Talia Shire

The Godfather and Rocky actress Talia Shire and Kara become friends right here on the show. Join them for their first talk, their second talk, and their new, unrehearsed, unpolished catch-up at Talia’s Southern California home.

The new video (catching up at Talia’s home in Southern California)

Talia agrees to try something new after the first phone interview … do a new interview on Zoom!

JUST FOR FUN

Enjoy this little teaser of Talia and Kara improvising for the camera.

 

LISTEN TO THE 3 PODCASTS:

New podcast (#3)

 
 

Original Podcast (#1)

Second Podcast (#2)

 
 
Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
Starring Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Andy Garcia, Franc D'Ambrosio, Bridget Fonda, George Hamilton, Joe Mantegna, Talia Shire, Eli Wallach, Sofia Coppola, Raf Vallone
Rocky
Starring Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers

Talia Shire is an icon. Well, you know. I mean, she's Connie Corleone in all The Godfather films. And she's Adrian, as in 'Yo, Adrian!' in all the Rocky films. Now she's in a new movie, Working Man, which you can catch now on demand or DVD.

In this episode, you'll witness Talia and me forming a little friendship. And you'll hear her wisdom and behind-the-scenes stories.

Talia Shire & I talk:

  • The Godfather

    • Francis Ford Coppola

    • Marlon Brando

    • John Cazale

    • Jimmy Caan

    • Kay's abortion

    • The fight between Carlo and Sonny

    • Auditioning and landing the gig

    • Francis on shaky ground

    • How the cast became a real family

  • Rocky

    • Sylvester Stallone

    • Adrian's shyness

    • The love between Rocky and Adrian

    • What changed after Rocky + before Rocky II

  • Working Man - Get it here.

    • Her co-stars: Billy Brown (How to Get Away with Murder) and Peter Gerety (Ray Donovan, Sneaky Pete, The Wire)

  • The Conversation

  • RAD - Get it here.

  • Talia's supremely talented family, which includes:

    • Francis Ford Coppola

    • August Coppola

    • Sophia Coppola

    • Roman Coppola

    • Nicolas Cage

    • Jason Schwartzman

  • Art, creativity, Buddhism, community, relationships

  • Life, family, partnership, evolving, grandchildren

  • The Tribeca Film Festival

  • Old-school Hollywood studio days

  • Barbara Stanwyck and Michael Powell

  • Being shy

  • Nepotism

  • Fame, theater and being a character actor

  • Losing her husband

  • What document she carries in her bag

  • Dating

  • The journey of life

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