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This episode, in honor of the 72nd Annual DGA Awards,

we're bringing back our annual series of episodes devoted to our popular Meet the nominees theatrical feature film symposium.

Now in its 29th year, the event is a roundtable discussion with the directors nominated for the Guild's Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film.

This year's nominees include Bong Joon Ho, the director of Parasite, Sam Mendez, the director

of 1917, Martin Scorsese, the director of the Irishman, Quentin Tarantino, the director of

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Tycho Waititi, the director of Jojo Rabbit.

These talented directors were gathered on January 25th at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles,

with Mr. Scorsese joining via video from New York, and director Bong accompanied by his translator,

Sharon Choi, to discuss the craft of directing and the making of their films with moderator

Jeremy Kagan. So please enjoy part two of our Meet the nominees of directing and the making of their films with moderator Jeremy Kagan.

So please enjoy part two of our Meet the nominees special and listen to the five nominees share their tips on dealing with anxiety, how they tackle pre-production issues, and the language

they use to adjust an actor's performance. Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.

When you get anxious, when, you know, that, I don't know what's going to, what do you do to

calm yourself when you get anxious in the process?

Me?

Yeah, you first.

You first.

Um,

no,

these days it's funny,

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