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Banderas and Rich share the title role of one of the 20th century’s most influential and celebrated artists (Banderas the later years, and Rich, the young Picasso) on the second installment of NatGeo’s “Genius” series— “Genius: Picasso,” premiering April 24 on the National Geographic channel. “Picasso is a universe, and a country and a persona and a planet all in his self,” Banderas told SalonTV’s D. Watkins. “He didn’t marry with anybody or anything at all. He was a very, very strong artist. Very honest in his artistry and that honesty actually in his personal life, took him to very very complicated situations with friends, with women and in dealing with his own family.” The 10-part series provides a deep meditation on Picasso’s life, his flaws and what ultimately made him one of the best artist ever. Watch the interview above to hear more on how Banderas prepared for the role and his take on immigration and his vision of America. 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Despite being told by a casting director early on in her career that the only way she “could ever make it as an actress was to sleep (her) way to the top,” Lahti says she instead became an increasingly active feminist. In the midst of the cultural awakening occurring with the MeToo and Time’s Up movements, Lahti told Salon, “I've been dreaming about this movement my entire adult life.” Watch the video above to hear about Lahti’s close call with a cereal commercial casting couch and check out the [full episode]( to learn why the decorated actor and feminist is optimistic for the next generation of women. Tune in for SalonTV's live shows, ["Salon Talks"]( and ["Salon Stage"]( , daily at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT and 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, streaming live on [Salon]( , [Facebook]( and [Periscope]( . [Margo Martindale of "The Americans"]( Three-time Emmy Award winner Margo Martindale joined “Salon Talks” to discuss the indelible characters she has played in films like "Million Dollar Baby" and television shows like ["Dexter,"]( "The Good Fight," ["Sneaky Pete"]( "and ["Justified."]( And as Claudia on ["The Americans,"]( she's the KGB agent and scarf aficionado to watch out for in the show's final season. But her most unexpectedly iconic part has been as herself — or more accurately, a bank robbing, two-dimensional version of herself — as "character actress Margo Martindale" on the brilliant ["Bojack Horseman."]( It's a role she was born to play, yet one she never saw herself in. When her former sitcom co-star Will Arnett told her that he wanted her for his new animated series, she told Salon’s Mary Elizabeth Williams that she turned him down flat. But then, she recalls, "He said to me, 'You're going to come do my show… The part is Margo Martindale, character actress.' I said, 'I guess I have to.'" But she adds that she had one note after reading the script. "I said, 'I hate to tell you this, but the characters seem like animals.'" Watch the video above to see Martindale discuss why she likes playing people who "scare me a little bit" and what it's like to do a David Mamet play… for children. Tune in for SalonTV's live shows, ["Salon Talks"]( and ["Salon Stage"]( , daily at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT and 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, streaming live on [Salon]( , [Facebook]( and [Periscope]( . --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump acts too soon on Syria]( Trump’s (premature) attack on Syria Jeff Faux --------------------------------------------------------------- [Are Democrats finally playing to win?]( Are Democrats finally playing to win in 2018 and beyond? 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