Frances Fisher "Titanic"
Frances Fisher "Titanic"  
Podcast: Still Here Hollywood
Published On: Mon Mar 23 2026
Description: Frances Fisher joins Steve Kmetko for a candid, funny, and deeply thoughtful conversation about acting, ambition, heartbreak, Titanic, Clint Eastwood, Lucille Ball, and what it really means to build a life in Hollywood. Frances talks about growing up around the world, finding acting through community theater in Texas, bartending in New York while chasing work, and the unusual creative choice that transformed her performance in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. She also shares a remarkable story about the phone call that may have led to Titanic, what made James Cameron such an effective director, and why Rose’s mother was one of the easiest characters she ever played. The conversation goes deeper as Frances reflects on grief, aging, motherhood, social media, ambition, and the one thing she wishes she had told her younger self: aim higher. This is Still Here Hollywood with Steve Kmetko. Episode Hashtags: #FrancesFisher,#Titanic,#ClintEastwood,#JamesCameron,#LucilleBall,#StillHereHollywood,#SteveKmetko,#HollywoodStories,#ClassicHollywood,#Acting,#FilmHistory   00:00 Introduction 00:49 The artist comes before the actor 01:34 Her first big acting paycheck 03:09 The black hair story from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 06:35 How acting first hooked her 08:45 Growing up around the world 12:21 How being the new kid shaped her 13:27 Why the work mattered more than fame 16:35 The phone call before Titanic 18:26 Why she wanted Titanic so badly 19:43 James Cameron on set 22:04 Working with Leo, Kate, and the costumes 27:27 Playing Lucille Ball 31:36 What acting really is 36:08 What Clint Eastwood was like 42:19 The joy of being a grandmother 45:05 Frances Fisher on grief 48:49 Her thoughts on social media 52:19 Her toilet paper theory of life 54:40 Why she wishes she had aimed higher Show CreditsHost/Producer: Steve KmetkoAll things technical: Justin ZangerleExecutive Producer: Jim LichtensteinMusic by: Brian SanyshynTranscription:  Mushtaq Hussain https://stillherehollywood.comhttp://patreon.com/stillherehollywoodSuggest Guests at: stillherehollywood@gmail.comAdvertise on Still Here Hollywood: jim@stillherenetwork.comPublicist: Maggie Perlich: maggie@numbertwelvemarketing.com  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.