Working: Alison Wright Explains How Actors Get Emotional on Cue
b'Host June Thomas digs into the craft of acting with Alison Wright, who portrayed Martha on The Americans and now plays Ruth on the new TNT adaptation of Bong Joon-ho\\u2019s 2013 movie Snowpiercer (which itself was based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige). Wright explains how she developed Ruth\\u2019s unique accent in Snowpiercer, how she utilizes the tools of Method acting to tap into emotions on stage, and why she thinks Daniel Day-Lewis and Meryl Streep are such impressive actors.\\xa0\\nSend your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com.\\xa0\\nAnd if you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence\\u2014and you\\u2019ll be supporting the work we do here on Working. It\\u2019s only $35 for the first year, and you can get a free two-week trial now at\\xa0slate.com/workingplus\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'