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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.

Rooney Mara on Reviews: “At the end of the day, I am so much more critical of myself than anyone else could be”

Few would think that Rooney Mara, whose acting career has launched into the stratosphere after appearing in The Social Network and starring as the titular character in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (which she received an Oscar nomination for), would still care about what reviewers thought of her performances.

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Helen Mirren on Why She is Playing Queen Elizabeth Again in the New Play, ‘The Audience’

Helen Mirren still worries about being typecast.  But that hasn’t stopped her from returning to once again depict Queen Elizabeth in a new play, The Audience. “I didn’t want to do it,” the actress confessed in an interview with The Telegraph.  “The first thing I emailed [writer Peter Morgan] was

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Scarlett Johansson on Playing Maggie in Broadway’s ‘Cat’ Revival: “Whatever my take is on it is certainly my take on it”

Just because you’ve won a Tony doesn’t mean you can rest on your laurels—at least according to Scarlett Johansson. The actress, who won her award for 2010’s A View from the Bridge, is currently starring in Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. But she isn’t taking the role lightly.

Scarlett Johansson on Playing Maggie in Broadway’s ‘Cat’ Revival: “Whatever my take is on it is certainly my take on it” Read More »

Bruce Willis on the ‘Die Hard’ Series: “There is something that comes out of having the opportunity to do five films about the same character”

Bruce Willis might have displayed more acting range than people would have expected throughout his many films, but he’ll always be best remembered by audiences as John McClane, the tough-as-nails cop who is the protagonist of the Die Hard series

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Daniel Radcliffe: “I’ve always known I have potential to be a good actor, and I think more than a good actor, but…”

Despite starring in one of the biggest movie franchises of all time, the success doesn’t seem to have gone to Daniel Radcliffe’s head. After playing Harry Potter, the British actor still insisted on auditioning for his role as Allen Ginsburg in the film Kill Your Darlings.

Daniel Radcliffe: “I’ve always known I have potential to be a good actor, and I think more than a good actor, but…” Read More »

‘Girls’ Jemima Kirke was a Successful Painter Before She Started Acting: “It was a huge decision, and I don’t think I realized that at the time”

Jemima Kirke is getting used to facing her critics head on. As one of the main characters in Lena Dunham’s Girls, the actress is slowly becoming more comfortable with lots of attention.

‘Girls’ Jemima Kirke was a Successful Painter Before She Started Acting: “It was a huge decision, and I don’t think I realized that at the time” Read More »

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