Oscar statuette on display backstage during the Oscars held at Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California.

Does Acting Matter?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 18, 2015

With the Oscars ceremony on soon, our obsession with movie stars hits a frenzy of red carpet walks and balloting. David Thomson, a film writer and the author of Why Acting Matters (Yale University Press, 2015), explores why theater and film acting so captivates us.

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