Oscar-nominated actress Rosie Perez sits down with host Ben Mankiewicz to discuss the films that shaped her career—Do the Right Thing and Fearless—as well as early favorites like Saturday Night Fever and Double Indemnity. She reflects on building a career in an industry that didn’t readily accept her for who she is, and speaks candidly about being raised in a strict Catholic home for girls. In the Super 8 segment, she tells Ben about an amazing boxing story she’d love to see on the big screen.

Films Mentioned

The Way We Were

Do The Right Thing

Fearless

Criminal Justice

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Little Princess (Shirley Temple version), 1939

Old Yeller

Rosemary's Baby

Saturday Night Fever

Double Indemnity

Cool Hand Luke

Some Like It Hot

Detour

Young Frankenstein

Stormy Weather

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