Overview

• In a recent Guardian interview, Sarandon says he nearly quit after 1977’s The Sentinel, describing director Michael Winner as “malevolent.”
• He says he has largely stepped away from the industry, focusing on his Cooking By Heart podcast and gardening at his Connecticut home.
• He recounts financial pressures that prompted late-1980s “mortgage movies” and a later fraud that wiped out his savings.
• His legacy includes an Oscar-nominated performance in Dog Day Afternoon and standout roles in The Princess Bride, Fright Night, and as the voice of Jack Skellington.
• He highlights a renewed friendship with first wife Susan Sarandon after her appearance on his podcast, as he shares a settled home life with wife Joanna Gleason.