Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter - Episode Guide

Six of the year's most buzzed about TV drama actresses, Jessica Lange, Lizzy Caplan, Viola Davis, Ruth Wilson, Taraji P. Henson and Maggie Gyllenhaal, debate the perils of typecasting and why nude scenes never get easier.

Six of the television season's most eclectic actors - including Bob Odenkirk, Timothy Hutton, Justin Theroux, David Oyelowo, Clive Owen and Jon Voight - sound off on their script pet peeves and the power of career reinvention.

Watch six of the most influential comedic actresses on TV - Lena Dunham, Amy Schumer, Gina Rodriguez, Kate McKinnon, Tracee Ellis Ross and Ellie Kemper - as they discuss the triumphs and tribulations of being a lead woman in the world of comedy.

Fred Armisen, Don Cheadle, Will Forte, Ricky Gervais, Thomas Middleditch and Jordan Peele explore the merits of comedy critics (consensus: no merit), where the funny really comes from, the mastery of Louis C.K. and their dream collaborators.

Six of the executive producers behind the year's acclaimed TV dramas - Lee Daniels, Beau Willimon, Damon Lindelof, Alex Gansa, Michelle King and Sarah Treem - discuss issues with diversity on and off screen and the challenges of collaboration.

Six TV comedy showrunners - Alec Berg, Jill Soloway, Steve Levitan, Kenya Barris, Robert Carlock and Jay Duplass - discuss the balancing act between drama and funny and share their techniques for managing a writers' room.

Unscripted superstars Julie Chen, Mark Burnett, Nigel Lythgoe, Craig Piligian, Bertram Van Munster and Cat Deeley recount their most stressful show moments, dissect the state of reality TV and reveal their dream docuseries personalities.

The producers of this year's most provocative films - Scott Cooper, Ice Cube, Steve Golin, Simon Kinberg, Stacey Sher, and Christine Vachon - talk about what it takes to get a movie made.

Screenwriters Emma Donoghue, Nick Hornby, Meg LeFauve, Tom McCarthy, Amy Schumer, and Aaron Sorkin let us know what they would rewrite if they could, what their biggest mistake was, and if they use Twitter.

Six innovative directors - David O. Russell, Alejandro G. Inarritu, Quentin Tarantino, Danny Boyle, Tom Hooper, Ridley Scott - discuss filming in inclement weather, working with talent, and their regrets.

Cate Blanchett, Jane Fonda, Brie Larson, Jennifer Lawrence, Helen Mirren, Carey Mulligan, Charlotte Rampling, and Kate Winslet let us know why they act, if they watch themselves on screen, and who they want to work with.

Michael Caine, Will Smith, Benicio Del Toro, Joel Edgerton, Samuel L. Jackson, and Mark Ruffalo dish on racism versus prejudice, the pain of realizing you're too old to play the love interest, and who has taught them the most.

Documentary filmmakers Amy Berg, Kirby Dick, Liz Garbus, Alex Gibney, Michael Moore, and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi talk about avalanches, prickly trustees, and death threats.

Robert Richardson, Mandy Walker, Danny Cohen, Alwin Kuchler, Masanobu Takayanagi, and Linus Sandgren elaborate on who taught them the most, their biggest mistakes, and how they really feel about their movies being watched on phones.

Six of the year's most sought after drama actresses Sarah Paulson, Julianna Margulies, Kerry Washington, Constance Zimmer, Kirsten Dunst, Regina King, and Jennifer Lopez discuss the new landscape of TV, and what their first big splurge was.

Six of the television season's most eclectic drama actors - including Rami Malek, Bobby Cannavale, Wagner Moura, Cuba Gooding Jr., Forest Whitaker, and Paul Giamatti - reveal the challenges of letting emotionally demanding characters go.

TV's leading funny ladies - Rachel Bloom, Gina Rodriguez, Allison Janney, Niecy Nash, Lily Tomlin, Ilana Glazer - disclose the best advice they ever got, the moment they knew they wanted to become actors and their funniest fan interactions.

Comedy masters Jeffrey Tambor, Aziz Ansari, Anthony Anderson, Tony Hale, Jerrod Carmichael, Rob Lowe, Keegan-Michael Key divulge their most embarrassing moments, who inspires them and the challenges of taking a comedic look at serious topics.

Six of television's top drama series bosses - Sam Esmail, Julian Fellowes, Nina Jacobson, Marti Noxon, Melissa Rosenberg and John Ridley - open up about the stories that made them genuinely nervous in Hollywood and what it takes to cast their shows.

Comedy TV writer - producers Kenya Barris, Marta Kauffman, Aline Brosh McKenna, Alan Yang, Nahnatchka Khan and David Mandel talk condoms, stunt guests and what they have (and haven't) been able to get away with on the small screen.

