Back To One

Updated: 30 Sep 2025 • 362 episodes
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The no nonsense, in-depth, actors-on-acting podcast from Filmmaker Magazine. Hosted by Peter Rinaldi. One working actor every episode doing a deep dive into their approach to the craft. No small talk, no celebrity stories, no inane banter—just the work.

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30 Sep 2025 • EN

Catherine LeFrere

Catherine LeFrere plays Isabella Blow in the inventive off-Broadway production “House of McQueen" at The Mansion At Hudson Yards in New York City. The play depicts the life of the brilliant fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who was discovered by Blow. On this episode, LeFrere takes us on a deep dive into the creation

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Josh Pais returns to the podcast (first time was Ep. 77). Aside from being one of the most respected actors in the game, with over 150 credits in film and TV, Pais is the founder of “Committed Impulse,” a groundbreaking training born from his own acting process that has since become a “secret weapon” for thousands of t

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16 Sep 2025 • EN

Ruby Cruz

Watching Ruby Cruz’s remarkable and seemingly effortless performance in her latest film, “The Threesome,” I got a hunch that she was engaging with the work on some kind of intuitive level where connection was paramount. I also sensed that this might not be easy to talk about. In one sense I was right, the gifted young

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09 Sep 2025 • EN

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson is a celebrated actor, writer, and director. His nearly 100 screen credits include “The Thin Red Line,” “Lincoln,” “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” “Watchmen,” and “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” For his latest, the independent film “Bang Bang,” he plays an aging boxer whose glory days are long past. On th

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26 Aug 2025 • EN

John Carroll Lynch

John Carroll Lynch has delivered so many performances, on so many sets, for both the big and small screen, that it is almost ridiculous. Just a few highlights of his hundreds of credits include: “The Drew Carey Show,” “Fargo,” “Zodiac,” “Big Sky,” “American Horror Story,” “The Trial of The Chicago 7”, and his latest, “

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19 Aug 2025 • EN

Sunita Mani

You know the multitalented Sunita Mani from “Glow,” “Spirited,” “Mr. Robot,” or “Save Yourselves!” And now, just this year, she has roles in so many projects (like “The Wild,” “Death of a Unicorn,” “A Nice Indian Boy,” “Government Cheese,” “His and Hers,” “The Roses”) that one wonders how she has to time to do it all.

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