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Oscar-nominated actor June Squibb joins Steve Kmetko on Still Here Hollywood for a funny, honest, and deeply inspiring conversation about longevity, craft, and what it really means to keep working at the highest level in your 90s.
June looks back on her early days in theater, including working with the legendary Ethel Merman in Gypsy, learning Broadway discipline, and why she always knew, even as a child, that acting was not just something she wanted to do, it was who she was. She also talks about Law & Order, Nebraska, Thelma, Marjorie Prime, Yellowjackets, and what it feels like to still be headlining films when most people have long stepped away from the spotlight.
The conversation also explores aging in Hollywood, how Scarlett Johansson directed her in Eleanor the Great, what made Jack Nicholson such a generous scene partner, why realism matters so much in her work, and how Nebraska changed the way the industry saw her. June also shares her thoughts on inspiration, criticism, ambition, and the simple wisdom she would send back to her 35-year-old self.
If you love great actors, great stories, and proof that a second act can turn into seven acts, this episode is for you.
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Intro: June Squibb and a breakout decades in the making
Why some people still call her Miss Squibb
Working with Ethel Merman in Gypsy
Learning to bump and grind on stage
Knowing she was an actor from the very beginning
If she had done anything else, it might have been forensics
Law & Order memories and Jerry Orbach
Broadway discipline and arriving early to the theater
Her backstage ritual before curtain
How June prepares for a role
Seven decades of acting, and still going strong
What she looks for in a script now
Aging in Hollywood and what audiences want to see
Why older stories matter more than ever
What has not changed in Hollywood
How age changes the roles she gets
Scarlett Johansson, Eleanor the Great, and using the cane
Working with Scarlett as a director
Oscar night for Nebraska and sharing it with her son
Patreon break
Nebraska cemetery scene and that unforgettable moment
Why she never thought “why did this take so long?”
How Nebraska changed the way she saw herself
Thelma, action comedy, and strength at any age
The best thing about her life right now
What roles she still wants to play
What quality makes people want to work with her
What performance of hers she recommends people watch
In & Out, comedy, and Frank Oz
Working with Woody Allen on Alice
Can you separate art from artist?
Who made a big impression on her, Jack Nicholson
Fame, recognition, and being known for the work
Marrying her acting teacher
What makes a director great for actors
Was she ever typecast? Yes, as a bimbo
Roles that felt too familiar
Supporting player vs leading lady
Seeing her younger self on screen
How old she feels now, 35
Does she watch her own performances?
The one truth that shaped her whole life
Her secret to looking good and feeling healthy
Being called inspiring, and that word “icon”
A June Squibb documentary may be coming
What she hopes people say about her work
Still hoping to work with Robert De Niro
At 96, does she think about mortality?
What she would tell her 35-year-old self
Closing thoughts and wrap-up
Show Credits
Host/Producer: Steve Kmetko
All things technical: Justin Zangerle
Executive Producer: Jim Lichtenstein
Music by: Brian Sanyshyn
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