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Actors on Acting

 

Over the years, some of the world’s most successful actors have shared their insights and advice on acting and their careers.

 

In this category, you’ll find articles on actors who share their thoughts on a wide range of acting topics, including:

 

  • What it means to be an actor
  • Different approaches to acting
  • How to prepare for a role
  • How to work with directors and other actors
  • How to deal with rejection and failure
  • And much more!

 

Whether you’re just starting out or a working actor, there is something for everyone in this category.

Sally Hawkins on Working with Woody Allen in ‘Blue Jasmine’ and the Actresses She Studied to Perfect Her American Accent

Any moviegoer can tell you that a bad accent can ruin a film.  So Brit Sally Hawkins was determined to get her American accent perfect in Woody Allen’s new movie, Blue Jasmine. “I had a very clever accent coach, Carla Meyer, who has worked with Cate [Blanchett] before,” she said

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Zoe Saldana: “I Like Being in Space. I get to play less girlfriends, more female parts”

Zoe Saldana doesn’t mind that her movie roles tend to take place in space, including Avatar, the Star Trek franchise, and her newest film, Guardians of the Galaxy.  In fact, she likes appearing onscreen as multi-colored characters. “Well, the rainbow has a lot of colors,” she said in an interview

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Helen Mirren on Learning about Action from Bruce Willis: “I didn’t ask him for tips but I watched him. I watched him like a hawk”

I’ve been looking forward to Red 2 because I got a kick out of the first one.  It was a lot of fun seeing older actors take a crack at action roles, especially the usually regal Helen Mirren.  Mirren spoke to Moviefone about her roles in Red 2 and Monsters

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Gaby Hoffmann on Being a Child Actor: “I didn’t have reasons for acting as a kid—I didn’t ask to do it, it just happened to me”

Gaby Hoffmann is another one of those child actors that could have become a certified mess, noting that she “started acting at 5 because we had no money, and my mom was like, ‘Put her in a commercial!’”  But instead of following down a bad path a la Lindsay Lohan,

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Michael Cera: A Child Actor Success Story – “To be here based on a decision I made as a 9-year-old is very weird”

For Hollywood actors who got their start in the business as children, it can be a rough road to navigate as they start to bridge that gap into adult roles. For one young actor, it has been a rather easy transition. Michael Cera started in the entertainment business in a

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Natasha Lyonne: How Netflix’s Approach to Filming ‘Orange is the New Black’ Affected Her Acting

With the recent premiere of Orange is the New Black on Netflix, fans of the show have taken to social media to praise the series. Natasha Lyonne spoke to Interview magazine recently about her role as Nicky Nichols and what it’s like to work under Netflix’s new studio system where

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Emma Thompson on Her Role as the Author of Mary Poppins: “She’s the most difficult person I’ve ever played”

Walt Disney remains one of the most well-liked figures in Hollywood history — heck, his name alone brings smiles to children whose parents weren’t even born in Disney’s lifetime — so finding someone to play Disney in the upcoming movie Saving Mr. Banks must have been particularly challenging.

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Charlie Day on ‘Pacific Rim’ and Working with Guillermo del Toro: “It’s what I would imagine it was like to work with an Orson Welles or a Hitchcock”

Though Charlie Day is best known for his comedic role on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, he takes a heroic turn as an eccentric scientist in his big-budget summer blockbuster, Pacific Rim.

Charlie Day on ‘Pacific Rim’ and Working with Guillermo del Toro: “It’s what I would imagine it was like to work with an Orson Welles or a Hitchcock” Read More »

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