Celebrating movie icons: Western stunt double Hal Needham Needham, who died in 2013, worked as a Hollywood stuntman for over 40 years. In this 2011 interview, he detailed some of his most death-defying feats — and why he disliked modern special effects. Terry Gross
Celebrating movie icons: Eli Wallach Wallach, who died in 2014, learned to ride horses as a young man. He later made a career playing villains in Westerns like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Originally broadcast in 1990. Terry Gross
Celebrating movie icons: Clint Eastwood Eastwood's breakout role came in the 1964 Western A Fistful of Dollars. In 1997 he talked about his signature squint: "[There's a] bunch of lights ... and it's 90 degrees and it's hard not to squint." Terry Gross
Celebrating movie icons: Isabella Rossellini Rossellini talked about being the daughter of movie icons Ingrid Bergman and director Roberto Rossellini and about playing playing an abused woman in Blue Velvet. Terry Gross
Celebrating movie icons: Dennis Hopper Hopper, who died in 2010, became famous for the 1969 hippie biker road trip movie, Easy Rider. "There was a lot of smoking grass on that picture. ... I didn’t do it. But I drank," he said in 1990. Terry Gross
Celebrating movie icons: Sidney Poitier In this 2000 interview, Poitier talked about his disastrous first audition, why reading was a struggle and how he went on to become the most famous Black actor of his generation. Terry Gross
Celebrating movie icons: Meryl Streep In 2012, the Oscar-winning actor talked about shifting accents for various roles, including her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady: "It's work, but it's not a struggle; it's fun." Terry Gross
The movie 'It Ends With Us' faces criticism for glamorizing domestic abuse Critics say the film, an adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel of the same title, paints a love story — not a picture of domestic abuse as portrayed in the original work. Alana Wise
Celebrating movie icons: Molly Ringwald Ringwald represented teen angst in '80s films like Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. She's also worked as a jazz musician, an author and a translator. Originally broadcast Feb. 12, 2024. Tonya Mosley
Celebrating movie icons: Anthony Hopkins Hopkins won an Academy Award for his portrayal of the cannibalizing serial killer Hannibal Lector The Silence of the Lambs. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1991 about the character's distinctive voice. Terry Gross