Zachary Quinto

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Margin Call (2011). Count them as producer (1 film) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Oliver Stone: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Margin Call (2011), which they acted in: Oliver Stone ⇒ Margin Call (the maker said so: Brian speaking about his own writing). Oliver Stone is as big an influence on Brian's dialogue as anybody but Mamet.
    “Oliver Stone's big an influence on the way that I write dialogue as anybody but Mammoth.”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:09:43 · Brian Koppelman (0.65 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Billions: 2 lines

  1. career (career) · through Margin Call (2011), which they acted in: Margin Call ⇒ Billions (the maker said so: Koppelman, Billions co-creator, on the show). Koppelman says Margin Call reaffirmed how he and Dave had thought about these people, and made a hedge-fund story make more sense than a bank story.
    “margin call may be reaffirmed that the way Dave and I thought about these people, as we'd met them, was pretty much like the way a lot of them are”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:21:18 · Brian Koppelman (0.90 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage) · through Margin Call (2011), which they acted in: Margin Call ⇒ Billions (the maker said so: Koppelman, Billions co-creator, on the show). Koppelman says the borrowed lesson is that Margin Call does not speak down to the viewer.
    “this movie doesn't speak down to the viewer”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:21:59 · Brian Koppelman (0.90 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Producing (2) everyone in producing

Acting (1) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Zachary Quinto → Star Trek. Simmons and Russillo say Margin Call lifted Quinto beyond Spock/Heroes.
    “He was Spock and Star Trek.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:55:59 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Zachary Quinto → Penn Badgley. Debate over redemption: Quinto's and Badgley's young characters might escape, Tucci's is gone.
    “Zach Kinto feels like there's a chance.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:05:23 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Zachary Quinto → Margin Call. Simmons notes Margin Call was produced by Quinto's production company.
    “this was produced by Zachary Quinto's uh, Zachary Quinto's uh, production company.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:30:57 · Ryen Russillo (0.60 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): Margin Call → Zachary Quinto. Zachary Quinto produced Margin Call and gives a perfect performance.
    “And Zach Kinto produced it”
    The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:12:42 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): The Invitation → Zachary Quinto. Originally the leads were supposed to be Zachary Quinto and Topher Grace.
    “I think originally the people in this movie were supposed to be Zachary Quinto and Topher Grace.”
    The Big Picture · The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture · 0:24:58 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Zachary Quinto: Pitch to Zachary Quinto to join Billions in season nine after Damian Lewis left.
    “Season nine.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:56:31 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)