Sep 16, 2026 · 35 min · 9 segments
Send us Fan Mail As he continues his run as part of the 40th anniversary cast of Phantom of the Opera in the West End, Joseph Millson sat down to…
Joseph MillsonGuest
Carlos TsengHost
Yeah, I feel like there's an interesting juxtaposition at the same time, you know, with having more work life balance, but you're also doing more, you know, you're acting and writing and filmmaking as well.
that is true now my kids are grown up now so the the requirements for sort of non-stop care and buying shoes is slightly less although of course i'm still there for them and they still need help here and there yeah it's really interesting also my father it's into whatever we grew up with my father was dead by the age i'm at now so there is an element of of sort of every day is a gift and i don't want to waste it but i also am better at taking cat naps and resting and going for walks in nature and But the writing thing, I think every actor should write because acting is a really odd art form to fall in love with.
Because if you're a sculptor, painter, musician, model maker, anything else, you can practice on your own.
So out of work actors, the pain is worse than any other type of artist because you can't.
Yes, you can go to classes, you can read about it, but essentially you can't really sketch unless you're doing it.
But a month where you are just waiting for auditions and waiting for the emails and getting frustrated compared to a month where you once or twice a week sit in a cafe and write some weird short story that no one's ever going to see.
Yeah, I feel like there's an interesting juxtaposition at the same time, you know, with having more work life balance, but you're also doing more, you know, you're acting and writing and filmmaking as well.
that is true now my kids are grown up now so the the requirements for sort of non-stop care and buying shoes is slightly less although of course i'm still there for them and they still need help here and there yeah it's really interesting also my father it's into whatever we grew up with my father was dead by the age i'm at now so there is an element of of sort of every day is a gift and i don't want to waste it but i also am better at taking cat naps and resting and going for walks in nature and But the writing thing, I think every actor should write because acting is a really odd art form to fall in love with.
Because if you're a sculptor, painter, musician, model maker, anything else, you can practice on your own.
So out of work actors, the pain is worse than any other type of artist because you can't.
Yes, you can go to classes, you can read about it, but essentially you can't really sketch unless you're doing it.
But a month where you are just waiting for auditions and waiting for the emails and getting frustrated compared to a month where you once or twice a week sit in a cafe and write some weird short story that no one's ever going to see.
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