This is episode 23 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Jess Hong a New Zealand actor who since graduating from Drama School landed the lead role in Showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss Game of Thrones follow up, the Multi-Emmy award nominated show 3 BODY PROBLEM, which was also created by Alexander Woo. In this episode we break down her early journey, successes and learnings in order to help demystify what the actor and director relationship can look like. This conversation covers:   -What is acting?  -How did you get into acting in the first place? -How did you land the job on 3 Body Problem? -How did you begin to prepare for the job of a life time? -How do you embody a character that is distant from yourself?  -How did the individual directors approach Director’s Rehearsals? -How do you like receiving notes from Directors? -How do you create trust between yourself and collaborators on set?  -How do you navigate working on such a large production? -What does the future look like for you?   Our wonderful sponsor for this episode is THE NATIONAL FILM and TELEVISION SCHOOL.   We’ve also partnered with SCRIPTATION to offer our listeners an EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT on their software, which you can find on the link below…  http://scriptation.com/thedirectorstake  Nugget of the Week   Jess: Make more good memories with family and friends. That’s what people will remember. Marcus: The Hitchcock and Truffaut interviews Oz: The Making of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo   Credits Music by Oliver Wegmüller   Socials Jess Hong: Instagram The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram Oz: Twitter (X) & Instagram   If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at [email protected]