Jun 25, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min · 18 segments
Actor-Director Tony Goldwyn talks with host Ben Mankiewicz about breaking into Hollywood where his family roots run deep and the Goldwyn name looms large. Tony looks back on the ups and downs of his…
Ben MankiewiczHostWhat do you do?" I say, "Oh, I'm an actor." And then they go, "Oh," and then they'd walk away or-
It was just, it was like having, you know, b- b- uh, like leprosy or something.
[laughs] And then Ghost comes out, and instantaneously, all of those same people who were mean to me were, like, hugging me like I was their old friend, and they always, they loved me.
I'd go to a party and they'd say like, "Tony, oh, remember, we had dinner a couple years ago."
And so that, I was like, "Oh, my God, how do I handle this Hollywood thing?" It, it, it, I was not a natural at it, put it that way.
What do you do?" I say, "Oh, I'm an actor." And then they go, "Oh," and then they'd walk away or-
It was just, it was like having, you know, b- b- uh, like leprosy or something.
[laughs] And then Ghost comes out, and instantaneously, all of those same people who were mean to me were, like, hugging me like I was their old friend, and they always, they loved me.
I'd go to a party and they'd say like, "Tony, oh, remember, we had dinner a couple years ago."
And so that, I was like, "Oh, my God, how do I handle this Hollywood thing?" It, it, it, I was not a natural at it, put it that way.
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