Jodie Foster

Happy Sad Confused

Josh Horowitz

Tv & Film

4.5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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30 years to the day that "The Silence of the Lambs" was released, Jodie Foster joins Josh for the first time on "Happy Sad Confused" to reminisce about everything that clicked on that classic. Plus she reminisces about her life in film, from "Taxi Driver" and "Contact" to "Panic Room" and her friendship with Kristen Stewart. Foster is currently starring in the docudrama, "The Mauritanian". For all of your media headlines remember to subscribe to The Wakeup newsletter here! And listen to THE WAKEUP podcast here! Watch Jamie Dornan on a new episode of STIR CRAZY here! 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. Happy, sad, confused, begins now.
0:09.5	Today on Happy, sad, confused legendary actor Jody Foster on her extraordinary career and
0:15.4	her latest role in The Mauritanian. Hey guys, I'm Josh Harlow. It's welcome to another edition
0:20.5	of Happy, sad, confused. Yes, if you check your podcast feed, this is an extra episode, guys,
0:26.4	we're in bonus territory. And if you're listening to it on the initial day, I'm posting it.
0:31.6	Happy Valentine's Day. Let me explain to you why it's Valentine's Day and why you're listening
0:36.6	to this 30 years ago today, guys, 1991, February 14th. Guess what happened? Silence of the lambs.
0:45.3	One of the great films in the history of cinema, not hyperbole, it's a classic, a stone-called
0:52.0	classic. I've maybe seen it more than any other film not called Star Wars, came out. So I thought
0:57.6	Jody Foster on her first appearance on Happy Second fused what better day than to debut this
1:02.6	conversation on the 30 year anniversary of Silence of the Lambs. And yes, we talk quite a bit
1:07.6	about Silence as well as many other aspects of her extraordinary career in a really special
1:14.0	conversation. I've wanted to have Jody on the podcast for some time. She is a part of Hollywood
1:21.1	history. From her first Oscar nomination and taxi driver, all the way up to her performance
1:26.0	in the Mauritanian, the new film from Kevin Macdonald, which is a true story. It's based on a true
1:31.6	story of the injustices at Guantanamo Bay features her alongside Benedict Cumberbatch,
1:36.8	Tahar Rahim, who's also receiving awards love as is Jody, and one of our favorites, Shaline Woodley.
1:42.6	So great ensemble, great film, check out the Mauritanian and see the latest from Jody Foster,
1:48.5	who always delivers in front of the camera. She's also a hell of a filmmaker too. From her first
1:54.6	feature directing effort in Little Man Tate, she's directed probably what five or six movies by now,
2:01.4	a lot of television. We talk a lot about her evolution as a filmmaker, her views on streaming,
2:07.4	versus theatrical. We had to talk about contact one of my favorite movies back in the day,
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