It’s an Epidemic: 8 ‘Shit Actors Say’ Videos

I gotta hand it to us actors. When we see a hot trend, we jump on it.

Here are 8 ‘Shit [Insert Name Here] Says’ videos. We’ve got Shit Actors Say, Shit Casting Directors Say and Shit Musical Theatre Girls Say.

There were a handful more but most were videos people filmed themselves. I’ve just included videos that had some sort of production value. No offense to the resourceful actors who did it themselves.

Check them out below!

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Q & A: H. Jon Benjamin talks ‘Archer’, Yelling and Burt Reynolds

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 15:59 — 11.0MB)

H Jon Benjamin is the voice of Sterling Archer on Archer, Bob of Bob’s Burgers and also has his own show on Comedy Central, Jon Benjamin Has a Van. Each one of them are great fun to watch and Jon’s dry-humor is evident throughout.

I got a chance to talk with him on a conference call where he chatted about Season 3 of Archer, how he does a lot of yelling as the character, hidden references in the show and Burt Reynolds.

Archer airs on Thursdays at 10 on FX

For the full interview, click the audio link above or download it from iTunes

You’ve been the voicing ‘Sterling Archer’ for quite a while now. What’s your favorite thing about voicing the character?  What do you like best about him?

Jon: I like the way he looks.  He’s handsome.  That’s a big advantage.  I’m not so handsome, and I like all the stuff I get to say, obviously.  I like being rude, and it gives me a good opportunity to do that.  Read more

Biography: Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum is a talented young actor who has captured the attention of fans and critics alike. His breakthrough role came in 2006 when he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination and a Gotham Award nomination for his powerful role in the independent film A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, which won the Special Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Performance at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Dito Montiel, who also won a directing award at Sundance, this powerful coming-of-age drama was based on Montiel’s 2003 memoir of the same title.

The actor was recently seen in the epic Roman adventure The Eagle, directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald, co-starring Jamie Bell and Donald Sutherland; and the romance Dear John, opposite Amanda Seyfried, for director Lasse Hallström. Tatum also starred in the action hit G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, directed by Stephen Sommers and co-starring Sienna Miller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dennis Quaid.

Other film credits include Dito Montiel’s Fighting, opposite Terrence Howard; Kimberly Peirce’s Stop-Loss, with Abbie Cornish; Andy Fickman’s She’s the Man, with Amanda Bynes; and Anne Fletcher’s Step Up.  Read more

Screenplay: ‘My Week With Marilyn’

Courtesy of The Weinstein Company, here is the screenplay to My Week With Marilyn.

Click here for the script

Starring: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Julia Ormond, Dougray Scott, Judi Dench, Dominic Cooper, Emma Watson, Toby Jones

Written by: Adrian Hodges

Directed by: Simon Curtis

 

 

 

‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ to Land on Broadway March 28th

Peter and the Starcatcher, the new play by Tony Award nominee Rick Elice, will arrive at the begin preview performances on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street) on Wednesday, March 28, with an official opening night set for Sunday, April 15, 2012.

Directed by Tony Award-winner Roger Rees and Drama Desk Award-winner and Tony Award nominee Alex Timbers (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), the show is based on The New York Times best selling Disney-Hyperion novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson that asks: How did Peter Pan become The Boy Who Refused To Grow Up?

No casting information has been announced but a company of twelve actors will play some 50 characters.  Read more

Biography: Ewan McGregor

EWAN MCGREGOR played the starring role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas’ three Star Wars prequels. He recently starred in Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer, with Pierce Brosnan; Amelia, starring Hillary Swank; the thriller Incendiary, with Michelle Williams; The Men Who Stare At Goats, alongside George Clooney; and I Love You, Phillip Morris, opposite Jim Carrey.

McGregor was born in Scotland and started acting with the Perth Repertory Theatre. He was still a student at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama when he won a leading role in Dennis Potter’s BBC series “Lipstick on Your Collar.” He has worked steadily ever since.

McGregor made his feature debut in Bill Forsyth’s Being Human. The following year, he won widespread acclaim for Shallow Grave, his first collaboration with director Danny Boyle. In 1996, McGregor starred in Boyle’s critically hailed crime-drama Trainspotting and in 1997, he played the lead in A Life Less Ordinary, opposite Cameron Diaz.  Read more

Screenplay: ‘The Artist’

Courtesy of The Weinstein Company, here is the screenplay to The Artist.

It’s a quick read. Why? Because it’s only 44 pages long.

Click here for the script

Written and Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius

Cast: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Pyle

 

Sam Worthington on ‘Man on a Ledge’: “I get to stay still and act for a bit, not just go around yelling”

Though mainly known for his action roles in films like Avatar and Clash of the Titans, Sam Worthington has been branching out into different genres with films like Last Night and Texas Killing Fields. 

His next film, Man on a Ledge, follows this trend.  A thriller set in Manhattan, Man on a Ledge features Worthington as a man threatening to jump off a building, but of course there is more to it.  Worthington recognizes that the movie allowed him to do something a bit different from the typical action role, and he hopes that audiences appreciate the film for what it tries to accomplish.

Worthington admits that even though the film is full of action, it offered him some opportunities to act. He explains, “It’s got something that is different to other action movies…I get to stay still and act for a bit, not just go around yelling.”  Read more

The 4 Principles to Captivating On-Camera Work – Part 1

Written by Jamison Haase, L.A. On-Camera Training Center

As an actor, I’m sure you watch a lot of film and television, but have you really thought about what elements are used to create the performances you love?  Of course there’s talent and hard work, but what technical elements did those actors employ to make the greatest impact possible?

Over the course of the next several weeks, we’re going to distinguish and discuss the four principles to creating amazing on-camera performances, and give you real advice and tips that you can use in your audition, tomorrow.

Three of these principles you are probably already highly trained in, especially if you are theatre trained, but it’s the fourth that makes all the difference in on-camera work, it’s the fourth that most actors never learn, and it’s the fourth that can make or break you in any film and television audition.  Read more

Clip: ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’ featuring Tilda Swinton: “I’m going straight to hell”

Here’s a great clip from We Need To Talk About Kevin.

The film stars Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly and Ezra Miller in a  psychological thriller that explores the relationship between a mother and her evil son.

It’s currently playing in the mythical land know as ‘select cities’.

Check it out!  Read more

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