Actors Roundtable: Comedic Actresses

Sophia Vergara, Jane Lynch, Courteney Cox, Felicity Huffman, Wanda Sykes and Patricia Heaton talk about who’s the funniest female comic, do you have to have confidence when you’re doing comedy and more.

My favorite was video 3 where Jane Lynch talks about trying to memorize lines.

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An Evening with Television Casting Directors

SAG presented another great talk with a couple of television (and film) casting directors. Rick Pagano (24) & Paul Weber (Stargate Universe).

These guys are long-time casting directors and have tons of great information to give. This is well worth your time!

Emmy Awards Watch: Dramatic Actresses

Now it’s the ladies turn to talk.

If you saw the videos I posted the other day with the men discussing their work, here’s another set The Hollywood Reporter did, this time with actresses who have given notable dramatic performances this past year.

Glenn Close, Chloe Sevigny, Elisabeth Moss, Kyra Sedgwick, Claire Danes and Sandra Oh talk about women in television, doing press and more!

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Christopher Walken’s Acting Secret

Watch as Christopher Walken talks about how he approaches a role. He learned it when he was 9  and even after acting school, it’s never changed.

Emmy Roundtable: Dramatic actors talk about their performances

This years Emmy nominations are coming up and The Hollywood Reporter got some great actors together for a lively conversation.

Watch as Matthew Fox, Jon Hamm, Bryan Cranston, Alexander Skarsgard, Ray Romano and Matt Bomer answer questions like: Whats the best thing about being an actor & if they watch their own performances?

Watch it – it’ll definitely make you laugh!

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A Conversation With Acting Coach, Larry Moss

Larry Moss is probably one of the most famous acting coaches around right now. He’s worked with actors Hillary Swank, Helen Hunt, Leonardo Dicaprio, Michael Clarke Duncan, Hank Azaria, Jim Carrey, Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Garner and David Duchovny. Pretty good client list, right?

Here’s what Leonardo DiCaprio has to say about him:

“Larry’s unwavering commitment to his craft, his encyclopedic knowledge of the arts, and his sincere enthusiasm for the art of acting itself make his process exciting, inspiring and truly transformational as an actor. I would recommend his technique and process not only to first timers, but also seasoned veterans of the craft.”

Check out this interview. It’s a little under an hour long but it’s really great stuff!

Fred Savage talks about his first job and the challenges of being a young performer

The Cast of HBO’s “How To Make It” talk about how they made it

The cast of HBO‘s How To Make It talk about their early struggles as young actors.

Backstage Set Transition from “Saturday Night Live”

Here’s some backstage video of a set transition at Saturday Night Live. You get a chance to see the experience of a live television show.

Watch as Fred Armisen jumps on the stage and adjusts his wig seconds before they cut to him. Watching this made me kinda frantic. I wanted to yell “Hurry!”

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis on the Broadway revival of “Fences”

You really have to watch this.

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis talk about why they are doing this revival of Fences, their early careers in the theater and more.

This snippet is a little over 5 minutes but you can see the passion they have for the show, acting and life.

Watch it!

Update:
Here is the whole discussion. It’s broken down into 5 parts because YouTube can only handle shorter videos.

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