Five Things with Lynn Hirschberg

Actress, Screenwriter, and now Director, Brit Marling, speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor-at-Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about a peculiar acting coach in Los Angeles, working on set, the radically feminine works of photographer Francesca Woodman, the cancellation of her first show, The OA, and a powerful lightning storm that left Marling feeling inspired.

Emmy nominated actress Margaret Qualley speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor-at-Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about her sister, New York City, a special beach house she shares with a loved one, the time she decided to quit her lifelong passion of dance, and finding the love of her life, Jack Antonoff.

Emmy nominated actress Keke Palmer speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor-at-Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about her Grandmother, Robbins Illinois, her collection of journals, the first talkshow she hosted, and the simple joy that her family gives her.

Grammy nominated country singer and songwriter, Kelsea Ballerini, speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor-at-Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about her mother, Central High School in Knoxville Tennessee, a mailbox, divorce, and becoming a disrupter.

Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, producer, and, most importantly, pop-star Charli XCX speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor at Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about being a workaholic, traveling to Los Angeles as a teenager to make music, a wall in her house that features art by her friends, that time she fired her management team, and what it felt like to finally take a vacation where she felt rel...

Emmy nominated actress and producer Natasha Lyonne speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor at Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about Nora Ephron, Film Forum, obsessing over The New York Times crossword puzzle, listening to quantum physics audio books, the time Chloë Sevigny helped her get out of a bad relationship, and going to the beach with her dog Rootbeer.

Emmy nominated actor, Colman Domingo, speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor at Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about his longtime friend, Michelle Lloyd Maya, Vaya De Guadalupe, a song by The Spinners, negotiating a well overdue salary raise, and a bad bout with bronchitis. 

Emmy nominated actress and producer, Kaley Cuoco, speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor at Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about John Ritter, her ranch in Hidden Valley, a special ring made of hair, her divorce, and her dog Norman.

Grammy award winning musician, Jack Antonoff, speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor at Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about his sister Rachel, Long Beach Island, the objects he keeps in his recording studio, the pandemic, and falling in love. 

Oscar nominated director Maggie Gyllenhaal speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor at Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about her acting coach, why she decided to shoot her movie in Greece, how the film Silkwood (1983) influenced her, the time her children got whooping cough, and the day she married Peter Sarsgaard.

Oscar nominated director Denis Villeneuve speaks candidly with W Magazine's Editor at Large, Lynn Hirschberg, about working with his first mentor on a documentary, a secret island he likes to visit, his father's watch, the divorce from his first wife, and how the birth of his children allowed him to become the artist he is today.

Oscar award winning actress, Penélope Cruz, speaks candidly with W Magazine’s editor at large, Lynn Hirschberg, about working with Pedro Almodóvar, the beach, pictures from a life-changing trip to Kolkata, learning to say no to projects that didn't feel right, and spending time with her Grandmother as a child. 

Oscar award winning screenwriter and director, Pedro Almodóvar, speaks candidly with W Magazine’s editor at large, Lynn Hirschberg, about his photoshoot for W Magazine's 2022 Directors Issue, working with the ultimate muse, Penélope Cruz, his latest film, Parallel Mothers, and how he almost directed the 2005 classic, Brokeback Mountain. 

In a special bonus episode of 5 Things, Oscar award winning director Quentin Tarantino speaks candidly with W Magazine's editor at large, Lynn Hirschberg, about the novelization of his 2019 film, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood.  

Grammy nominated singer songwriter Phoebe Bridgers speaks candidly with W Magazine’s editor at large, Lynn Hirschberg, about her mother's comedy career, crashing her car, the guitar she smashed on SNL, the tour she almost went on with Ryan Adams, and pure joy of making music with Boy Genius. 

Emmy nominated actress and writer, Rashida Jones, speaks candidly with W Magazine's editor at large Lynn Hirschberg about her father, the beauty of Los Angeles, the paintings her grandmother made, how tinnitus has changed the way she sees the world, and her never ending love of dance. 

Oscar award winning director Sofia Coppola speaks candidly with W Magazine’s editor at large Lynn Hirschberg about her photography teacher Paul Jasmin, growing up in Napa, an inspiring telegram, her valiant attempt to direct The Little Mermaid, and marrying her husband Thomas Mars. 

Oscar-nominated actor Riz Ahmed speaks candidly with W Magazine’s editor at large, Lynn Hirschberg, about his older brother, the city of London, the drum sticks he used while acting in The Sound of Metal , studying at Oxford, and finding out that The Sound of Metal received 6 Oscar nominations. 

In Part 2 of his podcast episode, Oscar-award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin speaks candidly with W Magazine’s editor at large, Lynn Hirschberg, about addiction, the birth of his daughter, and giving up acting to become a writer. 

In Part 1 of his podcast episode, Oscar-award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin speaks candidly with W Magazine’s editor at large, Lynn Hirschberg, about his father, New York City, Scarsdale, and a photograph that left a major impression on him. 

Oscar-nominated director Emerald Fennell speaks candidly with W Magazine’s editor at large, Lynn Hirschberg, about her lifelong best friend, the house she grew up in Herefordshire England, shopping, a strange encounter with a "psychic," and marrying her husband.

Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels speaks candidly with W Magazine’s editor at large, Lynn Hirschberg, about the process behind making his 2012 Paperboy , the magic of Jewel's Catch One in Los Angeles, and becoming the first same-sex couple alongside Billy Hopkins to adopt children in Pennsylvania.

Grammy and Oscar nominated star Andra Day speaks candidly with W Magazine’s editor at large, Lynn Hirschberg, about wishing she had stage parents, losing her cherished cross necklace, auditioning for The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, and her beloved niece and nephew in the latest episode of W Magazine’s podcast, 5 Things with Lynn Hirschberg.

In part 2 of Lynn’s conversation with Quentin Tarantino, the filmmaker reflects on his first experience at the Sundance Film Festival in 1991, when Reservoir Dogs premiered and, as he puts it, there was “an explosion of American independent cinema.” He also goes through every single film he saw in theaters in 1979—including The Deer Hunter, which he went to see six times.

In Part 1 of Lynn’s interview with Quentin Tarantino, the filmmaker covers everything from his decades-long admiration of the late New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael to how he rejects the characterization of Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood as a “love letter” to Los Angeles. He goes deep on the process of writing his first script, True Romance, with Roger Avary, and recalls his early attempts at sc...