Terry Gross

Hayes rose to the top of the charts in the 1970s on the Stax label. He released his first solo album, Presenting Isaac Hayes, in 1968. His next album, Hot Buttered Soul, became a gold record in the [1970s]. His 1972 soundtrack to the movie Shaft, went platinum and won an Oscar for "Theme from Shaft." Hayes is also an actor, who has held roles in the movies Robin Hood: Men in Tights, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka and Posse. This interview first aired July 28, 1994.

He stars in the new film Seabiscuit, based on the best-selling book about the racehorse who became an unlikely champion. He plays Charles Howard, the owner of Seabiscuit. Bridges' father Lloyd Bridges was the star of the TV series Sea Hunt, and his brother is actor Beau Bridges. Jeff Bridges has starred in movies such as: Starman, The Last Picture Show, Jagged Edge, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, The Fabulous Baker Boys, The Fisher King and The Big Lebowski. This interview first aired May 17, 1993.

She was a model before beginning her film career in the 1960s with hits such as Georgy Girl and The Damned. She may be best known for The Night Porter, a 1974 classic about a concentration camp survivor reunited with the Nazi guard who tortured her. In the 2001 film Under The Sand, she played a woman whose husband mysteriously disappears during a seaside vacation. She's currently starring in the new French film, Swimming Pool.

He stars as horse trainer Tom Smith in the new film Seabiscuit. He won an Academy Award for his performance as John Laroche in the film Adaptation. Recently he starred in the HBO film My House in Umbria, with Maggie Smith. Cooper has had roles in American Beauty, The Bourne Identity and The Horse Whisperer.

Laurents wrote the stories for the plays "Gypsy" and "West Side Story" and the screenplays for the movies "The Way We Were" and "The Turning Point." This interview first aired January 21, 1990.

She s got an upcoming HBO comedy special, Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now, premiering June 28th, 2003. It s a presentation of her recent live stand-up show of the same name. Her five-year sitcom Ellen won an Emmy for her much anticipated coming-out episode. She and her character came out at the same time. This was followed by a very public relationship with actress Anne Heche, which eventually ended. DeGeneres talks about coming out and why she resists becoming a lesbian role model. DeGeneres is the author of the book, My Point. . . And I Do Have One.

She starred in the London production of Gypsy. When she was 17 she debuted in Gaslight, and was nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of Ingrid Bergman s Cockney maid. Lansbury also played opposite Judy Garland in The Harvey Girls, was Elvis Presley s mother in Blue Hawaii and the manipulative mother in The Manchurian Candidate. On stage she starred in Mame and was the baker of the worst pies in London in Sweeney Todd. For twelve years she starred in the TV series, Murder, She Wrote. This interview first aired November 28, 2000.

She stars in the new Broadway production of Gypsy. She made her theatrical debut at the age of 9. Since then she's been on Broadway with Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods and others. Peters has won two Tony awards. The current production of Gypsy is nominated for a 2003 Tony. She's starred in 20 movies including, Silent Movie, The Jerk, Pennies from Heaven and Impromptu. She's done a lot of work on TV movies and voiceovers for animated films. This interview first aired September 26, 1996.

Tom Fontana is executive producer and writer of HBO's Oz, the realistic drama about life in an experimental unit of a maximum-security prison. Fontana also created Homicide: Life on the Street and the 1980s hospital drama, St. Elsewhere. The new DVD box set Homicide: Life on the Street collects the show's first two seasons, and includes special features.

His new book is “Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces And Feelings To Improve Communication And Emotional Life.” Ekman describes how facial expressions work. For example, he can tell the difference between a fake and a real smile by mapping the muscle movements of both. Ekman is professor of psychology in the department of psychiatry at the University of California Medical School, San Francisco. He frequently consults for government agencies like the FBI.