What Holland Taylor learned from Stella Adler after 15 years of acting

The legendary Holland Taylor stars in the new Apple TV series Brothers, with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. It’s another iconic performance from the Emmy-winning actress who also had memorable runs in Bosom Buddies, The Practice, and Two and a Half Men. We talk about all of those roles and her love of the stage where she got her start back in the ‘60s. 00:00 Inner Mansions 01:07 Playing Matthew McConaughey’s Mom 03:08 Building the Look: Wig, Tan & Jewelry 05:11 Bosom Buddies & Spotting Tom Hanks Early 06:35 A Theater Kid at Heart 07:42 First Broadway Show & Lamb Chops with Geraldine Page 11:07 Finding Stella Adler at 35 13:53 The Trouble with Method Acting 17:27 Broadway Debut in The Devils 19:38 Going On Unrehearsed for Janet Leigh 23:42 Replacing Eve Arden in Moose Murders 25:10 The Ann Richards Obsession 29:00 Opening in Galveston in a Tropical Storm 31:28 Why She Left Two and a Half Men 33:38 The Practice & Legally Blonde 37:13 Living Inside Ann on Broadway 41:19 “I Am Satisfied”: Her Final Performance 46:00 Life & Art with Sarah Paulson 49:14 Acidic, Alluring Women 52:30 Signing the Guest Book ——— New episodes of Alchemy every Wednesday. 🟠 Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.alchemy.show/ 🟡 Stay connected with Anthony Mason: YouTube:    / @alchemywithanthonymason   Instagram:   / alchemywithanthony   &   / anthonymasoncbs   TikTok:   / alchemywithanthony   🟢 If you’re interested in sponsoring Alchemy: partnerships@collective.media 🔵 For press inquiries: dawn@thepresshouse.com 🟣 For bookings: rebecca@alchemy.show About our Founding Sponsor, The FLAG Art Foundation: Alchemy with Anthony Mason is presented by our founding sponsor, the FLAG Art Foundation. It is a nonprofit contemporary art exhibition space in New York's Chelsea Arts District. Since 2008, FLAG has staged more than 100 exhibitions celebrating nearly 1,000 artists, with innovative partnerships including the Parrish Art Museum, the Serpentine Galleries in London, and the Harlem Children's Zone. FLAG is free and open to the public. In this episode, I’m highlighting two exhibits: 🖼️ UNTIL THE MOON COMES OVER THE MOUNTAIN (Part II) Following the run of FLAG’s exhibition of the same name, the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, NY will highlight contemporary artists working with or referencing earthen and natural materials. Artists include Andy Goldsworthy, Michelle Stuart, Sonya Kelliher-Combs, and Delcy Morelos, to name a few. On view through November 8, 2026 📍The Parrish Art Museum More info → https://parrishart.org/exhibitions/un... Work featured in this video: 🔸 Christine Howard Sandoval. Arch-A Passage Formed By A Curve, 2020. Forge Project Collection, traditional lands of the Moh-He-Con-Nuck. 🔹 Jonathan Sánchez Noa. Untitled (Matomba), 2026. Courtesy the artist. 🔸 Andy Goldsworthy. Long Island Road Line Diary (detail), 2024. Collection Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman NY, Courtesy The FLAG Art Foundation. © Andy Goldsworthy. Courtesy Galerie Lelong. 🔹 Michelle Stuart. Passage Bream Bay, 1999. Gift of the artist in honor of Trudy C. Kramer. 🔸 Sonya Kelliher-Combs. Nanuq, Mark III, 2026. Image courtesy of the artist and Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York. Photo: C. Creagan. 🔹 Delcy Morelos. Organized Salt Water, 2014. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery. Photo credit: Sebastiano Pellion. 🎨Louis Fratino: Prose David Zwirner's Louis Fratino: Prose is the artist’s first solo exhibition in London. Exploring connections between queer life, classical art history, and literature through color and figuration, Prose places the everyday on a pedestal. Featuring all new paintings, Fratino demonstrates his ever-growing thematic repertoire. On view through through October 31, 2026 📍 David Zwirner Check it out → https://www.davidzwirner.com/exhibiti... Learn more about the FLAG Art Foundation → https://www.flagartfoundation.org 📍 545 W 25th Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10001 | Wed–Sat, 11AM–5PM 📸 Follow FLAG on Instagram →   / flagartfoundation   About Anthony Mason: Anthony Mason, the host of Alchemy, is also a Special Correspondent with CBS News. One of the most versatile and experienced television journalists, Anthony co-hosted CBS This Morning: Saturday for seven years (2012-2019), and then the weekday CBS This Morning broadcast for two more. But he may be best known for his interviews with artists like Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Annie Leibovitz, Judi Dench, David Hockney, and André 3000. He has won a dozen Emmy Awards. In 2023, the Songwriters Hall of Fame presented him their Patron of the Arts Award. And for the past three years he has hosted the GRAMMY Hall of Fame Gala.