Costa Ronin

Really Famous with Kara Mayer Robinson

Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 15 min

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Episode description

Homeland + The Americans + Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor Costa Ronin and I jump on Zoom for a talk about his TV shows and his life philosophy.

We get into:

Homeland (he plays Yevgeny, the Russian intelligence officer deeply entwined with Carrie Mathison, played by Claire Danes)
The Americans (he played Oleg Burov, who we all remember!)
Once Upon a Time in America & what a genius Quentin Tarantino is
Persistence
Following your purpose
Listening to your heart instead of your brain
Self-reflection
Acting
Getting a gig at a radio station at age 14
Growing up in the USSR
The coronavirus outbreak
Self-taping auditions
Sailing
Way, way more