Becoming Creatures; Intimacy Coordination with Laura Arden

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4.4 • 642 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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We're joined in conversation today by Laura Arden, a creature actor and intimacy coordinator. We speak about developing specialties on film sets, self-advocacy, neurodivergence, and the value in being a multifaceted talent. Spoiler: Laura is also one of my dearest friends, so the conversation is both tender and giggly and so fun. Time stamps: 1:26 Becoming an actor 3:53 Creature acting 12:58 Confidence and self-expression 18:40 Intimacy coordination 24:02 Multifaceted talent 29:30 How Hollywood is changing, consumption habits + AI 33:37 Intimacy coordinator tips for every day relationships 37:25 Self advocacy 42:56 Dream roles, favorite creatures in film 44:52 Specializing vs generalizing in Hollywood 46:31 Fashion modeling Find me on socials!! linktr.ee/literallylaurad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.0	Hello, hello. Welcome back to characters. My name is Laura. Thank you so much for joining us today.
1:17.4	We are joined today in conversation by Laura Arden. She is a creature actor and an intimacy coordinator.
1:22.4	So we're talking about both of those very cool roles. We're talking about being multifaceted in Hollywood, self-advocacy, and above all else, Laura is one of my dearest friends. We met in college. We've
1:29.6	known each other for over 10 years and we've seen each other through so many phases of life.
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