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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Watch: Hugh Jackman on ‘Theater Talk’

If you haven’t watched Theater Talk either on online or when it airs on PBS, you’re missing out.

Host’s Michael Riedel (Broadway columnist for the New York Post) and producer Susan Haskins always have great guests from the current crop of Broadway shows – that is, if they aren’t afraid or mad at Riedel who is notorious for his skewering. 

They interviewed Hugh Jackman right before he ended the Broadway run of his one-man show, Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway.

He shares some of the stories he talks about in his show, upcoming films Les Miz and Wolverine and growing up in Australia.

It’s a great interview – but I’m biased because I have a man-crush on Jackman.

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Watch: Clive Owen’s Spanish Burger King Commercial

Watch Clive Owen shill for Burger King in this Spanish language commercial.

They clearly dubbed his voice. The actor they got sounds like someone you would find seducing an elected official’s wife on one of those Telemundo telenovela’s.

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Michael Fassbender: “I’m pretty good at washing away a day’s work”

It’s a given that some actors will be personally affected by the roles they play, and for thirty-four year old Shame actor Michael Fassbender, portraying his character Brandon, a sex addict, was no different.

Discussing the dynamics of his alter ego in the Steve McQueen directed picture with Moviefone, Fassbender says there was a time when he thought he was going a little “loopy” after immersing himself in the world of such a troubled individual.

Trying to get inside and channel what he calls a “lonely soul”, the X Men: First Class star also went on to explain that he made it a point not to dwell on his character in Shame, stepping away from being pulled in by such a wildly complicated character. 

Fassbender’s role has since scored him rave reviews and piqued the interests of some well regarded directors in the movie industry.  Fassbender is now off and running, working on a few other projects.  The Jane Eyre performer is currently juggling both Haywire, a Steven Soderbergh directed black ops action thriller, and Prometheus from Ridley Scott.  Read more

Watch: Actresses’ Roundtable featuring Carey Mulligan, Glenn Close, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Michelle Williams and Charlize Theron

Once again, The Hollywood Reporter has brought together some of the best actresses from the years most talked about films.

This year’s Actress Roundtable features Carey Mulligan from Shame and Drive, Glenn Close of Albert Nobbs, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer of The Help, Michelle Williams of My Week With Marilyn and Charlize Theron of Young Adult.

The video is an hour long and it’s just great to watch (or listen to). They talk about their careers, getting bad reviews, how they got their start and so much more. So good!

There is also a behind the scenes video of the magazines cover shoot.

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Megan Mullally’s ‘Home for Actresses’

If any actress is looking to “make it,” then look no further than the Home for Actresses run by Megan Mullally.

In this new Funny or Die video, Mullally as ‘Peggy’, doles out her expert advice on how to become and in-demand actress to the likes of Lake Bell, Casey Wilson, Aubrey Plaza, Lizzy Caplan, Michaele Watkins and Ellie Kemper. 

Well, not Ellie Kemper. Kemper is a “doughnut hole” and “has no edge,” Peggy tells us.

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Watch: Natalie Portman’s ‘The Professional’ Audition

The Huffington Post recently dug up Natalie Portman‘s audition for her first feature film role in The Professional (1994).

The voice over of the video is annoying but it’s fun to watch. She’s all big cheek’s and eyes.

There’s also a second video that show’s her interview. It’s with David Letterman and the two talk about how she was cast in the film. According to Portman, at the first audition she was asked to leave because they thought she was too young. For whatever reason they eventually decided to call her back. Three call backs later, she finally received the part.

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Watch Jason Momoa’s ‘Conan the Barbarian’ Audition

I know this movie was a total flop but I actually enjoyed it and I thought Jason Momoa was a great Conan.

Here’s a Blu-Ray extra that MTV posted that show’s the audition video Momoa made to snag the part.  

The studio didn’t want the former Baywatch actor in the role but the director, Marcus Nispel, was big on him for the part.

So, the two went to the wilds of… Mulholland Drive in LA to film Momoa in his Barbarian glory.

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Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black on how they bring ‘real life’ into their performances

The Big Year came out this past weekend and I can safely say that 99% of you reading this didn’t see it because it flopped at the box office. Unfortunately, I’m in that 1% and saw it and yes, it did in fact stink.

I wish it didn’t because I love Steve Martin. I grew up idolizing him – still do – and regardless of what he’s in, I’ll still see it. Owen Wilson and Jack Black aren’t too shabby either but the film was just boring and kind of pointless.

That being said, here’s a video of Martin, Wilson and Black talking about the film (you can skip that part), the process that enabled them to work together as a comedic ensemble and how they bring ‘real life’ into their performances. 

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2 Featurettes from ‘Drive’ with Albert Brooks and Bryan Cranston

I’m so glad Albert Brooks is getting a lot of press for his role in Drive. As the brutal gangster Bernie Rose, he is terrific playing against the typical roles we know him for. I really wish he worked more because I could watch him in anything.

As for Bryan Cranston, I think we are watching him in everything. In the past couple months, he’s been in Larry Crowne and Contagion and in the next year you can catch him in John Carter, Rock of Ages, Total Recall and World War Z. I can understand why people want to work with him because his work is always stellar. And that is absolutely the case in Drive

Check out these two featurettes where they talk about their characters, how they came to be in the film and some fun behind the scenes clips.   Read more

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