They were familiar by reputation only, although they all had a lot in common. Still, apart from real-life couple Hamish Linklater<\/strong> (Midnight Mass<\/em>) and Lily Rabe<\/strong> (American Horror Story<\/em>), the actors in the Zoom meet-up tended not know one another personally.\u00a0<\/p>\n Their onscreen r\u00e9sum\u00e9s, however, are well-known to all: X-Files<\/em> and Californication<\/em> star David Duchovny,<\/strong> NCIS<\/em> and Blue Bloods<\/em> actor Jennifer Esposito,<\/strong> Brooklyn Nine-Nine<\/em>\u2019s scene-stealer Chelsea Peretti,<\/strong> Mad Men<\/em>\u2019s John Slattery,<\/strong> and George & Tammy<\/em> and Man of Steel<\/em> performer Michael Shannon.<\/strong> All of them are actors who have become filmmakers, and each has directed a new movie premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival<\/a>, which runs through June 18 in New York City. By the end of the conversation, they no longer felt like strangers.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to see all<\/em> your movies,\u201d Duchovny declared as the goodbyes began.<\/p>\n \u201cI know! Same!\u201d Peretti added, while Slattery and Shannon chimed in simultaneously with \u201cMe too.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe need a van!\u201d Linklater proposed. \u201cWe\u2019ll all get the same van and just drive it to each other\u2019s premieres.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m in,\u201d Esposito said. \u201cLet\u2019s do it.\u201d<\/p>\n Excerpts from a spirited conversation:<\/p>\n![\"David](\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64815de4bc44b93a83b63153\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/full_BUCKY_F_CKING_DENT-01-Clean-16x9.png\")