E-mail a friendJune 26, 2009
BBC Washington correspondent Katty Kay, co-author of Womenomics, discusses the choice between career and family and the difference between balance and settling. Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning actor Paul Giamatti talks about playing quirky characters, his production company and his new feature, Cold Souls.
Katty Kay
Katty Kay
BBC correspondent talks about companies that are starting to give their workers more flexibility and seeing good returns. (1:24)
Full interview. (10:29)
In a broadcast journalism career that has spanned more than 4 continents, Washington-based BBC News correspondent and anchor of the net's World News America, Katty Kay has covered U.S. presidential elections and wars in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. She began her BBC career in Zimbabwe and has worked as a correspondent in London and Tokyo and for the London Times' Washington bureau. Kay grew up in the Middle East, where her father was a British diplomat. She's also co-author of Womenomics and blogs at True/Slant.
Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti
Oscar-nominated actor comments on being honest with himself about the kinds of roles he can play. (2:00)
Full interview. (12:47)
Since starring in American Splendor, Paul Giamatti has continued to rack up notable film credits, including the award-winning Sideways and an Oscar-nominated and SAG award-winning performance in Cinderella Man. He also won an Emmy for the title role in HBO's miniseries, John Adams. A Connecticut native, his acting roots are in theater, from his college days at Yale, where he earned his undergrad degree and an M.A. in fine arts, to regional productions to Broadway. Giamatti can next be seen in the feature, Cold Souls.