TV's top reality talent - Mark Cuban, Jane Lynch, Guy Fieri, Nick Cannon, Mike Darnell and LL Cool J - discuss on-set psychologists, coaxing contestants and America's first reality star presidential candidate, Donald Trump.

The directors of this year's most acclaimed films, Damien Chazelle, Mel Gibson, Barry Jenkins, Mira Nair, Oliver Stone, Denzel Washington, talk about the filmmaking process.

Casey Affleck, Mahershala Ali, Jeff Bridges, Andrew Garfield, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dev Patel discuss how they go about researching roles, being typecast and what it's like working with celebrated directors.

Amy Adams, Annette Bening, Naomie Harris, Taraji P. Henson, Isabelle Huppert, Natalie Portman and Emma Stone talk about what inspired them to go into acting, having stage fright and what it's like working with Hollywood's best directors.

Darren Aronofsky, Todd Black, Matt Damon, Frank Marshall, Marc Platt, and Emma Tillinger Koskoff have a conversation about developing scripts, making decisions on the fly and what it takes to be a successful producer.

Pedro Almodovar, Tom Ford, Noah Oppenheim, Kenneth Lonergan, Allison Schroeder, and Taylor Sheridan discuss what principles guide their writing, how to escape writer's block and ways that their writing draws from personal experience.

Documentary filmmakers Ezra Edelman, Werner Herzog, Kirsten Johnson, Josh Kriegman, Raoul Peck, and Roger Ross Williams talk about how they got into filmmaking and what draws them to commit to a specific story.

Songwriters Tori Amos, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Sting, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams reveal their process and how to emotionally connect songs to movies.

Six of comedy's best TV actors talk about what it's like making comedy in the current political climate and their proudest moments from their shows. Anthony Anderson, Kevin Bacon, Ted Danson, Brian Tyree Henry, William H. Macy and Kumail Nanjiani.

Pamela Adlon, Minnie Driver, America Ferrera, Kathryn Hahn, Issa Rae and Emmy Rossum talk about typecasting in Hollywood, male nudity vs. female nudity, and their most embarrassing moments on set.

Riz Ahmed, Sterling K. Brown, John Lithgow, Ewan McGregor, Billy Bob Thornton and Jeffrey Wright talk about what scenes they were nervous to approach and the process of letting a character go.

Nicole Kidman, Jessica Lange, Chrissy Metz, Elisabeth Moss, Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon talk about how they prepare for intense scenes and gender equality in Hollywood.

Judd Apatow, Kenya Barris, Gloria Calderon Kellett, David Mandel, Scott Silveri and Phoebe Waller-Bridge open up about what draws them to certain stories, the complications of network casting and the pressure to get political.

Ava DuVernay, Noah Hawley, David E. Kelley, Jenji Kohan, Lisa Joy and Ryan Murphy talk about how to make talent comfortable when shooting sensitive subject matters and the TV families that they most identify with.

W. Kamau Bell, Kris Jenner, Leah Remini, RuPaul and SallyAnn Salsano open up about why their shows connect so strongly with audiences, their first industry jobs and the distresses of social media.

Guillermo del Toro, Greta Gerwig, Patty Jenkins, Angelina Jolie, Denis Villeneuve and Joe Wright talk about working with esteemed veteran actors, overcoming their toughest days on set and the importance of telling personal stories.

James Franco; Tom Hanks; Gary Oldman; Willem Dafoe; John Boyega; Sam Rockwell.

Mary J. Blige; Emma Stone; Allison Janney; Saoirse Ronan; Jennifer Lawrence; Jessica Chastain.

Judd Apatow; Ridley Scott; Amy Pascal; Eric Fellner; Seth Rogen; Jason Blum.

Aaron Sorkin; Darren Aronofsky; Fatih Akin; Jordan Peele; Anthony McCarten; Emily Gordon.

Roger Deakins, Robert Elswit, Hoyte Van Hoytema, Janusz Kaminski, Dan Laustsen and Rachel Morrison talk about collaborating with directors, battling the elements on set and their favorite onscreen visuals of all time.

Bryan Cranston; Armie Hammer; Diane Kruger; Robert Pattinson; Margot Robbie; Octavia Spencer.

Six of television's funniest actors talk about their creative process and what it's like making comedy in the current climate.

Six of television's funniest women talk about pushing creative boundaries, their most memorable auditions and the power of saying no.

Six of television's most sought-after dramatic actors sit for a candid conversation about advice, lucky breaks and the key to longevity in Hollywood.

Six top dramatic actresses talk about the power of playing strong female characters and navigating nude scenes on set.

