What Holland Taylor learned from Stella Adler after 15 years of acting

The legendary Holland Taylor stars in the new Apple TV series Brothers, with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. It’s another iconic performance from the actress who also had memorable runs in Bosom Buddies, The Practice, and Two and a Half Men. We talk about all of those and her love of the stage where she got her start back in the ‘60s.

00:00 Inner Mansions

01:07 Playing Matthew McConaughey’s Mom

03:08 Building the Look: Wig, Tan & Jewelry

05:11 Bosom Buddies & Spotting Tom Hanks Early

06:35 A Theater Kid at Heart

07:42 First Broadway Show & Lamb Chops with Geraldine Page

11:07 Finding Stella Adler at 35

13:53 The Trouble with Method Acting

17:27 Broadway Debut in The Devils

19:38 Going On Unrehearsed for Janet Leigh

23:42 Replacing Eve Arden in Moose Murders

25:10 The Ann Richards Obsession

29:00 Opening in Galveston in a Tropical Storm

31:28 Why She Left Two and a Half Men

33:38 The Practice & Legally Blonde

37:13 Living Inside Ann on Broadway

41:19 “I Am Satisfied”: Her Final Performance

46:00 Life & Art with Sarah Paulson

49:14 Acidic, Alluring Women

52:30 Signing the Guest Book

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