KEVIN POLLAK: Precocious to Cocky, Happy Accidents on Set & Self Soothing Impressions

Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum

Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum | Cumulus Podcast Network

Tv & Film, Comedy

4.9 • 10.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Kevin Pollak (The Usual Suspects, A Few Good Men) joins us this week to share how he was able to ‘fake it til he made’ it and rise to the different opportunities afforded in his career that have cemented his legacy in film history. Kevin talks about his background as a comic and how it drives his hunger to keep creating in this industry. We also receive a masterclass in impressions, learn crazy stories from A Few Good Men, and find out the dangers of small talk with Walter Matthau. Thank you to our sponsors: 🚀 Rocket Money: https://rocketmoney.com/inside 🏠 Wayfair: https://www.wayfair.com/ ❤️ This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/inside and get on your way to being your best self __________________________________________________ 💖 Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/insideofyou⁠ 👕 Inside Of You Merch: ⁠https://store.insideofyoupodcast.com/⁠ __________________________________________________ Watch or listen to more episodes! 📺 ⁠https://www.insideofyoupodcast.com/show⁠ __________________________________________________ Follow us online! 📸 Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/insideofyoupodcast/⁠ 🤣 TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@insideofyou_podcast⁠ 📘 Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/insideofyoupodcast/⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/insideofyoupod⁠ 🌐 Website: ⁠https://www.insideofyoupodcast.com/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum. Ryan Tejas is here. I am. Good to see you, my friend. Hello, how are you? Yeah, I got a haircut, but my hair's kind of wild today. I kind of woke up like this. How do you feel about it? Looks good. Does it? It does. With the, uh, your, uh, the sides and the part the sides are the sides are shorter
0:23.7	than they usually are they are we'll see people will probably tell me if they hate it but you know
0:29.3	i don't hate it you don't hate it no that's all that matters really thank you yeah uh i hope
0:36.2	you guys had a good week i hope you're taking care of yourselves and, you know, taking a step in the right direction.
0:42.2	I was in Toronto at a con and it was crazy and fun.
0:46.5	And so many people came up talking about both podcasts.
0:49.6	I mean, almost everybody.
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0:53.3	Both them?
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0:54.5	They just really, you know, they talk about how inside of you has helped them.
1:00.4	And it just, it baffles me.
1:02.0	It's like, you know, you don't, it's just, it's hard for me to understand.
1:07.4	Because I just kind of ask the questions I ask and I'm interested in mental health and I'm interested in all these things and how and maybe it's a selfish reason and I inadvertently help others because I want to ask questions that might help me but in part I'm helping maybe them I can see that yeah and you know so I didn't expect to get such a response, but it's cool.
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