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Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy

E42. Marshall Herskovitz And the Importance of Betting on Yourself

Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy

Conversations with people from all walks of life.

Society & Culture, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, News, News Commentary

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2019

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

Marshall Herskovitz, writer, director and producer (thirtysomething, My So-Called Life, Dangerous Beauty), drops by to talk about how he got his start in Hollywood, when he decided he’d rather fail and leave the business than keep writing things that didn’t feel like him, the TV movie that kick-started his and partner Ed Zwick’s careers into high gear, and what kind of reboot he would do for thirtysomething if the opportunity arose. Learn why he, Ed, and Winnie Holzman wound up sobbing when they had to do the DVD commentary for the My So-Called Life pilot, why they were terrified of Claire Danes, and why the way we define risk is so destructive in our society. Marshall shares how making Dangerous Beauty (one of Bridget’s all-time favorite films) was his all-time favorite experience in the business, what the film meant to him, and the reason for its incredible longevity after initially bombing at the box office. They discuss everything from the extreme the changes in the movie and television industry in the last 10 years, to the truth about climate change, how Democrats are getting the messaging wrong, the difference between investment and cost, and how the economy is like a bottle of wine. Don’t miss Bridget’s story about Jared Leto and Marshall’s story about Brad Pitt.

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0:00.0

Thank you for listening to this Podcast One production.

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Now available on Apple Podcasts.

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Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else you get your podcasts.

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This is Walk-In's Welcome with Bridget Petacy.

0:10.9

I'm Bridget Petacy, I'm Bridget Petacy and you are welcome. You know the drill.

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the drill.

0:27.0

Please subscribe, rate, comment, share, reach out, tell your friends, send smoke signals, whatever.

0:32.0

We love your feedback and we want to hear from you.

0:35.0

This week I'm really excited to have Marshall Herskavitt on the podcast.

0:41.0

I'm a little starstruck. He's an American film director, writer and producer among his productions

0:47.0

Art Traffic, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond, and I Am Sam. Herskowitz has directed two feature films, Jack the Bear and Dangerous Beauty,

0:57.0

the movie that has inspired my life.

1:00.0

Hirschkewitz was a creator and executive producer of the television show's 30-something

1:06.0

my so-called life and once and again and also wrote and directed several episodes of

1:11.0

all three series.

1:12.8

He's an environmental activist.

1:15.4

He is very involved in the Democratic National Party,

1:21.1

and he's an all-around great guy and I'm so grateful that he came and sat down with me

1:26.2

We had a great talk his story's incredible

1:28.8

He's a bold man with Marshall Herskavitz everyone.

1:33.0

Hello?

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Hello.

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