Ed Harris

Happy Sad Confused

Josh Horowitz

Tv & Film

4.5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Who do you turn to to take on an iconic role like Atticus Finch? Who can possibly project intelligence and decency and make the part their own, standing outside the long shadow of Gregory Peck? Ed Harris is of course the man for the job. The 4-time Oscar nominee joins Josh this week on "Happy Sad Confused" to talk about his run on Broadway in "To Kill a Mockingbird", why he can't stand downtime on a set, and how he keeps it all fresh on stage and in film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Prepare your ears humans.
0:02.0	Happy Sad Confused begins now.
0:05.0	Today on Happy Sad Confused, Ed Harris returns to the stage for an iconic role.
0:18.6	Hey guys, I'm Josh Harrow.
0:21.1	Welcome to another edition of Happy Sad Confused.
0:25.0	Yes, another fantastic actor who I've never had on the podcast
0:30.3	makes his debut on today's edition of Happy Second Fuse.
0:33.4	And I mean it when I say it, he is one of our greats.
0:36.2	I always know when Ed Harris pops up on the screen,
0:40.1	quality work is coming right at me, and I'm sure you agree.
0:44.0	He is currently starring as Atticus Finch himself in Aaron Sorkin's
0:50.0	interpretation of the beautiful Harper Lee work to kill a mocking bird.
0:56.7	It is on Broadway right now.
0:58.8	Ed has taken over for Jeff Daniels in the lead role. This is a great performance and a fantastic show.
1:07.0	He's only going to be doing it, I think he said, for three four more months so get your tickets now because he's
1:17.9	fantastic I saw the show last night the play I mean you know the story if you
1:22.1	we've all read to kill a mockingbird, but it is definitely a,
1:27.0	it honors that story, but it is definitely treated in a different way in terms of story structure,
1:32.0	and as you might expect at Harris is fantastic in the in the lead role
1:37.0	You know he won't make you forget Gregory Peck nor should you but it is a different take on a fantastic role.
1:43.6	So check it out to Kill Mockingbird now on Broadway.
1:46.6	And just a distinct pleasure to have Ed Harris on the show
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