Idris Elba: “Drama is therapy”
"How is it possible for me to be in one state of mind, and then say 'Action' and go into another state of mind?" -...
Matthew McConaughey Reveals How He Came Up With His Catchphrase, ‘Alright, alright, alright!’
"My character, David Wooderson, he has three lines in the entire film. Alright, but one of those lines is what I like to call a...
An Actor Succeeds: A Book Full of Quotes on Acting Tips, Auditioning and More
If you’re looking for the book on acting that’ll inspire and set a fire to your actor juices, Boze Hadleigh's 'An Actor Succeeds' is one...
Eddie Yaroch Talks Moxie’s ‘The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence’ and His 2014 Craig Noel Award
Eddie talks about 'Watson Intelligence', winning the Craig Noel award, San Diego theatre and more!
Paul Bettany’s ‘Shelter’ Starring Jennifer Connelly and Anthony Mackie
Connelly’s Hannah is the one who goes through the most change here. She doesn’t know “how to be in the world at all,” she says.
Mary McDonnell Talks ‘Major Crimes’, Transitioning Her Character From Villain to Hero and How Prepared She is When She Gets On Set
"It’s a constant examination of text and trying to make sure that I have the lines." - Mary McDonnell on preparing for her scenes on...
Lou Diamond Phillips Talks ‘Blindspot’, ‘Longmire’ and ‘The 33’
"I love playing bad guys because, you know, the gloves come off and there are no rules." - Lou Diamond Phillips
Watch: Olivia Wilde Talks Her Career and New Film, ‘Meadowland’
In this SAG Foundations Conversation, Olivia Wilde talks with moderator Emma Brown about her career and latest film, Meadowland.
Claire Coffee on ‘Grimm’, Northwestern University and Being a New Mom
"As an actress that’s really all you want is to be able to play extraordinary circumstances" - Claire Coffee
Lynn Andrews Talks Life on Tour with ‘Annie’ and Playing Miss Hannigan Over 1,000 Times
After playing Miss Hannigan, the alcoholic orphan hater in Annie, over 1,000 times, you'd think actress Lynn Andrews would be tired of playing her. Not...
San Diego’s GI Film Festival Features Screenings, a Career Fair for Veterans and More
San Diego’s GI Film Festival, the first film festival to focus solely on the military, is in full swing with events happening in Coronado, Mission...
Review: New Set Brings New Life to ‘The Phantom of the Opera’
Judging by the long and winding line in front of the merchandise booth, The Phantom of The Opera will have no trouble selling tickets for...
Emily Deschanel on ‘Bones’, Favorite Episodes and Building Chemistry Between Actors
"For maybe six seasons we would always work together on the weekend and building our chemistry has always been a focus of ours for our...
Shalita Grant Talks ‘NCIS: New Orleans’, Auditioning and Not Booking a Job for a Year
"I have friends who’ve been out there for a year and have only had six auditions. I had 59 different projects that I had went...
‘SuperBob’: Even Super-Heroes Have Trouble Getting a Date
Even superheroes have trouble with their love lives. That’s the premise of the fun, quirky British film SuperBob that screened at the San Diego Film...
Wilmer Valderrama Talks ‘Minority Report’, ‘From Dusk Til Dawn’ and the “Fun” of Playing a Confident Character
"I’m so proud of my Latino heritage, but I think as an actor, you want to be known as an actor, as an artist." -...
Need Help Rehearsing Your Sides and Scripts? Check Out the New Tableread App
The tableread app has a scene looping function so that actors can select targeted scenes to rehearse or only the scenes that they feature in.
‘Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of The National Lampoon’ is the Greatest Story of All
National Lampoon doesn’t get as much credit as it should for what it did for comedy in the 70 and 80’s. With this terrific new...
Director Delicia Turner Sonnenberg and Actor Jorge Rodriguez Talk SD REP’s, ‘My Manana Comes’
Sonneberg and Rodriguez give the scoop about the show, rehearsing, acting in San Diego and more
Jadyn Wong Talks ‘Scorpion’, Auditioning and Working with Robert Duvall
"There was no hint of acting with him. And when I asked about the craft he did not seem to like to intellectualize the process"...
Sterling K. Brown on Becoming an Actor: “You get bit, and you just keep chasing that”
"I was used to being 'that dude from that show, who got shot in that episode'" - Sterling K. Brown
Richard Dreyfuss on Winning an Oscar: “You’re riskier when you’re on the hunt”
"I had no doubt of my eventual success." - Richard Dreyfuss
‘Stranger Things’ Star Shannon Purser on Getting Cast as Barb
"I had never booked anything, gotten close calls, and then one day I got an email about this new show called Stranger Things, asking for a tape." - Shannon...
Ron Cephas Jones on ‘This Is Us’: “This gig is probably the best I’ve ever had in film and television”
"That was the biggest challenge, dealing with the emotion and not making it too melodramatic—letting the real emotion out, and trusting your partner that they’re going to care for...
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