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Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend · May 13, 2024 · 65m

Walton Goggins

Walton Goggins discusses his breakout role in Fallout, his decades as a character actor, and why being unknown for 20 years was the best preparation for sudden fame at 52.

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Goggins spent 20 years as a working character actor before becoming a household name with Fallout. He credits those years of quiet work with building the craft that opportunity eventually rewarded.
Goggins argues that character actors develop deeper emotional range than leading men because they're asked to embody uncomfortable, unattractive, or disturbing characters — accessing true selves that leading-man roles never require.