John Slattery on Mad Men, Spotlight, and Working with Philip Seymour Hoffman

Scene Stealers · Jul 7, 2026 · 21m

John Slattery joins Scene Stealers to break down the scenes that defined his career. He tells the story behind Spotlight's shocking priest-count scene (which was actually a reshoot added after the original script), recounts what it was like doing a two-hander with Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Wilson's War under director Mike Nichols, remembers Alec Baldwin refusing to break character during a chaotic 30 Rock cameo, and revisits Roger Sterling's iconic drinking monologue from Mad Men. Plus, John Slattery talks about his new comedy Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, co-starring Jon…