Kurt Russell Interview: Death Proof, Racing Championships and Slapping Billy Bob Thornton
Leo Quinones talks with Kurt Russell about Death Proof and Grindhouse, his racing championships, crashing his first cars, and that Tombstone slap.
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Celebrity Interviews with Leo Quinones
For more than 35 years, Leo has sat down with the actors and filmmakers behind the movies we love. These are the conversations, unfiltered, with the stories that didn't make the press kit.
Samuel L. Jackson Interview: Critics, Blues Legends and 20 Years of Live Theatre
In Leo Quinones' Black Snake Moan interview, Samuel L. Jackson talks movie critics, touring Deep South juke joints, and two decades of live theatre mishaps.
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Alan Rickman Interview: Bottle Shock, Bad Wine and the Panic of Filmmaking
Alan Rickman talks Bottle Shock with Leo Quinones: playing wine merchant Steven Spurrier, never having enough time or money, cheap wine, and getting fired.
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Viggo Mortensen Interview: The Road, Fatherhood, Fear and Finding the Soul of a Film
Viggo Mortensen tells Leo Quinones about The Road: the toughest shoot of his career, its emotional toll, and his bond with young co-star Kodi Smit-McPhee.
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Robert Downey Jr. Interview: Zodiac, Blanks on Set and Cutting the Crap
Robert Downey Jr. talks Zodiac with Leo Quinones: a near miss with a blank on set, why total immersion isn't the ticket, and why cut means cut.
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Ben Stiller Interview: Inside Tropic Thunder, Critics and Creative Chaos
Ben Stiller tells Leo Quinones about Tropic Thunder: reading reviews, wearing every hat on set, and directing Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus.
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Paul Walker Interview: Pain, Honor and the Real Meaning of Running Scared
In a candid interview with Leo Quinones, Paul Walker talks Running Scared, working with Clint Eastwood on Flags of Our Fathers, and growing up around veterans.
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Jon Favreau on Chef, Part 3: Karaoke, Sofía Vergara and the El Jefe Cubano
The final part of Leo Quinones' Jon Favreau interview: the improvised karaoke scene, MJ Anthony's breakthrough, Sofía Vergara, and the real El Jefe Cubano recipe.
Read More →Jon Favreau on Chef, Part 2: John Leguizamo, Roy Choi and Wolfgang Puck's Omelet Test
Part 2 of Leo Quinones' Jon Favreau interview: why John Leguizamo steals Chef, training in Roy Choi's kitchens, and the omelet Wolfgang Puck threw in the ice bin.
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Leo Quinones sits down with Jon Favreau to talk about Chef: his grandmother's lasagna, training with Roy Choi, and why the film is really about a father and son.
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