Adam Driver on How Theatre Can Help Heal Some Wounds of War

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

Bobi NYC

Comedy, Society & Culture, Science

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

There's an "Art of War," but is there a place for the arts in the military? Adam Driver is a brilliant young actor who is taking the worlds of television, film, and theater by storm. His own world changed in 2001, when he was just 18 and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. His experience in the military helped to shape who he is today, both as a person and as an actor. Adam is dedicated to giving back to his fellow servicemen and women. Alan Alda talks with Adam about his work in bringing together the world of civilians and the world of the military through powerful, shared experiences in the arts. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid

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0:00.0	I'm Alan Alder and this is Clear In Vivid, conversations about connecting and communicating.
0:16.0	You join the Marines because of 9-11.
0:19.0	9-11 and also that I felt this sense of like most people I think are my age at that time.
0:26.0	I wanted to do something and get involved but also like there wasn't a lot of opportunities where I was in Indiana.
0:32.0	Being an actor I was interested in it but it didn't seem like a realistic thing that I could actually do at the time.
0:38.0	I was working odd jobs and so it was a collection of things but that was the initial push.
0:47.0	Adam Driver was a dedicated Marine who became a huge star as an actor and what an actor.
0:54.0	He brings sensitivity, strength and raw power to movie after movie.
1:00.0	We talked on our Manhattan studio during his run on Broadway and the play burned this for which he was nominated for a Tony.
1:08.0	Adam, this is so great. I'm so glad to be able to talk to you today because I know there's two things I don't want to do.
1:15.0	I don't want to embarrass you and I don't want to hurt your performances.
1:18.0	You got to do a performance on stage tonight but I just got to tell you how spectacular I feel you are as an actor.
1:26.0	I mean just amazing.
1:27.0	Thank you.
1:28.0	As you know, it means a lot coming from you.
1:31.0	I love you.
1:32.0	We're little late, so good night.
1:36.0	I mean, I saw you in one week in two performances.
1:46.0	One that you're doing on the stage now in New York, burned this.
1:51.0	And then I saw you in the movie that we're in together that's not coming out to the end of the year.
1:57.0	You saw Noah's movie.
1:59.0	Yeah, Noah Boundbox, a new movie which doesn't have a title yet as we speak.
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