Summary: This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Maggie Siff, the actress best known for her roles in <em>Mad Men</em>, <em>Sons of Anarchy</em>, and the upcoming Showtime series, <em>Billions</em>. Brian and<br>Maggie reflect on the past year creating <em>Billions </em>together and how Maggie goes about preparing for her scenes on the show. Plus, Maggie talks about when she first fell in love with acting, why it’s important to her to play strong, smart women on TV, and how she originally intended to read for Peggy Olson during her first <em>Mad Men</em> audition.<br>Topics mentioned:<a href="https://twitter.com/sho_billions"><em>Billions</em></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001A5HBJC/?tag=slatmaga-20"><em>Mad Men</em></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001F6ZIXC/?tag=slatmaga-20"><em>Sons of Anarchy</em></a><a href="http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/923/Mister-Roberts">"Mister<br>Roberts"</a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001O37WTY/?tag=slatmaga-20"><em>Being John<br>Malkovich</em></a><a href="http://tisch.nyu.edu/">NYU<br>Tisch School of the Arts</a><br>People mentioned:<a href="http://www.sho.com/sho/billions/cast/30212/wendy-rhoades">Maggie Siff</a><a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/6293/the-art-of-screenwriting-no-4-matthew-weiner">Matthew Weiner</a><a href="http://www.sho.com/sho/billions/cast/21086/bobby-axelrod">Damian Lewis</a><a href="http://www.sho.com/sho/billions/cast/6146/chuck-rhoades">Paul Giamatti</a><a href="http://www.sho.com/sho/billions/cast/12102/lara-axelrod">Malin Akerman</a><a href="http://www.sho.com/sho/billions/cast/8025/mike-wags-wagner">David Costabile</a><a href="https://twitter.com/sutterink">Kurt Sutter</a><a href="http://sdcfoundation.org/recognition-advocacy/fichandler-award/">Zelda Fichandler</a><a href="http://drama.yale.edu/facstaff/ron-van-lieu">Ron Van Lieu</a><a href="https://twitter.com/ThomasSadoski">Thomas Sadoski</a><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0851930/">Alan Taylor</a><br>This episode of The Moment is brought to you by <strong>Braintree</strong>. Looking to set up payments for your business? Braintree gives your app or website a payment solution that accepts just about every payment method with one simple integration. Plus, we’ll give you your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free. To learn more, visit <a>BraintreePayments.com/Moment</a>. And by The Message, an original science fiction podcast from Panoply and GE Podcast Theater. All of Season 1 is available now, so listen and find out why a 70-year-old alien recording seems to be killing people. Search for The Message on iTunes. <br>Email: <a href="http://themomentbk@gmail.com">themomentbk@gmail.com</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/briankoppelman/with_replies">@BrianKoppelman</a>iTunes: <a href="http://www.itunes.com/themoment">itunes.com/themoment</a>
