress, whose performance on FX’s smash-hit limited series has catapulted her to stardom, reflects on her days in a J-pop girl group, reaching an international audience for the first time through ‘F9’ and the unique challenges and rewards of playing Lady Mariko. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The trailblazing film professor, who built Wesleyan University into an unlikely film powerhouse over her 60 years at the Connecticut liberal arts institution, reflects on how the field of film studies changed over the course of her career, the 13 hugely influential film books that she has authored and the future of film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices