Robert De Niro
The legendary Academy Award winner, currently method acting as a mid-30s hipster named Roderick McDavid.
Highlight Bits & Quotes
9Commercial Method and the Mucinex Money Shot
The actors discuss their past in commercial acting, including the 'Orbit Gum' lady and the 'Mucinex Germ Blob'. Jewel reveals she spent three months in prosthetics for a half-day shoot as the germ.
"I was in prosthetics for 3 months... for a half day of shooting."
"Mucinex? Well that's the money shot baby, that's number one."
"I did at least 50 spots in that one half day."
"I was meant for more than just a man in a hand."
Robert De Niro's AI Boycott and Bumble Journey
Robert De Niro explains his stance against AI and his method process for 'Dirty Grandpa'. He reveals that his character Rodrick is currently exploring his sexuality on Bumble, leading to a discussion about large font sizes on iPhones.
"Bobby D is not going to support AI from now on."
"Rodrick's on the apps and he just switched his Bumble to be interested in men and women."
"The pictures are not even as big as the font and so it gets confusing."
The 30-Second Seance and the Biopic Carousel
Cassandra O'Connell demonstrates her rapid method acting system involving newspaper clippings and candles. She cycles through impressions of Barbara Corcoran, Sir Laurence Olivier, Dolly Parton, and Jerry Seinfeld.
"I've slowed that process down to a quick 30-second Seance."
"What's the deal about how you brush your teeth? You're going at it like a jackhammer."
"It legally becomes an electric toothbrush at that point."
The Muppet Human and Call Sheet Hierarchy
Edward Bouüf reveals he played a human in a Muppets movie but insisted on being treated like a Muppet. Cassandra argues that actors below number five on the call sheet should be legally barred from using method acting.
"The world only made sense if I was a Muppet."
"I was 18 on the call sheet."
"You cannot be method if you are lower than five on the call sheet."
The Microphone as a Biological Growth
The panel discusses the inorganic nature of microphones. Robert De Niro suggests imagining the mic as a biological growth of the hand, while Cassandra reveals she needs one because she stayed in method after playing Jerry Seinfeld.
"I always imagine that it's some sort of growth."
"When I played Jerry Seinfeld I was in method for that role and so I developed a permanent need to hold a microphone."
Robert De Niro's Lucid Moment
Robert De Niro explains he is currently in method playing a hipster named Roderick McDavid. He describes having a 'lucid moment' where he can speak as himself while remaining within the skin of his character.
"I am talking like myself but I'm within a skin."
"I have two passports: one as Roderick and one as Robert De Niro."
Cassandra's Masked Husband and Sinead O'Connor
Cassandra O'Connell describes her bizarre sex life involving a masked husband named Danaher O'Connor, leading to a frantic clarification that his name is not a slight against Sinead O'Connor.
"My husband wears a blindfold and a cape and a mask."
"I'm not saying anything about Sinead O'Connor."
The Non-Profit Militia Inheritance
Edward Bouüf reveals he is funded by his father's 'non-profit' military complex, which operates as a pro-bono militia for anyone needing soldiers.
"My dad runs a military complex."
"It's a non-profit militia. I'm very proud of that."
The Stanislavski Method Intro
The hosts introduce the episode's theme of method acting, encouraging listeners to 'Stanislavski and listen in' while setting the stage for a deep dive into the psychological commitment of the craft.