Ellen Burstyn: Stop Acting

Rob is honored to be joined by Ellen Burstyn today! Legendary actress Ellen Burstyn (The Exorcist, Interstellar, The Last Picture Show, Requiem for a Dream) joins Rob Lowe to discuss the poem that saved her life, memories from shooting The Exorcist, her secrets to staying sharp at 93 years old, life-changing lessons from the genius acting teacher Lee Strasberg, handpicking Martin Scorsese for an early film, movie star jail, and much more. This episode is brought to you by Macy's macys.com/giftguide. Make sure to

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Ellen Burstyn: Stop Acting is an episode from Literally! With Rob Lowe by Stitcher & Team Coco.

This episode is 00:48:38 long.

This episode was published on Apr 30, 2026.

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