Best Of: John Turturro / Jordan Firstman on ‘Club Kid’

Actors John Turturro and Jordan Firstman share insights into their latest film projects and the personal experiences that anchor their performances. Turturro, starring in *The Only Living Pickpocket in New York*, details his technical research into sleight-of-hand and explains how his long-term role as a caregiver for his brother, who struggled with mental illness, informs his portrayal of morally complex characters. Meanwhile, Firstman discusses his directorial debut, *Club Kid*, a project born from his own experiences navigating the gay nightlife scenes in New York and Berlin. He highlights how the film balances the high-energy, hedonistic nature of club culture with the deeper, often painful, search for personal growth and emotional maturity in one's thirties. Both actors emphasize the necessity of drawing from their own lives to bring authenticity and emotional depth to their work.