Noah Emmerich, otherwise known as Stan Beeman on The Americans, joins Brian to talk about the subtleties in his craft, how he went from being a musician and travel writer to an actor, and how Brian broke Noah the news that he couldn't land a role in the Kevin Costner film, For Love of the Game. Noah also dives into the backstory of how he landed his role as Marlon, Truman's best friend, on The Truman Show and the lessons we can all learn from chasing your fears.

Mentioned this week:

The Truman Show, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Gallipoli, and Witness - Peter Weir films

Pride & Glory, Warrior, and Miracle - Gavin O'Connor films

The Americans

Beautiful Girls and Monument Avenue - Ted "Teddy" Demme films

Rounders

Floyd Abrams

@DanAbrams

Paul Giamatti

Ron Livingston

@JoshMalina

@WhitfordBradley

@DuleHill

A Few Good Men

Atlantic Theater Company

Things I Have Learned Playing Poker on the Hill an essay by David Mamet

Harold Evans

Lincoln Center Library

True West a play by Sam Shepard

Burn This a play by Lanford Wilson

The Qualms a play by Bruce Norris

Ron Stetson - Neighborhood Playhouse teacher

Ed Harris

Lee Krasner

Kurt Russell

Coach K

Andrew Niccol writer of Gattaca and The Truman Show

Susan Smith - Talent Agent

@JimCarrey

Bulworth a Warren Beatty film

Cop Land a James Mangold film

Harvey Keitel

@RayLiotta

Arthur Nascarella

For Love of the Game a film starring Kevin Costner

Scott Rosenberg writer of Beautiful Girls

@JoeWeisberg

Making Movies a book by Sidney Lumet

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