RIP Corey Haim

Here’s a scene from Lost Boys:

The first 10 minutes of Lucas:

“Shutter Island”: Leonardo Dicaprio on his cast mates, character and Scorsese

Leonardo DiCaprio on:

…his cast mates and being specific when researching a character.

…his character

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Benicio Del Toro talks about working in “The Wolfman” costume

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81 Year Old Actress Makes Her Broadway Debut

While most 81 year old’s are sitting back and thinking about the accomplishments they’ve made in their lives, Alice Duffy isn’t resting on her laurels. She’s just made her Broadway debut at age 81(!) in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Noel Coward’s Present Laughter.

This is a totally inspirational story. Never give up your dreams!

Scarlett Johansson on her Broadway debut, playing a teenager and Iron Man 2

From wsj.com:

The Wall Street Journal: Normally you play characters who are older than you. Is it a challenge to play a teenager on stage?

Ms. Johansson: It’s really kind of agonizing in some ways to be 17, and I didn’t know if I wanted to go back there. I’m very wary of actors that are in their 20s that are playing teenagers, that play it with this really sort of false adolescence. It’s like a pet peeve of mine. I thought it was going to be an uncomfortable challenge—a challenge, but not a good kind of a challenge—and it turned out that I never thought about it again.

Did you work with a dialect coach?

We did have a dialect coach we’ve been working with. I’m from Manhattan and so it’s not an unfamiliar dialect for me. My mom’s side of the family’s all from New York, and of course they’re Jewish and from different boroughs, so it’s not exactly the same. The Italian Brooklyn accent is sort of particular to the Italians, but it’s similar.

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Peter Sarsgaard on ‘An Education’

Christoph Waltz: “The toughest language to act in is the one with the worst script”

Harrison Ford’s advice to actors

Colin Firth: “Good material is hard to come by”

Actors Roundtable: 6 Great actors talk about acting

These 3 videos are worth your time to watch. Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, Christoph Waltz, Peter Sarsgaard, Nicholas Cage and Stanley Tucci talking acting.

Enjoy!

Is acting art?

What do you do when you disagree with a director?

Do you need someone to provoke your performance?

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