NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actor Jonathan Majors who has been BUSY. He's in a superhero movie ("Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania"), the "Creed" boxing franchise ("Creed III"), and an art film that has critics buzzing about a possible Oscar ("Magazine Dreams").
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VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - The “underdog”
02:39 - Jonathan Majors’ body of work
04:00 - Majors’ vision for himself
05:25 - Understanding people through acting
06:13 - Why Majors’ began acting
08:00 - Choosing a role
09:58 - Playing Damian Anderson in “Creed III”
11:12 - Playing a villain / anti-hero
12:42 - Physicality in roles
15:18 - Fitness tips
17:50 - Playing Killian Maddox in “Magazine Dreams”
20:53 - On Masculinity
23:44 - The fear of living up to expectations