Ep. 72: How Ben Foster Became one of his Generation's Greatest Chameleons

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">TIFF Long Take</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Rob and Geoff sit down with one of the industry’s most versatile and compelling actors, Ben Foster. Whether he’s playing a Texas bank robber in '</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hell or High Water'</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Lance Armstrong in '</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Program'</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, or William S. Burroughs in '</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kill Your Darlings'</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Foster’s legendary range has earned him a wide variety of eclectic roles over the last decade. He most recently collaborated with filmmaker Debra Granik on '</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leave No Trace'</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which opens at TIFF Bell Lightbox on July 6.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Foster discusses how he prepares for physically and emotionally demanding roles, the challenges of leaving a character behind, and what advice he wishes he’d been given when he was starting out in the business.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He also talks about what he values most in directors, how he’s avoided being typecast, and the secret to playing historical figures well.</span></p>