# Macon Blair

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Podcast: [An Actor Despairs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-actor-despairs-92642)
Published: 2026-07-01T12:21:45+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/an-actor-despairs/episodes/macon-blair
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Duration seconds: 6549

## Resource

Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor, writer, and director Macon Blair, known for Oppenheimer , Blue Ruin , and Green Room , to discuss his journey from growing up in Alexandria, Virginia to building a career as one of independent cinema's most respected storytellers. The conversation explores his lifelong creative partnership with Jeremy Saulnier, making homemade films together as kids, working as a production assistant in New York, writing spec scripts, and the years of persistence that led to the breakthrough success of Blue Ruin at the Cannes Film Festival. Macon also reflects on the making of Green Room , his work on Oppenheimer , the realities of independent filmmaking, and what it takes to build a lasting career both in front of and behind the camera. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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