Actor Julia Garner (Ozark) has built a career out of shapeshifting. This summer, the Emmy-winning performer lands on the silver (surfer) screen with two major projects—The Fantastic Four: First Stepsand the highly-anticipated horror film, Weapons.

 

At the top, we walk through the spine-tingling world of Zach Cregger’s new film (6:45), the Moleskine character journals she keeps for each role (9:22), and some lessons from her time in clown school (14:01). Then, she reflects on her ‘Noah Baumbach-like’ upbringing (22:27) and the influence of legendary actors Bette Davis, Gena Rowlands, and Sharon Stone (23:15), who she credits for opening the doors in Hollywood that she has walked through (23:50).

 

On the back-half, Garner describes her transformative years making Ozark(30:03), the whirlwind three-week prep period to portray Anna Delvey in Inventing Anna(35:59), her comfort with discomfort (43:05), and how she remains open to growth in this next chapter (44:17).

 

Watch this conversation on our new YouTube channel.

 

Thoughts or future guest ideas? Email us at mail@talkeasypod.com.

Actor Julia Garner (Ozark) has built a career out of shapeshifting. This summer, the Emmy-winning performer lands on the silver (surfer) screen with two major projects&mdash;<a href="https://www.fandango.com/the-fantastic-four-first-steps-2025-236967/movie-overview">The Fantastic Four: First Steps</a> and the highly-anticipated horror film, <a href="https://www.fandango.com/weapons-2025-240417/movie-overview?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22779704094&amp;gbraid=0AAAAA_YO_vrQ4LknNVAyfbeKBfwbOVR1x&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwhuHEBhBHEiwAZrvdcvYWc9hLhCTqp9PU0xh6qhhfYH4dlkjwdDwweGBpOI0nJmuc2M76KRoC0dIQAvD_BwE">Weapons</a>.
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At the top, we walk through the spine-tingling world of Zach Cregger&rsquo;s new film (6:45), the Moleskine character journals she keeps for each role (9:22), and some lessons from her time in clown school (14:01). Then, she reflects on her &lsquo;Noah Baumbach-like&rsquo; upbringing (22:27) and the influence of legendary actors Bette Davis, Gena Rowlands, and Sharon Stone (23:15), who she credits for opening the doors in Hollywood that she has walked through (23:50).
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On the back-half, Garner describes her transformative years making&nbsp;<a href="https://www.netflix.com/watch/80117807?source=35">Ozark</a> (30:03), the whirlwind three-week prep period to portray Anna Delvey in <a href="https://www.netflix.com/watch/81012921?source=35">Inventing Anna</a> (35:59), her comfort with discomfort (43:05), and how she remains open to growth in this next chapter (44:17).
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0higcBGhZs">Watch this conversation</a> on our new YouTube channel.
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Thoughts or future guest ideas? Email us at mail@talkeasypod.com.

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