Zach Quinto: 2/29/16

Zach Quinto is an actor and a producer best known for his roles in Heroes, Margin Call, and in the Star Trek films as Spock. Today, Zach discusses how the death of his father shaped his childhood and career (2:00), how he landed in Noah Haidle’s Smokefall (16:00), and the years of self examination that helped him better understand his goals as an artist (27:00). Plus, Zach reflects on how the plant medicine, ayahuasca, helped him release a character that lingered from Angels in America (38:00) and looks forward to his upcoming role as Glenn Greenwald in Oliver Stone’s Snowden (43:00).  To get tickets to see Smokefall click here.  Topics mentioned: Smokefall Margin Call Angels in America Star Trek Beyond Carnegie Mellon School of Drama The Immaculate Reception a short film by Charlotte Glynn Snowden CitizenFour City of Thieves by David Benioff What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins Just Kids by Patti Smith M-Train by Patti Smith Horses The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion People mentioned: Zach Quinto Noah Haidle Tony Kushner Charlotte Glynn Al Pacino John Cazale Glenn Greenwald Oliver Stone Melissa Leo Tom Wilkinson Joseph Gordon Levitt J.C. Chandor Neal Dodson Corey Moosa Christine Vachon Tim Ferriss The Moment is brought to you by A&E’s hit series Bates Motel. Catch the new season when it returns Monday March 7th at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on A&E. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment Podcast production by Jayson De Leon.