Conversations

Conversations is a national speaker series inviting well-known, working actors to share their experiences in the industry with an audience of actors.

Many Conversations events are filmed for archival purposes and are made available to SAG members for viewing in the SAG Foundation Actors Center. The SAG Foundation also provides DVDs for libraries at film schools and universities. Click here to see a list of our filmed events. Click here to watch highlights from some of our events.

The SAG Foundation also offers screenings of films and television shows followed by question and answer sessions with members of the cast, directors, writers and producers.

Past speakers include:

Christian Slater, Simon Baker, Malcolm McDowell, Timothy Hutton, Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Henry Fonda, Danny Glover, Kirk Douglas, Forest Whitaker, Laura Linney, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Rainn Wilson, Diahann Carroll, Shirley MacLaine and many more.

Past screenings/Q&As include:

AVATAR, PRECIOUS, CRAZY HEART, AN EDUCATION, A SERIOUS MAN, THE MESSENGER, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, THE WRESTLER, Californication, House, Heroes, Monk, The Office, Saving Grace, The Closer, Big Love, The Big Bang Theory, True Blood, The New Adventures of Old Christine and Glee.

Conversations is made possible by a grant from the Screen Actors Guild Producers Industry Advancement Cooperative Fund (IACF) and through generous individual donations.