• Air date: 22 Nov '98 16 episodes
      James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.
  • List of Episodes (16)
    • 1. Meryl Streep

      22 Nov '98
    • 2. John Hurt

      29 Nov '98
    • 3. Laurence Fishburne

      06 Dec '98
    • 4. Donald Sutherland

      13 Dec '98
    • 5. Ron Howard

      03 Jan '99
      Actor-director Ron Howard talks about growing up on television as Opie Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show" and Richie Cunningham on "Happy Days." Also: his approach as a director on films like "Splash," "Night Shift," "Parenthood" and "Apollo 13."
    • 6. Sharon Stone

      10 Jan '99
    • 7. Sean Penn

      17 Jan '99
      Actor Sean Penn is profiled and interviewed about his career.
    • 8. Robert De Niro

      31 Jan '99
      In this no-holds-barred meeting, the veteran Hollywood actor talks in depth about his career which spans blockbluster films across several decades.
    • 9. Steven Spielberg

      14 Feb '99
    • 10. Tim Robbins

    • 11. Jennifer Jason Leigh

      11 Jul '99
    • 12. Kim Basinger

      18 Jul '99
    • 13. Ellen Barkin

      25 Jul '99
    • 14. Peter Falk

      08 Aug '99
    • 15. Jerry Lewis

      15 Aug '99
    • 19. Tom Hanks

      12 Dec '99