Interviews, Monologues, Acting Tips and Advice
Interview: Casting Director John Papsidera on ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ and His Advice on Self-Tapes and Demo Reels
Jeffrey Wright on His Early Career and What He Learned from Harrison Ford
Casting Directors Lucy Bevan and Olivia Grant on Self-Tapes, Auditions and Casting ‘Masters of the Air’
Is ‘The Bear’ Star Jeremy Allen White a Method Actor?
Interview: Anand Nagraj on Playing Jafar in Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ and His Role as Tony the Tiger
Interview: Director Nicolas Wright on ‘French Girl’ and Zach Braff
Jeffrey Wright Recalls the Acting Advice Sidney Poitier Gave Him
Bradley Cooper on Playing Leonard Bernstein: “I direct the whole day as him. That’s the only way I know to be absolutely free”
Austin Butler on “What Really Scares” Him as an Actor
Cillian Murphy “Was Running on Crazy Energy” While Filming ‘Oppenheimer’
Natasha Lyonne on Her ‘Poker Face’ Character and Why She Seems “So Casual” When Acting
From High School Play to ‘The Holdovers’: Dominic Sessa on His First Film Role
Interview: Casting Director John Papsidera on ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ and His Advice on Self-Tapes and Demo Reels
“What stays with me really is when I feel like I’m in the presence of an artist… that you just realize, “Oh, this person’s really special. There’s something really that I can’t touch, I can’t talk about it, I can’t equate, but I feel it,” Papsidera said.
Jeffrey Wright on His Early Career and What He Learned from Harrison Ford
Wright enrolled at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts but left after two months. “I learned it the old apprentice way, just working on the stage,” he said.
Interview: Casting Director John Papsidera on ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ and His Advice on Self-Tapes and Demo Reels
“What stays with me really is when I feel like I’m in the presence of an artist… that you just realize, “Oh, this person’s really special. There’s something really that I can’t touch, I can’t talk about it, I can’t equate, but I feel it,” Papsidera said.
Jeffrey Wright Recalls the Acting Advice Sidney Poitier Gave Him
As a young actor, Wright had the opportunity to work with the Academy Award winner when he asked Poitier for his advice.
Mindset is Key to Acting Success
Everyone can be the best that he or she can be, and that’s the first element of mindset: the aspiration. One has to aspire to a high level to be successful.
Silence Is Death: Revisiting Cassavetes In The Digital Age
For many young filmmakers, there’s a debate between waiting to secure financing for your film or going out and making a film on the cheap.