Actor Norman Reedus’ Wild Early Life, ‘Walking Dead’ Stories, Crazy Fans, and Motorcycle Therapy

•Norman Reedus (‘The Walking Dead’, and ‘The Boondock Saints’) is more than Daryl Dixon—he’s also a photographer and a motorcycle artist.

In this episode, Norman talks to Guy Raz about his unlikely journey from training with tennis pros to traveling Europe with punk rockers and ultimately finding his way into acting without any formal training. He explains why he was drawn to dark characters like Daryl Dixon, the reason he stuck with The Walking Dead when others doubted it, and how motorcycles and photography keep him grounded.

The second season of Norman’s show ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ is streaming now on AMC+, and you can pre-order Norman’s new book of photographs, ‘In Transit’, here.

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Chapters
(0:00:00) Intro
(0:01:24) Early life
(0:04:21) Living in Japan and London punk scenes
(0:16:55) How he learned to act
(0:23:12) Acting on The Walking Dead
(0:31:13) Fame, fans, and handling the spotlight
(0:43:16) Motorcycles, art, and balancing creativity
(0:46:57) Daryl Dixon – A reflection of self
(0:55:38) How photography helps his creativity

Mentioned in this episode:
• The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon on AMC - https://join.amcplus.com/
• Ride with Norman Reedus on AMC - https://www.amc.com/shows/ride-with-n...
• Floating film (1997) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139216/
• Six Ways to Sunday film (1997) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127288/
• The Boondock Saints film (1999) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144117/
• The Coney Island shark named Daryl Dixon -   / bygw4d7abge  

Connect with Norman:
• 💻Website: https://www.bigbaldhead.com/
• 📺Youtube:    / @normanreedusbigbaldhead  
• 📸Instagram:   / bigbaldhead  

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