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Interview: Casting Director Robert Ulrich on Discovering Unknown Actors and Tips on Self-Taping Auditions

Giancarlo Esposito on How He Creates a Character

‘Euphoria’ Casting Directors on Finding Their Cast and What They Look for in the Audition Room

Jodie Foster’s Acting Tips: Break Down the Process, Use Body Language and More

Former Hollywood Agent Dishes Out Advice For All Actors in this Reddit “Ask Me Anything”

Jason Bateman on How He Directs Actors and His Advice on Acting for the Camera

Jenna Fischer’s Advice To Actors

10 Questions To Ask Yourself When Building A Character

Jeff Daniels on the “Drudgery” of Memorizing Lines: “There’s nothing exciting about it”

Kerry Washington on Finding Her Characters and the Importance of Getting the Right Shoes

How Does Rachel Weisz Prepare for a Role?

How Does Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons Memorize His Lines?

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Paul Dano on How He Created His Character in Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’

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How Casting Director Carmen Cuba Found the Newest Stars of ‘Stranger Things’

‘The Offer’ Casting Director John Papsidera on Finding ‘The Godfather’ Stars

Alan Alda Reflects on His Career and the Acting Advice He’s Learned Over the Years

How Austin Butler Became ‘Elvis’: “I went into the research as though I had the job”

Interview: Manager Eric Schulman on Demo Reels, Headshots and How He Finds Actors to Represent

Alexander Skarsgard on Preparation and “Discovering Things in Front of the Camera”

Kate Winslet’s Simple Acting Advice

Interview: ‘Severance’ Casting Director Rachel Tenner on Finding Actors, How to Have a Memorable Audition and More!

How ‘The Good Lord Bird’ Casting Director Kim Coleman on Found Actors for the Period Series

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