Seven top film and TV creators talk about blending genres, expanding fictional universes and the responsibility of casting the right actors.

Six top TV creators talk about pushing boundaries in comedy, what inspires them creatively, and writing for networks versus streaming and cable.

Six of TV's most talented showrunners talk about race in the writers' room, shooting awkward sex scenes and killing off favorite characters.

Directors Ryan Coogler, Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuarón, Marielle Heller, Yorgos Lanthimos and Spike Lee discuss the challenges and triumphs of filmmaking.

Mahershala Ali, Chadwick Boseman, Timothée Chalamet, Richard E. Grant, Hugh Jackman and Viggo Mortensen discuss the craft of acting.

Glenn Close, Lady Gaga, Kathryn Hahn, Nicole Kidman, Regina King and Rachel Weisz discuss the craft of acting.

Ceci Dempsey, Bill Gerber, Kevin Feige, Paul Greengrass, Nina Jacobson and Gabriela Rodriguez discuss their work as film producers.

Bo Burnham, Peter Farrelly, Tamara Jenkins, John Krasinski, Eric Roth and Paul Schrader discuss the craft of screenwriting.

David Crosby, Kesha, Tim McGraw, Boots Riley, Mark Ronson and Diane Warren discuss the craft of songwriting.

Julie Cohen, Rashida Jones, Bing Liu, Morgan Neville, E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Tim Wardle discuss documentary filmmaking.

Regina Hall, Natasha Lyonne, Maya Rudolph, Jane Fonda, Constance Wu, Tiffany Haddish and Phoebe Waller-Bridge discuss acting in a comedy role.

Sacha Baron Cohen, Jim Carrey, Ted Danson, Don Cheadle, Henry Winkler and Timothy Simons discuss the craft of acting.

Michelle Williams, Emilia Clarke, Danai Gurira, Niecy Nash, Patricia Arquette and Christine Baranski discuss the craft of acting.

Stephan James, Hugh Grant, Diego Luna, Billy Porter, Richard Madden and Sam Rockwell discuss the craft of acting.

Jerrod Carmichael, Tanya Saracho, Alan Yang, Bill Hader, David Mandel and Ali Rushfield discuss creating a comedy for television.

Sam Esmail, Marti Noxon, John Singleton, Steve Canals, Sera Gamble and Nic Pizzolatto discuss the challenges in creating a drama series today.

Ava DuVernay, Adam McKay, Ben Stiller, David Nutter, Patty Jenkins and Jean-Marc Vallee discuss their work as TV directors.

Stephen Galloway, Martin Scorsese, Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig, Todd Philipps, Lulu Wang, Fernando Meirelles discuss their work as film directors.

Rebecca Ford, Renée Zellweger, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, Lupita Nyong'o, Jennifer Lopez discuss the craft of acting.

Stephen Galloway, Adam Driver, Adam Sandler, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Jamie Foxx, Shia LaBeouf discuss the craft of acting.

Rebecca Ford, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Charlize Theron, David Heyman, Dan Lin, Peter Chernin, Debra Martin Chase discuss producing films.

Stephen Galloway, Taika Waititi, Anthony McCarten, Lorene Scafaria, Kasi Lemmons, Destin Daniel Cretton discuss writing in films.

Rebecca Keegan, Julia Reichert, Asif Kapadia, Lauren Greenfield, Nanfu Wang, Todd Douglas Miller discuss creating a documentary.

Matthew Belloni, Tom Rothman, Scott Stuber, Toby Emmerich, Donna Langley, Jennifer Salke, Jim Gianopulos, Alan Horn discuss their roles as studio executives.

Jameela Jamil, Robin Thede, Jane Levy, Elle Fanning, Amy Sedaris, and Tiffany Haddish discuss their work as comedy actresses.

Dan Levy, Kumail Nanjiani, Ramy Youssef, Kenan Thompson, and Ricky Gervais discuss their work as comedy actors.

Jennifer Aniston, Helena Bonham Carter, Janelle Monáe, Reese Witherspoon, Zendaya, and Rose Byrne discuss their roles as drama actresses.

Kieran Culkin, Tobias Menzies, Bob Odenkirk, Patrick Stewart, Daveed Diggs, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II discuss their role as drama actors.

Kenya Barris, Liz Feldman, Rob McElhenney, Tony McNamara, Amy Sherman-Palladino, and Greg Daniels discuss their work as comedy show runners.

Damon Lindelof, Liz Tigelaar, Michelle King, Alexander Woo, and Courtney Kemp discuss their work as drama show runners.

Deborah Chow, Jon M. Chu, Janet Mock, Alex Garland, Jonathan Nolan, and Anna Boden discuss their work as TV directors.