On the first episode of the Talking To Actors series, DGC Director Aubrey Arnason sits down with famed Directing Coach Judith Weston to discuss the 25th Anniversary Edition of her bestselling book, Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Television. Weston’s students include directors like Alejandro Iñárritu, Ava DuVernay and Taika Watiti, and on this episode she delves into the Director-Actor relationship, what Actors want from their Director, how to help Actors find the right emotions in a scene and much more.

The DGC Podcast is produced by the Directors Guild of Canada National Directors Division and hosted by filmmakers Aubrey Arnason and Katia Café-Fébrissy.