Tye Sheridan on The Tender Bar and How George Clooney Directs with an Actor’s Perspective

With director George Clooney’s The Tender Bar now streaming on Prime Video, I recently got to speak with Tye Sheridan about making the film. Written by William Monahan and based on Pulitzer Prize-winning writer J.R. Moehringer’s memoir of the same name, the Massachusetts-set drama explores the relationship between the fatherless J.R. (Sheridan) and his uncle (Ben Affleck), as they bond at a bar overflowing with colorful patrons. The film also stars Lily Rabe, Ron Livingston, Christopher Lloyd, Max Martini, Briana Middleton, Max Casella. Daniel Ranieri plays the young J.R. During the interview, Sheridan talked about how Clooney directs with an actor’s perspective, his personal connection to the script, what he’s most excited for people to see in the film, what it it like reading William Monahan’s script for the first time, how he prepares for a big scene that he knows will be tough to perform, and more. In addition, he suggests the first thing you should watch if you’ve never seen any of his previous wo