May 13, 2026 · 33 min · 19 segments
Jim Farley welcomes noted actor Tom Pelphrey (Ozark, Task) to DRIVE, discussing road trips, family, and how Pelphrey defines success. The conversation centers on separating identity from acting, how…
Tom PelphreyGuest
Jim FarleyHost
When I was younger, my entire identity was actor, actor, actor, you know, and that was a really painful way to live, and kind of a foolish way to live, because when something went good, I was the king of the universe, and when something went bad, I was completely worthless.
And I realized, thankfully, thank God, many years ago, that that should not be my identity, nor where I put my focus.
And so now my success is based on who I am as a human being, who I am as a father and as a partner, and who I am as a friend.
And my work is something that I love to do, but it is not my identity, and it is not how I measure myself.
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