Oct 9, 2026 · 32 min · 10 segments
Q&A with actor Tim Robbins on his work in Apple TV+'s Silo, his upcoming documentary 45 Seconds of Laughter, and his website, timrobbins.com, where he displays BTS content. Moderated by Jenelle Riley.
Tim RobbinsGuest
Jenelle RileyHost
And I was reading these scripts thinking, "Wow, how am I this blessed that I have been given the opportunity to be part of a story that resonates with this world right now?" This is not distraction.
To be isolated, to be in a society that demands compliance, to, to be in a society that, uh, views any kind of questioning with suspicion.
I loved every moment of that experience, and I have to say, quite honestly, I haven't in the past with some recent projects.
And this, this was such a healing- Uh, w- project to work on because it really reinstated my belief and faith in the, the beautiful act of creation.
And that involves respect, and that involves treating people in a, in a good way.
We were all respected, all the cast members, all the crew members, the creative teams.
Apple was great to work with, and Graham Yost was the m- most, uh, congenial and, uh, generous host as the executive producer.
And, you know, I think it bears saying that and repeating that, and I have in other interviews, because we're living in a, um, entertainment world right now that that's not the norm unfortunately.
We're living in a entertainment world where they don't think twice about making people work 16, 17-hour days.
And I was reading these scripts thinking, "Wow, how am I this blessed that I have been given the opportunity to be part of a story that resonates with this world right now?" This is not distraction.
To be isolated, to be in a society that demands compliance, to, to be in a society that, uh, views any kind of questioning with suspicion.
I loved every moment of that experience, and I have to say, quite honestly, I haven't in the past with some recent projects.
And this, this was such a healing- Uh, w- project to work on because it really reinstated my belief and faith in the, the beautiful act of creation.
And that involves respect, and that involves treating people in a, in a good way.
We were all respected, all the cast members, all the crew members, the creative teams.
Apple was great to work with, and Graham Yost was the m- most, uh, congenial and, uh, generous host as the executive producer.
And, you know, I think it bears saying that and repeating that, and I have in other interviews, because we're living in a, um, entertainment world right now that that's not the norm unfortunately.
We're living in a entertainment world where they don't think twice about making people work 16, 17-hour days.
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