How To Be A Scene-Stealing Character Actor with Jackie Hoffman (Only Murders in the Building) | How We Role

Jackie Hoffman is best known for her Emmy-nominated role as Mamacita in FX’s Feud: Betty and Joan. She has appeared in acclaimed series including Only Murders in the Building (Actor Award Nomination) and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and in films such as Glass Onion, Birdman, and Kissing Jessica Stein.

Alongside host and actor Robert Peterpaul, Jackie reveals how to build a lasting career by trusting your instincts, protecting your comic timing, and showing up with the kind of energy people want on set and in the room.

This episode is a treasure trove of creative wisdom, covering:

From Only Murders in the Building alongside Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez to Feud with Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon, she shares what it’s like to work in top tier ensembles.

What it really means to be a character actor and how to find the fun in the process.

Her best advice for nailing auditions, landing jokes and trusting your instincts as an actor.

Why she calls herself a “gut actor” + much more.

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Jackie Hoffman: I’m honored that a theater kid would look up to me. I was at a convention yesterday, or, this was actually two days ago, and this sweet, musical theater kid was like, “My favorite show is ‘Charlie and The Chocolate Factory,’ and I’m going to go to college and study the arts.” And, you know, as much as I can choke get mired in my own bitterness and disgust, and hopelessness…You hear something like that, and it’s everything.