Mike Rowe – Guest: James Woods
“In order to qualify for an Oscar now, one of the two leads has to be a minority of some kind … If it’s not that, then at least a certain percentage of the crew has to be a minority … No studio or other producer is ever going to make a movie they can’t qualify for an Oscar, so those are the rules now.”
🚨 James Woods Reveals Hollywood’s DEI Rules
“In order to qualify for an Oscar now, one of the two leads has to be a minority of some kind … If it’s not that, then at least a certain percentage of the crew has to be a minority … No studio or other producer is ever going to… pic.twitter.com/fiztSgsJBX
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) January 24, 2026
FULL INTERVIEW
00:00 James’ IQ
05:02 Sarah with no H ️
06:44 Producing Oppenheimer
12:56 How James got into music
20:40 Working with Shooter Jennings
25:16 James’ first album
32:45 The Lonesome album
37:23 The song after loosing his friend
39:16 When a masterpiece becomes a masterpiece
44:26 Not getting the Oscar
47:37 The reality of Hollywood
58:39 Sneak peak into James’ new music ️
01:05:04 Tombstone Opera
01:07:41 The impact of James’ brother
01:17:54 Listening to his music
