{"podcast":{"title":"Back To One","slug":"back-to-one-553029","podcast_index_feed_id":553029,"rss_url":"https://filmmakermagazine.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://filmmakermagazine.com/column/back-to-one-a-podcast-on-acting/#.Wt3dmNPwZ24","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/e/d/8/ced83dc58e6e2442d959afa2a1bf1c87/New_BACK_TO_ONE_logo.png","author":"Peter Rinaldi","episode_count":390,"summary":"The no nonsense, in-depth, actors-on-acting podcast 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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-to-one-553029"},"episode":{"title":"Mark Strong","slug":"mark-strong","published_at":"2026-05-19T13:43:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-to-one-553029/mark-strong","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-to-one-553029","url":"https://filmmakermagazine.libsyn.com/mark-strong","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/filmmakermagazine/Back_To_One_Mark_Strong.mp3?dest-id=697709","summary":"Mark Strong has made a name for himself playing villains or stealing scenes (or both) in movies like \"Sherlock Holmes,\" \"Kick-Ass,\" \"Zero Dark Thirty,\" \"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,\" \"The Imitation Game,\" the list goes on. On this episode, he talks about his work in the theater, particularly two of his most celebrated performances for the stage: Eddie in \"A View From The Bridge,\" and \"Oedipus\" (which just earned him a Tony nomination for Best Actor In A Play). He explains why he needs to understand a character fully before he can play it, why extensive research is often not necessary, why specifics in direction usually doesn't work for him, why trust is so important, how going bald changed everything for the better, and much much more. Back To One is the in-depth, no-nonsense, actors-on-acting podcast. In each episode, host Peter Rinaldi invites one working actor to do a deep dive into their unique process, psychology, and approach to the craft. Subscribe to Back To One on Substack Follow Back To One on Instagram","meta_description":"Mark Strong has made a name for himself playing villains or stealing scenes (or both) in movies like \"Sherlock Holmes,\" \"Kick-Ass,\" \"Zero Dark Thirty,\" \"T…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3031,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/back-to-one-553029/episodes/mark-strong/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-to-one-553029/mark-strong.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}